shine light in the dark places

27 / 🏳️‍⚧️ Agender / he/they/it / Fibro MECFS hypermoble/ self taught artist

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This blog is being discontined you will be able to find me at @reallymaplevox

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Golden knight / watercolour / 2026

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I just had an argument with someone who was like “why would we settle for food stamps when we could have universal basic income?”

And it’s just like. People need food right now you know.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Hippie church moms donating quinoa chips to my local food bank have done more for me materially than any internet idealist ever has.

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People get pissed at me for being a pragmatist in my political ideals but I’ve been in the position where I was out of food right now.

And who helped me with that? Not people calling for some nebulous revolution. Not people telling me that the system was useless. Not people preaching at me to grow my own food. It was a church food bank partially funded by the state of Texas that some southern hippies donated a bunch of Whole Foods nonsense to.

And you know what? I’m sick and tired of defeatism. What can we get done right now, huh? Are you gonna accept something a bit better to help people right now or are you waiting for your perfect utopia to come to you?

Yeah, UBI is better than the quinoa chips. Sure. But right now the quinoa chips are stopping people from going hungry and if all we can do is get the food bank quinoa chips to more people, then I say so be it. That’s something. I’ll almost always take baby steps over nothing.

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And here are some sketches for the new mural I'm being commissioned to make !

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These are from a very very old mural i did in 2018! Its in a private location so unfortunately you can't go see it but thats why i decided to catalog it again while i am here!

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OH, YOU WOULDN'T WANNA SEE ME HEALTHY.

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Little beetle knight i drew yesterday! Featuring a funky table ive been sitting at

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If you see your partner pulling away from you please ask them about it. If you are pulling away from someone please talk about it.

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Brb homeless again

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Here is everyones friendly reminder that you shouldn't have to push your body and your symptoms away to please your partner. If you have chronic fatigue sleep. If you have to eat certain foods then eat. If you have big emotions feel them.

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I've broken up with my long term fiancee of 6 years and honestly I'm kind of relived. I've had to minimize myself so often i am so excited to start being the main character of my own story again.

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Veridian sphinx / watercolor / maplevox 2026

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I finished a sketchbook recently so ill scan those in when i scan in that painting i finished! I have to relocate my printer which is an activity i haven't had time for but i will do it soon

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Hi im still here !!! Prepping a watercolour illustration today !!!

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Hello i am still around i happen to be flareing again but i am okay

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Cloudy disgusting creature

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A lady