DIY, not d-i-e

Author: Tina

  • June, month of Pride, Juneteenth, and a whole lot of markets!

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    It’s been a whirlwind lately. May started cranking into high activity mode, and now June is just as busy, and I LOVE IT. Specifically, folks who come to my booth at shows, you are so overwhelmingly nice, interesting, creative and cool, it kinda takes my breath away. I am working on about 10 new pieces…

  • I know better than to post with a fever so

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  • Lo-fi artmaking

    Lo-fi artmaking

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    This is my big accomplishment of the day. May I present Ignignokt, from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Not great fidelity, because I ran out of blue and green light pegs. Made on a late model Lite-Brite. Oh! I also am now an official volunteer at Flemington DIY! They are lovely people, I am really looking…

  • NAACP Black History event

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    The event we volunteered at last weekend was amazing. Just amazing. I am not gonna lie, my favorite part of it was Krystle Lemonias artist site‘ slideshow on her work. Let’s get this out of the way: DIY, not d-i-e is a project to deal with real-world sustainability, through art (as CoffeeAndCreatures, and as a…

  • Gardening in the greenhouse

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    We have a rather robust group of potatoes here – they kind of self-organized, coming from prior authorized plantings, from peelings in the compost, and who knows what else. I decided to see what would happen if I planted some in the greenhouse, in large planters. For much of January, nothing really happened. But in…

  • Free eggs – Bklyn – Astoria – Kensington(Philly) from FarmerJawn and friends

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    Saw this on IG, but who knows – maybe this is helpful to someone. Mutual aid is what makes humans awesome. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQefWKRpoI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link “Working people are the backbone of our communities, yet too often, relief isn’t made for us. So we’re doing what we can to pitch in. This Friday, we’re giving away 100 dozen eggs…

  • Over on Coffee and Creatures…

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    …well, that is also me. I wish I was 2 people, so I could distribute all the tasks still needing to be done by 11am tomorrow for the Darkside Market at the Broken Goblet in Bensalem, PA. I have been experimenting with Culture Hustle paints lately, mostly the fluorescents, but I had some Rainbow Liquid…

  • Valentine’s Day in the age of collapse

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    For the pending mushy holiday, I propose a couple of options: if you are in the Trenton NJ, Newtown-Bensalem-ish PA vicinity, come and see me at The Broken Goblet on Feb 15th! 4pm – 11pm on the 15th is the Darkside NJ Night Market, aptly titled “Til Death Do We Part”. You don’t have to…