Tokenin

Tokenin

@tokenin.bsky.social

They/them, 34, NZ. Follow my patreon for FREE behind-the-scenes ramblings of my artwork and learning: https://www.patreon.com/cw/tokenin

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I got very disillusioned as an artist in 2025. Not because of AI, but because of the way the people's creativity is pulverized through a meat grinder of algorithms to dish out as a product to a stressed out consumer. It's affected the beauty I can see in the world, and my own art greatly.

Lately there's this feeling I keep Coming Back to, so I go to the place where it makes sense. "Oh, here again?", the creatures say, and I respond, "Yes, if I may."

i feel ike i need a monthly support group to talk about climate change and plastics in my country.. i can stay informed on my own but i need community to make my heart strong.

if i take a little less, and give a little more, i think it'll grow a garden, and we'll have a place for us all . . . 🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷

Treasures of life around me; tasty, pretty, bright, and new. Many Wants rise up inside, to sample just a few . . . πŸ’ŽπŸŒΈβ­πŸ‰β­ πŸŒΈπŸ’Ž

So I want to make merchandise of my art, BUT: - I can't assure that the working conditions of the people making the merch are good. - The factories that make the kind of merch i want have a way weaker dollar than my country. /1

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- I don't want to make handmade merch, as that is not my craft, i just like doing illustration. - I do hold myself responsible for the impact I have on people and the planet, even if the impact is "negligible" in the grand scheme. I am resigned to think I might just make paper products. . . hmm.

So I want to make merchandise of my art, BUT: - I can't assure that the working conditions of the people making the merch are good. - The factories that make the kind of merch i want have a way weaker dollar than my country. /1

- The print companies in my country may just be outsourcing. - I don't NEED to make merchandise at all, because this is not an income I rely on. - The only thing I can assure is made in my own country is simple prints and wooden laser cuts. /2

Joyful Seasons and Small Feasts. πŸŒΈπŸ’ŸπŸƒ The abundance of the place around me, I hope will never cease . . . ! πŸ›πŸ’πŸŒ»