The Crafty Queer

Alister, a fat white tatted person, smiles as they take a selfie. They are wearing red lipstick, black tie, and a pinstrip button up. The background is colorful with teal walls.

Did I tell you I got a job at @plume-clinic.bsky.social as a support group facilitator? This week's topic was gender expression and I got dressed up! Love a lipstick and men's wear moment💅✨️ #Gender404 #TheRulesAreThereAreNoRules

A fine line tattoo on a white calf. It is a flower binder with various types of vines.

Check out my welcome back tattoo! Of course it had to be floral💐 I'm so happy to be art-ing people with needles again!!! 😁😁😁💉💉💉

A heart shaped fake skin in a white skin tone. It is designed with vines and mushrooms that form a heart shape with a spider hanging down the middle.

I didn't forget how to tattoo! I've been on medical leave and was getting anxious that I would forget how to tattoo and have to learn it all over again (which was really hard). False news! It's like riding a bike😁

This Neurodiversity Celebration Week, let’s challenge outdated narratives that neurodiversity is something to be fixed and create spaces where neurodivergent minds thrive. Read my latest blog post on why neurodivergence is beautiful and vital!
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here are white slides with black text. The background is white with splashes of rainbow gradient

LGBTQ+ healthcare is a human rights issue. Harmful legislation is putting lives at risk and the need to take action is urgent. In this post, I cover the impact of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and how we can fight for equity. Take action, now.
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✨️🌈 Adopt a Rainbow 🌈✨️
My latest watercolor collection is live! I painted these through some seriously tough times, and they are my queer resistance actualized. I hope they find loving homes and bring some ROYGBIV joy to someone who needs it.
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On this International Women's Day, we must reaffirm that trans women are women and that when we uplift and protect Black trans women, we all move closer to collective liberation. When Black trans women are free, we all will be free✊️🏳‍⚧

Just listed a bunch of new queerings! 🌈✨️
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Check out the newest additions to the custom pronoun earring family🌈✨️ Let me adorn you in pronouns and rainbows please!!! #PronounsMatter #Queerings #RainbowFashion

A large crocheted granny square. The yarn is shades of gray with rainbow splashes. The color is called "rainbow meteorite".

A little sneak peek of my latest cozy creation🌈🧶 #WIP #GaysWhoCrochet #CozyVibes

Bluesky, please help me find my my people🏳️‍🌈

🍓trans & queer babes

🥭fatties & ink enthusiasts

🍋cat parents & rainbow lovers

🥝abolitionists & anarchists

🫐spoonies & neurospicy artists

🍇queer freaks & rope tops

A digital image on a white background. At the bottom. There is a row of fist held up in a solidarity action. The arms in the middle are trans pride colored. The remainder are different shades of brown including an arm with vitiligo.

The ongoing epidemic of violence against Black transgender people is a crisis that demands immediate attention. Looking at you white cis folks👀
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A fat white trans person dressed in all black is in an inverted suspension. The rope and ring is rainbow. They are tied in both chest and leg harnesses.

A hairy white trans person lays on their stomach on a blue mat. They have a booty rope harness and wax in each color of the rainbow dripped on their back.

A pile of rainbow jute rope. It is placed on a hot pink furoshiki. There is also a pair of safety shears with a black handle and rainbow blades.

Jordan smiles happy lying face up on a blue map. They are tied in a reverse TK with rainbow jute rope. They are upside down in relation to the camera.

Like all my hobbies, I find a way to make it rainbow🌈🌈🌈 Pictured is my spouse and favorite rope bunny, Jordan🪢🐰❤️ #ROYGBV #QueerAndKinky #Shibari

An umbrella in the aromantic pride colors: dark green, light green, white, gray, and black. There are raindrops under the umbrella with different aromanticidentities in their respective pride flags.

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! The aromantic spectrum is an umbrella term that is home to many diverse identities... there is no one way to be aromantic! Aro folks remind us that you can live a love infused and fulfilling life without traditional romantic relationships💚🤍🩶🖤 #AroSpecWeek

2/3's of Alister's polycule is photographed. They are 2 white trans humans in an embrace hub from behind. They are standing on a porch with bright curtains.

Lookit how cute my valentines are🥰 #TransJoy #T4T4T #PolyFamily

Image description: three polymer clay creations on black fabric with rainbow tool. There are holographic glitter rainbow cowboy boots with rainbow details in both hoop earrings and a pin. There is also a pair of mixmatch rainbow cowboy boots/cowboy hat earrings.

Where are all my gay cowboys at?! 🌈🤠

#RainbowFashion #GayArtistsOfBluesky #CowboysAreSecretlyFrequentlyFondOfEachOther

I finished my blanket! I would show you, but...
#CatsOfBlueSky #GaysWhoCrochet

A digital illustration with 6 people in shibari suspensions. The background and rope/hair is rainbow. Each person in rope has a different body type.

A digital illustration of a brain; it is viewed from the top and you see each half. One side is a rainbow gradient, the other is full of colorful flowers.

A digital illustration of an eye with a rainbow iris. It has a whimsical cloud at each end with a progress pride rainbow above it. A row of rainbow mushrooms and leaves grows from the top and sides.

A sunflower with rainbow petals. The center is black with text, "take up space". The background has swirls of rainbow, black and white patterns, and space/sparkles.

This is a rainbow art appreciation post! 🌈🫶
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A black and white digital illustration. There are 6 torsos with different body types and top surgery scars. There are flowers growing from the top of each torso.

A black and white digital illustration. There are 8 femme torsos. They have different body types and stretch marks. Flowers grow from the top of each torso.

A black and white digital illustration. There is a coffin with a banner that reads "gender is dead". It is surrounds by peonies.

A black and white digital fine line illustration. There are various types of gender affirming hormones, including estrogen, testosterone, spiro, and progesteron.

This is a black & white art appreciation post🫶

Crocheting blankets onto myself, and attracting cats while doing it, is my favorite winter activity🧶❄️
#CatsOfBlueSky #CozyTime

Apple green polymer clay pin. It is a juicebox that reads "TERF" tears.

A dried pansy pin. It is coated in resin and has 3 spikes dangling from the bottom.

A sparkle cowboy boat. The details are rainbow and there is a small spike dangling from the heel.

A rainbow arch with spikes at each end. There are handlettered pronouns, "it•they"

I've been working on re-vamping my pin collection over the past year. I'm happy and proud to report that all 53 new listings are now live on my website! Here are a few of my favorites🫶
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A fat white tatted human in a crop top and tan sweat outfit stands in front of a pink wall. They are wearing a crocheted cross body bag. It is pink rainbow with spikes and pyramid studs.

A crocheted rainbow arch bag. It is pink rainbow with spikes and pyramid studs.

Don't talk to me when I'm wearing my new rainbow goth bag🌈✨️ #Crochet #GothGranny

A fat white tatted person with a shaved head tattooes a person's arm. They are wearing a mask and a headlamp.

A fine line tattooing of a pansy. It has sparkles and a rainbow border.

A black and gray fine line tattoo. It is a an estrogen bottle filled with flowers. The client has white skin.

A fine line black and gray tattoo. The design is a sword piercing a magnolia flower. The client has melanated skin.

Hi to my new friends who love to ink and be inked!! My name is Alister (they/it) and I'm a self-taught tattoo artist working out of Radiant Body Art in Upstate NY. I love tattooing all things botanical, homosexual, and trans affirming🫶🏳️‍🌈 Happy you are here!

This is amazing! Thank you for starting this and could you please add me?

Image description: A silver locket with filigree accents. There are photos of Cecilia Gentili and Lorena Borjas. Locket is shown open and closed on a black and rainbow toulle background.

It's Cecilli Gentilli Day! Check out these sliding scale Cecillia Gentilli and Lorena Borjas memorial lockets❤️ All proceeds benefit the Cecillia Gentilli legacy fund.

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There is a black and white glam photo of Cecilia Gentilli. It has a floral illustration going through the middle of the picture. The second half of the picture has a quote: " Those in the trans community often feel it's not our place to complain because we are not worth it. The truth is, we ARE freaking worth it." -Cecilia Gentilli

Happy birthday, Cecilia! Honored to have known, loved, and grown from this incredible incredible human.

Cecilia Gentili was an advocate, organizer, and storyteller working at the intersections of sex work, immigrant rights, incarceration issues, and trans liberation. May your memory be a blessing❤️

Thank you so much!! Bolos should be live next week, this was just a sneak peak bc I'm excited. I do have that heart available as a necklace in the shop if you're interested.
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5 polymer clay charms on a teal background: designs include trans Pride and rainbow anatomical hearts, progress Pride solidarity fist, Sparkle heart made with rainbow scrap clay, and a rainbow sparkle cowboy boot.

Whose ready for homo bolo ties?!👀💖🏳️‍🌈 #queeryourcraft #polymerclayartists #sneakpeak

Hi! These are all custom/made to order, so yes I can do bisexual🤗 They are $26.
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A hand with a rainbow write band hold a rainbow ballgag earrings with barbed wire connectors. The wall behind has a rainbow on it.

Good morning to kinky queers only🌈🌞