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April Gavin
- Aug 31
- 4 min
You Just Do It
I heard this twice over the summer from two different artists. The first time in June from a retired illustrator, and the second time...
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April Gavin
- Jul 1
- 3 min
All that Remains
Maite Rodriguez was a victim of the Uvalde massacre at Robb Elementary School on May 24th. Her dream was to grow up to be a marine...
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April Gavin
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Covenant
Yesterday, I entered an art contest hosted by the Manhattan Graphics Center. This is the fifth year they are hosting a miniature print...
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April Gavin
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Coyote Flings the Stars
Roughly twenty years ago, I bought my first copy of the Women Artist datebook published by the Syracuse Cultural Worker. I was a student...
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April Gavin
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Heart of the Garden
Sometimes I wonder how art ever happens in my messy, jumble of a studio where no media has gone untried. A strategy is that if I plan...
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April Gavin
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Patterns of Privilege
January is the busiest month of the year for a bookkeeper. My tools for managing my work load are careful planning, copious...
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April Gavin
- Jan 7
- 3 min
The Far Shore
Begin, then begin again, stop, re-visit and then keep on beginning until the work is complete. The Far Shore began as a monotype straight...
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April Gavin
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrate a Win!!!!
Form C: Daily Record of Cotton Picked won first place in The Uncommon Threads exhibition at Southern California Open Regional...
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April Gavin
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
Where the (Human) Race Began + Open Studios
Greetings, The weekend of November 6th and 7th from 11-5, I will be participating in East Bay Open Studios. You can search on the home...
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April Gavin
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Compliance: Stolen Children
Stolen Children is the second in a series regarding compliance and the things we as a society give our tacit, unspoken approval. For this...
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April Gavin
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Secondary Theory of Human Evolution
Humans are descended from bears! That's right. Creation theory and primate evolution take a back seat in this piece. Humans remind me...
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April Gavin
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Compliance: Lives That Matter
This started as a drawing a few years ago resulting from the death of Eric Garner. There were a number of black men killed that same...
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April Gavin
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
Confidence versus Disappointment
Form C: Daily Record of Cotton Picked combines my two jobs in this life: My day job as a bookkeeper and my work as an artist. I might win...
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April Gavin
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
Starts with a V
Greetings everyone, It has been an eventful time. To quote Zora Neale Hurston, "There are some years that question and some years that...
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April Gavin
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
This Time Around the Sun
Exactly one year ago today, I last rode BART home from San Francisco. Normally the afternoon commute is noisy and bustling. I hate...
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April Gavin
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Size Matters
Greetings, There are many things to make the world feel darker or lighter, but life has felt brighter since the inauguration. It's...
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April Gavin
- Jan 2, 2021
- 1 min
Endurance
Happy New Year! I never knew that my keep on keeping on could keep going for so long, but here we are. The COVID death toll gets higher...
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April Gavin
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Holding up the World
I've been working with this concept of repair of the world, holding up the world, and maybe even improving the world. This gourd gave me...
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April Gavin
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Do Better ...
"Do your best ... until you know better ... then, do better" - Maya Angelou It's evident that many have not received Dr. Angelou's memo....
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April Gavin
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
Dancing on the Rim of the World
My anxiety has been very high. On Tuesday, the Bay Area woke up to the familiar smell of smoke from nearby wildfires. The smoke ebbs at...
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