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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · May 17

Help MADE Makerspace: gofund.me/1ccb6061

Donate to Support MADE Makerspace during this devastating time ❤️, organized by Rachel King

MADE Makerspace desperately needs your help. We want to bounce bac… Rachel King needs your support for Support MADE Makerspace during this devastating time ❤️

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · May 3

My "Self-Portrait" is a finalist in the Neurohumanities Network Contest!

The final decision is being made via public vote.

Here's where to vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Simple, colorful marker line drawing of a non-gendered portrait which has various colors of coral growing from their head.

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Apr 3

Cartiegg
Available for a limited tim
Easter 2025
www.marthavalenta.com/shop/p/cartiegg

#LuxuryFoods

Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Apr 3

Cartiegg
Available for a limited time - Easter 2025
www.marthavalenta.com/shop/p/cartiegg

Cartiegg — MARTHA VALENTA ART

The 2025 revival of my Luxury Foods series begins with Cartiegg - a Cartier grocery store egg. Available for a limited time - Easter 2025. This wooden sculpture is the size of a typical Grade A Extr...

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 24

a baby yoda standing next to a frog with the words " distracted easily i am " on the bottom

ALT: a baby yoda standing next to a frog with the words " distracted easily i am " on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 21

Walz on Musk getting briefed on China war plans: "I don't understand -- where are the Republicans? Where are the Lindsey Grahams?"

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 11

Look at this gorgeous breast by Justin King! 🩵☁️⚡️

Justin King @justinkingdesigns.bsky.social · Mar 11

Chance of Lightning
Cardboard and clayfoam gazelle.

#sculpture #fineart

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 11

Love 😍 🩵 🌩️⚡️💙

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 8

Tonight - Saturday March 8th from 5-8pm is the opening reception of “Making Their Mark” an art show in honor of Women’s Day. I’ll have my latest piece “You Can’t Win” in this show.

See you at MAP Gallery 3840 - 3840 Washington Ave TONIGHT!

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 3

#ArtEverywhere2025

Michael Thomsen @michaelthomsen33.bsky.social · Mar 2

A fragment of a textile showing a supernatural entity, circa 276 BCE. Paracas civilization, Peru.

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lostpear @hafizhuda.bsky.social · Mar 1

Ruled by tweets and afraid to govern for the people....

youtube.com/shorts/0TMSQ...

Musk’s Misinformed Tweets Tank Healthcare Reform

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Feb 28

It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.

I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Mar 1

Meanwhile, Elon wears t-shirts all the time. This was such a disgustingly obvious staged event intended to bully Z.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Mar 1

Start loudly reciting the oath of office as a group over and over and over and over until you get arrested

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 28

If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 26

More Events!

Queeny Park Art Fair
April 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2025
Queeny Park’s Greensfelder Rec Center
550 Weidman Rd, Manchester, MO

Attention Disco – My immersive solo show
June 2025
St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, Carnegie Room (3rd Floor)
www.marthavalenta.com

MARTHA VALENTA ART

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 26

Upcoming events!

Making Their Mark: Tapping a New Wave of Women Artists
Opening: Saturday, March 8th, 5-8p
MAP Gallery 3840
3840 Washington Ave, St. Louis

Alton Art Expo
March 29th & 30th
Milton Schoolhouse, 1320 Milton Rd, Alton, IL

#ArtShows #ImmersiveArt #ADHDArt
#GenX #distracted #art

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thank you, Arya Foundation! I loved having my immersive art, “Lost & Found Meditation” at the Disability Awareness Convention!

#ImmersiveArt #Art #ArtSky #AccessibleArt #ArtInstallation

Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 21

“Joy Circuits”
Mixed media on (secondhand) cradled board.

#art #ADHD #AuDHD #TactileArt #ImmersiveArt #InteractiveArt #DopamineDecor #Dopamine #Joy #Circuits #SustainableArt #Upcycle #Sustainable

A textured, abstract painting with thick, glossy gel overlaying bright, curving lines in pink, yellow, blue, and green on a white background. The lines twist, loop, and intersect, creating a maze-like pattern. The gel coating catches light, adding a tactile, almost wet-looking sheen that enhances the sense of movement. The artwork has a playful and energetic feel, evoking the fast, interconnected pathways of thoughts or circuits in the brain.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · Feb 13

Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…

We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com

Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘

Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest

Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.

gulfof.mapquest.com

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · Feb 18

Wow. It’s like Colbert REALLY sees me. Always knew MapQuest would end up on late-night TV — just assumed it would be for absolutely ReFuSiNg to remove Toys “R” Us from our maps 🫡

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Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 12

“Lost & Found Meditation” is a walking labyrinth that morphs into a maze because ADhD people have trouble meditating. It debuted at Saint Louis Art Museum in October 2024 and is now touring based on requests. Wish to bring it to your organization? Check out MarthaValenta.com

Martha Valenta @marthavalenta.bsky.social · Feb 2

Made more #ADHD #Valentines conversation hearts for the last day of Schlafly Art Inside at the Tap Room.

Hope to see you -
Sunday, February 2nd 11a-4p!

#AuDHD #Art #ArtSky #StLouis #CraftSky #Maker

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 23

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect

Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

www.kcur.org

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Justin King @justinkingdesigns.bsky.social · Jan 19

Yay art share!!

Thanks so much. I’m a most of the time sculptor out of St. Louis. I use a lot of cardboard in my work.

Im currently working on this dinosaur piece. It’s a big one so it’s taking place in my living room.

The wood is for another section of the dinosaur that the head will attach to.

This was an installation from a few years back at Houska Gallery

This was a commissioned piece for the World Chess Hall of Fame.

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Nod-Crafty @nod-crafty.bsky.social · Jan 18

Bevo Mill, in-camera multiple exposure, St. Louis, Missouri.

#photography #art #stl

An in-camera double-exposure of Das Bevo windmill in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The windmill is illuminated by the setting sun, and three birds circle the top.

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