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on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 By sylviedakotahuhn

(my Instagram account is my blog because having both a blog and a social media account at the same time is too much pressure and writing paragraphs is not my communication of choice ~ but to “read the news”, click on an image)

Same place, same expression, always happily wary anywhere on the planet 🌿🌱🌊

35 and still alive. Much gratitude to my longtime friends and my big sister for keeping an eye on me by taking me to art museums/galleries (my favorite places) and for feeding me 🧡

#tbt to details from some of my favorite pieces from @thebroadmuseum

“Spin spin and splinter” 16 x 20 inches, acrylic, cold wax, print transfer, and ink on canvas. Portlanders know.

I hadn’t visited Cannon Beach in 8 years, and I hadn’t even stepped onto an Oregon beach in over 5 years. I also didn’t know that there were glasses for car motion sickness, so, lots of new things yesterday. It was nice to actually walk around and take in the sights during a sunny day (instead of rushing off in the cold fog with cold people à la my last visit years ago) so many thanks to my generous neighbor friends and @coneydoggo for inviting me. A good weekend all around 🪨

C41 120 Porta 800 film prints from my toy Holga - I swear there’s a new painting coming up soon

C41 120 Porta 400 film prints from my toy Holga taken last month

Needed 🏔

A week from today - stop by @motherfoucaultsbooks for their monthly 1+1 show. This bookstore makes a great music venue 📚

sunday

Studio/set tour of @videoisthefuture - thanks @samandsampdx for taking me to the double feature 📺

plus de scène - including a melted newspaper stand and @coneydoggo

scenes 🌤

details 🥀

Fleet week - 16x20 inches - acrylic, medium, paper, ink, hair and cold wax on canvas 🥀

Outdoor patio show - @theeslang and @the_mistons 🔮

6 reps x 160lbs. Face unconsciously lookin’ like sad Droopy Dog these days and we’ve all been lifting through the sticky humidity - but I was really needing to be at Odd today and I’m glad I made it ⚙️

I think he knows when I’m down 💔

C41 120 Porta 800 film prints from my toy Holga taken earlier this month.

Details - this was the first time I’ve painted directly onto a canvas without the paper layer in like over a decade and honestly, it’s gonna be my last. Never been a fan of the canvas texture showing through with acrylic, and not doing my usual ritual of surface prep threw me off a bit. Sometimes you gotta try new things for the hell of it and you can’t win them all. The good news is that it feels completed to me (like the painting I did before this one) and I have no urge to go back and add things in the future. Maybe it will grow on me.

Train fall - 24 x 24 inches- acrylic, medium, hair, wax, flowers, found note, ink and a smudge or two of glitter on canvas.

Luke Hollywood and @sdcroghan at @motherfoucaultsbooks - as you can see my head was transforming notations of old portland into old paris 🇫🇷

Thank you @dirtyneutron for inviting me to first thursday in NW and additional thanks to both you and @an__ellen for getting me back into the toy camera photography game. Definitely helped me survive the week 📷

@theeslang ‘s album release show 🟣 with @kelli_schaefer and @shayleeband

The best poker face I can muster 🐴 #ponytailweather

One of my favorite bands, @___numberdeux___ , reunited 💙

this city keeps leaving me messages and I’m wondering what to do about them

Lucky number 7 - Happy Birthday, Mikhail. This morning was the first time he was gifted an official fancy big boy birthday box and he got to unwrap it all by himself ♥️

Just an appreciation shout out to my friend and hair person @elp.barber.stylist . I probably don’t upkeep my color often enough but it always feels nice when I do. If you’re ever interested in getting henna or a haircut, check out Esther at @gillyssalon

The covid test was negative, so I’m unsure why I’ve been so fatigued with body aches as of late. After sleeping in almost half the day, I’m proud that I was able to get myself outside to see flowers and sun- I traded a book and sold my clothes for a @satans_pilgrims record store day release + a Wipers cassette. I wish I could paint again but now I’m back in bed fading out. Still taking it as a win. Hopefully I can get going again tomorrow 💀 #streamofconsciousness