holy shit u guys. was tabling the other day. learned about a kid tabling with their mom selling books a little up the street. i go up with a five bc supporting baby artists. the artist (who is 8) has their head in their moms lap and looks pretty discouraged even
(hidden name 4 privacy idk) here is my Deluxe copy. i chatted with their mom for a minute about what i liked about it/how they made it/how excited i was for volume TWO, WOW, and left after introducing myself lol and when i did the kid seemed to be feelin a little better :’)
and here is the authors bio… “____ is 8 years old. they are not a boy or girl. they LOVE playing video games. mostly zelda. their favorite game is the legend of zelda tears of the kingdom. they also love to read. their favorite book series is i survived.“
wearing their matching headband with mom and zelda toy sword. i’m like omg hiii i heard there were books here!! their mom was like “this is ___’s zelda fancomic they made, we are a little sad because we haven’t made any sales yet” (my heart broke. i died) “THATS ABOUT TO CHANGE”
eventually i would like to do a piece about being a non-op trans man. my chest deserves to bathe in the sun too. i deserve to post pictures of my shirtless self and say “i’m a man!” but unless i got surgery the algorithm might just take my body down. it makes me sad!
i know you are all so jealous of my exclusive copy /lighthearted
but here is a snippet. also omg just realized i should have had them sign it but it’s ok
obviously i go back to my table/friend (who originally told me about seeing a sad kid tabling) and they go over to get a book obviously. i go around to my neighboring table friends + show them my cool book + encourage them to go over, so they made a few more book sales after me
“their favorite book is i survived the galveston hurricane 1900. BYE!”
the fact that’s their favorite book is amazing too. anyways i hope i helped turn their tabling evening around, after a couple ppl went over they def looked a lot happier :’) so sweet
oh i also made a BIG deal about ‘how SLOWWW of a day its been for me too, i think it’s because of the rain coming no one knew to come out, but it’s been so slow for me too!!!’ just so they didn’t feel like as alone or discouraged😭😭
i remembered that while i was packing up the mom came over to ask about future art events! it sounds like they are looking to table again + i count that as a success💖👍🏼
also, this wasn’t at a convention!
my city has “first friday art walk” where anyone can set up + sell :-)
watching other lgbt ppl try and box others in because of amab/afab labels is truly horrifying. if you honor anyone’s right to gender affirming care, you have to recognize tattoos are actually part of that. and that YOU don’t get to decide what’s valid or not.
@CharlesBark_
300% agreed .. i was SHOCKED when she said they had made no sales bc i thought universally adults understood “buy from the lemonade stand” but i was happy to be the first and change the wave lol
mobility aid users !! i have stickers for you!! tell the public to keep their hands OFF your mobility aids!
both stickers are printed on material that should wrap and stick extra well to curved surfaces, like canes or parts of a wheelchair!
patch preorders are now OPEN ! this will be my first time doing a preorder of any kind, im a little nervous but mainly excited ; preorders for these items end on the 19th!
today at pride parents + 2 kids hung out at my table+ the younger one kept apologizing 4 taking time + their mom kept reminding them they didn’t have to apologize for taking up space💖before they left i told her she was doing great with her kids and she said thank u +
i said i deleted twitter and i did but i didn’t say i couldn’t still log in and post art on my browser haha look i made something for the first time in a while
reminder to my moots with large follower bases …. an rt can go a long way. i’ve had posts blow up specifically because it reached someone with a much bigger reach than mine. rting is the best way to pay it forward to other artists, i swear
SUBMISSION FOR
#MakeshipMakeIt
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i would love a STARPION plush! starpions are my little winged star-headed creatures i created.
they are magical, LGBT+ beings that love being silly! their official jobs are dream protectors & wish guardians.
someday i hope to have a campaign!!
masc tip: give the most cis looking dudes that make eye contact with u in passing the curt “chins up” nod guys do… they’ll do it back to u on instinct. gender affirmed