Age check
I don't censor my artwork and I like painting boobs, so if you're a kid this ain't for you
I don't censor my artwork and I like painting boobs, so if you're a kid this ain't for you
I made this piece of video art for the ButohOut show that I was going to be in but a bunch of us caught Covid and the show had to be cancelled so I thought I’d share this here, I would love to have your eyes upon it, it is probably my last artistic offering […]
So many of my friends would have already guessed it by all the stuff I’ve been sharing lately but I’m going to just come out officially and say that I am autistic. No, not instead of ADHD, many people have both; in fact, there is a great deal of overlap which makes me feel if […]
One of the ways in which I negotiate my deepest grief, fear and horror about the climate crisis is to wonder, with a strangely comforting sort of awe, about what might take our place long after we are gone. I think about the life and beauty that flows through us and imagine it dissolving, shifting […]
“Sharing the Sun” a meditation on abundance and regeneration. Recently, my focus has been on turning my painting into a sort of dance with the canvas, where each brushstroke is a gesture that flows from my entire body. The reason for this is twofold; first of all, painting in a way that is grounded in […]
Painted myself at 2AM last night as a meditative process. I’m trying to let myself paint how I want to paint, I’m trying to listen to the paint and work with what happens instead of forcing what I make into something that it’s not going to be. I’m trying to respond to what is there […]
I was asked to illustrate the cover of Red, a magazine for RhED who provide resources for sex workers, and then interviewed inside about my art, politics, identity and personal connections to sex work. It was interesting how much imposter syndrome I had, wondering how much of a right I have to speak or make […]
I’ve been thinking about the long-lasting effects of emotional abuse and my own story in context of that. For the last few years since it happened, I’ve worked on developing a better kindness towards myself, realizing how deeply I am inclined to be invalidating towards my own emotions and experiences. I’ve been unpacking some of […]
(Cross posted from a post specifically made for my Facebook) I feel uncomfortable posting as many scary climate crisis stories as I do but recently I went to a talk by a climate psychologist who said that one of the problems with climate activism has been this idea that we shouldn’t scare people. This idea, […]
Who likes affordable art? YOU LIKE AFFORDABLE ART! I’ve just put a bunch of little drawings up for sale on my store: http://jngaio.storenvy.com/ Get ’em while they’re there! Prices are shit-hot, I only use quality artist’s materials and shipping is free in Australia and reasonable elsewhere! If this sale of little drawings is successful, I’ll […]