Tonya Lemos

Leonor Fini in her own words

I'm excited about this one. Cats, cross-dressing, community, and myth, Leonor Fini’s world was as bold as her art.
Discover her voice in my latest Substack piece.
#greatwomenartists
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Queer Legacies at the Intersection of Art & Nature May Morris and Mary Lobb

"In her time, May Morris fought for a world where art was woven into the fabric of everyday life - accessible, communal, and rooted in care."

"She teaches us that to imagine with our hands is to make new worlds possible. This is the spirit that animates Art that Breathes — a practice of remembering, of re- rooting, of making with and for the Earth."

May’s insistence that art is not a luxury feels like both a challenge and an invitation. It invites us to ask:

Who gets to make art?
Who gets to be seen as an artist?
Whose labor is visible, supported, honored?

Questions which feel deeply relevant today.

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Experience: ‘I live as William Morris for three months a year’ It’s made me feel it’s OK to be an artist with a social purpose, though my wife hates the beard

Love this. so much to learn from William, Jane and May Morris www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My latest #substack missive. (Part 1 of 3) A Love Letter Rooted in Memory, Soil, and Ancestral Wisdom
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Stealth-Care A working framework for these times

stealth-care vs self-care
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Art that Breathes V.3 🌿A Manifesto of Healing, Ritual, and Relationship ; a perpetually in-process/ in-progress investigation🌿

I’ve updated the “Art that Breathes Manifesto” and added a Blessing/Affirmation and Reflection for each pillar of the Manifesto. Let me know what you all think.
#substack

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Shit do I miss this?

YouTube video by TEDx Talks The case for making art when the world is on fire | Amie McNee | TEDxManchester

how and why art is activism and self care. take time to watch this

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"Art that Breathes" Artist talk at the Intersection of Art and Herbalism
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It’s horrific that there are students who lived through Parkland and are now going through a second school shooting at FSU.

The government has failed our children. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Dear @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Why is it that you are undecided on how to vote on the SAVE act which disenfranchises millions of American Voters, largely women? Save act saves nothing but a repressive government’s attempts to hold on to illegal powers. I thought you were one of the good ones

boston globe editorial board: harvard is making the right decision, and universities should band together to fight.

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Handwritten recipes for dyes used in William Morris’s fabric designs, from the Merton Abbey Dye Book (1882-91)

!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.

This is one of my fav paintings of that period. I find the scissors pointing towards the viewer so perfectly impolite

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

so many great and truthful lines/statements from @booker.senate.gov yesterday. One of my favs

"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough."

lets keep up the momentum, and disruption.
what's next, where do we put our collective energy?

(next to an image of Susan Crawford) Congratulations JUDGE SUSAN CRAWFORD FOR WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT!

We just secured the liberal majority on Wisconsin's Supreme Court thru 2029! Susan Crawford's big win keeps the highest court in this battleground state from falling into MAGA hands. Thank you for all you did to elect this Indivisible-endorsed candidate (and make Elon Musk waste over $20 million)!

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your Social Security.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your Social Security.

Why?

So they can use the money you paid into Social Security to fund for tax cuts for billionaires and billionaire corporations.

I joined @booker.senate.gov on the floor to sound the alarm.

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"THIS IS NOT A RIGHT VS LEFT MOMENT, IT'S A RIGHT VS WRONG MOMENT" @booker.senate.gov 5:55PM

Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!

Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote.

If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.

Looking forward to digging in to this one.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is meeting this perilous moment in American history — taking an exceptional stand for ALL of us.

The United States is a nation in crisis, and Sen. Booker is standing and speaking out in fierce opposition to an onslaught of evils being perpetrated by the…

Cory Booker... Let's fucking go! 🙌🙏💪👏👊👇

Collectively, stop imagining the apocalypse
and all together
Let's start imagining the REVOLUTION

Leonora Carrington, Rabinos (the Rabbis), 1960.

I've been studying surrealism, the history and the art. But what is more surreal than losing an entire country to a cult in about 2 months.

Image Leonora Carringtons painting Rabinos, presently on display at the Rose Museum #womenartists

Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:

Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom