I am a very serious artist.

#LGBTQ #Art #create

Messy scrawl in orange, blue and red, overlaid by words of hatred and anger. Standing out from the background, the word “Hope” with wings.

Hope is the thing with wings

#LGBTQ #queer #art

Left side: Nani’s Fantastic and Mystical—Satisfaction Guaranteed* Not responsible for side effects, including but not limited to confusion, polymorphing, acne, marital strife, sudden itching, undesirable hair growth and death—Emporium! Open 24/7 Right side: Lupinate Ovisator: Inside you there are two wolves and one is a sheep. Bring out your inner self! Pictured is an illustration of a pill with a wolf on one side and a sheep on the other.

New sketchbook!

An illustration in a tiny sketchbook: a bottle with a cute blob creature, looking at the viewer pleadingly. The bottle has a label, “Danger, do not open!”

The ultimate test of will.

Noncompliance can happen in a myriad of ways.

If you are able to throw sand in the gears of tyranny, you must do so.

One thing for sure is that the America I knew is gone. Whatever America is after 2025 is going to be completely different. That’s about the only thing I think most of America can 100% agree on.

I don’t even know if America will be one place in 6 months let alone a Democracy.

Bathrooms bans in all federal buildings. Removing Passport changes. Moving trans women to men’s prisons. More are coming.

Please, please tell people. Tell everyone you know. Tell your barista, your neighbor, your coworkers, your family. The power is all with our voices now. 2/2

New Anti-trans orders are coming out everyday, and most of them are completely ignored by main media. The only weapon we have is to be informed.

There are EOs banning access to healthcare for all trans youth. Stopping teachers from using preferred names and pronouns. 1/x

Excited to connect with you here!

Watercolor and ink illustration of a message in a bottle with a heart.

Message in a bottle. Feeling lost and trying to be heard.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧶 #lgbt #art #watercolor #mixedmedia #loveislove

Also, tried my brand new Liquidtex inks on this piece and I hate them. They are more like a high-flow acrylic than an ink…they don’t disperse on wet paper, and you can’t use them in a calligraphy pen. Guess it’s time to go back to Daler-Rowney

So how’s it going so far?

Mixed media art with watercolor, acrylic ink, collage, and the word “Uncertainty”

Uncertainty is uncomfortable and full of opportunity. I’m on the hunt for a new job after 8 years in my previous position.

Fellow IG art refugee here. I’m devastated to be leaving my community. Wishing you all the best!

I would love to give solicited advice about, say, beading or art. But I think I’ll pass on the thing you are clearly an expert about 😂

#queersky #transsky #witchsky #bipocsky

1/ 🧵 I’ve been getting a lot of worried questions about the deluge of executive orders targeting trans people. I wanted to share my thoughts publicly, because I know this moment feels heavy. That's by design.

Oh my god, so cute

Beadwork necklace in purple and turquoise

Beadwork pendant in purple and turquoise

Beadwork necklace with three linked donuts

Beadwork crochet bracelets in a variety of colors

I’m a beadwork jewelry artist and here’s some of my stuff! I love color and learning new techniques! And yeah, they come in pride flag colors 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Mixed media art in browns and pinks with emotive ink splatters and the words “Everything is SHIT”

Mixed media art in purple, blue and yellow with the words “Purgatory, Hope and Tears”

Mixed media art in Sienna, blue, and black ink with delicate geometric lines.

Here’s some of my mixed media art! I do all kinds, but these are all watercolor and acrylic ink backgrounds with mixed media marks using posca, fineliners, neocolor II, etc. I like putting my heart and soul into my pieces, balancing delicate marks, typography, texture and color.

Getting together with 4-6 friends every other week and pretending to be wizards and fighters, improv acting, doing shitloads of math, and moving little toy figures around a map.

Happy birthday, Mishell. Your post about hope and joy inspired me to be fierce in the face of devastating injustice. I’m queer, married to a trans woman, a mom and an artist and my joy is my resistance.

I’m Nani. I’m neurodivergent, queer, a mom, jewelry and mixed media artist, UX/UI/Graphic Designer, tyromancer, fantasy bibliophile, AAPI, loving, fierce and mercurial.

Queer joy is resistance. Fuck the Fascists.