Jenny Lam
@jennylam.bsky.social
Self-taught artist, indie curator, writer, traveler. Artists on the Lam founder. Named one of 2023’s Culture Shifters by @huffpost.com. Voted “Best Arts Blog” in @chicagoreader.com & “Best Art Exhibit” in NewCity. Nerd. http://www.artistsonthelam.com
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Jenny Lam
@jennylam.bsky.social
· Dec 19
On this day in 2021, I did this quick #sketch of Henry Cavill as Geralt in The Witcher: www.instagram.com/p/CXrr60Vr8rH 🐺
#ManOfSteel #Superman #SelfTaught #SelfTaughtArtist #Artist #Art #Illustration #Illustrator #Drawing #Pencil #Graphite #Portrait #FanArt
#ManOfSteel #Superman #SelfTaught #SelfTaughtArtist #Artist #Art #Illustration #Illustrator #Drawing #Pencil #Graphite #Portrait #FanArt
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For this year's Giving Tuesday, please consider helping those affected by the Wang Fuk Court housing estate fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
For this year's Giving Tuesday, please consider helping those affected by the Wang Fuk Court housing estate fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
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(I think people without ties to Hong Kong don't really realize how shocking this disaster is. As of this writing, the death toll has climbed to 156 (and, unfortunately, might rise as the search for victims continues). This is HK's worst fire in almost 80 years, since 1948.)
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
(I think people without ties to Hong Kong don't really realize how shocking this disaster is. As of this writing, the death toll has climbed to 156 (and, unfortunately, might rise as the search for victims continues). This is HK's worst fire in almost 80 years, since 1948.)
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November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
For this year's Giving Tuesday, please consider helping those affected by the Wang Fuk Court housing estate fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
For this year's Giving Tuesday, please consider helping those affected by the Wang Fuk Court housing estate fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
From South China Morning Post, "How to help Hong Kong’s fire victims, by donating in cash or kind": www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
#大埔 #HongKongFire #Community
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Went to my high school 20-year reunion last night. Despite my initial apprehension (Jenna and I had been messaging each other making sure the other was going to go 😆), I'm glad I went. (It's funny talking to people I was cool with and finding
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Went to my high school 20-year reunion last night. Despite my initial apprehension (Jenna and I had been messaging each other making sure the other was going to go 😆), I'm glad I went. (It's funny talking to people I was cool with and finding
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
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out they had the same exact thought process, down to the people we wanted to avoid 👻 (as I expected, one of my jr. high bullies was there...)) As soon as I walked in to the cozier bar area someone shouted my name and I turned and it was Dillian and I thought, "Oh thank God" 😂 It's so great
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
out they had the same exact thought process, down to the people we wanted to avoid 👻 (as I expected, one of my jr. high bullies was there...)) As soon as I walked in to the cozier bar area someone shouted my name and I turned and it was Dillian and I thought, "Oh thank God" 😂 It's so great
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seeing old friends (and not making any small talk but basically picking up where you left off), and it's even better seeing them coming into their own and thriving! I'm so proud of who you've become! So many pleasant surprises too, like seeing friends from elementary school 🥹
And when I got home I
And when I got home I
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
seeing old friends (and not making any small talk but basically picking up where you left off), and it's even better seeing them coming into their own and thriving! I'm so proud of who you've become! So many pleasant surprises too, like seeing friends from elementary school 🥹
And when I got home I
And when I got home I
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left my childhood best friend a bunch of voice messages relaying all the gossip from the night, as she'd requested 🤭
(tl;dr even if you're like me (a huge nerd who couldn't wait to leave high school), I'd recommend going to your 20-year reunion)
Thanks for the selfie, Dillian! 💜
#Photography
(tl;dr even if you're like me (a huge nerd who couldn't wait to leave high school), I'd recommend going to your 20-year reunion)
Thanks for the selfie, Dillian! 💜
#Photography
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
left my childhood best friend a bunch of voice messages relaying all the gossip from the night, as she'd requested 🤭
(tl;dr even if you're like me (a huge nerd who couldn't wait to leave high school), I'd recommend going to your 20-year reunion)
Thanks for the selfie, Dillian! 💜
#Photography
(tl;dr even if you're like me (a huge nerd who couldn't wait to leave high school), I'd recommend going to your 20-year reunion)
Thanks for the selfie, Dillian! 💜
#Photography
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Happy heavenly birthday to my maternal #grandma ❤️ She would've been 101 today. (Read my blog post, "Just Us," from when she passed away in August 2024: artistsonthelam.blogspot.com/2024/08/just...) Throwback: Me & my Paw Paw on my birthday in August 2019.
#Grandmother #Portrait #Photo #Photography
#Grandmother #Portrait #Photo #Photography
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Happy heavenly birthday to my maternal #grandma ❤️ She would've been 101 today. (Read my blog post, "Just Us," from when she passed away in August 2024: artistsonthelam.blogspot.com/2024/08/just...) Throwback: Me & my Paw Paw on my birthday in August 2019.
#Grandmother #Portrait #Photo #Photography
#Grandmother #Portrait #Photo #Photography
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November 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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I made this! My very 1st time using #porcelain! 😀 Threw this in August on the last day of my summer session Beginning #Wheelthrowing class (the last day of class is usually a potluck / party where folks finish up work, and I had some time as
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I made this! My very 1st time using #porcelain! 😀 Threw this in August on the last day of my summer session Beginning #Wheelthrowing class (the last day of class is usually a potluck / party where folks finish up work, and I had some time as
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
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I waited for my last few pieces to dry for
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I waited for my last few pieces to dry for
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trimming, and there was some leftover #porcelain clay, so I decided to give it a try and play around with it ^^) and glazed it in September. Before this, I'd been using reclaimed stoneware, which is Lillstreet #Art Center's default #clay. After this little experiment, in the fall session class, I
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
trimming, and there was some leftover #porcelain clay, so I decided to give it a try and play around with it ^^) and glazed it in September. Before this, I'd been using reclaimed stoneware, which is Lillstreet #Art Center's default #clay. After this little experiment, in the fall session class, I
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decided to try B #clay (a mix of reclaimed stoneware and #porcelain) as a bridge of sorts. And now for the early winter session class that just started, I bought my own block of porcelain clay for the 1st time—we'll see how this goes. 😅 It's a challenge, but I like it!
📍: Lillstreet #Art Center <3
📍: Lillstreet #Art Center <3
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
decided to try B #clay (a mix of reclaimed stoneware and #porcelain) as a bridge of sorts. And now for the early winter session class that just started, I bought my own block of porcelain clay for the 1st time—we'll see how this goes. 😅 It's a challenge, but I like it!
📍: Lillstreet #Art Center <3
📍: Lillstreet #Art Center <3
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Thank you for sharing my #photos (www.instagram.com/p/DRcxxmrARE7) in your Instagram stories at www.instagram.com/lillstreet and www.instagram.com/lillstreetce..., Lillstreet Art Center and Lillstreet Ceramics!
#Ceramicist #CeramicsofBluesky #Potter #PotteryofBluesky #Photography
#Ceramicist #CeramicsofBluesky #Potter #PotteryofBluesky #Photography
I made this! My very 1st time using #porcelain! 😀 Threw this in August on the last day of my summer session Beginning #Wheelthrowing class (the last day of class is usually a potluck / party where folks finish up work, and I had some time as
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
#Ceramics #Pottery #Clay #Handmade #Art #Artist #Chicago
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Thank you for sharing my #photos (www.instagram.com/p/DRcxxmrARE7) in your Instagram stories at www.instagram.com/lillstreet and www.instagram.com/lillstreetce..., Lillstreet Art Center and Lillstreet Ceramics!
#Ceramicist #CeramicsofBluesky #Potter #PotteryofBluesky #Photography
#Ceramicist #CeramicsofBluesky #Potter #PotteryofBluesky #Photography
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Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Black Friday emails?
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Black Friday emails?
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Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Cyber Monday emails?
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Cyber Monday emails?
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Love to Hong Kong. Here are some photos I took in Tai Po in 2018 with my paternal grandmother and one of my uncles. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1 - In Lam Tsuen (once upon a time, everyone in this village had my last name, 林).
2 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
1 - In Lam Tsuen (once upon a time, everyone in this village had my last name, 林).
2 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Love to Hong Kong. Here are some photos I took in Tai Po in 2018 with my paternal grandmother and one of my uncles. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1 - In Lam Tsuen (once upon a time, everyone in this village had my last name, 林).
2 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
1 - In Lam Tsuen (once upon a time, everyone in this village had my last name, 林).
2 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
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3 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
4 - Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) figures in Lam Tsuen.
5 - Walking along Tai Mei Tuk. The little white dot to the right of the sun is the 76-meter-tall statue of Guanyin in Tsz Shan Monastery, which I'd visited in 2017.
#Photography #Photos
4 - Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) figures in Lam Tsuen.
5 - Walking along Tai Mei Tuk. The little white dot to the right of the sun is the 76-meter-tall statue of Guanyin in Tsz Shan Monastery, which I'd visited in 2017.
#Photography #Photos
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
3 - My paternal grandma in the Hong Kong Railway Museum.
4 - Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) figures in Lam Tsuen.
5 - Walking along Tai Mei Tuk. The little white dot to the right of the sun is the 76-meter-tall statue of Guanyin in Tsz Shan Monastery, which I'd visited in 2017.
#Photography #Photos
4 - Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) figures in Lam Tsuen.
5 - Walking along Tai Mei Tuk. The little white dot to the right of the sun is the 76-meter-tall statue of Guanyin in Tsz Shan Monastery, which I'd visited in 2017.
#Photography #Photos
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Also, if you're reading this from Hong Kong, here's a list of community resources for the Tai Po public housing estate fire: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Pe1...
#HongKongFire #HongKong #大埔 #TaiPo #Community #Resources #CommunityResources
#HongKongFire #HongKong #大埔 #TaiPo #Community #Resources #CommunityResources
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Also, if you're reading this from Hong Kong, here's a list of community resources for the Tai Po public housing estate fire: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Pe1...
#HongKongFire #HongKong #大埔 #TaiPo #Community #Resources #CommunityResources
#HongKongFire #HongKong #大埔 #TaiPo #Community #Resources #CommunityResources
Went to my high school 20-year reunion last night. Despite my initial apprehension (Jenna and I had been messaging each other making sure the other was going to go 😆), I'm glad I went. (It's funny talking to people I was cool with and finding
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Went to my high school 20-year reunion last night. Despite my initial apprehension (Jenna and I had been messaging each other making sure the other was going to go 😆), I'm glad I went. (It's funny talking to people I was cool with and finding
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
#Millennial #Photography #Photo #Portrait #SelfPortrait
Oops at the typo
Oh my heart. Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade posted a video on Instagram of her and her son Elliott Marshall (YES) watching Em perform at the Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving Thanksgiving halftime show today. 🥹
#Detroit
#Detroit
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Oops at the typo
Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Black Friday emails?
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Jesus, can these companies relax with their hourly Black Friday emails?
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TBT to seeing Jack White at the Salt Shed in Chicago: www.tiktok.com/@artistsonth... & www.instagram.com/reel/DISyjCO... Here’s one of my faves from The White Stripes, “Ball and Biscuit”.
(Thank you Eminem for the epic collab performance at the Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving halftime show)
(Thank you Eminem for the epic collab performance at the Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving halftime show)
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
TBT to seeing Jack White at the Salt Shed in Chicago: www.tiktok.com/@artistsonth... & www.instagram.com/reel/DISyjCO... Here’s one of my faves from The White Stripes, “Ball and Biscuit”.
(Thank you Eminem for the epic collab performance at the Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving halftime show)
(Thank you Eminem for the epic collab performance at the Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving halftime show)