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lauren samblanet (she/they)
@laurensamblanet.bsky.social
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writer, maker. first book out now from punctum books. https://laurensamblanet.com/
chronically ill, disabled, bisexual, gender fluid, autistic.
offers creative process workshops through https://reinventingcreativeprocess.com/
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join me on thursday july 24th at 6:30pm MST (8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST) on zoom for a dance party and fundraiser. we're raising funds for my dear friend, Jodie Kirschner for their ongoing lyme treatments. register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS....
donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...
A forest background has animated lanterns, animals and plants, along with an image of Jodie's dog Lanie. Text reads: july forest ball/a virtual dance party & fundraiser to support jodie's lyme treatments / thursday july 24 / 6:30p MST
July 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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@punctumbooks.bsky.social and i organized a reading fundraiser for Crips for ESims for Gaza. join us virtually on May 28th at 7:30p EST for readings by Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, lauren samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner. form.typeform.com/to/djil009w
Dark brown text on a tan background that promotes a reading fundraiser for Crips for eSims for Gaza on May 28th. There is an image of a bird and three flowers in the middle of the image.
May 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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5 signed copies of my book, like a dog, are available through this market for the Al Manasra family!
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.
A promotional graphic for the Last Minute Gifts, holiday market for a family in Gaza, which takes place from December 9-14. In the background is an artistic photo of an ornament on a Christmas tree, with lights on it and text with the information about the market. There's a photo of the cover of lauren samblanet's book, like a dog, which is a light grey book with a wad of brown hair on it, along with the title, author's name and the punctum books logo. there are two URLs under the book image: https://lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com/ and https://chuffed.org/project/118144-save-mohammed-and-his-family-from-the-gaza-genocide
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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wherein i am both the bunny & the frog.
a photo of a bunny sitting in leaves under a mushroom solar light, behind a green frog statue.
November 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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i just started reading amina cain's indelicacy & wish i could quit every obligation so i could just keep reading all day.
a photo of page 27 from amina cain's book indelicacy.
November 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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i'm offering a 7-week workshop series in 2025 called Creating From our Bodies, Creating with our Bodies. we'll experiment with making across mediums to explore the ways embodiment can transform our art. sliding scale, 2 scholarships available. reinventingcreativeprocess.com/2024/06/11/c...
black text on a pink and rainbow background that says "creating from our bodies, creating with our bodies. a virtual 7 week generative workshop exploring embodiment through multi-media creative practices. includes: 3 classes about embodiment, 3 classes exploring embodiment through different artist mediums, generative prompts each class, 2 optional 1.5-hour classes on using free audio and film editing software with filmmaker, usama alshaibi, 1 class to share what we've been creating with the group, written or voice recorded feedback on one project. seven sundays: 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 3-5p MT (5-7p ET, 2-4p PT), sliding scale $350-700* *two scholarship spots available. reinventingcreativeprocess.com" there's an image of a person's shadow on a tan wall - their hand it extended upwards. at the bottom is black text that says “reinventingcreativeprocess.com”
November 22, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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really loving rick rubin's the creative act. there are so many good reminders in it about what it means to be an artist and how being an artist goes beyond just creative work and into every part of how we live our lives.
a photo of Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act, opened go a poem that says: "Living life as an artist is a practice. You are either engaging in the practice or you're not. It makes no sense to say you're not goos at it. It's like saying "I'm not good at being a monk." You're either living as a monk or you're not. We tend to think of the artist's work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world."
November 22, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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finished up my first embroidery project last night, which i did mostly free-hand after learning some basic stitches.
an image of an embroidery hoop with white fabric in it. embroidered onto the fabric is a light blue, maroon and yellow flower, green vines and leaves, and green text that says "free palestine."
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM