Hope
@hopeamico.com
they/them•letterpress printer•writer•teaching artist
moody skies•short stories•creative practice
I make collage when I can't sleep.
💌 Keep Writing project since 2008 💌
newsletter: hopeamico.substack.com
classes & everything else: hopeamico.com/links
moody skies•short stories•creative practice
I make collage when I can't sleep.
💌 Keep Writing project since 2008 💌
newsletter: hopeamico.substack.com
classes & everything else: hopeamico.com/links
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Hope
@hopeamico.com
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do it with friends!
collage local!
hopeamico.substack.com
Collaging with friends won't solve all the problems but connection & community is a great antidote for fear & isolation. A list of meet-ups, classes, & opportunities for online and in-person art (and friend) making. #collage #queercollage #fuckice #together #art #makeart #portland #PNW #collageart
I shared this a few months ago but it is still true.
For my friends who find the news overwhelming, who don't know how to get involved, here are a few small steps.
For my friends who find the news overwhelming, who don't know how to get involved, here are a few small steps.
no kings! just queens! all hail the inbetweens!
still feeling stuck? I've got ideas
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I shared this a few months ago but it is still true.
For my friends who find the news overwhelming, who don't know how to get involved, here are a few small steps.
For my friends who find the news overwhelming, who don't know how to get involved, here are a few small steps.
Reposted by Hope
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
Collaging with friends won't solve all the problems but connection & community is a great antidote for fear & isolation. A list of meet-ups, classes, & opportunities for online and in-person art (and friend) making. #collage #queercollage #fuckice #together #art #makeart #portland #PNW #collageart
do it with friends!
collage local!
hopeamico.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Collaging with friends won't solve all the problems but connection & community is a great antidote for fear & isolation. A list of meet-ups, classes, & opportunities for online and in-person art (and friend) making. #collage #queercollage #fuckice #together #art #makeart #portland #PNW #collageart
I used to deliver food in New Orleans by bike, way before apps, and even before the Philly Bike Messengers tried to organize us (we were an unruly bunch) . I never did it pregnant though. Thanks @everydaylouie.bsky.social for sharing!
while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.
happy new year everyone!
happy new year everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I used to deliver food in New Orleans by bike, way before apps, and even before the Philly Bike Messengers tried to organize us (we were an unruly bunch) . I never did it pregnant though. Thanks @everydaylouie.bsky.social for sharing!
I wrote about swimming for new years (not a polar plunge. Im not a monster) #swimming #happynewyear #queer
Water Loving Fire Sign Seeks Equilibrium
What I’m bringing into the new year.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I wrote about swimming for new years (not a polar plunge. Im not a monster) #swimming #happynewyear #queer
last call for early birds!
Collage Test Kitchen online class January 2026 — hope amico
three week ONLINE class series Tuesdays, 1/13,20,27 4-6 pm PST online and recorded What’s cooking in your art making and why does it work? Have a collage practice but want to discover more a...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
last call for early birds!
is drinking and fighting a holiday tradition?
discontinued Christmas traditions, rated
making new traditions is hard
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December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
is drinking and fighting a holiday tradition?
In the mail! December's Keep Writing card, number 201! December is the only month these go out "on time" so folks will get their gifts. Enjoy it while it lasts!
#keepwriting #subscription #mail #mailart #postcard #collaboration #queerart #letterpress #lowvision #printer
#keepwriting #subscription #mail #mailart #postcard #collaboration #queerart #letterpress #lowvision #printer
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In the mail! December's Keep Writing card, number 201! December is the only month these go out "on time" so folks will get their gifts. Enjoy it while it lasts!
#keepwriting #subscription #mail #mailart #postcard #collaboration #queerart #letterpress #lowvision #printer
#keepwriting #subscription #mail #mailart #postcard #collaboration #queerart #letterpress #lowvision #printer
for those of you who like your essays with a few footnotes...
the first thing you learn is how strong you can be
thoughts on 2020-2025
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December 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
for those of you who like your essays with a few footnotes...
hopeamico.com/store/p/keep...
really, the only gift I offer, a year of monthly mail for someone you love.
#gift #writer #write #postcard #letterpress
really, the only gift I offer, a year of monthly mail for someone you love.
#gift #writer #write #postcard #letterpress
GIFT Keep Writing postcard subscription — hope amico
This listing is for a one year GIFT subscription! Just fill out the recipient's name and address when prompted A monthly mailing subscription with a prompt for your response. Since 2008 the Keep ...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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really, the only gift I offer, a year of monthly mail for someone you love.
#gift #writer #write #postcard #letterpress
really, the only gift I offer, a year of monthly mail for someone you love.
#gift #writer #write #postcard #letterpress
of course this shows up in my feed an hour after I post a photo of my dead grandma. I loved my grandma, appreciated her deep skepticism , and yet, NO. NO thank you.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
of course this shows up in my feed an hour after I post a photo of my dead grandma. I loved my grandma, appreciated her deep skepticism , and yet, NO. NO thank you.
keep on keepin'on
gifts, news, and nostalgia from the studio of hope amico 12.10.2026
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December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
a true story about why Im so tired
how do you prioritize rest?
make me take a break
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December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
a true story about why Im so tired
low-key posted winter classes, buckle up . hopeamico.com/classes
classes — hope amico
creative classes for folks who think they aren’t creative
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December 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
low-key posted winter classes, buckle up . hopeamico.com/classes
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I signed up for 5 months of project coaching with @hopeamico.com today because being in charge of my own art means I can let it live in my own head forever and if there is one person who will for sure call me on my bullshit, it’s Hope.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I signed up for 5 months of project coaching with @hopeamico.com today because being in charge of my own art means I can let it live in my own head forever and if there is one person who will for sure call me on my bullshit, it’s Hope.
i am looking forward to this!
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
i am looking forward to this!
If you can't make the celebration, you can still get a copy from me!
Join us in celebrating the release of our fifteenth issue.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
If you can't make the celebration, you can still get a copy from me!
a few image transfers I made with students during class tonight. I love teaching.
#gelliprint #nomoreprisons #gelliplate #print #printer #printmaker #learn #teachingartist
#gelliprint #nomoreprisons #gelliplate #print #printer #printmaker #learn #teachingartist
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
a few image transfers I made with students during class tonight. I love teaching.
#gelliprint #nomoreprisons #gelliplate #print #printer #printmaker #learn #teachingartist
#gelliprint #nomoreprisons #gelliplate #print #printer #printmaker #learn #teachingartist
this month I will mail my 200th monthly postcard, aka the Keep Writing project. You can read all about it here, as I try to answer the question WHY.
#letterpress #mailart #mail #sendmail #penpal #printer #printing
#letterpress #mailart #mail #sendmail #penpal #printer #printing
two hundred questions
celebrating the Keep Writing project
hopeamico.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
the print that inspired the post. hopeamico.substack.com
#letterpress #printer #printing #queerprinter #handsettype #quotes #quateable #halloweencostume #nonbinary #print
#letterpress #printer #printing #queerprinter #handsettype #quotes #quateable #halloweencostume #nonbinary #print
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
the print that inspired the post. hopeamico.substack.com
#letterpress #printer #printing #queerprinter #handsettype #quotes #quateable #halloweencostume #nonbinary #print
#letterpress #printer #printing #queerprinter #handsettype #quotes #quateable #halloweencostume #nonbinary #print
lots of good news yesterday but "everything's great" is still a deseprate plea.
#postitivity #zine #portland #writer #queerwriter
#postitivity #zine #portland #writer #queerwriter
everything's great!
really!new class! come see me in Portland
hopeamico.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
lots of good news yesterday but "everything's great" is still a deseprate plea.
#postitivity #zine #portland #writer #queerwriter
#postitivity #zine #portland #writer #queerwriter
November's pay what you can class is for the writers!
ONLINE: Your Turn (Pay What You Can) Nov 2025 — hope amico
Tuesday November 18 4-6 pm PST Online & recorded for participants. Introducing a monthly series for the rest of 2025: Pay What You Can Classes! Register here to save your spot, choose yo...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
November's pay what you can class is for the writers!
look what came in the mail today! I will have them at Portland Zine Symposium on 11/8, and will be mailing them to some Keep Writing subscribers! I also include them in any orders I ship till I run out!
@fineprintpaper.com #zine #write #queerwriter #art #neworleans
@fineprintpaper.com #zine #write #queerwriter #art #neworleans
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
look what came in the mail today! I will have them at Portland Zine Symposium on 11/8, and will be mailing them to some Keep Writing subscribers! I also include them in any orders I ship till I run out!
@fineprintpaper.com #zine #write #queerwriter #art #neworleans
@fineprintpaper.com #zine #write #queerwriter #art #neworleans
one of three postcards heading to Brassworks for their winter postcard show. Collage using gelli plate prints I made and material from Neva Sincick--check out leterripart.com for more about that!
#collage #queerartist #enbyartist #disabilityarts #mixedmedia #postcard
#collage #queerartist #enbyartist #disabilityarts #mixedmedia #postcard
October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
one of three postcards heading to Brassworks for their winter postcard show. Collage using gelli plate prints I made and material from Neva Sincick--check out leterripart.com for more about that!
#collage #queerartist #enbyartist #disabilityarts #mixedmedia #postcard
#collage #queerartist #enbyartist #disabilityarts #mixedmedia #postcard