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Chikalada
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Heavy on the pro-democracy and pro-justice posts these days with so much at stake. Also post artwork (collage, assemblage, leaded glass), photos I like, nature, animals, astronomy images, and examples of kindness. No DMs or chats
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Sunset tonight:
#photography #nature
Fuschia clouds dot the sky above a wooded hillside in silhouette. Near the horizon to the left, a smear of peach-colored clouds hugs the distant mountains. A bit of blue peeks out here and there.
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Oregon Coast:
#photography #nature
Photograph of Oregon coastline with high clouds, mountains trending down to the water in the background, and a thickly vegetated foreground with a cypress tree (I think) to the left. Large rocks dot the ocean offshore.
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Simon Rosenberg reminds us in no uncertain terms that we cannot relent, however tired we might be from the onslaught of evil and crazy:
#democracy
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Simon Rosenberg:
#democracy #ukraine
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Assemblage: Winged Migration
#art #AbstractArt #assemblage
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Found object wallhanging: Plywood wrapped in flue tape and aluminum flashing, decorated with a piece of metal from a rusted stovepipe, shot-up signage in a chevron, rusted cookie tin lid, an unknown car part, found jaw bones from an unknown animal, stones, and a flashlight bulb
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This pic was taken in Steamboat Springs, CO, a number of years ago. The colors and charm of this house and gardens always make me smile.
#photography
Photo of a two story, gabled house with a small front porch. The walls are painted purple, while the trim (including some wonderful bric-a-brac along the roof) is painted teal. As an added touch, the window frames are painted a cool, pale yellow. The door is painted red. The garden is dense and full of flowers, the tall ones (larkspur?) almost the same color as the walls of the house, others red, orange, and yellow. A teal straight-backed chair sits on the porch.
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Small collage, 6" x 4": High Flyers
#art #AbstractArt #collage
Paper collage: Recycled photograph, marbleized paper, torn gold, blue, and bronze paper, map scraps
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The finished sculpture inspired by the Portland Frog. I love how the lighting in this photo gives him a little buddy.
#art #AbstractArt #assemblage
Wire sculptures depicting a stylized frog. Base is recycled redwood decorated with bone and horn beads. Two of the beads use "peacock" motifs that in this context, suggest frog's feet. The lightning from above casts a shadow of the frog onto the wall behind.
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Jay Kuo, The Status Kuo:
#Shutdown #democracy
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I find this photo of a cottage in the Cotswolds so very calming and soothing.
#photography
A stone cottage is covered with a graceful flowering vine.
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Assemblage: Shipwreck
#art #AbstractArt #assemblage
Abstract found object wallhanging: Background is rusted corrugated roofing decorated with a portion of a rusted stovepipe, weatherbeaten blue canvas, animal bones, a pot sherd, stone, and various other metal objects
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Robert Hubbell:
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This view never gets old:
#photography #nature
Sunrise over the southern Cascades. The mountains are in silhouette along the bottom of the image, crowned with gold, pink, and gray clouds while deep pink clouds are at the top of the image. An oak tree in silhouette is in the right lower corner.
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Small collage, 6" x 4": Summer Afternoon
#art #AbstractArt #collage
Paper collage with three torn papers for background, plain gold, black-and-gold striped, and black with concentric gold squares. In the foreground, some torn paper with butterfly stencils, wedges of stippled yellow with green "rinds," and torn plain crimson paper
October 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Dartmoor, Devon, England:
#nature #photography
Photograph of the moors in Dartmoor. An ancient stone bridge provides a crossing over a stream, while a wind-ravaged tree still manages to thrive next to it. The moors stretch into the distance while clouds dot the sky.
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Wire sculpture, inspired by the Portland Frog:
#art
A sculpture made from wire and beads that depicts a stylized frog
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Robert Hubbell:
#democracy #resistance
October 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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From yesterday's protest:
#democracy #NoKings #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
A big black dog standing in a grassy field wears a sign that says, "Neutered, but still has bigger balls than Mike Johnson."
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Incredible energy in the ruby red small city of Redding, CA, probably 3000 people attending at least. Overwhelming support from drivers driving by, too!
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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There's just something about this Jersey wall that I love.
#Photography #AbstractArt
Photograph of a highway median divider painted with a creamy white paint. The paint has scallops along the botton edge. A hole in the wall peeks through to the grasses behind it, while dried grasses decorate the bottom and foreground of the photo.
October 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Collage: Untitled
#collage #AbstractArt
Paper collage: Cork paper background decorated with torn gold- and copper-colored paper, green paper patterned with gold floral designs, some paper with flying cranes, and some cut black paper in slender shapes. Some scraps of red paper are also included. The general feeling is of movement and fluidity.
October 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Peace and perfection on the French Riviera:
#photography
A picture of the coast along the French Riviera, where the aqua-colored water mirrors the aqua-colored sky. Two natural jetties jut out into the ocean, forming a small cove, where a single small boat is moored.
October 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Assemblage shadowbox: In the Neighborhood
#art #assemblage
Wall-hanging: A shadowbox built from repurposed wood and painted dark blue, divided in half. In the upper half, a photo of a house fronted by a graffiti-festooned fence comprises the background. In the lower half, a photo of a wall along Alberta Ave in Portland, with colorful, fanciful painting, doors, and windows is the background. A pink outline of a standing bunny is to the left of the door. A monster finger-puppet is on the top of the box with eyes and hands upraised. On the divider sits a shark-mobile, small racing car, triceratops, another monster finger-puppet with a rubber ducky on his head, and a potted tree. Resting on the bottom level, there is a toy Squirt bottle, a cactus eraser and a plastic lizard on the wall above, a robot with a rubber ducky on the top of his head, a toy rooster and a toy ostrich. A bronze mask hangs from the top on the upper left hand corner while bronze leaves add decoration to the ends of the divider.
October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The artistry and whimsy of this mailbox in Provence always makes me smile.
#photography
Picture of a handmade, weathered wooden mailbox with a diamond made of multi-colored stripes, some patterned, in the middle. A blue stylized bird perches on top.
October 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM