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Margaret Sefton 3d ago

ken Tucky Swinson

I'm doing my best to make the world a better place in the ways I have some impact, but all the latest problems of the world coming at me all the time (through my phone) was causing some mental health problems (depression/anxiety) , so i started to spend a LOT more time offline.

It's been nice

--and inspired this linocut that I just printed

Hope you all are hanging in there and doing well!

#art #printmaking #bear #birds #linocut #kentucky #mentalHealth #offline #tea

Sonja Schulte 3d ago

@kenSwinson This is wonderful! I like how the cut of stripes in the background give a sense of shine, of bliss, somehow.

ken Tucky Swinson 3d ago

@SonjaS Thank you! those cuts are one of my favorite part of relief printmaking!! So many opportunities for expression!

Bosque Bill 3d ago

@kenSwinson Love it!

ken Tucky Swinson 3d ago

@bosquebill Thank you!

Maarten De Munck 3d ago

@kenSwinson Wonderfull! I love it ♥️

ken Tucky Swinson 3d ago

@maarten Thank you!

MigsGarden 3d ago

Wonderful!

ken Tucky Swinson 3d ago

@MigsGarden Thank you!

@kenSwinson
I love this! I have just started doing a little gardening because I bought a house with a bare flower bed and a gardening neighbour. It's my science experiment to see what survives.

ken Tucky Swinson 3d ago

@BritishKoalaTea Thank you! How exciting for you! You are lucky to have a gardening neighbor--no doubt a good resource for what works and what doesn't in your climate/soil--might even be able to share some of their baby plants!?

Ari Gardens as a Verb 3d ago

@kenSwinson Ahhh, I love it!

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@arisummerland Thank you!

barkasse_karin 3d ago

@kenSwinson Awww! Beautiful! 😍

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@barkasse_karin Thank you!

DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

@kenSwinson ❤️

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@DoomsdaysCW Thank you!

Parttimesailor 3d ago

@kenSwinson It’s great !

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@JCBlubaugh Thank you!

toddbuddy 3d ago

@kenSwinson Wish I lived closer. Hugs ❤️❤️❤️

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@toddbuddy Me too! Thanks!

toddbuddy 2d ago

@kenSwinson 🫂🫂🫂

crazyeddie 3d ago

@kenSwinson Yeah. Quit drinking with the help of naltrexone so I don't even want it. On anti-depressants. Staying mostly on task rather than doom scrolling. Just check in once in a while to see that yep, it's all still on fire. Developing a plan on how to approach the next few years and just taking it easy while I can. Appreciating the fact I can have crackers, cheese, meat, and fruit for lunch--and what a big deal that is.

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@crazyeddie Congratulations! That's awesome!

I've been trying to ask myself why I'm going online before picking my phone up--and then sticking to it. I'm bad about checking the time, and then it leads to socials, and then news, and i'm grumpy.

crazyeddie 2d ago

@kenSwinson What's cool is the more you do that and instead actually plan and act the less useless you feel. Even reading a book instead is an act of reconnection. I'm working on The Forge of God right now. Was going to read Anvil of the Stars for the third time after finishing Something Wicked This Way Comes and decided I needed to read the first part again first so bought it from a local bookstore.

@kenSwinson I love your work, Ken, and I have been wanting to try making patches like yours, you’re an inspiration. I’m sorry you’re having a tough time. I use the fedi like friends, for support and encouragement and not “likes” and I find it very healthy. It took me a while to work that out for myself.

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@solderandchaos Thank you! I hope you'll give making patches a try. I love to see art in unexpected places, and a patch creates a lot of opportunities.

The fedi is better than the other options--I appreciate and use filters heavily. I have made so many cool friends who I probably never would have met otherwise. I'm committed to this platform, but the break was nice.

halama_immuno 3d ago

@kenSwinson Your artful work is amazing....

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@halama_immuno Thank you!

Jorge Bejarano 3d ago

@kenSwinson I love your style! 😍😍😍

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@guayabito Thank you my friend!

Jorge Bejarano 2d ago

@kenSwinson 😊👍

Catherine McCarthy 3d ago

@kenSwinson Thank you for creating and sharing this joyful scene! 🐻 🐦 🖼️

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@cfmccarthy Thank YOU! Glad you are enjoying it!!

A lovely piece with a constructive helpful message; I like it more each time I look at it. 🙂

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@Su_G Thank you! Hopefully its fun and cute and a little bit thought provoking too!

Love it 💚 I had to stop scrolling Bluesky’s Discover feed for my anxiety. I keep informed but in healthier ways now, and spend more —and more fulfilling time IRL. Social media in moderation, for sure ✌🏼

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@LauraLeonard Thank you! I love the filters offered in the fediverse. It's been a big help in not getting overloaded...i'm not sure if bluesky has that or not?

I tend to get swept away in the online space. The break has been nice--reconnecting with people and activities IRL, yes, moderation is key :)

🌼 Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 🌼3d ago

@kenSwinson
I love this. And yes, the rays, the segmented ones, it's a wonderful design ❤️

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@pascaline Thank you!

Sarah Sammis 3d ago

@kenSwinson I love this

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@artbysarahsammis Thank you!

Thomas Arildsen 3d ago

@kenSwinson you wouldn’t happen to sell prints of it?

ken Tucky Swinson 2d ago

@arildsen Thank you! It's still wet, so I'm not selling prints --yet--. I'm going to submit it for a peace and social justice printmaking exhibit. If you are interested, i'll let you know when they are dry and listed on my website! Thanks again!

Thomas Arildsen 2d ago

@kenSwinson I am interested, if it makes sense to ship to Europe

@kenSwinson
Excellent advice for all of us👌