letterpress printed banner: QUEER & TRANS REBELLION
Queer & trans rebellion
against false borders placed on
gender & desire is a blueprint
for the liberation of the world.
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8.5in x 11in
(8.5in x 18in including handmade crepe-paper tassel & embroidery floss for hanging)
Letterpress printed in fluorescent purple & gold ink on French Paper 65lb cardstock in Grapesicle.
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I’ve been kind of obsessed with banners for the last few months - mostly making fabric banners, in the style of old trade union banners, but because I am a printmaker, I started thinking about making them out of paper. This project was born from that musing, and from my seasonally-appropriate queer rage about pride month.
Queer & trans people have always existed, across every border that has ever been invented, and have always been a part of imagining something better for all of us. As attacks on trans people’s existence continue and intensify, and as we enter the season of pinkwashing / pride, I wanted to create something that honors the vision and magic of imagining and living in a world with infinite iterations of gender & desire.
And as we watch the immense horrors of genocide in Palestine (including its impact on queer & trans Palestinians) and as the public erasure of trans people in the UK & US continues, and as bigots and billionaires actively fuel & fund endless attempts on our big beautiful gay lives, I don’t want to be anywhere else except shoulder to shoulder with my queer & trans beloveds and our communities as we keep fighting to build a world that insists on our dignity and humanity and LIFE.
So yeah…I made you a banner, with spells woven into the hand-set metal & wood type, and into the crepe-paper tassels I cut & tied by hand, and love that I breathed while I drew every piece of embroidery floss through the tiny holes to make a hanger for it. I hope it helps you know what a miracle you are. <3
With love & queer rage,
Nicole
June 1, 2025
Queer & trans rebellion
against false borders placed on
gender & desire is a blueprint
for the liberation of the world.
********************************
8.5in x 11in
(8.5in x 18in including handmade crepe-paper tassel & embroidery floss for hanging)
Letterpress printed in fluorescent purple & gold ink on French Paper 65lb cardstock in Grapesicle.
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I’ve been kind of obsessed with banners for the last few months - mostly making fabric banners, in the style of old trade union banners, but because I am a printmaker, I started thinking about making them out of paper. This project was born from that musing, and from my seasonally-appropriate queer rage about pride month.
Queer & trans people have always existed, across every border that has ever been invented, and have always been a part of imagining something better for all of us. As attacks on trans people’s existence continue and intensify, and as we enter the season of pinkwashing / pride, I wanted to create something that honors the vision and magic of imagining and living in a world with infinite iterations of gender & desire.
And as we watch the immense horrors of genocide in Palestine (including its impact on queer & trans Palestinians) and as the public erasure of trans people in the UK & US continues, and as bigots and billionaires actively fuel & fund endless attempts on our big beautiful gay lives, I don’t want to be anywhere else except shoulder to shoulder with my queer & trans beloveds and our communities as we keep fighting to build a world that insists on our dignity and humanity and LIFE.
So yeah…I made you a banner, with spells woven into the hand-set metal & wood type, and into the crepe-paper tassels I cut & tied by hand, and love that I breathed while I drew every piece of embroidery floss through the tiny holes to make a hanger for it. I hope it helps you know what a miracle you are. <3
With love & queer rage,
Nicole
June 1, 2025
Queer & trans rebellion
against false borders placed on
gender & desire is a blueprint
for the liberation of the world.
********************************
8.5in x 11in
(8.5in x 18in including handmade crepe-paper tassel & embroidery floss for hanging)
Letterpress printed in fluorescent purple & gold ink on French Paper 65lb cardstock in Grapesicle.
********************************
I’ve been kind of obsessed with banners for the last few months - mostly making fabric banners, in the style of old trade union banners, but because I am a printmaker, I started thinking about making them out of paper. This project was born from that musing, and from my seasonally-appropriate queer rage about pride month.
Queer & trans people have always existed, across every border that has ever been invented, and have always been a part of imagining something better for all of us. As attacks on trans people’s existence continue and intensify, and as we enter the season of pinkwashing / pride, I wanted to create something that honors the vision and magic of imagining and living in a world with infinite iterations of gender & desire.
And as we watch the immense horrors of genocide in Palestine (including its impact on queer & trans Palestinians) and as the public erasure of trans people in the UK & US continues, and as bigots and billionaires actively fuel & fund endless attempts on our big beautiful gay lives, I don’t want to be anywhere else except shoulder to shoulder with my queer & trans beloveds and our communities as we keep fighting to build a world that insists on our dignity and humanity and LIFE.
So yeah…I made you a banner, with spells woven into the hand-set metal & wood type, and into the crepe-paper tassels I cut & tied by hand, and love that I breathed while I drew every piece of embroidery floss through the tiny holes to make a hanger for it. I hope it helps you know what a miracle you are. <3
With love & queer rage,
Nicole
June 1, 2025
