From @theguardian.com “For some fiber artists, craft is inherently political. “Creating in a time of destruction and chaos, that is resistance in and of itself,” said Downey…she thinks one of the other successes of craftivism is that “it centers joy”.”

Just in time for Caturday.

Christmas in 1950 was a low time for Langston Hughes. So instead of giving his friends Christmas gifts, he sent out typewritten postcards that expressed his financial state, and enduring holiday cheer.

Three gifts for #Christmas: 1) this song soothes my inner none believer “I don't know if you believe in Christmas Or if you have presents underneath a Christmas tree But if you believe in love That will be more than enough For you to come and celebrate with me”

Just FYI in case anyone's interested, when you put a bunch of emojis after your screen name it makes it unnecessarily challenging for people who use screen readers to read your posts and follow you. The screen reader will read out every single emoji description every time you pop up in their feed.

Love that this organization exists.

This song always make my Christmas playlist. This is an especially brilliant rendition of it though. Such a lovely little piece of art.

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable—but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words."

“…they can take away the world you live in, but they can’t take away what’s happening in your mind, your imagination and your creativity. Holding on to that was how we survived.”

It snowed.❄️🌨️

Visited MASS MoCA a while back and was, as usual, impressed with the exhibits.

Wow

Charlottesville “was the only municipality that called for RFPs that mandated a ‘transformation, not further veneration,’ of the Lost Cause icons, he points out. “The statues were toxic after Unite the Right,” says Walker. “The link between Confederate statues and white supremacy was explicit.”

@naomiaklein.bsky.social: ”Where the Surrealists made irreverent and untameable art, the fascists sought a world of perfect symmetry. While the Surrealists embraced the frailties and mysteries of the human body, the fascists waged war on deviance.’’ www.equator.org/articles/sur...

This is super cool

Love this. Grateful to all the folks who “refuse to believe that what exists defines what is possible” and specifically to the artist who help us in instantiate our dreams for a better world.

Seen in the wild.

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

This is what No Kings Day felt like 🐸🐔🦄🐿️✨ “Tʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ!“ 🗣️✨ This country belongs to the people. #StandTALL 🚀🗣️ (Prints at www.Nikkolas.Art)

Great thread. This part may be the most directly relevant for artists:“This is how you visually dismantle fascist iconography.” #HOP, #NoKings

A new initiative uniting artists and cultural institutions across the country has emerged to address a shared question: In the wake of the Trump administration’s tightening grip on the arts, what could and should be their role?

This story reminded me how much I adore Edward Gorey, and

Native artists are staging an unsanctioned exhibition at the Met’s American Wing, using digital tools to layer Indigenous writing and imagery over artworks that erase their existence from the American landscape.

This is amazing

This morning the universe has me thinking about the importance of investing in art as a policy choice. And also, the sort of radical role of art and creativity in moments of fascist slide…

New exhibit.

Love this.

You NEED to listen to pre-eminent conductor and musician Leonard Slatkin tell us what we MUST do, right now, to protect the arts and to stand up for what is right. It was an emotional, inspiring moment last evening, 9/28/25. Elliott Forrest begins the closing remarks: #music #arts #standfirm #resist

Gutted at the news that Kaleb Horton is gone. Kaleb was a brilliant writer, of course, but he was also a gifted photographer. Years ago I encouraged him to sell his pieces. His work was so good, I told him, and people should see it. Here are some of his beautiful shots.

One of my loves. This guy keeps us sane.

Amazing.

Happened upon this by accident, but much needed in this moment. Loved this by @inspiredtowrite.bsky.social . Art is a necessity.

Working on an exhibit for the end of October.

Transforming walls. "The mural Abrazo Mutuo...was painted in 2025 on the Mexican side of the border...by artist Alfredo “Libre” Gutiérrez...and shows an eagle and a condor flying together, symbolizing North and South America...the mural represents unity and balance between cultures."

Functional and beautiful. Also makes one wonder who would have purchased these in the late 1800s, and at what scale…

Love this so much. One of my favorite forms of art: murals. So much of art is about transforming one thing into another (which is so powerful and hopeful), but for some reason with murals it always hits me harder.

Love this photo of Monarch Butterflies in Ontario Canada probably Point Peel National that i went to yearly in Sept in my twenties as they gathered to cross Lake erie migrating south waited for the wind to change

These are amazing

Do you have a small piece of #woke #art that you need a temporary home for? Have you created something new inspired by this shit show?… we’re open for exhibitions…

Done! First exhibit up.

Recent progress, view from the front:

Recent progress, view from the back.

Love this. Art is a common good. Just like all of us, artists deserve a fair and livable wage…

Rooftop material.

Exterior siding.

Evolving.

The beginning.