Grey Trainers

My world and your world are very different places...  queer autistic bike punk. 

[myautisticpov]

So, who else here struggled to pick up the “go away, you’re not wanted” social cue as a kid, which has made them so overly cautious as an adult that they end up having cool conversations with cool people but don’t want to be too friendly in case they’re missing the cue, and so end up making those cool people think that you don’t want to be friends with them?

Because, like, this is the Number One Thing that has fucked me up as an adult and I am so grateful to my friends who didn’t stop talking to me while I slowly figured out that, yes, they did actually want to be friends.

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I had to do the “Fall This in Your Style” challenge go around Instagram right now for my zine. I used my partner @greytrainers fave things about fall to make the page for Disco Nails (the crow, top image) and my faves for Coyote Ugly. These are my first full color illustrations of these characters and I’m really happy with how they came out. :)

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I finally got my “Rebel Rebel” and Slits patches back in stock! The Slits patches are much larger than the old ones were and I think the print looks better at this size; it looks so much more detailed.

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Just added new colors to my Talking Heads and Dead Names patches! :)

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I recently reprinted by Slits caricature print in orange and I love the way it looks in this color. Just added this bandana and tote bag to my Etsy shop.

[erevshelshoshanim]

Being a butch lesbian is just people excluding you from womanhood and humanity and then when you do gnc things like use he/him pronouns people get mad at you for “trying to be someone you’re not”

so no matter what you do, there’s always some man who thinks he has a say in your identity and the way you present/express yourself and who’ll do everything in his power to make sure you suffer for being an antiwoman who refuses to submit and surrender and thats why I drink I Hate Men juice for breakfast ladies!

[erevshelshoshanim]

People (men especially) just really have a problem with everything butches do, whether its butches using different pronouns or getting top surgery or binding or going on T or G-d forbid, destroying their credibility by wearing eyeliner. And its bc theyd rather we just not exist, period. Anything to justify hating us.

And the unnecessary hot takes double for butches of color/fat butches/trans butches and like? Literally shut the fuck up, no one cares about what you think butches are doing wrong. No te metas donde no te llaman!

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Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to my hand embroidered version of this patch, I went ahead and produced a batch of iron-on patches with this design. This is super exciting, since these are my first iron-on patches. I put one on my vest to make sure they’re up to my standards and they are awesome! Available in my Etsy shop. :)

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My partner @greytrainers and I recently moved back to Nevada from Missouri and went through the southwest this time, which means I got to add a few new states to our “stitch-in” map. It was a great adventure with beautiful scenery, but I’m really glad to be home.

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I just added these new stickers to my Etsy shop! My sticker guy was having a special, so I was able to try out red ink on yellow vinyl and I love this color combo. I’m really excited about both of these designs, especially the “Til Death We Do Art” one since it’s super hard to find cool screen printing themed swag, and sometimes, you just want to rep your favorite art medium, you know?

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Just added some revamped “Bike Punk” stickers to my Etsy shop. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I also got some new Zeppy Stardust stickers to send with every order and I love them. :)

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I got my second tattoo recently and wanted to share a pic. It’s a quote from B.S. Johnson’s Christie Malry’s Own Double Entry, which reads: “Be assured there will not be many more, neither deaths nor words.” I am totally thrilled with it.

My partner also got her first two tattoos on the same day: the last line of “Resume” by Dorothy Parker in my handwriting and a quote from the Talking Heads song “The Book I Read.” I love hers too. <3

[greytrainers]

❤️

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Just restocked my “Never Again” buttons, this time in a slightly smaller size and four new colors. I’m thrilled by how positively people have responded to these, since this is one of my favorite drawings I’ve ever done and represents a cause that is very important to me. Available here.

[greytrainers]

I have a she/her pronoun pin available to anybody who needs it. First to dm me with an address can have it. Will remove when it's been claimed.

[incidentalcomics]

City in Color

This comic appears in the latest issue of @believermag. Thanks to AD Kristen Radtke!

The Shape of Ideas book | The Shape of Ideas sketchbook | Poster Shop

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This drawing didn’t work out as a screen printing design like I’d hoped it would, so instead I colored her and added this background. It was my first time creating feathered edges in Photoshop, but I’m really happy with how she came out (she’s on a transparent background!). She’s also available in my Redbubble and Threadless Artist shops. :)

[greytrainers]

#urbancycling with everything I need crammed into my handlebar bag from @banjobrothers #bicycle #vintageroadbike #vintageroadbikes #vinerbikes #roadbike #bike #rideeveryday (at St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRzFoyFBUy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wjn6gg3vmmy1

[greytrainers]

late summer Sunday evening in the park (at Sublette Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPzUtcFYVa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pbs3zy8u21fp