M.R.P.

Super big thanks to Mike and the @upstatepunkrockfleamarket for a super fun day at the @empirelivealbany ! https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRB-UWOZCn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

UPSTATE FRIENDS! ANOTHER FUN FAIR! This Sunday March 26th at the Empire Live in Albany, 11 am-5pm ! The Upstate Punk Rock Flea Market ! I’ll be there with pop-up books, anatomical lenticulars, and more. (upstatepunkrockfleamarket) really looking forward to it! Come on by! It should be fun! xo #upstatepunkrockfleamarket https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDUYp0uR4E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So pretty… https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpzyr4dOpzH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Getting ready on this snowy day for more fairs this month — Poughkeepsie, Albany, Trenton, NYC! #bookarts #spine #spool #spoolart #paperart #papercraft #bookart #bookarts #anatomical #anatomicalart #medicalart #bookart #bookarts #popupcard #popupcards https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyNWVHuEfj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My evening sketchbook / doodles / comics are really different from everything else I do, and generally consist of phrases that I’ve been told, overheard, or read that I find appealing or somehow meaningful. I tend to couple them with inspiration drawn from clip art searches like “woman looking thoughtfully into mid space …” I have dozens, if not hundreds, of these images that began with the start of covid. I think I’m going to start posting them regularly for no other reason than I’ve been told that I’m in the middle of my Saturn Return, so maybe I’ll take them off my iPad and release them. Today’s doodle: “I woke up in the middle of the night and ate an eclair.” #sketchbook #doodles #comics #eclair https://www.instagram.com/p/CpP4xrlOspe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reunited! So good to be home … https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGOjK3u1Ug/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Friends! This weekend, all weekend! Darksome Art & Craft Market’s Love You To Death Virtual Fair this weekend. (@darksomecraftmkt) 10% off everything in my Etsy shop, plus I will be donating an additional 10% of all sales to the Innocence Project (@innocenceproject) Message directly about spools, crankies, and other items not located in my shop. Link to Market and discount code in bio. xo #darksomecraftmkt #darksomeartist #darksome #loveyoutodeath #anatomical #anatomcialart #paperart #paperarts #papercraft #bookart #bookarts #popupcard #popupcards #innocenceproject https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPyryjuARH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In other people’s art, right before the holidays @pennymadeit / Jen Leach gifted the cats with her handmade catnip toys. Neko loves the bagel, Spider the tart, and Sid is totally obsessed with the carrot. So awesome. Xo https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUhhbNOAcq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In other people’s art: Super big shout out to Atlanta-based artist and activist @aileenloyartist for this amazing music box! When the temperatures dropped over the holidays, she pre-sold some pieces with proceeds going to buy Marta transit cards to help people who are unhoused to warming stations. What a treasure to receive in the mail yesterday. Thank you, Aileen, for everything you do! Xo #musicaleye #curiosity #oddities #aileenloyartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CnPhxyeO2C4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Quoting Steve: “Around a month before Naimah passed away we were sitting on her nursing home bed reflecting on how much we loved performing and creating together An idea we had on another bed in our Greenwich Village apartment many years ago to turn our marriage into a performance art piece had brought us so much joy and bonded us so tightly together. On the nursing home bed we realized there was one more story to tell. The story of the last year of our lives. We started writing the final chapter of blackjewlove. We called it ALL THEY CAN SEE IS AN OLD BLACK WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR. It opens in February at the new Alchemical Theater. Details to follow.” I have to say, witnessing their love in the last months and weeks was just extraordinary. Thank you, Steve for letting me bring this image together for your show and giving me the gift of revisiting our amazing covid-lockdown book collaboration… https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMxSlVu--e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So excited! Will be participating in the (@darksomecraftmkt) Darksome Art & Craft Love You To Death Virtual Market in early February. Hoping to have animal anatomicals and agamographs …More soon … #darksomecraftmkt #darksomeartist #darksome #loveyoutodeath #anatomical #anatomcialart #paperart #paperarts #papercraft #bookart #bookarts #popupcard #popupcards https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_wi-yudbc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Rest stop souvenirs. This country confuses me. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmy7sF_u_hA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Such a lovely gift of art for the upcoming year! @jeniwendel’s artwork journey calendar! Thank you, Jeni! Xo https://www.instagram.com/p/CmwjX0au0k0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In a Christmas Miracle, Neko decided it was time to sit on my lap. It only took three years. She has very clear boundaries, that most people - including us - are a little terrified of. So, it has been years of squishy eyes, gradual head rubs, and the big win of head smooches. I’m not sure this photo captures both just how relaxed and how enormous she is. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmpoG3NONb5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Going through all the annual favorites … thank you, very much! https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkWVJPuolZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Home for the Holidays … New lovely wasp ornament by @diamondtoothtaxidermy and holiday Cher candle thanks to @ceciliarodriguezpetit. Signage by @devineberkshires https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeTugfuFve/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Finally made it to the American Folk Art Museum: Morris Hirschfield Rediscovered. Amazing. Up through 1/29. #americanfolkart #morrishisrchfield https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbrsTtutnY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=