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Yesterday I finally made it out to Iridescent Daydream. If you've been following me for a while, you may remember the queer artist pop ups I used to go to. They were often at community centers, bars, food pods, etc. They've now got a permanent location. I went on Saturday because they still post about having pop ups so I didn't know if the store kept regular hours, they do. They just also have days when additional artists are either in the store or on the sidewalk.
I finally made it out and yeah I guess I went to the pop ups a lot because some of the artists were like 'Hey, been a while.' Some also liked the Wonderwood Springs shirt I was wearing and asked if I'd been up since they put in mini-golf. (Wonderwood is an art thing in No Po, sort of an art walk through and cafe, and now also mini-golf) I haven't, not yet. I did my best to find some stuff to buy, but it took a bit because it's all so femme focused. There were a lot of things I could buy, take pictures of and other people I interact with online would love them, but not so much my vibe. There is almost nothing m/m, masc or even butch. It's all very 'that peach cross section is obviously a vagina'. No plaid, no mothmen butts, no cowboys being frequently, secretly... etc.
Anyway, point of the post is... I really don't have the time for yet another project but I could make some ftm, masc, butch, m/m, etc stuff and I've been sketching some things out. I expect nothing to come of this, but I do know how to do digital art and printing, I do have a button maker and have sold at events before. But, honestly, with the vibe being so boob and peach focused across dozens of artists, would something contrasting even be welcome? IDK. So much queer stuff here is so femme focused it's overwhelming. Of the 70 or so artists I've interacted with at these events, only 2 carry anything m/m or ftm and it's like 1 or 2 items out of several dozen.
I really want to support artists and stuff like this, but unless the vegan baked goods people are there it's hard to find stuff I'd actually want. But, they did give me a logo sticker of their store for free because they recognized me.
I finally made it out and yeah I guess I went to the pop ups a lot because some of the artists were like 'Hey, been a while.' Some also liked the Wonderwood Springs shirt I was wearing and asked if I'd been up since they put in mini-golf. (Wonderwood is an art thing in No Po, sort of an art walk through and cafe, and now also mini-golf) I haven't, not yet. I did my best to find some stuff to buy, but it took a bit because it's all so femme focused. There were a lot of things I could buy, take pictures of and other people I interact with online would love them, but not so much my vibe. There is almost nothing m/m, masc or even butch. It's all very 'that peach cross section is obviously a vagina'. No plaid, no mothmen butts, no cowboys being frequently, secretly... etc.
Anyway, point of the post is... I really don't have the time for yet another project but I could make some ftm, masc, butch, m/m, etc stuff and I've been sketching some things out. I expect nothing to come of this, but I do know how to do digital art and printing, I do have a button maker and have sold at events before. But, honestly, with the vibe being so boob and peach focused across dozens of artists, would something contrasting even be welcome? IDK. So much queer stuff here is so femme focused it's overwhelming. Of the 70 or so artists I've interacted with at these events, only 2 carry anything m/m or ftm and it's like 1 or 2 items out of several dozen.
I really want to support artists and stuff like this, but unless the vegan baked goods people are there it's hard to find stuff I'd actually want. But, they did give me a logo sticker of their store for free because they recognized me.
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Date: 2024-03-25 06:17 am (UTC)From: