Gail Swanson
@joyinthecenter.bsky.social
Founder of Haymarket Studio
UX | Trauma-informed Design | User Research | Writer | Artist
I ask a lot of questions.
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UX | Trauma-informed Design | User Research | Writer | Artist
I ask a lot of questions.
Subscribe https://haymarketstudio.beehiiv.com
I’m enjoying photo editing and prepress much more than I thought I would.
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I’m enjoying photo editing and prepress much more than I thought I would.
To anyone else out there who fate has landed you alone on a big holiday, there’s no shame in it. Took myself out for a solo dinner, had the loveliest time chatting with the lovely waitstaff, and I’ll go spend an evening in peace. It is hard being alone sometimes, but I believe in us.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
To anyone else out there who fate has landed you alone on a big holiday, there’s no shame in it. Took myself out for a solo dinner, had the loveliest time chatting with the lovely waitstaff, and I’ll go spend an evening in peace. It is hard being alone sometimes, but I believe in us.
If you make things for people who aren’t you —
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you make things for people who aren’t you —
I present Tito, and Ace who thought my face was good biscuit dough.
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I present Tito, and Ace who thought my face was good biscuit dough.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Just checking facts.
September 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Just checking facts.
Americandesign.gov is enough of a slap in the face for one morning. Then I looked at ndstudio.gov on a desktop. We are in the dumbest timeline. They threw away teams of the most talented and dedicated designers and replaced us with this shit.
August 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Americandesign.gov is enough of a slap in the face for one morning. Then I looked at ndstudio.gov on a desktop. We are in the dumbest timeline. They threw away teams of the most talented and dedicated designers and replaced us with this shit.
Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost (detail)
Currently at the Art Institute of Chicago www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
Currently at the Art Institute of Chicago www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost (detail)
Currently at the Art Institute of Chicago www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
Currently at the Art Institute of Chicago www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
“School district says doctor’s notes will no longer excuse child absences”
It’s giving strong “Arbeit macht frei” in Tennessee.
www.fox19.com/2025/07/23/s...
It’s giving strong “Arbeit macht frei” in Tennessee.
www.fox19.com/2025/07/23/s...
July 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“School district says doctor’s notes will no longer excuse child absences”
It’s giving strong “Arbeit macht frei” in Tennessee.
www.fox19.com/2025/07/23/s...
It’s giving strong “Arbeit macht frei” in Tennessee.
www.fox19.com/2025/07/23/s...
Sure I followed all the manuals and triple checked everything, but how can I be sure it won’t implode when I’m going 70mph in traffic?
The challenge of motorcycle maintenance…
The challenge of motorcycle maintenance…
June 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sure I followed all the manuals and triple checked everything, but how can I be sure it won’t implode when I’m going 70mph in traffic?
The challenge of motorcycle maintenance…
The challenge of motorcycle maintenance…
I didn’t have dust bowl on my 2025 bingo card.
May 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I didn’t have dust bowl on my 2025 bingo card.
The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The average American has three friends.
Dunno, might be time for a fresh air filter.
April 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Dunno, might be time for a fresh air filter.
Springtime and the motorcycles are down for repairs. So I bought a bicycle.
April 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Springtime and the motorcycles are down for repairs. So I bought a bicycle.
A blissful afternoon in my studio. Didn’t think about all the things for 4 uninterrupted hours. Just like sunshine
March 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A blissful afternoon in my studio. Didn’t think about all the things for 4 uninterrupted hours. Just like sunshine
After many hours this weekend thinking about how to make it once it’s my turn to receive my own late night “you’re fired” email, I made sure to make room for some joy. A few hours reworking some paintings was incredibly therapeutic.
I will never stop making art.
I will never stop making art.
March 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
After many hours this weekend thinking about how to make it once it’s my turn to receive my own late night “you’re fired” email, I made sure to make room for some joy. A few hours reworking some paintings was incredibly therapeutic.
I will never stop making art.
I will never stop making art.
I was wondering if @cydharrell.bsky.social started doing bookstore displays
March 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I was wondering if @cydharrell.bsky.social started doing bookstore displays
The people’s only defense against corporate overreach is offline.
Www.cfpb.gov has been taken down.
Www.cfpb.gov has been taken down.
February 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The people’s only defense against corporate overreach is offline.
Www.cfpb.gov has been taken down.
Www.cfpb.gov has been taken down.
Timeline respite
January 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Timeline respite
TIL that you can have difficulty digesting fructose and if you then ingest a large amount, it can cause EXTREME DIARRHEA.
How did I find out? Drank one of these and had the sickest night of my life.
How did I find out? Drank one of these and had the sickest night of my life.
January 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
TIL that you can have difficulty digesting fructose and if you then ingest a large amount, it can cause EXTREME DIARRHEA.
How did I find out? Drank one of these and had the sickest night of my life.
How did I find out? Drank one of these and had the sickest night of my life.
I’ve been trying for years to get back to painting, my big audacious dream. I nervously took a figure painting class at Palette and Chisel, terrified that I’d be terrible at it.
I’m so proud of myself for pushing through that fear. Pursuing art is the best damn self care.
I’m so proud of myself for pushing through that fear. Pursuing art is the best damn self care.
November 18, 2024 at 2:10 AM
I’ve been trying for years to get back to painting, my big audacious dream. I nervously took a figure painting class at Palette and Chisel, terrified that I’d be terrible at it.
I’m so proud of myself for pushing through that fear. Pursuing art is the best damn self care.
I’m so proud of myself for pushing through that fear. Pursuing art is the best damn self care.