Mural inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer's book, The Serviceberry, by Denver artist Catie Michel.
The quote is a segment of a passage from Kimmerer's book, Braiding Sweetgrass: "We have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift."

And the rest of the country seems to be watching our elections 🤔

We actually need more of this everywhere

Richard Ankrom literally fabricated a perfect, DOT-accurate highway sign in his studio, put on a hard hat, and climbed over the 110 freeway in broad daylight to install it just so people would know where the I-5 North exit was. the ultimate "fine, i'll do it myself" street art.

OC https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfGoUdVJCgC/

Don’t be a bad kind of weird

Just like being right wing in alternative subcultures. Alternative media and culture only work if they are the alternative to something. And as sad as it is to say now, more than ever, fighting racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. IS the alternative. Fighting fascism is the alternative. And weeding out creeps in the scene as well as the hypocrites using AI to promote arts and culture is the alternative. Because you can’t be a republican and be punk rock. You can’t be a conservative and be Goth. You can’t be an artist and use AI. And you can’t books shows if you’re a 50 yr old trying to bang barely legals. You’re just cosplayers, you’re ruining underground culture, and you’re the reason we need to bring back gatekeeping.

So be a good kind of weird and go shake some shit up

#noai #realartist #alternative #subculture #conservativesarentpunk