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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day to Nigel, Goose, and Jonesy. 😻

And... happy anniversary to @danieljhogan.bsky.social 😹💖

Nigel, a handsome long haired orange/ginger cat sitting on my desk.

Goose, a naughty small short haired orange/ginger cat standing on his hind legs trying to steal a pizza crust.

Jonesy, a handsome short haired orange/ginger cat sitting on a storage shelf filled with art prints and packing supplies

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Dan will have some incredible new MYSTERY Found Friends and I'll be pulling a bunch of originals and prints out of the archives at special prices for my favorite local collectors!⁠

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lansing! Your last chance to peep these cute artists locally this season is tomorrow, 8/16 from 11-6 at Art Feast in Old Town Lansing.

Find @danieljhogan.bsky.social and I sharing a booth on the West side of Turner, just North of Cravings. See you tomorrow!

A brunette woman in an art-printed sweatshirt and a man wearing a dark hat with decorative pins hug and pose for a selfie in front of an art festival booth.

The words Art Feast: Tomorrow, August 16th, Old Town Lansing are highlighted over vibrant space-themed mixed-media artwork

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · May 25

Happy Caturday from Rags and Jonesy!

A large orange tabby lays on top of his even larger brown tabby brother in a cat bed by a sunny window.

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · May 25

A new craft joined the fleet in time for Summer Art Fair in Midland, MI next weekend.

(Also several new originals and 19 new prints were just added to stephjoyhogan.com 💖)

Small green spacecraft zips around a red planet through a purple night sky in this mixed-media original artwork by Steph Joy Hogan, part of the Scrapscapes series.

Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · May 25

Haha great answer!

Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · May 12

Vote, please! Which piece appeals to you most? Thanks! 💖

#mixedmediaart #spaceart #sciencefiction #bluemoon

Mixed-media artwork fearuring a fleet of whimsical rockets zipping through a nebulous sky filled with colorful planets and moons. The ground below is layered with found papers including wrapping paper, a book pages, and a map.

'The New Style' by Steph Joy Hogan- 12x12 inches, framed in maple.

Mixed-media artwork fearuring a fleet of paper airplanes zipping through a nebulous sky filled with blue and purplel planets and moons. The ground below is layered with found papers including wrapping paper, a tabletop game page, and a map.

'BM6740' by Steph Joy Hogan- 12x12 inches, framed in black.

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · May 4

Anxious. 😬😁 5 days until load-in for my first art festival of the year. I always worry I'm going to be rusty and forget to pack something crucial. Plus... I'll be breaking in my brand new tent! We've already set it up once in the backyard, so should go great... as long as I pack all the parts!

A series of framed original mixed-media artwork. The collection is bright, colorful and whimsical with a distinct out space theme including rockets, spaceships, planets and moons, aliens, and so many constellations. Science fiction art lovers can find the Scrapscapes collection by Steph Joy Hogan at Art Birmingham next weekend (Mother's Day weekend) in Shain Park, downtown Birmingham, MI

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 30

Come see them for yourself and share your input on the new size!
🎨 Art Birmingham, May 10 & 11
🖼 East Lansing Art Festival, May 17 & 18

Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 30

BIG news! 🎉 Excited to share this new larger size at upcoming art festivals! I'll be looking for feedback to fine tune my offerings. If I keep these, I'll be phasing out one or two of my smaller sizes. ⁠
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➡️ Are you a Scrapcapes collector? What size is your favorite?

#artfestival #artstudio

Artist Steph Joy Hogan, a brunette woman wearing jeans and a green sweatshirt, holds a new larger sized painting from her Scrapscapes series as she stands in her Cedar Street Art Collective studio in Lansing, MI.

Mixed-media artwork featuring two alien creatures tending to seedlings growing out of craters on the moons surrounding a planet. Three green flying saucers hover in the sky beyond them.

'And Still More Strange' - 24" x 18" mixed-media on canvas, framed in maple float frame. Available!

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 25

Final Days! My solo exhibition at Nelson Gallery in downtown Lansing ends tomorrow and it's been such an amazing experience. I hope you had a chance to explore my unknown universe (you still have time!) and I look forward to taking the show on the road as art festival season starts next month!

Three colorful mixed-media paintings from Steph Joy Hogan's Seedlings series celebrating hope and the power of imagining an ideal future.

#nature #gardening #greenthumb #plantlover

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 20

I guess that's my point. There have been several celebrities in space before her, and even on her flight, but she seems to be the butt of the joke. (And, same 😅)

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 20

'Confidential Advisor' - 6x6 inch mixed-media framed in black. ⁠
AVAILABLE now through April 26th at Nelson Gallery in Downtown Lansing.

'Confidential Advisor' - 6x6 inch space themed mixed-media painting with unusual fish, framed in black. ⁠
AVAILABLE now through April 26th at Nelson Gallery in Downtown Lansing.

'Confidential Advisor' and 'The Council' - 6x6 inch mixed-media paintings framed in black. ⁠
AVAILABLE now through April 26th at Nelson Gallery in Downtown Lansing.

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 20

I'm sure there are many things people have against her, but I've seen a lot of specific backlash about her space adventure. I'm sure other folks involved have ruffled feathers along the way, but she seems to be getting a lot of shit even though she was far from the only celebrity even on her flight.

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 20

Serious question: Why are folks bashing Katy Perry so hard? Dozens of other 'commercial astronauts' came before her. What makes her or this flight so much more reprehensible?

(Not defending her or any of it, just uncomfortable with the weirdly misogynistic undertones.)

#blueorigin #spaceflight

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Daniel J. Hogan @danieljhogan.bsky.social · Apr 18

Officially launching my #Twitch channel, officially, this Sunday at 8PM EDT. Come for the live drawing, stay for my hairy arms and awkwardness. My plan is every Sunday at 8 PM (Keep an eye on my schedule page). #art

Hope to see you in the chat Sunday evening. Lurkers welcome! twitch.tv/danieljhogan

Cartoon promoting daniel j hogan twitch channel

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 18

Should I...
1) Turn the HP novels wasting away on my studio floor into art and donate sales to Trans Lifeline or
2) Turn them into mulch because even it's for a good cause, no one would buy them?

#jkrowlingisgarbage
#Scrapscapes
#harrypotter

Creating mixed-media landscapes in my Lansing, Michigan Art studio using found maps, book pages, illustrations, and hand painted art paper.

Rainbow Alien mixed-media landscapes created for Lansing Pride 2024 using found maps, book pages, illustrations, hand painted art paper, and other art media. More on the way!

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 12

These two are becoming inseparable. Happy Caturday from Rags and Goose!

#gingercat #cats #nationalpetday #animalfriends

A large long-haired tabby cat with a lion cut snuggles with a small short-haired orange tabby cat on a large pillowy cat bed.

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 12

TWO WEEKS LEFT! You still have two weeks to see my Scrapscapes art exhibition at Nelson Gallery in Downtown Lansing. Get this one on your calendar. You really want to see it in person!

Have you already been? Tell me about your experience! What did you think?

#art #artgallery #space #cosmos

Scrapscapes by Steph Joy Hogan
Nelson Gallery
113 S. Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933
Now through April 26th

Two bean-shaped aliens gently tend to seedlings sprouting from moon craters while a fleet of flying saucers supervise nearby. Mixed-media artwork by Steph Joy Hogan

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 8

Creating all of these little postures is just so much fun. I have the best job! 🏳️‍🌈

#Scrapscapes #alien #lansingpride #illustration
#mixedmediaart

Aliens in a rainbow of colors dance along these horizontal mixed-media paintings created for Lansing Pride 2024. More on the way!

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thanks!

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 6

Celebrating a happy belated caturday with before and after pictures of Rags and his summer haircut.

A huge long haired tabby cat and small short haired ginger cat nap in a cat bed by a window.

Rags, the long haired tabby cat, with his fresh summer hair cut. He got so small!

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 4

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BM6740 | Nelson Gallery

Acrylic, Ink & Found Paper Ephemera12"x 12"Framed OriginalSteph Joy Hogan

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Steph Joy Hogan @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social · Apr 4

'BM 6740' - 12x12" mixed-media on canvas. This one ultimately ended up being framed in black. It really pops!

This is part of the Scrapscapes by Steph Joy Hogan exhibition at @nelsongallery.bsky.social in downtown Lansing. The show runs through April 26th.

#art #bluemoon #escapism #cosmos

Framed mixed-media painting by Steph Joy Hogan featuring a fleet of paper airplanes zipping past a huge purple moon toward a checkpoint flag on a nearby planet.

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Daniel J. Hogan @danieljhogan.bsky.social · Apr 3

Right now you can buy art by myself and @stephjoyhogan.bsky.social at @nelsongallery.bsky.social , and you can buy other art by me at Dear Ollie & Co. Both are in downtown Lansing, walking distance from each other. #lansingmi #art #artist

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