My friend Elena's Art book /March 8, 2017 by Lindsay Mound

NIGHTSHADE by Elena Ailes, Kastle Editions

Covers are uniquely and individually hand-dyed and letterpress printed and each book is handbound.

44 pages; 6.5" x 5"; edition of 99 copies.

$15. Book proceeds go to Chicago House

Chicago House and Social Service agency serves individuals and families who are disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ marginalization, poverty, homelessness, and/or gender nonconformity by providing housing, employment services, medical linkage and retention services, HIV prevention services, legal services and other supportive programs.

𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒓 @bandcamp 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐 @theokraproject , 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄. 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝑨𝑨𝑪𝑷 . 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒚 @moundcreative #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #newmusic

Black lives need protection. This is Oluwatoyin Salau, our system failed her. Missing since June 6, after reporting a sexual assault, she was found dead today. 19 years old. An artist and an activist. Her friend described her as a sad person with the “happiest soul”. If your heart could ever break more 💔 #blacklivesmatter #oluwatoyinsalau #sayhername #justicefortoyin

First #portraithappyhour pancake of @happycuties 💕 #blacklivesmatter

Heartbreaking new information from @agirlhasnopresident: Please share ❤️ This is #elijahmcclain murdered by Aurora, CO PD officers Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt, & Randy Roedema. Massage therapist Elijah McClain walked home with an iced tea & scarf when the officers approached. Officers immediately moved to intimidation & threats while Elijah begged for mercy, saying he was “going home” & to “please respect my boundaries”. He’d been wearing a scarf to shield him from the cold due to his anemia. The officers slammed him to a wall, wrestled him to the ground & performed a “carotid choke hold”. All 3 officers “lost their cameras” in the “struggle”. They lied for the sake of audio claiming, “He grabbed for your gun, dude.” Elijah was handcuffed & vomiting when paramedics were called. Jeremy Cooper & a female paramedic administered ketamine without checking in with Elijah - taking at face value the lie that he needed sedation for “violent behavior”. After being tortured & verbally abused while fire & additional police looked on & paramedics assisted in the murder, Elijah suffered cardiac arrest in the ambulance. It is alleged that paramedics didn’t resuscitate Elijah for 2 minutes, which could be the cause of his brain damage which led to a coma. Elijah’s toxicology report showed 1400 mg of ketamine in his system - according to America drug enters.org 680 mg if ketemjne is lethal for 130 pound individual. Elijah was 140lbs. Aurora Chief Nick Metz & a corrupt coroner backed up the officers’ lies with false statements about the audio & video which helped 12+ people get away with the murder of Elijah McClain. DA Dave Young just issued a statement saying he intends to ignore our petition to reopen the case despite nearly 1 million signatures. Let’s not rest until the world knows the name #elijahmcclain #blacklivesmatter

Up to,but not exceeding, 100% happy.

This pink tree in my neighborhood has ruined my walk path variation because I HAVE to pass it every time I go outside or I’ll die. #flowersivepassedlately

Soulful Distancing

And on Sunday nights we micron the legs with daisies #quarantine #schedule #micronpen

Until tomorrow

Today on Remembered Embraces: Hugs from the Times Before Now, we wrap ourselves in the effortless summer sweater of @ddbruschi at Hamptons beach club just after @color_war played for a bunch of people who did not really “get it.” Rating: organic, sidehug, 10/10 #fbf #2015

Yesterday on Flowers I’ve Passed Lately, Magnolia steals the show again. #flowersivepassedlately

My god do I miss the overhead lights, the beautiful women, the karaoke nights at Sunset. #tbt to 2017, drunkenly singing @thecranberries with my loves before we lost Delores.