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Illustrating on Naturally Dyed Textile

Mansion Door This illustration is inspired by the song “Mansion Door” by Shakey Graves. The song has this sort of haunting comfort that is shown with the use of the indigo textile and the style of the house. It is very difficult to view but the door is slightly creaked to inflict curiosity within the viewer and allude to the lyrics that state “If you knew what would happen then you’d never step foot in the mansion door”. The use of graphite makes it more haunting as it is challenging to view on the deep indigo textile and the viewer is dated to take a closer look...

Naturally Dyed Pride Flags

Natural Dyed Pride Flags     This idea of naturally dyed pride flags stemmed from a desire to have a pride flag of that wasn’t so alarming to the eye. The goal was to create flags that felt cozy within a home environment that still made a statement like a synthetic dyed flag. The research and testing of colors was the most arduous part of tis project. The yellow and blue colors were the easiest to nail down as tumeric and indigo were the perfect shades from the beginning. Aside from the full spectrum flag the other communities that were chosen were the pansexual and transgender community. Although the transgender community is so quintessential for LGBTQ+ history it is often glossed over. The pansexual community was also chosen due to the fact that people who identify as such often get their sexuality erased from them. Full Spectrum Pansexual  Transgender