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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they)

@artsavvyval.bsky.social

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Artistic & creative. Animal & nature lover. Leo. AuDHD. HoH. "It takes courage to be kind" - Maya Angelou https://bio.link/artsavvyval

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 6d

I'm on Ko-fi for art and writing commissions, if anyone is interested. As always, no pressure to donate or purchase anything. #Kofi

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Holodeck Four @holodeckfour.bsky.social · 1d

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 3d

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 4d

Details in case you don't follow me on Insta:
#DeannaTroi #StarTrek

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 4d

Right? I was told 'true Autistics are diagnosed by age 6' and if I truly am Autistic I must be an extremely mild case and they're not talking about people like me. They're only talking about those who are 100% non verbal and still wearing diapers at age 16.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 4d

Last day to submit any Marina Sirtis or Deanna Troi art, pictures, short written tributes (try to limit to 2-3 sentences), etc. I will include all of them in my "Troi Day Tribute Project". When you submit, let me know how you would like to be credited or if you would prefer to be anonymous. Thanks!

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 4d

I've been told when they talk about Autism they're not talking about "my type of Autism" because I'm capable of posting on social media when their kids will (their words) "never be normal".

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 6d

I'm on Ko-fi for art and writing commissions, if anyone is interested. As always, no pressure to donate or purchase anything. #Kofi

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 7d

Best of luck with your surgery!!

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 9d

I guess...

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 10d

Got this fortune from a fortune cookie tonight. Not sure how to feel about this.

Paper slip says Don't be afraid to seek professional help when needed.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 11d

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 12d

Gotta love when the caller ID says 'Potential Spam'. Yeah, that's going to make me pick up 😆

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 12d

So complete opposite end of the country. My family was from the Palermo region (Corleone). So northwestern Sicily.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 12d

Where in Italy is your family from? My family is southern Italian (Sicilian) and Greek. People ask me where I go tanning because they see me in winter & summer. I'm like "Outside". 15 min in the sun and I get a nice base. Only time I'd consider going tanning is to even out the tan (tan lines).

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 13d

Final result. Winter vs summer. No tanning unless you count going out under the sun tanning. 😄 And this is from 3 beach days (one this past weekend).

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 14d

I have 1 & 3 too!!

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 14d

My nonna (grandma) used to make these every Christmas Eve. They were delicious. Glad you enjoyed yours.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

Check out the Owyhee Canyonlands and support efforts to get this beautiful and vital area designated as a national monument!
www.protecttheowyhee.org

Protect the Owyhee

www.protecttheowyhee.org

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

That's amazing. Enjoy yourselves!!

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

Remembering that history helps me honor their resilience while standing in solidarity with anyone who’s ever been treated as 'less'.

Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

I tell this story not to compare struggles, but to remember that prejudice has many forms. Also, that courage can grow anywhere.

This is why I say Sicilian-American rather than Italian-American. Even though Sicily is part of Italy, my family was never fully accepted.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

PT 2: My great-grandma was turned away from Ellis Island 3 times. She was 14 when she started & was 17 when she was finally 'accepted into America'.

Mainland Italians treated Sicilians as less-than & in the US they were mocked, excluded & called slurs. Still, she persevered & built a new life.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

In honor of Italian-American Heritage Month, I want to share something. My family came from Sicily. They faced discrimination both there & here. Because of their darker, olive skin they were seen as 'other'.

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

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Val N 🇮🇹🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/they) @artsavvyval.bsky.social · 15d

Of course. Thanks again for sharing this.

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