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RY ARMSTRONG
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Apr 2, 2020

Light in the darkness

So. It sucks to be alive in the world right now. But, life has always been hard. For some people it has always been hard. Let’s talk about artists. Unless backed by an exorbitant amount of money, artists throughout history have struggled to make their art. The struggling artist is…

Artist

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Light in the darkness
Light in the darkness
Artist

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Nov 6, 2019

Working in a place of survival

To be an artist is to be always aware. If I have learned anything over these past months… it is that I am constantly learning how capable my awareness is. In both my personal life and professional, the tools I am crafting as an actor and creative stem from me…

Psychology

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Working in a place of survival
Working in a place of survival
Psychology

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Aug 11, 2019

Teaching for the Summer

I just finished working as a Group Leader for the Open Jar Institute. As I sit here in my bed watching the last season of The West Wing, I think about the idea of inspiration and endurance. I have pushed so much energy into these students that I realized teaching…

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Teaching for the Summer
Teaching for the Summer

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Jul 29, 2019

It’s a marathon. Enjoy the pain.

I have been trying to swim up to four miles a week and have been keeping up with that for about two weeks now. My body has never really been in a place where I have felt sexy or confident about my mid-section, but I think that will change this…

Mindfulness

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It’s a marathon. Enjoy the pain.
It’s a marathon. Enjoy the pain.
Mindfulness

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Jul 20, 2019

Today I start a new journey.

Today I start a new journey. I have spent the past weekend solidifying my choice to create a work of art. Something that shines historical light on tragedies of the past that we cannot forget. …

Byryguy

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Byryguy

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Dec 21, 2017

Abina, the important woman.

The graphic novel, Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic Novel, written by Trevor R. Getz and illustrated by Liz Clarke tells the story of Abina Mansah, a young slave girl from the Gold Coast. The author, Getz, created this graphic novel to portray this unheard story of a young…

Comics

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Abina, the important woman.
Abina, the important woman.
Comics

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Sep 17, 2016

Hobbes and his Living Machine of Artifice

“Nature… is by the Art of man, as in many other things, so in this also imitated, that it can make an Artificial Animal” (Hobbes, 9). Hobbes is a philosopher that is keen on establishing and dissecting dichotomies that he has observed in his own realities. Whether one is speaking…

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Hobbes and his Living Machine of Artifice
Hobbes and his Living Machine of Artifice

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RY ARMSTRONG

RY ARMSTRONG

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Candidate for Seattle City Council District 3 Artist & Activist 🌱 ry4seattle.com

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