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James Hames

@thisjameshames.bsky.social

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#BrokeOkra This account is not one kind of thing, it’s anything & everything. Art. Music. Photos. Dogs. Irony. Pragmatic yet Fringy Lefty 💙 RealPolitik. Haiku-er. Atheist. Coffee. Science. Plants & ants. I liberally block cretins, liberally.

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Aug 1

*using a published book as the foundation to make a different work of art (the exemplars are vast)— I began with a generalized modern history text book from ‘65.

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Follow developments, details on IG, Threads and BlueSky at @thisjameshames

Owing to content as this progresses, the algorithm will be unkind to this project so please consider a Like, Share, and Follow.

Thanks
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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Aug 1

involved (and antiquarian economics, it looks like it’s worth quite a few $), pictured here is how I’ve begun

This will be fun, commenting on the history since then, and meshed with now. Stay tuned, I suspect it will get bumpy
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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Aug 1

New work

I’m writing a book on Mein Kampf…. CORRECTION— I’m writing in the book Mein Kampf

I recently began creating an altered book*

Then, this week, a 1935 edition of Mein Kampf fell into my hands. Stepping around a discussion of myriad ethical issues
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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Jul 6

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · May 6

Lies and gibberish from The LyingGibberishGuy

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 21

Amazing

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Mar 20

Vivian Wilson is Teen Vogue’s special issue cover star. The 20-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk discusses her modeling and TV aspirations, unusual extended family, and what she describes as the “cartoonishly evil” Trump admin. Read the full interview here: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 20

Spring is coming

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 18

What could go wrong?

#BrokeOkra art is therapy
#SketchbookResistance — white water
#HandmadeArt Ink, colored pencils
#politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #ArtShare #drawing #art #illustration
#TraditionalArt
#DOGE

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 13

Blinded by the lie

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Ink, colored pencils
#BrokeOkra art is therapy
#SketchbookResistance — if the hat fits
#HandmadeArt #art
#illustration #illust
#TraditionalArt #politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 10

Autocorrect ruined my cuckoo-ca-choo joke

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 10

Cuckoo-ca- chop
#BrokeOkra

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 10

A guy walks into a bar….
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Ink, colored pencils
#BrokeOkra art is therapy
#SketchbookResistance — when’s the trade deadline?
#HandmadeArt #art
#illustration #illust
#TraditionalArt #politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing #drawingvideo #artvideo

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 9

Work is on Claybord (an Ampersand product ampersandartsupply.bsky.social ) drawn in archival ink, then scratched away, sgrafitto style

Book contains 52 illustrations

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Exceptionally crafted surfaces artists trust. Handmade in Buda, TX. https://ampersandart.com/link-tree

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 9

— accompanies a message to live a meaningful life…. tho not related to the holiday directly, it serves to remind us that all women’s lives matter ….
con’t —>

Ampersand Art (@ampersandartsupply.bsky.social)

Exceptionally crafted surfaces artists trust. Handmade in Buda, TX. https://ampersandart.com/link-tree

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 9

Happy International Women’s Day

This illustration from the forthcoming #52overstandings by HH John Djoser — a book of self-help aphorisms to help people be better toward other people —
con’t—>

#HandmadeArt #B&Wart
#illustrations #ClayBord
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing #bookillustration

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 8

Boom

Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · Mar 8

Another rocket exploded because what goes up Musk come down

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 8

w/ apologies to Mr Goya

Video and original in comments

Ink, colored pencils
#BrokeOkra art is therapy
#SketchbookResistance — the metaphors make themselves
#HandmadeArt #art
#illustration #illust #politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing #artvideo

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 8

If the name were the Department of Under Education, he’d love it

Video fail in comments

Ink, colored pencils
#BrokeOkra art is therapy
#SketchbookResistance — do something
#HandmadeArt #art
#illustration #illust #politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing

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James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 6

Legendary

James Hames @thisjameshames.bsky.social · Mar 6

a reboot of an earlier cartoon

Ink, colored pencils
#BrokeOkra
#SketchbookResistance
#HandmadeArt #art
#illustration #illust #politicalcartoon #Blue #Blueart #BlueCrew
#ArtSky #art #ArtShare #drawing

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