Bluesky

Have you heard about Bluesky? It’s a new social media platform, and if you are looking to avoid support of Elon Musk (Twitter/X) and/or Mark Zukerberg (Meta/Facebook/Instagram/Threads), or to avoid the numerous problems on those sites, it’s the place to be. You can use it on your desktop computer or on your mobile phone. You can post photos and videos. Check it out here: https://bsky.app/

You can find me there under the handle @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social

I’ve disabled my Facebook page (and may delete it permanently), and will be posting mostly on Bluesky (and still on Instagram, for the time being) I’m also going to be blogging and sending out my e-newsletter more often.

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/oH4sgMP/SusanBrubakerKnapp

“Say Gay” commission delivered

 

Just delivered this commission piece to its new owners. It’s a wholecloth painted art quilt, free-motion quilted, then stitched to a mat and ready to frame in a shadowbox.

Want to learn how to stitch an art quilt to a mat so you can frame it? You can download my instructions “How to Frame Fiber Art” – for free! – on my website here: https://susanbrubakerknapp.com/tutorials

In 2023, I made six small “Say Gay” quilts in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' bills restricting LGBTQ rights, including his “Don't Say Gay Bill.” I raffled them off to raise money for The Trevor Project.

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people. I believe in their vision to build a world where every LGBTQ young person feels safe, loved, and celebrated. Trevor’s research has found that having at least one accepting adult can reduce an LGBTQ young person’s risk of suicide by 40%.

The Trevor Project provides free, accessible, 24/7 crisis counseling services via phone (TrevorLifeline), instant messenger (TrevorChat), and text (TrevorText) to young LGBTQ people in crisis.