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Cathy A
@cathyaster.bsky.social
Mixed-media artist/collagist. Pubic transportation advocate. Baker. Grandma. Storyteller. Veteran. Abortion is healthcare. To-do lists ++. Libraries. Digital accessibility matters. PDX. She/her.
I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Portland, OR to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/exP6atkC
Join me on June 14
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May 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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There we go.
MIT following Harvard's lead here
April 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.
April 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Portrait of Amália Rodrigues by Eduardo Malta (Portuguese) - Oil on canvas / 1949 - Museu do Caramulo (Portugal) #womeninart #art #portraitofawoman #fineart #womensart #portrait #oilpainting #EduardoMalta #PortugueseArtist #MuseudoCaramulo #beauty #style #Malta #portraitofalady #PortugueseArt #1940s
April 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Pretty as a Peacock” #CollageArt #AnalogCollage
April 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Keep those signs close. One of the organizers of “Hands Off 2025,” @50501movement.bsky.social, announced that Saturday, April 19th will be the next national day of action. Keep in mind, all of these protests are organized by humans, so accounts and websites won’t immediately have all dates.
April 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Jello Mold Visionary” #CollageArt #AnalogCollage #MixedMedia
April 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Looking at the headlines, April 4, 2025 #sqrlpix
April 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Hey, noting here that some update turned off the “Require Alt Text” and “Large Alt Text” settings under Settings>Accessibility.

You probably want to check your settings and re-configure for best bsky citizenship practices. (Yes, require alt-text; Large Alt Text is at your discretion.)
April 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Very honored to have 2 pieces accepted to this show. Friday, April 4, 2025, 5-9 pm, First Friday Opening reception for NO / STALGIA for artists, family and friends. Art at the Cave hrs: Tues-Thurs 11-5 & Fri-Sat 11-6; 108 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98660, (360) 314-6506, www.artatthecave.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
April 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Keepin’ time” #CollageArt #AnalogCollage
March 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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If you believe that only the “fit” should survive and the rest are excusable deaths, that’s eugenics. Every life is important. Every disabled person is worthy of life. Disability is part of nature. If you live long enough, you will become disabled. We’re all vulnerable and all valuable.
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NO / STALGIA show: artatthecave.com in Vancouver, WA opens Friday evening, 4 April 2025. Gallery attendance is free. Features many collage artists from the PNW Collage Collective. Stay tuned for more details. Excited to have two of my pieces accepted; here is one.
March 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fierce little storm on Wednesday night caused hundreds of these brilliant blue Velella velellas to wash up on the beach in Oceanside on Thursday morning.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella #OregonCoast
March 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Beachcombing haul from a mini-vacation this week in Oceanside, OR. Mostly small agates (chalcedony) and cool rocks including a nice green jasper, with a few sea-polished shell fragments. #beachcombing #agates #OregonCoast
March 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Corina by Niki Tong Yuk Ying (Hong Kong) - Oil on canvas / 2020 - Paintings in Hospitals (London, United Kingdom) #womeninart #oilpainting #art #womensart #portrait #healthcare #fineart #nhs #hospitals #NikiTongYukYing #womenpaintingwomen #PaintingsInHospitals #service #portraitofawoman #oiloncanvas
March 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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📢 #Altgov Announcement
Coming to you live & in living color - and also occasionally on yellow parchment... and that one time from a bathroom in Florida - is @altnatarchives.bsky.social
Put on your white gloves and press that follow button!
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
March 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Walk along the quay just west of the San Marcos ferry dock, and this view across the Grand Canal to the Basilica Santa Maria Della Salute opens before you. Perhaps you'll want to take a gondola over this Baroque landmark. (Acrylic on 11"x14"x1.5" wood panel) #acrylicpainting #veniceart #gondola #art
March 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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This is going to kill many public libraries, especially in rural areas. If you use a public library, you will be impacted. #imls is a dust mote in the federal budget. It also provides things like internet at your local library so people can apply for jobs and kids can do homework.
March 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
TFW you hear the metallic clink of your mailbox and you rush outside to see what great new collage images and bits are there in your junk mail. (Today: SCORE!) #collage #AnalogCollage
March 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Semi-regular reminder: Please use alt-text, especially for screenshots of flyers, letters, text posts, etc. For people that use screen readers or the like, those sorts of posts are like throwing up a blank wall.
March 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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A #painting for you. "Cobh II" came from a day I spent cycling from one online friend to another, stopping in the Cork Harbour town to paint this view of the town from the pier. At one point my stool collapsed and with my dodgy knees I was like an insect on its back. Good times. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear
March 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM