Amy Louise

Thank you!

Btw these guys are in a little band and they like to practice in the rain because the acoustics are much, much better!! They swear by it!!

Nothing yet as hoping to finish the monthly challenge first, then I’ll figure out what I can print. Thank you for the interest though!

Thank you!!

Just sitting on a log for Kawafitober !! #art

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Love the idea of live drawings based on the kids suggestions, that must have been so fun!

Ooh I may have to buy this

Been listening to @gra-phite.bsky.social while working lately and it’s so lovely and chatty. Didn’t realise how desperately I wanted an art podcast that’s actually about the Irish art scene (also thank you for the shoutout!!)

Having 70% of my income decided by various arts co decisions is some laugh honestly I’m squinting at that budget allocation with 50 million prayers and I’m not stressed at all. Honestly.

Oh god I can imagine!! No respect at all, yet the show can’t go on without you. It’s mental! Some support and visibility for arts workers in general would be huge. Because I’m both an arts worker and creative, seeing the glaring difference in respect is really obvious

Exactly!! I know it’s not perfect but honestly I’m just happy it’s staying. I know some people are upset it’ll only be expanded to a new cohort of 2000 but that’s a huge number all the same. Like only 800 people got the Arts Co agility award in 2024 in comparison.

I’d love that! I’m a freelance curator/festival coordinator and the disrespect towards those roles on all fronts including funding is just insane! So many people just assume these events come from nowhere

Exactly! And the end of the day, people just don’t respect the arts industry and the work that’s behind all media etc that they consume on a daily basis

Sock Demon for Kawafitober !!

Now, maybe that’ll change with this new round but we don’t know anything yet. And I imagine that would be very controversial if so.

Also wish people would read up on the scheme. One of the things I think really worked was the random lottery element. No need to worry about connections and nepotism. Seeing a lot of very bitter people claiming it’ll be all fine artists, etc but that’s not true

Hate encountering things outside my little bubble. Like the subsection of people that are really against the basic income for the arts. Like I know there’s lots else to fund but it’s all different pots lads. Apples and oranges!

Very very true!

Incredibly so! The tourism campaigns are working overtime

We’re very lucky in Ireland that it’s a thing at all but always important to remind everyone of the bigger picture too

Sort of crazy to live in a country that most people are actively trying to emigrate from at all times yet in international artist spaces, people are wishing they could live here for the basic income, surreal.

It’s lovely to see but also lads, don’t fall for it. It won’t cover your rent!

Let’s goooooo

Budget 2026: State’s basic income scheme for artists made permanent Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations

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Budget 2026: State’s basic income scheme for artists made permanent

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Sock Demon for Kawafitober !!

Cat Collector for Kawafitober 🐱

More kawafitober drawings! This prompt was fruit merchant 🍉 🍎🍊🍌

Honestly 😭 thank you!! Bit of travel to do but hopefully it’ll all be uninterrupted. Stay safe too!!

First storm named after me and it’s actively ruining my day I fear I may never be dry again

I’ve been running Dog Man workshops recently and I love making the kids extremely confused by explaining that Captain Underpants came out when I was a kid.

I think in their heads, the presumption has been that Dav Pilkey is super young for some reason so it’s funny to watch their heads explode