Lea Craigie Studios

Contemporary public artist

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Brilliant! It’s what I aim to do with my public art 🌸💓 thank you for sharing @davematthews 🌸 joy=resistance in its purest form 💓 #resist #heathercoxrichardson

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Beautiful!!

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Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams, an Innocent Man - Innocence Project

DNA evidence not available at the time of trial proves his innocence but has not been considered in court. Act today.

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How I fear my art 🖼 will forever be relevant 😔 @davematthews

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Heather Cox Richardson, May 26

One of the key things that drove the rise of the current Republican Party was the celebration of a certain model of an ideal man, patterned on the image of the American cowboy. Republicans claimed to be defending individual men who could protect their families if only the federal government would stop interfering with them. Beginning in the 1950s, those opposed to government regulation and civil rights decisions pushed the imagery of the cowboy, who ran cattle on the Great Plains from 1866 to about 1886 and who, in legend, was a white man who worked hard, fought hard against Indigenous Americans, and wanted only for the government to leave him alone.

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A message from Dave

On Saturday, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, armed with a high-powered assault rifle, drove three hours to a grocery store in a predominantly African American neighborhood in Buffalo, NY and murdered ten people in a racially motivated act of terror.  The white racist terrorist was taken into custody unharmed.  Since I started writing this, there have been four more mass shootings.  As a country, we’ve nearly become numb to this carnage while gun violence deaths continue to climb each year.

People complain about American children learning the truth about our country’s long history of racism. Meanwhile, racism continues to be perpetuated and normalized by a steady stream of propaganda such as “replacement theory” put forth by right-wing media and politicians. These mass shootings will be another battle cry for the far right to scream “ ‘they’ are trying to take away your guns” and every gun shop in America will have their shelves emptied by those who believe this tripe from Fox News. You watch– If Tucker Carlson  says anything about it, it will be to say what the terrorist in Buffalo did was very, very bad. But he will also directly or indirectly defend many of the murderer’s evil themes as they are consistent with his own hate-filled rhetoric that he and too many right wing commentators encourage every single day.  

As long as this racist propaganda is prevalent and left to flourish in a country with shockingly easy access to firearms, we will continue to see shootings like this again and again. We must do better.  We must stand up to and call out the purveyors of fear and hate.  And we must demand our political leaders do better and work together on gun reform. If they cannot, we must vote them out.

-Dave Matthews

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My piece honoring all who were affected and everyone that fought to keep our democracy in tact 🌸💗 “After darkness blooms the light” @davematthews

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The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan. The U.S. government must ensure Afghan women's rights advocates don't get left behind. We are running out of time to prevent the worst from happening. This page contains information on how to donate to causes supporting Afghan women, our demands for US government action, and media resources. …

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Newest mural proposal!! La Luna 🌕

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So proud to present my National Cherry Blossom Festival sculpture “Crane’s Dance” 7 layers of techniques and mediums!I was chosen out of many artists to design and paint a Cherry Blossom Sculpture provided by @amazon this piece is one of 26 placed around Washington DC to celebrate the blooming of our heritage Cherry Blossom Trees in our nation’s capital 🌸💗☺️ link to the festival site https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

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My Etta James portrait is ready for Busboys!

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/capitol-mob-attack-rightwing-rallies-trump?fbclid=IwAR2UOIUaLuG9Tw8WUCj6AqyFAltZhijHsEYi2lhJhgCo8MAxYqWQsLvJ99Q My inspiring friend Susan Bro, Heather Heyer’s mom, was interviewed recently regarding the emboldening of right-wing racists by tRUMP. Please read and then act my friends ❤️ 🙏Wether through marching, writing senators, or with art as I do, we can all fight for a better tomorrow. @davematthews

From Charlottesville to the Capitol: how rightwing impunity fueled the pro-Trump mob

The playbook for the 6 January insurrection had been tested across the country for years

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A portrait of hope for triumph over hate 💔