#peopleofcolorart

[moonlight-dragon]

“… With shortness of breath, you explained the infinite” (>>swipe to see the full piece) . . . There were many things happening when I started sketching this piece, I had so many ideas, I wanted this piece to be many things… It’s not what I envisioned, but the message is clear: the difficulty of breathing. I’m a fortunate person who has never faced discrimination because of the color of her skin - for better or for worse I’m a white - and whose country doesn’t experience the horrors of the United States, but I’m aware thousands do, all over the world and that angers me, because it’s so wrong and I feel so powerless and so sad. Why must the color of our bodies determine how we are treated?! Who are we to say it even matters?! Let them breathe #wecantbreathe and let’s keep fighting, fighting until we can talk about a world where colors don’t matter anymore. . (character used: Meera, my MC for The Arcana #thearcananixhydra) . . #blacklivesmatter #peopleofcolorart #thearcana #ocdrawing #thearcanamc #instaarts #illustrationdigital #digitalartists #finishedart #photoshopillustration #pocart #pocgirls #sleepingatlastlyrics #emergingartistshowcase #originalcharacterart #spainartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtH7LfjS3z/?igshid=1jhzahksifsqk

[noshamedistro]

We are pleased to carry Going Places by Kesheena Doctor. Check GP zines out next Saturday Feb 20th Paper Jam Small Press Festival 5 GP#1: Realities of Being a Native American centers around general topics commonly experienced by Native’s today. Kesheena blends family history with historical accounts to bring an highly individualized perspective on Native issues. The zine also features personal reflections and poetry in an attempt to articulate Kesheena’s experiences as a young Navajo punk. GP#2: Powwow Country is an intimate introduction to the popular pan-Indian events known as powwows. Kesheena recounts childhood stories, shares some powwow basics, and revisists memories of their father, a powwow singer. GP#3: A Native American in Education is Kesheena’s reflections on their scholastic journey during their final semester of college. Kesheena attempts to reconcile the colonial nature of higher education with their personal goals of decolonization and indigenization. This issue also includes poetry and personal reflections from Kesheena.