Exciting News~
Six of the FLY GIRLS have been acquired by the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio; and will be in their new WWII WASP Exhibition opening March 3.
•30x40 on wood panels
•Vintage photos, artifacts, digital art, encaustic wax paint.
The best way to get your senators’ attention right now is planning a visit to their closest office. We put together a toolkit with everything you need to make sure your elected officials are fighting back against the illegal Trump-Musk power grab: indivisi.org/choosetofight
Billionaire hedge fund manager now running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Prepare for consumer protections to be gutted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
I loved these graphics by @heatherschiederillustrates_ reminding us to balance self care with resistance. We’re in this for the long haul. Think globally but act locally. Service, community, creative expression, and remember ‘ya gotta boost those endorphins. It’s great to be alive. Join me!! 🚴♀️❤️
Central to the separation of power between the Executive and Legislative branches (as enshrined in the Constitution) is Congress’ power of the purse.
Musk’s agenda extends way beyond America. UK’s Prime Minister accused him of ‘whipping up violent disorder allowing a “torrent of Islamophobic disinformation on X.” And Saturday he spoke to Germany’s AfD Party stating “multiculturalism dilutes everything.” We must pay attention to all of this.
Second panel of Holding Space
First paintings of 2025.
“Holding Space”
Acrylic, Cold Wax and Oil on Canvas
Diptych, 18x48. Each panel is 18x24. available
I’ve been working on finding ways to Hold Space during these challenging times. This work started chaotic, over a year ago. Finding ways to soften —on and off the panel.
As economies suffer, ideologies lean right. The AfD party in Germany is now polling in the lead.
There are those who stop to take pictures on hikes and those who just blow on by.
First snow.
Another newer piece.
Broken Links
encaustic wax (beeswax and damar resin)
8x8 on cradled panel
$150
Some recent smallish works available for gift-giving. Thanks for stopping by and looking. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Cherry Balance 🍒 I & II- diptych
encaustic wax (beeswax and damar resin)
11x14 on cradled panel
Textured cherry and peach bubbles floating in milky white.
and just like that I’m back yelling at Facebook.
A volt of vultures roosting at Radnor Lake.
Working on holiday commissions. This is encaustic wax, which is pigmented beeswax that I paint in a molten state. So grateful for my art practice, painting is my refuge. #encaustic
Gaetz’s trail of Venmo payments for sex trafficking. Obtained by the NYT. This document was assembled by federal investigators, that the Justice Dept refuses to release.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...
Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Dr. Oz promoted hydroxychloroquine for Covid treatment— oh yeah, he owns a part of that company.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/09/...
What a world. More people
get their news from influencers than journalists. And 85% are/were from X/Twitter. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
The kids are alright.
I spoke to 200 6th graders from Ft Campbell schools yesterday about advocacy and how the WASPS fought for veteran status for 35 years. Over half the kids have a mom or sister in the Army. Smart kids, spot-on questions. ❤️(FLY GIRLS exhibit at the Customs House Museum).
The path forward must include building community into the framework of the Democratic Party. Creamer outlines 11 steps . He nails it on #10 and #11- Organizations and Media. This is a great read.
