#mixtape art

[granaatvlinder]

second time’s the charm 🍀

[floraenox]

“decade in hyperbloom”

Artwork for a nostalgia themed playlist based around aesthetics and music I enjoyed in the early 2010’s.

[neon-wonderlands]

[foraging-my-bliss]

One of the hobbies I have the brings me joy is making mixtapes. I was born near the end of the era that made mixtapes so, though I listened to cassette tapes (usually Disney stories on tape) I never got to participate in the art of making a mixtape. It was after reading “the perks of being a wall flower”and reading about Ponytail Derek (I think his name was Derek) would hand paint his mixtapes , I had to try my hand at this art form. One of of my trips to Boulder City , I found a shoebox tape recorder/player, and the first of many walkmans I would end up owing (they never lasted too long) and I began making mixtapes. All I really do is make a playlist on YouTube or Spotify and record them onto the tapes. It’s not the same as going through piles of cassettes and vinyls to find the perfect songs, admittedly, but It makes me happy. I love putting a playlist onto a piece of equipment that I can paint and decorated and carry with me. And since then, Ive found a little community on instagram that loves mixtapes as much as I do. We put together mixtapes for each other and send them to each other like musical secret Santa’s across the globe. For Christmas, I received one of my favorite gifts ever: an old Emerson dual deck stereo. My parents found it in an antiques shop and surprised me with it. I adore this machine. Today, I used it to listen to a mixtape I received in the mail from the exchange. The sound quality was fantastic and the tape itself had an excellent musical selection. The art was beautiful as well! Mixtapes bring me bliss. I hope to get better at arranging the music selection of my mixtapes but for now, I simply enjoy the process I do have of making mixtapes.

[craniumknight]

women in stem!!!!

(prints and stickers on etsy)

[wigglebox]

Newsflash: They sound ridiculous either way

[casdeans-pie]

"It's a gift. You keep those."

These lattes taste perfect together. Hints of sweet devotion and bitter yearning. A touch of gunsmoke and angel grace.

[sleepiestslooth]

color study ft the mk's

[fortheloveofexy]

my (second) fanart submission for the 2024 @aftg-mixtape

based on Alien Blues by Vundabar.

[cheeseproducts]

date? night

[strange-house-art]

[floraenox]

Collage art for two different summer-themed mixtapes I made ft. bi pride colors.

[neon-wonderlands]

[evilwvergil]

MIXTAPE (2025) : On their last night of high school, three friends embark on one more adventure together. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

[m-artsoul]

30/12/22

...and you talked, and he was cute, and he knew the words to every Zeppelin song, so when he asked you for your number, you gave it to him even though you knew your dad would be pissed.

NOTE: finishing the year with a kiss. that quote (above) is probably my fav spn quote, i just think it’s very cute.

[raviollies]

Modern Date