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Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents
From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your Leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery. -Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents
June 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Some sweet moments from this week: a presentation from @bradvetter.bsky.social, time spent in my studio, making bouquets from my front yard, and being in a creek with friends and snacks.
Letterpress printer and artist Brad Vetter is standing at a podium in front of a projector screen. The screen is orange uuwith white text that says “Freedome of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” A view looking through a doorway. There are handpainted signs, ladders, and stacks of materials visible. A bouquet of cut flowers and herbs including roses, sage, lavender, bachelor’s buttons, peas and one flower I can’t name that looks kind of like a snapdragon. People in kayaks in a creek. The person taking the photo is holding a bag of vegan jerky.
May 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Touching grass in an acid-yellow theme
Three kayaks in a creek with blue skies A beautiful double-decker waterfall in the woods My shirt, kayak and water bottle are all obnoxiously yellow
May 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Our bug out plan is to meet at Billy Bob’s where we will survive on pepperoni and jelly beans.
A person is walking into a building with a sign that says “Billy Bob’s Wonderland” near Huntington, West Virginia. The person’s mind is about to be blown. The Rockafire Explosion band is performing to about four elated adults. Pictured are animatronic puppets of Dook, Fatz, Beach Bear and Mitzi. All were functioning!
April 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A fortune cookie that says “Call that person you are thinking about” with out-of-focus friends in the background
April 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Got to check out Don’t Tell Me You Care: A History of Louisville Music Through Flyers at Portal last night, a treat for anyone interested in community archives, xerox art, collage, punk etc. My favorite thing was all of the hand-drawn maps! Some could’ve been as small as 1” when printed.
Black and white flyer with hand drawn map. Black and white flyer with hand drawn map You guessed it, another hand drawn map! A black and white flyer with xerox collage and hand drawn map
April 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Repurposing frames. Got this one for $1 from habitat, had to honor Trish Fagan who made this for a friend 31 years ago
Wooden frame with calligraphy that says “a friend hears the song in my heart…and sings it to me when my memory fails” with dried seed pods in the corner. The paper on the back of the frame says: “June 18, 1994. 39 years old. From best friend, Trish Fagan (Finally displayed August 11, 1994)”
April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Enjoy me ruining photos of my work because I can’t figure out how to not be in the reflection!
A window with gold leaf and a painted sign with a reflection of buildings and a person in the glass A window with gold leaf and a painted sign with a reflection of buildings and a person in the glass
March 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Some text based art! A wood cut-out panel with painted and gilded lettering that says “cockamamie” with floral ornamentation.
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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POV: you show up to my show early to vibe with me and my dad.
Two people — facing away from each other — are making scrunched faces at the same without knowing it because they are related.
March 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The final product, printed at Friend of Mine by @bradvetter.bsky.social

We will have these available at my show this Friday from 6-9pm! Any leftovers will be available online…whenever I finally list them :)
A yellow, white and green letterpress poster that says “another world is possible” photographed on top of pavement.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Hand painted paper sign that says “another world is possible”
February 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Maxing out my space and woodworking abilities to complete two big projects by the middle of the month. I do love a challenge but it would be nice if they didn’t always bottleneck!
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Three angels and one schlub in the tub! I am always amazed at the volume of garbage at the Falls of the Ohio.
Four humans lounging in an abandoned hot tub on the banks of the Ohio River Three people exploring the grody innards of an abandoned hot tub, right along the edge of the Ohio River. The center of the hot tub has a block of ice filling it, and there are soggy leaves on the seats. The people are not bothered.
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Storm drain with metal grate that says “HOE OF KY”
January 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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We are doing a SMALL DRAW tonight in #louisville for people who need to have a soft place to land for the weekend! 5:30-8pm at shippingport! Next week’s #yalldraw is still on.
Flyer that says “(sm)all draw? January 24th 5:30-8 at shippingport” Flyer for a drawing event called “y’all draw?”! This flyer announces a date change. Y’all draw is meeting Friday January 31st at shippingport brewing, located at 1221 w. Main Street.
January 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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2025 energy:
A vintage yellow book cover that says “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” by Charles Mackay
January 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Looking for affirmations and distractions everywhere. Sister Corita Kent’s legacy is a masterclass in steeling yourself for the work ahead, or using your work to stabilize you.
Letter press poster with black ink on yellow paper. The poster says “doing & making are acts of home” by sister Corita Kent
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Hey! I’m here! IF YOU EVEN CARE.
Blue and pink sign leaned against a pink wall. The entire sign is not in frame, but the part that’s visible says “ painting”.
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM