January 19, 2017
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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1.20.17: Today’s Signs: Reproductive Rights

As much as I relate to the seething anger implied by the “Pussy Grabs Back” and “Keep Your Rosaries Off My Ovaries” signs popping up all over social media, I’ve been hankering to try to say something deeper about what … Continue reading

Today’s Sign: Tweets are for Birds

January 10, 2017 by cablackmar@yahoo.com | 2 Comments

Making posters for the Women’s March is getting addictive, I think because it’s cathartic to spell out all the things that have me concerned.  The idea for today’s signs came from my mom, who originally wanted tweety bird saying “Tweets are for Birds.”  (She’s an artist, so I’ll let her do that one herself — I have concerns about copyright.)  I liked the idea though, since I’d been wanting to do something about our unPOTUS’s offhandedly incendiary use of Twitter.  In order to make these work, I had to use color– so they could cost a bit more to print than the simple, affordable black and white posters I started with– but the price should still be under $5. For anyone who wants, please feel free to use this Donald Trump twitter bird .jpeg (image) in your own poster!

Thanks for the great idea, Mom!

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December 30, 2016
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Miracles do Happen: How my baby helped me achieve my 2016 New Years Resolution at the 11th Hour

It’s a bit unfashionable to talk about last year’s New Year’s resolution at the end of the year, when we’d rather gaze starry-eyed at the novel hopes we have for the year ahead.  I (like everyone) am a chronic breaker … Continue reading

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December 21, 2016
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2016 Holiday Card Competition

My favorite theory of the apocalypse comes from the bloggers Eric Knudsen and Kelly Coyne at the blog ‘Root Simple.’  They have attended some interesting conferences on ‘end times’, and from their experiences in these circles, and also from their … Continue reading