Der-shing 德馨 Helmer
@shingworks.com
Award-winning science-fantasy & edu comic creator | www.shingworks.com
Dorstenia & Aristolochia enthusiast | VP of Crowdfunding at Vault Comics
Gently re-seeds under ideal conditions
Dorstenia & Aristolochia enthusiast | VP of Crowdfunding at Vault Comics
Gently re-seeds under ideal conditions
Pinned
Been kinda offline... my free time this past month has almost entirely been occupied by entertaining this chaotic baby >:3
Her name is Nova wolfiana aff kalisana (fake latin binomial meaning "New, in honor of Wolf, appears to be quite fierce")
Her name is Nova wolfiana aff kalisana (fake latin binomial meaning "New, in honor of Wolf, appears to be quite fierce")
August 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Been kinda offline... my free time this past month has almost entirely been occupied by entertaining this chaotic baby >:3
Her name is Nova wolfiana aff kalisana (fake latin binomial meaning "New, in honor of Wolf, appears to be quite fierce")
Her name is Nova wolfiana aff kalisana (fake latin binomial meaning "New, in honor of Wolf, appears to be quite fierce")
I love nature. Love evolution, love natural selection. This is not a criticism or critique. I just feel like woolly giraffes would have been a banger fauna
August 19, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I love nature. Love evolution, love natural selection. This is not a criticism or critique. I just feel like woolly giraffes would have been a banger fauna
Went to see some European art at the museum, they had a lot of BNAs from the bible fandom. Kinda got the impression some of them were just doing it cuz of whale commissioners tho and not cuz they were super into it
August 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Went to see some European art at the museum, they had a lot of BNAs from the bible fandom. Kinda got the impression some of them were just doing it cuz of whale commissioners tho and not cuz they were super into it
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Yes! I especially love the way Lynda Barry expresses this idea in MAKING COMICS. ✏️
August 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yes! I especially love the way Lynda Barry expresses this idea in MAKING COMICS. ✏️
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🌱Figueirilha
🌎Dorstenia brasiliensis
Dorstenia brasiliensis é uma planta herbácea geófita da família Moraceae (família fig ) e ordem de Rosales, chamada também de Carapiá ou Caapiá no Brasil.
📷 daniel hernández, Elena Ferreira, Mario Oloriz e Guillermo Menéndez
🌎Dorstenia brasiliensis
Dorstenia brasiliensis é uma planta herbácea geófita da família Moraceae (família fig ) e ordem de Rosales, chamada também de Carapiá ou Caapiá no Brasil.
📷 daniel hernández, Elena Ferreira, Mario Oloriz e Guillermo Menéndez
August 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
🌱Figueirilha
🌎Dorstenia brasiliensis
Dorstenia brasiliensis é uma planta herbácea geófita da família Moraceae (família fig ) e ordem de Rosales, chamada também de Carapiá ou Caapiá no Brasil.
📷 daniel hernández, Elena Ferreira, Mario Oloriz e Guillermo Menéndez
🌎Dorstenia brasiliensis
Dorstenia brasiliensis é uma planta herbácea geófita da família Moraceae (família fig ) e ordem de Rosales, chamada também de Carapiá ou Caapiá no Brasil.
📷 daniel hernández, Elena Ferreira, Mario Oloriz e Guillermo Menéndez
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I spotted my first acorn on the ground this weekend, and you know what that means: time for me to remind you YOU CAN EAT THEM
I drew a 20 page comic about harvesting & processing acorns for food! You can download it for free (or get a print copy for not-free) from my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/8d34f77329
I drew a 20 page comic about harvesting & processing acorns for food! You can download it for free (or get a print copy for not-free) from my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/8d34f77329
August 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I spotted my first acorn on the ground this weekend, and you know what that means: time for me to remind you YOU CAN EAT THEM
I drew a 20 page comic about harvesting & processing acorns for food! You can download it for free (or get a print copy for not-free) from my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/8d34f77329
I drew a 20 page comic about harvesting & processing acorns for food! You can download it for free (or get a print copy for not-free) from my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/8d34f77329
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good morning you may approach the wizard
August 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
good morning you may approach the wizard
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GIRL SNAKE CATCHER.
she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows
SHE JUST GRABS THEM
(The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows
SHE JUST GRABS THEM
(The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
August 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
GIRL SNAKE CATCHER.
she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows
SHE JUST GRABS THEM
(The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows
SHE JUST GRABS THEM
(The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
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I love how new audiences continue to discover & appreciate this diagram from my 2014 book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (@pegasus-books.bsky.social). Before including it in the book, I imagined, calculated, & drew it, then asked a physicist to peer-review it. Physics, math, & paleontology made fun! 🧪🦕🤮
August 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I love how new audiences continue to discover & appreciate this diagram from my 2014 book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (@pegasus-books.bsky.social). Before including it in the book, I imagined, calculated, & drew it, then asked a physicist to peer-review it. Physics, math, & paleontology made fun! 🧪🦕🤮
My husband has taught himself to sound literally EXACTLY like Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force and this is not a tenable situation for me. Nobody prepared me for the possibility of Meatwad offering commentary in any random conversation without my consent.
August 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
My husband has taught himself to sound literally EXACTLY like Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force and this is not a tenable situation for me. Nobody prepared me for the possibility of Meatwad offering commentary in any random conversation without my consent.
😭 It finally happened, I germinated an Aristolochia watsonii. The grower who gave me these seeds, the incredible Gene Joseph, said that even he doesnt get more than one or two out of a hundred seeds and he doesn’t know how to improve the germ rate. Grateful I got this one after months of trying!
July 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
😭 It finally happened, I germinated an Aristolochia watsonii. The grower who gave me these seeds, the incredible Gene Joseph, said that even he doesnt get more than one or two out of a hundred seeds and he doesn’t know how to improve the germ rate. Grateful I got this one after months of trying!
had an annoying exchange just now
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me: *mentions haberdashery*
husband: [mocking voice] hAbErDaShErY
me: whatever. do you even know what a haberdashery is
husband: YES. it's a carniceria. for hats
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me: *mentions haberdashery*
husband: [mocking voice] hAbErDaShErY
me: whatever. do you even know what a haberdashery is
husband: YES. it's a carniceria. for hats
July 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
had an annoying exchange just now
---
me: *mentions haberdashery*
husband: [mocking voice] hAbErDaShErY
me: whatever. do you even know what a haberdashery is
husband: YES. it's a carniceria. for hats
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me: *mentions haberdashery*
husband: [mocking voice] hAbErDaShErY
me: whatever. do you even know what a haberdashery is
husband: YES. it's a carniceria. for hats
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"FEEL FREE TO CITE THE DEEP MAG GIC TO ME."
July 26, 2026 at 4:38 AM
"FEEL FREE TO CITE THE DEEP MAG GIC TO ME."
me and webcomics
July 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
me and webcomics
There's a gigantic house centipede somewhere in my room and I'm going through my rolodex of recent sins trying to figure out which one is the cause of this level of karmic retribution
July 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
There's a gigantic house centipede somewhere in my room and I'm going through my rolodex of recent sins trying to figure out which one is the cause of this level of karmic retribution
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Bluesky Aristolochia fan club meeting starts now with Aristolochia philippinensis.
Roll call: @shingworks.com
Roll call: @shingworks.com
July 14, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Bluesky Aristolochia fan club meeting starts now with Aristolochia philippinensis.
Roll call: @shingworks.com
Roll call: @shingworks.com
me waiting patiently for The News
July 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
me waiting patiently for The News
I love the word “movie”. we should call music “soundies” imo
July 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I love the word “movie”. we should call music “soundies” imo
Saw this in person at the deYoung ~2 decades ago, I still think about it all the time
July 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Saw this in person at the deYoung ~2 decades ago, I still think about it all the time
Got my biopsy back and I'm neg for cancer OTL been holding my breath for ~2 weeks. good fucking golly
July 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Got my biopsy back and I'm neg for cancer OTL been holding my breath for ~2 weeks. good fucking golly
Additional dumdums, including Raggedy Andi who is brooding like 2 dozen eggs very badly at the moment. I respect her for trying so its fine, get it gurl.
Irish crème cold brew, the pale quail in the back corner, is 5.5 years old! and still hungry for worms
Irish crème cold brew, the pale quail in the back corner, is 5.5 years old! and still hungry for worms
July 8, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Additional dumdums, including Raggedy Andi who is brooding like 2 dozen eggs very badly at the moment. I respect her for trying so its fine, get it gurl.
Irish crème cold brew, the pale quail in the back corner, is 5.5 years old! and still hungry for worms
Irish crème cold brew, the pale quail in the back corner, is 5.5 years old! and still hungry for worms