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Somedays we push, and pull, and pry. Most days we blister and ache. We feel the weight of every failed attempt like sediment. Like coarse conglomerate. Immovable granite and bouldering clay. It's heavy. It's hard to carry. It's hard to move, but even a little bit goes a long way...

https://duanetoops.substack.com/p/the-stone

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We collect the instances of what's expected of us. Air-quotes-normalcy. Air-quotes-conventionality. Air-quotes-respectability. In other unsaid words, side-eye-conformity. It’s the breakfast of champions, they say...

https://duanetoops.substack.com/p/bowerbirds

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Inktober doesn't take a day off, and this was another tough one for me. Sometimes you just gotta kiss the toad.

A Collageist's attempt at Inktober Day 8 - "Toad"

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As many of you are all too aware, (sorry not sorry) I’ve been trying my hand at Inktober. I thought I’d do a roundup of my work this first week. Offer some behind the scenes thoughts. And a director’s commentary on the pieces. Let me know what you think!

https://open.substack.com/pub/duanetoops/p/inktober-week-1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20d0vv

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There was an idea for this one, a clear vision. And this isn't it. Instead, it's just comprised of the bits of every failed attempt to make it what it should have been…

A Collageist's attempt at Inktober Day 7 - “Drip”

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I scrambled to make this one happen, I think it's getting harder not easier.

A Collageist's attempt at Inktober Day 6 - "Golden"

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And I thought yesterday's prompt was tough…today may have been the hardest one for me yet, and it's only day 5!

A Collageist's attempt at Inktober Day 5 - “Map”

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Today's Inktober prompt was a tough one for me, but I got it done.

A Collageist's attempt at Inktober Day 4 - “Dodge”

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Raining like crazy today. Taking the opportunity to finish up the artwork for one of this week's newsletters. I'm liking how it's turning out.

https://duanetoops.substack.com

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A hopeful message to put in my upcoming newsletter…maybe that needs a little work…

https://duanetoops.substack.com

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Starting to work on the artwork for an upcoming newsletter…realizing that maybe “artwork” is a strong word…

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