Rebecca Evans

Poet | Essayist | Artist | Warrior

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A little art for your heart.

Loose watercolor.

Not everything quieted equals silencing.

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We arrived to dye. We wore aprons and woven hats and old jeans, our hair pulled back, our faces clear and clean. We were told to bring protein fibers, preferably wool, alpaca, or silk as lichen dye does not transfer well to other materials. We were told the lichen would turn a vibrant chartreuse. Told the madder would alchemy to bright red. Told the madder would work fine with cellulose fibers—cottons, linens, and hemp.

We felt like scientists...

(I hope you'll read my article up at Substack on the process of nature dyeing and how it relates to the artist's life)(link in comments)

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A little art for your heart.

"Birds of a Feather," 2026

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Giddy to share this news! @rattlemagazine is, has been, will always be one of my dream lit magazines. This journal has been a landing pad, a teaching zone, a community (secretly, in my backyard with my pollinators). I started submitting to Rattle in 2016. Today, my poem, "We Called This 'Under the Influence,'" was selected as the editor's choice for May's Ekphrastic Challenge. I might be blinking glitter. My cheeks could be cramping from grinning. I may or may not be still doing the happy dance. Link to the poem in comments. Image: “Home is a Puzzle,” by Becky Jaffe

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What is it about that singular voice, the one you recognize in under three seconds?

I'm noticing these little things and sharing some thoughts with you on my Substack newsletter, Noticings; navigating the creative life.

I hope you'll pause and read and, mostly, enjoy.

Much love!

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A little art for you heart.

Loose watercolor painting, "Moon Hearts," 2026

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Too blessed to stress.

Strawberries from the backyard garden.

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A little art for your heart.

You read this right.

Mixed Media: watercolor, collage, chalk

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I made it to the top five!

And now we vote for the Group Finalists.

This is the last vote, which ends on Thursday. But you can vote for free every day until then.

Each finalist (first in their group) advances and only one is chosen for the grand prize, presented on August 6th by Johnny Depp.

The grand prize winner will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!

Opportunities of a lifetime.

Maybe more than one lifetime.

The funds, for me, would mean funding for the teens I teach in the Juvenile system, gifting them with art kits so they can carry on, re-storying their lives.

Link to vote in comments.

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A little art for your heart.

Loose watercolor.

Stay Inspired.

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My Substack Newsletter (free), Noticing; Navigating the Creative Life this week revolves around isolation, invisibility, and friendships.

I made a list in my journal two mornings ago (oh! I do love lists). I made a list of people who no longer engage in my life. This is not a judgement list. It’s not a sad list or self-pity list. Next month, I turn 60 and, in my turn, like many women turning in our culture, I turn more and more invisible and feel less valued. I could dive into a rant here, but there are others who already do this better, with more elegance and articulation than I could offer.

My list is not about invisibility.

It is about culpability.

Did I cause these disappearances?

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I hope you'll keep reading.

Each week I include a creative challenge for you to explore.

Much Love!

(link in comments)

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Poppy Love!

Yes. I know I snuck a peony with an artichoke alongside her in the line up. Who could resist?

This is my little oasis, a pollinator heaven.

These days, I feel my life has churned into somewhat of a pollinator existence.

Enjoy.

Plant something beautiful.

Start with your heart, your yard, your neighborhood.

Much love.

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Vinyl listen for today.

Ethereal Time-Less Queen. Gawd how much I love the husky and hypnotic vocals of Stevie Nicks.

Oh! And her storytelling...

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Wondering if anyone else lives with Gremlins.

Clearly the bag of coffee was chewed through to open.

Clearly a desperate act to reach caffeine, energy, and perhaps, hope.

Note, my “fix” with a nice even cut. Like a clean, clear, distilled poetic line.

Also note, I quit coffee in January (yes, I thought I’d died) and switched to a turmeric lions mane blend. So the opening of a fresh bag, which I buy for my cohabitants and guests, is no longer in my wheel house.

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Noticing

This. My new substack title. I love my little blog, but you know as well as I know, I don’t visit you very often here. It feels, well, neglect-full at best. I will still visit, post something fresh for you here. Aim for my monthly engagement because I really love my website and love the positive responses here. Lovely. But a Substack newsletter offers more. Connection. Community. A broader…

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Beneath my Free Little Library lives a little shelf/house where I gather and curate packets of seeds for my neighbors.

Here, an offering rooted in food security and food sovereignty. This type of work spans generations.

The seeds we share are more than resources—they’re invitations into relationship with land, memory, and possibility.

What seeds are you planting? In your heart? In your neighborhood? In the world?

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Think these girls are def up to something?

It's been a minute, but here's an update on Penny (brown and white) and Amelia (chocolate), two of my four (yes...I did not stutter...four) Newfoundlands.

This is THEIR window.

I'm always impressed with the rotation of Penny's neck. She might be able to owl-it all the way.