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Debra Booker's avatar

You are absolutely correct. Just do stuff. It just doesn’t matter and no one cares. How awesome is that!?!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Exactly! It's a spectacular insight and relief when it really sets in!

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Andrea Fisher's avatar

I just love this Duane. It’s uplifting. I know, I keep posting the same comments to your writing and collages. I guess I’m guilty of loving your words and art! The punishment for my crime is - beauty and more beauty. I’ll take it!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks so much Andrea! So much of my work comes from chasing my own curiosity. So much of what I write comes from writing down what I most need to hear. I’m always glad to know it resonates more widely. Thanks again!

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Michele Morgan Art's avatar

PS: Love what you wrote today! You are so right!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much Michele! So kind of you!

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Michele Morgan Art's avatar

You may want to check out the link to Dave Conrey. It say's it is not working anymore.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks for letting me know. I’ll have to ask Dave about that.

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Ann Collins's avatar

“a compendium of knowledge”

Very nice!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you!

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Emily Foucart's avatar

I needed that reminder 😅

And again, great collages in there, love the Polaroid!

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Duane Toops's avatar

I needed it too!

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Dave Conrey's avatar

Thanks for the shout out.

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Duane Toops's avatar

My pleasure! Someone mentioned that the link for your zine doesn’t work, I just checked your shop and didn’t see it there, is it still available?

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Dave Conrey's avatar

Yeah, I offended things by moving my site over the sub stack, but I haven’t moved all the products yet. I’ll have that done tonight. Will send you the new link when it’s ready if you still want it

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Duane Toops's avatar

Awesome! I’ll be sure to get the link in my newsletter updated once I get it. The shop update looks great btw!

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Dave Conrey's avatar

Thank you

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Kelly Russo's avatar

Thanks for the shout out!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Of course! Thanks for the great collection of ephemera!

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Benjamin Fargen's avatar

👌🙌🖤

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you!

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Dean Michael Love's avatar

This is great - thank you. There really ever isn’t a ‘right time’, is there?

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank YOU! If there is a right time, I sure haven’t found it yet, lol.

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Dean Michael Love's avatar

I can't seem to find it either. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😉

Beautiful work! Gave me some inspiration today, too. I didn't do anything productive with it. But it was there!

Thank you for sharing.

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Duane Toops's avatar

It’s a good thing creativity and productivity aren’t the same thing, lol.

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Dean Michael Love's avatar

True! 👍🏻😉

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Kim Nelson's avatar

I love the portrait collages you create. "disrupting yourself at risk" is no exception. It is gorgeous

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Kim! I'm wanting to play around with that method and format more. So many things to try, so little time, lol.

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no faith's avatar

Wise words! ✨

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Duane Toops's avatar

Much appreciated!

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