Jessica Barzell Pilates

Press Update: New filled-with-hope-for-the-race-prints. #biden2020 #byedon2020 #sueme #soreloser #trumpsucks #cheetotrumpito #monoprints #press #printingpress #markmaker #oilpainter #ink #artist #printmaker #abstractart #abstractprints #abstractoil #printingpress #monotype

Update: New prints filled with hope for the race. #biden2020 #byedon2020 #sueme #soreloser #trumpsucks #cheetotrumpito

I'll Read Before Bed. #charcoal #sketch. Homework for @meca continuing ed class. I love my drawing class. I almost didn't take it, thinking maybe I won't have time for it. My teacher is someone I want to have a drink with and she's an incredible painter and teacher. I always complain I don't have time to read. I try to read in bed, but I fall asleep quickly. If you are a reader, when do you read and how do you fit it in? Do you read multiple books at one time? Do you allow... yourself to skip ahead? I feel like I am stopping myself from even starting a strong reading practice because I want to finish every book I start or I feel daunted by it. I also feel kinda "lonely" when I read and like I am being antisocial. Here's what's in my stack from bottom to top. 1. Singular and Serial (mono print art book) 2. The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron) 3. The Artstars (Anne Elliot) from @eleanoresusan 4. Change me Prayers (Tosha Silver) 5. Bopper's Progress (John Manderino) from Clint @jwillis 6. No Mud No Lotus (Thich Nhat Hahn) 7. Summer Book (Tove Jansson) from @megbattersonruff 8. A Pretty Green book I bought at a thrift store to draw 9. Mindfullness (Joseph Goldstein) 10. My Grandmother's Hands (Resmaa Menakem) 11. Women Who Run with the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estés 12. How to Raise a Puppy You can Live With (Clarice Rutherford) 13. Let's Go so we Can Get Back (Jeff Tweedy) #reading #drawing #art #charcoalsketches #artist #bedroom #booksketch #perspective #light #blackandwhite

I made something! And it’s in an art show #firsttime with some established + amazing ceramic artists and illustrators. Swipe right for details. @dustyrosevintage @ceramicism @minimart.super @wahceramics @allison.knoll

@votefwd big send off. Hand written letters which included why I vote. Here are some of the reasons I shared. I vote because I believe my voice matters. I vote because if everyone voted we’d have a fairer election (not the electoral college deciding). I vote because my parents both from other countries (Iraq and Canada) worked hard to get to the US and helped me to be able to become a US citizen (I’m dual Canadian). I would never want squander the right to vote. I vote because I care and I believe that change is possible. I vote in 2020 for sanity, non bigotry, acceptance of all people, honesty, and for people who believe in serving our country not solely themselves. #bidenharris2020