(Haha, let’s pretend I totally didn’t drop the ball on this and miss Pride month, whoops)
A couple months ago I came onto Tumblr with a request for a few volunteers for a protest art project. I had set a goal of attaining five to seven but was still nervous that no one would show and I’d have a blank board to present. A day later I had close to twenty messages asking for more information; a week later I had amassed just over forty-five people asking and about fifteen people had already sent in their photos and statements. I had to stop accepting volunteers.
Now I’ve drawn, printed, mounted, and presented thirty-one ace-spec portraits. I am fully starstruck at all the support this project has received - all the reblogs my initial post got, all the beautiful volunteers, all the wonderful messages people have sent, all the hope and excitement now that it’s come to a close. I have honestly never been more proud of a project before and I’m so happy I am able to use it to bring light to a community I am so glad to be a part of.
Thank you to all my volunteers: @medievaluniverse, @futureauthor45, @hellaweerd, @officialprydonchapter, @whatfinestandsfor, @katiedoesnothing, @putrandomnamehere, @erudite-princess, @attractthecrows, @metaphoricaltigers, @rhysgraves, @catsidy14, @tulips2kiss, @bluesomes, @call-me-mad, @wildewanderer, @redheadstaysinbed, @gabrielnovakgoestomyschool, @princessleia-13, @lmtgirl, @mutat-nilpoj, @nexu101, @cheyrain97, @dragonsaphirareads, @openemptysummer, @cornerofcookies, @stucky-onice, @heytrevorlookmyurlchanged, @im-a-beautiful-meme, @imadeit-isurvived, @theerraticace, @distoretion
This is for you.
(And if, for some reason, I didn’t send you a copy of your portrait, you would like a “clean” - as in, no words or flag - version of your portrait, or you have any kind of question or comment, send me a message and I’ll get it to you right away!)
