#therapygolems

Y'all have had a bad week and there's not much I can do about it from a thousand miles away. But one thing I can do is get some golems into the hands of people who could use them.

If you (or someone you love) are a Minneapolis/St. Paul resident, here's what to do:

Pick out ANY golem from the TherapyGolems Ko-Fi shop

Use discount code FUCKICE for 100% off

Check out (unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to swing free shipping - message me on Ko-Fi if that's an issue)

Here are the rules:

Limit ONE (1) golem per person/order

Shipping address MUST be located in Minneapolis / St. Paul / the surrounding environs.

Orders that use the discount code and don't comply with rules 1 and 2 will be cancelled (and I'll be really grumpy about it).

And as a reminder for all, the digital download of the Golem Coloring Book is FREE and almost 30 pages of golems. Art therapy helps.

Use the code HONKA in the TherapyGolems Ko-Fi shop for 36% off!

Seizure Golems 👆

Back in March 2023, I had a seizure.

It sucked.

Then I had 324 more.

It is now end of 2025. Thanks to various treatments (which took 11 months to access because healthcare is hecc), I haven't had a seizure in over a year.

Which doesn't mean it's over and everything is fine. I still get seizure auras and have to act FAST to keep them from developing into a full on episode. It is deeply annoying. And tiring. And I'm friggin MAD about it.

So rather than eat the anger, I am making art. Here are three seizure golems I made a couple weeks ago. The zig zaggy overlapping angles are kinda like what the inside of my brain looks like during an event. It is deeply annoying. But the golems are very satisfying to look at. So I guess making art helps.

(I promise I'm not still, like, suuuper depressed these days. I just hate December. January will be better).

וְגֵ֥ר לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

"You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 22:21)

I spent the day of inauguration ignoring the news. I have no good words for what's happening, but I have hands, so I'm making golems.

This batch is centered on the specific sentiment of: FUCK ICE. Because seriously. Fuck 'em.