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Emily van Lidth de Jeude
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Social practice artist and writer.
http://www.emilyartist.ca
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The ballad I sing in the middle is the Three Ravens, learned long ago at the Vancouver Folksong Society (I can't remember from whom). My family sings ballads, so they and all sorts of songs are a huge part of how I process life... along with painting.

#artist #wip #painter #traditionalmusic
Emily van Lidth de Jeude in studio painting ravens
Just a studio update from me! The ballad you hear me singing in the middle is the Three Ravens, which I learned as a child at the Vancouver Folksong Society (I can't remember from whom; maybe Maura...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Something to consider when using AI.

#ai #artificialintelligence #genai #aiart #artist #art
emilyvanartist.noblogs.org/post/2026/02...
Do You Illustrate with AI? – Emily van Lidth de Jeude
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February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
I'm now a year post opt-out of big tech, and I'M SO HAPPY! No more Amazon, Microsoft, Meta... I'm STILL in the process of leaving Google. But I'm almost there! I've transferred all my previous work to new services and changed my email. Now just collecting straggles. :-)

#bigtech #fascism #politics
'Unsubscribe' and 'opt out': A new Big Tech boycott to protest ICE starts February 1
Small businesses struggled to observe the national shutdown to protest ICE. Here's why a boycott of companies like OpenAI and Amazon could be easier and more effective.
www.businessinsider.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
Big Tech drives the fascist machine.
Change is easy!
I left Meta for Mastodon, Windows for Ubuntu, MSOffice for LibreOffice, etc. I'm happier than I've ever been!
Here's an article with a list of the happy changes I've made: emilyvanartist.noblogs.org/post/2025/07...
#fascism #bigtech #politics
How I’m Leaving Big Fascist Tech in the Dust – Emily van Lidth de Jeude
emilyvanartist.noblogs.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Reposted by Emily van Lidth de Jeude
avilewis.ca
It was a speech that claimed to challenge the hypocrisy of the liberal centre — and ended up proving it.

My conversation with @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on Mark Carney’s political theatre.
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Cross-posted from my Mastodon. Please join me over there!!
It seems like every effort made by humans to build a peaceful, loving world is exploited by the greedy/depraved few and turned into war. How can we avoid this?
On the bright side, we're still making such efforts. 💚

#fascism #politics #peace
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Emily van Lidth de Jeude
avilewis.ca
Only 2 days left. You know what to do! Get your NDP membership now so you're eligible to vote in the leadership race.

Join us: https://avilewis.link/join
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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My Mastodon feed is full of reports about Minneapolis, today. Hearing that Meta may be filtering out Minneapolis news, today, and not seeing a whole lot on BlueSky, I thought I'd at least come over to BlueSky and share some!
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

#ice #minnesota #reneegood #fascism
Live: Scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement
Restaurants, museums, schools and nonprofits closed their doors as part of an “Ice Out!” demonstration.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
Patrick Leavy just pointed me to this excellent list of options for getting away from Big Tech. Check it out!
www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbig...
#fascism #antifa #bigtech
Rebel Tech Alliance
www.rebeltechalliance.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
Update: ditching fascist media: YEAH!
Still loving Ubuntu, Autistici/Inventati, Signal, etc. I Feel SO liberated and in community! STILL no Fairphone, bc n/a in Canada, & anyway I can't afford to replace my phone rn.

Please join me on Mastodon! So much better than Bsky!!

#fascism #antifa #bigtech
We Must Open Our Eyes and Choose to See – Emily van Lidth de Jeude
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January 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
My beautiful daughter is having a stock-clearing sale at her Loved Books Kids shop, until Jan 2. She's moving & wants to minimize the stock she has to move! Have a look if you have book-loving kids to shop for!
www.etsy.com/shop/LovedBo...

#gifts #kidsbooks #etsy #supportlocal #smallbusiness #books
www.etsy.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
One of the best articles I've read in ages. Don't write it off as more political pondering you don't have time for. This is more about who we are as a society than anything else. And who we want to be. Apparently I'm a Cassandra. You might be too.

#politics #trump #gender #socialjustice #fascism
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Dear Little Emily: Psychosomatic, or Grandma Frees the Ptarmigan
...available as a written story, or audio, at this link:
www.emilyartist.ca/2025/12/dear...

#art #artist #ukraine #mentalhealth #writing #story #disability #family
Dear Little Emily: Psychosomatic
Canadian contemporary artist, social practice, installation and performance art. Neurodiverse, feminist, humanist, ecologist. Changemaker.
www.emilyartist.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
I've finally put the audio version of Dear Little Emily: The Best Little Rooster Who Ever Lived up on Makertube:
makertube.net/w/jXE76nz3b5...

#art #artist #writer #story #chickens #farming #audio
Dear Little Emily: The Best Little Rooster Who Ever Lived
This is the second audio recording of the Dear Little Emily series. In this, I speak about the joy, humour, sorrow, and also deep connection I've found in keeping chickens. Dear Little Emily is a s...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
Tidying up for my open studio tomorrow, and decided to write about my bones:
www.emilyartist.ca/2025/11/bone...

#artist #art #bones #diversity #biodiversity #inspiration #skulls #writing #essay
Bones
Canadian contemporary artist, social practice, installation and performance art. Neurodiverse, feminist, humanist, ecologist. Changemaker.
www.emilyartist.ca
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Instead of supporting billionaires, support your local artists and businesses!
*Open Studio and Art Sale*
Sunday, Nov. 23, 11am-3pm
602 Collins Rd, Bowen Island/Nexwlelexwem
Books, prints, drawings and paintings.
Shown are a little of what's available.

#art #artist #canadianartist #artstudio #sale
Triptych painting on canvas of bull-kelp, seals and perch fish in a rainbow-lit dancing sea. Each of the three panels measures 11x14 inches. Painting on 14x11 inch canvas of two arbutus trees on mossy cliffs, reaching their leafy limbs out towards the ocean. There are islands in the distance. All is obscured by the swoosh of the wind curling throughout the painting. The title of this piece is Arbutus Beckon the Storm 1, by Emily van Lidth de Jeude. A painting on 11x14 inch canvas. A coniferous tree stands to the right of centre, on a moss and salal-covered cliff. Another cliff is on the left side, and all is slightly obscured by a great swoosh of wind, in brush strokes and pencil lines, swirling through the paint. This painting is called "The Forest Misses You 1", by Emily van Lidth de Jeude. Oil painting on canvas 15x30 inches. Two cedar trees stand on the left side, reaching their limbs out into the wind. In the background on the right side is a grey rock cliff, and in the foreground is a moss-covered log. All are semi-obscured by the swoosh of the wind through the paint. This painting is called Cedars Dancing the Storm In, by artist Emily van Lidth de Jeude
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Next up in my Dear Little Emily series of stories. The story of the Splash. 🙂

www.emilyartist.ca/2025/11/dear...

#writer #story #storyteller #notetoself #art #artist #canadianartist #chickens #farmlife #farmer
Dear Little Emily: The Best Little Rooster Who Ever Lived
Canadian contemporary artist, social practice, installation and performance art. Neurodiverse, feminist, humanist, ecologist. Changemaker.
www.emilyartist.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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All finished the thrushes window! Of course, being translucent, it will look spectacular from inside on a sunny day, but this is the view seen most often as people walk by outside. Done with Pēbēo Vitrail glass paints.
#art #artist #canadianartist #paintedglass
A photo of a long narrow window painted to look like stained glass with artificial lead, swirly sections of varying pearlescent blues and whites, and three birds, flying in alternating directions. The top bird is a varied thrush, in oranges and blueish blacks, and the bottom two are Swainson's thrushes, in blacks, brown-yellows, and white with dark speckles.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Working on these three thrushes (Varied & Swanson's). The window is salvaged from our local community hall. My mother taught preschool there for many years, and these are some of her favourite birds.
#artist #art #canadianartist #wip
A top-down view of a long, narrow, wood-framed window lying on a table with a pink floral cloth. The window has three thrushes and a series of horizontal curved lines painted on it, outlined in only black. In the top left corner of the image, the top of a woman's head can be seen, with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, and her arm reaching over the window, painting the black lines with a small tube of Pēbēo Cerne Relief (imitation lead).
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Help me boost my daughter's amazing site! Rhiannon is an expert reviewer of kids' books from a perspective of diversity, respect for the reader, and a good story. As a parent, auntie and educator I depend on her reviews!

#books #reading #bookreview #kidsbooks #children #boost #entrepreneur
Rhiannon's Reading Corner | book recommendations
Honest book reviews on childrens' literature, and thoughtful gifts for young readers! Rhiannon's Reading Corner is your one-stop site to help you find the perfect book.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
So many such news bits floating around. Tech companies that made themselves ubiquitous in our lives are fascist. Its not too late to say "whoops" and leave them. I've already left Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and am in the process of leaving Android and all Google platforms. And LOVING it!!!
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
At this time when the US president has signed an executive order that effectively declared himself and his government fascist... we might especially make use of this great info:
How to fight fascism in Canada!
www.antihate.ca/40ways
#antifa #antifascism #fascism #canada
40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right
40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: Tactics for Community Activists in Canada seeks to help contain far-right organizing by preventing and mitigating the damage it inflicts on our communities. This guide ...
www.antihate.ca
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
emilyvanartist.bsky.social
The more I use BlueSky, the more I don't like it, especially as it's filling with spammers/scammers, etc. Please do join me on Mastodon! It's so easy to join and use. No, there's no private messaging, but hey--we all have email, right?
Mastodon is where I mainly post, and also where I read.
Mastodon
The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit
mastodon.social
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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WEll I finally made my new channel, where I'll be publishing audio versions of the Dear Little Emily series! Here's the first instalment: makertube.net/w/4ikHDR1cK3...

The story is also available in text form on my website: www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear...

#writing #art #artist #childhood #story
Dear Little Emily: Mickey O'Flaherty and the Dog Poop
In this first audio recording of the Dear Little Emily series, I write about my mother's childhood friend, Mickey. Dear Little Emily is a series of letters to my much-younger self, in which I explo...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Dear Little Emily is a series of letters to my childhood self, exploring loss, love, and personal growth. I'm thinking of making it an audio series. Should I do it?

www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear...
#writing #writer #love #parenting #education
Dear Little Emily: Katie's Thermometer
Canadian contemporary artist, social practice, installation and performance art. Neurodiverse, feminist, humanist, ecologist. Changemaker.
www.emilyartist.ca
September 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM