Laura's Blog

Laura Chenault writes about art and her life in Southern New Jersey. She enjoys exploring and hanging out at home with her husband and two cats.

Following The Riot Grrrl Project

March 14, 2016

"Viva la vulva" cross stich from The Riot Grrl Project

I'm following The Riot Grrrl Project, specifically their Instagram account, which is filled with punk rock flyers, band photos, and grrrl power! I see they're doing a cool book project that I think I'll look into contributing some of my work.

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Fun feminist illustrations by Daisy Mojave Holland

March 10, 2016

Not Here to be Cute by Daisy Mojave Holland

Daisy Mojave Holland creates a quirky, individual, feminist group of characters with her funny and smart illustrations. Each one being themself without apologies, I love her women -- I want all of them for my friends!

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Random Journal Page 135

March 9, 2016

Another page from one of my sketchbooks.

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Following Kathleen Hanna

March 7, 2016

I'm following Kathleen Hanna; her Instagram account is filled with images from her life that appeal to my punk side. Also the brilliant use of a sanitary pad as a band-aid is a pro life tip for all!

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To Scale: The Solar System by Wylie Overstreet

March 4, 2016

To Scale: The Solar System by Wylie Overstreet is part documentary video, part astronomy lesson, and part land-art installation. Watch Overstreet set up a scale model of the solar system using a marble for Earth. The planets are lit up and the final results are filmed at night.

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Fabricated Photographs by Lori Nix

March 3, 2016

Lori Nix creates intricate miniature landscapes; one hundred percent hand built.

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Random Journal Page 134

March 2, 2016

This week's collage from my of my sketchbooks. I fill them faster than this blog will ever be able to keep up with them.

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Following Cat Cosplay

February 29, 2016

Jon Snow Cat - Photo of a cat dressed up like Jon Snow

Words cannot express how happy this blog makes me! Cat cosplay is truth in advertising featuring photos of kitties dressed up as popular fictional characters.

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Beautiful and deadly: Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram

February 25, 2016

Luke Jerram creates stunning works of glass sculptures of microscopic diseases. The work is ethereal and glass is the perfect translucent and fragile medium to represent the miniscule on a grand scale.