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Because squish

“But now that I have to leave I finally remember… why I came down to this place… and why, in this strange land, I’d always known that song. ‘Birds, bugs, beasts’… That’s right, I was born to truly live! Just like the birds and the beasts. I don’t want to leave!”

Our Heavenly Space Mom

Recently, I was contacted by some lovely people working on a press anthology on Carrie Fisher which focuses on her role as Princess Leia as well as her writing, her mental health advocacy, and the role of her Leia image in current feminist politics.

They commissioned this lovely piece, inspired by my original portrait Blessed Rebel Queen, to be the cover art for the upcoming anthology Our Blessed Rebel Queen: Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia (Wayne State University Press). Coming out in October 2021.

It was truly an honour to do this piece, to return to the origins of Blessed Rebel Queen and be reminded why I created that piece in the first place. And today, being Carrie’s birthday, seems the right time to share this piece with all of you