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Tag Archives: Vote
#Poetry Friday–TREES BREATH & Online Art Exhibit
Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about …space in poems… negative space, tree’s space, and people’s space… Above is the flyer for an online exhibit I’m in, Where Are We Now? Activism of the Everyday, An International Juried Virtual … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, An International Juried Virtual Exhibition of Art by Women, Art Exhibit, breath, change, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Meet the Artist Live Virtual Event, Michelle Kogan, nature, Negative SPce, poems, poetry, trees, Vote
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#Poetry Friday–Letter Poem for my Dad on #Inktober day 15
Happy Poetry Friday! My Father’s Birthday was this week, he would have been 91 years old this year. He also passed away 4 years ago the week of Halloween. I think about him all the time, but I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #inktober 2020, #PoetryFriday, covid-19, Janice Skully, Letter Poem, Memories, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, stardust, Vote, warercolor
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#Poetry Friday–Found Poem: Democratic National Convention
Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention this week–I really enjoyed the spirit generated from the count across the country and outside the country on Tuesday evening. I’ve been watching it on my PBS station and listened … Continue reading
Vote Blue November 6, 2018 US Midterm Elections
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #BlueWave, #VoteBlue, 2018 Midterm elections, Action, animals, Art, Children, Conscience, Democracy, earth, environment, family, friends, heart, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, teaching, thoughts, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Vote Blue!
Vote Blue, Blue Wave Peace Pumpkin, 10-31-2018, Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Our Midterm US elections are in less than a week. I’m using this opportunity to encourage all US citizens to take part in their civic duty and get out and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged "Vote and Save Our Nation", Blue Wave, change, Democracy, demonstrate, Freedom, Immigration, inalienable rights, Michelle Kogan, Midterms, organize, Poetry Friday, Vote, Vote Blue, women reproductive rights
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#Inktober day 30 letter “T” and #haiku
tick-tock escaping time… grains of sand slipping by… take your stand–VOTE! © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "take your stand", #inktober, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, grains of sand, Haiku, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poem, poetry, reflections, spirit, tick-tock, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing
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#Inktober day 29 letter “Q” & haiku–lost lives
quandary– eleven lives lost quickly engage–vote © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Action, Art, eleven lives lost, engage, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, Pittsburgh, poems, poetry, Quandary, reflections, spirit, thoughts, Vote, Waiting, Writing
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#Inktober day 27–Save Lives–Save Democracy-Vote
Thoughts for the eleven lives lost in the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting. rise weeping blue wave walk that path–save lives–ensure Democracy–VOTE! © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, Mid term elections, poems, poetry, reflections, save democracy, Save Lives, thoughts, Vote, Writing
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#PoetryFriday–Vote & #Inktober
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m here with a mix of poetry and art to raise consciousness for the US Midterm Elections. My illustration accompanies my poem which was inspired by Calef Brown’s prompt on Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ blog site Today’s Little … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Theatre & Music, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, books, Chicago Women's March 2018, earth, environment, family, Humanity, March to the Polls, Michelle Kogan, Midterm elections, poems, poetry, reflections, sun, thoughts, video, Vote, wings, Writing
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