Julie Russell-Steuart
@caveworks.bsky.social
Iowa artist/activist/writer :: IG: @Caveworks and @Powerofthepress :: Workshops substack: https://americaneedsaccess.substack.com/ Queer :: https://linktr.ee/americaneedsaccess :: NEA - Iowa Arts Grantee :: Bernie Alum :: Former Chair Disability Caucus IA
art Photography of fireworks and people digital collage #photographyArt #DigitalFire
Willing to make archival prints for cash money. #PrintDemand
Willing to make archival prints for cash money. #PrintDemand
July 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
art Photography of fireworks and people digital collage #photographyArt #DigitalFire
Willing to make archival prints for cash money. #PrintDemand
Willing to make archival prints for cash money. #PrintDemand
#disabilityRights #MedicaidCuts
#noKingsRally
Spoke at Des Moines No Kings rally on Medicaid and Labor
#noKingsRally
Spoke at Des Moines No Kings rally on Medicaid and Labor
June 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#disabilityRights #MedicaidCuts
#noKingsRally
Spoke at Des Moines No Kings rally on Medicaid and Labor
#noKingsRally
Spoke at Des Moines No Kings rally on Medicaid and Labor
First post for Flashes! What is it? Lightning in the rural landscape taken at night from the moving car, opening the iPhone and hoping to catch something. #LightningFlashes #FlashesIntro #RuralIowa #Rural #nightPhotography #StormPic
April 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First post for Flashes! What is it? Lightning in the rural landscape taken at night from the moving car, opening the iPhone and hoping to catch something. #LightningFlashes #FlashesIntro #RuralIowa #Rural #nightPhotography #StormPic
Disabilty Justice focus highlight of Des Moines, IA Hands Off Rally. With yours truly and Erin Noon Kay. 8000 people rallied! #disabilityJustice #handsOffMedicaid #HandsOff
April 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Disabilty Justice focus highlight of Des Moines, IA Hands Off Rally. With yours truly and Erin Noon Kay. 8000 people rallied! #disabilityJustice #handsOffMedicaid #HandsOff
Join me in Des Moines Iowa Saturday March 15 to make a protest zine! The story is writ, and you are an artist ( we all are) www.mobilize.us/progressiowa...
March 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Join me in Des Moines Iowa Saturday March 15 to make a protest zine! The story is writ, and you are an artist ( we all are) www.mobilize.us/progressiowa...
Artist grants impacting DEI audiences as well as artist who are disabled?? My outrage…#artistsAgainstTyranny #DisabledArtists #accessibility
March 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Artist grants impacting DEI audiences as well as artist who are disabled?? My outrage…#artistsAgainstTyranny #DisabledArtists #accessibility
Please add me to this! I’m trying to grow a creative network of resistance
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Please add me to this! I’m trying to grow a creative network of resistance
Popping on to say I’m loving seeing red lipped people everywhere! Maybe they are part of the re issss stance, maybe not but it feels like community in the face of tyr ranie . #redlipstick #redlipstickresistence
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February 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Popping on to say I’m loving seeing red lipped people everywhere! Maybe they are part of the re issss stance, maybe not but it feels like community in the face of tyr ranie . #redlipstick #redlipstickresistence
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Something amazing happened!
An artist who attended last weeks
Workshop, Paula Egan, has made mini- designs of my original to go on postcards for the Kill the Cancer Gag Act Rally. And the faces now have a pleasing variation and hosted by @progressiowa #artactivism #art #iapolitics #SpeakUp
An artist who attended last weeks
Workshop, Paula Egan, has made mini- designs of my original to go on postcards for the Kill the Cancer Gag Act Rally. And the faces now have a pleasing variation and hosted by @progressiowa #artactivism #art #iapolitics #SpeakUp
February 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Something amazing happened!
An artist who attended last weeks
Workshop, Paula Egan, has made mini- designs of my original to go on postcards for the Kill the Cancer Gag Act Rally. And the faces now have a pleasing variation and hosted by @progressiowa #artactivism #art #iapolitics #SpeakUp
An artist who attended last weeks
Workshop, Paula Egan, has made mini- designs of my original to go on postcards for the Kill the Cancer Gag Act Rally. And the faces now have a pleasing variation and hosted by @progressiowa #artactivism #art #iapolitics #SpeakUp
#Reliefprinting #art
Here’s what I’m up to with a portable press and training new printers to use their voices #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #powerOfThePress
Here’s what I’m up to with a portable press and training new printers to use their voices #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #powerOfThePress
February 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#Reliefprinting #art
Here’s what I’m up to with a portable press and training new printers to use their voices #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #powerOfThePress
Here’s what I’m up to with a portable press and training new printers to use their voices #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #powerOfThePress
Join us at the Iowa Capitol Monday the 10th for a rally Kill the Cancer Gag Act
#IAPolitics #artActivism #Bayer #Monsanto #Pesticides
#IAPolitics #artActivism #Bayer #Monsanto #Pesticides
February 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Join us at the Iowa Capitol Monday the 10th for a rally Kill the Cancer Gag Act
#IAPolitics #artActivism #Bayer #Monsanto #Pesticides
#IAPolitics #artActivism #Bayer #Monsanto #Pesticides
Feb 10! Rally at the Iowa Capitol Kill the Cancer Gag Act 1-4 please wear a kn95 mask for our health and identity protection.
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Feb 10! Rally at the Iowa Capitol Kill the Cancer Gag Act 1-4 please wear a kn95 mask for our health and identity protection.
Day 2 of protest poster printing workshop with Power of the Press Iowa was fantastic with new printers diving into production! Thanks to Progress Iowa for hosting me! #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #iowaPolitics
#provisionalpress
#provisionalpress
February 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Day 2 of protest poster printing workshop with Power of the Press Iowa was fantastic with new printers diving into production! Thanks to Progress Iowa for hosting me! #artActivism #craftivism #caveworks #iowaPolitics
#provisionalpress
#provisionalpress
Protest poster workshops in Iowa!
February 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Protest poster workshops in Iowa!
Workshop Day 1. What an incredible group of people (20) who dove right in on some letterpress and relief and messages! Image after workshop space after I cleaned, and people printing. Also not one person had ever printed from legos before, including me. #powerOfThePress #artActivism @progressIowa
February 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Workshop Day 1. What an incredible group of people (20) who dove right in on some letterpress and relief and messages! Image after workshop space after I cleaned, and people printing. Also not one person had ever printed from legos before, including me. #powerOfThePress #artActivism @progressIowa
Trying out printing from legos at the protest poster workshop this weekend! Excellent mail day. #artActivism #craftivism #powerofthepress
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Trying out printing from legos at the protest poster workshop this weekend! Excellent mail day. #artActivism #craftivism #powerofthepress
Starting this weekends workshops with this pre work in progress with a different and fun interpretation …
#craftivism #powerofthepress
Hey did you notice Alt text is last. a paper and still wet and shiny bright red ink design of a face with a ribbon like x over the lower face. As in gagged.
#craftivism #powerofthepress
Hey did you notice Alt text is last. a paper and still wet and shiny bright red ink design of a face with a ribbon like x over the lower face. As in gagged.
January 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Starting this weekends workshops with this pre work in progress with a different and fun interpretation …
#craftivism #powerofthepress
Hey did you notice Alt text is last. a paper and still wet and shiny bright red ink design of a face with a ribbon like x over the lower face. As in gagged.
#craftivism #powerofthepress
Hey did you notice Alt text is last. a paper and still wet and shiny bright red ink design of a face with a ribbon like x over the lower face. As in gagged.
enjoy this memory from the Bernie campaign 2020 when I was a field organizer - Iowa my boss
From Alabama shoveling snow for the first time official photographer,Bryan G and my fellow organizers training. First pic Bernie’s visit to Waterloo. I’m looking from the outside because I have door duty.
From Alabama shoveling snow for the first time official photographer,Bryan G and my fellow organizers training. First pic Bernie’s visit to Waterloo. I’m looking from the outside because I have door duty.
January 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
enjoy this memory from the Bernie campaign 2020 when I was a field organizer - Iowa my boss
From Alabama shoveling snow for the first time official photographer,Bryan G and my fellow organizers training. First pic Bernie’s visit to Waterloo. I’m looking from the outside because I have door duty.
From Alabama shoveling snow for the first time official photographer,Bryan G and my fellow organizers training. First pic Bernie’s visit to Waterloo. I’m looking from the outside because I have door duty.
Luna —alt text image description: A calico cat with clear green eyes trenches upside down on an blue and white comforter with circular brick like patterns
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Luna —alt text image description: A calico cat with clear green eyes trenches upside down on an blue and white comforter with circular brick like patterns
I’m writing grant proposal to help communities use art activism to speak up!
January 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’m writing grant proposal to help communities use art activism to speak up!
Letterpress piece from GreenMountain press.
January 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Letterpress piece from GreenMountain press.
Can you see the barely contained proud joy on #kamala s face? Congratulations on the #ceasefire Biden admin and all diplomats
January 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Can you see the barely contained proud joy on #kamala s face? Congratulations on the #ceasefire Biden admin and all diplomats
This account also posts kitteh content in addition to progressive organizing, Iowa politics, art and printmaking.
Alt text of image: A calico kitty sitting in a bay window with decorations including a red and yellow paper star lit inside that is bigger that her
Alt text of image: A calico kitty sitting in a bay window with decorations including a red and yellow paper star lit inside that is bigger that her
January 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This account also posts kitteh content in addition to progressive organizing, Iowa politics, art and printmaking.
Alt text of image: A calico kitty sitting in a bay window with decorations including a red and yellow paper star lit inside that is bigger that her
Alt text of image: A calico kitty sitting in a bay window with decorations including a red and yellow paper star lit inside that is bigger that her
A year of activism. Art. Campaigning, protest poster workshops and writers #art #artActivism #iaPolitics #disabilityActivism
January 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A year of activism. Art. Campaigning, protest poster workshops and writers #art #artActivism #iaPolitics #disabilityActivism
Today and tomorrow I’m avoiding social media — don’t give your data away and spend more time with your people.
December 24, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Today and tomorrow I’m avoiding social media — don’t give your data away and spend more time with your people.