Body Image is a Bitch

Another poignant truth (for many of us) artfully expressed by ASofterWorld.com.

Click on the pic for a larger image. Thanks Rebecca!

Go read some other blog.

Who me?

Linguistics freak and dear friend Korin, has a new blog quickly filling with her latest short stories. Check out Nice Netty and give Korin the constructive criticism she deserves.

For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation...

A poster reminding us all to keep in mind how our struggles as women are so connected to men's struggles.

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Quick Hit: Gender Bending Celebs

Worth1000.com ran a contest for Photoshop nerds to put a gender bending twist on photos of female celebs. Due to copyrights I can't post any of the pictures, but you should check 'em out.

Thanks Jamie for the link!

Thinly Veiled Self-Promotion

I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner.

All of this talk about personal art on the blog, especially feminist art, and I forgot about my own. For the last six months I have run a store on CafePress, a website where you can upload your own designs onto their products, people buy them, Cafe Press makes and ships them, and you get commission (at a price you set). It's a great way for artists with little start-up capital to get their stuff out there. Now, I'm no artist, I'm just a computer nerd that has spent too much time downloading free fonts and messing with Photoshop.

Our friend Nidhi, who turned me onto the site and trained me in its operation, has been making some serious cash with her awesome designs.

MacWarhol

So if you have a Mac you won't be impressed but I just got one today(!), and this is my lame excuse for art.

Speaking of amazing female artists, yesterday I made an appointment with Idexa at Black & Blue Tattoo. Black & Blue Tattoo is a woman owned and operated tattoo parlor in the Haight that I totally can't wait to support. If you're in the SF area and looking to get inked, I recommend checking them out. If you want to work with Idexa though, be prepared to wait. I took her next available appointment which isn't for over a month and also happens to be my birthday. I'm stoked.