Ed | Nonbinary | They/Them

Do you? You really think someday we can all go back to being regular kids?

marco is a sweet gorilla boy im doing animorphs art now???

Look, when I say “representation matters,” I believe that the most important thing is for people who are often ignored in arts and media to see themselves there. 

But I also mean that it’s important for white/hetero people to see people who aren’t white/hetero. 

Here’s the thing. I was raised in a very white/hetero community. Every friend I had was white. I never had a black person in my classroom until late high school. I never had a black teacher until college. There was one out-gay student at my high school. One. And I saw what shit he had to go through by being out. 

And, if I’m honest with myself, most of the adults in my life were racist and homophobic. They were good, loving people…to me. But they were also racist and homophobic. 

And as a kid through my teen years, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that didn’t affect me. I parrotted the adults in my life, which meant that I often parrotted their hate and their prejudice. I’m ashamed of those attitudes now–now that I’ve had education and met people who were different from me and travelled the world and put aside hate. 

But then? It was easy to excuse racism. People who weren’t white and straight didn’t exist in my world–and they didn’t exist in the world I saw on television and in books and on the radio. It was easier to live in the bubble of that world. 

Representation matters to white people, too. It is important for white people to see diversity. Not as a token, not as “politically correct”–the white people who feel that adding a minority character to a storyline is pandering are horrible people who are entirely missing the point. I’m talking about the white kids who don’t see minorities in their lives, but who see a black girl and a white boy being friends on Sesame Street. I’m talking about the straight teen reading More Happy than Not, I’m talking about the white teen empathizing with Malala Yousafzai. The more representation we have, the more we hold a mirror through the world rather than whiting-out people who aren’t like the majority, the better our world is.

Hey Steven Universe fans!

What would you like to see next?

Malachite, Bismuth or one of the previously introduced fusions?

Maybe you’d like to see the set we already have available in stickers and pins now available as MAGNETS?

Tired of Steven Universe, and ready for another fandom? We’re open to suggestions!

Fullmetal Alchemist stickers are now available on Etsy!

These stickers are NOT available on Stickermule.

Been experimenting with the new 2-in-1 tablet my girlfriend got me so that I can get more art out, to help pay the bills and this happened.

Hey folks, Honey needs another x ray before we can start her heart worm treatment. X rays will not be covered by her insurance, as they are considered a pre-existing condition from the car accident.

I’m offering t shirts in return for donations! Please share if you can’t help personally, yourself. Every little bit counts. I’m spending all of my free time right now pushing my arts and crafts on Tumblr, Etsy and Red Bubble but I’m hoping to see some results from t-shirt sales too, please share, share, share!

This dog has been non stop medical bills since I got her, and my family just tells me I should take it as a sign that I shouldn’t have her in the first place. I’m trying to stay positive but I’m so heart broken right now that these people adopted a sick dog to me (heart worm takes like 6 months to register positive) and now I’m paying for it, both financially and mentally, fearing for her health the longer she goes without treatment. Fearing for my own health if anything happens to her, because I’m not in a position, emotionally, physically or financially to start over if anything happens to her. I’m disabled and on a fixed income, I got her to help me - my crafts are all I have right now and after losing ALL of my art files I’m really limited in what I can post online for sale.

Please share, if nothing else, pass it on - mention it to friends, help me get the word out.

Thanks so much!

I'm still looking for any decent advertising tips and suggestions!

Stickers (can be used as car decals!) - link to stickermule! Pins/Buttons, Beads and Gems for Jewelry making - link to Etsy store! Magnets (Will need to be made to order, not in stock) T-shirts (part of a donation campaign) - link to Honey's booster campaign! Red Bubble items (Household items, t-shirts, fanart type stuff) - link to Red Bubble shop! Crafts (supplies and hand made items by me) - will be added to Etsy Hemp/string/paracord/etc. for bracelets - will be added to Etsy. Nerd Block paraphernalia - contact me directly (pics on Facebook)

Yard sale stuff: clothing, furniture, service dog gear etc.

Any ideas, suggestions, tips and points in the right direction would be greatly appreciated at this time! Local, online, or otherwise. If you’re interested in anything not posted for sale in one of the above links, please contact me and I will either put it up or arrange payment method with you privately! Anything not linked above can be found either on Tumblr or by contacting me for more information.

I have been putting money away for Honey's vet bill $25 at a time, our estimate is almost $1700 and that doesn't include the extra $900 I'm short after speaking to the vet last. Never mind that some of this stuff just needs to go for SPACE reasons.

If you can share some of this stuff with friends/family that might be interested let me know and I'll give you direct links.

Thanks!

Steven Universe pins updated photoset. 1.5 inch gem pins for sale.

Rose. Pearl. Amethyst. Cracked Amethyst. Ruby. Sapphire. Garnet (S). Garnet ®. Centipeetle. Heaven/Earth beetles. Peridot (old). Peridot (current). Lapis. Cracked Lapis. Jasper.

As in, the ‘03 anime made her POC, Brotherhood just switched her back to return to the source material. Personally, I preferred the more diverse East of the ‘03 anime, but it’s not the original source. Hope that helped?

i keep telling myself i’ll re-read animorphs and i keep not doing that