Leah Velocity

Blossoming or decaying, it’s all the same. 🥀 . . . (This pose probably brought to you by #eds 🙃) . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #ferocemagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #europeanfashion #gownspiration #velvetgown #noir https://www.instagram.com/p/Brn9fGxhXTf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bzds246rwddm

Touring extensively (and slowly) throughout the entire USA (and hopefully elsewhere 🤞) in 2019, dates dropping this weekend. Can’t wait to create more momentary characters, be they wild and windswept or chic and metropolitan. .. . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #ferocemagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #europeanfashion https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlSx9dhPIo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8o8b7xzwfgfv

I didn’t shoot much in 2018, or 2017. I have felt creatively drained and my energies have been called elsewhere. I’ve spent a lot recent time in denial about being an artist, placing all validity and importance on activist efforts or the future goal of a career in engineering and architecture. But this shapeshifting expression is an aspect of me now, and I feel my best when I am feeding it. Announcing 2019 tour dates this weekend, my schedule had to change again but I am excited to finally resume booking and creating! .. . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #ferocemagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #europeanfashion https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlSO4PhLxy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q78xnizdmx7k

Fast forward, thrown for a loop. . . .. . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #gothchic #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #fashionshiftmagazine #fshiftmagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #leatherandlace https://www.instagram.com/p/BrON0j5hTZE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d5jldg6c7kjp

We’ve all got secrets, it’s what truth one can manage to tell that makes them special.🕵🏻‍♀️ . . .. . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #gothchic #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #fashionshiftmagazine #fshiftmagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #leatherandlace #hatgamestrong https://www.instagram.com/p/BrONRf9Bany/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2n0wqkbg9uyy

Official weaver of orbs. 🕷 . . .. . Published in @ferocemagazine Photo @ariellelewisstudios Hair, makeup and model: @leahvelocity Stylist @theartistknownasvoodoo Designer @terrytoccidesigns . . . #leahvelocity #ariellelewisstudios #goth #gothchic #terrytoccidesigns #theartistknownasvoodoo #voodooboi #fashionshiftmagazine #fshiftmagazine #fashion #editorialphotography #darkmakeup #bangs #chameleon #shapeshifter #dcmodel #freelancemodel #gothmakeup #leatherandlace https://www.instagram.com/p/BrOM7Flhizy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1msrcyx67sdu4

Contortions that confine. . . . Still super overwhelmed, in a lot of pain, not able to schedule anything and sinking further into debt. This time of year is always very difficult, “holidays” are just sad reminders, I don’t have close family and tend to feel really alienated from friends. Trying to keep moving, in an effort to succumb to neither pain nor misery, hoping that eventually there might be more. . . . Photo by @glimmermerephoto .⠀ .⠀ . . #saddad #holidayblues #chronicillness #chronicpain #forest #green #abstract #freelancemodel #modelswithtattoos #nonbinarymodel #freelancer #altmodel #modelswithshorthair #artmodel #artistsofig #artistsofinstagram #modelsofig #nonbinary #largetattoo #leahvelocity #instagood #inked #tattoos#figuremodel #artphotography #fineart #shapes #curves https://www.instagram.com/p/BrLaOzmBSsw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8vwvv2nrzx2z

It’s been real, y’all. Thanks for following. <3

Sometimes I think Squee should have been named Squirm. Also hi, we’re ridiculous. 🖤 . . 📸 @gbenjaminensor. . . Its Giving Tuesday! There are tons of great organisations to donate to, but it’s also worth considering direct mutual aid in lieu of “charity.” So often donations to 5013© nonprofits are seen as acts of morality, while direct donations to individuals or collectives are too often derided as “handouts” or “enabling.” This applies on every level, from medical gofundme’s to folks flying signs. I truly believe we have to learn to support each other in times or need, and not rely on bureaucracy to sort it out. . . I am still raising funds to help repair our home. The van we live in turned out to have a BUNCH of mold from a leaking roof and I’ve been struggling through the repairs for over a month, my chronic pain fighting me the whole way. Im close to finishing repairs but haven’t been able to work since June and all of this has hit me particularly hard. I started a lil fundraiser to help me get through until I am able to drive, travel and work consistently again. Can you help Squee and I continue to live our best lives and meet our basic needs? 🖤 🖤 . Www.fundrazr.com/leahvelocitysvan . . #givingtuesday #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatsrule #familiar #crazycatpeople #strength #bestfriends #furbaby . . #fundraiser #houselessnothomeless #moldkills 
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#blackcat #blackcatsrule #familiar #crazycatpeople #strength #bestfriends #furbaby . . #fundraiser #houselessnothomeless #moldkills 
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“What is your strength?” @gbenjaminensor asked me, during a time where I felt anything but. The answer was, and continues to be, this little fur ball. Without his well-being being my responsibility I wouldn’t take very good care of myself, either. My motivation to provide him with a good life has allowed me to move forward when I might have given up. When I am walking with him in the woods I feel complete and my mind stops looping out on trauma. His friendship is the best I’ve ever had. 🖤 . . . I am still raising funds to help repair our home. The van we live in turned out to have a BUNCH of mold from a leaking roof and I’ve been struggling through the repairs for over a month, my chronic pain fighting me the whole way. Im close to finishing repairs but haven’t been able to work since June and all of this has hit me particularly hard. I started a lil fundraiser to help me get through until I am able to drive, travel and work consistently again. Can you help Squee and I continue to live our best lives and meet our basic needs? 🖤 . . Www.fundrazr.com/leahvelocitysvan . #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatsrule #familiar #crazycatpeople #strength #bestfriends #furbaby . . #fundraiser #houselessnothomeless #moldkills 
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Thank you, in kind.

Blinding, cordoning breath, whispering in ear, “The past and future aren’t so distant as you might think.”
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If anyone in Western Washington or Oregon wants to shoot me before I fly south for the winter and spring, please get in touch ASAP. Offering discounted rates and flexible dates through mid December! .
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#waybackwednesday to a few years ago with @enby.xyz and Freya 🐍 . 
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“Holiday season” got me like. 🐍 . . . If anyone in Western Washington or Oregon wants to shoot me before I fly south for the winter and spring, please get in touch ASAP. Offering discounted rates and flexible dates through mid December! . . #waybackwednesday to a few years ago with @enby.xyz and Freya the python . . #seattlemodel #washingtonmodel #tacomamodel #portlandmodel #oregonmodel #baldmodel #snake #python #constrictor #introversion #emotiveportrait #freelancemodel #travelingmodel #tattooedmodel #freelancer #altmodel #modelswithshorthair #artmodel #artistsofig #artistsofinstagram #modelsofig #nonbinary #largetattoo #leahvelocity #model #instagood #inked #figuremodel #artphotography #fineart #shapes #curves https://www.instagram.com/p/BqdQB2OBCtV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wgmbtuxwtl6v

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. I sit in reverence of the trans women of color who have paved the way for recognition and rights for ALL queer folks- notably Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera who were the initiators of the infamous Stonewall Riots. I mourn the over 50 trans people murdered over the last 2 years. This year, of the 22 people murdered, 82% of the victims were transgender women of color, and 64% were under the age of 35. It’s important to talk about these numbers, because that pattern has been consistent for years, with the total homicides per year only rising. . . . How can you help? How can I, a relatively privileged queer nonbinary person, help? Well, it starts with challenging transphobia whenever it’s observed. It continues with more simple stuff like normalising introductions that include pronouns, and educating young people about gender diversity. It always helps to be kind and compassionate to individual trans people you might know- offer to be an emergency contact, donate to our fundraisers, give us rides, just call to say hi, let us crash on your couch, help us find work! It’s a pretty overwhelming time for all of us, folks of color especially. Direct support is necessary in a time when accessing resources might begin to endanger. . . . . . . Photo by @josefina_photo . . . #transawarenessweek #transgender #nonbinarypride #theythem #transdayofremembrance #josefinaphotography #blackandwhiteisworththefight #darkportrait #shadowplay #bald #hands #freelancemodel #travelingmodel #tattooedmodel #freelancer #altmodel #modelswithshorthair #artmodel #artistsofig #artistsofinstagram #modelsofig #nonbinary #largetattoo #leahvelocity #model #instagood #inked https://www.instagram.com/p/BqaqRdshJg6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16bqocbwh9voq