I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

I may feel like absolute garbage but found a new GF chocolate donut recipe the fam has dubbed “bangin”—subbed in hazelnut butter for almond butter and 😋 recipe: bakeitpaleo.com/chocolate-zu... #baking #glutenfree #chocolatedonut

two weeks left to submit what's bringing you joy and delight in these tough times! send @toreajade.bsky.social and i a list or short paragraph, snapshots, artwork, etc. by august 15th bit.ly/WhatKeepsUsGoing #zines #zinesky #artsky #opencall

Find Bam Bam! Last seen in NW PDX. Terrified of hands, but sucker for a peanut — here’s hoping the parrot & its person are soon reunited. #lostparrot #findbambam #portland #pdx

What’s keeping me going this summer? Berries, lots of berries. Oregon summers are bursting with roadside & alleyway fruit; I’ve been foraging and making treats to share with friends … a little something sweet can make a surprisingly big difference in one’s day 💜 Bit.ly/WhatKeepsUsGoing #zines

hi! @toreajade.bsky.social and i want to know what keeps you going in the hard times! what started as a check-in between friends has blossomed into an open call for a zine about taking care 🌻 send us a list, a paragraph or two, artwork, photos, pet pix, etc by august 15th: bit.ly/WhatKeepsUsGoing

🙄 Tell me you’ve never spent time with anyone chronically ill — anyone with ME/CFS, anyone with hEDS and its little friends, anyone immunocompromised, &c. — without telling me you’ve never spent time with anyone chronically ill.

Scorpio: Don't start a garden. Don't dig in your yard. Do not unearth the sins of the past.

She rollin’ with glee. Why? Pretty sure it’s the plentiful 🐰 poo 😂 #dog #dogsofbluesky #goldendoodle

this is something i’ve wanted to do for a few years and i am SO excited to be working on it at last. edited by @jpb.bsky.social and i, submit by August 31st, expected publication October 2025!

Nothing like a morn walk; picked a few berries, scoped out some petals 🌸🌺🌻 #bloomscrolling #flowers #flaneur

Oh, the quiet devastation of modernity: today, an autogenerated email reminded me my mom turns 70 soon, except that’s in another timeline where she didn’t die three years back from young onset Alzheimers …. 😢 #grief #griefislove

'Fucketyfucketyfuckfuckfuck' by Annie Taylor from PEG - the Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, known for their stitching and swearing #womensart #Fridayfeeling

song of the summer? youtu.be/dsZ75RioLVw

Fantasy wardrobe, Rahul Mishra F/W 2025 edition. I’m getting Klimt vibes, would die to dramatically descend a staircase in one of these gems #fashion #rahulmishra #art

Insomnia reading, Matt Hai/Comfort Book edition: “Happiness occurs when you forget who you’re expected to be. And what you’re expected to do. Happiness is an accident of self-acceptance. It’s the warm breeze you feel when you open the door to who you are.” #BookSky

Keith Leonard

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Finished this new, larger scale mixed media piece, Language to Flow Like a River. 24”x36” on canvas, a drifting lazy river of language lost and found against a sea of deepest black #mixedmedia #collageart #blueskycollage #visualart

PDX, don’t miss A Celebration of Palestinean Embroidery, at @swanarosepdx.bsky.social. This intimate, thoughtfully curated exhibit weaves together masterful stitching, storytelling, and family beautifully. More info: www.tatreezandtea.com/celebration #portland #pdx #tatreez #embroidery

🚨 ICE disappeared a woman on Wednesday night. She was grabbed by men in plainclothes and taken to an unidentified location. ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her. This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.

Leaving our fav park, we passed an older couple w/ 2 small pups. One of which was a wee little teacup puffball … that was a delightful shade of purple. “We just got back from vacation,” the couple explained. “The kids shaved him and dyed him without teling us!” Surprise, I guess?! 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 #dogs #petsky

A small, good thing: Ikea has adaptive living stuff now — a shower chair and a sturdy little bench with handlebar for dressing (www.ikea.com/us/en/p/baes...). They’re just right + look so much less medical than alternatives, without the propensity to mold like the bamboo stool I just had to retire 😂

current vibe

“precipice” — a 9”x12” mixed media collage piece on cradleboard, if you’re feeling a little on edge 🖤 #collageart #mixedmedia #visualart #blueskycollage #abstractart

Shameful.

“I am telling you that decisions are no longer as cheap as they used to be…Life requires a certain amount of curiosity and exploration. Life is an open world game. It rewards you for exploring. And capitalism cannot fucking stand that.” Provocative, from Mike Monteiro: buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

And in other “not bad” news, spotted some teensy blackberries, already ripe in my neighborhood #berries #nature #pnw

“at what cost” — new poppy, abstract, bright mixed media collage on board. In summer, I always want to play with color 🙃💖✨

Decent crowd (I’d guess 500-1,000?) out in PDX’s southeast suburbs. Keep showing up—it matters, and you matter. 🖤

No kings

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

Many, many options if you’d like raise your voice. Not sure you can stomach a big downtown event? You could be pleasantly surprised and find a smaller local gathering quite close to you — worth a look.

" I also believe that those of us who are older, whiter, safer from the threats of state violence do not have the moral ground to lecture the younger, browner and blacker, more directly impacted demographic on what they should and should not do." www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

Out and about for PDX First Friday? I have a few collages in Piecing It Together at Wellspring Fine Art, 811 E Burnside. It kicks off tonight, 4-9p. Yeehaw! #pdx #pdxfirstfriday #firstfriday #collage #collageart #portlandart

A CLAW MACHINE at beloved @upupbooks.bsky.social?! PDX Book Week looks poised to be great fun … #portland #pdxarts #booksky

Honored that About Place Journal included the Let Er Rip project — the exhibit I curated on disability, collage, and community care — in its latest issue, even using our art for the cover and section breaks 🥺🩵 aboutplacejournal.org/issues/caref... #collage #communitycare #visualart

Took a lil’ jaunt to drop off collage for a show opening Friday, 4-8pm — at Wellspring Fine Art on Burnside. Lovely studio, at the cute 811 Shops; you’ll want to check it out! #collage #pdx #pdxart #firstfridaypdx #collageart

Once had an acquaintance who loved to lob this out: Quick, which are real (or more plausible to you), ghosts or aliens—and why? A weirdly engaging one for big, diverse groups or awkward cocktail hours, especially when people get into their “why” 👻👽✨

Collage-O-Rama got a nice write-up in The Seattle Times!

honored to have some of my art work that is part of the Let Er Rip in the most recent issue of About Place, with writing about the show and work from @toreajade.bsky.social , Sumeet Singh & Katherine Kramer Waters. #collage #collaboration #disabilityarts

A float of yellow-green obscures my words, gentle, hopeful, in this collage: “see | me” — part of an ongoing series exploring transient aphasia from migraine #visualart #papercollage #collageart #blueskycollage

Very occasionally, I write a newsletter about my art & where to find it. After months, here are some updates! open.substack.com/pub/pastedto...

This Lose Yourself (Eminem) mashup by The Unusual Suspects uses 300+ movies to cover the hit — mindblowing mashup that brings collage to mind for me … m.youtube.com/watch?v=xYta... #collageart #everythingiscollage

Montaigne, cited in On Vanishing: “We are entirely made up of bits and pieces, woven together so diversely and so shapelessly that each of them pulls its own way at every moment.” I’ve long thought of self AS collage, and boy does that ring this bell. #collageart #booksky #everythingiscollage

Some helpful (if unhinged) ideas to get stuff done, via Mason Currey’s newsletter. I’m particularly drawn to playing “race the edible” and trying “wench hour” 😂 open.substack.com/pub/masoncur...

Reading “On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear” by Lynn Casteel Harper. Provocative (if a little intense) 🤯 #booksky

Oh yeah you should take this workshop 👇👇👇