Coming Up Violets

01/10/2025

Local folks! As part of my ongoing effort to get all of the various products of the Meta Corporation out of my life, and help others do the same, I have created a Mentone Neighbor To Neighbor group on Reddit and one on MeWe. If you use or begin to use either of these sites, please join us there!

MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/mentoneneighbortoneighbor
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MentoneAlabama/

If you have no intention of joining those sites, but would still like to advertise your business or event or share Mentone-related news with people who don't use Facebook, I created an email address for that!
Just email [email protected] with the information about your event, business, or local news and I will make a post in those groups on your behalf.

LASTLY - If you have a business, event, project, or whatnot that has a presence on Reddit, MeWe, Bluesky or Mastodon, post the link to it in the comments and I'll be sure to follow you on those sites!

Let's work together to make it so that people who don't use Facebook can still find out what's going on in and around Mentone and Dekalb County, and make it so that you can advertise to more folks than just the people who are on Facebook!

Send a message to learn more

01/08/2025

Hi folks. If you’d like to continue to see my work and the work of the other artists I work with, please follow me on

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/comingupviolets.bsky.social
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/u/ComingUpViolets/
Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/

My plan is still to phase out using Meta platforms (Instagram and Facebook) because even though it will be a lot harder to promote my work and my shop, I have to follow my principles and my conscience. If I cannot keep my business going without resorting to advertising on platforms that I can’t use in good conscience, I’ll happily close my shop.

It’s clear that Zuckerberg is doing with Facebook what Musk did with Twitter and well, frankly I’d love it if Meta’s stock price responded in kind. Then, they started bombarding me with hardcore p**n ads. And all along, very literally *4/5* of the posts I see have been ads or “suggested” groups, many of which have been hateful.

I’ll see you somewhere else, I hope.
This account will be deleted on 1/20/2025.

296 Posts, 79 Following, 44 Followers · Artist, Studio & Shop in Mentone, Alabama. Coworking space, handmade art & crafts by local artists, lessons & events.

01/04/2025

New Postcard… I just can’t get tired of painting the view from the brow!
Hello over there, Sand Mountain!

12/29/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT
Folks, I hope you know that “Meta” (that’s Facebook and Instagram) are allowing absolute, 100% HARDCORE P**N to be posted as ads claiming to be for healthcare and stuff like that. The more I report them, the more I see.

I did not hear this anywhere - I experienced it personally. Today. I have been subjected to EIGHT of these videos on Facebook and Instagram in the past half-hour alone. I took screenshots of them for proof but I, unlike the “ad” sponsors, cannot post them (even censored) or the post will be taken down and my page banned from Facebook.

Facebook is also shoving disgusting, hateful, provably false posts from N**i ideology groups in my face, no matter how many of them I block, while not showing me what my friends post, and on top of that, I just counted and 7/10 posts I saw were ads or groups I’m NOT a member of.

I’m begging you all to get off of Facebook and use anything else except twitter. Put your businesses on another platform so that I can follow them there. I refuse to use Facebook anymore, not even to promote my business.

Coming Up Violets can be found on these other platforms. Please follow us there because I will be transitioning away from Facebook. You will not see my artwork, new items or announcements here.
- Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/u/ComingUpViolets

294 Posts, 76 Following, 42 Followers · Artist, Studio & Shop in Mentone, Alabama. Coworking space, handmade art & crafts by local artists, lessons & events.

12/29/2024

I’m not planning to go to the shop today due to the fact that I got too little sleep and just can’t get it together this morning 🥴

If anyone was wanting to come by today for any reason just let me know, I’ll be happy to stop by.

Otherwise see you all next weekend and enjoy this nice painting by JMW Turner.

12/27/2024

Hi! I hope everyone had and/or is having a great holiday!
The shop won’t be open today, but I will be open
tomorrow (Saturday) 10-4
and Sunday from at least 11-3!

12/26/2024

The cat is out of the bag now so I can post the latest picture I drew!
9x12 pencil portrait of my boyfriend and his family, as a Christmas gift for his parents.
Merry Christmas, Kellys! 🎄

12/25/2024

Wishing everyone the merriest and happiest possible Hanu-Rama-Kwanz-mas-tide-stice.

12/22/2024

Today’s the last day for Christmas and Holiday ornaments and cards at the shop!
11-4!
I’ll be back open next Saturday!

12/20/2024

We’re open today and tomorrow until 4, with LOTS of stuff for your last-minute Christmas gift shopping, all handmade by local artists.

Sunday 11-4 is the last day we’re open before Christmas!

If anyone can spare some prayers, thoughts, good vibes, manifestation, or whatever it is you do, for my mom and her boyfriend up in New York, we appreciate it greatly. Ganbatte kudasai, Gabe! 🙏🏼