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December 21st, 2021

12/21/2021

Patti retells the story of her friendship with Robert in flowery lyricism, like the poet she is. It's unexpected at first; you don't connect who you think she is with who she tells you she is. But then it becomes second nature to taste and smell the memories she tosses at you, and you find yourself smiling back. Like a hopeless romantic.

Every time we broke away from technology and picked up the book, we were rewarded with inspiration and meaning, transported to a story where all paths lead to Art. So gracefully, so clearly.

After the last page, we picked up some Rimbaud and sighted some more, and then we followed Patti on Instagram, where she captions with poems images of her routine visits to the graves of poets she loves. Also like a hopeless romantic.

Throughout the story, Patti's disdain for the material stood out for us as one of the elements that threats the story. We believe that's how she seduced the narcissistic art world elite she navigated in. Her contempt for the non-poetic, to be precise, because she loves objects; placeholders for friends and lovers who came and went, leaving behind a trail of humble crumbs that hold so much significance for her: A handwritten note, a raggedy postcard, old boots.

We like to imagine she doesn't fit in now, just as she didn't fit in then. But that's precisely the point, and maybe even the whole reason for making art altogether. It feels good to be a castaway in a world that seems to make much less artistic sense than the one she knew.

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10/15/2021

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Goodbye Petroleum, Hello Orange.

4/28/2021

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For the longest time, we've been using Gamblin's Gamsol as our choice for what we believed to be the safest odorless paint thinner out there. We knew it wasn't perfect health-wise, and we also knew it wasn't environmentally friendly. But we thought it was the lesser of the solvent evils, and with ventilation and limited use, plus disposing of it safely, we settled.

We know that modern oil paint does not have a level of toxicity to be concerned about. It doesn't emit fumes, and because it is bound with plant-based oils, its pigments don't spread in the air and cannot be inhaled. Even the more questionable pigments like Cadmium and Cobalt are non-soluble, and their particles are large enough not to go through the skin and onto your bloodstream.

Solvents, though, are a different story.

Odorless mineral spirits have been around since the 1920s. Derived from mineral spirits, their first use was in dry cleaning. This kind of petroleum distillate is safer than turpentine and other petroleum-based types but's it's by far perfect health-wise and environmentally-wise. We learned that prolonged and heavy exposure through inhalation, in fact, can cause permanent organ damage.

In addition to health hazards, the petroleum-based nature of the solvent makes it environmentally unfriendly. We keep any remains in jars and take them to hazardous materials centers to be appropriately disposed of. But that doesn't take away the fact that it's not precisely carbon-neutral. We've also learned that the gaseous fumes evaporating from odorless mineral spirits contribute to depleting the upper ozone.

We've been searching for a better alternative.

Citrus-based solvents are a great option to replace harmful and toxic odorless mineral spirits. They are 100% natural, safe to use, don't cause organ damage through inhalation, don't pollute the air, and can be disposed of safely because they are bio-degradable (we'll still take them to (Hazardous Material Centers).

So, hello, The Real Milk Paint Citrus Solvent.

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Just in case you briefly catch yourself falling for two-sided...

7/1/2020

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Just in case you briefly catch yourself falling for two-sided debates on opinion articles, social media commentary, or in family conversations regarding the removal of certain symbols from public spaces, or which ones should stay or should go, we HIGHLY recommend you grab our summer book and read it FAST. Forks should have been stuck, ships should have sailed and trains should have left those stations DECADES AGO.

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Weve added a new PSA to our HOME PAGE in the form of a...

6/29/2020

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We’ve added a new PSA to our HOME PAGE in the form of a venn diagram. If you like it, please share it FAR AND WIDE and just tag us.
Link in bio to check out the rest of our Roofless PSAs. #WeStan #BlackLivesMatter
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FIVE YEARS AGO today June 26 2015 the Supreme Court declared...

6/27/2020

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FIVE YEARS AGO today, June 26 2015, the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal In all 50 states. We want to recognize that if it weren’t for trans women of color, there would be no LGBTQ+ rights, there would be no Pride, and there would be no same-sex marriage today. Black Trans Lives Matter a big deal, but they’re still getting the short end of the stick, 50 years on and counting. #SylviaRivera came on stage in 1973 to a booing audience of gay people. Her ‘Y'all Better Quiet Down’ electrifying speech flipped the history switch. Don’t you ever forget it. #TRANSWOMENAREWOMEN

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