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The next Maker Mixer is all about problem solving. Join us Sunday for this free event. RSVP: www.valleymademarket.com/maker-events

A new piece is coming along. This is slated to be this year’s poster graphic for Valley Made Market 🎉

That’s a tight fit! (Blockprint on wood in oil based ink @danielsmithpaints.bsky.social )

Printing things

Remembering that movement is medicine. I refuse to let this chaos take my mental health or fitness.

Working on the computer with a dog sleeping in the background. Drinking coffee.

My morning office. Anyone else write their newsletters from bed?

Analog never bows to algorithm.

Find your people & get them close!

#resist #art

Me too!!

Toying with the idea of a (free) regular crafting meet up in the shop. A bring-your-own-project, stitch & bitch kind of thing. It needs a name. Goals would be building community & fostering creativity. What do we call it?

I looked and can’t find anything deep enough. I think we have to build it. (In our free time? 🙃)

Time to get back into the game.

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Yes it is!! Someone very smart reminded me to take photos at this workshop 😉

I’m putting together the projects for our next round of workshops. I’m loving how this block printed patch trucker turned out. Spring workshop offerings launching very soon!

We brought a dog home from Mexico- it was an excellent decision. Her name is Ramona.

I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?

1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.

2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.

Nothing like opening up your studio to students to push a little tidying.

I didn’t know any of this- thank you for sharing! 💙

You too!! 💫

If you go to the list there’s a button on the top that says, pin to home. Click and it will put that feed in your home page. You can follow along with posts from the VM Maker Community past/present.

I’m new here so maybe I’m mistaken but my understanding is the list functions like a who to follow line up, not a private group. can you still see the list and convo? I’m not trying to gatekeep goal is to have the community find makers they’ve seen at VM

This one is VM folks past and present to keep it simple/focused. Maybe we need a PNW Makers list or something?

I agree!! I was treasure hunting a work station that’s 36” deep or larger, any ideas? Uline has a packing table big/sturdy enough but I hate giving them money. It’s for the exposure unit in the studio (which weighs a ton)

Absolutely!!

Happy to see you! It’s first day of school vibes and I’m digging it.

Back to work. Putting together some new things that I’m excited about.

I’m supposed to be working but somehow ended up at the salvage yard 🤗

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Thank you! 💜