Aspenhearted

I said I’d do it

What Is Queer Generational Trauma, and How Do We Tell Stories About It? Lately, I've been obsessing over the concept of queer generational trauma: the pain passed down to us from our ancestors, which we bequeath in turn to those who come after us.

"There’s the gagging ouroboros of history... you’re beating your fists against a wall that bears the indents of countless fists, going back forever."

Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it.

www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...

Page 1: flowers observed along the Hummocks trail at Mount St Helens North side. Red paintbrush, foxglove and pearly everlasting. Also a palette of Mount St. Helens - the colors mainly used in the journal

Page 2: flowers observed along the Hummocks trail at Mount St Helens North side. Red huckleberry and broadleaf lupine. Also a plein air sketch of Hummocks trail.

Field notes: observations of the plants in bloom along Hummocks trail at Mount St. Helens - part of my sketchbook for my artist residency at Mount St Helens Institute.

#sciart #naturejournal #watercolor #art

Thank you! <3

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There's a hi-res version on Patreon if you'd like to see the details. Unlocked/free post.
www.patreon.com/c/aspenhearted

An abstract watercolor painting with a lot of visual textures. The left side of the painting is in hues of cobalt teal and indigo, in clusters of organic shapes that suggest looking into a blue depth. The right side is in different shades of grays punctuated with small areas of red. The abstract patterns create lines of similar shapes, resembling perhaps a stack of stones, columns of vertebrae, or rows of teeth. Between the two larger areas of colors winds a thin curving stripe of vibrant gold with red near the center of the painting.

Another weird watercolor.
I've been keeping a little watercolor setup next to my computer so I can doodle textures in the downtime moments of work.

Love today's punk AF amphipod for #AugArthroAwe.

#TradArt

I just got done updating the events page on my website with all my updated tour info!

www.charliejaneanders.com/events

There are links to RSVP for my events in:
San Francisco (8/19)
Portland (8/20)
Chicago (8/21)
Los Angeles (8/22)
Seattle (8/25)

Please do RSVP! It helps the bookstore prepare. <3

Where was the pic of Beverly taken? Great photo!

An abstract watercolor painting of two shapes with a lot of visual texture and movement. One shape is vibrant watery cobalt teal, and one is stony grey (with a peek of bright toothsome pink). The shapes writhe and collide together, with a thin fiery line of yellows and red slicing between them.

A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of dark grey textures and a bright glimpse of orange in the upper left corner.

A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of dark grey textures, a part of it much lighter and brighter and punctuated by a small puddle of pink. In the lower left corner is a tiny flash of teal blue and orange.

A small section of the painting, showing in detail an area of deep dark grey textures and a bright swirling streak of yellow that descends into red that creates a barrier for a sweeping section of cobalt teal with a narrow cavernous shadow of indigo.

Is it narcissism to be ✨savoring✨ the textures in my own watercolor painting so much?

Remake the movie Holes but recast all the humans as dogs so they’re pretty content with the situation

Holy heck was that seriously NINE years ago????

Sketchbook comic. Panel 1: a disembodied voice says “I KNOW a.i. is ethically, ecologically and esthetically awful, but I just gotta say…” Lucy is reacting with a ._. Face and thinking “do ya? Do ya really GOTTA?” Panel 2: Lucy’s thought bubble reads: “do you just GOTTA recite some tired anecdote using the phrase ‘I just typed it in!’ That just amounts to you admitting that your cheapness, laziness and poor taste outweighs your unexamined ethical code?”

Sketchbook comic page 2: Panel 1: Lucy’s thought bubble reads “and, at the very least, do you GOTTA say it to ME?” She is turning away, saying “ok I’m gonna go, um, get a snack.” Panel 2: another disembodied voice is saying “Lucy! You’re an artist— whattaya think about a.i? Ya know, it may be bad, but I JUST GOTTA SAY…” Lucy is startled, dropping a chip.

Sketchbook comic page 3: Panel 1: Lucy is surrounded by speech bubbles and text, repeating the phrase “gotta say…” she looks terrified. Panel 2: she is fleeing the repeated “gotta say”s, yelling “you gotta live with yourselves, but I don’t gotta!” A note with a heart at the end reads “stop doing this I will not absolve you.”

Gotta say…

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Oh no they’re hot 🥵

Next artwork preview :3

A two panel comic. The top panel shows a girl looking chill with a textbox pointing saying “feeling okay.” the second panel has her looking mortified with a text box stabbing through her chest saying “suddenly remembering every mistake, indiscretion, and embarrassment i’ve experienced”

i need my brain to stop being out to get me

Violet, a black and white tuxedo cat with expressive green eyes rolls on her back and playfully attacks a ribbon wand.

Violet, a cute black and white tuxedo cat with expressive green eyes.

I am so sad we still haven’t had anyone step up for Violet. We thought we had a home for her, but they fell in love at first sight with another great cat from our partner rescue, so she continues to languish. She is playful, funny, affectionate, the total package, she just needs to be the only cat.

These are stunning!! I especially love the butterfly, all those exquisite details are a feast!

Quote with your gold #art! 🌟💛

Quote with your gold art ✨

quote with your gold art
#watercolor

Ugh, the worst. Hope you feel better soon!!

I won't, I like my therapist. 😂

I gotta try it!! Also it's so nice when they make a delicious non-chocolate version of things.

My therapist after I tell them they're out of a job because of it.

lmao gross

She was the only one enjoying the heat wave!

It’s just a box of Lotus brand Biscoff ice cream bars, with a chocolate coating, Biscoff cookie crumbles and cookie butter. They are even more delicious than they sound.

Quitting therapy because I found something better