Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻

@shannasaurusrex

Texan living on unceded Gadigal land🌶️🦘 She/her 🩷💛🩵🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉🖖🏻 Depressed occasional fiber artist & ex-vangelical. Hate all AI. I’m here to learn more so I can do better.

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Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jun 23

Working on something

A mixed media art piece in progress with a sequined crab in the center. Assorted buttons, yarn, fabric, and shells are sewn on to the fuzzy teal green background

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jun 16

Well they have such a special bond I can’t be too mad

They are such a cute pair. OP’s boyfriend smiles at a greater white crested cockatoo perched on his shoulder. She has her crest up and is looking at him

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jun 16

Honorable mentions:

Orange sunglasses on an equally orange side table next to fresh flowers

Op trying on an 80s prom dress. She’s apricot polyester and features ruffles at the neckline and a bow at the waist

An awkward photo of four coworkers on the pub’s last day under the previous owners

Group shot of a handful of drunken pub workers.

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jun 16

Life lately:

A handcrafted ceramic coffee mug holds an iced coffee

Cloudy moon photo with tree in foreground. Creepy vibes

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Apr 16

I can’t believe I live in a real place that looks like this. Absolutely unreal. How lucky am I

Sunset in the park. This one features puffy clouds, and oranges an bright yellows beneath a light blue sky

A sunset photo with a lens flare. Beautiful clouds and a lush green grass foreground combine to make the illustrious sun seem to glimmer

Bright blue sky with puffy light clouds and a pond with almost neon green pond scum covering its surface. There are pond reeds and green grass in the foreground.

Bright neon orange and red sunset with silhouettes of trees and people taking pictures with their phones

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Apr 15

Life lately:

Sunset above a street with buildings in background

A photo of some graffiti depicting a person with a thought bubble that reads “I love it here!” On an electrical housing box

A brilliantly pink and orange cloudy sunset taken at Newtown station. There’s dark and blurry stop lights, pedestrians, and street signs in the foreground.

Two blonde women in a pub. OP is on the right, standing, and her pal is on the left, seated, smiling with glasses.

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Mar 2

I made this from ribbon and wire!

A purple rose with green leaves made of satin ribbon against a patchwork backdrop of pink and white fabrics

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Feb 26

Gorgeous pic! I’ve got a soft spot for cockatoos after starting a job with one as a coworker. She has such personality!

Georgie the white sulphur crested cockatoo does her “rain dance” in the pouring rain. She is a soaked large white bird making a silly face on a patio table at the pub. She is loved dearly.

A mischievous sulphur crested white cockatoo climbs an upturned chair with her talons and beak inside a closed pub. She is dry

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Feb 23

Life lately:

Two blonde gals at the pub, both smiling

A large happy sulphur crested cockatoo leans and reaches towards the camera with her friend (male, human) in the background

A shot of a cheers at the pub with man people holding out their beers and drinks

A large white bird (a sulfur crested cockatoo named Georgie) eats seed directly from the bag while standing on the bar

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Feb 7

Life lately

Beautiful sunset clouds in Sydney with the historic kiln towers in frame

Sunset clouds and my partner making a silly face.

Two margaritas, one guava and one spiced both with salted rims

Sculpture of an insect outside Reverse Garbage

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jan 28

Went on a little hike recently

Gorgeous coastline in Sydney. Ocean in the back, rocks and trees on the beach in forefront

Rocks with the ocean tide lapping at them. Tree branches are in the forefront of the top of the photo.

Foliage and rocks in the foreground while the ocean and shores of the other side are in the back

Sydney opera house as seen from the ferry

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Jan 11

I’ll never not love a PBR

Two Pabst blue ribbon beers on a table in Sydney Australia

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 28

Finding myself really missing being in front of a camera lately. Have some throwback pics from when I would do that more frequently.

A blonde tattooed woman stands in a red dress looking off camera

A blonde woman stares into the ocean while standing on tiptoes

A blonde woman smolders into the camera while adjusting a lacy black overcoat

A red headed woman poses looking away from the camera. Glittery bronze eyeshadow and a shiny leather jacket complete the look

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 27

Some honorable mentions:

Lilly pads from this morning with three blooming lotus flowers!!

Small Greek manager (yianna) gives a young australian/ Lebanese man a piggy back ride as others laugh in the background

Creepy ceramic or terracotta face broken off a larger piece and discarded in the street

Anthony stands next to a painted walls that says “no standing”

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 27

Life lately :

a crowded pub. wifey the band performs at the Union hotel

Tonight alive at crowbar. A blonde woman croons into the microphone while the crowd’s hands are raised and a drummer can be seen in the background

Blurry in foreground the OP holds a shot of Jameson, there’s half a dozen folks (and a sulphur crested cockatoo) celebrating last staff drinks before the holiday

Op holds a can of Victoria bitter outstretched on a patio with sun. Her tattoo of Spock is showing

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 12

Screen shot from previously mentioned article:

i’m in the US right now, but if I didn't have family here (and a US passport), I wouldn't be. My teenagers and I flew over the week of Thanksgiving from Australia, preparing ourselves for long lines and extra questions at customs. It took less than five minutes in the US citizens' line.
With the news this week of the Trump administration planning to implement new invasive requirements for travellers from 42 countries, including Australia, that would require five years of social media history for visas, I would simply not travel here on another passport. There are plenty of places which welcome visitors without trawling their political opinions and family history.

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 10

My heart aches with you. I miss my two pals extra every holiday season.

Two dogs sit on the back of a couch in front of a half opened curtain. The dog on the left is Captain- a dark haired schnauzer yorkie terrier mix, and on the right is Gizmo- a fluffy white and tan Pomeranian chihuahua mix. They are the best doggos ever.

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Dec 5

Lately

Beautiful blue clusters of flowers with green leafy plants surrounding

The back of a street sign is covered in stickers in the foreground while the sun sets in the background

An interesting tie from my volunteer job featuring peace doves, the American flag, and communist flag. (The flags look cuddly

OP’s shoes and legs on the train with a Ronnie of local beer in hand

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Nov 26

Lately

Op poses with two other volunteers during RePlace’s Big Night Out. All are smiling/laughing and OPs eyes are closed accidentally

Op (a blonde white woman with super short hair) poses with her pal from her volunteer job (a Black woman with incredible makeup and jeweled earrings) both are smiling

A photo of a street art poster reading “against commodity society “ the illustration is men in black suits slapping barcodes on everything from the grass to the mountains livestock and clouds

A white gal (OP) poses with her hand held in a peace sign. Smiling and wearing heart shaped pink sunglasses, she is wearing a sunflower jumpsuit

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Nov 23

There’s a sulphur created cockatoo in my bag!

Georgie the female sulfur created cockatoo dogs into a handmade tote bag from OP

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Nov 7

Tasty breakfasts and pretty skies

Sunset with grass I. Foreground and tall buildings in the distance

Late afternoon sky in a park with green grass and a treeline in the distance. There are folks enjoying the breezy weather

Two breakfasts at a Turkish cafe, along with two coffees. The sujuk croissant in the foreground looks delicious, as does the Benedict on the other side of the table.

Two breakfasts along with a latte and and an iced coffee. The bacon and egg roll looks tasty, as does the mysterious avocado and potato dish on the other side of the table

Pretend-a-saurusrex🖖🏻@shannasaurusrex· Nov 3

Really nervous, but also super excited about this event at the end of the month. I’ll be showing and selling my stuff made with recycled/salvaged textiles. It’s work I’m really proud of, so I hope it goes well.