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Paula Wirth

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Creative artist & content/community/tech Swiss army knife, in Oakland, CA. Pro-DEI, libraries, democracy, LGBTQ+, immigrant rights, vaccines, human intelligence. NO SPAM unless canned. πŸ–‹οΈπŸ“Έ πŸŽ¨πŸ•πŸˆπŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸ¦„ Art @theplayfulbrush.com linktr.ee/paulawirth

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Mochi, a Persian rescue kitty with resting bitch face, resting on a sofa with a blue fleece pad.

Mochi, a Persian rescue kitty with resting bitch face, resting on a sofa with a blue fleece pad.

Mochi does it way better.

06.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard is standing in front of a mountain with the words `` rbf the force is strong with this one '' . Alt: Mark Hamill is standing in front of a mountain with the words ``rbf, the force is strong with this one''.

Today is a lesson in perfecting my resting bitch face.

06.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All hat, no cattle.

06.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is amazing to me the number of drawing / sketch groups, pages, & events that use genAI images for logos and images to advertise and represent themselves.

If you don't even have one human artist to create art for you, why would I ever support you or consider you worthy of associating with?

06.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I tried to get blood tests for hormone levels from my doc, and was told there wasn’t such a thing… I’m like, WHAT? Have to ask my gyn now.

06.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It really is magic. Sleep improves, brain fog lifts, joint pain lessens, you name it… the fact that so many women are not offered this or have to beg for it… unacceptable.

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Conservatives think all art should be statues of themselves (if male and white), religious figures, maybe some flowers, and Thomas Kinkaid.

06.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t need this kind of toxic.

06.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the neck rash, that was "chef's kiss."

06.03.2026 09:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or younger.

06.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder whose death they are praying for?

06.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only the best people.

06.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Persian rescue cat with tongue out, standing on a red couch with tongue out. Cat has eternal RBF.

Persian rescue cat with tongue out, standing on a red couch with tongue out. Cat has eternal RBF.

Mochi doesn’t require anyone’s approval.

06.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is sitting on the floor holding a cardboard box in her hands . Alt: Girl putting a box over her head to hide.

Also me.

06.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The project for my students in Advanced Digital Design was to create a portrait "character" out of letters and other characters, utilizing one font or font family.

06.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chaplin portrait made up of Utopia font letters

Chaplin portrait made up of Utopia font letters

A Charlie Chaplin illustrative text/calligram I created, featured in the typography book, "Type Image" by Barbara Brownie.

Inspired by a Chaplin cigarette card, done as a sample for my students.

06.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, if you see people as ants 🐜 maybe you can use the big glass in the sky to burn them πŸ”₯ πŸ”.

Great idea for tech boys who never grew up…

06.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my past, present, and future.

Same for records…

05.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 18522 πŸ” 7204 πŸ’¬ 790 πŸ“Œ 406

As a voice major who didn’t have the choir director’s favorite β€œcanary yellow” (like a young boy) soprano tone (or to be honest, blond hair), I feel this.

05.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fascinating. Weirdly enough, as a kid I was forced to do exercises with a plastic knife held between my lips, trying to extend my top lip, and build muscle in an otherwise very underdeveloped chin. I spent many years struggling with orthodontics for my wayward teeth.

05.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a picture of alf from the sitcom sits in a bathroom with the caption interesting concept .. Alt: alf from the sitcom sits in a bathroom with the caption β€œinteresting concept”
05.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What era of vintage appeals to you

What era of vintage appeals to you

Almost all my friends who buy vintage buy 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, which are missing from this list. I like some 70s and 80s, but more from earlier decades.

05.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot imagine a more powerful endorsement of reading than this clip.

05.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

That veteran has more honor in one pinkie than the lot of them.

05.03.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
04.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This reminds me of kid-safe lighters and impossible to open kid-safe prescription bottles and packaging, in houses with only adults… enfuckifying an entire system β€œfor the children.”

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And consequences, related to actions (or lack of action).

04.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I needed some good news.

04.03.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does the country have oil/petroleum or natural resources? Are most of the people brown? WAR.

04.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0