Make Art 4 Mutual Aid
Crush/Repeat joined South King County & Eastside Mutual Aid in November 2020 to help raise funds to support community members directly affected by the pandemic. SKC+E Mutual Aid is a collective of neighbors supporting one another through community organizing since early March. They work to share resources, support survivors in safety planning, help pay bills, form fundraisers and provide basic needs including the free delivery of groceries and other essential items.
Together we raised $10,220 for South King County and Eastside Mutual Aid! A tremendous thank you to all of the artists who sold work, to the community who entered raffles and bought artwork, and to everyone in our network who shared about #MakeArt4MutualAid and reposted work made by fellow artists. You blew us away with your support and dedication to community care.
You can continue to support South King County & Eastside Mutual Aid by signing up to deliver groceries, becoming a monthly patron via their Patreon or donating to them directly via one of the following methods:
Venmo: @mutualaidskce ~ Cashapp: $mutualaidskce ~ PayPal: covid19mutualaideastside@gmail.com
Participating Artists
Below you will find a collection of the participating artists who helped make this fundraiser an enormous success! Please continue to support them by following their Instagram accounts, checking out their websites and purchasing their beautiful work.
Abby Sessions
Abby is a Seattle based amateur potter.
I am raffling 2 ceramic vases. Cost is $5 per entry or $20 for 5 entries. Please send me a screen shot of your donation to SKC+E Mutual Aid to enter. I will pay for shipping within the US, or we can arrange a drop-off in Seattle.
Raffle will be conducted via my instagram: @abby.sessions
Avi Prager
Hi! My name is Avi. I make a wide variety of art. Fiber art is my true art love, but I've been known to draw, paint, sculpt, and write. All of it full of color and whimsy.
This month I will be donating 80% of my Etsy sales to this Mutual Aid fundraiser.
Check it out on Etsy!
Carissa Knipe
I'm selling prints and/or originals of some pieces! See what's for sale on my instagram.
"Brightness In Chaos", Watercolor, 9x12 in (pictured) is one of the pieces for sale!
Pricing: we're here in a world of deeply unjust wealth distribution sooo I'm hoping prices can be somewhat flexible for what you're able to pay/give!
Original works: sliding scale $80-$1000
Prints: sliding scale $30-$300 (might take a few weeks)
Thanks for supporting my work and mutual aid!
100% of profits will go to SKC+E. Contact me by email at carissaknipe@gmail.com, or on instagram to buy anything!
Cupcake
Hi, I'm Cupcake! I'm a queer, mixed media Artist, Writer, Apothecarist, Activist and lover of all things CAKE. I've been leaving my trail of Cakes (often with positive or uplifting messages) through out Seattle since 2015 but found my passion for compassion and activism breaking into my art after spending nearly 2 years unhoused in Seattle with my then toddlers. It was in those moments my art shifted more to reflect the community around me & bring attention to the things, places and issues that others refused to see. Community is what saved us, what kept me strong for my babies and what I believe is the answer to almost all of our problems. This has become the common theme and message in almost all of my art. That and "It's Called a Trash Can, not a Trash CAN'T!" I am poor and refuse to let that stop me from creating. Which is why all materials I create with are repurposed, recycled, foraged for or "Manifested". I create with what I have and try to encourage others to do the same. Poverty or lack of resource should NEVER be a reason for not creating!
For information on how to purchase this piece please check out my Instagram @Cupcakethruthelookingglass
Dena Zibler
Dena is having a print set sale and an original drawing set sale.
Print Set: includes 12 letter size full color illustrative art prints on thick matte ivory color paper for $35.
Original Drawing Set: includes 6 full color illustrative drawings (sizes include: 5x7", 5.5x8", 7x8", 7.5x5.5", and two 8.5x5.5") on thick matte paper for $35.
100 % of profits will be going to SKC+E.
Please get in touch to see all available works and purchase via email at denazilber@gmail.com, or on Instagram @denacola.
Destini Cole
Destini is a Seattle based artist. She is mostly self taught with the exception of attending Georgetown atelier. She uses art as a tool to show the world how her mind works and try to connect to other people in a different fashion that makes sense to her.
I’ll be making multiple pieces throughout the month, one where 100% of proceeds will go to SKC+E Mutual Aid and another 2-3 pieces where 20% of the proceeds will be donated.
Please check out my work and contact me for purchase via my instagram: @destini.a.cole
You can also check out my website here.
Dwadlings Art
Whimsical handmade ceramic pinch pots based in West Seattle. 100% of proceeds donated to SKC Mutual Aid. Prices range from $15 to $60 with local pick-up or free delivery to the Greater Seattle Area.
Get in touch on Instagram: @dwadlings
Or email: dwadlings@gmail.com
Emma Williams
Emma is raffling off 3 embroidered hoops and is also taking requests for custom commissioned pieces/
To buy a raffle ticket or commission a piece, please go through this Google Form. Raffle tickets are $5/entry.
Commissions are sliding scale, between $40 and $65. $15 to me for supplies/shipping, and $25-50 to SKC+E Mutual Aid to support their ongoing work.
Contact via Instagram @emma.will.u.pls.stop.it or email: emma.will.2016@gmail.com
Erin Wolf
I am an artist living in Seattle. To support the South King County And Eastside Mutual aid network, I am selling two hand made throw pillows! Both are made from 100% cotton fabric with polyester filling. Perfect for your bed or couch!
I am raffling off both pillows for 5$ each (10$ for both). Please make a donation directly to SKC&E through any of these platforms:
Venmo: @mutualaidskce
Cashapp: $mutualaidskce
PayPal: covid19mutualaideastside@gmail.com
Or on Patreon!
Please make sure to write in the transaction notes “Make Art 4 Mutual Aid”. And then email me a photo of your receipt, at erinwolf25@gmail.com! You also dm me a photo of the receipt over instagram @erinirenerin, if that is easier for you!
I will announce the winners at the end of the month over my instagram, and will email or otherwise contact you if you have won! Thank you for supporting our neighbors!
Gillian Martinez
Postcards: Each postcard is unique, and sent out randomly. Media includes paper, fabric, thread, pencil, and watercolor. They are sliding scale $3-5 and sent via mail. All proceeds donated.
Masks: Each mask is $20, $15 of which is donated. Other $5 will go towards shipping and other fees.
Contact: gillianjmartinez@gmail.com for purchase.
Heidi Sandhorst
I am a tattoo artist, painter, and illustrator. It is an absolute honor to participate in this fundraiser for South King County Mutual Aid. I am passionate about creating a world where everyone experiences equity with healthcare, quality food, community, and compassion and I have come to learn that mutual aid is a key building block in creating this future. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to be able to be a part and contribute to the amazing work and community of South King County Mutual.
I am selling this original painting for $400. "Owl and Dormouse" is 10" x 14.5" and comes in a 12x16 frame ink and gouache on Saunders Waterford watercolor paper.
If you are interested you can contact me via email at heidisandhorst@gmail.com or DM on Instagram @heidi_sandhorst
Hayley Mckie
Hayley is a Seattle-based visual artist, creating abstract embroideries, hand-stitched patches, expressive paintings, and more.
I am donating 80% of proceeds, people can buy by messaging me on instagram @sissy.fuss or email me - hayleymckie@gmail.com
Jazmine Giffen
Jazmine is offering a selection of super discounted prints and donating 100% of their November proceeds to #MakeArt4MutualAid to benefit South King County & Eastside Mutual Aid. Check out their Instagram feed to see what they’re offering up this month. In addition to discounted prints for this cause, commission proceeds are being donated as well so if you ever wanted a custom portrait, the time is now.
Art title: Mi Cultura Frida Kahlo (pictured)
Find Jazmine on Instagram @mamagiffen or Etsy to purchase a commission!
Jill Morris
Jill wrote a song about the idea of racism being us versus them, but really it's all of us white people who are the problem and need to address it within us.
It’s available on Bandcamp for $5. 100% of the profit will go to SKC+E Mutual Aid. 25% of the rest of my november sales from bandcamp will also go to mutual aid!
If you have questions you can reach me via email: itsjillifred@gmail.com or on Instagram @jillifred
Jona Shoe
Jona (they/them) is a white queer non-binary/trans illustrator living in Duwamish Territory. They work with messy little doodles to make art that brings together the silly-playful-joyful stuff with the hold on-you can do it-feelings. Part notes to self, part wish in a bottle. Jona has a series of limited edition 8x10 prints up for sale that will 100% benefit the South King County and Eastside Mutual Aid.
If you are interested in checking out Jona's prints and want to learn how to purchase for a $30 donation you can find them on instagram @jona_shoe
Jovita Mercado
I am a chicana and all these sticker designs are a visual representation of my cultural identity. The first sticker design is of a chile. Titled ,"Picoso pero Sabroso", which means spicy but delicious.This is a line that Chavela Vargas' sang in the song "La Llorona". This sticker is inspired by her unapologetic nature. She is a mexican icon. During the 1950s, she pushed societal boundaries. She dressed in men's clothing and sang songs that were only intended for men to sing. There were also rumors that she had a love affair with Frida Kahlo. Chavela Vargas' story is inspiring and defiant for a young Chicana like myself.
Price: $4.50 per sticker (donating 25% percent of my earnings)
Email to purchase: timewarper131@gmail.com
J. V. Inkwell
J.V. is an artist currently living on Coast Salish land in Snohomish. They pull the colors and content of their paintings from the world around them and blend them with the magical realm. Comfortably working with a wide range of media; acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen, pencil, canvas, board, paper, and found materials.
Inspired by synesthesia, they take the colors and movement of music, nature, and magic to create unpredictable emotional visual statements. The body, heart, mind and spirit become entangled in each piece. From the calm uneasiness of a tree against the fading light to the organic violence and chaos of paint dropped and thrown across a canvas. Biology and divination coexist within the world that Inkwell has brought to life.
Stickers are $5 each (100% will be going to the mutual aid) and I will donate up to $100 from original art sales.
You can purchase via Etsy!
Instagram: @Julesinkwell and @Inkwellinking
Kat Wong
I'm super excited to support this fundraiser with two pieces of art! 100% of sales will go to South King County and Eastside Mutual Aid. Both items are available for shipping or distanced hand-off in Seattle.
Item 1: Felt Friends Mobile! 12x22” FOR RAFFLE
I’ve always wanted to make one and am thrilled for its debut. Each head is one-of-a-kind and hand-stitched, AND has two faces!! So when you wanna mix it up, you can flip them over or if the mobile is totally suspended, you’ll get double the fun.
Raffle entries are sliding scale $5–10 (you can buy as many as you would like), just note how many entries you're purchasing when you send a transaction screenshot. I will announce the winner on 11/30.
Item 2: Abolish Police posters! 11x17” 40 copies
2-color riso, printed by the wonderful Paper Press Punch. These posters are $10–20 sliding scale for purchase.
Payment info: You can donate to SKC+E Mutual Aid on any of these platforms for your raffle entry or poster purchase. Venmo: @mutualaidskce , Cashapp: $mutualaidskce , PayPal: covid19mutualaideastside@gmail.com or on Patreon.
Please make sure to write in the transaction notes “Make Art 4 Mutual Aid” and send me a screenshot of your donation either through email: k4therinewong@gmail.com or on Instagram @crapric0rn. Thank you!!!
Keia Kato-Berndt
Keia is donating 20% of each piece sold for Make Art 4 Mutual Aid. You can find them all listed in the original section of her shop on her website here.
Each piece is $75 dollars and are 9"x 2"
Keia’s work tries to encompass the magic in the mundane. Most pieces include elements of nature. She tried making uplifting pieces for this project particularly because there is so much going on in the country and the world right now and I wanted to provide a place of rest for the mind and eyes.
Lauren Kent
Title: “Moon Bath”
Medium: Oil painting on wood panel
Dimensions: 6x6 inches, with ⅞ inch depth
Price: $250, with 100% of the proceeds going to SKC+E
Choice of wood or black floater frame included in price. Free domestic shipping.
Visit LaurenKentArt.com or email me at Laurenrkent@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing this piece!
Lizzy Stahl
Lizzy is selling a few ink depictions of fictional sloth cafes, an old car, a Capitol Hill building, a farmers market fruit booth, and a breakfast scene from the home of a vampire and werewolf. Not all of them are included in this photo; if you're interested in looking at more from this world you can find me on instagram. All sales will go to the South King County & East Side Mutual Aid general fund.
Small pieces: 8”x 5.5” sliding scale: $15-30.
Large breakfast scenes: 11”x 14” sliding scale $30-45.
Contact Lizzy via email at staal.elizabeth@gmail.com or dm via Instagram @_peach_boy__ to buy a piece!
Mackenzie Lew
I make pins, magnets, and earrings.
Price range: $4 (magnets) $6 (pins) $10 (earrings) plus shipping.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to SKC+E Mutual Aid in November.
Folks can reach me on Instagram @a.corn.acorn
Maddie Romansic
Maddie is raffling this quilt she made in a workshop with Carole Lyles Shaw.
Raffle tickets are $5 each with a 2 ticket bonus for becoming a monthly Patreon donor to SKC+E Mutual Aid. People can buy multiple tickets to increase their chances of winning.
See full details for the raffle on my instagram @madlyromantic
Email donation receipts (or questions/comments) to mromansic@gmail.com
Megan Edson
Pastel embroidery of Colchuck Lake and Asgard Pass. “Framed” in a six inch wooden hoop. Easily displayed on a shelf or wall (with a small nail).
Price: $75 and 100% of the proceeds from the sale will go to SKC+E!
The best way to contact me to purchase is through email (megsedson@gmail.com) or via IG DM @stitching_me.
Natali Wiseman
hello! my name is natali, and i make color-soaked, space-inspired pop art in the form of screen prints, collages, paintings, and mixed media work. 25% of all sales of original art from my shop in november will go to south king county and eastside mutual aid!
shop at nataliwiseman.com/shop, and drop me a line at hellonatali@gmail.com. thank you!
Neil Simpkins
Neil is a spinner and crafter located in Bothell, WA on the unceded lands of the Duwamish People. For #MakeArt4MutualAid, he's offering some of his recent hand-dyed and hand-spun yarn experiments to you for a donation to the South King County and Eastside Mutual Aid Fund. He's also sharing collaged postcards, handknits, and yarn jewelry. Additionally, he's offering up to five commissioned spinning projects for a donation + cost of materials. Gifts start at a $5 minimum donation and the yarns are a $10-$25 minimum donation. Neil will cover the cost of shipping.
To reserve a piece, contact him to see if what you want is still available! Then, donate to the SKC+E venmo or Paypal (please put Make Art 4 Mutual Aid in your donation info/notes) and email him a receipt at neilfsimpkins@gmail.com. He will update available inventory throughout the month of November on his craft instagram: @longdrawyarns. You can also watch fun spinning videos by him on TikTok: @neilsimpkins.
Orion B.
This gouache & colored pencil piece was inspired by photos of folks at various protests wielding homemade shields/protests signs; it also incorporates a quote from an anonymous pamphlet called Queers Read This that was distributed at a 1990 NYC Pride march and referenced lack of action in response to the AIDS crisis. I think the quote has a lot of resonance this year as people join together to fight racist and violent systems of policing, engage in local mutual aid efforts to support our neighbors, and more. Love is our best defense. I'm raffling this piece for $5 per entry. You can donate can donate to SKC+E Mutual Aid on any of these platforms for your raffle entry:
Venmo: @mutualaidskce
Cashapp: $mutualaidskce
PayPal: covid19mutualaideastside@gmail.com
Or via Patreon
Please make sure to write in the transaction notes “Make Art 4 Mutual Aid”. Then please email a photo of your receipt at o.rose.benedict@gmail.com . Feel free to reach out to me with any questions as well. Thank you!
Qingya (also known as Rachel)
Oingya is an 18-year-old queer Viet-Chinese artist who loves exploring and learning about the world of art around her. She first started creating resin pieces as a hobby and then set up a shop on Depop to sell various handmade jewelry pieces. By the time that COVID-19 had struck, she decided to send proceeds from her sales to individuals in need. She then found a Crush/Repeat 2020 fundraiser post on Instagram and joined to raise funds for the South King County and Eastside community in need of support.
Resin pieces may be purchased through her Depop shop or via Instagram @Celestialdeadgrl.
Ray Stoeve
Ray is a writer, photographer, and performer from Seattle. They received the Winter 2019 Names Family Foundation Scholarship for classes at Photographic Center Northwest. Their photographic work is film-based and focuses on capturing both grand and ordinary scenes and moments in a candid and evocative style. They strive to call up archetypal or personal associations and memories in the viewer, and they are interested in how the photographer's gaze, in this case theirs as a trans and queer person, can inform and influence their work in all subjects. They are influenced by Jerry Uelsmann, Nan Goldin, and Robert Mapplethorpe, among others.
To view their work and instructions for how to purchase, you can follow them on Instagram and peruse the posts captioned Make Art 4 Mutual Aid. Their IG handle is @jamesrowanray.
Ren
Ren is a jack-of-some-trades and master of none reading, eating, and swooning in Seattle.
Sales and raffle will operate on instagram and payments can be made thru Venmo or Paypal.
Ceramic cups/goblets/bowls each for $25 + $5 shipping. 33% of the proceeds to SKC+E.
Raffle for free flash tattoos. To enter, please submit an amount between $11 and $33 to SKC+E with the description "Make Art 4 Mutual Aid" and send proof of payment.
All the other details, as well as instructions for purchasing the cups available via Instagram @r333000n. DM Ren for info!
Sarah Alper
Sarah is selling tiny zines, folded from a half or full sheet of paper and drawn by hand. Common themes are plants, food/cooking, under-appreciated creatures, and feelings.
Zines are $3-4 each, and I'll be donating 60% of sales to the Make Art for Mutual Aid fundraiser. You can see Sarah’s work at @snailpalacepress on Instagram; feel free to DM them there for sales or visit their Etsy.
Image description: the covers of five small black and white zines are displayed against a wood grain background. Hand lettering on the covers, clockwise from the top left, reads, "Who's Your Squash Crush?", "How I Like to Make (Vegan) Challah," "Snails I Have Known," "Some Things That Marine Invertebrates Have to Say About Slowness," and "On Crying."
Sarah Maloney
Sarah is raffling off two bundles!
Comix Bundle: $10/entry - 5 comix self published by me!
We Watches Us, Love Is Like Falling In A Blackhole: Issue #1, The Vulture Snails of Planet X: Issue #2, Feel-Things, and A Zine About Making Zines
Learn more about these comix on my website.
Sticker Bundles: $5/entry - Nature Is Queer Stickers (3)
Donate to SKC+E Mutual Aid directly and then send a screenshot of the receipt with their desired raffle entry (comix or stickers) to my email: sarahmaloneyart@gmail.com or send me a DM to my IG: @maloneydoodles
Sierra Severson
Sierra is selling selected prints of collages. 50% of proceeds throughout November will be donated to SKC+E Mutual Aid.
If you’re interested in a purchasing, please check out my Instagram to see the rest of my work and for information on how to buy @sierranemone
Sofiya Kostareva
Liminal is an accessible and easy to use self-care workbook created by an Expressive Arts Therapist. Filled with mental health tools and creative prompts, it's meant to be a supportive guide as we collectively move into the fall and winter seasons of a very difficult year. This workbook is an excellent addition to any care practices you already engage in, with works from local artists, writers and movers sprinkled between the pages for inspiration. Liminal can also be an accessible way for those who do not have access to 1:1 therapy to activate their imagination around cultivating nurturing practices.
Digital Version is FREE
Print Version suggested donation ($15-20)
In November, all proceeds from the print version benefit #MakeArt4MutualAid.
Contact: To purchase or sign up for the workbook click here.
Sophie Reingold
This November I will be donating 50% of sales from my Etsy, @wormgirlarts. I am also raffling one of my “Sprouts” hand drawn and screen printed t-shirts for #MakeArt4MutualAid. To enter, please make a one-time donation to South King County and Eastside Mutual Aid collective for $5 and send me a picture of the receipt. You send me the receipt via email or direct message on Instagram @wormgirlarts. I will announce the winner(s) at the end of the month. Please make sure to write in the transaction notes “Make Art 4 Mutual Aid”.
Contact for purchase via Instagram @wormgirlarts or on Etsy.
Stevie Shao
Stevie is a celebrated Seattle-based artist and muralist. Shao is a first generation Chinese-American whose work features bold color, folk art inspired imagery and detailed exploration of different styles and mediums. Through her use of humor and varied cultural influence, she is able to achieve a balance of aesthetic appeal and messages that inspire action. Born and raised in Seattle, Shao is motivated by the effortless movement of nature, the beat of everyday life, local causes, public art and social justice. Stevie’s favorite things include the satisfaction of completing a difficult task, learning new skills, making people laugh, and swimming in cold water. Find more of her work at shaogals.com or on Instagram @stepfrae.
Stevie is selling two prints which can be purchased directly through her site. All profits from the sale of these prints will be donated to South King County & Eastside Mutual Aid.
Prints: Tiger Mural Print & Wacky Inflatable Guy Print
Virginia (Gini) Easthope
Virginia (she/her, Scorpio :) is a Seattle-based visual artist centered primarily illustration, animation, and printmaking. My work usually speaks to the anthropomorphic nature of emotion and earth. I tend to lean a little spooky. As for the print set - they are linoleum block prints chronicling my first real experience with grief. They are printed black ink on white paper, in small black plastic/glass frames.
These prints are adaptions of my first drawings from the garden. Block printing has challenged me with new intentionality, perspective, and process. It has challenged me grow my skillset and to embrace the chaos and darkness of my anxiety with a steadier hand.
4 small block prints: $80 for the set or $20 each.
100% of the proceeds will be going to SKC+E Mutual Aid.
Contact me to purchase via Instagram @gini.art or through my portfolio website.