It's US daylight saving time today. Do what you gotta do.
Happy International Women's Day + Day Without Women
Strong women lift each other up. Always. When I created this gif a year ago for International Women's Day, I had no idea how far it would travel or how many friends it would make along the way! Thank you to all the women who inspire me, support me, and give me strength. I hope some of you will be taking the day off today for the #daywithoutwomen, but if you can't, that's cool too! We're united regardless, today and every day. <3<3
happy valentines
Unromatic love matters too! Hope you have a wonderful day, full of love, self and otherwise.
Postcards
Feeling overwhelmed by what's happening in politics right now? Then let your elected representatives know! Voice your concerns on issues and dole out the thank-you's to those who are standing up for the things you value. Feel free to print and use this page of postcards to write to your reps.
TO PRINT: Right-click on the image below and select "Open image in a new tab". Go to that new tab and print as usual from there.
Be an Active Ally
Are you looking for ways to help refugees and immigrants on a local level? Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge and I created this short video to share some simple ways to help!
From Grace: "If you don't watch the full video, here's the gist: plug into your local chapters of @theirc @aclu SURJ, local churches or legal aid groups to see how you can offer the services (and others) detailed in the video.
For anyone who isn't familiar with how much vetting refugees go through to come to the United States, here is a helpful link about the process: http://nyti.ms/2jKX3V4.#givebackspeakup "
Feb. 2: Postcard Write-In at Brooklyn Kitchen!
Bring your postcards, stamps, concerns, and friends, cuz we're having a postcard write- in! Join us next week Thursday, Feb. 2, at Brooklyn Kitchen for a marathon postcard-writing session to tell our representatives what's top of mind in our district. We'll also have local artist-designed postcards for sale with proceeds benefitting Planned Parenthood. If you have any writing anxiety, don't sweat it. You're not alone 😨 We'll have some talking points to help. AND we'll have a donation box for tampons and pads for a miracle bag program for the local food pantry. Consider donating some much needed supplies! Thanks to Kate Coats for organizing and The Brooklyn Kitchen for hosting!
Details:
When: Thursday, Feb. 2, 5-9 pm
Where: Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost Street
Snacks and wine will be provided!
Women who Draw + Shared Stories
Hey folks! I'm excited to share that I'm now part of the womenwhodraw directory, a new site dedicated to highlighting the work of women artists. If you have a little time, this is a super fun rabbit hole to fall down. So much to look at! And such a broad range of work.
Once you've poured over all of this eye candy, then pop over to Shefolk. The editors have put together a really lovely group of essays and post-election thoughts from artists and writers on the topic of self-care. I'm proud to have contributed a piece, which you can read here on their blog.
Happy New Year!
Cheers to a new year, a fresh start, and a steeled resolve. My resolutions are pretty standard: eat better, exercise more, drink more water, go for more walks, spend more time on my bike, dance more, bake more bread, spend more time with family, maybe get back into knitting, paint more, write more, read more, be a faster typer, brush my hair, etc, etc, say no more, say yes more, say more, hmmmm... and maybe don't be so hard on myself. That's all :)
So let's roll into the new year like...
Group show! Calicornicopia this Friday
Hope you all can make it to Calico gallery this Friday for Calicornucopia -- their annual affordable art show!
Details:
WHEN: Friday, Dec 9th, 7-10pm (free beer by Narragansett) // exhibition dates: Dec 9-18 // open gallery hours Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays 12-5pm
WHERE: 67 West, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11222
I'll have a couple pieces there, my Landscape and Seascape:
Keep your December Giving on Track with Illustrated Impact
All throughout the month of December, Illustrated Impact is working with artists to highlight different charitable organizations. Tis the season of giving, and this is definitely a fun way to be reminded. Stay tuned for my Illustrated Impact contribution coming later this month! Cheers <3
ACLU Benefit Show: This Friday Dec. 2
Hello Friends! I hope you can stop by this Friday to enjoy some art and help raise some dough for the ACLU! Here are the details:
WHAT: Unbroken / An Art Benefit for the American Civil Liberties Union.
All proceeds go to the ACLU in its fight to defend and preserve our individual rights and liberties.
WHEN: Friday December 2, 6-9pm (stay after for drinks and good company!)
WHERE: 183 Lorraine St. 3rd fl., Brooklyn, NY
100% of all sales will go to the ACLU. The organizers will accept online donations directly to the ACLU with a credit or debit card, personal checks made out to the ACLU and cash.
Here's a look at my show contribution:
Organized by Spencer Merolla, Megan Piontkowski and Traci Talasco
Participating artists:
Natty Bumpercar
Hollie Chastain
Annie Coggan
Jackie Duval Smith
Cecile Dyer
Carl Ferrero
Sonya Gropman
Iviva Olenick
Sara Jones
Matt Keegan
Katherine Keltner
Branden Koch
Stephanie Land
Kakyoung Lee
Christina Martinelli
Spencer Merolla
Ellen Moses
Kirsten Nelson
Laura Nova
Tinuade Oyelowo
Sarah Nicole Phillips
Megan Piontkowski
Sreshta Rit Premnath
Audrey Ryan
Toni Serratelli
Devika Sen
Elissa Swanger
Traci Talasco
Libby Vanderploeg
Ward Yoshimoto
Season of Giving
In the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, here is a list of some of NGOs and charitable organizations that are working extra hard right now, and could use your generosity if you have the means to donate!
(in no particular order):
Happy Halloween
Eat lots of candy!
Digital Folklore of the 2016 Election
My Hillary gif shimmied its way into the L.A. Times this week! Read the fascinating history of political memes and how it relates to the digital folklore of the 2016 election in Carolina Miranda's article, "Call It the LOLcat effect: Memes are the Digital Folklore of the 2016 Election".
Shimmy on.
Greenpoint Hill Opening on October 20
Hello folks! I'm very excited to invite you all to come see some new works on paper that I'll be showing at Greenpoint Hill, a new gallery and shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn opened by artist and friend Kim Brown. The opening party will be on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7-10 pm at 100 Freeman Street in Greenpoint, BK. Here's a look at some of the ladies who lead that I'll be showing. Hope to see you there!
WHAT: Ladies Who Lead, New Works on paper by Libby VanderPloeg
WHEN: Thursday, October 20, 7-10 pm
WHERE: 100 Freeman Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
October 13: The Art of Greenpoint Beer & Ale
Join me and friends at Brouwerij Lane In Greenpoint this Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 pm for "The Art of Greenpoint Beer & Ale", a show of prints featuring artwork from Greenpoint Beer's can designs by Mike Hambouz, Paul Richard, Josh Whitehead and myself. Opening reception this Thursday, and the show will be up until Nov. 13. Hope to see you there!
Poster (above) by Josh Whitehead at Best Practices. And if you like the Instant Credibility art (below), then now's your chance to get a print of it!
National Voter Registration Day!
No excuses to not vote. If you have not yet registered, stop waiting and ready yourself for this crucial election. And here's a link to resources that can help you figure out how. This portrait is of the late Grace Lee Boggs, feminist, social activist, writer, community Leader, and all-around inspiring woman. Interested in learning more about her? Check out the PBS documentary American Revolutionary.
Billion Oyster Project
I'm really excited to share this map that I created for The Billion Oyster Project's NYC Billion Oyster Crawl, happening this September 16 through October 22. What an amazing organization! If you haven't heard about them yet, here's a little bit about what they do. Partnering with NYC restaurants and Earth Matter, the Billion Oyster Project collects discarded oyster shells and then uses them to rebuild NY Harbor reefs in the East and Hudson Rivers. But they do more than that! Part of their programming also involves outreach to NY public schools, educating tens of thousands of young people in local ecology and STEM at the New York Harbor School on Governer's Island. If you're interested in learning more about the restaurant events, then have a look at this article on Food Republic. Cheers!
Can-tastic!
Exciting news! This Friday, Sept. 9, Greenpoint Beer and Ale will be releasing two beers, one of which I did the artwork for -- their Instant Credibility Double IPA. So happy for these talented brewers as they embark on their first can release. Hope you'll come by the Brewery at 7 N. 15th Street on Friday to say hello and pick some up! And grab some delicious Smash Street Extra Pale, while you're at it. It's also quite lovely <3
Hike for Hope
There's nothing like a good hike to make you feel better. In fact some doctors believe that a good hike (i.e. a challenging, consistent exercise regimen) could help minimize the side effects of radiation and treatment during cancer recovery. That's what Dr. Paul Nyugen of Brigham and Women's Hospital has been researching in his patients, with some very promising results! So to help further this research, one of his patients, Dan Snyder, has challenged himself to complete a 133-mile hike through the Adirondacks this September, a hike for hope to raise funds for further cancer research at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The hike will start in Northville, NY, wind through the mountains, and finish in Lake Placid, NY, following one of the ADK's most famous stretches— the Northville-Placid Trail. Want to get a print of this map that I created to show Dan's journey? Well, you're in luck! It's one of the donation rewards :) To learn more or make a donation, visit adkhikeforhope.org.