Laurel Mathe

An exchange on twitter. controlla.xyz: If you hate Al you probably just hate art and expression It's an infinite mashup of all the best art ever made by humans lesliejandersonwriter: If you hate the juice at the bottom of a restaurant dumpster you just hate food and cooking. It's an infinite mashup of all the best food made by humans!

I love this.

The judicial branch continues to give the power of the people away. John Roberts’s court doubles down with decisions robbing the people of power & enabling this power grab by shifting power to the executive branch. The Supreme Court is the lynchpin, if not the final nail on democracy’s downfall.

This engraving and photo both makes my heart happy and gives me wanderlust.

The disastrous 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision by the Supreme Court supercharged the ‘state capture’ of the US. At this point, a bottom-up surge may be the only avenue left to change the trajectory of this ever-rapidly increasing consolidation of power by big interests.

Epic.

Thank you! And thanks for the reminder that after the stress of everything, that I can be grateful about the accomplishment. Sending good vibes back your way!

I’m grateful I was able to find a phone solution to my elderly parents losing their landline due to their phone company deciding to no longer upkeep their rural lines in our area. Mom has beginning dementia & dad hasn’t used tech before so very challenging — a hard nut to crack, but I did it!

The perfect grumpy cat face for Oscar the Grouch!

Honestly. I remember when they were fear-mongering about “a taco truck on every corner” as a bad thing, and I am firmly in the“yes please, I need tacos!” camp. Now I want a taco 🌮…

24”x24” Canvas of mountain lion head surrounded by plants, lichen, rocks, acorns, moss and branches. Artwork called River Lion by Laurel Mathe.

Did an experiment of adding greenery, rocks & splattered paint to my “River Lion” canvas for the Taste of the Tour gallery reception. Much has withered & the ferns have curled while hanging on the wall.

I was relieved to see it working and had not fallen apart! Calling it a success.

Photos from my weekend: The Taste of the Tour gallery reception and protesting in Sacramento. I’m living in interesting times …

I would love to paint a public mural someday with this vibe.

That made me laugh. I’ve stories from when my 2 sons were young & would do something similar. At this point, I realize I should’ve guided them regarding successful interpersonal communication more, but I lacked the full awareness myself. Their personalities/hard-wiring might be a factor as well ? 🤷‍♀️

Sadly, I am a failed parent.

Well, that delivered my daily dose of serotonin.

Pictorial textile artwork of a rural landscape with a patchwork of fields on gentle hils going into the distance

Landscape-inspired textile art, using hand-dyed fabric, stitching and mixed media by UK textile artist Magz Roberts #WomensArt

They fooled me. I wondered at first why someone had stuck twigs to their hand until reading the text. Nature rocks. What an amazing planet we live on

This is not oasis, this is mirage.
This is not erosion, this is flood.
This is not distraction, this is fascism.

Is this sleeping, or is this a coma?

Beautiful poem about embracing the jagged edges of life to find those moments making it all worth living.

This is how I want to start every day of my life. 🪶

Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Delightful!

A vibrant Caribbean Reef Octopus sculpture, leaning on a black base. "Aurora" is a hand sculpted, highly detailed octopus sculpture made from clay and painted with acrylics. She is textured in appearance, with intricate bluish green paint work, overlaid with a dark maroon webbed pattern. Each of the octopus's arms are fully detailed with two neat rows of carefully sculpted suckers.

🌊 Aurora the Caribbean Reef Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay 🎨

#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡

One of my pleasures is watching a master craftsperson at work. People who have taken many years to master a craft, remain passionate about it and want to share it with others are often treasures.

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Paper art & crabs? Gotta tag @franzanth.bsky.social

Green praying mantis on willow tree. Large full moon shines above

Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was a Japanese artist specialized in making woodcut prints of birds and flowers, also known as kachō-e. Ohara Koson was the most famous printmaker in this movement. His training and experience make his prints resemble watercolors.

Praying Mantis and the Moon

Stupid WeRateDogs making me stupid cry on stupid Friday afternoon. Just wait for their #1.

This sentence,““Cognitive dissonance” does not even begin to describe the mental fracture which I endure on a daily basis.” really hit home.

Same. I go to protests, contact my reps, help w/ letter writing campaigns, vote, etc., but I feel helpless as darker days approach. Sickened that my country has become such a vehicle of harm for so many except the privileged few who are profiting from taking a democracy and selling it off for parts.