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Here’s me painting a thing a couple weeks ago that I haven’t gotten permission to share yet. Buuuut there’s no branding shown 😉📷: Ryan Werner👁👃👄👅: @blacklambhandmadeStill looking for walls....Also, #stopthebansA couple weeks ago somebody on the internet called me a “little girl” with the intention of hurting and belittling me. All they knew of me was some pictures of me and my work, so it was clear that the insults were a reflection of their own insecurities and prejudices, because I’m a 37 year old fully adult human mother who has been working as a full-time professional artist in the industry for over 16 years. .Genetically I’m small, and have always looked 5-10 years younger than I am, which has been one of my greatest hurtles as a female in this industry trying to get people to take me seriously. In my 20’s, I yearned for the days when I would get wrinkles so that clients would stop asking me if I studied art in school, as though I had just graduated last year. I’ve been called a “little girl” for literally my entire life, so this particular insult hit a nerve yet was comically unoriginal. .In the past couple years, I’d started to feel like clients were finally treating me like an adult. I finalllllllly got some wrinkles, I didn’t feel like every male client I met just wanted to date me, and clients were treating me how I imagine most men are usually treated. I was PSYCHED. If I could just be respected for the talent and professionalism that I provide, dress me in a trash bag for all I care. I thought my Little Girl days were finally behind me. .But bullies will always be there, even when I’m 70 years old. Misogyny is still alive and well. Obviously this person’s comments meant nothing. But it was a good reminder that I still need to advocate for myself and others like me. In the wake of Kavanaugh and Trump, a whole lot of progress has been made that I’m super excited about, and speaking out hasn’t seemed as pressing. But those ideologies are still out there strong as ever. Complacency is not what got women into political offices. Putting blinders on and just letting misogyny, prejudice and ignorance run it’s course, allows those ideas to be passed down to younger generations. I’m not sure what the answer is, but I know that staying quiet isn’t it. .What has been your biggest struggle? What has made it difficult for you to be respected as a professional?Read at your discretion as the following deals with sexual abuse. Thank you @embracing_the_beauty_in_me @itwasmecampaign for trusting me to tell your story ❤️.“My name is Cecibel Contreras.I was emotionally and physically abused by my grandmother and father since I was three years old. At the age of 8 my grandmother molested me. I didn’t tell anyone because I thought this was normal. At the age of 9 my father raped me until I was 14 years old. He threatened to kill my mom and I remained silent for five years. I suffered through many tortures. He would drown me or burn my private parts with a spoon. But one day I ran away and told the police. He was arrested and sentenced to 10 years and I was placed in 7 foster homes. The physical and sexual abuse continued in the foster home. I ran away again and lived homeless in NYC. I found by the police 6 months later and placed in a group home. My life spiraled out of control with alcohol and drugs. I met a man that promise to protect me and love me and I was trafficked and sold for 6 months until I was rescued. My healing journey started twenty four years ago and I’m no longer a victim..It took a lot of work to restore this woman after being abused since I was a toddler.. .But I’m happy to be alive and share my story to spread awareness and support other survivors..As adult survivors we can rebuild our lives. We can hold our inner child to nurture and heal from our childhoods. Yes, we must face the ugliness and memories of our childhood abuse. We have to work through every emotion and every pain in order to heal..I’m a Thriver.”Hand-painted jumpsuit 👩‍🎨 Swipe to see the process. #alwayshandpaintHere’s the full timelapse for the mural I did last week. 3 days condensed into one minute! The entire mural (other than base painting) was done with one small $3 paintbrush.Newest piece in Brooklyn. Jk, nobody will ever let me paint this on a wall. #ChristineBlaseyFord #AnitaHill #BelieveWomenI know I say this every time but THIS one is my favorite project to date 🥰. 100% designed and hand painted by me. You know it’s my work when there is obsessive attention to detail 😂. The design took a lot of time and research but painting itself was 3 days including base-painting the wall navy (shout out to @behr marquee!) 🦚 🦎 🐞 🐈 🐸 🐢 🐟 🐒 🦋🦉 🐉 🐜 🌳🌊🌺🌼🦜🐿🍃🐛🧤The best part was hiding things in the design. Can you find all of the emojis above? Yes, there is a baby dragon! This was for a family who has a 3 yr old boy so we even put his handprint in the grass. Check out my stories to see the full design process. @naturallypowerfulmamas thank you for welcoming me into your home! I’ll put a full timelapse together sometime soon.Help me make this a reality! If you or someone you know owns a large wall, let’s talk. Will travel. To be clear- if I can paint whatever I want with no restrictions and it’s in a public space, I will paint it 100% FOR FREE and will even paint over it with a fresh coat if the owner doesn’t like it. Win win! (If you want design/conceptual input, you gotta 💰, because then it’s not my own personal art...it’s a commission 😊) #donaldglover #childishgambinoA simple chalkboard menu I did for @threeowlsmarket last week. How cute are those owls?! Originally illustrated by @smooooooooth_jazz. Can’t wait to check this place out - a much needed addition to the west village!This project for @ushgnyc was 2 identical walls on two floors of the building so everything you see was done x2. All my original illustrations/design working within their brand guidelines, and the large gap is where their fabricated logo will be installed on the wall. These are their entry landings that greet them when arriving off of the elevator, and used to be plain white walls! Employees seemed pretty psyched on the upgrade. Months of planning went into this one, so the entire project went smoothly from start to finish with no surprises, and was completed ahead of schedule. Also, they have kombucha on tap at their office 🤩 Thanks a million for making my job so easy and enjoyable guys! Swipe to see the full hallway.Chalkboard menu from a couple weeks ago for @partnerscoffee. The work I did for them was a combo of their own branded logo/fonts plus my own handwriting and embellishments, which I think gave the menus a unique look that was both fun and clean, and still accurately represented their brand.
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