Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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In today's video I am starting a new personal project - painting and identifying native plants in my area - particularly weeds and pavement plants! I fill a mini sketchbook with my watercolour studies, make a vegan omelette and chat about the Black Lives Matter movement and a new book I just finished reading.
Inspired by More Than Weeds: morethanweeds.co.uk
Hahnemuhle zig zag sketchbook hahnemuehle.com/en/artist-papers/watercolour/watercolour/p/Product/show/17/1001.html
Black Instagram Creators to Learn From:
Sonya Renee Taylor - instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/?hl=en
Aja Barber - instagram.com/ajabarber/?hl=en
Mikaela Loach - instagram.com/mikaelaloach/?hl=en
Mary Annaise Heglar - writer on climate justice
'What Climate Grief Taught Me About the Coronavirus'
newrepublic.com/article/157059/climate-grief-taught-coronavirus
'I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.'
vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/28/18629833/climate-change-2019-green-new-deal
'We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism'
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/climate-crisis-racism-environmenal-justice_n_5ee072b9c5b6b9cbc7699c3d?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH9oRlN8sgdgJu2bvoEuW2950bP4PkWODm0C-wDPIOM8nxxpVwfwQyu9LY1JvMKzzYjsTG0hSRQ4HS6DCNkvug1zgpTROdUeMd_4DGYXuaihuMbWct59ilv_Y-djzgnSykr-zSq0gfrY1V6sBe2ITF5NKhlfvz3U8IcEuQZkfVIG
podcasts: drillednews.com/podcasts
Black Youtube Creators I Appreciate:
Nappyheadedjojoba - youtube.com/channel/UCN0Ms3VmhcLlNVMk41zBOIw
For Harriet - youtube.com/user/ForHarrietdotcom
Jo Franco's Video - youtube.com/watch?v=WiRmJ0P26jc
Kat Blaque - youtube.com/user/TransDIYer
e r g o j o s h - youtube.com/channel/UCD6v_eY0IDEGittgHsmd8aQ
Books!
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Natives by Akala
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi
Petitions:
Stop The Deportation Of Vulnerable Autistic Man Osime Brown! change.org/p/home-office-stop-the-deportation-of-vulnerable-autistic-man-osime-brown-2f671100-bd95-423c-a547-c8b04da2a75a?cs_tk=AlAN_HgjbpMEBIdj514AAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvOBoWvab28KV12GjZ7xPi0g%3D&utm_campaign=4da29246eb944ac6aa6ca2a4d63b53b3&utm_content=initial_v0_0_1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=recruit_sign_digest&utm_term=cs
Justice for George Floyd
change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?utm_source=brand_us&utm_medium=media&use_react=false
Justice for Belly Mujinga.
change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22128388_en-GB%3Av1&recruited_by_id=2b2b0700-a1c9-11ea-b32e-29e86ebe33c3&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial
Justice for Breonna Taylor
standwithbre.com
Black Curriculum theblackcurriculum.com/action
Improve Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the U.K. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301079?fbclid=IwAR0yTU7vSXTc6Fr91t3vi6lxAvYsupOSvUIzepq6BVp05NSBgv2OxuuhZw0
Anti Racism in Schools: change.org/p/secretary-of-state-education-anti-racism-education-to-be-compulsory-in-u-k-schools-c27ddfe2-0ae9-4d7f-b168-f23ef32200f8?original_footer_petition_id=22587575&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=10&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAHiPWAEAAAAAXtozp5FmisA0MGIyODA3Mg%3D%3D
Suspend UK export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to USA change.org/p/suspend-uk-export-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-usa?signed=true
FIND ME
Instagram
instagram.com/hollyexley_illustration
My Website
hollyexley.com
My blog
hollyexley.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter
twitter.com/hollyexley
#morethanweeds #minisketchbookchallenge #watercolours
The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/hollyexley17
In today's video I am starting a new personal project - painting and identifying native plants in my area - particularly weeds and pavement plants! I fill a mini sketchbook with my watercolour studies, make a vegan omelette and chat about the Black Lives Matter movement and a new book I just finished reading.
Inspired by More Than Weeds: morethanweeds.co.uk
Hahnemuhle zig zag sketchbook hahnemuehle.com/en/artist-papers/watercolour/watercolour/p/Product/show/17/1001.html
Black Instagram Creators to Learn From:
Sonya Renee Taylor - instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/?hl=en
Aja Barber - instagram.com/ajabarber/?hl=en
Mikaela Loach - instagram.com/mikaelaloach/?hl=en
Mary Annaise Heglar - writer on climate justice
'What Climate Grief Taught Me About the Coronavirus'
newrepublic.com/article/157059/climate-grief-taught-coronavirus
'I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.'
vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/28/18629833/climate-change-2019-green-new-deal
'We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism'
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/climate-crisis-racism-environmenal-justice_n_5ee072b9c5b6b9cbc7699c3d?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH9oRlN8sgdgJu2bvoEuW2950bP4PkWODm0C-wDPIOM8nxxpVwfwQyu9LY1JvMKzzYjsTG0hSRQ4HS6DCNkvug1zgpTROdUeMd_4DGYXuaihuMbWct59ilv_Y-djzgnSykr-zSq0gfrY1V6sBe2ITF5NKhlfvz3U8IcEuQZkfVIG
podcasts: drillednews.com/podcasts
Black Youtube Creators I Appreciate:
Nappyheadedjojoba - youtube.com/channel/UCN0Ms3VmhcLlNVMk41zBOIw
For Harriet - youtube.com/user/ForHarrietdotcom
Jo Franco's Video - youtube.com/watch?v=WiRmJ0P26jc
Kat Blaque - youtube.com/user/TransDIYer
e r g o j o s h - youtube.com/channel/UCD6v_eY0IDEGittgHsmd8aQ
Books!
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Natives by Akala
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi
Petitions:
Stop The Deportation Of Vulnerable Autistic Man Osime Brown! change.org/p/home-office-stop-the-deportation-of-vulnerable-autistic-man-osime-brown-2f671100-bd95-423c-a547-c8b04da2a75a?cs_tk=AlAN_HgjbpMEBIdj514AAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvOBoWvab28KV12GjZ7xPi0g%3D&utm_campaign=4da29246eb944ac6aa6ca2a4d63b53b3&utm_content=initial_v0_0_1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=recruit_sign_digest&utm_term=cs
Justice for George Floyd
change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?utm_source=brand_us&utm_medium=media&use_react=false
Justice for Belly Mujinga.
change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22128388_en-GB%3Av1&recruited_by_id=2b2b0700-a1c9-11ea-b32e-29e86ebe33c3&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial
Justice for Breonna Taylor
standwithbre.com
Black Curriculum theblackcurriculum.com/action
Improve Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the U.K. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301079?fbclid=IwAR0yTU7vSXTc6Fr91t3vi6lxAvYsupOSvUIzepq6BVp05NSBgv2OxuuhZw0
Anti Racism in Schools: change.org/p/secretary-of-state-education-anti-racism-education-to-be-compulsory-in-u-k-schools-c27ddfe2-0ae9-4d7f-b168-f23ef32200f8?original_footer_petition_id=22587575&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=10&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAHiPWAEAAAAAXtozp5FmisA0MGIyODA3Mg%3D%3D
Suspend UK export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to USA change.org/p/suspend-uk-export-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-usa?signed=true
FIND ME
instagram.com/hollyexley_illustration
My Website
hollyexley.com
My blog
hollyexley.blogspot.co.uk
twitter.com/hollyexley
#morethanweeds #minisketchbookchallenge #watercolours
