go tiny or go home

My friend asked what I did today. I sent this picture of 1:1 scale black cracked pepper made from colored clay. She asked me if I'm doing okay.

I'm at the .arts studio today. Here's my of a new of a James Baldwin quote. I sat down yesterday and listened to an audiobook of his for an hour. The lyrical, dancing, precise, and brilliant prose. Had me reading along in the text, underlining and pausing. can glide and strike like a fencer.

I considered two different fonts for this print- handwritten style, or futuristic. One is primal and personal, the other is and total. Both apply now, and to the Vietnam "War," The moment Baldwin reflector on in this quote. It brings to mind another Baldwin quote: "The are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."

When this item is printed, the majority of sales will go to a project in Palestine, most likely

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Are you following too? Thanks for joining me at , a behind-the-scenes look at creating radical prints and textiles along with miniatures and jewelry. Make sure to follow my other account to see the finished products! And the less-arty part of my life happens at

NOON TODAY! Come visit me and a dozen other sellers at this eclectic bazaar in , then stick around for a dance party! There will be dope performances throughout the market, so stop by anytime between noon and 6pm. (If you want to see me, play it safe and come on the earlier side.)

Swipe through some of the pieces I'll be selling andDM for address near !

New piece to benefit . Connect to calls and the Internet when Israel knocks it out. Communication is absolutely vital to get the few functioning ambulances dispatched to bombings, and to let others know people in Gaza are alive and fighting. It lets them know we are doing the same.

Start to finish on this block. The gif shows different designs I tried out.

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Right about HERE I dropped my brand new .cut 1mm #9 palm gouge tip-down! I'm so, so annoyed with myself!

I'll be seIIing 2-5p today in , with part of the sales going to organizing white people against racism ( with ), to (), and to sending aid to Palestinians experiencing genocide (Red Crescent and ).

If love to see you at . It will be hard to step away from the news for a few hours, but I anticipate seeing many kaffiyehs.

Starting a new piece that I'm also considering for a ! Featuring: (and a cereal break)

First successful two-color print! I'm just using two brayers with different colors. This print got a bit squished but should look better after sitting under some books. It's nice to see this block printing well, I had a lot of trouble with it at first.

This one went to , but there a bubblegum pink one in the store!


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