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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Sep 22

2 person show up at Seattle Sunshine Coffee - now!

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Aug 6

Sunday Art Market
SEVEN Cafe
Ravenna neighborhood, Seattle

Hope to see you there!
DaisySky.com

#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jul 28

all about the soft moments
soft shift of colors

new tiny peaceful escape 4”x 4”
working on more of these“fit where you need them” sizes…let me know if one calls to you.
😊❤️✌️
DaisySky.com

#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art #blueskyart

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 27

Public media has been defunded. Your support keeps journalists on the ground, lifts unheard voices, and connects communities.

Help us plan for what’s next. Make a monthly gift today. Stand with public media: n.pr/458sOhq

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · Jul 24

16 years ago today, the federal minimum wage was raised to $7.25 per hour — and it hasn’t changed since.

That’s because the system is rigged against working people and for billionaires like Donald Trump.

Americans deserve better. It’s time to raise the wage.

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jul 23

a few seaside paintings
for that moment of pause
gentle breeze
gentle breath

peaceful escape paintings in wax
DaisySky.com

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#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art #blueskyart#peace

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jul 23

3 tinies in a row
little triptych for your peaceful pause ☀️

4” x 4” each, 4”x 12” all together encaustic on birch

✌️❤️
DaisySky.com

#blueskyart#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art #peace

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jul 15

please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Stop the Everglades Detention Camp!

Everglades National Park is in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone—meaning buildings should be constructed to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour. But the Everglades Detention Camp is made up of flimsy t...

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jul 12

“”seeking”
encaustic on birch 12”x 4”
Newly finished 😊

Have a restorative weekend ~ ❀

#encaustic #beach #trees #dusk #stars #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art #blueskyart

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jul 2

Politicians, not scientists, making public health decisions will not make America healthier www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/h...

Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots

www.nytimes.com

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Tj. @tjeerd001.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jun 27

tiny escape
4”x4” encaustic painting

Have a good day ~ ❀
DaisySky.com

#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jun 22

A couple of new encaustic paintings to share 😊

they are each 6” square

Have a restorative weekend ~ ❀

#encaustic #beach #inspiredbynature #pnw #peacefulpaintings #waxpainting #seattleartist #art

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Jun 17

If this bill passes, our public lands will fall into the hands of fossil fuel interests.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Jun 13

Today, a United States Senator was arrested for asking a question of a federal official, in a federal building, as was his right.

If it can happen to a sitting U.S. Senator, it can happen to anyone.

Silence is complicity. We are at a crossroads. We must speak up.

@alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social‬

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · Jun 12

Federal agents handcuffing US Senator Alex Padilla at a DHS Secretary Noem press conference today. The right wing spin machine is suggesting Senator Padilla barged into the room, lunged at Noem, and didn’t identify himself. There is no gray area, it’s all lies.

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jun 12

😊 thanks!

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Kari Westphal, peaceful paintings in wax @daisyskystudio.bsky.social · Jun 9

just put these up on my blue wall upstairs…. hoping they help provide a calming breath.

peaceful escapes
20”x 20” & 12”x 12” encaustic paintings, by me, when I’m seeking balance ~ ❀

DaisySky.com

#artforthesoul#peacefulart #art#encaustics#inspiredbynature #womanartist#artforsale #naturepainting

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Miriam @miriam.blacksky.app · Jun 9

Don’t forget to breathe.

Breathe in for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. It signals safety to your nervous system and helps bring you back to centre.

No matter the situation, we need to be regulated to think, to act, to not freeze.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jun 9

How very ironic that GOP Governors aren’t standing up for states’ rights here. I guess that only matters if you’re denying women or transgender people access to medical care. democraticgovernors.org/updates/stat...

Statement from Democratic Governors on Donald Trump’s Use of California's National Guard - DGA

Statement from Democratic Governors on Donald Trump’s Use of California’s National Guard DGA Chair Governor Laura Kelly, DGA Vice Chair Governor Andy Beshear, Governor Tony Evers, Governor Bob Ferguso...

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · Jun 9

RFK Jr. — a vaccine conspiracy theorist — just fired the entire independent vaccine advisory committee of the CDC.

This is incredibly dangerous and will result in more Americans dying of preventable diseases. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Kennedy guts CDC's vaccine panel of independent experts

The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices helps the agency make recommendations on who should get certain vaccines.

www.nbcnews.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jun 9

This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

www.nytimes.com

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · Jun 9

Imagine waging a holy war against wind power, gutting mine safety, and forcing Americans to foot the coal bill—all while tweeting job openings for black lung gigs.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

We're getting coal, whether we want it or not

The Trump administration is committed to the fiction that coal is the future, and if it costs consumers more money and kills more miners, oh well. That’s just the price of energy freedom.� On the ...

www.dailykos.com

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · Jun 4

LIHEAP has helped poor Americans keep their heat or air conditioning running for decades.

Now, Trump wants to axe this program. The cruelty is the point.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump’s Budget Axes Program That Keeps Poor People From Freezing To Death At Home

His HHS budget request would cut all funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which millions of people rely on to help pay energy bills.

www.huffpost.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jun 2

Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.

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