Family Portrait (acrylic on wood)
#kaseyart #illustration

‘Pain is a violent lover’: Daisy Lafarge on the paintings she made when floored with agony Suffering from a connective tissue disorder and enduring endless calls to try and get benefits, the poet and novelist turned to painting – resulting in work that could change perceptions of disabled p...

"So is it really a turning point, unless disabled people can afford to be alive in this country? And that comes down to structural issues: are they able to heat their own homes, pay their carers and access very basic things?"
No.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Looking for that one scary knit balaclava pattern and being cursed by 1000 knockoff Sophie hood patterns

Morning.

How do you make time for all your hobbies, passions, pets, work, family, and partner? Like do I need to schedule it down to the minute or just give up? 😅

It feels stupid to just post a little doodle but I’m not sure what else to do or how to feel right now. This is all I can give rn and I hope it helps someone

i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

Damn no one told me people on Threads are mean and ableist

Nebraska is the first state to implement Medicaid work requirements and now I have to find a part time job that can accommodate my disability to keep my access to healthcare. I have until May 1 to be employed 20 hrs a week (something I’ve only been able to do once before) so fuck you Jim Pillen

My rule of thumb is that any illness that's:
- invisible
- chronic
- unpredictable
- hard to test
- culturally new
- requires employer adjustments, and /or
- welfare support

Will be attacked as illegitimate by conservatives.
Claim's of "over-diagnosis" are tactic a of delegitimation.

When Tiktaalik took their very first waddle on land with slimy, lobe-like legs I doubt they felt their next step in success was opening a 401k.

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Textile history is fun and you should learn about it in my new YouTube video!

A brief history of mending
youtu.be/qtHDV1EjSSY

Born to have a wealthy patron that supports my artistic endeavors and allows me to live on their estate, forced to write little essays and make art in my basement for free

"DON'T TRUST THEM THEY'RE SHADY" and it's an autistic person sat in the corner minding their business

All I’m saying is if Joseph smith had a pumpkin spice cold brew with vanilla cold foam I think he’d change his mind about a few things

PLEASE KEEP YOUR ARMS AND LEGS INSIDE THE RIDE AT ALL TIMES

Laces maker with a central cord at the Passementerie Mill, Chicago!

Paper maché blue carpenter bee for my bug room 🪲🐞🪱🐛 #craft #craftsky

Anyone else with chronic pain eventually stop feeling the pain as intensely but you started becoming more fatigued and weak?
Started a life-changing medication and had no idea how little my pain was allowing me to do day to day

Starting and Keeping a Notebook Ecosystem (Digital Zine) - Compassion Fruit's Ko-fi Shop A digital zine outlining the basics of keeping a notebook ecosystem to reduce screen time and promote introspection. Gives the why, how, and what as w...

Ever wanted a journal ecosystem of your own? Not sure where to start? I made a zine outlining the basics on a pay what you can scale

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The line confidence is so impressive

My first YouTube video is coming out today at 2pm Central! All about how I first got into crafting. Don’t worry it’s nice and short for baddies with no attention span 💚✊

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Being chronically ill while trying to run your own business is so frustrating. Woke up with a migraine and I’m trying to find anything on my to-do list that wouldn’t exacerbate it… there’s nothing 😭😭

Make Ugly Art Now! Why ugliness will save you

Looking to end your doomscroll?? Read my essay on why ugly art is essential to society and go make something ugly yourself!! Also subscribe for free if you’re interested in supporting an artist/writer 🥺 it would mean the world to me!

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Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

HAPPENING NOW MORMON CHURCH FILES BRIEF: TRANS RIGHTS MAKE RELIGION LESS FREE The Mormon Church urges the Supreme Court to reject transgender status as a protected class, arguing it would limit their religious freedom to discriminate; asks the Court to prioritize religious policy over transgender individuals' rights. LATTER GAY STORIE

Cover of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Cover of Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.

If you’re talking about, much less promoting, books by Mormon authors like Stephenie Meyer and Brandon Sanderson to please acknowledge that these authors are contributing financially to a church spearheading an attacks on trans people.

#Romancelandia #Booksky

In a weird mood to get a Mormon related tattoo to honor where I came from. So far the only one that’s not entirely horrible is a capstone of the Nauvoo temple or “apostate” in the Deseret alphabet. Thoughts?

Getting drunk and identifying seabirds brb

gotta admit, this is some pretty great marketing for etsy witch curses

There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.