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Crane City Limits

by Sam Soper
June 14, 2015October 11, 2018

Crane City Limits

Entry for the 2015 Austin Art Boards contest.

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Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painte

Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painted a giant portrait of @bjork , which was basically going back in time and giving my younger self a little kiss on the forehead. The little me who wondered why she was born so strange. Why she yearned for something so impractical as what I am doing today. Who saw Kristi Yamaguchi skate to It’s Oh So Quiet and immediately went and bought her first CD, Post, which started a life long love of Bjork’s music. Music that continued to be the soundtrack to so many moments in my life, speaking directly to my weird little heart and my weird little feelings.
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Between using my printed reference and listening to the entire Bjork casette tape collection my sister @derpsicles gifted me on the tape deck that my partner gifted me, I focused on having a very analog experience. Unplugging from the very triggering news cycle (as a survivor of restrained assault, coercion, narcissistic manipulation, and men taking advantage of me while unconscious, this shit ain’t cute). We focused on the positive present. Spending time enjoying family style meals with the @ftkatx crew at our AirBnB. Making sure my homies were fed and watered. Laughing with and gassing up the other amazing local lady artists. Chatting and sharing stickers with the community who came out.
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Thanks so much to @the_great_dane_787 and @therockboxsa for having us out. Big thanks to @l.rhae for all the work she does with @ftkatx and advocating for us to get wall space.
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Anyways, you won’t find me on some “Artists, it’s our time to get to work” type shih. It’s not the artists’ job to fix this. Most of us already have multiple jobs and are scraping to afford to live. Struggling does not create better art, safety and security does. Over half the country chose for things to get way worse for most of us, unless of course you’re in the billionaire class. And even if you’re in the billionaire class, an uninhabitable planet is still uninhabitable.
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Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the c

Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the cosmic creature I summoned for Astronox this year!! @astronoxevents is always such a magical experience. I get inspired creating around so many other insanely skilled artists in attendance, reconnect with festival goers who’ve been in past years, and connect with many friendly loving new people (and Phantoes the cat who I only got video of). Bruh, I got to see Juno Reactor… twice. Younger me was… I don’t even know how to describe what this was like for my younger self, but it was frikkin cool.
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Big thanks to @nick_sumbles for hosting and curating such an amazing festival and to @thirdcoastbodhi @mermasaur @fy00g and the whole rest of the gallery team for everything you do on the arts front. Shout out to @sereda_rt5 @jagwiredart and @spartanesse_fearnot for being my festie squad throughout the weekend. Thanks to @astral_adventurer & @tomloranz and @mineralsandfossils for being great camping neighbors!! I feel like I have so much more to say, but I’ll leave that for the time lapse reel.
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#astronox #astronoxfestival #astronoxmusicfestival #astronox2024 #livepainting #livepainter #mural #muralart #muralpainting #aerosol #aerosolart #valkyrieranchllc #valkyrie #livepaint #spraypaint #spraypaintart #flowarts #bassmusic #flowfest #psytrance #electronicmusic #festival #festivallife #festivalseason #muralist #muralista #visionaryart

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get this time lapse up of Wisteria Moon at @lustre_pearl_east before moving on to the two other pieces I have painted over the past couple of weeks. I feel like I been saying but: Busy season is busying. I’m doing my best to keep up! 😮‍💨
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Grateful for people allowing me space to share my art with the world. Thanks again to @mouf_ltd for curating!!
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#lustrepearleast #lustrepearl #whitetaileddeer #juniper #lantana #wisteria #fanwort #edwardsaquifer #bartonsprings #mural #muralart #muralist #muralpainting #trompeloeil #halfunderwater #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosol #aerosolart #breakthroughwalls #holeinthewall #patiomural #atxmurals #austinmurals #atxartist #atxart #austin #texas #texasartist #ftkatx

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east l

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east last Friday and Saturday. I call this piece Wisteria Moon, inspired by our local springs and Texas native plants (wisteria, juniper, lantana, fanwort). The moon was done in the same tones I’d use to color a pearl because what is a moon if not an illustrious pearl in the sky. Honestly, this is the first time I had the chance to paint virgin cinderblock and I was stoked on the opportunity to do a breakthrough wall, so I wanted to do something that spoke to my prettier, more surreal art style. Bringing the peaceful, mystical vibes to the patio peeps.
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Thanks to @lustre_pearl_east for the delicious food!! Big ups to @mouf_ltd allowing me some wall space in this amazing gallery of murals. And thanks to @thebutcherscrew for letting me tag alongside your Block Party and geek out at all y’all’s talent during your production. Truly inspiring techniques!!
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@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thev

@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thevalkyrieranch !! This’ll be my third year co-creating this uplifting space with over 45 talented visionary artists. I’ll be summoning yet another cosmic being over the 5 days of the festival, flowing with the amazing electronic and bass music they’ll have pumping through the space! Get your tickets and come experience it with me!
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Please enjoy this little look back into my pieces from the 2022 and 2023 Pastronoxes!! I love this festival so much. Just getting to be amongst the rows of visionary canvases being painted and the fire & lyra performers and the large scale installations and insane lighting & projection mapping VFX is so fkn inspiring. I look forward to it (and to reconnecting with all the homies) every year!
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📸 by @dirtandglittermt
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Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right qu

Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right quick! Beautiful times with wonderful people!! And dank food. 😂
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Are you thinking “how lucky are we to get two posts in a day!”? I’m thinking holy shite I already have new work to show and have a festival announcement I need to post and I haven’t even finished showing off my last piece. 🥵 Busy season is locked and loaded. Shiyyyyttt, y’all may get another post today… a free Sunday to make my updates is rare during festie szn. 😂
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📸 Blacklight photo of me by @justschwandering and tagging photo of me by @pattoncolby ! Thanks to @derpsicles for the B-MOveralls bc I got lots of compliments!
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoi

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoid in Oakdale, LA last weekend!! Here’s a time lapse of my 16’x8’ piece Gatai-Hulud that I painted over the three days of the festival and atmosphere clips of @theicemanspecial ‘s magical forest. Amazing arts in the video (in order of appearance) by @mrballoonhandsart (mural), @stephenlikeslearning (live canvas), @snackdoll (Jeep), and @vajoyjoyart (lagniappe pin)!
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Do you like my little Froggy Hallek? He’s got his little baliset and is cruising to the fête.
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Big thanks to @studioshelnola and @justschwandering for everything y’all do to keep this fun festival alive. The @feteduvoid hospitality team kept all the artists and volunteers fed three times a day! 🙏🏻 Really enjoyed the lantern making workshop and parade with @jane_tardo and @travelintate. Lighting was so so so good. @pattoncolby built the heck out of that wall and a bunch of other stuff around the grounds. Thanks again for adopting me into your fam, had lots of fun hanging with @emily_gracepatton & @bekah_verde !
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalp

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalpastor inspired by their delicious agua fresca!! Big thanks to @artxsire for inviting me out to paint on this wall again!!
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I hope y’all are ready to be overwhelmed with some new work. I’m live painting this weekend at @feteduvoid , next weekend on the inside patio of @lustre_pearl_east while the @thebutcherscrew throws it down at their block party, the weekend after that at @astronoxevents… and then maybe some @ftkatx shenanigans after that!! October is busy busy!!
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#aliencuties #aguafresca #rositasalpastor #ftkatx #fruits #🍉 #watermelon #mango #guajillo #lime #cutiestyle #mural #murals #muralart #austinart #atxart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #streetart #streetarteverywhere #austin #austintexas #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #streetartist #stickerart

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!!

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!! So excited for y’all to have a space again at @2324atx and so proud of y’all for what you’ve done with it!! Go check out the shop, it looks so good!!
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I felt super honored to paint alongside so many incredibly skilled artists in this 4-hour jam, including @ftkatx crew mates @taylordpaints & @itscandykuo and the amazing @dogslobber @ponopinto & @wadeindeed !! Also very honored and obviously overjoyed to be trusted to hold the one and only @chupiedoesntgiveameow in the little intermission in the middle.
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THANK YOU to all my friends who tagged the dumpster on my painting. I’ve been wanting to do an interactive piece like that since I started live painting 4 years ago and I was so freaking happy to have the opportunity to finally do it!! I would tag all of you, but also don’t want to overwhelm anyone with notifications, so feel free to shout yourself out in the comments.
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🎶 by @liminalia.music (proud of u bbygrl!)
#interactiveart #muralsupplyco #grandopening #frawg #frawgftk #originalcharacter #oc #graffcharacter #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #speedpainting #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #raccoon #dumpster #tagging #dumpstertags #mural #murals #muralstreetart #princessraccoon #liveart #chupiedoesntgiveameow #cuteart #austin #austintexas #austinartist #atxart

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up on big walls with my @ftkatx ladies. Here’s the time lapse from our most recent prodo at @paintlouisofficial !! I’ll have the extended video + festival recap up on YouTube later this week.
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This Greek mythology production was led by @taylordpaints ! Again on the wall we had @winkstyles001 @l.rhae @taylordpaints @k4rm_44 and meeee!!! It was a 60+ft long by 16ft high wall that we spent three days painting (plus an hour and a half getting our base coat down on Thursday).
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Had some really fun memories again at @paintlouisofficial this year. Unfortunately, we were so busy that I didn’t have as much time this year to check out the other parts of the wall! Being up on that ladder for such an extended time really wrecked my legs/ankles/feet up and it took almost a full week for the swelling to return to normal, so walking around in between painting wasn’t really an option. I am so proud of all these hard working ladies and what we did together!!
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #bookstagram #graffcharacter #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #timelapsegraffiti

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies ou

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies out at @paintlouisofficial !! We put up this amazing Ancient Greece themed production! It was a lot of hard work but I am so proud of us: @k4rm_44 @taylordpaints @l.rhae @winkstyles001 !! It’s so cool to have friends who are down to travel across state lines to absolutely bust our asses for three days in the heat to create something amazing together!! It was super fun getting to caravan and make smol mischiefs on our way up with @k4rm_44 and @eye_loves_you .
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My centaur character was based off the centaurs in Fantasia, but done in my style. This was a movie that my sister and I loved growing up so it felt appropriate for this Ancient Greece themed production. I also designed the @ftkatx column with @taylordpaints help on color matching to tie it in.
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You know I’ve got the whole thing on time lapse, too!! I am just super exhausted and need to catch up on my other work, but you’ll see that in a few days.
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #piecing #graffcharacter #bigfootstraphouse247

“Escaping the Web” 24”x48” Aerosol, acryli

“Escaping the Web”
24”x48”
Aerosol, acrylic, and paint pen
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Come see it at The Climb: From Dues to News this Friday through Sunday, 5:30-9:30pm at The Radiator, 830 Airport Blvd.
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Y’all like how the alien cuties were showing up throughout this video? Very demure. Very mindful. (Also no one is saying this, but @devinhalbal will forever be the only person I think of when I hear demure and I am surprised when I found that this viral moment was not from the doll princess herself.)
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The fine spray line work was made possible by the @krewline stencil cap. Shout out to the homies who helped hype me up when I was spiraling about that part.
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🎶 by @boardsofcanada
#theclimb #supportwomenartists #artexhibition #austinevents #atx #austin #texas #whenwherewhataustin #do512 #exhibition #artshow #frawg #frawgftk #ftkatx #murals #muralstreetart #streetart #graffiti #contemporaryart #graffgirls #austinart #atxart #austinartist #atxartist #eastairport #multipreneur #uxdesign #wordpressdeveloper #sysadmin #workingartist

🚨 UPCOMING SHOW!! 🗓️ The Climb: From Dues

💵 Under 100 Dollar Babies!! 💸 This Saturday,

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created t

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created these idyllic skyboxes based on the colors of the trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and non-binary flags for each letter coming together to fit the rainbow theme of all the new pieces on the @topdrawerthriftaustin fence. Bricks also have an important place in pride month history and match the exterior mural at Top Drawer (painted by @hardshapes ).
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Big thanks to @l.rhae for organizing this amazing pride-themed jam and getting the @ftkatx crew and homies together to give back to a business that gives so much to the queer community!! Not to mention, with where my headspace has been lately, it was really nice to catch up with everyone and work through some of those feelings on the wall. Remind myself that I am skilled, creative, and worthy in what I do. That I’m not just pretending to be something, that I am on my way there.
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PS Didn’t win Best of Austin if you hadn’t heard already. But good things! New pfp from @dirtandglittermt which I still need to post more photos from, but the inner saboteur been loud as hell lately.
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Piece inspired by @vile_graffiti !
#ftkatx #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #pride🌈 #graffiti #graffitiart #graff #letterstyle #graffporn #3d #perspective #streetart #streetarteverywhere #aerosol #aerosolart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #portal #queerarts #lgbtq #marshapjohnson

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and amazing @dirtandglittermt / @denalireese . Just got the final gallery yesterday. 🤩 I haven’t gotten new promo shots in 3 years and I’m so excited to start updating everything once I figure out which ones I am picking!! (It’s hard with how good they all are!!)
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She sent me so many shots to choose from, sent phone video clips and photos, set up and coordinated all the props on set, and had her friend @girl_in_the_docsphotography come out to be the second shooter (who also got some phenomenal shots). So much bang for my buck! It was honestly so affordable and I couldn’t recommend her studio more. So serendipitous to have met her back when she lived in Austin and remained friends with her for years as we both grew our small businesses!

We had so, so much fun together during the shoot and with @massagebykristenatx when she came out. I love being around women lifting each other up and putting each other on. We all thrive together!! Big, big thanks to @delilahsfrontporch for letting us take over your space and to Joe and Steven for helping move furniture around to make the set extra cute. So much love for y’all.
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BTW we still won’t find out about Best of @austinchronicle until the 21st, but I’ve got new press shots for it when it happens! 😜 Keep your fingers crossed.
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#newheadshots #dirtandglittermontana #girlinthedocsphoto #frawg #frawgftk #mural #muralart #murals #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #streetarteverywhere #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #pressshot #promopic #professionalphotography #delilahsfrontporch #austin #austintexas #artistsoninstagram #austinartist #atxmurals #spacecowboy #ijustneedsomespace

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic just dropped at @eltacorrido !!
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This was a pride month concept that I painted at this same spot three years ago, which I resurrected a couple of weekends ago. Shoutout to the person who drove by telling me they reminded them of Frog and Toad and asking if they were lesbians before I even added the flower crown. I love frogs because they are great androgynous characters, a theme close to my own heart. The perceived gender of many of my characters is entirely up to the interpretation of the viewer. They are putting on native species on display with a spotted chorus frog and green tree frog amongst fire wheels!
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When I first painted this concept, I didn’t have the can control to outline it, my perspective and texturing skills weren’t as solid, and dang it these ones just turned out so much cuter. Following that first iteration, the last frog characters I did here were a couple of presh lil strawberry poison dart frogs based off me and @l.rhae and they rode for a solid couple of years. They were cute, but small and I still wasn’t ready for the line work at that point. I’m happy with my latest addition to this wall and proud of how much I’ve grown painting in this space since 2020.
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I also wasn’t throwing letters last time I painted here. I felt like I was taking up too much space… but it was the same amount of space as the person before me, and I wasn’t going to leave my characters half over someone’s piece like that so why not just put a lil piece up? Okay I know it’s a sickness… I can’t stop writing Frawg on shit. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Thanks to @brittpaintsalot and @oliioliiart for the space to play. Y’all swing through pick up an El Equinox and check out the new mini prodo by @artistic.kind, @l.rhae and @taylordpaints too!! Slayed thatttt.
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#eltacorrido #frogs #frogsofinstagram #mural #murals #streetart #graffiti #graff #frawgsfarandwide #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #happypride #happypridemonth🌈 #queerart #pansexualpride #demisexualpride #nonbinarypride #neurodivergentartist #androgynous #frogpicnic #spottedchorusfrog #greentreefrog

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintj

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintjam @ftkatx
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Still not over this. It was magical to co-create this with all of these amazingly skilled women. Everyone put their heart into it and it shows in how hard we snapped.
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Pieces by (from left to right):
@artxsire
@k4rm_44
@fknwanda
@l.rhae
@taylordpaints
@winkstyles001
@samsoper.art
@mixed_hues
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Big shout out to @l.rhae for leading the production and to her and @taylordpaints for all the work on the background and @winkstyles001 for hitting the handle with an outline. I helped a bit with writing the FTK handle and adding some water reflections throughout. Big thanks to @sheunitpaintjam (@raytrillharvey & @la__chapstick ) for everything y’all do to coordinate this event.
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#sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #ftkatx #frawgftk #frawg #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiproductions #graff #aerosolart #spraypaintart #spraypainting #spraypaint #aerosol #production #timelapse #timelapseart #graffgirls #streetart #streetartist #graffwriters #ladieswhopaint #supportwomenartists

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin where I am finalist for Best Muralist!!! vote.austinchronicle.com > Arts & Entertainment > Muralist > click Sam Soper > mash the vote button
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HAD AN AMAZING TIME THIS WEEKEND WITH @ftkatx AT @sheunitpaintjam !!! I’ll have a time lapse of the full production very soon, but I just wanted to show off my piece rq. This piece was heavily inspired by the stylings of @bondtruluv and deep sea detritus. I came up with it while we were camping recently! I think it’s pretty neat, but what do you think?
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Also a couple of peeks at the full wall, featuring pieces by: @artxsire @k4rm_44 @fknwanda @l.rhae @taylordpaints @winkstyles001 and @mixed_hues (and myself) I will gush more in the next post about the spirit of collaboration amongst the crew, but I will say it was so amazing working with everyone towards a common goal of popping tf awf. I’m so proud of us and the work we put into this!! Love working with all of them so much.
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#ftkatx #sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #graffiti #production #prodo #graff #frawg #frawgftk #crewproduction #graffart #underthesea #underwater #sealife #allwomencrew #bestofaustin #bestofaustin2024

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchron

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchronicle ’s Best of Austin AGAIN this year!!! I put together some graphics for y’all to share and tell your friends because I could use all the support and extra votes I can get!
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VOTE now through May 20th!!
Anyone, anywhere can do it!
1. Visit: vote.austinchronicle.com
2. Click Arts & Entertainment
3. Click Muralist
4. Select Sam Soper
5. Smash that Vote button!!
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It’s been a big year and I’ve done a lot of work since my finalist run last year. Grateful for all the adventures with the @ftkatx crew and beyond that I’ve experienced so far. I love this life and I am so grateful to be able to create joy for people across the state and outside of it through my artwork.
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Again this year I am up against some truly phenomenal talent including the amazing 3rd year champ @zuzubee, @rexhamiltonart, @_esquivel and @jiminai who all deserve a win, but, as I said last year, this is my page so VOTE FOR MEEEE. If I win just one year, I’ll campaign for someone else to get it the next year because there are so many amazing muralists in Austin who deserve the recognition!
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Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painte

Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painted a giant portrait of @bjork , which was basically going back in time and giving my younger self a little kiss on the forehead. The little me who wondered why she was born so strange. Why she yearned for something so impractical as what I am doing today. Who saw Kristi Yamaguchi skate to It’s Oh So Quiet and immediately went and bought her first CD, Post, which started a life long love of Bjork’s music. Music that continued to be the soundtrack to so many moments in my life, speaking directly to my weird little heart and my weird little feelings.
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Between using my printed reference and listening to the entire Bjork casette tape collection my sister @derpsicles gifted me on the tape deck that my partner gifted me, I focused on having a very analog experience. Unplugging from the very triggering news cycle (as a survivor of restrained assault, coercion, narcissistic manipulation, and men taking advantage of me while unconscious, this shit ain’t cute). We focused on the positive present. Spending time enjoying family style meals with the @ftkatx crew at our AirBnB. Making sure my homies were fed and watered. Laughing with and gassing up the other amazing local lady artists. Chatting and sharing stickers with the community who came out.
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Thanks so much to @the_great_dane_787 and @therockboxsa for having us out. Big thanks to @l.rhae for all the work she does with @ftkatx and advocating for us to get wall space.
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Anyways, you won’t find me on some “Artists, it’s our time to get to work” type shih. It’s not the artists’ job to fix this. Most of us already have multiple jobs and are scraping to afford to live. Struggling does not create better art, safety and security does. Over half the country chose for things to get way worse for most of us, unless of course you’re in the billionaire class. And even if you’re in the billionaire class, an uninhabitable planet is still uninhabitable.
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#bjork #mural #muralart #streetart #graffiti #production #ftkatx #frawgftk #aerosolart #texasmurals #therockbox #graff #spraypaint #spraypaintart #muralist #portrait #letterstyle #piecing #graffgirl #avantgarde #ladieswhopaint #art

Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the c

Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the cosmic creature I summoned for Astronox this year!! @astronoxevents is always such a magical experience. I get inspired creating around so many other insanely skilled artists in attendance, reconnect with festival goers who’ve been in past years, and connect with many friendly loving new people (and Phantoes the cat who I only got video of). Bruh, I got to see Juno Reactor… twice. Younger me was… I don’t even know how to describe what this was like for my younger self, but it was frikkin cool.
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Big thanks to @nick_sumbles for hosting and curating such an amazing festival and to @thirdcoastbodhi @mermasaur @fy00g and the whole rest of the gallery team for everything you do on the arts front. Shout out to @sereda_rt5 @jagwiredart and @spartanesse_fearnot for being my festie squad throughout the weekend. Thanks to @astral_adventurer & @tomloranz and @mineralsandfossils for being great camping neighbors!! I feel like I have so much more to say, but I’ll leave that for the time lapse reel.
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#astronox #astronoxfestival #astronoxmusicfestival #astronox2024 #livepainting #livepainter #mural #muralart #muralpainting #aerosol #aerosolart #valkyrieranchllc #valkyrie #livepaint #spraypaint #spraypaintart #flowarts #bassmusic #flowfest #psytrance #electronicmusic #festival #festivallife #festivalseason #muralist #muralista #visionaryart

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get this time lapse up of Wisteria Moon at @lustre_pearl_east before moving on to the two other pieces I have painted over the past couple of weeks. I feel like I been saying but: Busy season is busying. I’m doing my best to keep up! 😮‍💨
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Grateful for people allowing me space to share my art with the world. Thanks again to @mouf_ltd for curating!!
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#lustrepearleast #lustrepearl #whitetaileddeer #juniper #lantana #wisteria #fanwort #edwardsaquifer #bartonsprings #mural #muralart #muralist #muralpainting #trompeloeil #halfunderwater #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosol #aerosolart #breakthroughwalls #holeinthewall #patiomural #atxmurals #austinmurals #atxartist #atxart #austin #texas #texasartist #ftkatx

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east l

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east last Friday and Saturday. I call this piece Wisteria Moon, inspired by our local springs and Texas native plants (wisteria, juniper, lantana, fanwort). The moon was done in the same tones I’d use to color a pearl because what is a moon if not an illustrious pearl in the sky. Honestly, this is the first time I had the chance to paint virgin cinderblock and I was stoked on the opportunity to do a breakthrough wall, so I wanted to do something that spoke to my prettier, more surreal art style. Bringing the peaceful, mystical vibes to the patio peeps.
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Thanks to @lustre_pearl_east for the delicious food!! Big ups to @mouf_ltd allowing me some wall space in this amazing gallery of murals. And thanks to @thebutcherscrew for letting me tag alongside your Block Party and geek out at all y’all’s talent during your production. Truly inspiring techniques!!
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#lustrepearleast #lustrepearl #whitetaileddeer #juniper #lantana #wisteria #fanwort #edwardsaquifer #bartonsprings #mural #muralart #muralist #muralpainting #trompeloeil #halfunderwater #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosol #aerosolart #breakthroughwalls #holeinthewall #patiomural #atxmurals #austinmurals #atxartist #atxart #austin #texas #texasartist #ftkatx

@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thev

@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thevalkyrieranch !! This’ll be my third year co-creating this uplifting space with over 45 talented visionary artists. I’ll be summoning yet another cosmic being over the 5 days of the festival, flowing with the amazing electronic and bass music they’ll have pumping through the space! Get your tickets and come experience it with me!
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Please enjoy this little look back into my pieces from the 2022 and 2023 Pastronoxes!! I love this festival so much. Just getting to be amongst the rows of visionary canvases being painted and the fire & lyra performers and the large scale installations and insane lighting & projection mapping VFX is so fkn inspiring. I look forward to it (and to reconnecting with all the homies) every year!
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📸 by @dirtandglittermt
#astronox #astronoxfestival #astronoxmusicfestival #astronox2024 #livepainting #livepainter #mural #muralart #muralpainting #aerosol #aerosolart #valkyrieranchllc #valkyrie #livepaint #spraypaint #spraypaintart #flowarts #bassmusic #flowfest #psytrance #electronicmusic #festival #festivallife #festivalseason #muralist #muralista #visionaryart

Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right qu

Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right quick! Beautiful times with wonderful people!! And dank food. 😂
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Are you thinking “how lucky are we to get two posts in a day!”? I’m thinking holy shite I already have new work to show and have a festival announcement I need to post and I haven’t even finished showing off my last piece. 🥵 Busy season is locked and loaded. Shiyyyyttt, y’all may get another post today… a free Sunday to make my updates is rare during festie szn. 😂
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📸 Blacklight photo of me by @justschwandering and tagging photo of me by @pattoncolby ! Thanks to @derpsicles for the B-MOveralls bc I got lots of compliments!
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoi

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoid in Oakdale, LA last weekend!! Here’s a time lapse of my 16’x8’ piece Gatai-Hulud that I painted over the three days of the festival and atmosphere clips of @theicemanspecial ‘s magical forest. Amazing arts in the video (in order of appearance) by @mrballoonhandsart (mural), @stephenlikeslearning (live canvas), @snackdoll (Jeep), and @vajoyjoyart (lagniappe pin)!
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Do you like my little Froggy Hallek? He’s got his little baliset and is cruising to the fête.
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Big thanks to @studioshelnola and @justschwandering for everything y’all do to keep this fun festival alive. The @feteduvoid hospitality team kept all the artists and volunteers fed three times a day! 🙏🏻 Really enjoyed the lantern making workshop and parade with @jane_tardo and @travelintate. Lighting was so so so good. @pattoncolby built the heck out of that wall and a bunch of other stuff around the grounds. Thanks again for adopting me into your fam, had lots of fun hanging with @emily_gracepatton & @bekah_verde !
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalp

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalpastor inspired by their delicious agua fresca!! Big thanks to @artxsire for inviting me out to paint on this wall again!!
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I hope y’all are ready to be overwhelmed with some new work. I’m live painting this weekend at @feteduvoid , next weekend on the inside patio of @lustre_pearl_east while the @thebutcherscrew throws it down at their block party, the weekend after that at @astronoxevents… and then maybe some @ftkatx shenanigans after that!! October is busy busy!!
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#aliencuties #aguafresca #rositasalpastor #ftkatx #fruits #🍉 #watermelon #mango #guajillo #lime #cutiestyle #mural #murals #muralart #austinart #atxart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #streetart #streetarteverywhere #austin #austintexas #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #streetartist #stickerart

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!!

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!! So excited for y’all to have a space again at @2324atx and so proud of y’all for what you’ve done with it!! Go check out the shop, it looks so good!!
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I felt super honored to paint alongside so many incredibly skilled artists in this 4-hour jam, including @ftkatx crew mates @taylordpaints & @itscandykuo and the amazing @dogslobber @ponopinto & @wadeindeed !! Also very honored and obviously overjoyed to be trusted to hold the one and only @chupiedoesntgiveameow in the little intermission in the middle.
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THANK YOU to all my friends who tagged the dumpster on my painting. I’ve been wanting to do an interactive piece like that since I started live painting 4 years ago and I was so freaking happy to have the opportunity to finally do it!! I would tag all of you, but also don’t want to overwhelm anyone with notifications, so feel free to shout yourself out in the comments.
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🎶 by @liminalia.music (proud of u bbygrl!)
#interactiveart #muralsupplyco #grandopening #frawg #frawgftk #originalcharacter #oc #graffcharacter #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #speedpainting #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #raccoon #dumpster #tagging #dumpstertags #mural #murals #muralstreetart #princessraccoon #liveart #chupiedoesntgiveameow #cuteart #austin #austintexas #austinartist #atxart

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up on big walls with my @ftkatx ladies. Here’s the time lapse from our most recent prodo at @paintlouisofficial !! I’ll have the extended video + festival recap up on YouTube later this week.
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This Greek mythology production was led by @taylordpaints ! Again on the wall we had @winkstyles001 @l.rhae @taylordpaints @k4rm_44 and meeee!!! It was a 60+ft long by 16ft high wall that we spent three days painting (plus an hour and a half getting our base coat down on Thursday).
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Had some really fun memories again at @paintlouisofficial this year. Unfortunately, we were so busy that I didn’t have as much time this year to check out the other parts of the wall! Being up on that ladder for such an extended time really wrecked my legs/ankles/feet up and it took almost a full week for the swelling to return to normal, so walking around in between painting wasn’t really an option. I am so proud of all these hard working ladies and what we did together!!
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #bookstagram #graffcharacter #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #timelapsegraffiti

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies ou

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies out at @paintlouisofficial !! We put up this amazing Ancient Greece themed production! It was a lot of hard work but I am so proud of us: @k4rm_44 @taylordpaints @l.rhae @winkstyles001 !! It’s so cool to have friends who are down to travel across state lines to absolutely bust our asses for three days in the heat to create something amazing together!! It was super fun getting to caravan and make smol mischiefs on our way up with @k4rm_44 and @eye_loves_you .
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My centaur character was based off the centaurs in Fantasia, but done in my style. This was a movie that my sister and I loved growing up so it felt appropriate for this Ancient Greece themed production. I also designed the @ftkatx column with @taylordpaints help on color matching to tie it in.
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You know I’ve got the whole thing on time lapse, too!! I am just super exhausted and need to catch up on my other work, but you’ll see that in a few days.
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #piecing #graffcharacter #bigfootstraphouse247

“Escaping the Web” 24”x48” Aerosol, acryli

“Escaping the Web”
24”x48”
Aerosol, acrylic, and paint pen
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Come see it at The Climb: From Dues to News this Friday through Sunday, 5:30-9:30pm at The Radiator, 830 Airport Blvd.
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Y’all like how the alien cuties were showing up throughout this video? Very demure. Very mindful. (Also no one is saying this, but @devinhalbal will forever be the only person I think of when I hear demure and I am surprised when I found that this viral moment was not from the doll princess herself.)
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The fine spray line work was made possible by the @krewline stencil cap. Shout out to the homies who helped hype me up when I was spiraling about that part.
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🎶 by @boardsofcanada
#theclimb #supportwomenartists #artexhibition #austinevents #atx #austin #texas #whenwherewhataustin #do512 #exhibition #artshow #frawg #frawgftk #ftkatx #murals #muralstreetart #streetart #graffiti #contemporaryart #graffgirls #austinart #atxart #austinartist #atxartist #eastairport #multipreneur #uxdesign #wordpressdeveloper #sysadmin #workingartist

🚨 UPCOMING SHOW!! 🗓️ The Climb: From Dues

💵 Under 100 Dollar Babies!! 💸 This Saturday,

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created t

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created these idyllic skyboxes based on the colors of the trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and non-binary flags for each letter coming together to fit the rainbow theme of all the new pieces on the @topdrawerthriftaustin fence. Bricks also have an important place in pride month history and match the exterior mural at Top Drawer (painted by @hardshapes ).
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Big thanks to @l.rhae for organizing this amazing pride-themed jam and getting the @ftkatx crew and homies together to give back to a business that gives so much to the queer community!! Not to mention, with where my headspace has been lately, it was really nice to catch up with everyone and work through some of those feelings on the wall. Remind myself that I am skilled, creative, and worthy in what I do. That I’m not just pretending to be something, that I am on my way there.
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PS Didn’t win Best of Austin if you hadn’t heard already. But good things! New pfp from @dirtandglittermt which I still need to post more photos from, but the inner saboteur been loud as hell lately.
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Piece inspired by @vile_graffiti !
#ftkatx #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #pride🌈 #graffiti #graffitiart #graff #letterstyle #graffporn #3d #perspective #streetart #streetarteverywhere #aerosol #aerosolart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #portal #queerarts #lgbtq #marshapjohnson

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and amazing @dirtandglittermt / @denalireese . Just got the final gallery yesterday. 🤩 I haven’t gotten new promo shots in 3 years and I’m so excited to start updating everything once I figure out which ones I am picking!! (It’s hard with how good they all are!!)
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She sent me so many shots to choose from, sent phone video clips and photos, set up and coordinated all the props on set, and had her friend @girl_in_the_docsphotography come out to be the second shooter (who also got some phenomenal shots). So much bang for my buck! It was honestly so affordable and I couldn’t recommend her studio more. So serendipitous to have met her back when she lived in Austin and remained friends with her for years as we both grew our small businesses!

We had so, so much fun together during the shoot and with @massagebykristenatx when she came out. I love being around women lifting each other up and putting each other on. We all thrive together!! Big, big thanks to @delilahsfrontporch for letting us take over your space and to Joe and Steven for helping move furniture around to make the set extra cute. So much love for y’all.
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BTW we still won’t find out about Best of @austinchronicle until the 21st, but I’ve got new press shots for it when it happens! 😜 Keep your fingers crossed.
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#newheadshots #dirtandglittermontana #girlinthedocsphoto #frawg #frawgftk #mural #muralart #murals #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #streetarteverywhere #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #pressshot #promopic #professionalphotography #delilahsfrontporch #austin #austintexas #artistsoninstagram #austinartist #atxmurals #spacecowboy #ijustneedsomespace

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic just dropped at @eltacorrido !!
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This was a pride month concept that I painted at this same spot three years ago, which I resurrected a couple of weekends ago. Shoutout to the person who drove by telling me they reminded them of Frog and Toad and asking if they were lesbians before I even added the flower crown. I love frogs because they are great androgynous characters, a theme close to my own heart. The perceived gender of many of my characters is entirely up to the interpretation of the viewer. They are putting on native species on display with a spotted chorus frog and green tree frog amongst fire wheels!
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When I first painted this concept, I didn’t have the can control to outline it, my perspective and texturing skills weren’t as solid, and dang it these ones just turned out so much cuter. Following that first iteration, the last frog characters I did here were a couple of presh lil strawberry poison dart frogs based off me and @l.rhae and they rode for a solid couple of years. They were cute, but small and I still wasn’t ready for the line work at that point. I’m happy with my latest addition to this wall and proud of how much I’ve grown painting in this space since 2020.
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I also wasn’t throwing letters last time I painted here. I felt like I was taking up too much space… but it was the same amount of space as the person before me, and I wasn’t going to leave my characters half over someone’s piece like that so why not just put a lil piece up? Okay I know it’s a sickness… I can’t stop writing Frawg on shit. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Thanks to @brittpaintsalot and @oliioliiart for the space to play. Y’all swing through pick up an El Equinox and check out the new mini prodo by @artistic.kind, @l.rhae and @taylordpaints too!! Slayed thatttt.
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#eltacorrido #frogs #frogsofinstagram #mural #murals #streetart #graffiti #graff #frawgsfarandwide #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #happypride #happypridemonth🌈 #queerart #pansexualpride #demisexualpride #nonbinarypride #neurodivergentartist #androgynous #frogpicnic #spottedchorusfrog #greentreefrog

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintj

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintjam @ftkatx
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Still not over this. It was magical to co-create this with all of these amazingly skilled women. Everyone put their heart into it and it shows in how hard we snapped.
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Pieces by (from left to right):
@artxsire
@k4rm_44
@fknwanda
@l.rhae
@taylordpaints
@winkstyles001
@samsoper.art
@mixed_hues
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Big shout out to @l.rhae for leading the production and to her and @taylordpaints for all the work on the background and @winkstyles001 for hitting the handle with an outline. I helped a bit with writing the FTK handle and adding some water reflections throughout. Big thanks to @sheunitpaintjam (@raytrillharvey & @la__chapstick ) for everything y’all do to coordinate this event.
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#sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #ftkatx #frawgftk #frawg #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiproductions #graff #aerosolart #spraypaintart #spraypainting #spraypaint #aerosol #production #timelapse #timelapseart #graffgirls #streetart #streetartist #graffwriters #ladieswhopaint #supportwomenartists

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin where I am finalist for Best Muralist!!! vote.austinchronicle.com > Arts & Entertainment > Muralist > click Sam Soper > mash the vote button
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HAD AN AMAZING TIME THIS WEEKEND WITH @ftkatx AT @sheunitpaintjam !!! I’ll have a time lapse of the full production very soon, but I just wanted to show off my piece rq. This piece was heavily inspired by the stylings of @bondtruluv and deep sea detritus. I came up with it while we were camping recently! I think it’s pretty neat, but what do you think?
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Also a couple of peeks at the full wall, featuring pieces by: @artxsire @k4rm_44 @fknwanda @l.rhae @taylordpaints @winkstyles001 and @mixed_hues (and myself) I will gush more in the next post about the spirit of collaboration amongst the crew, but I will say it was so amazing working with everyone towards a common goal of popping tf awf. I’m so proud of us and the work we put into this!! Love working with all of them so much.
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#ftkatx #sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #graffiti #production #prodo #graff #frawg #frawgftk #crewproduction #graffart #underthesea #underwater #sealife #allwomencrew #bestofaustin #bestofaustin2024

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchron

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchronicle ’s Best of Austin AGAIN this year!!! I put together some graphics for y’all to share and tell your friends because I could use all the support and extra votes I can get!
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VOTE now through May 20th!!
Anyone, anywhere can do it!
1. Visit: vote.austinchronicle.com
2. Click Arts & Entertainment
3. Click Muralist
4. Select Sam Soper
5. Smash that Vote button!!
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It’s been a big year and I’ve done a lot of work since my finalist run last year. Grateful for all the adventures with the @ftkatx crew and beyond that I’ve experienced so far. I love this life and I am so grateful to be able to create joy for people across the state and outside of it through my artwork.
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Again this year I am up against some truly phenomenal talent including the amazing 3rd year champ @zuzubee, @rexhamiltonart, @_esquivel and @jiminai who all deserve a win, but, as I said last year, this is my page so VOTE FOR MEEEE. If I win just one year, I’ll campaign for someone else to get it the next year because there are so many amazing muralists in Austin who deserve the recognition!
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Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painte

Ran away to San Antonio for the weekend and painted a giant portrait of @bjork , which was basically going back in time and giving my younger self a little kiss on the forehead. The little me who wondered why she was born so strange. Why she yearned for something so impractical as what I am doing today. Who saw Kristi Yamaguchi skate to It’s Oh So Quiet and immediately went and bought her first CD, Post, which started a life long love of Bjork’s music. Music that continued to be the soundtrack to so many moments in my life, speaking directly to my weird little heart and my weird little feelings.
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Between using my printed reference and listening to the entire Bjork casette tape collection my sister @derpsicles gifted me on the tape deck that my partner gifted me, I focused on having a very analog experience. Unplugging from the very triggering news cycle (as a survivor of restrained assault, coercion, narcissistic manipulation, and men taking advantage of me while unconscious, this shit ain’t cute). We focused on the positive present. Spending time enjoying family style meals with the @ftkatx crew at our AirBnB. Making sure my homies were fed and watered. Laughing with and gassing up the other amazing local lady artists. Chatting and sharing stickers with the community who came out.
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Thanks so much to @the_great_dane_787 and @therockboxsa for having us out. Big thanks to @l.rhae for all the work she does with @ftkatx and advocating for us to get wall space.
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Anyways, you won’t find me on some “Artists, it’s our time to get to work” type shih. It’s not the artists’ job to fix this. Most of us already have multiple jobs and are scraping to afford to live. Struggling does not create better art, safety and security does. Over half the country chose for things to get way worse for most of us, unless of course you’re in the billionaire class. And even if you’re in the billionaire class, an uninhabitable planet is still uninhabitable.
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#bjork #mural #muralart #streetart #graffiti #production #ftkatx #frawgftk #aerosolart #texasmurals #therockbox #graff #spraypaint #spraypaintart #muralist #portrait #letterstyle #piecing #graffgirl #avantgarde #ladieswhopaint #art

Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the c

Valkyrie Dawn, sibling to Wisteria Moon, was the cosmic creature I summoned for Astronox this year!! @astronoxevents is always such a magical experience. I get inspired creating around so many other insanely skilled artists in attendance, reconnect with festival goers who’ve been in past years, and connect with many friendly loving new people (and Phantoes the cat who I only got video of). Bruh, I got to see Juno Reactor… twice. Younger me was… I don’t even know how to describe what this was like for my younger self, but it was frikkin cool.
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Big thanks to @nick_sumbles for hosting and curating such an amazing festival and to @thirdcoastbodhi @mermasaur @fy00g and the whole rest of the gallery team for everything you do on the arts front. Shout out to @sereda_rt5 @jagwiredart and @spartanesse_fearnot for being my festie squad throughout the weekend. Thanks to @astral_adventurer & @tomloranz and @mineralsandfossils for being great camping neighbors!! I feel like I have so much more to say, but I’ll leave that for the time lapse reel.
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#astronox #astronoxfestival #astronoxmusicfestival #astronox2024 #livepainting #livepainter #mural #muralart #muralpainting #aerosol #aerosolart #valkyrieranchllc #valkyrie #livepaint #spraypaint #spraypaintart #flowarts #bassmusic #flowfest #psytrance #electronicmusic #festival #festivallife #festivalseason #muralist #muralista #visionaryart

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get

Whoopsie, playing a bit of catch up. Wanted to get this time lapse up of Wisteria Moon at @lustre_pearl_east before moving on to the two other pieces I have painted over the past couple of weeks. I feel like I been saying but: Busy season is busying. I’m doing my best to keep up! 😮‍💨
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Grateful for people allowing me space to share my art with the world. Thanks again to @mouf_ltd for curating!!
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#lustrepearleast #lustrepearl #whitetaileddeer #juniper #lantana #wisteria #fanwort #edwardsaquifer #bartonsprings #mural #muralart #muralist #muralpainting #trompeloeil #halfunderwater #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosol #aerosolart #breakthroughwalls #holeinthewall #patiomural #atxmurals #austinmurals #atxartist #atxart #austin #texas #texasartist #ftkatx

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east l

Quick 2-day portal opening at @lustre_pearl_east last Friday and Saturday. I call this piece Wisteria Moon, inspired by our local springs and Texas native plants (wisteria, juniper, lantana, fanwort). The moon was done in the same tones I’d use to color a pearl because what is a moon if not an illustrious pearl in the sky. Honestly, this is the first time I had the chance to paint virgin cinderblock and I was stoked on the opportunity to do a breakthrough wall, so I wanted to do something that spoke to my prettier, more surreal art style. Bringing the peaceful, mystical vibes to the patio peeps.
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Thanks to @lustre_pearl_east for the delicious food!! Big ups to @mouf_ltd allowing me some wall space in this amazing gallery of murals. And thanks to @thebutcherscrew for letting me tag alongside your Block Party and geek out at all y’all’s talent during your production. Truly inspiring techniques!!
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#lustrepearleast #lustrepearl #whitetaileddeer #juniper #lantana #wisteria #fanwort #edwardsaquifer #bartonsprings #mural #muralart #muralist #muralpainting #trompeloeil #halfunderwater #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosol #aerosolart #breakthroughwalls #holeinthewall #patiomural #atxmurals #austinmurals #atxartist #atxart #austin #texas #texasartist #ftkatx

@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thev

@astronoxevents coming in HAWT. Oct 17-21 at @thevalkyrieranch !! This’ll be my third year co-creating this uplifting space with over 45 talented visionary artists. I’ll be summoning yet another cosmic being over the 5 days of the festival, flowing with the amazing electronic and bass music they’ll have pumping through the space! Get your tickets and come experience it with me!
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Please enjoy this little look back into my pieces from the 2022 and 2023 Pastronoxes!! I love this festival so much. Just getting to be amongst the rows of visionary canvases being painted and the fire & lyra performers and the large scale installations and insane lighting & projection mapping VFX is so fkn inspiring. I look forward to it (and to reconnecting with all the homies) every year!
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📸 by @dirtandglittermt
#astronox #astronoxfestival #astronoxmusicfestival #astronox2024 #livepainting #livepainter #mural #muralart #muralpainting #aerosol #aerosolart #valkyrieranchllc #valkyrie #livepaint #spraypaint #spraypaintart #flowarts #bassmusic #flowfest #psytrance #electronicmusic #festival #festivallife #festivalseason #muralist #muralista #visionaryart

Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right qu

Lemme hit y’all with a fête photo dump right quick! Beautiful times with wonderful people!! And dank food. 😂
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Are you thinking “how lucky are we to get two posts in a day!”? I’m thinking holy shite I already have new work to show and have a festival announcement I need to post and I haven’t even finished showing off my last piece. 🥵 Busy season is locked and loaded. Shiyyyyttt, y’all may get another post today… a free Sunday to make my updates is rare during festie szn. 😂
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📸 Blacklight photo of me by @justschwandering and tagging photo of me by @pattoncolby ! Thanks to @derpsicles for the B-MOveralls bc I got lots of compliments!
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoi

Lil Phathead and I made the trip out to @feteduvoid in Oakdale, LA last weekend!! Here’s a time lapse of my 16’x8’ piece Gatai-Hulud that I painted over the three days of the festival and atmosphere clips of @theicemanspecial ‘s magical forest. Amazing arts in the video (in order of appearance) by @mrballoonhandsart (mural), @stephenlikeslearning (live canvas), @snackdoll (Jeep), and @vajoyjoyart (lagniappe pin)!
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Do you like my little Froggy Hallek? He’s got his little baliset and is cruising to the fête.
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Big thanks to @studioshelnola and @justschwandering for everything y’all do to keep this fun festival alive. The @feteduvoid hospitality team kept all the artists and volunteers fed three times a day! 🙏🏻 Really enjoyed the lantern making workshop and parade with @jane_tardo and @travelintate. Lighting was so so so good. @pattoncolby built the heck out of that wall and a bunch of other stuff around the grounds. Thanks again for adopting me into your fam, had lots of fun hanging with @emily_gracepatton & @bekah_verde !
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#fêteduvoid #feteduvoid #dune #wormride #gurneyhalleck #frog #gator #alligator #mural #muralist #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #ladieswhopaint #ftkatx #oc #characterdesign #swamplife #nolaartist #travelingartist #travelingart #festivalseason #halfunderwater #flowarts #uvreactive #blacklightart

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalp

Fun little Fruity Cuties piece down at @rositasalpastor inspired by their delicious agua fresca!! Big thanks to @artxsire for inviting me out to paint on this wall again!!
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I hope y’all are ready to be overwhelmed with some new work. I’m live painting this weekend at @feteduvoid , next weekend on the inside patio of @lustre_pearl_east while the @thebutcherscrew throws it down at their block party, the weekend after that at @astronoxevents… and then maybe some @ftkatx shenanigans after that!! October is busy busy!!
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#aliencuties #aguafresca #rositasalpastor #ftkatx #fruits #🍉 #watermelon #mango #guajillo #lime #cutiestyle #mural #murals #muralart #austinart #atxart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #streetart #streetarteverywhere #austin #austintexas #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #streetartist #stickerart

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!!

Great times at the @muralsupplyco grand opening!! So excited for y’all to have a space again at @2324atx and so proud of y’all for what you’ve done with it!! Go check out the shop, it looks so good!!
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I felt super honored to paint alongside so many incredibly skilled artists in this 4-hour jam, including @ftkatx crew mates @taylordpaints & @itscandykuo and the amazing @dogslobber @ponopinto & @wadeindeed !! Also very honored and obviously overjoyed to be trusted to hold the one and only @chupiedoesntgiveameow in the little intermission in the middle.
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THANK YOU to all my friends who tagged the dumpster on my painting. I’ve been wanting to do an interactive piece like that since I started live painting 4 years ago and I was so freaking happy to have the opportunity to finally do it!! I would tag all of you, but also don’t want to overwhelm anyone with notifications, so feel free to shout yourself out in the comments.
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🎶 by @liminalia.music (proud of u bbygrl!)
#interactiveart #muralsupplyco #grandopening #frawg #frawgftk #originalcharacter #oc #graffcharacter #livepainting #livepainter #aerosolart #speedpainting #aerosol #spraypaint #spraypaintart #raccoon #dumpster #tagging #dumpstertags #mural #murals #muralstreetart #princessraccoon #liveart #chupiedoesntgiveameow #cuteart #austin #austintexas #austinartist #atxart

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up

Endlessly grateful to have opportunities to get up on big walls with my @ftkatx ladies. Here’s the time lapse from our most recent prodo at @paintlouisofficial !! I’ll have the extended video + festival recap up on YouTube later this week.
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This Greek mythology production was led by @taylordpaints ! Again on the wall we had @winkstyles001 @l.rhae @taylordpaints @k4rm_44 and meeee!!! It was a 60+ft long by 16ft high wall that we spent three days painting (plus an hour and a half getting our base coat down on Thursday).
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Had some really fun memories again at @paintlouisofficial this year. Unfortunately, we were so busy that I didn’t have as much time this year to check out the other parts of the wall! Being up on that ladder for such an extended time really wrecked my legs/ankles/feet up and it took almost a full week for the swelling to return to normal, so walking around in between painting wasn’t really an option. I am so proud of all these hard working ladies and what we did together!!
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #bookstagram #graffcharacter #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseart #timelapsegraffiti

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies ou

What a whirlwind weekend with my @ftkatx homies out at @paintlouisofficial !! We put up this amazing Ancient Greece themed production! It was a lot of hard work but I am so proud of us: @k4rm_44 @taylordpaints @l.rhae @winkstyles001 !! It’s so cool to have friends who are down to travel across state lines to absolutely bust our asses for three days in the heat to create something amazing together!! It was super fun getting to caravan and make smol mischiefs on our way up with @k4rm_44 and @eye_loves_you .
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My centaur character was based off the centaurs in Fantasia, but done in my style. This was a movie that my sister and I loved growing up so it felt appropriate for this Ancient Greece themed production. I also designed the @ftkatx column with @taylordpaints help on color matching to tie it in.
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You know I’ve got the whole thing on time lapse, too!! I am just super exhausted and need to catch up on my other work, but you’ll see that in a few days.
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#paintlouis #paintlouis2024 #ftkatx #graffitiproductions #prodo #graffiti #graff #graffporn #production #ancientgreece #athena #centaur #medusa #stlouis #stlouisart #spraypaint #aerosol #aerosolart #graffgirls #muralmile #mural #murals #muralart #spraypaintart #piecing #graffcharacter #bigfootstraphouse247

“Escaping the Web” 24”x48” Aerosol, acryli

“Escaping the Web”
24”x48”
Aerosol, acrylic, and paint pen
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Come see it at The Climb: From Dues to News this Friday through Sunday, 5:30-9:30pm at The Radiator, 830 Airport Blvd.
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Y’all like how the alien cuties were showing up throughout this video? Very demure. Very mindful. (Also no one is saying this, but @devinhalbal will forever be the only person I think of when I hear demure and I am surprised when I found that this viral moment was not from the doll princess herself.)
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The fine spray line work was made possible by the @krewline stencil cap. Shout out to the homies who helped hype me up when I was spiraling about that part.
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🎶 by @boardsofcanada
#theclimb #supportwomenartists #artexhibition #austinevents #atx #austin #texas #whenwherewhataustin #do512 #exhibition #artshow #frawg #frawgftk #ftkatx #murals #muralstreetart #streetart #graffiti #contemporaryart #graffgirls #austinart #atxart #austinartist #atxartist #eastairport #multipreneur #uxdesign #wordpressdeveloper #sysadmin #workingartist

🚨 UPCOMING SHOW!! 🗓️ The Climb: From Dues

💵 Under 100 Dollar Babies!! 💸 This Saturday,

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created t

Portals to Queer Oasis Frawg piece. 🌈 Created these idyllic skyboxes based on the colors of the trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and non-binary flags for each letter coming together to fit the rainbow theme of all the new pieces on the @topdrawerthriftaustin fence. Bricks also have an important place in pride month history and match the exterior mural at Top Drawer (painted by @hardshapes ).
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Big thanks to @l.rhae for organizing this amazing pride-themed jam and getting the @ftkatx crew and homies together to give back to a business that gives so much to the queer community!! Not to mention, with where my headspace has been lately, it was really nice to catch up with everyone and work through some of those feelings on the wall. Remind myself that I am skilled, creative, and worthy in what I do. That I’m not just pretending to be something, that I am on my way there.
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PS Didn’t win Best of Austin if you hadn’t heard already. But good things! New pfp from @dirtandglittermt which I still need to post more photos from, but the inner saboteur been loud as hell lately.
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Piece inspired by @vile_graffiti !
#ftkatx #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #pride🌈 #graffiti #graffitiart #graff #letterstyle #graffporn #3d #perspective #streetart #streetarteverywhere #aerosol #aerosolart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #portal #queerarts #lgbtq #marshapjohnson

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and

New headshots launching soon from the gorgeous and amazing @dirtandglittermt / @denalireese . Just got the final gallery yesterday. 🤩 I haven’t gotten new promo shots in 3 years and I’m so excited to start updating everything once I figure out which ones I am picking!! (It’s hard with how good they all are!!)
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She sent me so many shots to choose from, sent phone video clips and photos, set up and coordinated all the props on set, and had her friend @girl_in_the_docsphotography come out to be the second shooter (who also got some phenomenal shots). So much bang for my buck! It was honestly so affordable and I couldn’t recommend her studio more. So serendipitous to have met her back when she lived in Austin and remained friends with her for years as we both grew our small businesses!

We had so, so much fun together during the shoot and with @massagebykristenatx when she came out. I love being around women lifting each other up and putting each other on. We all thrive together!! Big, big thanks to @delilahsfrontporch for letting us take over your space and to Joe and Steven for helping move furniture around to make the set extra cute. So much love for y’all.
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BTW we still won’t find out about Best of @austinchronicle until the 21st, but I’ve got new press shots for it when it happens! 😜 Keep your fingers crossed.
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#newheadshots #dirtandglittermontana #girlinthedocsphoto #frawg #frawgftk #mural #muralart #murals #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #streetarteverywhere #spraypaint #spraypaintart #aerosolart #aerosol #pressshot #promopic #professionalphotography #delilahsfrontporch #austin #austintexas #artistsoninstagram #austinartist #atxmurals #spacecowboy #ijustneedsomespace

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic

Did you hear? 🐸🧺 Fresh Frogs’ Taco Picnic just dropped at @eltacorrido !!
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This was a pride month concept that I painted at this same spot three years ago, which I resurrected a couple of weekends ago. Shoutout to the person who drove by telling me they reminded them of Frog and Toad and asking if they were lesbians before I even added the flower crown. I love frogs because they are great androgynous characters, a theme close to my own heart. The perceived gender of many of my characters is entirely up to the interpretation of the viewer. They are putting on native species on display with a spotted chorus frog and green tree frog amongst fire wheels!
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When I first painted this concept, I didn’t have the can control to outline it, my perspective and texturing skills weren’t as solid, and dang it these ones just turned out so much cuter. Following that first iteration, the last frog characters I did here were a couple of presh lil strawberry poison dart frogs based off me and @l.rhae and they rode for a solid couple of years. They were cute, but small and I still wasn’t ready for the line work at that point. I’m happy with my latest addition to this wall and proud of how much I’ve grown painting in this space since 2020.
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I also wasn’t throwing letters last time I painted here. I felt like I was taking up too much space… but it was the same amount of space as the person before me, and I wasn’t going to leave my characters half over someone’s piece like that so why not just put a lil piece up? Okay I know it’s a sickness… I can’t stop writing Frawg on shit. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Thanks to @brittpaintsalot and @oliioliiart for the space to play. Y’all swing through pick up an El Equinox and check out the new mini prodo by @artistic.kind, @l.rhae and @taylordpaints too!! Slayed thatttt.
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#eltacorrido #frogs #frogsofinstagram #mural #murals #streetart #graffiti #graff #frawgsfarandwide #frawg #frawgftk #pridemonth #happypride #happypridemonth🌈 #queerart #pansexualpride #demisexualpride #nonbinarypride #neurodivergentartist #androgynous #frogpicnic #spottedchorusfrog #greentreefrog

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintj

FTK Deep Sea graffiti production at @sheunitpaintjam @ftkatx
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Still not over this. It was magical to co-create this with all of these amazingly skilled women. Everyone put their heart into it and it shows in how hard we snapped.
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Pieces by (from left to right):
@artxsire
@k4rm_44
@fknwanda
@l.rhae
@taylordpaints
@winkstyles001
@samsoper.art
@mixed_hues
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Big shout out to @l.rhae for leading the production and to her and @taylordpaints for all the work on the background and @winkstyles001 for hitting the handle with an outline. I helped a bit with writing the FTK handle and adding some water reflections throughout. Big thanks to @sheunitpaintjam (@raytrillharvey & @la__chapstick ) for everything y’all do to coordinate this event.
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#sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #ftkatx #frawgftk #frawg #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiproductions #graff #aerosolart #spraypaintart #spraypainting #spraypaint #aerosol #production #timelapse #timelapseart #graffgirls #streetart #streetartist #graffwriters #ladieswhopaint #supportwomenartists

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin

LAST DAY TO VOTE! @austinchronicle Best of Austin where I am finalist for Best Muralist!!! vote.austinchronicle.com > Arts & Entertainment > Muralist > click Sam Soper > mash the vote button
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HAD AN AMAZING TIME THIS WEEKEND WITH @ftkatx AT @sheunitpaintjam !!! I’ll have a time lapse of the full production very soon, but I just wanted to show off my piece rq. This piece was heavily inspired by the stylings of @bondtruluv and deep sea detritus. I came up with it while we were camping recently! I think it’s pretty neat, but what do you think?
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Also a couple of peeks at the full wall, featuring pieces by: @artxsire @k4rm_44 @fknwanda @l.rhae @taylordpaints @winkstyles001 and @mixed_hues (and myself) I will gush more in the next post about the spirit of collaboration amongst the crew, but I will say it was so amazing working with everyone towards a common goal of popping tf awf. I’m so proud of us and the work we put into this!! Love working with all of them so much.
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#ftkatx #sheunit #sheunitpaintjam #graffiti #production #prodo #graff #frawg #frawgftk #crewproduction #graffart #underthesea #underwater #sealife #allwomencrew #bestofaustin #bestofaustin2024

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchron

DANG! I am a muralist finalist in the @austinchronicle ’s Best of Austin AGAIN this year!!! I put together some graphics for y’all to share and tell your friends because I could use all the support and extra votes I can get!
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VOTE now through May 20th!!
Anyone, anywhere can do it!
1. Visit: vote.austinchronicle.com
2. Click Arts & Entertainment
3. Click Muralist
4. Select Sam Soper
5. Smash that Vote button!!
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It’s been a big year and I’ve done a lot of work since my finalist run last year. Grateful for all the adventures with the @ftkatx crew and beyond that I’ve experienced so far. I love this life and I am so grateful to be able to create joy for people across the state and outside of it through my artwork.
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Again this year I am up against some truly phenomenal talent including the amazing 3rd year champ @zuzubee, @rexhamiltonart, @_esquivel and @jiminai who all deserve a win, but, as I said last year, this is my page so VOTE FOR MEEEE. If I win just one year, I’ll campaign for someone else to get it the next year because there are so many amazing muralists in Austin who deserve the recognition!
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