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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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How’s the wrapping going? Is your home looking like a winter wonderland or an explosion of holiday clutter? I’m a little more on that holiday clutter team myself. 😂 But, hey, we’re here and surviving!
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If you still have some stockings to stuff, my holiday offer is going on through December 15th. Check the link in the bio for the email I sent out to my subscribers this morning, full of holiday goodness and a promo code. Stay cozy, friends.
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#giftguide2019 #giftguide #giftideas #giftsforher #giftsforhim #supportsmallbusiness #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrator #womenwhodraw #cutiedudes #conceptart #originalcharacter #oc #giftwrapping #holiday #holidayseason #holidaze #christmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #festivus #emailcampaign #mailchimp #blogpost #atxartist #austinartist #shoplocal #austin #spratx #bbatx

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10 years ago today, I displayed in my very first group exhibition, the Holiday 12x12 Art Box Show at the @marandapleasant Gallery. My oil paintings, titled “We Are Friends” and “We Are Winners,” were inspired by gems found on @awkwardfamilyphotos. I didn’t have any photos from the showing, but did find one online where you can see them in the corner.
.
How was that first show? Overwhelming. The place was packed with people, but I was completely alone and focused only on that. I’d wanted to be an artist since I was 5 and this felt like a momentous step in that direction as my very first time displaying my art in a gallery, and no one showed up (no fault but my own, which I wasn’t willing to admit to myself at the time). My paintings were hung at the bottom in the very back corner. It was difficult for me to even get near or snap a picture of them. I sobbed uncontrollably as soon as I walked out and through the drive home. It was a real pity party.
.
In retrospect, I missed out on so much at that first show because I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. If I could go back in time, I would celebrate that I had taken that first step, above all else. I would be excited that so many people were getting to see my art, even if I didn’t know a single one of them. I’d know that anything of worth or value takes time, effort, and self-promotion, which I was lacking on all fronts. I’d recognize that you have to actually communicate that something is important to you for your friends to even know, which, in all honesty, was my biggest fault. I can’t go back and fix that night for me, but I can help someone else with this tale of me being a dumbass. Don’t let focusing on the bad parts overpower your ability to see the good shit happening right in front of you. Stick with it and show up for yourself. You’ll be amazed where you’ll be 10 years from now.
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I’m here with a #smallbusinesssaturday reminder! My online shop is live and you can shop all of my great stocking stuffers. Buttons, matchboxes, postcards, and stickers all ready to ship to you at samsoper.art/shop.
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Use code HOLIDAZE19 for holiday discountssss. Plus 10% of sales going to @bossbabesatx // @crafthermarket for Giving Tuesday!
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Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving!! I know I did. This year I was so grateful for all the opportunities I had to meet so many central Texas creative badasses. Want to shop local and support small business this shopping weekend? Check out my gift guide post for some ideas from 20 of these phenomenal creators (NEW BLOG POST - Linked in the bio). Swipe to see the different kinds of friends you can shop for in the gift guide and for a little special surprise at the end.
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PS! I am also donating proceeds from purchases made on my shop to support BossBabesATX on Giving Tuesday. So pick some stocking stuffers up from me while you’re at it!
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#giftguide2019 #giftideas #giftsforher #giftsforhim #supportsmallbusiness #supportyourfriends #supportwomenartists #bbatx #lgbtq #illustration #femaleillustrator #spratx #uxdesign #persona #conceptart #originalcharacter #conceptartist #characterdesign #holiday #holidaze #thanksgiving #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #givingtuesday #blogpost #artblog #centraltexas #atxart #shoplocal

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Bit of a late post, but this past Sunday I had a beautiful day with my sister and friends out at East Austin Studio Tour. We saw some lovely arts made by old art friends and new. We also caught a drag brunch beforehand with the indelible @senator_colleen_deforrest and went to @zilkergarden afterwards.
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I didn’t catch the names of all the artists at @shop.east so if you know them please tag them below! Also don’t forget that my online shop is now open and linked in the bio.
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#eastaustinstudiotour #eastaustinstudiotour2019 #east2019 #bigmedium #artevents #supportsmallbusiness #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrators #womenwhodraw #photobooth #popupphotoshop #llamas #mosaic #leemcity #lemurs #portraiture #graphicart #illustratoroninstagram #artistoninstagram #conceptart #pastelgoth #austinart #atxlife #atxartist #onlineshopping #blackfriday #cybermonday #thanksgiving #holiday #holidayseason

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Princess Raccoon and Slice Boy die cut stickers on lock! Even more exciting announcement, check that link in the bio to get them for yourself, wherever you are in the world.
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Also have loads of original artwork, prints, matchboxes, and 83 different pin back button designs all right at your fingertips!
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#launchparty #raccoon #pizza #narwhal #giftguide2019 #giftguide #supportsmallbusiness #supportyourfriends #supportwomenartists #originalart #stickers #giftsforher #giftsforhim #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #austinart #atxartist #womenwhodraw #femaleillustrator #conceptart #fun #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #onlineshopping #woocommerce #thanksgiving #holidaze #holiday #holidayseason

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Rad times at the @spratxignite Artisan Exchange this past Saturday. Picked up many cool items from a few of the amazing vendors out there (tags on that third pic). Got to jam @boardsofcanada while working my booth, thanks to @chillvillemonty. Celebrated my first time getting to display work at an EAST event with some of my girl squad. Met some awesome artists I hadn’t heard of yet and others who have inspired me for YEARS. As always, my sister @3rd_eye_monsters // @derpsicles was the best help and set up her first mini table! @kermii_boi was the cutest booth mate. It was really an amazing day.
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#spratx #spratxignite #eastaustinstudiotour #eastaustinstudiotour2019 #east2019 #atx #austinart #spratxigniteprogram #austinevents #atxevents #artistalley #popupshop #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrator #womenwhodraw #penandink #supportlocal #portraiture #characterart #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #lustrepearleast #bbatx #rupaulsdragrace #rupaulsdragraceuk #goofy #artist #market #saturndevouringhisson

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Make sure to stop by the @spratxignite Artisan Exchange Market Saturday 11.16, 12-6PM at @lustre_pearl_east! Lots of great vendors, an Ignite Art Show, @101x will jamming out, @dogonfleek is live screenprinting Ignite shirts, and @williamgrantusa is donating $1 per drink to Ignite!
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@blondebrittatx
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@kkoday
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@samsoper.art
@retrorecharge
@taraleighjohnston
@_nocturn
@leigharhaeart
@justpake
@shoplouxieluxury
@mckinleymizar
@indig0art
@stella_roz
@skeleartart
@dogonfleek
@reflective_dye
@erthink
@random.direction
@jennamariestudios
@loveleanamarie
@stasiscosmetics
@griffininsight
@bryanshigh
IGNITE HOUSE SHOWCASE:
@averyodesign
@eastmanarts
@_.paste
@e_unitx
@_nocturn
@willhatchcrosby
@nicoleberenger
@azulmentallo
@kamehouseart
@nevercoldbuticy
@uloang
@taylordpaints
@leigharhaeart
@jsamfrankel
@mixed_hues
@elizahazelart
@reynaarts_
@kristinfreemanart
@theblobguy
SPECIAL THANKS TO: @titosvodka @lustre_pearl_east @lustrepearl @ghislainelucet @polis_hq @kwikice @spratx @101x @chillvillemonty @williamgrantusa @atxcouchpotatoes
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🚨EVENT🚨We’re two weeks out from my next pop-up at The Artisan Exchange Market AND it’s my first time vending at an official East Austin Studio Tour event! I’m so excited to have the opportunity to get involved with @spratx and the @spratxignite program for this event. The artist lineup is insane, including @stellar_roz, @erthink, @justpake, @_nocturn, @indig0art, and so many more!
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COME OUT: Saturday 11/16 12-6pm @lustre_pearl_east
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How’s the wrapping going? Is your home looking like a winter wonderland or an explosion of holiday clutter? I’m a little more on that holiday clutter team myself. 😂 But, hey, we’re here and surviving!
.
If you still have some stockings to stuff, my holiday offer is going on through December 15th. Check the link in the bio for the email I sent out to my subscribers this morning, full of holiday goodness and a promo code. Stay cozy, friends.
.
.
#giftguide2019 #giftguide #giftideas #giftsforher #giftsforhim #supportsmallbusiness #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrator #womenwhodraw #cutiedudes #conceptart #originalcharacter #oc #giftwrapping #holiday #holidayseason #holidaze #christmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #festivus #emailcampaign #mailchimp #blogpost #atxartist #austinartist #shoplocal #austin #spratx #bbatx

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10 years ago today, I displayed in my very first group exhibition, the Holiday 12x12 Art Box Show at the @marandapleasant Gallery. My oil paintings, titled “We Are Friends” and “We Are Winners,” were inspired by gems found on @awkwardfamilyphotos. I didn’t have any photos from the showing, but did find one online where you can see them in the corner.
.
How was that first show? Overwhelming. The place was packed with people, but I was completely alone and focused only on that. I’d wanted to be an artist since I was 5 and this felt like a momentous step in that direction as my very first time displaying my art in a gallery, and no one showed up (no fault but my own, which I wasn’t willing to admit to myself at the time). My paintings were hung at the bottom in the very back corner. It was difficult for me to even get near or snap a picture of them. I sobbed uncontrollably as soon as I walked out and through the drive home. It was a real pity party.
.
In retrospect, I missed out on so much at that first show because I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. If I could go back in time, I would celebrate that I had taken that first step, above all else. I would be excited that so many people were getting to see my art, even if I didn’t know a single one of them. I’d know that anything of worth or value takes time, effort, and self-promotion, which I was lacking on all fronts. I’d recognize that you have to actually communicate that something is important to you for your friends to even know, which, in all honesty, was my biggest fault. I can’t go back and fix that night for me, but I can help someone else with this tale of me being a dumbass. Don’t let focusing on the bad parts overpower your ability to see the good shit happening right in front of you. Stick with it and show up for yourself. You’ll be amazed where you’ll be 10 years from now.
.
.
#tbt #throwbackthursday #artshow #holiday #holidayseason #artgallery #firstshow #10yearchallenge #10year #cthulhu #awkwardfamilyphotos #cat #russianblue #dog #12x12exhibition #atxart #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrator #womenwhopaint #portraiture #perspectiveshift #spratx #bbatx #mullet #artistsoninstagram #art

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I’m here with a #smallbusinesssaturday reminder! My online shop is live and you can shop all of my great stocking stuffers. Buttons, matchboxes, postcards, and stickers all ready to ship to you at samsoper.art/shop.
.
Use code HOLIDAZE19 for holiday discountssss. Plus 10% of sales going to @bossbabesatx // @crafthermarket for Giving Tuesday!
.
.
#supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #stockingstuffers #bbatx #crafthermarket19 #crafthermarket #blackfriday #cybermonday #givingtuesday #holiday #holidaze #woocommerce #wordpress #artbusiness #supportwomenartists #womenwhodraw #femaleillustrator #spratx #giftideas #onlineshop #atxart #ilustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #justlaunched #newrelease #raccoon #pizza #drag #davidbowie

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Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving!! I know I did. This year I was so grateful for all the opportunities I had to meet so many central Texas creative badasses. Want to shop local and support small business this shopping weekend? Check out my gift guide post for some ideas from 20 of these phenomenal creators (NEW BLOG POST - Linked in the bio). Swipe to see the different kinds of friends you can shop for in the gift guide and for a little special surprise at the end.
.
PS! I am also donating proceeds from purchases made on my shop to support BossBabesATX on Giving Tuesday. So pick some stocking stuffers up from me while you’re at it!
.
.
#giftguide2019 #giftideas #giftsforher #giftsforhim #supportsmallbusiness #supportyourfriends #supportwomenartists #bbatx #lgbtq #illustration #femaleillustrator #spratx #uxdesign #persona #conceptart #originalcharacter #conceptartist #characterdesign #holiday #holidaze #thanksgiving #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #givingtuesday #blogpost #artblog #centraltexas #atxart #shoplocal

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Bit of a late post, but this past Sunday I had a beautiful day with my sister and friends out at East Austin Studio Tour. We saw some lovely arts made by old art friends and new. We also caught a drag brunch beforehand with the indelible @senator_colleen_deforrest and went to @zilkergarden afterwards.
.
I didn’t catch the names of all the artists at @shop.east so if you know them please tag them below! Also don’t forget that my online shop is now open and linked in the bio.
.
.
#eastaustinstudiotour #eastaustinstudiotour2019 #east2019 #bigmedium #artevents #supportsmallbusiness #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrators #womenwhodraw #photobooth #popupphotoshop #llamas #mosaic #leemcity #lemurs #portraiture #graphicart #illustratoroninstagram #artistoninstagram #conceptart #pastelgoth #austinart #atxlife #atxartist #onlineshopping #blackfriday #cybermonday #thanksgiving #holiday #holidayseason

Instagram post 2184233477192611430_8120097015

Princess Raccoon and Slice Boy die cut stickers on lock! Even more exciting announcement, check that link in the bio to get them for yourself, wherever you are in the world.
.
Also have loads of original artwork, prints, matchboxes, and 83 different pin back button designs all right at your fingertips!
.
.
#launchparty #raccoon #pizza #narwhal #giftguide2019 #giftguide #supportsmallbusiness #supportyourfriends #supportwomenartists #originalart #stickers #giftsforher #giftsforhim #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #austinart #atxartist #womenwhodraw #femaleillustrator #conceptart #fun #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #onlineshopping #woocommerce #thanksgiving #holidaze #holiday #holidayseason

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Rad times at the @spratxignite Artisan Exchange this past Saturday. Picked up many cool items from a few of the amazing vendors out there (tags on that third pic). Got to jam @boardsofcanada while working my booth, thanks to @chillvillemonty. Celebrated my first time getting to display work at an EAST event with some of my girl squad. Met some awesome artists I hadn’t heard of yet and others who have inspired me for YEARS. As always, my sister @3rd_eye_monsters // @derpsicles was the best help and set up her first mini table! @kermii_boi was the cutest booth mate. It was really an amazing day.
.
.
#spratx #spratxignite #eastaustinstudiotour #eastaustinstudiotour2019 #east2019 #atx #austinart #spratxigniteprogram #austinevents #atxevents #artistalley #popupshop #supportwomenartists #femaleillustrator #womenwhodraw #penandink #supportlocal #portraiture #characterart #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #lustrepearleast #bbatx #rupaulsdragrace #rupaulsdragraceuk #goofy #artist #market #saturndevouringhisson

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Make sure to stop by the @spratxignite Artisan Exchange Market Saturday 11.16, 12-6PM at @lustre_pearl_east! Lots of great vendors, an Ignite Art Show, @101x will jamming out, @dogonfleek is live screenprinting Ignite shirts, and @williamgrantusa is donating $1 per drink to Ignite!
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•
VENDORS:
@doxatx
@thefrenchladyxox
@riktor100
@blondebrittatx
@daaru_art
@jrg3796
@kkoday
@Lacedandfound
@samsoper.art
@retrorecharge
@taraleighjohnston
@_nocturn
@leigharhaeart
@justpake
@shoplouxieluxury
@mckinleymizar
@indig0art
@stella_roz
@skeleartart
@dogonfleek
@reflective_dye
@erthink
@random.direction
@jennamariestudios
@loveleanamarie
@stasiscosmetics
@griffininsight
@bryanshigh
IGNITE HOUSE SHOWCASE:
@averyodesign
@eastmanarts
@_.paste
@e_unitx
@_nocturn
@willhatchcrosby
@nicoleberenger
@azulmentallo
@kamehouseart
@nevercoldbuticy
@uloang
@taylordpaints
@leigharhaeart
@jsamfrankel
@mixed_hues
@elizahazelart
@reynaarts_
@kristinfreemanart
@theblobguy
SPECIAL THANKS TO: @titosvodka @lustre_pearl_east @lustrepearl @ghislainelucet @polis_hq @kwikice @spratx @101x @chillvillemonty @williamgrantusa @atxcouchpotatoes
Free Entry + Street Parking
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#atx #austintx #texas #spratx #austinart #atxevent #freeparty #spratxignite #spratxigniteprogram #austinevents #atxevents #austinartist #artevent #eastaustinstudiotour #austinstreetart

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