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@labsplaining.bsky.social

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professional lab rat | hobby artist | anxious bean She/Her. Married to @pseudochamp.bsky.social

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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · Dec 10

Did someone say art?

Just finished this 9x12" pencil drawing of Tom Morello.

Winsor & Newton graphite pencils on Strathmore 400 series drawing paper.

📷 Milan Risky/Shutterstock (from Tom Morello's Twitter feed a few years back)

A finished pencil drawing of Tom Morello, yelling, with one fist in the air and the other holding his guitar, which is flipped up to show a sign on the back that says "Fuck Trump".

The drawing is laying on a wooden drawing table, surrounded by some of the pencils, blending tortillons, and erasers that I used to complete it.

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1h

I believe in you! 😆

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1h

That sounds like a fun challenge

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 6h

I hope you already know my soup status, given that I've posted about my annual soup potluck...

(but just in case, I would like to formally disclose that I love soup)

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 10h

Oof. I am extremely ready for Fall Break. Even though I don't technically get tomorrow/Friday off like students & faculty do.

I was already planning to take a PTO day Friday, but a half or full day tomorrow is sounding increasingly appealing, as well... 🤔

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 23h

OOOOHHHH I love it!

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 23h

If you mean upbeat political/protest punk, try The Iron Roses?

Class War Cheer Squad

YouTube video by The Iron Roses - Topic

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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 23h

1000%

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 23h

A faculty colleague/friend (not even in the sciences) was apparently bored today, so he decided to help me do lab dishes while we chatted. It was super weird and kind of great?

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

SAME

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Now look what you made me do 😏

A record player with the sleeve for the self-titled RATM album on a display shelf above it. I also have an acrylic painting of Tom Morello's Arm The Homeless guitar hanging above the record player.

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, that'd be awesome, thank you!!

And absolutely this can wait - I have until dec 1 to submit something for the art show!

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Help, I have too many different craft components in this Halloween costume and not enough work surfaces in my craft room 😅

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! 🫶🤘

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Who even *are* you??

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

💛💛💛

This was the first one where I tried to use a lot of very heavy, dark blacks on white paper (something an art teacher many years ago was always pushing me to do 😅)

It was a little scary and I burned through a lot of pencils, but I do love the depth that it adds!

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Greg! 😊

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

I *fully* picked that reference photo because I loved how dark and moody it was. And I wanted to try charcoals on black paper. I really like how it turned out 🖤

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I don't know if this art show is a competition! I hope it's not 😅

They are just encouraging faculty and staff to submit art or crafts of any kind to kind of show the campus community what creative things we like to do!

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Fun fact: this is one of the first portraits that I actually finished (and the first one I was happy with) when I started drawing again during the pandemic. At that time, it had been almost 20 years since I had spent much time drawing, so...this is the one that got me back into it.

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

I'll allow it! (And thanks!)

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

OK, there are a few others, but I think that's all I'm going to put up for a vote. Thank you all! 💛💛💛

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

9. RHCP
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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 14 x 17", graphite, completed 5/29/22

Ref 📷 Gus Van Sant (I think - sorry, having trouble finding the ref photo for this one!)

#ArtPosting

A pencil drawing of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from left to right: Flea, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Chad Smith.

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

8. RATM
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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Rage Against The Machine, 14 x 17", graphite, completed 1/3/23

Ref 📷 Robin Harper

#ArtPosting

A drawing of the four members of Rage Against The Machine, from left to right: Tim Commerford, Brad Will, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello. The drawing is laying on a wooden table with several pencils and other drawing tools around the edges.

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

7. Scott Weiland
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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Scott Weiland, 9 x 12", charcoal, completed 3/5/22

Ref 📷 Garrett K. Woodward

#ArtPosting

A charcoal drawing of Scott Weiland on black paper. It is a very dark, moody picture, in which Weiland amis smoking a cigarette and leaning his face against his hand

Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

6. Zack de la Rocha
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Emma @labsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

Zack de la Rocha, 9 x 12", graphite, completed 2/2/22

Ref 📷 Frank Micelotta

#ArtPosting

A pencil drawing of Zack de la Rocha on cream-colored drawing paper, laying on a wooden table