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We hung it a couple weeks ago, and will be back in Butte for the opening on August 7th from 5-8pm.

If you want to come stand around awkwardly with us, the address is 202 West Park Street. It should be a good time, Aaron is playing music. It will be up for most of the month of August. You can find hours etc on the Convergence Gallery’s instagram.

Our books will also be available for $20 a piece and are always available on my etsy for a little bit more.

A little bit closer to home. I have one piece in MHAC’s Summer show. They are having a reception on August 7th from 5-8pm. They are located at 127 S 4th St W. This is the piece I put in that show:

It is totally available to purchase through them.

Oh gosh, that is all the news. I should give you a life update too, but I don’t got a lot to say, I think all the smoke (wildfire season) has clouded up my brain.

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Hey folks,

The Missoula Made Fair is on Sunday, and I am absolutely not ready for it. I am not sure why but I just am not feeling motivated at all. But, I did pull out some originals and package them up for the event. I keep meaning to make more prints, and then I don’t. lol. no surprise.

I also was inspired by to write a barter list. I like the idea of a barter list because capitalism sucks and I am all about trading. I would totally trade my art for stuff I would never buy for myself. Also, my originals can be expensive, and if it makes it more possible for someone to acquire one of my pieces, I like that too. So, let’s trade!

The Barter List:

~always a zine for a zine (or if you make a big zine I will give you oodles of my monthly mini)

~a sticker for a sticker

~I get more picky when it comes to art. but feel free to ask. same for crafts and ceramics. ask. let me look and think. (I don’t wear jewelry though.)

~housework (please save me from myself)

~yard work/ gardening/ landscaping

~haircut

~bodywork/massage/acupuncture/etc.

~a free stay in your vacation rental

~a free stay in your families lake house (dreams can come true)

~photoshoot (of myself or my husband (I am thinking promo shots), or fuck, family photos would be cool too.)

~Do you have something you think I would like?? just ask!!

~fresh locally grown fruits and veggies.

~copy editing (like I would shoot off my writing to you before I hit publish. lol. that would be so weird.)

~admin work (mostly posting work to my etsy)

~cleaning my house (I am putting this one on the list twice because it is what I need the most.)

~physical training (I barely move and cannot afford a gym, so it would have to be you teaching me how to work out on my own at home.)

And that is all I can think of. I think I will be thrilled if anyone takes me up on this.

My brain is working very weirdly lately. I think it is allergies. My eyes are all itchy.

Missoula, I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

This is the official poster.

lot’s of love, ladypajama

*All of these pieces are for sale. Let me know if you are interested and I will send you prices.

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i have some art in some shows

upcoming:

zombies

and then i have a couple at frame of mind

and then on saturday I will be vending at the weird mt records northside block party. It will be in the street in front of funkit coffee. North 1st street here in missoula. should be a hell of a party. Lots of good bands. I think technically you have to pay for that, but i have no idea how they are gonna pull that off since it is in the fucking street. Anyway, I will have my full merch spread. My goal is to package up a whole bunch of never seen before originals for my suitcase. I will also have all my clothes and prints and stickers etc. Jorge will be there helping me out and the weather looks like it is going to be awesome, so come visit.

and that is it. lots of love to everyone.

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Well hello folks!!

I had so meant to write a newsletter last week to tell you about all the shows I was involved in, but you know how life goes…. My back was seriously out of whack and I had to work extra and I was basically a sad sack.

My friend Tricia Opstad changed the name of her office/art space to Squishy. And I was in a show there for First Friday. It was a nice little show. And, oh man, it is so funny she named her space Squishy and let me tell you why.

When I was just a youngin’, think junior high, 12 maybe 13 years old. My geeky-ass brother and all his geeky-ass friends were in high school and had an underground newspaper and way too much time on their hands. They did all sorts of cool projects, but also made up all sorts of things, and one of the things had to do with the (non) word squishy. Some word processing program’s spell check deemed that squishy was not a word and these motherfuckers ran with it. I mean, they had huge sections in their newspaper declaring it, and omg you did not want to say the (non) word in their presence. Any of them would immediately shriek and proclaim in a very Monty Python inspired accent, “Squishy is NOT a word, and anyone who sayseth the NON word will be desquishafied!!!”

Suffice it to say, I was just a little impressionable thing and I took this very seriously. I would never dare say the (non) word and would gasp when people used it in everyday life. It even made me uncomfortable in Finding Nemo when Dory found a cute little jelly fish and decided it would be her little squishy. But, as the years went on I let it go. I saw that is was a cute childhood joke and now it is not a big deal. I would even squish Jorge and call him my little squishy.

When Tricia had her previous art space, she called it Squish and I didn’t think much about it. And now her little space that she has called many names, is officially named Squishy now. She even made t-shirts. And when I realized that I was having art in an art space called Squishy I laughed. How one (non) word can follow you and tangle itself lovingly around you. It makes me feel very nostalgic yet happy for the future all at the same time.

Other things.

Potsketch is the annual fundraiser for The Clay Studio of Missoula. They are an amazing organization here in Missoula. I don’t personally use their services as I don’t work in clay but every year for years and years going back to when I was first participating in the Missoula art scene I have been invited to donate a small drawing to their annual fundraiser. It is definitely an honor to be invited. If you donate art to them, they invite you to the big party/art auction, and I have to say that it was the first big fancy auction gala type thing that I ever went to. And now Aaron does the auctioneering, so it is extra fun. Although Mayor Engen (rip) used to do it and that was also quite entertaining. Anyway, I made a piece this year that I forgot to take a picture of, because you know I am really on top of my shit. Anyway, if you go to this link you can check it out and bid on it if you feel so inclined.

I feel like there was something else, but I just don’t remember now.

Oh the painting at the top of this post is called “what’s gonna bring me back?” and was in the show at Squishy and is totally for sale if you want to buy it.

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Jen who owns Bob’s Your Uncle took this picture:

Featuring the amazing Taylor Stein in her amazing outfit. She showed up dressed to the nines promoting her shadow puppet play on March 21st.

CHANGING OVER AND OVER, mixed media, 16x16, $300

These babies are $200 a piece.

Good news for people in Missoula, there is still time to see this show. Jen is going to have the gallery open on Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st from 1-4 p.m. And that is Bob’s Your Uncle Gallery at 812 Toole Ave, Missoula, MT. It is in the back of the building.

The Art Talk is going to be on March 23rd, doors at 6:30pm and some words from Grace and I starting at 7pm. Please come because it is guaranteed to be a good time!!

Speaking of a good time. I also have art in the ZACC Mini Show this year. I got a chance to bop in there and actually had someone take pictures of me with the art. Pat me on the back!!

These are some good pieces, and they already have bids!! If you feel like fighting for them, go check them out here. I get 50% of the proceeds so please please please, bid them up!!!

That red spot on my nose is a scar from getting something that was NOT skin cancer burned off my nose. I was so relieved.

Ok, that’s it friends. Much love to you all!!

Here is the both of us posing with the work. It looks pretty dang good in there you guys!!

Incredible you might even say.

We also have a 104 page full color book for sale!! Here are some spreads I randomly picked from the book. If you want to see a little video of it, you can go here.

The books are $20. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, but can’t make the show, venmo me $20 and message me your address. If you are out of the states, we will have to tack on some shipping. If venmo is not your jam you can also purchase a copy on etsy.

I am so excited for Friday, you guys!! So excited!!

If you can’t make it on Friday there will also be a gallery talk and reading on March 23rd.

Also worth noting, I am in the ZACC mini show, which is opening on Friday. Two of my pieces will be up for auction. The next time I post I will figure out the link to the pieces.

Lots of Love!!

~ladypajama

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Anyway, I am just popping in to tell you all about cool things that are happening this week and next.

Firstly, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula asked me to be part of their exhibit, Treasure Trove. It was a fun concept, they had us go see an exhibit that was of some of their permanent collection of everyday items that people donated in the past, and then make a piece of art inspired by it. I picked a cute little doll from the collection.

based on this cute little photo:

The opening is on Thursday night, and everyone is invited!

The list of artists participating is very long and impressive. If you can’t check it out on the opening night, I believe it will be up for quite awhile, so go check it out. (I will not be there because I have to work.)

And then on Friday is the closing reception of What Does the Fight for Justice Sound Like? This is mostly Aaron’s show. There are all these cool audio installations and he is going to do a talk. Aaron has an amazing stage presence and will undoubtable do a really interesting presentation. I also have a few pieces in the show, I wrote about in my previous post. (I will also not be at this one, someone has to make da $$$)

And last but not least, next week is finally Grace Lawless and I’s amazing show, Access Granted. It is at Bob’s Your Uncle Gallery on March 6th from 6pm-9pm. We have so many pieces of art and have published a book which will be available at the show. Here is the flyer:

And as you can see by it that we are also doing a gallery talk and book reading on March 23rd. Grace and I have been working on this show for 10 months and worked on the book for over a year before that. Getting to see the culmination of all that work is going to be really special for me. And I would really like to share that with all my friends, so if you are in Missoula please come, just to celebrate with me.

Ok, that is it for now. For my paid subscribers, I have not made my zine yet…. It might be late. Fucking February.

This piece and one other will be in an art show this coming Friday.

But this isn’t just any show. This is a show that Aaron (as in Aaron Jennings the love of my life) has been planning and working of for a very long time. Most of it is an installation of sound. It will be unlike anything you have ever seen or heard. It should not be missed. It is this Friday from 5pm to 8pm at the Confluence Center in Missoula. And then there will be an after party from 8pm to 10pm where the punk band Seditious Activity will play. I have taken the evening off from work, and will be there, although I am planning on popping out for a bit and checking out some other shows. But basically, BE THERE OR BE SQUARE.

And here is a poem that didn’t fit into my zine.

Sorting

I think that breaking the ice
in my brain
will be easy
but sorting through
the refuse
will be a drag.

I think that the wanting
is
always more fun
than the doing.

I think that my limited resources
are wasted on my job.

I think that sitting here now
writing a poem
with the bit of brain fog
that is inevitable after a walk
by the river in the cold
is a beautiful way to be.

I am posting a scan of the original cover in color because I think it is just beautiful. But, the zine is printed in black and white only you lucky few get to see the color version.

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In order of importance!

The Art Blizzard!! is happening this Saturday December 6th. 11am-4pm on the 4th floor of the Missoula Library. I will have all my merch, the wheel of deals, etc. I think Jorge will also be there with me selling his cute little gnomes. The Art Blizzard is one of my favorite sales of the year, there is always a bunch of cool artists vending it. Please stop by and visit. There will be complimentary beverages and snacks provided and is in one of the most beautiful venues in the city.

This piece and another will be in the Solstice exhibit at the Confluence Center. (I promise it looks better in person.)

Check it out during First Friday. 5-8pm.

And then I still have pieces up at the Radius Gallery here in Missoula. Check them out here.

And finally, I will be at the Made fair on Dec 14th at the adam’s field house on the university of montana campus.

Oh also, I only have one copy left of the first printing of Space Mission. It is the last copy that is spray inked and letterpressed. Let me know if you want to snag it!! After it is gone, the covers will be color copied.

Thanks for reading!! lots of love to you all!

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If you would like a copy. We are selling them sliding scale style. $6-$11. If you are feeling super poor then, $6. If you are feeling super flush, $11. If you are somewhere in the middle, then you can figure it out. Please venmo me. (at)ladypajama. Or I have zelle now if that is something you prefer, you just got to send me a message and we can talk about it. This includes shipping in the US. If you need it to be shipped out of the US then add 2 more dollars. If you don’t like dealing with all this, I also have it on etsy.

ok. onto the next thing….

I made four different new xmas card designs!!! I have yet to print them, but I am putting them to y’all for preorder, so I know how many to make. I am not putting them on etsy, so you gotta be able to venmo me for them.

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Price break (includes shipping in us):

1 for $5

3 for $12

9 for $30

They will probably be shipped on Dec. 1st.

Ok. let me know!!