Melissa West, Printmaker
@mswest-art.bsky.social
Art with opinion and a quirky sense of humor. Also, cats.
Etsy shop: mswest.etsy.com
Etsy shop: mswest.etsy.com
Kings Mountain Art Fair takes place all 3 days of Labor Day werkend. I'll be in booth 129 with a ton of prints, both new ones hot off the press and old favorites. 10am - 5pm each day. Come early for breakfast -- the Cook Shack opens at 8am.
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Kings Mountain Art Fair takes place all 3 days of Labor Day werkend. I'll be in booth 129 with a ton of prints, both new ones hot off the press and old favorites. 10am - 5pm each day. Come early for breakfast -- the Cook Shack opens at 8am.
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Thank you for your attention to this matter.
a black and white photo of a man flying in the air with his hat in the air .
ALT: a black and white photo of a man flying in the air with his hat in the air .
media.tenor.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Lol
June 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Lol
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Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
To proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below.
trvr.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
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When you order your military parade on Temu.
June 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
When you order your military parade on Temu.
Trolling level: expert.
I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.
CINEMATIC
CINEMATIC
June 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trolling level: expert.
Approximately 1,600 people showed up at the Watsonville plaza for No Kings day. So much energy and love -- and cars honking!
June 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Approximately 1,600 people showed up at the Watsonville plaza for No Kings day. So much energy and love -- and cars honking!
If they act like gestalt and look like gestapo....
Awww you guys - the Acting Director of ICE is really upset that we keep accurately refering them the American Gestapo and calling out their kidnappings. Keep up the good work everyone!!!
June 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If they act like gestalt and look like gestapo....
The banner is up! Hers, His, Theirs, Ours: Queer Expression! opens on May 28, with a gala reception on June 8. It's at Pajaro Valley Arts, 37 Sudden Street in Watsonville.
May 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The banner is up! Hers, His, Theirs, Ours: Queer Expression! opens on May 28, with a gala reception on June 8. It's at Pajaro Valley Arts, 37 Sudden Street in Watsonville.
Opening May 28, "Hers, His, Theirs, Ours: Queer Expession!" at Pajaro Valley Arts in Watsonville CA. Xinistra Gl'Amour and I are the curators, and it is a fabulous exhibit. Opening reception is June 8, complete with drag performances.
May 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Opening May 28, "Hers, His, Theirs, Ours: Queer Expession!" at Pajaro Valley Arts in Watsonville CA. Xinistra Gl'Amour and I are the curators, and it is a fabulous exhibit. Opening reception is June 8, complete with drag performances.
A little bit of Wednesday beauty.
May 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A little bit of Wednesday beauty.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump's anti-transgender military ban to go into effect while litigation proceeds.
The stay of the district court's injunction was issued with no reasoning and over the objections of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The stay of the district court's injunction was issued with no reasoning and over the objections of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump's anti-transgender military ban to go into effect while litigation proceeds.
The stay of the district court's injunction was issued with no reasoning and over the objections of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The stay of the district court's injunction was issued with no reasoning and over the objections of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
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"For years, [the Bureau of Justice Statistics]'s [Prison Rape Elimination Act] studies have been the gold standard for research into sexual abuse in detention ... [T]hat entire body of research is being undermined, simply because the government hates trans people."
"[T]rans Americans experience sexual violence at more than 12 times the rate of other imprisoned people."
"Despite these statistics, the federal government will no longer collect data about the gender identity of people who experience violent crime or sexual misconduct."
#USA #Incarceration
"Despite these statistics, the federal government will no longer collect data about the gender identity of people who experience violent crime or sexual misconduct."
#USA #Incarceration
Trump DOJ Erases Trans People from Crime Data Surveys
Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.
theappeal.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"For years, [the Bureau of Justice Statistics]'s [Prison Rape Elimination Act] studies have been the gold standard for research into sexual abuse in detention ... [T]hat entire body of research is being undermined, simply because the government hates trans people."
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Today was Print Day in May. So I did all sorts of print-y stuff.
May 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Today was Print Day in May. So I did all sorts of print-y stuff.
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Lol
May 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Lol
The irises are still blooming, but now the roses are taking center stage.
#bloomscrolling #flowerreport
#bloomscrolling #flowerreport
May 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The irises are still blooming, but now the roses are taking center stage.
#bloomscrolling #flowerreport
#bloomscrolling #flowerreport
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Big project finished, installed, and celebrated!
My Santa Cruz Pride utility box wrap was installed this morning, just in time for the unveiling ceremony. There are 10 boxes throughout the city of Santa Cruz, celebrating 50 years of our local LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival.
My Santa Cruz Pride utility box wrap was installed this morning, just in time for the unveiling ceremony. There are 10 boxes throughout the city of Santa Cruz, celebrating 50 years of our local LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival.
April 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Big project finished, installed, and celebrated!
My Santa Cruz Pride utility box wrap was installed this morning, just in time for the unveiling ceremony. There are 10 boxes throughout the city of Santa Cruz, celebrating 50 years of our local LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival.
My Santa Cruz Pride utility box wrap was installed this morning, just in time for the unveiling ceremony. There are 10 boxes throughout the city of Santa Cruz, celebrating 50 years of our local LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.