Y'all check out this picture book by Ryan Allen (preschool therapist) and illustrated by Zoe Persico: Friends Are Not For Biting. It's really well drawn (lions!) and talks about how to teach children to communicate with others not by berating them but by addressing the root communication issues.
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Y'all check out this picture book by Ryan Allen (preschool therapist) and illustrated by Zoe Persico: Friends Are Not For Biting. It's really well drawn (lions!) and talks about how to teach children to communicate with others not by berating them but by addressing the root communication issues.
Whoops my weekend post didn't go so here's 4 through 6. Hard to keep up but I'm still getting pen on paper.
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Whoops my weekend post didn't go so here's 4 through 6. Hard to keep up but I'm still getting pen on paper.
2 - happy Yom Kippur and Dusserah to all who celebrate
October 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
2 - happy Yom Kippur and Dusserah to all who celebrate
Will be just updating weekly probably but here's 1 - a very minimal style to start (I gave it some thought)
October 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Will be just updating weekly probably but here's 1 - a very minimal style to start (I gave it some thought)
Finished "Hello Sunshine" by @keezyyoung.bsky.social and the book is so far the best representation of mental health in a book. The elements perception and empathy are very well explored.
September 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Finished "Hello Sunshine" by @keezyyoung.bsky.social and the book is so far the best representation of mental health in a book. The elements perception and empathy are very well explored.
While the PBS article doesn't include everything, the CDC announcement that is referenced still includes schizophrenia with a link to SAMHSA which features other mood disorders including Severe Mental Illnesses near the top of the page.
August 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
While the PBS article doesn't include everything, the CDC announcement that is referenced still includes schizophrenia with a link to SAMHSA which features other mood disorders including Severe Mental Illnesses near the top of the page.
While some of Qi Baishi's art may be public domain, the stock photo still requires attribution (it's not CC0). Even more frustrating is that the artist has better pieces, just look online for Qi Baishi's work. I've provided some photos from the exhibit below (I don't recall the exact descriptions).
April 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
While some of Qi Baishi's art may be public domain, the stock photo still requires attribution (it's not CC0). Even more frustrating is that the artist has better pieces, just look online for Qi Baishi's work. I've provided some photos from the exhibit below (I don't recall the exact descriptions).
but it still feels like a slap in the face. Aside from some video pieces that use AI, they had these envelopes that visitors could take as part of the piece "Letters from Qi" and the inserts were noted as "AI Painted." This appears to be trying to copy an photo shown in image 3.
April 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
but it still feels like a slap in the face. Aside from some video pieces that use AI, they had these envelopes that visitors could take as part of the piece "Letters from Qi" and the inserts were noted as "AI Painted." This appears to be trying to copy an photo shown in image 3.
As someone still recovering from a hand injury and unable to create art as I would like to, I wish I had heard this more from the people around me growing up. Anyways, I'm glad to see the community of artists here doing what they like to do. Support them if you can.
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
As someone still recovering from a hand injury and unable to create art as I would like to, I wish I had heard this more from the people around me growing up. Anyways, I'm glad to see the community of artists here doing what they like to do. Support them if you can.