Photo of large protest crowd in front of MN state Capitol, with a prominent sign held up by someone in the crowd which reads, "Pretti Good reason to start a revolution" where the letters e-v-o-l in the word "revolution" are written backward, making the word "love" part of its message

Amazing, heartening, affirming, and much-needed experience yesterday at the No Kings protest in St Paul. Grateful to all who showed up. Love you, Minnesota.

Please consider submitting your story. Our voices are being stifled, and I'm proud of my team for taking on this project to fight that.

Metro Surge Anthology — StoryForge Operation: Metro Surge has taken over Minnesota. We want to make sure that history is remember, not overwritten by collecting the stories of those who were impacted by it firsthand.

Hey, MN friends. My team is publishing an anthology of real experiences, straight from the pens of folks here, living through this horrific occupation, with all profits going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. Submissions are open as of today!

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I am so proud of all my neighbors here in Minneapolis showing up, feeding and protecting one another. One of the reasons they hate us so is we exemplify a goodness they don't want so visible and inspiring. By contrast, we shine a spotlight on their hate and cruelty. They cannot put out this light.

An Alice In Wonderland themed painting-in-progress depicts a headless female figure with pink and purple stripes, holding a skull as if about to give it a sip of tea. The floor is patterned as a chess board and in the background sits a chess piece shaped like a dodo.

💀🫖🦤♟️ WIP #Painting #AcrylicPainting #AliceInWonderland #Trauma

A painting on canvas is unfinished, featuring a nude headless figure with pink and purple stripes, holding up a skull and posed as if about to give the skull a sip of tea.

Stripes are underway! This is my second figure painting ever, and intentionally challenging. • Alice got stuck in Traumaland and grew up to be a Cheshire-tinged dream being, having a perpetual headless tea party. #Painting #AcrylicPainting #AliceInWonderland #Trauma

Aww, congrats! My girl Rigby was ~10mos when I got her from a rescue. She still had kitten energy levels for a good while yet, so be prepared, lol!

Based on my own ancient plush, the rabbit powerlessly and perpetually witnesses off-screen horror, symbolizing childhood trauma in a scene that exists outside of time.

The White Rabbit has arrived on the canvas! #painting #art #wip

Close view of a part of an in-progress painting featuring a hand holding up a skull. Another hand holds a teacup, and part of a teapot is visible at the lower edge of the image. A paintbrush lays on the canvas.

💀 #Painting #WIP

As the forces of hatred are on the march, my promise is this:

Our trans neighbors will continue to be safe, protected, and welcome in Minnesota.

Yes! I framed this cat print of his for myself, with ink escaping onto the mat. Such a fun project.

I love the colors in the farthest one!

Close up view of the eyes in a painting of Vladimir Nabokov, where the figure is in black and white with jade green sections in the background

Painting of Vladimir Nabokov with vignette and offset sections, butterflies in the background shadows

My favorite of the eyes I've painted: Nabokov's. #painting #literature #booksky #art #eyes #nabokov

Close view of a painting showing the face of a verdigris bronze tomb effigy, the chin, mouth, and nose rubbed to a shine

Close-ups of a painting showing the textured lapels of a verdigris bronze tomb effigy

Close-ups from The Effigy of Victor Noir, 16x20 acrylic on canvas, 2024. #art #painting #perelachaise

A relaxed cat stretches out from under a cozy blanket

This is Rigby!

Found this, uh, likeness in my Ralph Steadman-illustrated copy of Animal Farm. Look at those tiny hooves! #inhoguration

Close-ups from Hush, 16x20 acrylic on canvas, 2023. #painting #art #surrealism (Bluesky's automod is a little overzealous on artworks, so I can't post the whole canvas without it getting labeled as... something it isn't.)

I feel this. Enduring this moment with pre-existing trauma is a heavy load, and it is requiring a lot of my energy just to be, and to give myself deserved love and needed time.

Spent NYE @artsmia.bsky.social to fill my heart before January goes all January

25 December, time for Batman Returns and my favorite licorice. Merry Hissmas to all my cat ladies! May the Max Shrecks of the world get what they deserve.

Watching Batman Returns with my cat is as close as I get to Christmas spirit.

One of the best things about a sit-stand desk is being able to raise it just a couple of inches when the #cat hops onto your lap.

A tortoiseshell cat peeks out from a cozy blanket

Just payin' my new account #cat tax.

The Effigy of Victor Noir, 16x20 acrylic on canvas, 2024