drachenray

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well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

Wait, so it wasn’t really about “protecting the children”?

Shocker!

people moving to tumblr from twitter please fucking reblog art likes literally dont do anything except make the artist upset bc they have 2 reblogs and 55 likes

30 Days of Doodles - March 2022

The 3rd annual 30 Days of Doodles is here! A prompt every day to keep you doodling all March! Use the tag #30DaysOfDoodles if you’d like so everyone can see your creations! (Feel free to bend the rules! If you’d rather go at your own pace, do them out of order, or only do the ones you want, that’s fine! Also, if doodling isn’t your thing, you’re welcome to use these prompts for whatever it is that you do!)

Day 1: doodle a character you relate to

Day 2: doodle something green

Day 3: doodle an object you use every day

Day 4: doodle a made up superhero

Day 5: doodle your dream vacation destination

Day 6: doodle something cube shaped

Day 7: doodle a musical instrument

Day 8: doodle a pun

Day 9: doodle something that can’t be seen (a smell, sound, etc)

Day 10: doodle 3 things that all start with the same letter

Day 11: doodle your favorite planet

Day 12: doodle a villain from a book you’ve read

Day 13: doodle a red carpet look

Day 14: doodle something cute

Day 15: doodle a map of a fictional place

Day 16: doodle the last thing you ate

Day 17: doodle a combination of 2 different animals

Day 18: doodle what the sky looks like today

Day 19: doodle something with your eyes closed

Day 20: doodle a makeup look inspired by your zodiac sign

Day 21: doodle a hat

Day 22: doodle something that is in the room with you

Day 23: doodle an alternative logo for a popular brand

Day 24: doodle your favorite scene from a movie

Day 25: doodle what the word “love” reminds you of

Day 26: doodle a character that has no name

Day 27: doodle 2 things that are opposites

Day 28: doodle someone who inspires you

Day 29: doodle a landmark from your town/state/city

Day 30: doodle a silly face

Ok but like

Even if someone's sexuality or gender was a "phase"

Who tf cares???

I used to like zucchini growing up but now I don't. I used to be obsessed with with anime and now i'm not. I used to like the color pink and now I don't

I used to hate jeans now they're pretty much all I wear. I used to hate insects and now I think they're adorable. I used to hate someone who is now my best friend

Those were all phases. They were temporary. But that doesn't mean that I didn't actually feel that way while I was going through that phase

So yeah, maybe she is going through a bisexuality phase, or maybe it isn't a phase but instead who she actually is, either way it's not your fucking business

Maybe that boy is going through a trans phase, cool. Respect his gender and pronouns either way. Because it doesn't fucking matter whether he'll still use those pronouns in 5 years, he uses them now so respect it

Even if someone is going through a phase, why do you care? It doesn't personally affect you does it? It's not like their forcing you to become queer or trans, so shut the fuck up and respect them

One of the more intricate pieces I've done in a while. Small details, many colors, and mixes medium. A pencil sketch, pens, sharpie and sharpie pens, and new alcohol markers I got. There are some things I'd change if I were to do it again, but overall, it was a learning experience and I'm proud of it.

I didnt ink this piece, but it was one of yhe first ones I did while getting back into art.

I've been getting back into art lately. I've been enjoying it again, it feels nice.

Blue Fire!

No guide lines. Just grabbing blue and purple alcohol markers and making lines.

i’m very curious about something, please rb and put in the tags:

do you know how to touch type? if so did you learn in school or elsewhere? how old are you?

i’m very curious about something, please rb and put in the tags:

do you know how to touch type? if so did you learn in school or elsewhere? how old are you?

Its been a long time since I have done any art. I made a few cards for Christmas, and I did this piece today with some new markers I got.

My motivation has been shot. I'm both driven and aimless in that my energy levels are generally higher than they have been in a while, but I have no drive, no motivation to use that energy. It's a special kind of frustration that comes along with recovering I suppose, an adjustmet period.

I understand why people dislike leather and animal products. But leather is such a good resource? Like… My mom bought a sturdy leather coat in 1989. I’m in my 20’s and I now wear that coat. That’s a 30 year old coat? 30 years, two generations, one coat. Versus, like… A plastic one, that rips and gets thrown out, or releases bits into the ecosystem every time it’s washed, takes a billion years to decompose, lasts maybe a decade if you’re super duper careful, and uses oil products in it’s construction. Like, yeah leather is expensive and comes from a living animal, and I’m not saying that you should go out and buy fifty fur and leather products for the he’ll of it, but like… Maybe the compromise is worth it? One animal product, valued and respected and worn down for generations, versus like… Six plastic products that will never ever go away?

idk, I could be wrong.

My insomnia is keeping me up late, so why not think about the peafowl that has been wandering my neighborhood lately. I first spotted it a week ago, and yesterday my brother and I followed it for 10 minutes or so. Some people keep peafowls in this area, but they are definitely not native or likely to survive for long outside of captivity or enclosures.

Only question is, has it been out for over a week and some how managed to stay away from the cats, dogs, and coyotes in the area? Or has it simply escaped from it's enclosure multiple times lately?

As someone who loves soccer and working with kids, it's really bittersweet at the end of a season. On the one hand I lose my current team. On the other, I get to know a new group of players and see my past players grow and learn as they have other coaches and play more competitively.

These kids went through so much this past year. It's said a lot. But it's true. I work with 3 to 8 year old children, and the younger the kid, the more clueless they are at interacting with children and other people. This year I taught not only soccer, but how to make friends and interact in more positive ways. And so I wanted to make them something to remember this crazy but fun soccer season.

I cut and sanded down scrap wood, cut out stencils for the team name, season, and each players name and number. I used a pencil to lightly outline my letters for burning and went at it. The backs all had the team name and season, and the other side was personalized for each player with their name and number.

Another piece I started over sping break and finished over summer.

Painted some pots to replant my succulents. The succulents were all rescued from being in poor condition.

Another older piece I never posted.

My best friend and I did a paint night while watching my brother's graduation stream. Gotta say, it beats sitting in the sun for hours on end for graduations. Some things should just not change, like having the option to watch event streams instead of attending in person.

Drawing done while on spring break from school back in March. Added the color today, my sister chose the colors for the pot and flowers. Turned out nicely I think.

In addition to art, one of the things that helps my depression is gardening and plants. I hope to get some shelves up in the kitchen for our potted plants, because right now there are 13 containers and pots cluttering the counter and they get bumped often.

In the front yard we have over 10 rose bushes and a moss garden, and I try to plant wild flowers every year.

I spent some time today clearing weeds from directly around two of the rose bushes and noticed the first two flowers of the season begining to open!

I even got to watch a few crows gather sticks for a nest this evening. This is looking to be a good season.

A piece I did in class today. We covered reinforcement vs punishment and one thing I can't get out of my mind is that this is the first time I'm hearing that reinforcement is more effevtive than punishment in teaching desirable behaviors. In an upper division college level psychology course.

More people should be learning this type of thing in high school. Not all teacher, coaches, and mentors are going to take a class like this one. Definitelly not all parents are going to take such a course because many do not go to college or choose to pursue psychology. But so many children are punished harshly, where reinforcement would better obtain the desired result and would refrain from harming the child or their current or future mental state.

I don't know, it's just some thoughts I had.

First time I've drawn in a while. Used some gel pens I got for Christmas and had not used yet.

I've been keeping busy. The holidays were fast and not long enough, I recovered my breathing just in time for mom to be forced back into treatment and so I have taken on all of the chores, I am mom again to my sister, and I am dog sitter/trainer. Just before being forced back into an intense treatment program, she got a puppy with the intention to train her as a service dog, so I am in charge of her exposure, potty, and basic commands training.

The last two paintings for this Christmas that I am in charge of. A Snoopy for my best friend. And an R2-Deer-2 for my older brother. It’s late, I’m exhausted, but I hope they enjoy their shirts and paintings.