# studio ghibli (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover studio ghibli. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Barbecue Experience Centre “Experience”](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/egghead) _2026-08-19 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ About a month ago, I gave into buying a Big Green Egg. It had been on my wish list ever since the first edition of The Flemish Primitives in 2009. The perfect weather was indeed the perfect excuse! But … I didn't expect it to turn into a full-blown obsession, but here we are, I'm officially an “egg head” now. ## [When did you start your first notebook?](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/bulletjournalday) _2026-08-07 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ Tomorrow, August 8th, is Bullet Journal Day, this year marking its 13th occurrence. And every year when the date rolls around, I ask myself the same question: when did I start mine? ## [The substances I inhale](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/the-substances-i-inhale) _2026-04-28 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ After the press preview and opening day of Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, James Cassidy from FKP looked at me and said: "Tell me Peter, what substances do you inhale before you come up with these ideas?" Fair Question. ## [Raye's 10,000 Hours](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/rayes-10000-hours) _2026-03-31 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ Malcolm Gladwell once wrote that mastery takes 10,000 hours. Ten thousand hours of deliberate practice, failure, repetition, and relentless dedication before greatness becomes possible. (Here’s a recent video expaining what he really meant.) It's a theory that has inspired millions — but rarely does it play out quite so publicly, quite so painfully, and ultimately quite so triumphantly as it has… ## [We can work it out …](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/we-can-work-it-out-) _2026-03-26 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ There is a weekly niche podcast by (to me) legendary producer Owen Cutts) called Mr Cutts’ Chop Shop ( Patreon link ). It’s about music, life, tea, slurping and much more. This week’s episode was a Beatles (Soul) Cover Special. The palette cleanser of the show was the Stevie Wonder cover of We Can Work it Out. The moment made me realize that there are always things to discover, no matter how much… ## [Is it all over for filmmakers?](https://www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/18/is-it-all-over-for-filmmakers) _2026-02-18 · Shokunin Studio · Blog - SHOKUNIN STUDIO_ Another month and another model update accompanied by a massive amount of marketing, Linkedin spam, spin, and dubious claims. Two years ago I debunked claims that Sora would destroy filmmaking. It’s still mostly garbage today. Last year I punished myself by testing Google's Veo model every day for a month. I am still recovering from the AI slop induced nausea. Last week’s new model was a version… ## [snailspng update](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/794253318424821760) _2025-09-09 · pngs for snails_ snailspng update Hello there! I haven’t had much time to make new PNG collections. Sorry about that!!! There’s still hundreds of unsorted digital stickers resting in my folders, so I’m sure I’ll return to tumblr some day. If you’ve enjoyed the PNGs I post you might also like my art. If you do, you can follow me on my new instagram where I’ll be posting some more, and since I’m in school for… ## [Snailspng PNGs.(snighilarium)](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/794253301164163072) _2025-09-09 · pngs for snails_ Snailspng PNGs. ( snighilarium ) ## [The Magic That Makes Cirque du Soleil Different: A Reflection on Wonder](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/the-magic-that-makes-cirque-du-soleil-different-a-reflection-on-wonder) _2025-07-27 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ Photo by Liesbeth Hoornaert There's something profound that happens in the darkness of a theater when the lights dim and the first notes of a Cirque du Soleil show begin. I experienced this firsthand on opening night, not as a performer or crew member, but simply as someone in the audience—and what I witnessed around me was nothing short of magical. The Sound of Wonder Sitting in the Big Top,… ## [Saturday Morning Magic: Raising the Grand Chapiteau](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/saturday-morning-magic-raising-the-grand-chapiteau) _2025-07-19 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ It's Saturday morning, and while most people are settling into a leisurely breakfast and weekend relaxation, I find myself on the road, heading toward something extraordinary. As I drive, I'm struck by a strong sense of gratitude—not just for this moment, but for the incredible journey that brought me here. When I was five of six years old, I would spend hours at my great aunt's house and garden… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IjYPsn1KCEtS) _2025-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [What surprised me when bringing Studio Ghibli in Concert to life](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/what-surprised-when-bringing-the-studio-ghibli-in-concert-to-life) _2025-07-09 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ I have to be honest – a year ago, I had never heard of Joe Hisaishi. Then, Manu and I were discussing the possibility of creating a Studio Ghibli in Concert project, and I thought: "Okay, why not?" I wasn't prepared for what was about to happen. The first time I delved a bit deeper into the project and put on "One Summer's Day" from Spirited Away, I stopped whatever I was doing. That melody...… ## [Bug plates I found at the local thrift shop (PNGs)](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/784382011687288832) _2025-05-24 · pngs for snails_ Bug plates I found at the local thrift shop (PNGs) ## [Random PNGs, part 219](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/784291358098817024) _2025-05-23 · pngs for snails_ Random PNGs, part 219 ( 1 . Enamel cigarette case , 2 . Le Lucioles (Fire-Flies) by Georges Lepape , 3 . Apple skull by Dimitri Tsykalov , 4 . Winged enamel brooch , 5 . Inkwell by Tiffany Studios , 6 . Spider by Jan Augustin van der Goes (1600s) , 7 . Salamander brooch from 16th-17th c. , 8 . Cover of “Witchcraft in England” by Christina Hole , 9 . Spiral brooch from 8th century BC .) ## [Organic is gold](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/organic-is-gold) _2025-05-01 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ Gary Vaynerchuk at this week’s Possible event in Miami (Possible) I have been evangelizing organic content for so long, it had to pay off one day. I have always said that your own website, your own content, is basically the only thing that you are in control of. Organic contents gives a brand credibility and it drastically improves your search ratings, of course. But mainly, it tells your story… ## [Ancient glass bead PNGs](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/780667508190494720) _2025-04-13 · pngs for snails_ Ancient glass bead PNGs ## [Agates from the Gobi Desert PNGs.](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/780619313497423872) _2025-04-12 · pngs for snails_ taffa : snailspng : Agates from the Gobi Desert PNGs. ( source ) made this for fun w these and some other junk ## [Thank you @snailspng for introducing me to Permian bronze casts through the Nausicaa inspired pngs](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/780619294978523136) _2025-04-12 · pngs for snails_ laminatednewspaper : ALT ALT Thank you @snailspng for introducing me to Permian bronze casts through the Nausicaa inspired pngs ## [Everyone's a Studio Ghibli expert now](https://www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/1/11/everyones-a-studio-ghibli-expert-now) _2025-04-11 · Shokunin Studio · Blog - SHOKUNIN STUDIO_ While I was offline for a while (working, coding and studying) a bunch of AI guys and anti-AI folks on social media became overnight experts in Studio Ghibli after OpenAI’s image generator let ChatGPT users generate images in the Ghibli style, or rather what westerners think is the Ghibli style. The AI guys insisted this was a “game changer” and soon anyone would be able to generate any animation… ## [hey!¡ I’ve just spent an hour on your page, lovelovelove(: would you be able to do some isopods and woodlice? they’re my fave](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779783153690836992) _2025-04-03 · pngs for snails_ Done! 𖢥𖢥𖢥 Here's a little baby: ## [Isopod (+ one millipede) PNGs](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779761605991858176) _2025-04-03 · pngs for snails_ Isopod (+ one millipede) PNGs ( 1 . Millipede statue by Tom Otterness , 2 . Pottery isopod , 3 . Armadillidium vulgare , 4 . Isopod silver pendant & pin , 5 . Isopod in amber (?), 6 . Isopod with babies , 7 . Tiny glass isopod , 8 . Bronze isopod sculpture , 9 . Isopod made of scrap-metal (?)) ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AJEfKbAxVStk) _2025-04-03 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [huge fan of your work, when i followed u on pinterest for collage inspo i saw u have a nausicaä board!!!!! it’s my favorite movie & manga & piece of media so i was overjoyed… so i must ask for nausicaä themed pngs… bugs, ohmu, teto, anything that puts u in mind of nausicaä would bring me so much joy](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779671053996867584) _2025-04-02 · pngs for snails_ Done 🌟 Nausicaä is one of my favorites as well! If you haven't already read it, I recommend Shuna's Journey ( you can read it for free here ) also by Miyazaki, it has a similar kind of feeling. Oh, and let me take this opportunity to show you a cross stitch ohmu I made: ## [Nausicaä-inspired PNGs, part 2](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779668371639762944) _2025-04-01 · pngs for snails_ Nausicaä-inspired PNGs, part 2 ( 1 . 17th c. pilgrim flask , 2 . Brush-footed butterfly egg , 3 . Ohmu illustration , 4 . God Warrior tapestry illustration , 5 . Inside the God Warrior illustration , 6 . Soil centipede (?), 7 . “Woman with owl” by Kiki Smith , 8 . Beetle belt buckle , 9 . God Warrior tapestry illustration ) ## [Nausicaä-inspired PNGs, part 1](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779668362833838080) _2025-04-01 · pngs for snails_ Nausicaä-inspired PNGs, part 1 ( 1 . Spores , 2 . “Mistletoe Parasite” from the Fantasy Specimen Museum , 3 . Ohmu figurine , 4 . Dorstenia hildebrandtii , 5 . Mycena subcyanocephala , 6 . “Fate” porcelain mask by Richard Garbe (1921) , 7 . Permian bronze bird cast (3rd–12th c.) 8 . Protozoan stentor floating colony , 9 . Anomalocaris canadensis ) ## [another commission using @snailspng’s pngs for my friends anniversary:-) third time remaking it…](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/779622011921170434) _2025-04-01 · pngs for snails_ selfundiagnosed : another commission using @snailspng ’s pngs for my friends anniversary:-) third time remaking it because it got stolen by the delivery person twice lmfao so lets all pray collectively she makes it to NY :-) ## [finally got the hands on this shelf thing (used mostly @snailspng images. thank you so much!!)](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778753026046525440) _2025-03-22 · pngs for snails_ dadrhgauu : finally got the hands on this shelf thing (used mostly @snailspng images. thank you so much!!) ## [Random PNGs, part 218](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778674416641048576) _2025-03-22 · pngs for snails_ Random PNGs, part 218 ( 1 . Perfume bottle by Julien Viard , 2 . Diptych compass and sundial from c. 1595 , 3 . Astrology map , 4 . Half-moon banjo , 5 . Illustration from manuscript “La Sfera” , 6 . “Étoile cosmique” by Raymond Roussel from 1923 , 7 . Illustration by Cesare Ripa , 8 . Constellation Cygnus from medieval manuscript , 9 . Medieval signet ring ) ## [Random PNGs, part 217](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778583893598142464) _2025-03-21 · pngs for snails_ Random PNGs, part 217 ( 1 . Spiral of shells , 2 . Janus head from whale vertebrae , 3 . Crinoid fossils , 4 . Ceramic art by Dominique Mercadal, 5 . Glass model of amoebae by Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka , 6 . Slime mold (Stemonitis) , 7 . Hakutaku by Miyagi Gengyo (1958) , 8 . Slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) , 9 . Yup'ik seal float (?)) ## [Random PNGs, part 216](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778493200357900288) _2025-03-20 · pngs for snails_ Random PNGs, part 216 ( 1 . Wooden dachshund toy by Gvozdariki , 2 . Chalcedony inscribed with cuneiform (1300 BCE) , 3 . Seashell , 4 . Delftware swirl mudlarking find , 5 . Illustration from “Book of Hare Stories” by Tom Seidmann-Freud (1924) , 6 . Wooden cat by Gvozdariki , 7 . Rabbit coin bank , 8 . Mirror by atelier Mithe Espelt , 9 . “Lunar Hare” by Georgina Warne ) ## [Are your legs (1) jointed, (2) fat, and (3) props?](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778489503689097216) _2025-03-19 · pngs for snails_ Are your legs (1) jointed, (2) fat, and (3) props? You might have leg-plan of the baby. ( source ) ## [Types of woodlice from “The British Woodlice” (1906) PNGs](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778402711893901312) _2025-03-19 · pngs for snails_ Types of woodlice from “The British Woodlice” (1906) PNGs ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o1YfVIXfkX67) _2025-03-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Random PNGs, part 215](https://snailspng.tumblr.com/post/778312138440736768) _2025-03-18 · pngs for snails_ Random PNGs, part 215 ( 1 . Victorian salt cauldron by Francis Higgins (1886) , 2 . Chalice by Beatrice Wood (1980s) , 3 . Sculpture of performer (1900) , 4 . Metal brooch by Marci Zelmanoff (?), 5 . Vintage Mexico-themed sterling silver bracelet , 6 . Windowpane oyster shell (?), 7 . Antique french mouse & cat button , 8 . Victorian memory jug , 9 . Art Nouveau bird inkwell ) ## [Stay Gold](https://www.shakalaka.be/stories/stay-gold) _2024-08-25 · Peter Monbailleu · STORIES - Shakalaka!_ I recently saw the impressive show “The Outsiders” in New York City. In the show there is a poem by Robert Frost that plays an important part. The show even derived one of its baselines from it. Stay Gold. Robert Frost is one of the most celebrated figures in American poetry, He was the author of numerous poetry collections, including New Hampshire (Henry Holt and Company, 1923). Born in San…