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fiber jokes

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Fiber jokes can be a safe way to get out excess craft energy and family pain.  Thank you to Ming for keeping it real about fiber.  My darling is always ready to joke with me. crochet “I’m going to wear the blue knitted hat,” Ming said. “Oh my god,”… Read More »

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starlight back

Hello, reader–how are you doing?  I believe in Land Back.  It’s one of the big ideas of my life these days, so I made this list-art about it.  The art includes an idea I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, which is Starlight Back. healing What do you need to heal?  I need clean water,… Read More »

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bee necklace

Hey, reader.  How are you doing?  I made a bee necklace I want to show you. What do you think?  It makes me happy. The thread is a fake leather cord, the metal bee I don’t seem to be allergic to, the glass smaller red beads are sweet, and the larger glass red beads I’ve… Read More »

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perceiving is a creative process

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  The world is weird, and reality is full of surprises.  Sometimes what’s true needs space to emerge–it’s ok to make mistakes.  Perceiving is a creative process. art When we look at art, we can tell that perceiving is a creative process because look how differently we draw the same… Read More »

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Justice for the Victims of Insurance Violence

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I made a new art: Justice for the Victims of Insurance Violence. It’s watercolor and marker on some thick fancy paper leftover from a zine project I did in August. Ming is proud of me for making this art.  Ming loves when I tell the truth–they support me emotionally,… Read More »

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things we made

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Ming and I are creative.  I want to show you some things we made lately. Very kindly, Ming made me a copper ring.  Ming has been blacksmithing lately with a friend. When Ming handed me this ring, I was so happy and moved that I cried.  I’ve never had… Read More »

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weaving

Hello, reader.  How’s it going?  I don’t really want to make ceramics, or paint like a regular painter who knows what they’re doing.  I don’t want to make sculpture that much.  Sewing is a bit lost on me, though I embroider in my own way.  Felting doesn’t interest me.  I don’t think I need to… Read More »

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abled people need to step up

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Abled people need to step up.  I made some memes about it. A friend is having a MRSA and needs help.  He lives in beloved queer community in a rural area about two hours from here. MRSA (if you’re lucky enough not to know) is a contagious staph infection… Read More »

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the beehive collective

Yesterday an important radical art collective The Beehive Collective came to town to share art with us and storytelling.  I’m so happy I was able to get my disabled ass there with Ming’s help.  I couldn’t stay for the whole time. But it’s the next morning, and I’m still glowing with joy to have met… Read More »

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sample day plan meme

This sample day plan meme is not entirely accurate. I message loved ones in the morning also, and I don’t tend plants every day. Often I go out to visit with a friend or attend an event. Sunning is only possible on sunny days. But this meme gives you an idea. This is how I… Read More »