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Josi
@csasylumart.bsky.social
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African American Artist • creator of Wizard Heights zine • 3D and 2D art• Attempting PhD in Sociology (possible burnout) • Trickster Deity • expect short bursts of intelligence only

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It's only a clay sculpture with articulating joints and an Ocarina for a head. It's only a beautiful comentary on life and the beauty of death. It only art made to enrich rather than extract. but if i dont get praise for this, im just going to churn out black stewie griffin figures production style
Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture hides among the rosemary. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture sits in the yard. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture's mushroom infested arm. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture laying uncomfortably on a porch railing. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal.
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Interact with my goddamn art, I put work in this!! Fuck, quote post your own art too
Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: the pink toe beans of A clay chimera sculpture. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture lounging on a porch been, the artist peers at the viewer. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal. Pictured: A clay chimera sculpture lounges on a porch beem. The head of the sculpture is a playable ocarina. Head of bear and boar, a single twisted horn sprouts from her head. Her hands, once used to grasp at the sun, reach beyond the veil. Her emaciated form prematurely sprouts mushrooms hungry for her wane. And yet, she smiles and laughs at death, for her song is eternal.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Wizard Heights vol.1 Pg.22
A wizard comic that depicts two wizards talking to each other: "When i picture "grace"," says wizard 1, " i picture you. In response, wizard 2 says, "Awww!" Then hocks a loogie, "haurkk, pitooo"
September 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Wizard Heights vol.2 pg.28
A wizard stands on a play stage wearing a large costume wizard head. They are speaking to another wizard who is standing in the seating area. The costumed wizard says, "i find this costume weird, and exploititive, and offensive (culturally^tm)" to which the standing wizard replies,"good!, use that, channel that feeling!"
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Wizard Heights Tome pg. 21
A wizard stands with their back to the viewer. The wizard is wearing a denim jacked with studs and band patches. There is an arrow pointing to one of the patches labeling that patch specifically as a "velcro patch." The patch in its current orientation reads "talk to me" but, being velcro, it could presumably be re-oriented to say "leave me alone." The wizard is looking at the viewer over their shoulder, saying, "wut chu want?"
September 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Wizard Heights vol.1 pg.19
A wizard with a star on their hat sits slumped on a big sofa chair while watching tv. Text on the bottom of the image reads: occationally, star-side wizards feel that they are not as cool or mysterious as moon-side wizards
September 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Wizard Heights vol.2 pg.11
A wizard kneels before an open microphone, sundering their shirt open to reveal their hairy chest while reciting a poem. The poem goes, " it's not air or warter or bone, nor hair. Nothing in-between or between too inns vacancy. This is not born of complacency. Sheets crisp. Breath open, it motioned clouds rolling upward along a seam, so it seemed. Its real, no dream this...this thing. drawing out my tears its poison sting. Placing scaffolds along my back as it folds static sheets into my skin. I sing!
September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Wizard Heights: Flippant, pg. 18

Find the crumb.
A silhouette of a strange wizard looms over the canopy of some distant rainforest. Below, in a clearing, lays a huge stone structure. It's old and overgrown like an ancient pyramid. Only this pyramid is in the shape of a wizard. Text in the bottom reads, "looking for the small acts of good i can do"
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Wizard Heights vol.2 pg.20
Two wizards speak to each other while smoking by a brick wall partially hidden by verdant overgrowth. Wizard A says, "the path to ruin is paved". "With what?" Says Wizard B Wizard A responds, " i dont think that matters"
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Wizard Heights vol.3 pg.13
A wizard with flowing locks balances on a broom with only one foot while saying, "wizards can ride brooms too" while in cut off jeans and a tee-shirt
September 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Wizard Heights vol 1. Pg 14
Four separate depictions of wizards and wizard interaction. Top left: a wizard playing in the snow making a snow angel, making jolly noises "hehehe", "hoho" "hahaha". Top right: a grim looking wizard speaks to the viewer, "well, we are basically cosmic garbage collectors. Everyone needs us, but the work isnt... for... Everyone" an arrow points to this wizards robe with text that reads,"hasnt washed robe in weeks. " Bottom left: a wizard is posed in ambient space and says, "whatevers happening its fun as heck." Bottom right, a human sits at an office desk, typing on her computer and talking on the phone at the same time, she says,"if they still dont leave after the spray-bottle,you can try offering food at a different location..."
September 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Wizard Heights: Tome. Pg.8
A page from the zine Wizard Heights: Tome pg.8 an illustration of a wizard wearing a t-shirt and shorts. The wizard has long, curly hair that hangs below their knees. They have a round belly and a wizard hat with a cresent moon on it. They also are holding a wand that is passively leaking magic. There is a thought bubble leading from their head that says, "i should show more hole."
September 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Some more angles for detail
An unfired clay piece. Similar to chalice, with a face emerging from the outside wall of the cup. There is a dimpling detail along its base. From this angle, you can see the smooth groove that runs around the glass for grip An unfired clay piece. From this perspective, it looks like a funnel? With the stem being the base of the glass. The stem looks something like a neck extended upward with elements of a vein and spinal column An unfired clay piece. Similar to chalice, with a face emerging from the outside wall of the cup. From this angle you can see a "human spine" and inverted "ribs" that emerge from the inside wall of the glass; where fluid is stored
July 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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I've been having mad artists' blocks, but I've started making again
An unfired clay piece. From this perspective, it looks like a plate with a face emerging from the center An unfired clay piece. A vessel, a mug, with strange angles, vaguely "hourglass" shaped. The mug has a face emerging from the lip An unfired clay piece. Similar to chalice, with a face emerging from the outside wall of the cup. There is a dimpling detail along its base. A secondary view of an unfired clay piece. The mug of strange shapes is mostly organic shapes except for a square handle with a round hole. There is also a purposeful "scar" drawn into the clay
July 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Up close design of an espresso mug. I wish i had made one for myself!
One of my espresso mugs, available soon at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust! One of my espresso mugs, available soon at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust!
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Anyway, here's some ceramic art I made. Lil espresso mugs. Soon to be sold at 40lbs cafe in Portland, Oregon. I'm really pleased with how they came out, and I can't wait to take what I learned and make the next batch even better!
My espresso mugs, sitting on a wood barrel at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust! Top down view of my espresso mugs, sitting on a wood barrel at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust My espresso mugs, sitting on a wood barrel at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust My espresso mugs, sitting on a wood barrel at 40lbs café. They are chartreuse with a black band and a purple-maroon inside. Danity but robust
May 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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If you're in Portland, OR and want to support the shoofly workers, be sure to stop by Momento Nori Cafe today. They are putting on a bake sale, and the hand-made poptarts are unbelievable
Picture of a fluffy handmade poptart in front of Memento Mori Cafe. The poptart is pink with sprinkles and has a strawberry filling. Not too sweet and pairs perfectly with coffee!
May 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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No ref but my homie the best and fr id drop everyting to hang
My homie and pals Boot and friends Homie qui Homie library
May 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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June 15th, 2020, I made this image.

I'm not sure how I felt about it then; I'm notnot sure how I feel about it now.
A drawn representation of a mutilated black body falling through life (represented by mountains and pine trees) into death (represented by stars and space). The character falls with a noose around the neck, implying that this was a lynching. The dead character speaks, through word bubbles, "im sure my death, will make... great character motivation, for some white person"
April 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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It's always a joy to have my art shown alongside others! And to act like a fool around serious folx
Posing with a peace sign behind a glass box with one of my art pieces in it. Hope nobody who sees this is British cuz i didn't intend to flip you off my body just did that Menacingly posing beside two of my artworks like a croft villain plotting the acquisition of cursed artifacts. I didnt mean to pose like that, my body just did that
April 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I am sick to my stomach with grief and anger, but these images capture feelings I have nearly forgotten. It makes me sad to imagine that I'll never be able to take pictures like this again because of feelings I've built up in response to the greed and stupidity of evil men.
An image of my partner kicking at the waves on the coast. A recreation of another photo they took on their first visit to the coast. It didn't turn out quite the way we wanted. it's too dark. It seems melancholy except for the queer little point of her toe. The ocean roars indifferently behind her. I love her very much A shilloette of my partner covers about 1/3 of the image and merges with the vignette produced by the train window. Outside the window, past the trees and telephone poll in the midground, a small mountain turns reddish-purple in the waining light of the sun Crisp and clear picture of a mountain trail and a sign the says, stay on trail. People can be seen walking up, far ahead Crater lake from the top of some high place. At sunset. The rows of mountains become fainter and fainter until they merge with the sky. The world grows dark under searing light.
April 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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If these make you feel anything positive, please let me know.
Photo: 1/3 of the leftmost portion of the image is a vertical white bar. In the foreground, emerging from the bar is half of a traffic cone. Tied to the top of the traffic cone is a yellow "caution" tape that falls diagonally from the top of the image to the halfway point. Behing the tape, in the midground is the dismantled and warped frame of a potentially vintage bike. The bikeframe is largely composed of sweeping archs and is blue. In the background, a dilapidated house sulks in shadow Dark, grainy image of the me standing amidst trees and foliage. A vauge overture of green tints the air. I am mostly obscured by a vertical, rectangular smear of voilet color A picture of chopped onions, peppers, sausage, and okra sitting next to two open cans of diced tomatos and a whole un opened bulb of garlic. There is also a coil from an oven. All these items are placed on a cutting board with zero consideration of cross contamination. Dont @ me, im still alive (for now), and im sure whatever i made tasted great. The okra makes me think I was making gumbo A grainy and hazy picture of a friend, whom i love, staring out over the coast. He is wearing a blue and slightly whiter-than-white striped shirt , his red hair and beard form into on barely visible mass, and all other elements of his face are obscured by haze. In the background looms the vague dark shape of some rocky outcropping.
April 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Late night doodle. I make these doodles all the time, and you can see compilations of them for free.
A "wizard comic", after my style of comics titled, "wizard heights." The comic shows a wizard with a long wand pointing at a graph of sorts. The graph shows a "slingshot manuver" like what is used to navigate around planets such that gravity assists the object being piloted (weird sentence, sorry). The "planet" around which our "probe" is launched (via gravity assist) is labeled "crushing despair, hopelessness, and brutal death". After the gravity assist, the probe is projected to land on another planet labled, "sleep." The wizard, the one pointing to the graph, is saying, via speech bubble, "As you can see, there is almost no room for error"
April 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Blue sky's open, quote one art to promote yourself
An espresso cup I made, accentuated with some lovely latte art by a barista friend of mine
April 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Oh! This one has my name on it!
A flyer for "Holding out own," an Lgbtqia2s+ ceramic artist and potters artshow. Poening reception on april 10 from 6-8pm at the Multnomah Arts Center portland oregon
March 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM