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Elena 🎨✊🏽
@feelingndealing.bsky.social
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Visual artist, lifter-upper, collaborator, poly-crisis carer, animal and dream tender, LatinX, Southerner (U.S.), nerd, liberation-minded psychotherapist, arts-based researcher, she/her

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“Power doesn’t panic.” — Andor

#fanart #art #artsky
A photo of a watercolor collage on cold-pressed paper. A bright wash of color with several moons and planets collaged onto paper. A large watercolor moon reads: Power doesn’t panic. Quote from the tv show Andor
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Thank you, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social 🙏🏽
A photo of a watercolor painting on thick, handmade watercolor paper. The shape of an iris blooms with bright inky blues and reds + metallic paints. Words handwritten with Micron pen on handmade watercolor paper — You don’t need to be a hero out of a movie. You just need to be honest. Present. And unwilling to surrender your humanity. If you’re scared, you’re not alone. If you showed up anyway, thank you. If you couldn’t today, tomorrow is still yours. But don’t look away. Don’t normalize what you know isn’t right. (Do Not Look Away) by Eric K. Ward
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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I have a voice memo saved on my phone that I play for people who ask my about my mask in public — it’s called “Hello Stranger”
A screen grab of a 21 second voice memo saved on my phone — entitled: Hello Stranger with a mask emoji
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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An Octavia E. Butler-inspired artifact from 2023 — see alt text for words & description #art
A photo of a rectangular piece of white watercolor paper with strokes of bright colors mixed together in the middle. Words read in calligraphy script, “kindness eases change.” - from Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”. Made in 2023 by my two human hands while in deep study with the text.
December 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I’m so looking forward to Saturday’s gathering: Trust in Power ⭐️ who will join us?

#art #tarot #artsbasedresearch
A photo of a watercolor painting resembling a moody sunset. Atop the painting sits a painted, moon-like circle. Words are hand-lettered onto the circle: “Power doesn’t panic.” From the tv show Andor
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Sweet Totoro! Lexi (our only dog) sends solidarity ☺️
A photo of a black and tan pug asleep on a blue blanket.
August 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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A question for contemplation inked on watercolor #art from the late and beloved Dr. Barbara Holmes 🌸

“What is worth preserving, guarding whether we succeed or not?”
A photo of a spiral bound watercolor paper journal — six golden, metallic flowers are painted in the center of the page. Words are inked onto the page: “what is worth preserving, guarding whether we succeed or not?” — from Dr. Barbara Holmes “Crisis Contemplation”
August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Painted using an automatic #art process with watercolor paint, inks, & cold-pressed watercolor paper — what do you see?
A photo of a spiral-bound watercolor painting: I see a hermetic figure near a lake with trees in the background.
August 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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This is one of my favorite artifacts from my years of making stuff. I love the detail of the skull — so carefully sketched with a gray watercolor pencil. I love the bold colors and wisps of subtlety I was incorporating at the time.

#art #practicemakesart
A photo of a watercolor painting I made in 2022 titled “Memento Mori”
August 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Testing watercolor paints mixed with Bombay ink on cold pressed paper — I’m in love 😍

#art
A photo of a watercolor painted flower. Dark and light hues mimic petals.
August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Lexi is healing well and modeling radical rest for all of us! #pugsnores
August 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Post-surgery pug
Lexi, an 11 year old pug, wears a cone and is held in my arms after having surgery to remove four masses. We’re praying for benign results and plenty more years with her.
July 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Recent art inspired by love, loss and a Feist lyric 🌊
A photo of white watercolor paper covered in thin, colorful, vertical lines resembling a topographic map. A photo of the same watercolor paper angled from the bottom right hand corner. Song lyrics are inked onto the page: “love is not a thing you try to do… it wants to be the thing compelling you… to be you…” by Feist, “Hiding Out in the Open”
July 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Watercolor painting on large cold pressed paper (18x24”) in process

#art
A painted scene of stormy, choppy waters below a bright daytime sky with dark clouds hovering above the sunlight. I painted this scene after seeing it in a dream. In the dream, I was on a circular ship. I ran around the circle, trespassing across cordoned off places to see this scene.
May 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Maisie giving self-love vibes ☀️
Photo caption: An elder pug named Maisie is lying in the grass sunning herself exercising ancient pain relief technologies
May 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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8 seconds of pug joy for whoever needs to see it!
May 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Peonies in “bloom” — thank you for the inspiration photo @ninahatfield.bsky.social 🌺

#art #watercolor
May 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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A giant watercolor iris

#art
A photo of a large watercolor painting on 18x24” cold press paper: bright green leaves surround a silver, purple and blue iris flower painted with liquid watercolor, ink and silver mica
May 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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This watercolor rose is giving Ace of Wands energy 🌹❤️‍🔥 #art #tarot
A photo of a watercolor painting in progress with paints mixed in ceramic dishes on both sides of the paper. The painting depicts a brightly colored rose in full bloom + 2 buds with leaves in the background.
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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My birthday is tomorrow & i’m wishing for help paying for emergency vet bills 💫

All donations are appreciated from those who have it to give. Please feel free to share this ask!

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A photo of my dearly departed bff dog, a brown haired terrier with wild hair and soulful brown eyes. Truman 11/27/2011-1/27/2025 A photo of two pugs: Maisie & Lexi
March 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I’d love some help paying for life under capitalism as a birthday gift 🎁 My birthday is on Sunday 💫

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A photo of my now ancestor/dog Truman — at the time a 12 year old brown haired Yorkie with a Mohawk standing in a bathtub looking directly into the camera. The Truest Man 11/27/2011-1/27/2025 💐
March 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Let us speak of joy… thank you, Saeed.

Watching these elder pugs take naps side by side — sweet joy 🫀
Photo of Two pugs resting side by side
March 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Dream-inspired watercolor art

#artsky
Photo: a block of cold pressed, white watercolor paper captured vertically — 1 inch thick lines cover the page vertically and horizontally creating the illusion of woven colors. Sunlight shines over the paper diagonally illuminating hot pinks, bright oranges, fluorescent yellows and pale blues
March 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Watercolor flowers on thick cold pressed paper 🌺
Photo of watercolor flower: deep, bruisy red & purple petals surround a yellow center Photo of a watercolor flower: light lavender petals surround a yellow stamen in the center A photo of a watercolor painting: green leaves surround two watercolor flowers described in previous photos
March 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Cloud studies ☁️ 🎨

#artsky
A photo of a white watercolor paper (Arches cold pressed block) — lavender/blue clouds wash into a bright pink and yellow sky atop chocolate brown mountains
March 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM