susan ⚔︎

@sondering

✵ a hobby is a side hustle with bad roi ✵ stained glass art, showing at giant robot. touch sea grass, owned by shiba inu. in socal. glass art: personal website:

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susan ⚔︎@sondering· 19d

paintings from the backlog // squid trip + bonus i❤shonan watercolors 🦑 #watercolors #artistsofbsky

Postcard sized watercolor painting of big reef squid spawning with acid trippy colors.

En plein air watercolor of view in Kamakura, Shonan.

En plein air painting of single person hot sprint bath.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· 27d

highly rec tufting your dog into a rug lmao

Two rugs of black and tan Shiba Inu dogs with three flowers.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· 27d

new piece for @giantrobotstore.bsky.social doggo show! 𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓭𝓸 𝓹𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶? 🗓️ Aug 1st - 18th 🌴 Sawtelle St in Los Angeles 🌐 Available online: www.giantrobot.com/products/dog... #stainedglass #artistsofbsky

Stained glass art in a standing frame featuring 3 Shiba Inu dogs sleeping inside pink peonies.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· 28d

the ̶m̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶only reason i did the rug tufting class #shibainu

Black and tan Shiba Inu dog on top of a rug of himself with another smaller version of the rug in front of him.

Top view of black and tan Shiba Inu dog on top of a rug of himself with another smaller version of the rug in front of him, with flower rugs to the right side where the butts are.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jul 29

peak bff matching

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jul 24

xoxo @xoxofest.com shot with my iphone 13 mini, which i intentionally up/downgraded to

Desk with a sign featured that reads "LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS"

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jul 10

i'm trading up to touch sea grass instead. core memory unlocked: BIG REEF SQUID SPAWNING 🦑

susan ⚔︎@sondering· May 18

😎 personal website updates from the past weekend: bysusanlin.com bc website fun, everything old is new again

Screenshot of personal website styled in pixel art and like old school Mac Desktop UI in retro Gameboy screen colors.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Apr 20

Glass Notes: This is my first ever Fremont (Antique Glass) and wow, it really elevates anything you make! Must be experienced in person, ideally against sunlight, to fully appreciate. Mouth-blown sheet glass by masters. 🔥 Was waiting for the right occasion: www.giantrobot.com/blogs/gr-new...

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Apr 20

New Piece: Bat Rays! 🌊 Honoring a new space at Giant Robot @giantrobotstore.bsky.social opening up. Divers from all over come to see our California kelp forests. What delight is it to look up and see a bat ray's "smile" underwater. :3 Animals show. 🦈 LA & online: www.giantrobot.com/products/ani...

Framed stained glass of a bat ray and kelp piece against a window.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Apr 3

same bff came back for a second keyboard. so, i set her up with the june + junior.

Close-up of the number pad side of a two keyboard set-up.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Mar 6

black & tan shiba was 750 in game which was CRIMINAL 🤣

back of character and dog standing in the ocean in stylized video game

photo of back of shiba inu with butt censored

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Mar 6

grinding in a vidya game so i can have the things i have irl 🤣

screenshot of a character fishing from the game on-together

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Mar 4

if you enjoy alice builds, i've got more 🐱

Blue themed alice layout mechanical keyboard with magic girl icons and cats.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 26

build for my cousin who said: she'd sacrifice the arrow keys bc she liked the look of sage + clear acrylic proud of her for trying it out bc ppl usually get cagey about the adelais arrowless layout

Top view of an alice keyboard with light grey green sage keycaps.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 20

peak ux designer things, i ultimately prefer a spreadsheet bc i didn't like any of the apps on the market and i also don't want to make/maintain one

screenshot of partially filled spreadsheet showing a dive log

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 19

now that i'm retiring from keyboards, i no longer need my collection and archives. but i'd love for these things to have a home with someone who will use and appreciate them. if you're a friend or someone i've known in any of my circles of the years, hmu if there was something you might want!

what's possibly available:

* boards, often seen as hero shots on the website.

* pbt keycaps from past editions.

* reserve keycaps only used for shop photo purposes.

* some slightly "off color" samples that don't look bad but not
what i wanted for production. (like a pkmn shiny)

* deskmats, some currently sold out, only used for photos.

* old collaboration products that i don't need or no longer fit me.
* gifted artisan keycaps from the past.

* parts, unused components from when i was just a hobbyist.
* probably more i forgot about...

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 2

build for my bff who said "I take back what I said - I think you should sell your company for a billion dollars!!" when the package came the enjoyment is returning in pieces now that there is an end in sight 💟

Rainbow colored keyboard on top of Shiba Inu pixel themed deskmat.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 1

Stoked to share this one with you, this piece had me understanding what _my_ stained glass art style is. Got to see in person (but this video will have to do) to appreciate the three textures of iridescent glass.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Feb 1

New piece! Say “Fire Horse” and what comes to mind? Homage to a famous horse. 🔥 Giant Robot @giantrobotstore.bsky.social on Sawtelle in Los Angeles and online. 🗓️ Now until Feb 15th 🌐 Available online 🐴 For purchase during the show! #stainedglass #ponyta #pokemon #fanart #artistsofbsky

Diamond composition stained glass art piece of a fire horse.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jan 17

I made a loose mini-moon pattern, and "free handed" the smaller pieces that make it up to try to achieve the look. As an added bonus, we made use of cut glass from other pieces so it doesn't go to waste! Chibi Show at @giantrobotstore.bsky.social: www.giantrobot.com/collections/...

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jan 17

Chibi Show: An Art Exhibition of Cuties!!! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ Trying new things for the new year. First time adding a 3D element to a piece. I want to incorporate into my glass is the gestural nature of my paintings. Chibi Show at @giantrobotstore.bsky.social: www.giantrobot.com/collections/...

Stained glass piece with blue crescent moon and 3d flowers on top of iridescent glass.

Purple crescent moon stained glass piece with patchwork pastel colors on the other side.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jan 3

also, personal news. i'm now advanced certified. (at what point do i change "scuba newb" in my bio?)

woman holding 2 okay signs up under water

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jan 3

2026 posting. instead of having january being a "new start" i want to think of my lifetime as a rolling "last 12 months" basis, so there's never a loss of wonder or calendar year pressure to be a certain way. (not advocating this necessarily. you do you!)

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Jan 3

💫 chasing wonder 💫 a personal piece created back last fall for an unconference. (wonder.voyage) i had a lovely time chasing wonder weekend, with a bunch of nerds. the most freeing part for me was that no one really knew me. i mostly talked about scuba! publishing books, tea, FIRE, and travel.

Flat laid stained glass piece with the letters "WONDER"

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Dec 24

iridescent went quickly~ but blue, pink, and purple are still available: www.giantrobot.com/collections/... :)

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Dec 19

continuing the tradition of making a simpler pattern for drop 2 for @giantrobotstore.bsky.social totoro show. set of 4 chibi totoro with leaf. (the simpler patterns a different kind of fun.) it’s interesting to see how different glass & solder change the vibe. #totoro #stainedglass #artistsofbsky

Round stained glass piece featuring Chibi Totoro. Glass background is clear and leaf is green.

Round stained glass piece featuring Chibi Totoro. Glass background is blue and leaf is green.

Round stained glass piece featuring Chibi Totoro. Glass background is pink and leaf is green.

Round stained glass piece featuring Chibi Totoro. Glass background is purple and leaf is green.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Nov 29

wavy blue glass is always a banger (and also fun to cut)

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Nov 24

wild it's been a year since the last totoro show! ⚡️ i decided to go more "classic" this year and use the gamut of skills. painting on glass and contrasting large curve cuts with tiny little pieces. (ouch, my fingers.) art ig: www.instagram.com/p/DRc2ePzkp2z/ #totoro #stainedglass #artistsofbsky

Backlit stained glass art featuring 3 Totoro stacked on top of each other.

Stained glass art featuring 3 Totoro stacked on top of each other.

susan ⚔︎@sondering· Nov 19

broke: touching grass woke: touching glass