Here’s the latest visual art I produced for Radio Tacoma, a new community radio station working to get on the air by June 2017.
Want to create content or help us launch? Check us out at http://radiotacoma.org/ .
Cheers!
Suzanne
No Mine! Studios
Thank you to those who have liked my art enough to add it to a little one’s nursery, to their own wardrobe, and to anything really by purchasing a sticker or other customized items such as skirts, scarves, pants, and notebooks.
New work coming your way soon!
Cheers!
Suzanne
No Mine! Studios
… Sometimes you have to call them out.
It’s February, so I should be devoting time to my Valentine, Isobel. She just turned 4 this last week. Every day she does something else to remind me how quickly she’s growing, and how soon this magical time will be gone.
But the time I could be spending with my little one has been spent actively fighting a new danger to my Northwest community. It’s not bad enough that our local government has proven to be nothing more than a way for rich residents to play dynasty. Our Port has leased land to a Chinese LLC which aims to build the world’s largest methanol refinery to date using fracked gas in Tacoma. Methanol is a highly combustible compound, and the refinery will be placed next to a new natural gas facility, amplifying the potential for worst case scenarios (leaks, explosions, irreversible damage to water and soil, worsening of air quality, increasing health disparity, etc.).
I have been attending Environmental Impact Scoping meetings every chance I get. The most recent meeting I attended saw 1200+ residents against and three paid representatives for the project. The plant will use up to 20,000 gallons of water a minute despite the world wide shortage of clean water and a global rallying cry to convert to green energy. The purpose of the methanol refinery? Making plastics in China.
As an appointed member of the City of Tacoma Human Rights Commission, I was particularly troubled by the Tacoma Fire Department’s plan for detainees in the Northwest Immigration Detention Center that in case of catastrophe, there will not be an evacuation, instead they are to “shelter in place.”
So Tacoma, I love you, but I’m calling you out.
And for those who come to this page looking for cute drawings, not politics, I leave you the first in a series of illustrated responses to the proposed Tacoma Methanol Refinery. so as not to disappoint.
I’ll post the finished illustration when it’s complete. If you want to learn more about the methanol refinery and how you can help protect our environment, please check out Red Line Tacoma.
2015 was jam-packed, and did not progress at all as I predicted it would. I ran for office on a well-developed social justice platform with $150, went to Africa, learned some Swahili and Nyakusa, watched my daughter’s language and social skills blossom, made new friends, developed my shop, started the wheels turning for a new media platform, stood up for myself and others, recently began looking at new career opportunities, was made Second Vice-Chair of the City of Tacoma Human Rights Commission, and am finishing the year with pneumonia and maybe malaria, too. I’m finding lessons even in the setbacks. For example, it probably shouldn’t take fluid in the lungs to make me take a break, but it seems like I have to learn this lesson every year.
I have been inspired by many friends whose work improves communities around the globe. In addition to illustrations of dinosaurs and a flailing Moped Guy, I plan to tell somewhat more serious stories in the coming year through writing and podcasting. I’ll share links as new projects are completed. As always, if you would like to collaborate, drop me a line at nominestudios [at] hotmail [dot] com.
Thank you for your support. Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a Happy New Year. Make 2016 count.
Cheers,
Suzanne
No Mine! Studios
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Tacoma is high on awesomeness and low on media choice. To fix this, I present Amplify Tacoma.
The first collaboration meeting is in downtown Tacoma on Saturday, December 12, at 10:30 a.m., location to be revealed upon confirmation of attendance. Follow Amplify on Facebook, and show your support.
Cheers!
Suzanne
No Mine! Studios
As the deadline for the Anacortes Arts Festival gets nearer, it’s exciting to see everything falling into place. On Monday, the acrylic bases for the underwater scape were ready for pick up, and a productive trip to a local hardware store netted casters, lights, pulleys, and more. The last of the specialized PVC joints arrived Thursday, so the frame went up that very day. And I have started painting the various smaller pieces, readying them to be hung in their appropriate places. A few of the bigger sections of the installation still need to be finalized, but it’s great to see an abstract concept becoming a concrete reality.
Here’s a few pictures of what’s going on. Please mark your calendars for August 2-3 to see the real thing in person!
For more, check out Suzanne’s gallery page.
Hi!
We’re in the midst of planning an instigators/ collaborators meet-up in the Tacoma area for artists (visual, musicians, writers, photographers, etc.), entrepreneurs, schemers, and helpers. If you’re interested in meeting up with others to talk about projects, drink, and create, what days/ times work best for you?
Write an email to nominestudios [at] hotmail.com, or come find us on Facebook to join the conversation!
Thank you to everyone who came out to see our work at Metro Coffee in downtown Tacoma! And thank you to everyone at Metro Coffee for being such gracious hosts. Today was the last official day of the show. If you saw a piece you wanted to buy, email nominestudios [at] hotmail [dot] com, and we’ll be happy to make arrangements with you.
In other news, we’re excited to announce that Suzanne has been accepted for the next round of Tacoma Spaceworks program! We’ll announce more details later. In the meantime, you can check out Spaceworks’ site for details about what they do, and we’re going to go celebrate (i.e., watch cartoons with a toddler).
Happy Friday!
Starting Monday, you can see some new/ old/ never-shown handmade art/ prints up at Metro Coffee in downtown Tacoma. We’ll post pictures throughout this coming week. Don’t wait until ArtsWalk to stop by and purchase what you like!
As always, thank you for your support! If you like what we do, friend us on Facebook, and tell your friends!
the No Mine! Studios gang
We will be hanging our work at Metro Coffee this weekend. Drop by starting next week to see what we’ve been up to in person.
(And for those too young to get the reference above, go watch Wayne’s World. Or ask your history teacher.)
