Art As Social Inquiry
@artassocialinquiry.org
Painter/writer/performance artist/lyricist
Art As Social Inquiry, LLC combines
art and advocacy as a way
to engage audiences and start dialog around
social issues. (It's just me, one person wielding art's superpower.)
https://www.artassocialinquiry.org/
Art As Social Inquiry, LLC combines
art and advocacy as a way
to engage audiences and start dialog around
social issues. (It's just me, one person wielding art's superpower.)
https://www.artassocialinquiry.org/
I can bring out the old signs. Sadly, they are still relevant.We're hearing all the stupid ideas we heard the first time around.High risk pools, selling ins. across state lines, HSAs for everybody, free market🙄 Insurers do not "compete" for sick customers who eat into profits. Capitalism fails here
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I can bring out the old signs. Sadly, they are still relevant.We're hearing all the stupid ideas we heard the first time around.High risk pools, selling ins. across state lines, HSAs for everybody, free market🙄 Insurers do not "compete" for sick customers who eat into profits. Capitalism fails here
We voted out the ICE-loving sheriff and committed to noncooperation with immigration agents. This is what democracy looks like.
Doylestown Borough To Give ICE The Cold Shoulder
In a unanimous vote, the Doylestown Borough Council on Monday adopted a policy of noncooperation with immigration agents.
patch.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We voted out the ICE-loving sheriff and committed to noncooperation with immigration agents. This is what democracy looks like.
FWIW. Three holdout Trump front lawn shrines in the neighborhood are down. Not even a stray flag in my purple district.
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
FWIW. Three holdout Trump front lawn shrines in the neighborhood are down. Not even a stray flag in my purple district.
Bob Harvie is running for Congress to oust the milquetoast GOP photo op king we now have. @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social Town hall huge success. I asked that he lobby for public option to be put back into ACA as check on private insurers @charlesgaba.com consider fundraising push. He's the real deal
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bob Harvie is running for Congress to oust the milquetoast GOP photo op king we now have. @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social Town hall huge success. I asked that he lobby for public option to be put back into ACA as check on private insurers @charlesgaba.com consider fundraising push. He's the real deal
"Frank" & "Without Frank" Two paintings side by side. Oil on canvas, 48" x 48" ea. I painted this b4 Biden's ACA reforms. Frank would not pay $1,200/mo. premium. Uninsured, he got sick & died at 61. Expect more like Frank w/o subsidy extension. Story here:
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October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Frank" & "Without Frank" Two paintings side by side. Oil on canvas, 48" x 48" ea. I painted this b4 Biden's ACA reforms. Frank would not pay $1,200/mo. premium. Uninsured, he got sick & died at 61. Expect more like Frank w/o subsidy extension. Story here:
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Halloween bike ride of witches in my town. At least a quarter mile of witches line up.
October 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Halloween bike ride of witches in my town. At least a quarter mile of witches line up.
How much pain will it take for us to rid ourselves of this man/boy/wounded child mind/wannabe king? VOTE this November.
SNAP Benefits Halted In PA Due To Gov't Shutdown
Millions of Pennsylvania residents will not receive SNAP benefits until the federal government shutdown ends.
patch.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How much pain will it take for us to rid ourselves of this man/boy/wounded child mind/wannabe king? VOTE this November.
10.18.2025 My little town in Bucks County, PA represented today at our No Kings rally. I have never seen this many people for any rally ever in our small town. The crowd was peaceful but adamant that our democracy will endure. The Constitution is stronger than Trump.
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
10.18.2025 My little town in Bucks County, PA represented today at our No Kings rally. I have never seen this many people for any rally ever in our small town. The crowd was peaceful but adamant that our democracy will endure. The Constitution is stronger than Trump.
3/27/2012 I & many others stood in front of US Supreme Court to advocate for the ACA. I could hold up same sign today."Tell Me What Uninsured People Did Wrong & I'll Go Home." @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social stay strong. Plp need the subsidies. Photo credit K.Bleier,AFP Getty Images
October 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
3/27/2012 I & many others stood in front of US Supreme Court to advocate for the ACA. I could hold up same sign today."Tell Me What Uninsured People Did Wrong & I'll Go Home." @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social stay strong. Plp need the subsidies. Photo credit K.Bleier,AFP Getty Images
PA has a very important election coming up.
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
PA has a very important election coming up.
In 2011 on a cold rainy Oct day, I & others spoke abt the state of the country at a Coffee Party rally in DC.I spoke abt access to healthcare. We can't go back. Extending improved ACA subsidies must be included in bill to fund gov't.Call senators. Plp die w/o insurance. youtu.be/1I29KAAemLw?...
September 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In 2011 on a cold rainy Oct day, I & others spoke abt the state of the country at a Coffee Party rally in DC.I spoke abt access to healthcare. We can't go back. Extending improved ACA subsidies must be included in bill to fund gov't.Call senators. Plp die w/o insurance. youtu.be/1I29KAAemLw?...
2021. Oil on canvas, 48" x 48" ea. A death portrait. "Frank" on the right. "Without Frank" on the left. Frank could not get affordable health ins. Dead at 61. Biden's Amer Rescue Plan & subsequent IRA provisions would have helped Frank. Enhanced subsidies about to expire. More deaths to follow.
September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
2021. Oil on canvas, 48" x 48" ea. A death portrait. "Frank" on the right. "Without Frank" on the left. Frank could not get affordable health ins. Dead at 61. Biden's Amer Rescue Plan & subsequent IRA provisions would have helped Frank. Enhanced subsidies about to expire. More deaths to follow.
Looks like we won't be taking the grandbaby to Disneyworld. The mouse is dead to me.
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Looks like we won't be taking the grandbaby to Disneyworld. The mouse is dead to me.
Suited up and listening to Bruce.
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Suited up and listening to Bruce.
Back in the studio after time away to write a memoir. Art is the lover you never quit, the joy of a child you will always love. Art is the chill up the spine. Happy to be home. First painting on the easel #FascistTrump Stay tuned.
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Back in the studio after time away to write a memoir. Art is the lover you never quit, the joy of a child you will always love. Art is the chill up the spine. Happy to be home. First painting on the easel #FascistTrump Stay tuned.
My town showed up today.
Stand for democracy.
VOTE in every local, state and federal election.
Stand for democracy.
VOTE in every local, state and federal election.
July 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My town showed up today.
Stand for democracy.
VOTE in every local, state and federal election.
Stand for democracy.
VOTE in every local, state and federal election.
Support the new bill giving the wealthy a PERMANENT tax cut while gutting access to healthcare for almost 16 mil plp? I ask "WHAT DID YOU DO RIGHT TO HAVE INSURANCE?" the 1st question in my audio journal while advocating for ACA in 2012 in Wash DC.Here we go again
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July 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Support the new bill giving the wealthy a PERMANENT tax cut while gutting access to healthcare for almost 16 mil plp? I ask "WHAT DID YOU DO RIGHT TO HAVE INSURANCE?" the 1st question in my audio journal while advocating for ACA in 2012 in Wash DC.Here we go again
www.artassocialinquiry.org/i-stand
www.artassocialinquiry.org/i-stand
Friend told me a colleague's wife had a hearing scheduled for her green card.He is head of his dept at a hospital.He & wife married several years.Have a child.Instead of a legit hearing, she got deportation notice. Family is moving to Venezuela. He quit job.They have 60 days to liquidate everything
June 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Friend told me a colleague's wife had a hearing scheduled for her green card.He is head of his dept at a hospital.He & wife married several years.Have a child.Instead of a legit hearing, she got deportation notice. Family is moving to Venezuela. He quit job.They have 60 days to liquidate everything
Painters start differently. I need to feel a person's vibe staring back at me to continue. This memory came up in photos. Dreaming of a time when I can resume painting portraits for ASI. Now, all hands on deck to stop the fascists. www.artassocialinquiry.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Painters start differently. I need to feel a person's vibe staring back at me to continue. This memory came up in photos. Dreaming of a time when I can resume painting portraits for ASI. Now, all hands on deck to stop the fascists. www.artassocialinquiry.org
A favorite vacation spot experiencing this depraved president's so-called leadership. "Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden said in a social media post that 'currently, there are no plans for the U.S. Park Service to provide lifeguards for Assateague Beach this summer.' ”
Federal cuts mean no lifeguards at Assateague beach - Eastern Shore Post
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The federal government is not providing lifeguards at Assateague Island National Seashore, federal and local officials say, as part of budgetary cutbacks. In ad...
easternshorepost.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A favorite vacation spot experiencing this depraved president's so-called leadership. "Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden said in a social media post that 'currently, there are no plans for the U.S. Park Service to provide lifeguards for Assateague Beach this summer.' ”
This happened in a county near me. Go Delco! (Setting for the show, Mare of Easttown.) Every local action to fight tyranny matters. ❤️
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This happened in a county near me. Go Delco! (Setting for the show, Mare of Easttown.) Every local action to fight tyranny matters. ❤️
My community is taking legal action against PBMs.
Bucks Co. Takes Legal Action To Stem Skyrocketing Insulin Prices
The Bucks County Commissioners joined District Attorney Jenn Schorn on Friday to announce legal action against BPMs.
patch.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My community is taking legal action against PBMs.
On a lighter note, a bird nested in a tree on our deck. Happy Thursday. May the Constitution gods be so kind as to deliver us from evil. Amen.
May 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
On a lighter note, a bird nested in a tree on our deck. Happy Thursday. May the Constitution gods be so kind as to deliver us from evil. Amen.