Evening Edition

grass fed free range prints portfolio

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Holy Mary, today we remember your son who was executed by an occupying empire, but we also remember you, and we bear witness to the grief of all the mothers in Gaza whose children have been murdered by empire.

Holy Mary, protect the women of Palestine. Protect the mothers whose children are starving. Protect the women who are being raped by occupation forces. Protect the women whose whole families have all been martyred.

Holy Mary, let us have the courage to fight our oppressors, give us the strength to resist empire.

Holy Mary, bring us justice, bring us freedom, bring an end to genocide and occupation.

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screenprint, 2023

"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop."

This print is inspired by the brave forest defenders all around the world who put their lives on the line to stop the capitalist, colonial machine that's destroying our earth. From Atlanta to the Amazon Rainforest, solidarity with all comrades fighting this fight ✊🌳❤️

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Frog in the Limberlost, woodblock print, 2022

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All Flourishing Is Mutual, screenprint, 2022

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when the water stops flowing, woodblock print, 2022

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When Frogs Fly, screenprint, 2022

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happy little squirrel, screenprint, 2022

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Rewilding, screenprint accordian book, 2022

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happy october! hope everyone has a cozy comforting fall 🧡

[gardengnosticator]

getting teary eyed thinking about gerda gottlieb's paintings of her wife after she transitioned

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[narcissus-thee-squeekual]

thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

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happy may day everyone!

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a fun little tricolor intaglio print i did for class 💛❤️💙

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wfh day

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mixing colors for some new prints 💚💙

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Smithsonian African Art Museum Expected to Send Benin Bronzes Back to Nigeria

Around half of the objects to be returned have been on view at the National Museum of African Art.

In a potentially landmark move, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. is reportedly in talks related to a plan to send back dozens of Benin Bronzes that it owns, according to the Washington Post. An agreement has not yet been signed for the repatriation, but, citing the head of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, a plan for the return could be expected to be signed next month.

Two Benin Bronzes currently in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art. From left: Commemorative head of a king, Edo artist, 18th century; Plaque, Edo artist, mid-16th to 17th century.

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Lily Pond at House of the Singing Winds, woodcut, 2021

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Aeronaut at the Outpost, digital illustration, 2021