Hamid Shibata Bennett
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Hamid Shibata Bennett
@compassionartspdx.bsky.social
Advanced myofascial bodyworker and licensed massage therapist, musician, photographer, and rare lymphoma survivor in Milwaukie, Oregon. (OBMT #301) 🦆👾👽

http://www.compassionartspdx.com
https://hamidshibatabennett.bandcamp.com
I finally hung up some of my smaller fine art photography prints at the bodywork studio. Take home art for your walls!
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On my ride home yesterday, I found public art vandalized. I remembered that our mayor was asking for haiku’s to read at city council meetings. In Milwaukie, Oregon are seen, you are valued, you are loved.

Milwaukie Pride flag
waving steady in summer
breeze, be your fab self
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Sometimes a whittle doesn’t always go as planned… #whittling #edc
September 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of my favorite things is being the first one at the clinic and flipping on the lights. It’s staying nice and cool here in the myofascial bodywork studio. Here’s a few self-care reminders for this week’s heat wave.
August 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I re-arranged my main pedalboard today, taking TheGigRig’s Humdinger off my older live looping board. Now, I have mono, stereo, wet-dry, or wet-dry-wet options again in the pedalboard I use with the band. Thanks to Old Town Music for helping me get creative with the power supply.
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New guitar amp day! I paired up my new Laney Lionheart Foundary Super 60-112 with my Supro Black Magick. I am looking forward to a long weekend making a lot of music!
August 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A day off to make music. Here is an ambient improvisation, making a drone with the Studiologic NumaCompact X SE and playing the Reverend Double Agent OG guitar. On the pedalboard is the Wampler Tumnus and Universal-Audio Del-Verb going into the Supro Black Magick and Blackstar HT-5R valve amps.
August 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My bodywork day wrapped up early, so I had time to sit in the shade and finish whittling my third triple spiral. I used the MKM Pocket Tango and Victorinox Pioneer X Alox Swiss Army Knife.

#whittling #woodcarving #edc #fixedblade #swissarmyknife
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Scenes of whittling.

#whittling #woodcarving #edc
July 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Monday, Roadside Attraction was wrapping up our first four tunes. Morgan and I were back at Chapel Recording laying down electric guitar leads with recording engineer extraordinaire Brian Vierra.
July 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our band, Roadside Attraction, will be rocking the sweet tunes during week 2 of Milwaukie Porchfest! Come join us from 6:30-8:30pm on Friday, July 18th!

Milwaukie Porchfest is July 11th, 18th, and 25th. For a map of porches, go to www.MilwaukiePorchfest.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My abridged history of whittling spirals in wood.

#whittling #woodcarving #edc #bushcraft
July 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Whittling progress, finishing up a triple spiral with the LionSteel B35 fixed blade and cleaned up the inner rungs with the Victorinox Rambler Swiss Army Knife. #whittling #woodcarving #bushcraft #edc #fixedblade #swissarmyknife #victorinoxrambler
July 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A moment before the thunderstorm. I bit of whittling on my lunch break. I got soaked on the stroll back the bodywork studio.
June 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We have a new bike rack installed in front of my myofascial bodywork studio in the clinic! #gobybike
June 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just a momma and her ducklings, napping nearby while I was whittling by the river on my lunch break .
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
After going to sauna and then lunch at the farmers market, I stopped by Spoke & Word Books. I picked up a copy of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Ruben… I flipped it open, read a half page, and knew this was my next read.
June 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I found graffiti on a local Pride flag mural. I called Police non-emergency; It had been reported as a hate crime.

I am proud to live in a city where the response to hateful acts are swift. We need all caring folk standing up in the face of intolerance. Happy Pride Month! You are welcome here.
June 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The new batch of typewritten business cards look pretty keen on my bushcrafted card holders.
June 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I banged out a few business cards on the Olympia last night. I hadn’t made cards since I moved my practice to downtown Milwaukie, so it was a project long overdo! #typewriter
June 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My only full day off this week and making time to look for sticks by the riverside. My first project of the day was to make a little bushcraft stand, which works pretty well to hold up my sunglasses. I used the LionSteel B35 fixed blade, the Victorinox Pioneer X Alox, and the Silky F180 folding saw.
May 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I spent all
afternoon outside, mostly by the river.
May 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Whittling progress by the river with the LionSteel B35 fixed blade knife.
May 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A curious goose was interested in my whittling.
May 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Dropped off my ballot on my ebike ride home. Ballots can be dropped off until 8pm. Get out there and vote! #vote #clackamascounty #milwaukieoregon
May 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM