Late pledges for We've Always Been Here are now closed. We'll be ordering the first test print very soon, and we'll be sure to share photos once it arrives! 🥰
Thank you so much for all the support, and keep an eye out for our next project announcement soon too!
Thank you so much to the over 700 backers who just helped make this project a reality!! The We've Always Been Here art book will be coming to you all very soon. 💝
(Late pledges for the book are still available for those that missed the campaign.)
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(I am a bit late for this) but here is my final illustration for @taplingzines queer historical zine „We’ve always been here“ 🎭🕯️
this project was an absolute dream to work on and the final result of the entire book turned out so well!! I cannot wait to hold the physical editions of this in my own hands (and yes, i did pledge in the Kickstarter myself and got some copies to hopefully bring to future cons and spread even more queer joy🙂↕️) every artwork created for this is just so stunning!! 😭
✦ My own piece features Nyx, Aidan and Lilian in a victorian masquerade setting, wearing masks and defying gender norms. Nyx in particular is wearing a Gnaga mask – a mask shaped like a cats face that was traditionally worn by men dressed up in woman’s clothes in 16th century Venice (sometimes carrying a basket full of kittens).
✦ In that time specifically the city had been a beacon for queer culture due to a law that stated that a person wearing a mask could not be held accountable for their crimes. That way queer people could avoid arrest and the rise in male pr*stitution and homosexuality even made the government assign a „Ponte della Tette“, a bosom bridge, as well as changing laws to allow women to show their boobs off of balconies freely– all in the hopes of better competing with the rise of homosexuality
… I wonder how effective that had been xD
Tapling Zines are already working on their next project and I am so excited to see that come to life too🥹🫶 thank you so much again for this wonderful opportunity and I hope you enjoy the finished result 🩶
One week left to apply as an artist for our upcoming trans joy zine: Moments of Euphoria!
This is a paid opportunity, so be sure to share it and/or tag artists you'd love to see in the book. 💕
(Follow the link on our page for the infodoc, it has important info about the project, and the application links at the top of the document!)
#ZineApps #QueerZines #TransArt #ArtistsWanted
Applications are now OPEN for "Moments of Euphoria", our new trans joy art book!
Check our bio for the infodoc (please read before applying) which has links to the applications at the top! 🌟
(We'll also post the links in our stories periodically throughout the application period.)
#ZineApps #ArtistsWanted #ZineApplications #TransJoy
Posting the art I made for @taplingzines "We‘ve Always Been Here" a queer history zine; just in time during lesbian visibility week 🤭🏳️🌈
My OCs Princess & Sheperd doing urbex in abandoned gallo-roman therms 🐕⚱️
I had a blast working on this project and I recommend you follow their account for their next one to come!!!
#ocs #queercharacters #zineart #queerart #queerhistory #lesbianart #galloromain
Announcing our next project: Moments of Euphoria, an art book focused on trans joy and love! 🩷🤍🩵
More information will be announced next week, and artist applications will open on April 26th!
#QueerZines #TransZine #TransArt #Transgender #ZineApps
We've unlocked our stretch goal for 3 translations of the zine's digital edition! 🥳 It will now be available in the original English, or your choice of Spanish, French, or German.
If you still want a copy, late pledges are only open for 2 more days (until the 16th), so go get it now!
'Embracing Joy and Hope'
Here is my full piece for @taplingzines queer history zine! Late pledges can still be made until April 16th. 💙
Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to represent Wales in this zine, which has now been my home for almost twenty years!
Image description: A digital, softly painted piece of two Welsh lesbians dressed in traditional attire relax together in a field of daffodils. One reads a book as she lays a limb difference on her adoring partner looking up at her, laid in her lap. The laid down woman strokes a Calico kitten's head. The two are hit with soft, warm sunlight.
My full illustration for @taplingzines ’ “We’ve Always Been Here” art book!
This artwork features two Igorot men from different tribes, loving each other although it’s taboo. The mountain in the background is Sleeping Beauty Mountain in Kalinga, which has a legend that ends with the female protagonist losing her lover. She weeps until her death, forming the mountain’s silhouette.
Huge thanks to everyone who worked on and supported this project! ❤️
#artph #illustration
I can finally share my full illustration for @taplingzines "We've Always Been Here" queer historical zine!
This watercolor painting took me over 50 hours, but I really love the final result and all the small, meaningful (and historically accurate!) details. It takes place during the Islamic Golden Age, in Al-Andalus, specifically in the gardens, palace, and bath house of the Alhambra.
As a Muslim living in Spain, I really wanted to portray this period of our history! It was a notably accepting time for queer people, and something multiple historians attribute as the cause of Spain's current liberated attitudes around gay relationships.
This specific painting tells the (AU) story of two of my OCs: Oti and Ousmane. It occurs shortly after Ousmane was burned in a housefire, as his first trip to the baths. His best friend, now unable to deny the love he feels for Ousmane after he almost died, supports him and, ultimately, it brings the two of them together for their first kiss.
Ousmane is wearing traditional Tuareg attire too! The vibrant blues were something I absolutely wanted to paint~
Anyways, enjoy the gay romantic watercolor. 💋 The book is filled with so much queer joy and love, and late pledges are still open btw!
Image description pinned below.
#QueerArt #LGBTQArt #QueerHistory #WatercolorArtist
