lil sneak preview of the paper doll companion piece to my new zine, ZINE FEST BOYFRIEND 💗
the ZFBF paper doll and zine combo will debut at @qtzfest & be part of the fall bundle for the binch x qaw print csa!!! digital and print copies will also be available post qtz.
Some sketches from my people-watching at @qtzfest last weekend! I usually have something to scribble in while I’m tabling, partly because I love trying to get down details of people’s fashion and posture, but also because of anxiety haha. Life drawing is definitely a soothing thing for me! Though I do fret about crossing people’s boundaries :/ I try not to stare creepily and objectify people. You can probably tell most of these are drawings of attendees/exhibitors stopping by the tables across from me!
just helped score & fold a bunch of program covers for the @qtzfest Queer & Trans Zinefest!!! reading tonight 6pm at @newurbanarts, 705 Westminster St... fest tomorrow Sat, 11am-4pm at AS220, 115 & 95 Empire St! peach drawing by @staytender <3 printing by @tychohoran <3 (at New Urban Arts)
BONUS: printing the posters, with organizers CJ and Tycho! ✨ if you’re curious about who organizes QTZ or want more info about the fest/collective, check out our mission statement on the updated about page! we’ll also be posting organizer bios in the near future.
table at @qtzfest !!! i printed some patches and had my new-ish lil coloring zine, alongside the why queers love astrology zine by chris lee and tycho horan.
Thank you everyone for coming out to the first Queer and Trans Zinefest last weekend! Thanks to all of our incredible exhibitors and volunteers it was a magical day. We are so grateful for the support and sponsorship of Ada Books, AS220, Black and Pink, New Urban Arts, Polar, the Queer Arts Festival, and @ripexpo! Special thanks to Fatema Maswood for making everyone a delicious lunch! Thank you Asaad Miller for being our resident photographer. Thank you Saulo Castillo for staying late so we could print the programs. Thank you @kahyangni, Marc Boucai, Kimberlee Beggs, @bbytown for al of your help and support behind the scenes! And thanks CJ Jimenez for going to Party City with Chris. We are so grateful for all of y'all! The day would not have been so great without you. Hope to see you again next year. ✨ 🍑 QTZ Co-organizers: Adam Chuong, Alexis Wood Trujillo, Chris Lee, Dana Heng, Megan Manowitz, Muggs Fogarty, Tycho (shimmer) Horan, and Zaidee (flux) Everett
Hey friends! I’m going to be tabling at the Queer/Trans Zinefest this Saturday, June 17th in Providence, RI! And I’ll be bringing a brand new mini with me, even though the universe conspired against me all week >:O Suspension is a sci-fi one shot comic about four construction workers in an environmentally-friendly corporate dystopia, which I originally wrote for Symbolia magazine in 2015. Now after some editing and design work(and several fun car breakdowns), Suspension is finally in print for the first time ever!
Come to town for Providence Pride, and come on upstairs to say hello to me and all the fantastic local and visiting artists in the show C: Check out @qtzfest for the full list and surrounding events. I’ll be there with free Sasha Velour postcards and showing off my wooden stands my dad made for me! Suspension will be up on my online store for purchase after the show.
Location:
AS220 on 95 Empire Street, Providence RI 02903 (downtown), in the Psychic Readings and the Aborn Gallery.
Wintermute, Visibilities, & Internet Boyfriend play starting at 9 tonight at Al Dios No Conocido. msg me for address. I think there is a cover but I'm not sure how much! come after the @qtzfest reading at @adathebooks (starting now!) and/or before Dyke Night at Aurora... and/or Big Freedia at the dark lady. Providence rules! go to shows! :)
Queer/Trans Zinefest (QTZ) is a small works fair on June 17th is Providence, RI celebrating the creations of queer, trans, and gender non-conforming artists. This event is a part of AS220’s third annual Queer Arts Festival, which takes place from June 16th-20th in downtown Providence. It is free for both exhibitors and the public.
QTZ Fest is organized by a group of queer artists and teachers currently residing in Providence. This is the first year of the fest and we look forward to organizing future events :-*