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oh you KNOW its little guy hours up in here

spent all morning like "im gonna make this set orange and yellow and they'll be so CUTE and CHEERFUL and SUMMERY"

Lorax.

hellll yeeeaaaah!!! what colors should I do next? :3c

#western massachusetts #westernmassposting #western mass #my art #embroidery

uh oh! I was making a joke about my local area but seeing it stitched out fills me with hometown pride??

#ive only lived here 4 years #but it is the only place ive ever chosen to live #western mass #western massachusetts #this IS a new western mass bestern mass design now that i have a bigger machine

i like this one

#i had a lot of Feelings while making this #thinking about the weight of the history of the queer community #and how much of my queer joy rides on the wave of pain and anger and love flowing from those who came before me #and how much of my own pain and anger and love I have given to the next generation of queer folk #i hope their lives are easier #i hope ours are too <3 #my art #pride art #lgbtqia #queer

Tomorrow!! The weather looks lovely and the vibes are fantastic!!!

This is a family friendly event, so I wont have my slur reclamation on display, but I will have them with me! If you want to see them, just ask!

#another all exclamation points post!#because i AM excited!!!

Anyone mind if a bitch waxes poetic about his art for a minute?

See, the thing is, I don't consider most of what I make to be finished art pieces. They're not done because I can't finish them alone.

The point of reclaiming slurs, to me, is to find pride in the words. To look your oppressors dead in the eye and say "So what if I am?"

When I make something like my Dyke patch, I think about the times in my life when the label dyke has resonated with me, and I think about the wonderful dykes I have known in my life, and the beautiful dykes I have seen through the internet. I hold all of those people and all that me in my heart together and I choose every single piece of the design to make it feel empowering for them to wear.

And that's exactly it! The patch isn't the art. The art is the act of wearing the damn thing!

The art is the act of reclamation, of empowerment. The art is the act of putting so much time and love into creating a permanence for this label. The art is the act of wearing the label and glowing with pride. The art is the mere existence of this patch I made on another's clothing proving that there's two of us. We are reclaiming this slur. We are fighting for our space in the world. We are here for each other.

The art has to be made together.

#this art is a verb #because this is how i view my art #i havent actually seen a finished piece yet #but i have been told about a few #i will eventually #im sure of it #maybe at bee fest in greenfield this weekend may 16th!!!!!#find me in the makers market!!!

Got the base sketch done! Now i've just gotta transfer it to a block and do my best at carving it. That text is NOT going to be easy

#wip #environment #solarpunk #ecopunk

Hello! I'm a western MA local, and recently came across your patches. I was wondering if you'll be at any upcoming shows or fairs? (Didn't find any info with a quick search, but I've been known to miss the obvious.)

Hi!! Yes!! Thank you for asking!!! I have two markets coming up!!

I will be at the Greenfield Bee Fest on May 16th!

(The website also mentioned some free seeds and seedlings to encourage more gardens in the area!)

And I will be at Holyoke Pridefest on June 27th!

I am really excited that I got into this one, because Holyoke Pride is my absolute favorite Pride in the area <3 <3 <3

I'm also applying to basically every single Pride I can make it to, so hopefully I'll have more to share by June!

You happened to catch me while I'm working on a patch for bee fest, so wip under the cut!!

#i DID end almost every sentence with an exclamation mark because i AM excited!!#western massachusetts #markets #where to find me #why don't i have a tag for these yet??

#rosy maple moth #handmade earrings #earrings #handmade

What does it mean that i only ever get requests for She/They and They/He but never He/They or They/She?

Which phrase should I make into block printed patches for Bee Fest?

UP WITH TREES, DOWN WITH CAPITALISM

KILL YOUR LAWNS

COMPOST THE RICH

THE WRONG AMAZON IS BURNING

THE WRONG ICE IS MELTING

MAKE POLLUTERS AFRAID AGAIN

I FERTILIZE MY GARDEN WITH FASCISTS

SAVE THE EARTH, BANKRUPT A CORPORATION

REDUCE, REUSE, REPAIR, REPURPOSE, RECYCLE, RESIST

EARTH DAY SHOULD BE A RIOT

100 COMPANIES, 71% OF EMISSIONS

Results

Voting ended onMay 6

#the caps lock is important for conveying tone #the commas will be line splits #please reblog for reach!#poll #ecopunk #solarpunk #environmentalism

#wip #cunt #machine embroidery

The Iced T Shots are coming along nicely 👍

#should i make a boba version??#im not even done with this one yet #my art #embroidered patch #embroidery #ftm #hrt #testosterone

My newest patch design, Iced T Shots!

#my art #ftm #testosterone #transmasc #trans man #hrt #ftm hrt #trans hrt #embroidered patch #embroidery #iced tea #i swear this was the least blurry i could get it #if anybody has any photography tips theyd be very much appreciated!

harleycraig

ive been working so very hard on designing a new patch, but now that the design is done and its time to test stitch, im terrified. what if it doesn't work at all!? what if I have to start over?? what if nobody likes it???

harleycraig

this process is sort of like adding lineart to your sketch, except you dont actually get to see the lineart while youre drawing it. And then you have to watch the lineart stitch out for an entire hour before you can change anything about it at all.

harleycraig

dont worry tho because he is beautiful!!

#wip #tea shot #ftm #transmasc

harleycraig

ive been working so very hard on designing a new patch, but now that the design is done and its time to test stitch, im terrified. what if it doesn't work at all!? what if I have to start over?? what if nobody likes it???

harleycraig

this process is sort of like adding lineart to your sketch, except you dont actually get to see the lineart while youre drawing it. And then you have to watch the lineart stitch out for an entire hour before you can change anything about it at all.

#ramblings

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