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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1h

Also...I’ve got some availability for mentoring & access support clients!

I support artists & organisations to think about access, disability inclusion & radical curation.

If you’re in the arts & need some guidance, I’d love to help.

#AccessSupport #Mentoring #CreativeCommunity #ArtsAccess

Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1h

Morning, let’s hope today is more positive. Lots to do — admin, mentoring, access support, and walking Bronze

Meant to go to a gallery meeting but not sure I’ve got enough petrol to make it back…the joys of low income

#AccessSupport #LowIncomeLife #HopefulStart #CreativeCommunity #DisabilityWork

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 10h

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you. And I am so sorry you dealt with that.

Proud of you for your responses 💪🏼

Hope you're ok x

Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 17h

Sensational

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 21h

You are exactly right. I stood my ground because I was in the right and he lost the power in that situation. It frustrates me that he gained the upper ground once he uttered those words though, not in the situation because he drove around to get through and i didnt need to move, but mentally, he won

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 21h

I wish my concerns about my body didn't mean that his words hurt so fucking much. And I wish my opinion on men like that ensured I could brush it off.

But it's really horrible.

I had to control the urge to go back and smash all the windows in his van.

I have a meeting in 5 mins so...

😢

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 21h

Just got called a fat c_nt by a man in a van because I refused to move when it was my right of way.

He said 'move woman fuck sake. You shouldn't be driving you fat c_nt'

I wish his misogynistic vile unsurprising outburst didn't affect me. But I sat crying in the carpark for 30 mins.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much x

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1d

Email or DM is great to get in touch :)

Can't wait to see what you want me to draw 🤘🏼

An after bath sketch this evening...

#artistcommission #artworkforsale #artist #selfportrait #pencildrawing

Woman wiping her face with towel after a bath, hair is scrunched up in a towel. Eyes closed.

Drawn in pencil.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1d

So proud of you x

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1d

Get in touch to discuss ideas :)

A few more examples:

#artcommission #commissionsopen #artforsale #drawings #illustrations #mentalhealthsupport #supportartists

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · 1d

🎄 Christmas is coming, do you want to gift somebody a unique, original drawing?

I am opening up commissions! A partner, friend, your pet?

Happy to discuss anything that is out of the ordinary (like compositions, large scale, paint etc)

⭐
A5/A4 = £25
A3 = £30
⭐

Contact: [email protected]

Pencil drawing of a female in glasses. Left hand cupping left cheek.

Pen drawing of a springer spaniel curled up sleeping.

Black pen drawing of female in glasses sat on armchair with a spaniel lying on her knee.

Left hand of female is tucked under jumper on right shoulder.

Black pen drawing of female leaning head on hand that is on sofa arm.

One hand in her pocket.

Spaniel lies slightly in front leaning on a striped cushion.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · May 9

Disgraceful :(

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · May 5

Some mono prints last night to stave off anxiety. Took myself to the Bitter End Café for a brew, even though i desperately wanted a bevvy.

The house scenes are pics taken when i'm stood in the back alley taking Bronze for a wee

Monos are for sale 💰

#artforsale #anxiety #sobriety #monoprint #sale

Pink paper with simple mono print on.

Text reads BITTER END CAFE and underneath is a cup of tea with a shadow, sat on a table

Pale yellow paper with simple mono print on.

Middle is a tall telephone pole with wires going off all directions, to the left is a brick wall and to the right is a house with 3 windows and a small fence in the foreground.

Pink paper with simple mono print on.

Scene of houses from a back alley, to the left is a brick side of a house and in the background are houses, roofs, windows and lots of lines of telephone wires.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 22

What a brilliant idea!!!!!!

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 22

"𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 - 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 - 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘎𝘞 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 & 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭.“

Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 22

"...𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺."

#disabilityarts #diabilitypolitics #mentalhealthchallenges #artspace

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 22

“𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴.𝘛𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 (𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥..."

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 22

𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀! 🔥

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 (𝗵𝗲/𝗵𝗶𝗺) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

#artist

A smiling black man sits in his wheelchair. Tattooed arm, wearing black nike t shirt. He wears very nice glasses with translucent frames.

Graphic of three white stars sit on his face and a white spiraled arrow is overlayed on his top, pointing at his face.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 19

How is everyone this weekend?

I am about to pop a film on and put my feet up!

#SaturdayNight #mentalhealth #checkin

a cartoon man is sitting at a table eating a bowl of cereal .

ALT: a cartoon man is sitting at a table eating a bowl of cereal .

media.tenor.com

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fauziya Johnson (she/her) is a curator, artist and producer based in Manchester. Fauziya creates with a focus on current social and political issues through community-centred art projects and exhibitions.

⭐️

#FauziyaJohnson #brokengreywires #community #socialfocus #disabilityarts #artexhibition

A black woman smiles at the camera. Hand drawn white hearts and two arrows point towards her.

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 14

It has been great to get to know her more, and discuss how we can make the art world better, more accessible, more experimental and more encouraging for artists.

Find out more on our brand new website!

www.brokengreywires.co.uk

Broken Grey Wires

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www.brokengreywires.co.uk

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 14

👀 A new board member??

Please welcome Fauziya Johnson to the team! 🔥

I first discovered the work of Fauziya when I found Rooted Zine (a North-West based zine and online platform for creative people of colour founded alongside artist Amber Akaunu)

#boardmember #mentalhealthsupport #artist

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Broken Grey Wires @brokengreywires.bsky.social · Apr 12

Watched Vertigo tonight. Wow. What a film!!

#AlfredHitchcock #film night #nightoff