Category Archives: art

Please don’t eat my meat.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Lisa

My friend Emily Richmond buys fancy meat at the farmers’ market, because she needs more iron in her blood. She looooves donating blood, but the blood donation people sometimes turn her away for having low iron levels.  A while back, … Continue reading →

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I am glad you exist.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Lisa

Remember that stampy thing I bought at a thrift store?  A while back, I used it to make a custom stamp that says “I am glad you exist.” It’s something I say to people on a fairly regular basis (I … Continue reading →

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New robot painting: I like it out here.

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Lisa

This little robot likes to drive out to the desert near Joshua Tree with his old-timey camper, and spend the weekend out there, all alone. The book he’s reading is First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci. I have a … Continue reading →

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New robot painting: I wish I were a Newsie

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lisa

This week is my friend Jessica’s birthday.  We both love the movie Newsies (we’re working on forming an all-girl Newsies cover band called The Floozies), so I made her a painting of a robot that likes Newsies as much as … Continue reading →

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I’m glad you exist.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Lisa

A little sign I painted for a friend: If we’re real-world friends or online friends, or if you’re a random stranger who clicked on a random link and ended up on my blog, I’m glad you exist, too.

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I painted my sister’s dog.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lisa

I made my sister a painting of her dog for her birthday.  This isn’t a great picture of the painting (I know it’s kind of blurry), because I forgot to take a good photo or scan it before I mailed … Continue reading →

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Robot painting: I am doing better.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I was going through a pretty big depression.  Sometimes when there’s too much going on in my head, I paint, and it helps.  Robots are sort of my default subject when I’m not sure what to … Continue reading →

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You’re doing a great job.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lisa

Sometimes, when I’m really stressed out, or way too busy, a little voice in my head starts saying “You’re doing a great job, Lisa. You’re doing the best you can.” Maybe that sounds crazy, but whatevs. Stop judgin’! This weekend, … Continue reading →

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My Literary Diaspora painting: Mountain View

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lisa

A while back, I met YA author Cecil Castellucci (whose books I love, btw — her latest is First Day on Earth) at a book festival, and we talked about her Literary Diaspora project, “an experiment in sending words and … Continue reading →

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New robot painting: I am not a robot, I’m a frog

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lisa

I made this one as a Christmas gift for a friend who likes frogs.  I don’t know how to paint a real frog, so I painted a robot pretending to be a frog.  He’s wearing a frog costume that’s way … Continue reading →

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