can you imagine the ocean swallowing you whole

Come to Boston! Our streets are sooooo flat and walkable! Second in smoothness only to our roads!

Sleeping Muse

FINALLY FINISHED !!!

I’ve been at this since like September. Originally the plan was to do five panels but by the time I reached three I realized it was absolutely going to be too heavy. If the back bothers me then I’ll just buy some black fabric and sew it on.

I pinned it excessively since I have been warned the feathers won’t flatten unless blocked aggressively. They still don’t behave themselves 100% but again, if it bothers me I’m willing to steam block it in the future. Super fun before and after pics.

Pattern is of course the feathered wings shawl by my favorite pattern designer craftyintentions.

Glow.7, Oil on linen, 최윤정 Yunjung Choi

A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience. 50-60 years ago, it was not uncommon for people to think or believe that being gay was a phase or a mental illness or deviance in some shape or form. It's embarrassing that the same things are being said about trans people today.

The realism I work in is as real as trans people have always been and we will look back at this discrimination and bigotry in the same shameful way we have with any other human rights issue. 🏳️‍⚧️

If anyone's interested, I have a podcast episode exploring the connections between marginalized people and the John 20 story:

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