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It's the First Night of Hanukkah.
I first wrote this in 2017, right after the USA elected a fascist who took us down a road we are a long haul from recovering from, and who is once again in the damn Whitehouse. I revisited it in 2023, as we looked towards a place across an ocean and a desert, which is also currently run by a fascist, doing things we abhore. We might do well to remember the lesson now in 2025. Here is the motherfucking miracle of Hanukkah. So one version of the Hanukkah story goes that in ab

amy callner
Dec 14, 20252 min read


Get brave.
It's March 3, 2025. We are (checks calendar) 43 days into what I am going to call a fascist coup. 43 days of some really, objectively bad...

amy callner
Mar 4, 20251 min read


Yeeting people across the sky and other weird stuff - a belated year-end art round-up
Look, it's been a TIME, ok? This is brief (or way too long), and I'm tired. I'm writing this blog post in part to remember that I...

amy callner
Jan 17, 20253 min read


So you found my Artomatic space. Nice.
I mean, was I NOT supposed to talk about the irony of the space itself? It is hella ironic![1] What’s the job of an artist? Our job as...

amy callner
Mar 8, 20241 min read


Pride and Presence
This drawing is called Marsha Most Permanent. Marsha P. Johnson. In 2018, I asked myself (and others), “Who should be on the $3 bill?”...

amy callner
Jun 12, 20233 min read


Oh hey, new blog post!
I meant to do this quarterly...oops. Here are some things that have happened recently. My drawing, The Building I Couldn't Live In, was...

amy callner
May 3, 20231 min read


Hello! I started a blog. Big Ink, Big Moods.
I'm late to this party, but welcome to my blog! It's high time I got on the bandwagon and documented some cool art adventures and...

amy callner
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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