April Gavin
@agavinart.bsky.social
Berkeley based painter, print maker, and poet
www.aprilgavin.net
www.aprilgavin.net
Fantastic news!
A little good news for Bay Area folks:
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Local groups have spent the last 20 yrs working to restore the Alameda Creek watershed: building fish ladders, removing dams, relocating a PG&E gas pipeline, and restoring the area’s native riparian habitats.
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Local groups have spent the last 20 yrs working to restore the Alameda Creek watershed: building fish ladders, removing dams, relocating a PG&E gas pipeline, and restoring the area’s native riparian habitats.
Salmon seen in upper Bay Area creek for the first time in decades
Salmon have made their way up the largest local tributary of the San Francisco Bay.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fantastic news!
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Remind you of something?
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Remind you of something?
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Welcome to our Camp Compound Holiday sale! We will be open Thursday-Sunday 12-6pm through December 21st! Also, join us for our festive holiday party on Thursday, December 12th 5-8pm. Keep your neighborhood interesting! Support and shop your local brick and mortar establishments!
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Welcome to our Camp Compound Holiday sale! We will be open Thursday-Sunday 12-6pm through December 21st! Also, join us for our festive holiday party on Thursday, December 12th 5-8pm. Keep your neighborhood interesting! Support and shop your local brick and mortar establishments!
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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Decency, is the reward..
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Decency, is the reward..
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It's true!
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
Did you know that the Discover & Go program offers California library cardholders access to free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions, including the Cartoon Art Museum? It's an easy way to save money and still have fun. Check it out: discoverandgo.org/ #library #savings
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's true!
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
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Quote from Musician (November 1987); read more at www.instagram.com/reel/DRpeW3p....
Harrison Archive on Instagram: "Remembering George on the 24th anniversary of his passing. Sending thoughts to Olivia and Dhani and all of George’s nearest and dearest.
“We who love music, we love th...
73 likes, 1 comments - harrisonarchive on November 29, 2025: "Remembering George on the 24th anniversary of his passing. Sending thoughts to Olivia and Dhani and all of George’s nearest and dearest.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Quote from Musician (November 1987); read more at www.instagram.com/reel/DRpeW3p....
#studiotour #ConradMachineCompany #printmaking #mystudioisamess A seriously, silly studio tour with a big reveal at the end. I recently bought a press after being on the fence for years. AND it's changed my scene. Enjoy the video...
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April Gavin studio tour
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November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#studiotour #ConradMachineCompany #printmaking #mystudioisamess A seriously, silly studio tour with a big reveal at the end. I recently bought a press after being on the fence for years. AND it's changed my scene. Enjoy the video...
youtube.com/shorts/RMuLd...
youtube.com/shorts/RMuLd...
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“Anyone who retains the ability to see beauty will never grow old.”
Franz Kafka/Juan Brufal
Franz Kafka/Juan Brufal
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Anyone who retains the ability to see beauty will never grow old.”
Franz Kafka/Juan Brufal
Franz Kafka/Juan Brufal
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Our 2025 letterpress holiday cards printed by the talented @starshapedpress.bsky.social featuring an excerpt from Assata Shakur's "Affirmation" are here! We're handing them out free with every in-store and online purchase until they're gone. It's our favorite tradition of the holiday season.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our 2025 letterpress holiday cards printed by the talented @starshapedpress.bsky.social featuring an excerpt from Assata Shakur's "Affirmation" are here! We're handing them out free with every in-store and online purchase until they're gone. It's our favorite tradition of the holiday season.
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I love libraries
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I love libraries
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Felicia Mello, a Berkeley High and Cal grad, will cover UC Berkeley and other East Bay colleges now under threat.
Why Berkeleyside is launching its first-ever higher education beat
Felicia Mello, a Berkeley High and Cal grad, will cover UC Berkeley and other East Bay colleges now under threat.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Felicia Mello, a Berkeley High and Cal grad, will cover UC Berkeley and other East Bay colleges now under threat.
Love this guy!
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Love this guy!
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Love Bill Traylor
a camp chicken?
anyway its by the fantastic Bill Traylor. 'ta dah!'
anyway its by the fantastic Bill Traylor. 'ta dah!'
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Love Bill Traylor
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Hey friends! Holiday cards are 30% off right now - perfect timing. ❤️ Links are below in the 🧵👇.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hey friends! Holiday cards are 30% off right now - perfect timing. ❤️ Links are below in the 🧵👇.
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We're looking for visual art and poetry for our 2027 Women Artists Datebook. All subject matter by all types of women (LGBTQIAA+ included). forms.gle/Y9F8RqH6r4Lp.... Deadline is January 15th 2026, please spread the word by sending to someone you know who may be interested.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We're looking for visual art and poetry for our 2027 Women Artists Datebook. All subject matter by all types of women (LGBTQIAA+ included). forms.gle/Y9F8RqH6r4Lp.... Deadline is January 15th 2026, please spread the word by sending to someone you know who may be interested.
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Developers are using a powerful state housing law to get around Berkeley's labor standards. Construction unions want to block their projects.
Developers have found way to bypass Berkeley’s labor standards for housing construction
Developers are using a powerful state housing law to get around Berkeley's labor standards. Construction unions want to block their projects.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Developers are using a powerful state housing law to get around Berkeley's labor standards. Construction unions want to block their projects.
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Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
Middle East Market adds cafe, building on its role as Berkeley’s Persian hub
Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
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This is revelatory – the pioneering psychiatrist Carl Rogers, writing at the dawn of the Cold War, on how to fix breakdowns in communication www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/11/c...
How to Fix Breakdowns in Communication
Two people meet, discover an uncommon electricity flowing between them, exhilarate each other into forgetting the abyss that always gapes between one consciousness and another, until one day they r…
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November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is revelatory – the pioneering psychiatrist Carl Rogers, writing at the dawn of the Cold War, on how to fix breakdowns in communication www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/11/c...
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From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget. ⬇️
As SNAP Delays Continue, 10 Ways to Face Food Prices
From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget. ⬇️
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"The Widow (after Käthe Kollwitz.)" Pastel and acrylic on canvas. #art #artsky #painting #painter #traditionalart
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The Widow (after Käthe Kollwitz.)" Pastel and acrylic on canvas. #art #artsky #painting #painter #traditionalart
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
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July 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
#Canada #satire #immigration My friend Joanne sent me this. I love Canada more and more....
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#Canada #satire #immigration My friend Joanne sent me this. I love Canada more and more....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...