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Franetta McMillian
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I’m a writer and graphic artist. I publish a small perzine called FAT BLACK GIRL IN A WHEELCHAIR. My poems, art, and essays have appeared in DREAMSTREETS, GARGOYLE, QUARTET, and others. I’m interested in disability rights, art, music, and beauty.
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First post in a while…
Golden Hour Mandala #artshare #digital #mandala
Burnished gold sunburst mandala with glowing evening sun at center all against a deep rust background.
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Pebble Circle #art #photography #digital #abstract #autumn
Square digital photo of remixed stones with an orange and rust border, a rust, white, and brown inner circle, with a gray stone center and 8 pointed star at the very center.
December 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Autumn Stone Star #photography #digital #abstract #autumn #mandala
Digitally remixed leaves and broken concrete in an abandoned parking lot. Black bordered circle with eight pointed star at center. Primary colors: black, rust, gray slate
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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An older piece…
Dante’s Dream #digital
#abstract #autumn
#photography #surrealism
Digitally remixed photo of autumn leaves of mostly brown, gold, and rust. Outer edges are blurred, center shows a vaguely demonic figure seated upon and elaborate throne.
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Autumn Cross #photography #digital #abstract #autumn #November
Remixed photo collage of autumn leaves in the shape of a cross. Pink and tan leaves form the border. The inner cross is sage at the tips and golden at the center. At the very center is an 8-pointed pink flower.
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Contraption 5 #digital #photography #abstract #autumn #november
Digitally remixed photo of autumn leaves arranged in a totem like structure. Rich rust at the bottom blends into subtle lavender and blues at the top. All against a stark black background.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Contraption 4 #digital #photography #abstract #artshare #autumn
Digitally remixed plant vaguely shaped like a vase with an elaborate lid. Warm magenta tint at the base, deep teal at the center and magenta and violet tint at the top all against a stark black background
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Contraption 3 #photography #digital #abstract #artshare #autumn
Digital collage of leaves in a vaguely hourglass shape tinted ice blue at edges with a slight sepia tint at the center against a stark black backdrop
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Untitled #art #artshare #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn #mandala
Digital photo mandala of remixed autumn leaves along with a random piece of indigo plastic. Indigo and mottled green at border, tan towards center, and glowing rust and yellow center
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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New Story up for Spooky Season! #fiction #urbanfolk #Halloween

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Top has kaleidoscopic photograph of blue tinted flower petals. Bottom text reads Windowmaker by Franetta McMillian, made with Spoken
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The Freedom Dream #art #photography #collage #October #blacksky #digital
Photographic collage. An sepia tone Black woman with locks in an updo sits on a bed facing left. A line of glowing butterflies adorns her back. There is a sky full of clouds at golden hour in front of the woman. In the top left corner is an analog clock with Roman numerals that reads 10 minutes to midnight.
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Ascension #art #Artshare #blacksky #digital #October #portrait
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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#blueskyartshow #poetry #Art #visualpoetry
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Eyes In The Trees #art #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn #blacksky
September 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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NEW ISSUE LIVE!www.quartetjournal.com for our latest issue and our submission guidelines. For best formatting we highly recommend reading on a computer over the mobile version.
Our reading period for the Winter 2026 issue runs from September 1st - October 1st. We look forward to reading your work.
September 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Bride #art #BlackSky #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn
Rubber stamp effect print of Black woman with dreads styled in an updo against netting background. Primary colors: reds, orange, rust, sage green
August 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Sidewalk Sutras: Four Directions
Digitally modified multi-exposure of cracks in the sidewalk, mostly in browns and tans with a dark brown eight-pointed star with a gold and orange burst at center
August 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Kissing the Scar #art #photography #poetry #visualpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Close-up photograph of a rose tinted with a pale pink to peach gradient with the text, “ kissing the scar on your neck I taste a story.”
August 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Even when you forget #art #photography #digital #poetry #visualpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Close-up digital photograph of my father’s hand tinted with purples, blues, and magenta. Stylized text reads: “even when you forget my name your soul remembers mine.”
August 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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How Strange #art #photography #digital #visualpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Remixed black and white photograph of dying plant tinted steel blue against midnight blue background with stylized white text that reads, “How strange are the manuscripts of this friend, great traveler of the unknown—“
August 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Nymph #art #illustration #digital #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Digital illustration of woman in a trance embedded in a network of filigree vines and alien plants. Muted colors of sage, gray, slate blue, stone
August 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Chrysalis #art #digital #abstract #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Digital abstract design in autumnal colors — tan, rust, sage, brown — with yonic like structure at the center with slit opening
August 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Lattice and Glow #art #mandala #digital #BlueSkyArtShow #summer
Digital mandala on pebbled turquoise background with mauve border, then orange and golden yellow, then royal blue, with blue green pebbled nucleus.
August 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Untitled #art #digital #BlueSkyArtShow #mandala
Digital mandala on light mauve background. Tan outer bands, then sage green, periwinkle, then peach flower petals, with a light pink daisy center
August 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Untitled #photography #digital #BlueSkyArtShow #abstract #summer
Remixed photo of lavender flowers with forest green leaves against stark black background
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM