NOT A FOOL//when I designed this postcard for The Keep Writing project, I was thinking about exhaustion. The idea came before my concussion and I was getting ready to mail them out as Hurricane Ida was approaching the gulf coast. This phrase comes back to me often —“only a fool keeps running out of gas” and its original context was literal, lifted from reflections on touring as a punk bank in the early 2000’s. For me, it is a reminder of rest, to not repeat avoidable mistakes. As friends were evacuating or hunkering down, as reports of where to get gas or food or water, before and after the hurricane hit southeast Louisiana, wanted to send these out with a footnote: *or those who can’t afford gas. Because, let’s be honest, there is a lot we can do to simplify our lives, to slow down, to rest. But there are also plenty of situations and people who are working too many hours to take care of families, because low wage work is all they can get, because they don’t have paperwork or family support. Anyway, printing 200 of anything will make you rethink your words and examine from many view points. I used to love setting type because of that meditation on words. I appreciate the simplicity polymer plates and digital design allows me but I miss the slowing down. ⛽️⛽️⛽️ The people of south Louisiana still need your help. If you are able there are links in my highlights and bio. ⛽️⛽️⛽️ #runningonempty #moveabletype #runningonfumes #hurricaneida #idarecovery #louisiana #keepwriting #keepwritingpostcards https://www.instagram.com/p/CUV_tPZp8gB/?utm_medium=tumblr
