Lyric Russell / imthatlyric

I like to consider myself an artist and all around good person, but I can and will go to war for who and what I love

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My Number One Rule: Love Thy Homies. {#Calligraphy #Love #Heart #LoveThyHomies #ForgiveTheTags #Handlettering #BlackInk #WhitePaper #Cursive #Art #AdrianMaples #BeenGone} (at Adrian High School)

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No filter, if you want the full version feel free to message me, Instagram cut off some bits and pieces, I love you homies

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For those that still haven't seen it. It's kind of unprofessional, but this is my dance exam with @ugly_ezzaj and I'm proud to have worked with this dude. He taught me quite a bit, and I taught him a little bit and this is the final product. I'm the one on the right, and I could've used a little more practice, but still we did pretty great. Him especially. {#dance #tutting #fingertutting #bonebreaking #disconnect #hiphop #dubstep #robot #breakdancing #music #maplepride #ahs} (at Adrian, Michigan)

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-I Love My Homies- I haven't done a lot of calligraphy recently, so I did up something real quick for y'all to let you know that I love my homies and it's taken me ten minutes to type this because my keyboard is acting up. {#Calligraphy #ILoveMyHomies #HandLettering #Squiggles #ActaullyCryingFromFrustration #GonnaMakeAFoolOfMyselfTryingToContactOldFriendsBecauseTheMajorityVotedContact #IfYouDontKnowDontWorryAboutIt #ILoveYou #ImGonnaGoCryNow}

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"Why do you rarely ever talk to anyone except those five people you usually talk to?" I'll tell you why. {#Calligraphy #CripplingAnxiety #NotShy #Terrified #SocialAnxiety #DontJudgeMe #StickyNote #ImReallyMissingMyOldHomiesRightNow #IfYoureReadingThisImSorryAndIHopeYoureHappierNow}

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Unfinished, but I really like the Arcane Aesthetic, and circuitry so I combined them, but I won't take credit for the original idea and would appreciate if someone were to tag the original artist. The symbol on the last picture is Pisces. Life Story Part Two will be later today, go like my Facebook page. {#calligraphy #tattooideas #arcane #circuitry #magic #hand #ithurtslessthisway}

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Just remembered this has been my cover photo on Facebook for two years. I drew this on AutoDesk SketchbookX freshman or sophomore year. I feel old, but also like I could do better now, but I don't have the right device to get that app, or similar apps, on so this'll have to work as a demonstration of my digital art skills. Wow, that was so long ago. Time really flies when depression naps and Vine compilations keep you distracted. {#art #digitalart #autodesk #sketchbookx #campground #campfire #tent #shadowpuppet #moon #stars #calligraphy #depressionnaps #vinecompilations #sendmememesandiwillloveyouforever #imisssomeofmyoldfriendsbutihopetheyredoingbetterwithoutme #whyamicryingrightnow}

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Gotta love them Popsicles. Real talk tho their ice cream is pretty good. {#Spiderman #Spongebob #HelloKitty #SpottedCow #SpottedCow #Misprint} (at The Spotted Cow)

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Even if it wasn't Valentine's Day, I still love you, this just felt like the right time to make a post about it. I love all my friends and followers too, some platonically, some not so platonically, but most of that is in my head, so ignore this part. I'm too lazy to erase it. I encourage you to tag somebody, even just friends, because it'll help me grow and help you express your love in this holiday. {#Calligraphy #ILoveYou #Handlettering #ColoredPencils #Rose #Heart #HeartsWithWings #PlatonicLove #IHaveACrushOnHalfOfYou #FriendzoneMeIfYouWantBecauseItMeansIStillGetToSeeYouBeHappy #PuttingAllMyFeelingsInTheTagsAgain #RedAndBlack #Flourish #Love}

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My whiteboard for the #WhyIMatter campaign. {#WhyIMatter #Calligraphy #Handlettering #WhiteBoard #BlackMarker #Bold #YouMatter #MessageMeIfYouNeedSomeoneToTalkTo}

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Talent show is today. Probably shouldn't have stayed up nearly all night, but I got some good practice in. Come and see what my talent is and whether or not I'm actually good at that talent tonight at 7pm in the High School Auditorium. $5 at entrance, and I'm pretty sure the proceeds go to Make-A-Wish, although it is 1:46am at the time of posting this, so my memory could be foggy. {#handlettering #adrianmaples #tecumseh #adrian #talentshow #calligraphy #makeawish #freeadvertisement #goodtime #seriouslythetalentthatsgoingtobethereisgoingtobegreat} (at Adrian, Michigan)

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B.L.E (Bacon Lettuce Egg) on Ciabata bread. The bread was on sale a while back and wasn't being used so I used it. My new favorite sandwich. {#BLE #ciabata #foodforthemouthhole #food #foodporn #delicious #sharingfoodonsocialmediabecauseimbetterthanyou #notreallyjustonmychefthang #chef #proud}

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Just a little practice, I would love some feedback, whether it's from a professional or a peer. I wanna get used to criticism early on so that if I make it as anything I can handle the harsher side of things. {#calligraphy #gothic #handlettering #practice #feedback #alphabet #calligraphicalphabet #abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz #criticizeme}

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STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING, unless you have a thing against strong language, then please keep scrolling I don't want to offend anybody for any reason, I'm really a nice person and I don't want to come off as anything other than one I am. Quick backstory. I've lived in the hood my entire life, but I never really got into gangs and stuff like that because I was always afraid of getting into trouble. I have no professional training in how to cook and I rarely finish a YouTube tutorial on how to do it. However, any of my real friends will tell you that I'm confident in making French toast, although most haven't had it yet, emphasis on yet. Now, to the picture. I made some blueberry pancakes, right? Then I made cinnamon French toast out of them. THEN I made blueberry sauce to put on top using my own recipe and IT TASTES LIKE HEAVEN OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS! It was warm, sweet, had a little bit of spice due to the cinnamon, and the cool whip added a contrast similar to ice cream on warm pie. It tastes like how sitting on a porch swing on a nice spring day after the rain has stopped falling and there's a rainbow and everything just feels nice. It tastes like home. Like, I'm going to remember this and pass it along down my bloodline. Hit me up if you want the recipe cuz I'll gladly give it to, I just don't know how long till Instagram closes itself again, so I wanna wrap this up. {#chef #pancakes #frenchtoast #blueberries #blueberrysyrup #homemade #warm #coolwhip #breakfastcake #recipe #hitmeup #yummyinmytummy #ittasteslikeheaven #iactuallycried #itssogood #hoodchef #chefniggaardee #iwarnedyouabouttgestronglanguage #itwasinthetagsthewholetime #waytoohypeaboutthismasterpieceofadish}

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"You know I stay on them trees" I legit just climbed this tree to make a pun, so if that doesn't tell you the kind of human being that I am then I don't know what will. Sorry for the terrible lighting by the way, there's an inconvenient branch. {#treeclimbing #selfie #bored #pun #trees #sweatpants #terriblelighting #idowhatiwish #itscold #ishouldveworeashirt #toolate #whyamilikethis #insecure #helpme #imightbestuck #imgonntrytogetdownnow #madeitsafely #itonlyhurtsalittle}

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"What is true happiness?" This is a question I ask myself often, because sometimes I feel like I might be happy, but with my overthinking then re-overthinking I'm never 100% sure if it's actual happiness. I didn't even take a picture of the whole work, because I know I'll be disappointed in it no matter how I post it, but I'll be more disappointed in myself if I don't at least post a little bit of it. Let's just say this style isn't my specialty. {#calligraphy #handlettering #squiggles #diamond #sketch #upat4am #whydoidothistomyself #insecureasalways #currentlylisteningtoemomusic #emomaybe #butalsohiphop #idonthavetoputeverysinglethoughtihaveintoatagwhenpostingpicturesofartididtooearlyinthemorningbutbetyourassimstillgoingto #pancakes #becauseihadpancakesyesterday #itsboneandbiggybiggyx200

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Not a painter, at all, but I tried my hand at some acrylic because it was lying around, not being used, and so I made this. No filters, because I wanted it to just be raw art, regardless of camera quality. I'd say I did a pretty good job, although it's obvious I don't know how to really work a paint brush with precision. Then again, the little imperfections are what make something powerful and I hope this touches people who are in a tight spot mentally. You're powerful, find your vessel and drive. {#calligraphy #handlettering #acrylic #acrylicpaint #paint #lies #imissyou #mentalhealth #slutshaming #powerful #iknowitsalotofhashtagsbutitcouldhelptoreachmorepeoplebearwithme #enoughofyourlies #controlledchaos #chaoticpaint}