Not my cat learning to sit in front of the mini space heater and whine until I turn it on

Restocks of both these stickers and the mini prints are now live! They both sold out last time really fast so the stock is increased

Not my cat learning to sit in front of the mini space heater and whine until I turn it on

I know everything is a business, but the booth fees for some craft fairs are really pushing what is reasonable I’ve seen a few formerly big markets crash and burn because they turned to a full cash grab operation. When you no longer care about the creatives that make your event they will leave

Teaching again has eaten up a lot of my energy, and so balancing time getting art done hasn't really leveled out yet. In the mean time, Inprnt is having a free shipping sale on orders over 30 USD! That's a really good deal with how expensive shipping has become! www.inprnt.com/gallery/sama...

I've had a folks ask when I'll reopen my Patreon. I need to figure out a way to craft it that doesn't burn me out. I may offer my body of Art Blogs are a packaged deal I update less frequently, I probably can't keep up with monthly print or sticker rewards, but what would YOU want me to keep or add?

Lease renewal and tax season coming up at the same time is never fun, that being said my apartment is now so below the rate of comparable apartments in this city that they'd have to pry me outta here So here is to another year in my favorite apartment to date

The idea of “gatekeeping art” is the reason people turn to AI because of it is funny to me as an artist from a working class family. Like…I learned to draw and my mom was a waitress I don’t like people trying to hide behind the idea working/poor folks can’t draw, because we create and always have

My brain has melted due to the fun mix of jumping back into teaching after being away from it for almost six years and getting my taxes in. Until my broken brain reforms, please excuse my lack of replies to things, bad math, and the rest Enjoy, at least, the nice photos from the last month

The week ahead feels stressful for me, but at least Seti feels no such thing as worry or anguish Just under two months until he turns 16 officially🧡

My response to every “job offer” as of late. Would love to have actual clients again one day

I’m trying to collect a list for my college students of what working artists wish they had done and/or knew before post-grad or first year of really working as a freelancer or in-house artist If you feel like passing that on here I would love to see it and share with them later this year!

Only cried once after finishing my tax prep. It is hard, really feels like every time you get a step ahead as a freelancer you get shoved back down

Every year I have to greatly shift where my income comes from It makes taxes harder, and today is another day dedicated to organizing those. It is also just one of those days where I don’t feel like I am where I should be by this age, but I guess I am just glad to be still be at it at all

Not the tech bros next to me at the coffee shop talking about their favorite AI assistant then moving on to their concerns about limited natural resources in the future/climate change

I’m going to be shutting my shop down for the day and providing links to places where you can put your money instead. Do what you can, keep pushing

For those who have asked why I haven’t made art in a while: I’m a college instructor again! I have been teaching three courses for various levels of college students and my life has delved into curriculum and critique Art will return one day!☀️

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

The thing that has been weighing on me so much with the violence in MN is how many times I've heard "if they minded their own business they'd be alive", which is such a weird isolationist mindset that I've seen grow over the last few years and now blossom in front of us

Saw this out and about

Resistance and resilience aren’t comfortable. The idea that it should be done or experienced in a way that doesn’t disrupt your life is incompatible with what it takes

Only a few weeks ago I mentioned that people should not to tune out the world, that we owe each other our full attention. This was met with excuses, hyper specifics why one can’t. As every day goes by since I know that care, bare minimum, grows more important Don’t you dare turn away from it

There's a video out there of ice lynching a man. Don't watch it. It will not help you or others to traumatize yourself. Spend the time you would have spent watching it/wanting to vomit and scream making a donation to somewhere in Minnesota, or if you can't, researching where you can help locally.

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

Making a quiz game out of scammy fake client emails vs real client outreach for students is actually very funny and cathartic

I have a very odd ability to always, unknowingly, sit next people on first dates when I’m at cafes and restaurants…which would be a curse if it didn’t allow me to overhear some of the funniest conversations I’ve ever encountered in my life

My senior cat will walk over whenever I am talking to someone in my apartment and sit down facing us, taking time to look at whoever is talking, like he is a part of the conversation (which he is)

It is a winter sale! Help me clear out some stock and get 25% off all prints, stickers, and even an original painting. Low national and international shipping rates on all flat items (can't say the same about originals, so sorry!) No code needed🧡 Sale runs until next week! samanthamash.etsy.com

Yesterday was my first day back at teaching Lesson plans have consumed my life, I’m no where near having them finished so art will have to wait for a bit!✌️ Will likely have a sale soon since my first paycheck is a far away and I haven’t been able to take on client work

It is #portfolioday again! I'm Samantha and I specialize in editorials, publishing (mostly book covers), and branding! I also sell my work at the links below ✉️[email protected] 🧡samanthamash.com 🧡samanthamash.etsy.com 🧡inprnt.com/gallery/samanthamash 🧡patreon.com/samanthamash

Nothing like going to the doctor and suggesting the issue you have may stem from stress, and to have the doctor earnestly ask when the stress will end and you just have to look at her like 🤷‍♀️

To bond well enough with your baristas that they give you free drinks and remember updates on your life is truly the bright spot in life I needed

Everything is weird and terrible and yet, I can’t slow down at all. Back to teaching again soon

Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.

Little guy stickers are now available. All proceeds go to keeping Seti happy and healthy🧡 Find them right here samanthamash.etsy.com

Going on walks every morning in a metro city are wonderful and confusing and always offers surprises. You meet a nearly twenty year old dog, you see a parking enforcement officer with a lububu on her belt that is dressed just like her, you find an abandoned purse filled to the brim with rice

Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*

And just to stand by what I said: I’m out here experiencing joy and whimsy while also knowing I will keep up with the world as I continue forward. You can have a fun food and be up to date on how to reach out to your lawmakers or whatever else makes you feel involved and active You can do both!

A lot of people take “you can and should experience joy, but be aware of the world around you” as an either/or when it is a both. Sitting around figuring out specific scenarios I didn’t speak to is an interesting thing that happens when people talk about this

Solidarity to the people of Venezuela.

Ask not what your representative will do for you (nothing), ask how you can make your representative so miserable they quit their job

There is a worrisome trend amongst people I have known to post how they are “chasing joy” the same days life altering international news breaks. I’ve always been hesitant to align it, but at this point it feels like they and others do it as a way to get out of ever even engaging with hard things

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

My roommate made a lemon pig last year and I had a contentious relationship with it. One night I woke up and I assume it’s little toothpick leg broke and it fell off the fridge, but it sat in one beam of moonlight looking like it was waiting for me Anyway, I blame it for all ills we’re living in

Back to teaching finding style within figure drawing (the irony of having to censor it on here is not lost on me)

Happy New Year’s Eve from the Sea Lions of the Oregon Coast and me

A cold, but painfully beautiful morning❄️

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

The Seti art prints are now available along with a big restock of prints and stickers for everyone looking for a little new year’s art refresh. Funds help support this linearly 16 year old guy keep going strong🐈‍⬛🧡 samanthamash.etsy.com

I’ve curated another starter pack, this time to make it easier to find artists working in the illustration and comics fields! (If you qualify to be on this list but are not on it let me know, I will fill it up until it hits the 150 limit!) go.bsky.app/JU83vmM