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Drawing, Zines n' Sewing Machines

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Our wee lil' one arrived on Wednesday, she perfect! https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoTUt_pgGG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Peggy's World, Feb 14th 2023 The past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind of care for our sweet baby but she's doing okay and that's okay with me! (Student Art Journal prompt, and I got Peggy on my mind) https://www.instagram.com/p/CotGd-rPmI7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I was at S.A.W. aka @comicsworkshop in July when @amysilverman of @kjzzphoenix asked me to be a part of this comic prompt for #kjzzsoapbox 's theme "Sorry" I took my goat character "Marva" down memory lane Thanks @steeltoedblues for telling me to trust my gut when I reached for my goat guide during our workshop! Marva stood in for me, telling a story that was hard to put myself back into post trauma... It felt good to share old truths that helped form me https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJR3M9v9hP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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photo-mashup-last-week-blur @comicsworkshop (at Gainesville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgrzAD6p7oA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Florida @comicsworkshop “drags” students into nature and schools them on the beauty of its land! Not pictured= birds and spiders and a rogue leaf blower! *also, I had no idea that Florida has prairies!!! Lovely, just lovely.🖤🤯🖤 (at Sequential Artists Workshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgroA3wr9W0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This last week at S.A.W. @comicsworkshop was a dream I didn’t want to awake from... there was laughter and tears and it felt like teenage AmyLou’s idea of real art school... but somehow even better! Friday felt like the last day of camp. So much fun and sooo many neato magical people exist out in that great big wild- thank you for that faith-renewing reminder 🖤🖤 *also thanks to @azartscomm for helping me fully be a part of my community of practice 😍 (at Sequential Artists Workshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgrljFFrVzH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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kids got it right and deserve the right to grow up in this heck rush world... It’s taken me seemingly forever to say I’m an artist and everyone deserves a chance to flail and come into their own in their own dang time Please recreate these 4 year old me drawings if you feel so inclined, include the cotton top hair, rows of pointed teeth and all important belly buttons! Or, at the very least flood the net with your very own kid art or own kids art, pretty please? I’ll be your best friend!? https://www.instagram.com/p/CehE3HQvoiW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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4 year old Amy is sure glad Momma kept these for 41 year old AmyLou to remember! Trying to recreate these like @thenearsightedmonkey does with kid art and it’s hard work to be so fancy n’ free! 😍 1st one reminds my of @underpantsandoverbites work and that makes me feel less alone in this great big ol’ world 🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/CehCVCePR1-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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2 years back now, I was gearing up for some real big life changes... I started this food sticker assemblage in quarantine, slow and steady working towards our due date Things didn't shake out how we'd planned, and I just now finally abandoned this portion of said lost project in ye olde recycling bin, it felt glorious! It's okay move on it's okay to give up on things that no longer serve you it's okay to be sad its okay to find the fun n' to lean towards the light It's okay take care of myself it's okay to take it slow n' be grabby at the happy https://www.instagram.com/p/CcwHqY4vCM5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Frazzled to Ashamed... and who besides you resides? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cac66qAPlsG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I drew this for my dear pal Andy Hurlbut... sending hugs and healing vibes 😘😘😘 https://www.instagram.com/p/CV9VQJRF2RF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"The Weight of the Beige Monsoon Wait" my piece for #creativebliss workshop with @rararamonaml ~it was fun seeing what everyone came up with!!! 😍 (at Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPupaonZO5/?igshid=1rembdurd8qau

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This weeks Meet the Artist project sharing with students somehow got political (real quick like) yet alas- we made it through the day together 🌱🌱🌱 #middleschoolart #meettheartist #meettheartist2020 (at Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEK7_ZInRrq/?igshid=f28a2cjxuj61

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making some how to videos for my students 😍🌈🎨 #ivanbrunetti #kidsinthehall https://www.instagram.com/p/CDScNd5nIJz/?igshid=1d1sbnslf4p6m

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S L O W P L E A S E . . . . . my momma taught us to cut open paper bags & use them for art & its still one of my favorite canvases ☆🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LWWZzHvAP/?igshid=polmyqfoprab

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Performer/Artist Challenge, Drawing 9 of 10 The 1st time I busked, I arrived early to steak out the best corner! I was playing banjo through my nerves and the foot traffic was startling to pick up... Just then a dude + is son arrived, setting up right next to me- bucket-drums...they began to play...real LOUD We "battled" for customers for about 1/2 an hour, with him calling out to me the whole time about it being his corner for the past decade Eventually, I moseyed on down the block, settling in elsewhere to play for the night! He shouted many inspirational things to me as I walked away including..."You are amazing!" + "Don't forget, They love you, THEY LOVE you, EVERYONE loves YOU!!!" I told him, "I know, man...I know." I made $1 that night 🖤 . . . . . *Every day, select an image from a day in the life of a Performer/Artist - a photo from a day you felt fierce or a memorable moment you’ve had during a performance. Post it without explanation... Raise Awareness of the Arts! (+well, I'm breaking the rules + using this as a drawing prompt too, and am including any words deemed necessary) #busking #buskinglife https://www.instagram.com/p/B7e93PMn0bu/?igshid=1egip50uq0f9f

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ALBUM CHALLENGE, Drawing 9 of 10 I moved away from Arizona only once, + in a hurry... not able to really think it thru all the way 1st While driving to Iowa my homestate, I got to Flagstaff before I realized what was happening! I cried all the way to Oklahoma City whilst this album played on repeat... That next year was transformative and tumultuous and I leaned hard on Roky's songwriting to "get thru" it . . . . . *The rules: In no particular order, choose 10 albums, ONE per day, which made an IMPACT on you. Post cover, NO explanation. (+well, I'm breaking the rules + using this as a drawing prompt too, and am including any words deemed necessary) #rokyerickson #theevilone #fanart #albumart https://www.instagram.com/p/B7e7Wp1HnJl/?igshid=m3ut6nz8l4mk