Jamie Bollenbach
@jamiebollenbach.bsky.social
Professional artist & teacher in Seattle. MFA UW 2002. Pro-democracy family since 1775.
Anchorage kid. All Authorship: Self/ Machineless/ No AI
Anchorage kid. All Authorship: Self/ Machineless/ No AI
Another early statehood era Alaskan contemporary oil painting by Dean Brennan, in Anchorage, circa 1958, with distinct figures and faces in this abstracted paintnig. According to a note on the back, it was exhbited at the Henry Art Museum in Seattle I think in 1959.
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Another early statehood era Alaskan contemporary oil painting by Dean Brennan, in Anchorage, circa 1958, with distinct figures and faces in this abstracted paintnig. According to a note on the back, it was exhbited at the Henry Art Museum in Seattle I think in 1959.
Oil painting by my dad, Burt Bollenbach, dated 1957, in Anchorage, with "Ariel's Song" from The Tempest hand-written on the back. I still use my dad's wood easel, bought at Blaine's art supplies in Spenard, about this time.
- Full Fathom Five my Father lies..
- Full Fathom Five my Father lies..
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Oil painting by my dad, Burt Bollenbach, dated 1957, in Anchorage, with "Ariel's Song" from The Tempest hand-written on the back. I still use my dad's wood easel, bought at Blaine's art supplies in Spenard, about this time.
- Full Fathom Five my Father lies..
- Full Fathom Five my Father lies..
An Alex Combs abstract, circa 1966, part of the early statehood art scene in Anchorage. oil on board. Personal collection. Bollenbach personal collection.
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
An Alex Combs abstract, circa 1966, part of the early statehood art scene in Anchorage. oil on board. Personal collection. Bollenbach personal collection.
Some Statehood era Anchorage paintings, collected by Burt and Amy Bollenbach, painted 1956-1975.
One of Mom's favorites, by the mysterious Sonna Holmes, skilled, beautiful, reluctant to sell. She left Anchorage in the 1960s. Oil, probably from life, circa 1958..
One of Mom's favorites, by the mysterious Sonna Holmes, skilled, beautiful, reluctant to sell. She left Anchorage in the 1960s. Oil, probably from life, circa 1958..
January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Some Statehood era Anchorage paintings, collected by Burt and Amy Bollenbach, painted 1956-1975.
One of Mom's favorites, by the mysterious Sonna Holmes, skilled, beautiful, reluctant to sell. She left Anchorage in the 1960s. Oil, probably from life, circa 1958..
One of Mom's favorites, by the mysterious Sonna Holmes, skilled, beautiful, reluctant to sell. She left Anchorage in the 1960s. Oil, probably from life, circa 1958..
Fish and Freedom or Crude and Fascism in Alaska: Murkowski instant endorsed The Taupe Avenger Sen. Dan Sullivan over the impressive, reasonable moderate with long record of working across the aisle, Native Alaskan Mary Peltola.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Fish and Freedom or Crude and Fascism in Alaska: Murkowski instant endorsed The Taupe Avenger Sen. Dan Sullivan over the impressive, reasonable moderate with long record of working across the aisle, Native Alaskan Mary Peltola.
This protest sign brought me dozens of stories of elders in WWII 🇺🇸 who sought the Four Freedoms, from D-Day to the skies and seas and the hunt for Nazis at home. We know the history and we know their sacrifice. We reject fascism, and we embrace democracy, for the moral principles that they did.
October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This protest sign brought me dozens of stories of elders in WWII 🇺🇸 who sought the Four Freedoms, from D-Day to the skies and seas and the hunt for Nazis at home. We know the history and we know their sacrifice. We reject fascism, and we embrace democracy, for the moral principles that they did.
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honestly the Democrats should just bring a goose to Capitol Hill and have it chase him around
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
honestly the Democrats should just bring a goose to Capitol Hill and have it chase him around
A lack of weather balloon data may have factored in the the typhoon disaster in western Alaska this year. Fed cuts to save Musk & crew taxes.
My forecaster dad worried, in the 60s, new satellites grabbed funding from weather balloons: crucial, benchmark weather data.
My forecaster dad worried, in the 60s, new satellites grabbed funding from weather balloons: crucial, benchmark weather data.
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A lack of weather balloon data may have factored in the the typhoon disaster in western Alaska this year. Fed cuts to save Musk & crew taxes.
My forecaster dad worried, in the 60s, new satellites grabbed funding from weather balloons: crucial, benchmark weather data.
My forecaster dad worried, in the 60s, new satellites grabbed funding from weather balloons: crucial, benchmark weather data.
In 1943, my uncle Duane took a pretty dim view of fascism and went in a B-17 and dropped at least 25,000 pounds of high explosives on fascists until they shot him.
October 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In 1943, my uncle Duane took a pretty dim view of fascism and went in a B-17 and dropped at least 25,000 pounds of high explosives on fascists until they shot him.
Like Ohio or W. Virginia, Alaska's Gov. Dunleavy could send Alaskan National troops on a made-up Trumpist excuse to occupy Seattle.
Alaskans press, press hard, hard: you're dependent on the normal trade and good will with of the people of Washington. This is a test of friendship against a bully.
Alaskans press, press hard, hard: you're dependent on the normal trade and good will with of the people of Washington. This is a test of friendship against a bully.
August 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Like Ohio or W. Virginia, Alaska's Gov. Dunleavy could send Alaskan National troops on a made-up Trumpist excuse to occupy Seattle.
Alaskans press, press hard, hard: you're dependent on the normal trade and good will with of the people of Washington. This is a test of friendship against a bully.
Alaskans press, press hard, hard: you're dependent on the normal trade and good will with of the people of Washington. This is a test of friendship against a bully.
Any Alaska cop, trooper, or MP that arrests Putin on sight would be serving the intent of the International Criminal Court and its outstanding warrant for his arrest, for war crimes. This cop would be a hero to the world.
August 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Any Alaska cop, trooper, or MP that arrests Putin on sight would be serving the intent of the International Criminal Court and its outstanding warrant for his arrest, for war crimes. This cop would be a hero to the world.
Sadness is natural, but despair is a powerful tool of the enemies of justice.
Do not spend a second convincing people working for good things that their work is hopeless. That's not cutesy nihilism, that is enforcing despair.
Do not volunteer to do the fascists' work.
Do not spend a second convincing people working for good things that their work is hopeless. That's not cutesy nihilism, that is enforcing despair.
Do not volunteer to do the fascists' work.
July 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sadness is natural, but despair is a powerful tool of the enemies of justice.
Do not spend a second convincing people working for good things that their work is hopeless. That's not cutesy nihilism, that is enforcing despair.
Do not volunteer to do the fascists' work.
Do not spend a second convincing people working for good things that their work is hopeless. That's not cutesy nihilism, that is enforcing despair.
Do not volunteer to do the fascists' work.
Reposted by Jamie Bollenbach
Krome Miami is run by NANA / Akima the Alaska Native Corporation. Each report is worse than the last.
Why aren’t we seeing shareholders protesting these abuses?
Why aren’t we seeing shareholders protesting these abuses?
July 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Krome Miami is run by NANA / Akima the Alaska Native Corporation. Each report is worse than the last.
Why aren’t we seeing shareholders protesting these abuses?
Why aren’t we seeing shareholders protesting these abuses?
One might argue that this is a cheese burger.
June 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
One might argue that this is a cheese burger.
June 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Sneak peak at all of America tomorrow for “No Kings Day” 🍊🦅🇺🇸
June 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sneak peak at all of America tomorrow for “No Kings Day” 🍊🦅🇺🇸
Sens. #Murkowski & #DanSullivan should know that the political organization they support, like any fascist party, will target their own supporters who dissent or digress. The potato starch-flavored concern they'll express on a Senator's arrest will not protect them.
June 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sens. #Murkowski & #DanSullivan should know that the political organization they support, like any fascist party, will target their own supporters who dissent or digress. The potato starch-flavored concern they'll express on a Senator's arrest will not protect them.
My dad, Burt Bollenbach, at Weather Bureau at the then Hill Building in Anchorage, early 1960s. At the time, the temperature and pressure maps had to be drawn by hand.
June 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My dad, Burt Bollenbach, at Weather Bureau at the then Hill Building in Anchorage, early 1960s. At the time, the temperature and pressure maps had to be drawn by hand.
"no officer, that flag represents the Alaska Steamship company"
June 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"no officer, that flag represents the Alaska Steamship company"
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Every protest I’ve attended in SC has been peaceful. Cops were kind and removed disrupters. This rhetoric out of DC is meant to instill fear and keep people away. Show up. Know your rights. Save democracy.
#MomSky
#MomSky
June 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Every protest I’ve attended in SC has been peaceful. Cops were kind and removed disrupters. This rhetoric out of DC is meant to instill fear and keep people away. Show up. Know your rights. Save democracy.
#MomSky
#MomSky
Reposted by Jamie Bollenbach
Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
United States Congress elections, 2026
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
Tom Begich's ADN column says nephew has now surrendered to a path of darkness and authoritarianism that will injure Alaskans and degrade the United States. Rep. Nick Begich III wants fascism, as long as he's in on it; he's now spit on his grandfather's celebrated legacy of public service.
May 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tom Begich's ADN column says nephew has now surrendered to a path of darkness and authoritarianism that will injure Alaskans and degrade the United States. Rep. Nick Begich III wants fascism, as long as he's in on it; he's now spit on his grandfather's celebrated legacy of public service.
Alaska medical research pros, don't hold back. Get all your people together and go after Nicky the House Elf.
Superb and important article, pointing out that politically the best way to save biomedical research is to get communities around different diseases informed of the problem, and set them loose on their congresspeople. Right now they just don't know what's going on. How to make this happen?
May 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Alaska medical research pros, don't hold back. Get all your people together and go after Nicky the House Elf.
As wide jeans return, remember that aging gracefully precludes wearing JNCO pants.
May 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As wide jeans return, remember that aging gracefully precludes wearing JNCO pants.