the work (jan 25)
- In DIY,
shit is grim
- In 911, deep thoughts, DIY,
the INS ended when ICE was created.
Ideas I’ve collected include
data blackout: do not visit social media unless it’s to post about these things or help increase visibility for them. block advertisers on major social media sites.
no doom scrolling. pick one source and check in if you must.
use signal or visits or calls to check in on people you know or must contact
secondary to this; ignore inflammatory statements that support these murders. block the posters, more than half will be from foreign bot farms. every time you interact with a post or comment from them, it increases their reach.
block and move on, don’t respond.
post your rebuttal as a post to your own page and do the same to the comments on your own post; delete comment then block the poster.
economic blackout, Minnesota started one yesterday:
https://www.blackoutthesystem.com/#home
don’t buy anything you don’t absolutely need to survive. encourage others to join in. this includes watching movies on streaming services and paying for subscriptions.
tax strike:
change your W2 to exempt. you may end up needing to pay at the end of the year next April- but you don’t have to loan this govt your money in the meantime.
debt strike:
https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/debt-strike/
https://www.democracynow.org/2015/4/2/economic_disobedience_historic_student_debt_strike
general strike:
you don’t need to sign up on lists, in fact, don’t sign up for things. just join in by doing it.
https://generalstrikeus.com/
in addition!
locally, join up with what you’re best at. mutual aid, medical care, protesting. join rapid response or help a hotline, feed people, etc
if you haven’t already started with your community-
search “mutual aid +City/State” and volunteer
2020 art
talk to your actual neighbors in person to see if anyone needs help
look to local zines for ideas on things you can do
donate to bail funds
spread the word.
September ’25
just tattooing and doing the garden and learning to sew. stepped on a nail. building a cold frame raised bed. doing some traditional pieces. grew myself a war club.
added a few originals for sale, been working
I’ll be in Oly at spidermonkey for a guest spot next weekend!
I added new things to https://resonanteye.net/shop/ – books, paintings I have ready to go.
I updated the resources page.
I’m putting a simple forum on here for tattoo tech people and for general chit chat and shit talking, it isn’t done yet.
That’s the news right now
reworking my patreon with YOUR feedback!
I’m rebuilding and restructuring my Patreon today, and I’m wondering what you all would like to see:
- for free (there will always be some free content there!)
- for small monthly subscriptions (what would you pay 3 bucks a month to look at?)
- for bigger amounts (tattoo classes or info that’s more guarded? art tech? readings from my books? what???)
- physical goods- books, preprints, zines, art prints? early access to sales of originals, discounts?
if you have suggestions, ideas, things you’d like to see, thoughts about what you would pay for or what you think would be worth paying for (and your thoughts on costs!)
please let me know. you can see my patreon at this link.
feel free to go look at the free content there, see what I’ve been posting behind the paywall with the previews, and let me know what you think. I’m interested in YOU and your thoughts; your criticism is more than welcome!
most recent post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/talking-about-116394983 is talking about flash, history, and showing some pieces from my collection.
things that are like magic to me:
repairing mechanical things, electrical things, modern tech and programming, car repairs post 1995, taxonomy (plants), internet structure, building things like shelves, most power tools, how potholes get fixed.
things I understand enough to know they’re not magical:
the basic scientific method, tattoos (all related subjects), painting, drawing, writing, poetry, gardening, framing (construction AND art), composition, jokes, propaganda, plumbing, taxonomy (animal), internet constraints on expression, building things from scrap, trees.
everything else? could go either way really. dunno if it’s magic or process but interested in finding out. I love reading about everything I don’t know.
in the gutter, I can see the stars.
some recent works, smoky days
air quality is so bad right now.
I’ve been tattooing as usual, though:
putting together the art studio
all of my gear has been packed up for months waiting to be moved into the studio building.
the last few days I’ve started to set up.
where to find my work and me
active:
here! resonanteye.net
https://tiktok.com/resonanteye (mostly garden videos)
https://tumblr.com/resonanteye
rarely active:
https://youtube.com/resonanteye
https://patreon.com/resonanteye (art not tattoos posted here first, I don’t make anything from it at the moment)
inactive/reposts only:
twitter.com/resonanteye
facebook.com/resonanteye
instagram.com/resonanteye
I’m backing away from most social media as a primary posting location, it’s a process, but my work and essays and events will be announced here and on Patreon going forward. reposts from the site will go to sm after a brief pause.
I’ll be maintaining groups, friendships and portfolios at all sites but am in the process of removing content and migrating it here.
love you guys. thanks for still being around!
live paintings: two streams
I’ll be doing this on Friday at 7 PST this week again, feel free to join in! If you have questions or suggestions, comment here or there. See you Friday!
