HMS: the notebook

I've been wrestling with these hyenas for a while now. But made a little more progress last night. I CAN stitch animals!..😅 . . #art #embroidery #fiberart #handembroidery #feministart #selfportrait #healing #contemporaryart #surrealism #hyena #wip #inprogress

Theres something I just love about these awkward chest selfies. "Queer cleavage in public" . I've been thinking about how I used to feel so invisible as a queer femme. How it made me resist femme and need to verbally be more queer. Yesterday I was reminded that us femmes flag in unique ways. A new woman started at one of my gigs and I immediately knew she was queer femme. We did this subtle exchange of coming out/acknowledgement. . And I realized part of why I thought I was, we were, invisible was because I used to be so focused (and society reinforced) on masculine, gender non conforming and gay male expressions of queerness. I forgot I had my own gender language too. . Shout out to us! (And reminder femme as identity is for us queers only 😉). . . #art #queer #queerfemme #cleavage #selfie #selflove #femme #gender

Spending my Halloween and midweek weekend sketching. Since I started calling myself a "daughter of medusa" I have wanted to create a graphic of it. And a femme gang of fellow survivor warrior daughters...it is manifesting at this time ripe for connecting to spirits near and far. . . May this day allow you to feel things, see things, normally hidden. . . Happy Halloween/Samhian 💜👻🐍💕 . #art #sketching #illustration #medusa #daughtersofmedusa #spirit #halloween #survivor #femme #wip #inprogress #artistsofinstagram

This week in the #ConfrontWhiteWomanhood newsletter I talked about white saviorism and a few key questions to ask yourself before jumping in to work with People/Communities of color. Sign up (link in bio) to get more definitions/historical facts and other interesting tid bits. . . This piece is "The Heroine's Veil" from my #whitework series. Images depict white on white embroidery of white woman angel standing on and offering help to a man of color who is ensnared in vines. . . #nowhitesaviors #racialjustice #whitewomen #whitesupremacy #endracism #antiracism #art #embroidery #handembroidery #fiberart #artivism #craftivism #veil

Progress. Holding on for dear life. . . #art #embroidery #handembroidery #fiberart #feministart #storytelling #sun #contemporaryart #wip #inprogress

Finally had an actual work date with fellow embroidery artist @rebeccaleviart 😍 Made some good progress on this lil gal. The final piece in the giant altar cabinet I began stitching in May!! 😱 . . #art #embroidery #handembroidery #fiberart #feministart #selfportrait #storytelling #multimedia #contemporaryart #surrealism #artistsofinstagram #wip #inprogress

Mondays are for more queer cleavage. Cleavage in public part II...? . #queer #queerfemme #art

Took the final steps in making my space workable yesterday. Today I'm starting with work that makes my cry. Because why not? . And no you still cant see it. . #art #embroidery #fiberart #handembroidery #selfportrait #mystory #workspace #studio #angeladavis #thuglifememes

"Stitching our futures together" a 5 week embroidery class @maydayspace starts October 9th! Sign up now and join us as we learn 4 basic stitches, discuss what we want this world to be like. And maybe meet some new friends/comrades in the process. We will end with flags representing our thoughts and ideas. Mine says "radical whole hearted honesty" . . . #embroidery #fiberart #handembroidery #art #embroideryclass #learnembroidery #protestflag #maydayspace #Brooklyn #nyc #communityeducation

A woman on the train was transfixed by my cleavage/chest tonight. So I thought I'd document. An area of my body that is rarely seen as queer but is the literal heart of my queerness. . Session 2 at the @leslielohmanmuseum Fellowship and my body is pulsing with queer thoughts and questions and explorations.💣 . #queer #queerfemme #art

Hi all! I am getting to a point in my new works where I can't move forward until I find a woodworker. . If you know someone. Or know someone who knows someone DM me! . The project is a couple different alter cabinet/tryptic/butsodon style pieces. Thank you! 🙏🏻💕💜 . . #woodworking #art #mixedmedia #carpenter #carpentry #wood #nyc #Brooklyn

My idea of home has changed so much over the last year plus. It's at the forefront of my mind as I search for where to next. . I AM home, wherever my body lays . But if you want to help me get a physical space still need a few $. (Venmo heather-scholl) . . #art #embroidery #fiberart #feministart #healing #trauma #home #mixedmedia #storytelling #contemporaryart #artistsofinstagram #wip #inprogress

Sunday work. Inspired by my time last year at Whiskytown Lake, CA and the fires that destroyed it as I was leaving. A friend told me only a few months after the fires she was hiking there and seeing the first signs of new growth. This is resiliency. . . #embroidery #fiberart #handembroidery #art #feministart #tree #newgrowth #fire #healing #contemporaryart #artistsofinstagram #wip #inprogress

"They Never Stay Buried" 5"x7" 2018 . Happy to do unusual deals right now. DM me to negotiate price. . . #art #embroidery #broderie #fiberart #feministart #selfportrait #surrealism #contemporaryart #artistsofinstagram #artsale #ancestors #beautifulbizarre #supportlivingartists

"Her pain was life" 5"x7" 2018 . Happy to do unusual deals right now. DM me to negotiate price. . . #art #embroidery #broderie #fiberart #feministart #selfportrait #surrealism #contemporaryart #artistsofinstagram #artsale #vultures #roses #supportlivingartists #beautifulbizarre

"She made herself disappear" 8"x10" 2016 . Happy to do unusual deals right now. DM me offer. . . #art #embroidery #broderie #fiberart #feministart #selfportrait #surrealism #contemporaryart #moon #artistsofinstagram #artsale #supportlivingartists #beautifulbizarre

Summer. When my workplace is shifting outdoor space. 😍🙏🏻🌿🌊 . . #art #embroidery #fiberart #healing #home #lake #contemporaryart #artistsofinstagram #freelancelife #wip #inprogress #summer #prospectpark