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🎨 murals, windows & chalkboards
🖍️ founder @everythingstudiobaltimore
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A few weeks ago, I had the honor of working for the @aakomaproject, making their new Arlington office as welcoming and representative of their mission and vision as possible.

Learning about this organization, as well as its founder @dralfiee, was inspiring and rejuvenating. As someone who left the education space, and specifically Baltimore City schools working with majority students of color, The AAKOMA Project’s mission of all young people (and especially BIPOC young people) thriving as the most authentic and powerful versions of themselves is so important and meaningful to me on a personal and professional level.

Creating and painting this mural I saw and celebrated so many individuals I know personally, and spent a lot of time thinking about my own hypothetical, hopeful future child, who (if our bodies permit) will be biracial.

Especially as we return to a downright frightening presidency, it’s critical that we know these organizations and people exist, and have existed, and will continue to exist. And more than that, it’s important we celebrate them, uplift them, and engage with them in all ways possible.

Giving Tuesday is December 3 - I highly encourage you to support this organization, mutual aid, and any other orgs that prioritize the health and wellness of young people and especially BIPOC young people. In the meantime, go follow and support the work of The AAKOMA Project and the incredible Dr Alfiee!

#mural #womenwhopaint #womanmuralist #arlington #mentalhealth #officemural #youngpeoplematter #youngpeople taken in Arlington, Virginia by @okay_everything

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Newest @okay_everything mural in Fells! Caro’s client wanted to disguise the window on the blank wall and wanted it to say Welcome to Baltimore so she designed everything around the window. The flowers in places people can stand make them the perfect photo spot, and they can track their girls height every year with the mural! They already had a cute backyard and now it’s the perfect hangout spot. She was really excited to paint the wall under the stairs because anytime someone goes in there to get something they’ll see a pop of color 💖 Thank you Caro for getting cool jobs and bringing me up on 3 stories of scaffolding with my camera and really making me be brave all the time 🫡

@ally_absolutely @tedvitale taken in Fells Point by @okay_everything

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Hi, hello, greetings, wow, thank you, welcome.

I am Caro, Caroline, Okay Everything owner & sole full time employee. I’m an artist, a writer, a runner, & big on community and hyper-local everything.

I have been in love with writing letters, both the alphabetical and mail kind, since I was very little. My mom told me when I was very small that my writing “looks like a typewriter” & I wore that like a badge of honor all the way through getting a BFA in graphic design.

In 2017 I moved to Baltimore (from Michigan, by way of Arkansas and Colorado). I was lost in many senses - attempting to walk away from a six year career in education with no idea where or what I was headed to. A childhood friend told me to move to Baltimore, so I did. I started this Instagram to sell poetry books, crochet, & tiny canvases.

I stayed in the education space peripherally (working in museum education departments, & an edu non-profit) until COVID came, during which my mental health had enough & I quit quite suddenly.

Soon after quitting I got my first studio, of which I’m on the third iteration, 10x bigger and now with tenants (go follow @everythingstudiobaltimore to keep an eye on what we’re up to) & I now have two part time employees and clients that have stayed with me for years.

My career as an artist is entering childhood and leaving toddlerhood - I’m somewhere around four years old (I should really choose an exact date, shouldn’t I?) & I’m feeling the growth and maturity settle in.

I always do a lot of reflecting in the fourth quarter, & this year I’m thinking about growth being only possible through risk & pain. 2025 has been filled with so much of both - opening a huge studio, & working through a breakup two months before my wedding date. Completing my biggest solo mural, & flying to Albuquerque for two more.

As we head into hustle holidays & face mountains of national pain and uncertainty, I want to say out loud that I’m here, I exist, & Everything Studio & Okay Everything are born of a desire to be seen and a desire to connect. Change is coming, both because it is inevitable and because I am building it. Let’s talk art & community. Let’s make something beautiful. taken in Baltimore, Maryland by @okay_everything

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A good window display doesn’t just decorate your storefront, it invites people in, and then invites them to come back again.

We create and install seasonal window displays four times a year, so your business looks and feels current (without you having to think about it).

You handle an exceptional product and experience once they’re in the door… let us handle the windows.

Quarterly installation spots are limited. DM us to get on the schedule beginning fall 2026. 💞 taken in Baltimore, Maryland by @okay_everything

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Another Thursday, another doodle date.

Lots of newcomers yesterday! Follow these artists and come hang with us next week! DM me for info. taken in Pigtown, Baltimore by @okay_everything

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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞?⁣⁣⁣
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What if a purposeful life can be built by following the opportunities that call to you, one spark at a time?⁣⁣⁣
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If you’ve ever struggled to figure out if this is the “right” career for you, if you’re living in the “right” city, or if this is the “right” goal you should be pursuing...⁣⁣⁣
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𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 💫⁣⁣⁣
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In this week’s podcast with professional artist Caroline Lampinen...⁣⁣⁣
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you’ll hear how seeing herself as an “opportunist” instead of a “goal-setter” helped her bring dreams to life she never even thought to dream in the first place.⁣⁣⁣
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭?⁣⁣⁣
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Give this episode a listen to see what unlocks when you follow the opportunities that call to you!⁣⁣⁣
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(𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰: # 𝟷𝟼𝟶 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵)⁣
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𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤? ⁣⁣⁣
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𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦. ⁣⁣⁣
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If you’re ready to find out why the human brain tries to hold you back from pursuing your dreams and how building belief could help propel you forward even if you feel scared...⁣⁣⁣
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𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝟕/𝟏𝟒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞. ⚡️⁣⁣⁣
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A guided experience to reconnect to your vision, your confidence and what’s possible for your life. ⁣⁣⁣
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RSVP at ginacasbarro.com/believe⁣⁣
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#dreambig # by @okay_everything

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𝐒𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!⁣
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I know being a full-time entrepreneur is no easy feat especially when there are employees counting on you too. ⁣
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I also know the world is a brighter, more joyful, inspiring place because you’ve had the courage to walk this path and share your work.⁣
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THANK YOU @okay_everything for choosing to believe!⁣
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Want to hear more of Caro’s story and how following the opportunities one spark at a time led her to becoming a full-time artist?⁣
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 #𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭! (link in bio!)⁣
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𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘖𝘜?⁣
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𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓, 𝟕/𝟏𝟒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞. ⁣
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✨ We’ll explore the dreams lighting you up right now and why they matter. ⁣
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✨ You’ll find out why the brain has a tendency to spin in self-doubt. ⁣
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✨ And you’ll learn 5 practices that can help you build belief that propels you past fear. ⁣
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𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧…⁣
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we’ll close with a guided meditation and visualization to connect with your most capable, empowered self and a feng shui practice to stay connected to your dreams in the days to come. ⁣
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𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥?⁣
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Join us at ginacasbarro.com/believe⁣
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#dreambig #believeinyourself #leapoffaith #confidence by @okay_everything

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18 days ago

100°? 25°?

Honestly my only concern is how well the paint will adhere and cure. And between the two, I have an extremely huge preference for heat. Maybe because I was born in the summer? Whatever it is, painting while it’s this hot genuinely doesn’t bother me.

Maybe it’s that saying, that there’s no bad weather, as long as you prepare?

Every day I pack a cooler, hydrate incessantly, make sure I eat, take breaks, and yesterday I even bought a fan!

Every once in a while I get hit realizing not everyone would be thrilled to paint outside, or inside with no AC (I’m doing both for this project), on their feet for 6-12 hours at a time depending on the day… and it fills my heart when I realize that after three and a half decades, I finally found a job I love.

Thank you so much, friends, family, and especially clients like @coneheadicecreamco, for helping me get to a career that makes me so happy. taken in Timonium by @okay_everything

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Baltimore (and surrounding areas) artists
Any skill level
Any energy level
Bring whatever project or sketchbook you’re working on for yourself and your own practice
Take off the pressure of clients and expectations
Make a new friend
Ask for help
Enjoy the energy of a new space

DM to be added to the group chat
Every Thursday morning 9-11am taken in Pigtown, Baltimore by @okay_everything

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23 days ago

SUMMER OPEN STUDIO!

Join us Sat, June 27, 6-9pm for our second open studio!

ART!
DRINKS!
FRIENDSHIP!
ACTIVITIES!
JOY!

Link in bio! Get tickets! We love you! by @okay_everything

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✨ Chase Your Dreams ✨

One big, bright, full studio.
5 resident artists
3 member artists
9 visiting artists
8 raffle items
Plenty of seltzer water and beer
Snacks, kids, adults
Painting, drawing, bracelet making

Our second open studio was a huge, collaborative success. We had over 100 people show up to see our artwork, enjoy our space, and celebrate the creativity and beauty that is Baltimore.

Thank you for your art: @kaitkdesigns @lookysquares @tunestherealto @joshburggraf @okay_everything @jdesantisart @ellemi.ko @shiyuart @_thecuriouscreative @melani.midas @elisaberayar @chameleoncowboyprints @saz_ross @ninafayeknits (we can’t wait to see yours next time @juniperletterpress !)

Thank you for your donations: @shoppandorasboxboutique @baltsymphony @urbanpirates @wightteaco @stopbythestoop @acehardware @peabodyheightsbrewery

And thank you, most importantly, for our community who showed up and celebrated.

Open Studio 3 is scheduled for October… start planning your costume now! taken in Pigtown, Baltimore by @okay_everything

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