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What Does ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Actually Mean?

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I WROTE: Cookbook author profile in NWAW

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22 Mar Dogs Who Live Lives of Leisure

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Sometimes I toy with ideas for new Instagram series and they end up being one-offs. But maybe, just maybe, "Dogs Who Live Lives of Leisure" will see a sequel soon. ...

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Portraits of Rosa and Peggy, two awesome volunteer Portraits of Rosa and Peggy, two awesome volunteers with @angelcitypits. It was really fun and rewarding to illustrate such an adorable pupper! I did this artwork for @subaru_usa's Drive magazine's winter 2020 issue. . AD: @leannamarie0 ❤️
Yolie (@yolie4u) requested this one. Yolie and I w Yolie (@yolie4u) requested this one. Yolie and I worked together through @communitycentricfundraising and she wrote an essay about how toxic editorial processes run rampant in white-led nonprofits (but also, not just in that sector, all over). When Yolie pitched me her idea for an essay, I was like, "Okay, thanks a lot, Yolie. This is a lot of pressure on me, to not let our very new working relationship nose-dive into the toxicity of white supremacy cultural work norms. BUT OKAY!" . JK, I knew it was gonna be totally fine because I am very happy about my editorial process, and CCF is prob the first place ever that has let me do my process at 100 percent. It's been truly awesome and fun and amazing --- and all of the essays and performances and content that comes out of CCF has blown me away. There's so much creativity and passion and vulnerable truth in the nonprofit sector. especially from people of color. (Most of our writers are Black women.) . #writing #stacyshottips #editing #editingprocess . (post transcript in comments!)
In Korea, the beautiful balsam flower is picked an In Korea, the beautiful balsam flower is picked and then ground into a paste that is used to dye fingernails red-orange. 💅 I learned this from my client JeeYoung Dobbs, a badass nonprofit consultant that works with @freedomconspiracy. . JeeYoung commissioned this illo for her website because she wanted a visual that subtly nods to her identity. There's a secret code in this too. The dots are the libra constellation. JeeYoung is a libra! (Lol, I don't think she's on insta but I still feel a little weird telling you guys her business, like the month she was born and stuff!) . The last pic of the slides is the coloring and styling she ended up going with.
Some behind-the-scenes ackshun on @valerieplesch's Some behind-the-scenes ackshun on @valerieplesch's logo design. Valerie is SO COOL and her work is magnificent, so it was pretty daunting starting out this logo design process for me, esp creating for another creator. During the design process we explored playing around with her initials, a gajillion iterations and renderings of camera lenses, and other cool doodads. . In the end, we settled on the "dark horse" option (the dark horse option is the one I throw into the set that I love, that I simultaneously know will get killed right away). The dark horse option TYPICALLY NEVER WINS IN LOGO HUNGER GAMES. I'm glad I was alive to witness this momentous occasion. It will prob only happen once in my lifetime. 😂 Thanks, Val!
Here's a podcast cover that I illustrated for @mod Here's a podcast cover that I illustrated for @modelminoritymoms, helmed by my friend @susanlieu and her buds, @silverain117 and @wonderfulkatewang! Follow them and the podcast! It's gonna launch soon and it's going to be juicy. . RE: the design of this, dude, we went on a journey. It started out as a completely different idea that felt too serious before the pendulum swing the other way and it became irreverent and fun, leaky boobs and all. I really love how this turned out and was honored to have the opportunity.
This is a graphic recording that I recently did fo This is a graphic recording that I recently did for @seattle_neighborhoods' I Love Census Data virtual conversation. These virtual conversations are part of a series that brings together community members, city agencies and staff, data professionals, and community artists to explore how demographics data is resonant to the lived experiences of real people in Seattle, esp our communities of color. This series is a collab between the Dept of Neighborhoods, the City of Seattle Demographer, and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. FYI, their next virtual convo is April 26th, on housing, education, and economic opportunities. . For those who may not know, a graphic recording is basically live illustration + notetaking that happens in real time as spontaneous discussion and conversations happen. It's really do or die, though nobody who has hired me has articulated the stakes that way --- I JUST LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT THAT WAY to stress people out. 😋 I enjoy doing graphic recordings every now and then because I think it's one of those rare activities that marries my journalism background with my ability to draw REALLY FAST. Pre-COVID, I used to do these in-person, in front of people, with markers and sharpies on a big roll of paper.
Oregon-Trail-in-the-computer-lab vibes. Illustra Oregon-Trail-in-the-computer-lab vibes. Illustrations: Nintendo Gameboy, TV-VCR combo, rotary phone, camera film, cassette tapes, floppy discs, boom box, VHS tape, 3D glasses, floppy diskettes
HEADLINESSSSSSSSSS! ARE HARD! Titles are hard! So HEADLINESSSSSSSSSS! ARE HARD! Titles are hard! So here's a silly little cheat sheet that's all formulaic so you can hopefully title your things faster and move on with your life already!!! I crafted these tricks out of years of boiling down other writers' beautiful, nuanced words into pithy one-liners with impunity! Have a great weekend everyone. . . . (transcript): . When I write or oversee content, I like to pretend that my audience is a bunch of ADHD 12-year-old boys who all just ate a bag of Swedish Fish gummies. This means that the attention span of my audience is microscopic, and I have to be strategic and think about how to present content that engages right away. Here are some pretty easy tips on writing engaging titles. . 1. Make your title a full sentence. For some weird reason, after we lovingly craft an opus of a million words, we often self-sabotage by giving it a title that is just a broad phrase. Something like: “Flying without wings.” Try making it a full sentence: Flying without wings is possible.” . 2. Be ultra-specific. Titles should give people a really good idea of what the content is about. Here’s an example of a title that only gives a general idea: “My trip to Flower World.” Here’s a title that gives a really good idea: “My trip to Flower World was the worst day of my life.” . 3. Put a number on it. Titles with numbers, especially odd numbers like 3,5,and 7, are a great way to hook brains. Consider “7 health benefits of green tea” rather than “The health benefits of green tea.” Also, try to put the number first in the title (don’t lead with “the”) and write is as a numeral, not as a word. . 4. Keep it simple, get to the point. Nerds like us like to overcomplicate and jargon-up titles, but resist and go with efficient, easy-to-understand words in titles. Write: “Teach your pet dog how to dance in only an hour” instead of “Efficiently increase canine companions’ aptitude for calisthenics.” . (see rest in comment below)
Me and other AAPI artists contributed to a @deutsc Me and other AAPI artists contributed to a @deutschla NFT collection that is open for auction on @rariblecom thru April 23! (Link in my bio!). Proceeds will go to @stopaapihate. . This gif is called "Why Isn't This $6?" and it's basically about how ANNOYING and racist it is that ppl will gladly pay $10 to buy a white ppl footlong sandwich at Subway but will FREAK OUT if they have to spend more than $5 for a Viet banh mi like y'all think pate is easy to make. It's about how we devalue "ethnic" food, which is often made by small business owners of color. . Pls help spread the word by sharing. And big thanks to @su.y0n, who invited me to contribute, and for also hustling so hard so everyone knows about this NFT collection. Tytytyty. ♥️♥️
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