I Drew A Relatable Artist Meme

when lenore dove comes to me now, she’s not angry or dying (…). she’s grown older with me, her face etched with fine lines, her hair touched with gray. like she’s been living her life beside me as the years passed, instead of lying in her grave. still so rare and radiant.

prints + merch + commission info pinned to profile :)

since international romani day is coming to a close i’d like to remind non-romani of a few things:

gypsy/gipsy is a slur, if you’re not romani it’s probably best u dont use it. while we’re at it, don’t call us gippos either

gadje/gorger/gorja and any other variant word from any romanes dialect that means “non-romani” is NOT a slur, and it’s most definitely not a slur towards white people specifically

you’re not a gypsy because you have a “free spirit” and wanderlust and wear flowy skirts. you’re not gypsy because you want to be one. if you are a gadje, you have no right to call yourself gypsy, full stop.

romani is not a fashion statement and we’re not here for your fetishization/romanticization/aesthetic (appreciating romani fashion and culture is fine. what’s not fine is appropriation or pretending to be romani when you’re not.)

do not invalidate the racism romani people face. people don’t even consider us human. i can’t even tell you how many times i’ve read comments and messages from people literally calling romani “subhuman” and meaning it. don’t silence romani voices when they speak of the racism they’ve experienced

romani people are varied and diverse. some of us are white-passing, a lot aren’t. lots of us are mixed, and when we are we can be any number of bi or even multi racial identities. we can be almost any religion or even atheistic, we’re all over the world, and we speak many languages (there are many, many dialects of romanes alone)

and lastly: we deserve to be respected as your fellow human beings

How We Got Here, Ep. 1 “Enough Is Enough” Stonewall wasn’t the first LGBTQ+ riot. Broadway star Peppermint and WNBA star Chelsea Gray and wife recount courageous acts by folks bent on LGBTQ+ liberation. __ #HowWeGotHere chronicles moments in LGBTQ+ history that led us to now #ProgressIsPride

crying about cave paintings at 7:51 pm is a good exercise that i recommend

Some doodles I eventually plan on turning into embroidery designs as part of a long-term project :)

Aaron Mahnke: “And if you’ll join me...”

Me: bitch, i’d follow you to hell and you know it, go on

Daniel Powell season 2 design??