creative insecurity

[torstherapy]

[gabriellabowden]

Hyperkalemic, 2026, drawn with the jankiest 2B mechanical pencil you've ever seen. Prints are available through my website etc

The reference image was a photo of poppy pods from Kazuo Kenmochi's book, Narcotic Photographic Document, published in 1963

[creativeinsecurity]

Air quality is so bad you can't even see across the lake 😭😭😭

[creativeinsecurity]

The conventional wisdom about being an aunt is that it is "fun stuff only, return to parents for difficult things" really only applies to like, babyhood which I am least interested in. I am struggling now because I am just a witness to the teen years, and in a lot of ways the kids are really just an abstraction for me. I think they know I love and care about them, and they trust me, but it's not a super close relationship (hard to get that when I live in a different state). Still, now that they are getting independent it can be extra challenging to spend time with them because I feel like I am trapped in some thriller where they are headed in slow motion for disaster but there's nothing I can do to stop it. I'm not their parent, no one has asked for my opinion (and boy do I have some!!!), and ultimately these things are just out of my control. But if I could control it I would do things so differently!!!! All I can do is witness and try to let them know I care about their suffering 😭

[creativeinsecurity]

And this is primarily an insight into my psychology, which is pretty strongly biased to worst-case-scenario thinking, so obviously it's a clue to what I can address to feel more ease and peace in my own life. And I do understand that for big things I absolutely would say something and try to take action. Here it is my niece picking a college to go to based on where her bf is going. Bummer plan but she's not gonna change her mind because of me so I'm just trying to listen without judgement and remember it is totally normal to want familiar things. But ahhhhAAAAAHHHHH

[creativeinsecurity]

The conventional wisdom about being an aunt is that it is "fun stuff only, return to parents for difficult things" really only applies to like, babyhood which I am least interested in. I am struggling now because I am just a witness to the teen years, and in a lot of ways the kids are really just an abstraction for me. I think they know I love and care about them, and they trust me, but it's not a super close relationship (hard to get that when I live in a different state). Still, now that they are getting independent it can be extra challenging to spend time with them because I feel like I am trapped in some thriller where they are headed in slow motion for disaster but there's nothing I can do to stop it. I'm not their parent, no one has asked for my opinion (and boy do I have some!!!), and ultimately these things are just out of my control. But if I could control it I would do things so differently!!!! All I can do is witness and try to let them know I care about their suffering 😭

[sosuperawesome]

Amei Zhao on Tumblr

[gabriellabowden]

A drawing of mine called "Hell is Kitsalano, Canada". It's 11X14 and you can get prints through my website

[mini-wrants]

Outdoor in sun perfec t place for president to do speech! Outdoor very warm very soft put old man on green lawn under sun. Put old man in warm sun. no problem ever in warm sun because good view and audience can see long speech. Nice podium outdoor sunny perfect place for old president can trust warm sun to give nice view to President good luck to President. friend sun.

[follow-up-news]

Trump’s financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins

The annual report also includes $80 million in income from settlements tied to his lawsuits against companies like ABC, CBS, Meta and YouTub

President Donald Trump earned more than $635 million from a licensing agreement with a cryptocurrency group specializing in “meme” coins bearing his name last year, an amount that pushed his total crypto holdings past $1 billion, according to a lengthy financial disclosure form he released Tuesday. The figures from 2025 — the first year of Trump’s second term — were disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in a 927-page document. By comparison, President Barack Obama’s final disclosure form was eight pages, while President Joe Biden’s was 11. Vice President JD Vance’s form for last year is 17 pages. Trump’s meme-coin earnings came on top of more than $236 million worth from additional crypto token sales, and an additional sale of equity worth more than $65 million associated with Trump family crypto venture World Liberty Financial. There’s also more than $290 million classified as income from cryptocurrency wallets associated with World Liberty. The $635 million was earned from a group called “Celebration Coins.” No digital footprint could be found for the group, and a representative for the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.

[creativeinsecurity]

Maybe it will happen on the Fourth!!!!

[ruknowhere]

This note was written by a child who was listening in on a bunch of artists discussing art and life.

[huariqueje]

Unknown , Glassware - Janet Fish , 1974.

American, b. 1938 -  

Oil on canvas ,

[creativeinsecurity]

Gah my dog got into a scrap with a neighbor dog today and it is taking me a long time to calm down!!! Normally they play very well together, Sparrow is bigger and stronger than Lola so she is frequently in a more dominant position but isn't aggressive (Lola willingly gets on her back to wrestle and Sparrow will pin her but then let her up). But today Sparrow was trying to bite Lola's collar, which was loose but still tight enough that she got it over her lower jaw and then couldn't get it off her fangs, so she is getting stressed and shaking her head and they're both snarling and snapping in a horrible "this is real and violent" way, and Lola yelp-screamed like she was really hurt. I was screaming at them to stop and finally was able to get the collar off sparrows teeth and they seem okay, but fuck that was scary.

[creativeinsecurity]

Got a little Sparrow at the park series going... Some of these are from a year ago when she was still more of a teenager puppy and I wish I had done more! Also making them is so fun and I think helps our relationship because she can be difficult for me sometimes. 🐕‍🦺🐾

[creativeinsecurity]

Y'all my first post treatment mammogram came back clear!!!!!!!

[chizhik-pyzhik]

my people will vagueblog your people

[weepingwidar]

David Hockney (British, 1937-2026) - Dog Painting 13 (1995)