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In honor of I felt it fitting to share this hand drawing I did from a custom design I did a few years back…because I am absolutely living for this chaos! OREO ashleighjamz

Even though my hands and many other inconveniences (aka my disabilities) I have been determined to get back to my original passion, drawing and painting more. To continue my brain balloon series over time I sketched this piece almost two years ago (with the intention of having it completed by May 1st, the start of brain cancer awareness month) and as it goes, it more or less sat there for two years, occasionally pulling it out and maybe starting to illuminate one of the brains. Well, yesterday I sat down and got to work to complete it, and while it was exhausting and had to work through some shaky hand moments, I finished it. So I present to you a piece that took a silly amount of time to complete, but done nonetheless sort of in time for Brain Cancer Awareness month! As a brain cancer baddie, this month is super important as the more research is done, the closer myself and so many other brain cancer baddies can one day be able to say “cured”. A portion of proceeds this month will go to to help get closer to that possibility. Stay tuned for more Rachel brain cancer lore this month! Thank you as always for your continued support!

Always learning as I go! Wanting to combine my skill sets as I gain more knowledge and continue up cycling and repurposing! I present to you: 3 prototypes for a necklace that gives you TWO choices of how to wear it while exploring different ways to add style and elevate pop tabs for your everyday an special occasion wears! What color are you feeling that day? Red doesn’t go with your outfit? Turn it around to yellow! Each piece was a learning experience, the first one wound up being able to move ( though my intention was no movement) which gives it such a fun and playful element, the second I flattened part of the pop tabs and that resulted in a fun expansion at the bottom I didn’t anticipate but find beautiful, the third I was able to flatten and ad an extra rivet so the tabs are flush. All three I enjoy in different ways and accentuate the hand painted enamel differently….which one do you want to see more of?!

Thanks .and.repair for resizing my sterling silver antique ring to fit perfectly! It fits great and looks great! Love this chicago artist community of so many talented folks! Always have to give a shout out to fellow locals all businesses, if you need jewelry repair, check them out!

My heart breaks every day lately, and while I feel whatever I do isn’t enough, I’ll never stop using my voice to advocate for others to the best of my abilities, disabilities and all, because we have to take care of each other. We have to be the voice for those who are being silenced. The only way we will find our way through this is community and community takes care of each other. No amount of help is too small. Silence and doing nothing is not an option. In addition to the chicago flag stickers, today I designed a MN flag sticker as well. All proceeds from the MN stickers will be going to a MN organization similar to ICIRR, I am still looking into which one, and will update this post as soon as I have found one. The sticker will come in small/medium/large just like the chicago flag ones. And yes, I can ship. Let’s continue to show up for each other in whatever way we are capable. Donate, share resources, go to protests, speak your mind, carry a whistle, and more. Good can and will conquer evil. And to those who’ve lost their lives to this terrible evil, may their memories be a blessing.