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Here’s my first in a series of portraits featuring other creatives of the Bay Area.
“Anastasia” #001
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Open for commissions as well.
digital art bust portrait made of hundreds of little detailed squiggles and lines. The subject, Anastasia, is a woman with medium length hair, bright red lips, whited out eyes looking up and to the viewers right. She has a tattoo over her collarbone that reads “you belong to you” in a soft cursive handwriting. The background is pink. The lower left has my brand logo for mousefists which is a mouse’s head with the eyes censored out. With “mouse” written above and “fists” written below. /end
August 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
Beignet: Medium Flat Rate Box
Photo of Beignet (a long hair tuxedo cat missing the top half of her right ear) sitting in a priority mail shipping box on my drafting table.
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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M laying on the floor
Digital - 2025
Squiggling doodle of a tall lanky person laying on the floor of a large bed room looking at their phone.
August 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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cat-safe bouquet from a lover
a.w.g. - 8.5.2025
💐✨
A symmetrically staged bouquet on a black surface with 9 different flowers ranging in color shape and size.
August 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
I got my new power chair fully covered by Medi-Cal and its accent color is pink and the seat fucking swivels (which I just can’t get over)
I can already feel a positive difference in my body. I’m so so happy.
#disabledjoy
Mirror selfie of me dressed up cute with a camera around my neck. I’m smiling and sitting in a black and pink power chair in my bedroom.
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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bart #3 (cropped)
a squiggly digital drawing of the platform level of the berkeley bart station. a large pillar in the foreground and the lighting and train tunnel section to the right.
March 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
i’m updating my personal recipe book.
i hope i confuse the fuck out of some poor baker in 100 years.
aoife's hand holding open a small notebook with abbreviated recipes for challah, focaccia, and oat goat chip cookies all written in very neat all caps handwriting in pink ink.
February 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
mousefists.bsky.social
also! i am noticing various trees bud and bloom!? i have been so depressed and stuck that i, in the 5 years that i’ve lived in this neighborhood, never really noticed these trees do this *every year*
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photo of what im pretty sure is a buckeye tree just barely sprouting green leaves at the tips of its branches
February 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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like i’ll take photos of one kind of plant over and over and eventually be like “okay, what is this motherfucker?” and google it or i’ll need to write alt text for a photo so i need to know what something is called. (the other day’s example was a magnolia tree)
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photo of the tops of a magnolia tree with its large round pink and white flowers against a grey sky.
February 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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omg that’s what those are?! i’ve been taking photos of the ones around my neighborhood and have wondered.
(photo at a later stage but i think it’s the same thing?)
a highres photo of (what i think is) a buckeye tree sprouting it’s leaves at the tips of it’s branches against a clear blue sky.
February 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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pamphlets are done
(for full alt text please refer to the original infographic)
photo of 5 printed versions of “how to make a big-ass protest banner” in pink, orange, green, yellow, and blue. they’re folded in trifold and laid out in a fan on aoife’s paint covered art desk. side 1 of how to make a big-ass protest banner side 2 of how to make a big-ass protest banner
February 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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hello! i made an infographic on my method of making quick and sturdy protest banners.
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feel free to share with your communities.
if you post to other platforms please include my alt text.
how to make a big-ass protest banner @mousefists 2025 YOU WILL NEED -weed barrier fabric (black tear resistant, & cheap!) -white duct tape -quilting ruler (or a 24x6in piece of cardboard) this may seem unnecessary but it's really important for readability from a distance! -white chalk/crayon/pencil -scissors -pen & paper OPTIONAL -kneeling pad/pillow -grommers & mallet -weights for corners (if you're working outside) --- i recommend reading all of the instructions and gathering all your materials before starting --- this is something doable in an afternoon. 1 of 4 PREP 1. layout your weed barrier fabric onto a hard surface-- wood / linoleum / concrete flooring is ideal (not carpet if avoidable) i recommend aiming for around 15ft. *DON'T CUT YET* 2. use your quilting ruler / 24x6in cardboard piece to add parallel lines to the top & bottom 6in. away from the edge. and to the end of the fabric (opposite) the roll). this is to aid in lining up text. 3. add a horizontal line across the middle using the ruler to mark 24in. up from the bottom creating dash marks and a vertical like down the center by folding it in half & marking at the fold point. [drawing of the banner still on it's roll with white lines in the aforementioned places] should look kinda like this. 2 of 4 LETTERS 4. write down your message on a piece of paper. check spelling, decide how many lines, & find the mid point. 5. lightly sketch out your message onto the fabric using your chalk. start at the cut edge and go towards the roll. (if you make a mistake or your spacing is off you can just sketch it over again. it won't be visible once the letter are taped on. you can also use the reverse side of the fabric.) [drawing of the banner on the roll with a message sketched out that reads "NO BORDERS, NO BANS // ON THESE STOLEN LANDS!" 6. now you can grab your scissors and cut it off of the roll. make sure to leave at least a 6in. gap at the end. 7. tear strips of white duct tape to shape out letter. use shorter strips for curves line in "O" & "B" and longer pieces for letters like "T" & "A" [drawing showing this process using the letter B as an example] 3 of 4 FINISHING UP 8. let the duct tape adhere to the fabric for 24hrs. for best results. in the meantime, feel free to do these steps if needed: 9. cut wind vents. this makes it much easier to hold in windy conditions. cut several 5in. vertical slits between the letters. if it will be in use for a long time, you ncan reinforce with black duct tape. 10. add grommets. you only need to add grommets if you're hanging the banner somewhere. (or you can reinforce the corners & feed zip-ties through cut holes.) ok! that's it. take care of each other! 4 of 4
February 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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today i’m working on a digital zine for how to make fast, durable, and inexpensive protest banners like the one below.
if you’re in the sf bay area and need a banner, reach out.
a day time photo of 15 masked protesters standing with signs and a large black banner with white text that reads “POLICE OUT OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT”
February 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM