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If you live in the Amherst, MA area, this Thursday

If you live in the Amherst, MA area, this Thursday (10/22/20) is the last day to see my painting "A Place To Rest" as part of "Windows Into Art" downtown. You can also see it online whenever at my website mossybee.com

About the exhibit: All the artwork in this show is in the windows of businesses and closed properties downtown, so you can take it in from the sidewalks at a time and distance from other people that works for you. My painting can be visited in the window of "Hair by Harlow" at 220 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst MA, and there's artwork in windows throughout our little downtown on Main & N Pleasant St.
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Image description: detail of bottom 1/2 of "A Place To Rest", acrylic on canvas painting (the whole painting is 48 x 24 inches). At the top of this image is the base of a tree with roots partially obscured by grasses and flowers. Behind the tree roots are roughly painted fields and a peek at the pale blue sky. In the foreground are wildflowers including Queen Anne's Lace and red clover. The foreground is painted in a more simplified style than the rest of the canvas, with drips of paint and some flowers only outlined.
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#acrylicpainting #artinamherst #socialdistancingart #oaktree #wildflowers

My new painting "A Place To Rest" is on view now a

My new painting "A Place To Rest" is on view now as part of "Windows Into Art" in downtown Amherst, MA. All the artwork in this show is in the windows of businesses and closed properties downtown, so you can take it in from the sidewalks at a time and distance from other people that works for you! The show starts today (10/1) and goes through 10/22/20.
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This is the first "serious" painting I've been able to finish since March 2020, so it meant a lot to me to get back into my acrylic paints and be able to play and experiment. It is based on an old oak tree by the Connecticut River in Hadley, MA.
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"A Place To Rest", acrylic on canvas, 48 x 24", email bee@mossybee.com if interested in purchasing.

First image description (this plus descriptions of following images are in alt text): An acrylic painting of an oak tree, with the trunk dominating the composition. Behind the tree are roughly painted fields and a peek at the pale blue sky. In the foreground below the tree are wildflowers including Queen Anne's Lace and red clover. The foreground is painted in a more simplified style than the rest of the canvas, with drips of paint and some flowers only outlined.
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#acrylicpainting #artinamherst #socialdistancingart #oaktree #wildflowers

My nightblooming cereus, grown many years ago from

My nightblooming cereus, grown many years ago from a cutting into an awkward plant I thought would never flower, suddenly started growing a fat bud this week that opened last night. As the name implies, if conditions are right this plant blooms at night, one night only, every year. This is the first year I've ever had a bloom & it happened on the 51st anniversary of the start of the Stonewall Riots. I'm thinking of Marsha P. Johnson & the crowns of fresh flowers she often wore in her hair. We owe so much to the trans women of color who fought for us.
Song:" it's good to be alive" by they might be giants. (@tmbgofficial)
#nightbloomingcereus #pride #timelapse

FUNDRAISER GIVEAWAY to raise money for Black Trans

FUNDRAISER GIVEAWAY to raise money for Black Trans organizations! Donate $10+ to any orgs below/in spreadsheet in my bio to receive “A GREAT BUTT KNOWS NO GENDER” hand-screenprinted undies & patches. These are an original design I usually sell at zine fests/makers markets - this is the only way to get them online! Undies are only available to folx in the USA/Canada (to keep shipping costs down), though patches are available to everyone.

THE ORGS (link in bio for full list): @forthegworls, @transneedles, @blacktranstravelfund, @saaaavv Binder Drive for Black trans & gender nonconforming folks, Brave Space Alliance relief fund, @emergency_release_fund, @glits_inc, Homeless Black Trans Women Fund, @snap4freedom, @lgbtbookstoprisoners, @mpjinstitute COVID-19 Relief Fund, @theokraproject, Trans Justice Funding, @translatinxdmv, @youthbreakout, & the Washington Black Trans Force.

POST CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⤵️ Qs/feedback? bee@mossybee.com

IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:
All images have a striped band at the bottom in the trans flag colors (light blue, pink, & white) with the handwritten words “FUNDRAISER GIVEAWAY FOR BLACK TRANS LIVES” on it in black.

1: 3 drawings of people wearing underwear, only showing them from their thighs to their lower backs from behind. All the underwear has “A GREAT BUTT KNOWS NO GENDER” written on it.

2: photo with 3 pairs of underwear shown flat. Each has “A GREAT BUTT KNOWS NO GENDER” screenprinted on it. From L to R: green boxer briefs with screenprint in black, grey bikini underwear with screenprint in a black and red gradient, & pink bikini underwear with screenprint in teal.

3: black & white drawings of three styles of underwear with text below. L to R the text reads “BOXER BRIEFS sizes S-XXL, y-front, 100% cotton”
“‘WOMEN’S BIKINI’ sizes 5-12, 60% cotton/40% polyester.”
“‘BOY BRIEFS’ size 6 only, 75% cotton/25% polyester”

4: photo of a stack of undies in dark green, dark red, dark blue, black, many shades of grey, and lime green with text that reads “BOXER BRIEFS COLOR EXAMPLES”

5: photo of a stack of undies in peach, purple, red, light blue, and many shades of grey with text that reads “‘WOMEN’S BIKINI & ‘BOY BRIEF’ COLOR EXAMPLES”

BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER I am doing a fundraiser

BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

I am doing a fundraiser soon and would like to direct donations and support to groups that are not getting as much money and attention as bigger orgs/projects.
If you know of some orgs like @glits_inc, the @saaaavv binder fund for Black trans and GNC folx, & the Black Trans Protesters Fund (see @lupinewoodcollective last post for info) that do good work for Black trans folks and need more funds, please send me their info! (Image description: a messy trans flag on black background with the words above in white, pink, and blue)

Please note that I will include the ones listed above unless they've received too many donations and would prefer to direct funds elsewhere!
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#blacktranslivesmatter #transgender #fundraiser

I forgot to share this to my feed, not just storie

I forgot to share this to my feed, not just stories! Click the link! I can't take credit for the spreadsheet or text. Image description below & in alt text. Please include this text description if you repost!

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
While text on black background reads: in my bio I have attached a masterdoc of everything from nationwide charities you can donate too, free legal help incase you get arrested per state, mutual aid funds, tips if you attend a protest, etc.
It is EXTREMELY helpful, and I encourage you all to not only spread this link, but to place it in your bios too.

It's Zorg's birthday - hard to believe he is 11 ye

It's Zorg's birthday - hard to believe he is 11 years old! I've known him since he was a puppy, so that means many years together. Things lately been weird for him, the most extraverted creature in the house, not getting to say hello to other dogs or people. But he seems to get it now and we've been trying to give him more other fun things to do to make it up a little. .
Pandemic highlight: when our regular mail person saw him while out delivering mail on foot and tossed him a dog biscuit from a distance!
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Current favorite snack: asparagus bits (local "Hadley Grass")
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Time to hide under the bed: when the kitty chases bugs, especially flying ones, in the house; when there's loud thunder. . . . .
#siberianhusky #dogsofinstagram #goodboy

My zine table for this weekend's virtual Chicago Z

My zine table for this weekend's virtual Chicago Zine Fest & Glasgow Zine Fest is among the sprouts and leaves of my container garden. I still have a very small number of the limited edition risograph zine "no path", copies of the board game zine "Pupper Supper," perzine "Myopia," & many different screenprinted patches. I'm also giving away copies of "how to make a minizine" with any orders and I like trading with other makers!
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Plants pictured: catnip, santaka hot chili peppers, cayenne chili peppers, majoram, thyme, mystery squash, several kinds of basil, and plum tomatoes. .
#czf2020 #chicagozinefest #glasgowzinefest #quaranzine #comics #zines #artbook #zinefest #virtualzinefest #queerzine #queerartist #queerart

Super loose studies of the handsome Zulu as I star

Super loose studies of the handsome Zulu as I start his pet portrait! @valomile won a portrait through the COVID-19 fundraiser that @stonerzines put together last month. .
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#catsofinstagram #sketchbook #pen #brushpen #queerartist

In a different world, tonight would have been the

In a different world, tonight would have been the opening of my solo exhibition at the Amherst Town Hall. It's hard to imagine a big art gathering now, or even getting into one of our town buildings to hang pictures. I invite everyone to check out the online Amherst Arts Night Plus offerings tonight online at @amherstartsnightplus
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I still have an online exhibition planned for sometime this summer, but everything has been going slowly here. Like many people right now I have a lot of other things on my mind, and my household has been sick. This means I've been drawn more to smaller projects and things I can do in pieces. The path ahead is always changing and it will be interesting to see what visuals want to come out now. Whatever happens, I'll be keeping you posted!
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Pictured: some details of paintings that would have been in the show, in process and final mixed together. Acrylic, pen, and vintage book pages on canvas. .
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#acrylicpainting #painting #mixedmedia #inprogress #treeart #queerartist #artinamherst

Life drawings on May Day ✍️ most instructors l

Life drawings on May Day ✍️ most instructors let you know how many seconds or minutes you get to draw a pose ahead of time, but Nettle's figure drawing class features some unique teaching methods. .
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#catsofinstagram #sketchbook #pen #brushpen #queerartist

Rainy mail day! 💌 zines, games, and a care pack

Rainy mail day! 💌 zines, games, and a care package heading out. .
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#stayhomezinefest #zines #zinefest #mailday #penpals #mailart #stamps #mailart #willacather

Folding up the last copies of "No Path" - a lot of

Folding up the last copies of "No Path" - a lot of little steps. Only 25 will ever be made since this was a fun experiment I did when I was learning to use the risograph machine at @l00ky.here in early March, combined with some at home laser printing once self-isolating started. I'm mailing a few this weekend - see link in bio to purchase, or send me a message. I'm trying to match people with their preferred colors if they have a preference, but I'm running out of a few already.
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Fun fact: the tool I'm using to score and fold is called a bone, but it's just made of hard plastic!
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#timelapse #processvideo #risograph #zine #stayhomezinefest #queerartist

A dog walk find from last month that still puzzles

A dog walk find from last month that still puzzles me: a car parked with a wheel on a book in a way that seems like it had to be intentional 🤔 .
Brush pen on paper. . .
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#penandink #sketchbook #blackandwhite #comics #queerartist #queerart #artinamherst

Up for grabs over at @stonerzines: a pet portrait

Up for grabs over at @stonerzines: a pet portrait by me! This is part of the #twinstagram fundraiser for folks affected by COVID-19 - just comment on any post to place a bid. There are zine bundles, jewelry, art and more. See @stonerzines page for info on how to apply for funds. .
Ships worldwide! Ink line work with watercolors. The example is a group portrait of my own non-human animal family a few years ago. .
#petportrait #siberianhusky #norweiganforestcat #catsofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #penandink #watercolor

Mail day! 📬 All #quaranzinefest orders are on t

Mail day! 📬 All #quaranzinefest orders are on their way to their new homes. Still a few swaps to send and letters to catch up on, but everyone should be seeing things soon 💌 .
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#zines #zinefest #mailday #penpals #mailart

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