I meant to paint. Instead, one storage problem became a studio reset involving a stubbornly glued bin, alcohol, Goo Gone, and a windowsill I may not have cleaned in years. Then I painted. Making room turned into making art again. suekearney.com/making-art-again/

Making room turned into making art again - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Making art again started with one stubborn storage problem, a full studio reset, and three paintings now ready to find homes.

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Anyone do a wellness check on Carville and Maher since they called Michigan? Go @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social Now all y'all Vote Blue No Matter Who folk gonna show up, right? When the Blue candidate is progressive you're gonna suck it up & support them just like we lefties did for years. For election after election. Right? Right? Votin' blue no matter who! Let's go!

Woot! Kornacki just called it! Go Abdul!! And bite me, AIPAC and your $60,000,000!

I did researched, asked questions, got a note from my primary, and still wasn’t heard. The system expected me to complete the prep. I expected someone to read my note. New field note post up now: I asked for collab. I got same old, same old. suekearney.com/colonoscopy-prep-collaboration-fail/

I asked for collaboration. I got same old, same old.

I did the research, asked for a gentler colonoscopy prep, and brought my concerns to the appointment. Fourteen years of gut history became one word.

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A free discovery call asks you to decide whether I’m worth hiring before you’ve experienced much of what I actually do. That’s why my first call is now a paid working session. The first call is the work. suekearney.com/why-i-stoppe...

Why I stopped offering free discovery calls - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Why I replaced free discovery calls with a paid Maven Marketing Session that delivers clarity, direction, and actionable next steps.

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Pathetic. Pafuckingthetic.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 3w ago

There simply aren't enough competent people who are willing to work for this administration. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

More options do not necessarily produce a better decision. New post on why I show logo concepts in grayscale first, how color muddies the judgment, and what happens when the review committee keeps expanding. suekearney.com/why-i-show-l...

Why I show logo designs in grayscale first — suekearney.com

I show clients logo designs in grayscale before adding color so they can judge the form without color muddying the decision.

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Logo/brand designers: how do you help clients evaluate logo options? I show the concepts in grayscale — I’ve learned that color changes the assessment. Two phases: Concept THEN colors. So much better, clearer. What other tricks of the trade help you guide clients through branding decisions?

I just listened to Ben Crump tell us that Nolan Wells’ (say his name) throat & hyoid bone weren’t shipped to the independent 2nd autopsy. Plus (you’ll be surprised 🙄) the body wasn’t preserved well enough to prevent a whole lotta decomp. Accidental death, you say, Mississippi? FUUUUUUUCK THAT.

The Before happened. The After didn’t. Instead, late July handed me giant mullein leaves, old knitting tools, seven hours of problem-solving, and a reminder that my creative life doesn’t move in a straight line. suekearney.com/the-painting...

The After painting is still waiting - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

I planned to remake a failed painting. Instead, late July, giant mullein leaves, old knitting tools, and my creative life took over.

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Server-side. Client-side. Who knew? Light bulb moment. Today, I asked ChatGPT to help me suss out why my spam filter is no longer keeping Omaha Steaks and its ilk from reaching my inbox. 1/2

When will it be enough?? Basta. Dayenu. Enough!

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · last mo.

So now he wants to obscure the judgment of troops and turn them into hyped-up killers. And what of the women? When is it enough? Generals? Former and current. Will you speak? Military doctors? Former Secys of Defense? Former Commander-in-Chiefs? Mothers of active duty troops? Isn’t it ENOUGH??

I’ve stopped offering free discovery calls. The first call is the work: a paid Maven Marketing Session designed to leave you clearer about what’s getting in the way and what to do next. suekearney.com/why-i-stoppe...

Why I stopped offering free discovery calls - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Why I replaced free discovery calls with a paid Maven Marketing Session that delivers clarity, direction, and actionable next steps.

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When the doctor’s notes are wrong, they still become the record. When the patient remembers differently, memory becomes suspect. So who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? Asking for a friend. suekearney.com/who-gets-to-...

Who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? Asking for a friend. Why is the system’s record accepted as fact, while the patient’s memory is suspect?

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How was your July 4th weekend?

I’ve been practicing tai chi for nearly 52 years, and lately I keep circling this: what can aging bodies teach when the form stops looking picture perfect (if mine ever did)? Root is root, at any age. The practice is way more than how it appears. suekearney.com/when-tai-chi...

When tai chi stops looking picture perfect — if mine ever did - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Aging bodies can help us uncover, embody, and pass on tai chi principles, even when the form no longer looks picture perfect.

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How I get testimonials now - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

How I get testimonials now: I ask by text, invite quick voice memos, and distill the raw material into landing-page-worthy social proof.

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I just heard a statistic that I could believe. (and of course I haven’t researched this so…) Every single country in the World Cup this year has universal healthcare except guess which country? Yep, America. That’s disgustingly appalling.

When he realizes the Treaty of Versailles prank Macron pulled, will Trump declare war on France? Maybe don't tell him?

Why is social media so maddening? I wrote an article from the middle of a very specific modern publishing mess: the link preview that flashes, disappears, and turns one finished post into another fucking task. suekearney.com/the-link-pre...

Wondering what happens when an artist, writer, and marketing maven all live in the same person? That’s what I write about. Art, maven marketing, creative work, websites, and the strange business of being a person making things in public. Subscribe here. suekearney.com/subscribe/

Doctor shopping is not refusing care. Sometimes it’s looking for someone who can see the whole equation: age, recovery, risk, mobility, actual life. And in this case, actual toe. New post: Doctor shopping for the win. 
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My progressive friends: You afraid of Hasan Piker? Watch this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbNR...

IHIP News: All HELL BREAKS LOOSE At WH as Hasan Piker SPEAKS OUT Against 'TERRORIST' Republicans!

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I added to my collection. And no, I haven’t been in a fandom since I was a routine and the Beatles happen.

Hey my East Bay peeps! I've got four pieces in this amazing auction and the live event is tomorrow with @W. Kamau Bell kehillasynagogue.org/strength-in-...

The site is live, and the blog is back! A bunch of readiness ripened in January, and I ended up building the whole thing from scratch — brand, offers, structure, shape, look, and flow. This welcome post is the beginning of that story. suekearney.com/welcome-to-t...

Who’s gonna talk about the advertisers money? @joyannreid.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social I just watched today’s IHIP ep and Stripe CCs for teenagers ad followed the bit on corporations fucking with humans. Yo! We ignoring this?

I don’t like bird netting. I couldn’t find pinwheels at the dollar tree or anywhere else. But I do have CDs in my stash (a gift from a fellow artist who thought I might use them for pouring paint.) Let’s see if this keeps the birds away from my berries. #makingitupasigoalong