April Gavin
@agavinart.bsky.social
Berkeley based painter, print maker, and poet
www.aprilgavin.net
www.aprilgavin.net
So will I
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
So will I
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The song finds a heart.
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The song finds a heart.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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Justice doesn’t come from silence.
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Justice doesn’t come from silence.
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Say it George!
“…the only place where you’re going to get anything of any value in this life is inside yourself in your heart, and when you get it you just gotta hang onto it and get more of it and give it to everybody else and they’ll give it back to you.” - George, Rockline (1988)
Photo by Bernd Müller
Photo by Bernd Müller
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Say it George!
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I’ll be showing a number of my hand-painted books this Saturday 17 January from 1-3pm at The Fourth Wall Gallery, 473 25th St, Oakland, CA 94612. Please drop by!
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I’ll be showing a number of my hand-painted books this Saturday 17 January from 1-3pm at The Fourth Wall Gallery, 473 25th St, Oakland, CA 94612. Please drop by!
#printsky #printmaking #woodcut #ginkgo #nature #art My new press has paid off and I'm making more art than ever. I used basswood for this carving. Due to the design, I was able to achieve multiple variations.
The third variation was inked a la poupee' and looks more painterly.
The third variation was inked a la poupee' and looks more painterly.
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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@zeno777-77.bsky.social thanks for repost
a cartoon of a girl reading a banned book
ALT: a cartoon of a girl reading a banned book
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
@zeno777-77.bsky.social thanks for repost
This is true
Last year’s pochoir print demo is perennially pertinent.
January 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This is true
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“It’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations”
David Bowie returned his borrowed stardust to the universe 11 years ago today. His immortal advice on the creative life: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
David Bowie returned his borrowed stardust to the universe 11 years ago today. His immortal advice on the creative life: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
January 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“It’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations”
David Bowie returned his borrowed stardust to the universe 11 years ago today. His immortal advice on the creative life: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
David Bowie returned his borrowed stardust to the universe 11 years ago today. His immortal advice on the creative life: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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A thinking mind, is a disobedient one.
-attributed to Doris Lessing
-attributed to Doris Lessing
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
A thinking mind, is a disobedient one.
-attributed to Doris Lessing
-attributed to Doris Lessing
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Tired of all the beeping noises coming from your phone?
Tired of all the endless alerts that you got another email from that website you just visited?
Tired of Doomscrolling your time away?
Try a Book.
It's analog, quiet, and engaging.
Give yourself a few moments of peace: Read.
Tired of all the endless alerts that you got another email from that website you just visited?
Tired of Doomscrolling your time away?
Try a Book.
It's analog, quiet, and engaging.
Give yourself a few moments of peace: Read.
a woman is reading a book in front of a window
Alt: a woman is reading a book in front of a window with a hot cup of tea and the words Cosy Selfcare Day.
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Tired of all the beeping noises coming from your phone?
Tired of all the endless alerts that you got another email from that website you just visited?
Tired of Doomscrolling your time away?
Try a Book.
It's analog, quiet, and engaging.
Give yourself a few moments of peace: Read.
Tired of all the endless alerts that you got another email from that website you just visited?
Tired of Doomscrolling your time away?
Try a Book.
It's analog, quiet, and engaging.
Give yourself a few moments of peace: Read.
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The discovery that the continents are in continuous motion is fairly recent—dating back only to the late 1960s — and one woman was responsible for decoding what it meant for California and much of the West Coast.
buff.ly/2vAwspH
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Drifters and the introduction of plate tectonics - High Country News
How the San Andreas fault and Tanya Atwater’s theory changed geology.
www.hcn.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The discovery that the continents are in continuous motion is fairly recent—dating back only to the late 1960s — and one woman was responsible for decoding what it meant for California and much of the West Coast.
buff.ly/2vAwspH
buff.ly/2vAwspH
@highcountrynews This is an amazing issue. Arrived yesterday. Finished it just now
Step away from the churn of day-to-day, season-to-season, election-to-election urgencies.
An introduction to deep time in the West - High Country News
Step away from the churn of day-to-day, season-to-season, election-to-election urgencies.
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 AM
@highcountrynews This is an amazing issue. Arrived yesterday. Finished it just now
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Everyone at the library today:
a group of peanuts characters are dancing on a stage while snoopy plays a guitar .
Alt: a group of Peanuts characters are dancing on a stage while Snoopy is playing a guitar, Linus is playing a tiny piano, and Pigpen is playing a cello.
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Everyone at the library today:
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For local jornaleros with bills to pay, staying home is not an option despite fears about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. One local nonprofit is providing protection and support.
The life of an immigrant day laborer in Berkeley
For local jornaleros with bills to pay, staying home is not an option despite fears about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. One local nonprofit is providing protection and support.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
For local jornaleros with bills to pay, staying home is not an option despite fears about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. One local nonprofit is providing protection and support.
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Kids flock to parks and Freight & Salvage to hear librarian Michael Kwende read silly books with perfect rhythm, backed up by his bookish bandmates.
One of Berkeley’s hottest music acts is a band of city librarians
Kids flock to parks and Freight & Salvage to hear librarian Michael Kwende read silly books with perfect rhythm, backed up by his bookish bandmates.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Kids flock to parks and Freight & Salvage to hear librarian Michael Kwende read silly books with perfect rhythm, backed up by his bookish bandmates.
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Think freely. Keep your soul intact.
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Think freely. Keep your soul intact.
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“If only I can be myself, I'll be satisfied.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
John Salminen b.1945 USA
Cityscape painter and watercolour artist
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
John Salminen b.1945 USA
Cityscape painter and watercolour artist
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“If only I can be myself, I'll be satisfied.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
John Salminen b.1945 USA
Cityscape painter and watercolour artist
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
John Salminen b.1945 USA
Cityscape painter and watercolour artist