Day 285

Uses for Idealism: A Finished Piece Gouache and ink on paper The Oxford Languages dictionary describes idealism, philosophically*, as “any of various systems of thought in which the objects of knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind.” Growing up, I began piecing together an ideal life I watched…

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Day 272

Universal Minds: Inspired by Panpsychism and Siri Hustvedt Watercolor, ink, and India ink on paper When I was little, I would fill my stuffed animals with my imagination until the cloth and stuffing came alive, or so I thought. I convinced myself that these toys thought and felt and loved as I did.  Perhaps this…

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Day 121

As Simple as This: “Your Silence Will Not Protect You”–Audre Lorde Watercolor, ink, gouache on paper This piece was inspired by a guiding light, one who’s helped me through creativity, through the world, and through being a woman, being a human being. This guiding light is Audre Lorde. Today, while observing the current that brought…

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