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- 1Artists Kick Off Inktober With Folk Art Cicada Drawings●# inktober # alttober # art # cicada # day1 # folkart
The annual Inktober drawing challenge has begun, with artists sharing their first-day pieces under the Day 1 prompt. One artist posted a folk art style cicada illustration, tagging it with both the mainstream Inktober challenge and the alternative Alttober list. The post has drawn early engagement as participants showcase their October artwork.
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A Providence-area food publication has shared a recipe for a cicada cardamom cake, a dessert made with periodical cicadas, which emerge in enormous broods in parts of the United States. The recipe reflects a broader trend of foraging and cooking with the insects during emergence season, when they are considered a sustainable, protein-rich ingredient.