When Samuel Luke Beatty began his Fine Arts degree at the University of New South Wales in 2014, his work consisted almost entirely of the same self-portrait: a close-cropped drawing of his head and shoulders, repeated ad infinitum through a myriad of media. But in the years since, this self-depiction has taken on a far more intimate quality. Beatty, now working as a freelance illustrator and …
Rafael de Cardenas, Casa Bosques Chocolates and DeVonn Francis have collaborated on the new, limited edition Makers Series whose packaging features the work of three artists: Mary L Bennett (of Gee’s Bend quilters), Joe Light and Ronald Lockett. The chocolate within, thought up by Casa Bosques’ Rafael Prieto and Francis, is inspired by the latter’s Jamaican heritage and the artists’ work. Made with single-origin cacao …
With they/them, ze/zir, she/her and he/him options, Gamut has made preferred pronoun pins that look more sophisticated than many we’ve seen. These black and gold pins politely request which pronouns the wearer identifies as, and $1 from each purchase is donated to Camp Aranu’tiq, which is a not-for-profit organization that transgender, gender-nonconforming and gender-variant kids and their families through camp experiences.
