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Bindery, letterpress Oakland CA Assyrian 🏳️‍⚧️
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Please weigh in on your perspective: Why is it taboo to criticize the romance between my home ( US ) and Israel? Why do people , at best, politely smile/smirk and change the subject?

Learning how to coat, burn, washout, and print. So much fun. #screenprint #richmondartcenter

Too many Democrats spent a good part of last year demonizing campus protesters, refusing to acknowledge Palestinians as humans, and painting people who want an end to Israel's genocidal actions as terrorists. Trump is pouring on the gas, but Dems lit the match and threw in some logs.

A lil recap from our book making workshop at @richmondartcenter. There's so much joy in teaching people who, some of them, had never sewn a book before. We absolutely crushed it! I hope you all feel proud of pushing past your comfort zones. #bookbinding #workshop

Can someone explain this to me? Why did I paint this? 🥒 #gouache #pickles

What is there to say that hasn’t been said?

Just a snippet of student work from our last session of printmaking. I’ve neglected sharing all the incredible work they did this term for reasons only I know 🫠. But this was a very sweet and funny group of folks. #richmondartcenter #reliefprinting #linocut

This continues to be scary as h*ll.

Outgoing order for longtime client and friend. An international traveler who comes bearing gifts. 😀 Typically I sew these little booklets on my old Singer 401 but it needs a day or two at the shop fix the timing and tension. #letterpress #bookbinding #notebook #oakland #california #poppy #orange

the feminine urge to

I’m estimating it’ll be another hour before that last little spot in the center gets coverage. Not even asking why anymore 🫠😩 #letterpress

Had a lovely conversation with my lovely friend David Dastmalchian in a casket. Yes he was in a casket. I was also in a casket. Things get real when you’re talking in a casket. youtu.be/KyMTMrfGeLk?...

Trying to learn paper marbling. So humbling.

enddei.ed.gov It’s a tattlephone for adults. Be creative.

This fundraiser is legitimate and doing good things for people in this region. ( not sure if this platform hides posts that use certain words) 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm on my way out with a stack of mordant-ed papers, a tub of methyl cellulose slime, and some hopes and dreams. If all goes according to plan, me and my pal will have zero problems creating marbled paper. Zero. Because all the Tiktoks and YouTube videos have assured me that it's just super simple.