Friday figure drawing is back!

It feels really dark out there right now. I scrolled through some volunteer opportunities, looking for a chance to do something (anything) and found a place to pack lunches for hungry kids. Count me in. medicine.vtc.vt.edu/community/li...

Successful long-delayed framing day!

an old painting and a sigh...

Pecan, date and nutmeg scones!

“Gardens are good to think with.” Echos from the Hollins Classics Symposium

Spotted in the Visual Arts Center…

Brighter days, in the works.

Musing, how can scones be an act of resistance? Suggestions welcome in the comments!

Apple cinnamon ricotta scones!

The world is a mess but my ricotta scone game is sharp. With chocolate!

Lemon blueberry ricotta scones!

There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism. A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer. Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore. They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.

The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Almond scones with orange zest and a tiny drop of rose water!

Really beautiful review of Imani Perry’s new book 4columns.org/abdurraqib-h...

“The elimination of DEI programs and initiatives at public academic institutions are a threat to the democratic purposes of higher education as a public good,” said @aaup.bsky.social President Todd Wolfson. More on AAUP's fight back against the DEI EOs: www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-p...

Gallery Hop 🌙 @terrakeck.bsky.social at All Street NYC Gallery, LES ✨✨✨ ✍️

Blueberry lemon ricotta scones!

To kick off Black History Month, one of my absolutely favorite works by artist Jacob Lawrence: Sidewalk Drawings, 1943, which underscores the complexity of Lawrence's singular vision in how it links the joy & exuberance of children drawing with difficult subject matter like war & violence

In an era of figurative painting that hits quickly and expends itself, Hindolo builds unhurried, probing, effort-requiring scenarios artreview.com/future-great...

This painting and 5-6 more are hanging S.F.F.A.’s Tradewynd Gallery through February 22nd. I hope you can stop by if you are in the area! SFFA Tradewynd Gallery, 102b Tradewynd Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24502

Walnut date ricotta scones!

The other thing I learned from this piece is that Charles Blow was let go at the same time as Pamela Paul. 😫

Helen Lundeberg is new to me, introduced by a participant in my head class. www.helenlundeberg.com/1960s-1

As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education. 🧵 www.aaup.org/news/against...

All the lemons, working on the lemonade.