#freakfactor

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Todd (he/she/they/any)

“I'm a hobbyist visual artist & I like to work mainly with traditional media (but digital art is fun too). I'm driven to create both as a form of self-expression and as a way to observe & capture reality.”

Based in Montreal, QC

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where the trees form a ring above the asphalt i am still walking in the evening i hear the cicadas, i see the flies

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@bastanipop

“Hi! My name is Ava, and I am big fat lesbian who likes to dress up and make funny pictures.”

Based in North Vancouver British Colombia.

Full Disclosure - A piece about one of the freakiest things of all; Insecurity. I illustrated this when I was a teen as a sort of stylized snapshot of my internal conflicts. I'd always let my warped, euro-centric perceptions of beauty inform my own self worth, and over time those expectations changed into something ghoulish and scary. I wanted to create a character that demonstrated how warped my perception of "beauty" had become, and how I was letting it bleed into my subconscious. These feelings never go away, but my hormonal yearning for thin, white prettiness has thankfully gotten quieter.

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What are you scared of?

The texture of tomatoes and failing a backflip.

What do you believe in? What don't you believe in?

I believe we weren't put on this earth for a purpose, and that we should just live for our own joy. I don't believe we should have to justify our existence.

How are you embracing your inner "freak"?

By dressing super silly and being very queer.

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