Kristen Stain
@kristenstain.bsky.social
kristen (ketchup) stain (they/she)
designer and ceramic artist in oakland, ca.
🌱🏺❤️🔥🌈🪞🦋
designer and ceramic artist in oakland, ca.
🌱🏺❤️🔥🌈🪞🦋
You can shop my online store at www.ketchupstain.xyz/shop
it will be up until December 17th so I can get your gifts to you on time and recharge for the new year.
it will be up until December 17th so I can get your gifts to you on time and recharge for the new year.
offerings (shop) — KETCHUPSTAIN
www.ketchupstain.xyz
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You can shop my online store at www.ketchupstain.xyz/shop
it will be up until December 17th so I can get your gifts to you on time and recharge for the new year.
it will be up until December 17th so I can get your gifts to you on time and recharge for the new year.
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Read @kristenstain.bsky.social's first piece for us on their journey building a ceramics class for and by Black folks.
Two Years of Clay, Community, and Creating Home
At the beginning of October, the two–year anniversary of the first Black Clay Workshop quietly passed. This coming January will also mark two years since I settled in Oakland—and honestly, it has all ...
www.aroko.world
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Read @kristenstain.bsky.social's first piece for us on their journey building a ceramics class for and by Black folks.
Along with making art and designing for clients with @aroko.bsky.social, a huge part of my practice is teaching as a means to serve community. I reflected on my two years building a community and home in Oakland. www.aroko.world/two-years-of...
Two Years of Clay, Community, and Creating Home
At the beginning of October, the two–year anniversary of the first Black Clay Workshop quietly passed. This coming January will also mark two years since I settled in Oakland—and honestly, it has all ...
www.aroko.world
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Along with making art and designing for clients with @aroko.bsky.social, a huge part of my practice is teaching as a means to serve community. I reflected on my two years building a community and home in Oakland. www.aroko.world/two-years-of...
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Join The Folklore Story Lab Part 2: (r)EVOLUTION (Diaspora & Lineage) with @aishatuado.bsky.social
— an online writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 22, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): bit.ly/wwfotg
— an online writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 22, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): bit.ly/wwfotg
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Join The Folklore Story Lab Part 2: (r)EVOLUTION (Diaspora & Lineage) with @aishatuado.bsky.social
— an online writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 22, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): bit.ly/wwfotg
— an online writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 22, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): bit.ly/wwfotg
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Movie theaters as modern-day Underground Railroads? Read how "Sinners" carves space for Black truth in plain sight.
www.aroko.world/how-sinners-...
www.aroko.world/how-sinners-...
Movie Theaters as Modern Underground Railroads: How 'Sinners' Created Freedom Spaces in Plain Sight
For 137 minutes, "Sinners" transforms theaters into Underground Railroad stations—where Black truth flows freely. Darkened spaces become corridors of breath. Tears fall uncensored. And for a moment, l...
www.aroko.world
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Movie theaters as modern-day Underground Railroads? Read how "Sinners" carves space for Black truth in plain sight.
www.aroko.world/how-sinners-...
www.aroko.world/how-sinners-...
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Hey #BlackSky we thought y'all might be interested in a Black worker-owned publication focused on design. Come on down and give us a read!
Welcome to ÀROKÒ.WORLD
Welcome to the ÀROKÒ.WORLD, a home for critique, reflection, and conversation at the intersection of Blackness and design. Brought to you by Àrokò Cooperative.
www.aroko.world
May 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey #BlackSky we thought y'all might be interested in a Black worker-owned publication focused on design. Come on down and give us a read!
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And last but not least, a big shout out to our illustrators! Thank you to Rachel Domond, @mdlcomics.bsky.social , Diana Ejaita, Franco Égalité, Aaron Marin, Islenia Millen, and Megan Tatem for your beautiful pieces!
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And last but not least, a big shout out to our illustrators! Thank you to Rachel Domond, @mdlcomics.bsky.social , Diana Ejaita, Franco Égalité, Aaron Marin, Islenia Millen, and Megan Tatem for your beautiful pieces!
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You can also purchase a physical copy of this manifesto with an accompanying workbook on our website.
www.aroko.coop/product/desi...
www.aroko.coop/product/desi...
Design to Divest | Manifesto and Workbook - My Framer Site
Àròko Cooperative is a multidisciplinary creative community reimagining art and design as a social practice.
www.aroko.coop
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
You can also purchase a physical copy of this manifesto with an accompanying workbook on our website.
www.aroko.coop/product/desi...
www.aroko.coop/product/desi...
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And of course, tear all this shit down as needed. If you want to read the manifesto in its entirety (and see some stunning illustrations), you can find it at www.designtodivest.org
Design to Divest
A manifesto on how to design for divestment
www.designtodivest.org
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And of course, tear all this shit down as needed. If you want to read the manifesto in its entirety (and see some stunning illustrations), you can find it at www.designtodivest.org
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Design is circular.
Ancestral and indigenous design practices regenerate and harmonize with nature and span multiple generations. A design process never truly ends; it is always ongoing. We reject the linear approach and the notion of "failure" and see circular opportunities to modify.
Ancestral and indigenous design practices regenerate and harmonize with nature and span multiple generations. A design process never truly ends; it is always ongoing. We reject the linear approach and the notion of "failure" and see circular opportunities to modify.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Design is circular.
Ancestral and indigenous design practices regenerate and harmonize with nature and span multiple generations. A design process never truly ends; it is always ongoing. We reject the linear approach and the notion of "failure" and see circular opportunities to modify.
Ancestral and indigenous design practices regenerate and harmonize with nature and span multiple generations. A design process never truly ends; it is always ongoing. We reject the linear approach and the notion of "failure" and see circular opportunities to modify.
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Design for mutual care.
Care for self must align with care for community, care for society, and care for the environment. We adhere to needs, not standards, and reject the notion that design is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on rigid aesthetics instead of how it serves a need.
Care for self must align with care for community, care for society, and care for the environment. We adhere to needs, not standards, and reject the notion that design is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on rigid aesthetics instead of how it serves a need.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Design for mutual care.
Care for self must align with care for community, care for society, and care for the environment. We adhere to needs, not standards, and reject the notion that design is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on rigid aesthetics instead of how it serves a need.
Care for self must align with care for community, care for society, and care for the environment. We adhere to needs, not standards, and reject the notion that design is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on rigid aesthetics instead of how it serves a need.
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Create with community.
By community we mean cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-spiritual collaboration and sharing. We never design alone; we co-create across generations and understand the interconnected nature of our decisions through time and experiences.
By community we mean cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-spiritual collaboration and sharing. We never design alone; we co-create across generations and understand the interconnected nature of our decisions through time and experiences.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Create with community.
By community we mean cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-spiritual collaboration and sharing. We never design alone; we co-create across generations and understand the interconnected nature of our decisions through time and experiences.
By community we mean cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-spiritual collaboration and sharing. We never design alone; we co-create across generations and understand the interconnected nature of our decisions through time and experiences.
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Dignify through design.
Design should create the conditions for dignity for everyone and should not be used as a tool for dehumanization. We reject ableism, work to eliminate barriers to equity, and constantly seek out the voices of the most vulnerable to inform our decisions.
Design should create the conditions for dignity for everyone and should not be used as a tool for dehumanization. We reject ableism, work to eliminate barriers to equity, and constantly seek out the voices of the most vulnerable to inform our decisions.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dignify through design.
Design should create the conditions for dignity for everyone and should not be used as a tool for dehumanization. We reject ableism, work to eliminate barriers to equity, and constantly seek out the voices of the most vulnerable to inform our decisions.
Design should create the conditions for dignity for everyone and should not be used as a tool for dehumanization. We reject ableism, work to eliminate barriers to equity, and constantly seek out the voices of the most vulnerable to inform our decisions.
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Be ecocentric over egocentric.
An Ecocentric approach acknowledges the interconnectedness and interdependence of humans, and more-than-humans: animals and plants; land, water and air; materials and artifacts. To save the planet means we design to preserve our place within it.
An Ecocentric approach acknowledges the interconnectedness and interdependence of humans, and more-than-humans: animals and plants; land, water and air; materials and artifacts. To save the planet means we design to preserve our place within it.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Be ecocentric over egocentric.
An Ecocentric approach acknowledges the interconnectedness and interdependence of humans, and more-than-humans: animals and plants; land, water and air; materials and artifacts. To save the planet means we design to preserve our place within it.
An Ecocentric approach acknowledges the interconnectedness and interdependence of humans, and more-than-humans: animals and plants; land, water and air; materials and artifacts. To save the planet means we design to preserve our place within it.
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Respect the locals.
Indigenous communities hold the knowledge of their land through generations of experience and existence; this knowledge is sacred and provides a foundation to build on, not one to erase.
Indigenous communities hold the knowledge of their land through generations of experience and existence; this knowledge is sacred and provides a foundation to build on, not one to erase.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Respect the locals.
Indigenous communities hold the knowledge of their land through generations of experience and existence; this knowledge is sacred and provides a foundation to build on, not one to erase.
Indigenous communities hold the knowledge of their land through generations of experience and existence; this knowledge is sacred and provides a foundation to build on, not one to erase.
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Divest.
By divest we mean depriving systems of dehumanization and oppression of influence and power. Divesting from the now creates liberated minds in action. A liberated mind can embrace the joy of limitless possibilities to imagine and create the world as one needs it to be.
By divest we mean depriving systems of dehumanization and oppression of influence and power. Divesting from the now creates liberated minds in action. A liberated mind can embrace the joy of limitless possibilities to imagine and create the world as one needs it to be.
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Divest.
By divest we mean depriving systems of dehumanization and oppression of influence and power. Divesting from the now creates liberated minds in action. A liberated mind can embrace the joy of limitless possibilities to imagine and create the world as one needs it to be.
By divest we mean depriving systems of dehumanization and oppression of influence and power. Divesting from the now creates liberated minds in action. A liberated mind can embrace the joy of limitless possibilities to imagine and create the world as one needs it to be.
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The following principles guide our work, and can maybe guide yours too. This is how we Design to Divest. #designtodivest #arokocooperative #design #divest
May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The following principles guide our work, and can maybe guide yours too. This is how we Design to Divest. #designtodivest #arokocooperative #design #divest
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52.pdf | Are.na
www.are.na
May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We are available for work of all types! Whether you need a new brand, a publication designed, a package for your new album, or assistance building out an exhibition, we have you covered. If you’re interested in working with us, please get in touch at contact@aroko.coop.
May 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We are available for work of all types! Whether you need a new brand, a publication designed, a package for your new album, or assistance building out an exhibition, we have you covered. If you’re interested in working with us, please get in touch at contact@aroko.coop.
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Hello bluesky 👋🏽 we're Àrokò Cooperative. We have a lot to share with y'all, but figured we should introduce ourselves first.
April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hello bluesky 👋🏽 we're Àrokò Cooperative. We have a lot to share with y'all, but figured we should introduce ourselves first.
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What’s for you is yours. What’s for me is beautifully and divinely mine.
March 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What’s for you is yours. What’s for me is beautifully and divinely mine.
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seems like y'all are pretty interested in a black owned design and publishing coop huh? well come see us in oakland next week for a pop-up with all kinds of goods as well as a panel on how we operate. we hope to see you there!
February 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
seems like y'all are pretty interested in a black owned design and publishing coop huh? well come see us in oakland next week for a pop-up with all kinds of goods as well as a panel on how we operate. we hope to see you there!
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It’s nice they let these guys get their zoomies out before the Kendrick Lamar concert
February 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It’s nice they let these guys get their zoomies out before the Kendrick Lamar concert