Cereza BriarDec 17, 2022
Artie 
A little bit about me:
I run an art vending machine business in Austin, TX called @thosevendingmachines which is a platform for marginalized artists to sell their wares free of fees of commissions! I’m disabled, an Army veteran, a proud mom to 2 autistic kids and I myself am neurodiverse! Hope to meet some cool people here 
Dec 16, 2022 at 2:43pmWeb
Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
You guys really liked this and boosted this and that’s rad! Thanks for the warm welcome!
Show threadCat Scratch Fever Is RealDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop 👋👋👋👋 nice to meet you. Fellow Texan here.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@CatScratchFeverIsReal howdy partner! 🤠
Show threadCat Scratch Fever Is RealDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop 🤠🤠🤠. I'm down in SETX by Beaumont.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@CatScratchFeverIsReal awesome! That’s a beautiful area. We don’t have pine trees Iike that here in Austin 🌲
Show threadHazel Buchan CameronDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I love the idea of an art vending machine! Quirky.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@Hazey thank you!! I have a list of all of the weird vending machines in the US is you wanna share where you are, I can tell you where the nearest one is 
Show threadSara KathleenDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop what an amazing idea!!
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@sarakathleenuk thank you!! It’s such a fun job!
Show threadSara KathleenDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I’m a compulsive and recovering event organiser 😆 this is exactly the sort of thing I’d love to get up and running, in an alternate universe where I have 10 hands and don’t need sleep. It’s a beautiful thing you’ve done! Love it.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@sarakathleenuk HA!! I was also an event organizer until I became too disabled to keep up the pace! If you ever switch careers hit me up and I’ll help you 
Show threadSara KathleenDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop that’s pretty much why I stopped too, focusing on making my art my main career now, much less physically exhausting. I’m moving next summer and keep having to remind myself I don’t need to take over the city. I can just be the weird woman in the woods 🌙⭐️ glad to meet you here, and welcome!
Show threadBob | Ogdimora (Metal & Cats)Dec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop greetings from up here in the DFW area! Those vending machines are awesome! Absolutely love the idea.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@ogdimora thank you so much! Whereabouts? I escaped from Granbury 😜
Show threadBob | Ogdimora (Metal & Cats)Dec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I'm in Flower Mound. I was in Lewisville when I first moved to Texas (25 yrs ago), then Grapevine, and finally settled here. Originally, my goal moving here was Austin, but Mechanical Engineering jobs are tough to find there... so the DFW area was the next best thing. Love it here, actually... really nice, diverse area. 😀
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@ogdimora awesome!!
Show threadBob | Ogdimora (Metal & Cats)Dec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop ...oh... and our Artie says "hi" as well. 😸
Show threadHicsumusDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I shared your art vending machine with my students this morning. Some of my quietest students bubbled up with comments. Thanks!
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@hicsumus amazing!! I hope they think about the possibilities! If you let me know where your at I can tell you if there’s one like it near you 🫶🏼
Show threadHicsumusDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I'm on the west coast of Canada so probably none nearby but thanks!
Show threadBratwurstDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop your art vending machines look infinitely more fun than any I’ve seen before.
Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@bratwurst that’s so nice! Thank you 🤩
Show threadVrishtallinaDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop This is brilliant! 
Show threadMichael MartineDec 16, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop fantastic that you have an #art #vending machine! There’s one at https://UNCSA.edu as well!
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a top-ranked creative and performing arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Show threadArtie Dec 16, 2022
@michaelmartine amazing!! I have an incomplete list of weird vending machines across the county here: Creative Vending Machine Locations US https://maps.app.goo.gl/mryxeCXq5NZgm1bCA?g_st=ic
Creative Vending Machine Locations US – Google My Maps

This map has the locations of multiple creative vending machines located throughout the US. NOTE: not all machines are owned by the same people/company

Google My Maps
Show threadMichael MartineDec 19, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop love your #map! next time I'm in Winston-Salem, I'll get you a picture of the #art #vending machine at https://uncsa.edu so you may add it in!
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a top-ranked creative and performing arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Show threadheavenly.pinsDec 17, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop this is so freaking cool!! I have family and friends that live in TX, maybe I need to make a trek there soon rather than later, would love to see this in person
Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@heavenlypins if you are in the US I can tell you if there is one (or more) in your state!
Show threadheavenly.pinsDec 17, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop I'm in Colorado, and my family is in Illinois, would love to know if there's one in either! Come to think of it, I think I've seen a similar vending machine in Alton IL, but not sure if that's part of the same program or how it works tbh, been a minute since I visited home
Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@heavenlypins I know there is one in Denver and one going up in Boulder, and then of course there is art-o-mat which might be in your city! A lot of the people who run these are in a group on Facebook where we share ideas and even buy products from one another, so they might all seem similar. Ooh! And I know there’s one in the Chicago airport and also the Chicago Cultural Center/ if that helps 
Show threadRocky 💜💙Dec 17, 2022

@bluerazzblowpop

Your machines and products look so cool! I'd buy the "fucks" first and then the mystery bag.

Sorry about Texas, but hey I'm in Arizona so I get it. 😉

Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@RockyM as soon as a creative vending machine opens in Arizona I’ll let you know. Or if you reeeeally like it you should do it!! 🤩🫶🏼
Show threadValerie SchaefferDec 17, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop these are wonderful!
Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@ValerieSchaeffer thank you so much!!
Show threadGen X-WingDec 17, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop @smallsco I am not at all surprised this is Austin. :) Only been there once, but it was a fun place. :)
Show threadScott Small 🇨🇦Dec 17, 2022

@breadbin @bluerazzblowpop Austin is on my bucket list of places to visit someday. I've heard it can get weirder than Portland!

Also I'm digging that vending machine - especially the Disney Adventures - I collected those for about 10 years as a kid!

Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@smallsco @breadbin me too!! I got a good deal on these on eBay and it brings people like us so much joy! I’ve seen people get one and treat it like they just got the Magna Carta 😅
Show threadGen X-WingDec 17, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop @smallsco I’ve seen the Magna Carta. It was pretty boring:) This looks like more fun!
Show threadArtie Dec 17, 2022
@smallsco @breadbin It’s gotten real corporate which suuuuuuuucks! So many fun places were lost because of COVID and then space Karen. But luckily the local people love us and the places we’re at don’t charge rent. If y’all are ever in town let me know and I’ll send you a code for a free vend! #keepsustinweird
Show thread🌻 Welcome Back 🌻Dec 18, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop Where are these located in #austin ? #texas
Short trip from #houston 👋🏻🤠
Show threadArtie Dec 18, 2022
@Scotter you can find them at Spokesman Coffee and Last Stand Brewing! Thanks for asking ✨
Show thread🌻 Welcome Back 🌻Dec 19, 2022

@bluerazzblowpop
I will have to visit. Road trip! 🚙🚙
Keep up the good work!

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Show threadFurMamaTDec 23, 2022
@bluerazzblowpop
That sounds cool! We are in the Austin area & I have yet to see these, will have to pay more attention. Stay warm!
Show threadArtie Dec 23, 2022
@oogiecatt stay warm!! There is one at Spokesman Coffee and another at Last Stand Brewing! Happy holidays 🎄
Show threadFurMamaTJan 2, 2023
@bluerazzblowpop 😎