#denver DIY

[catchinglizards]

latest prints by me, @catchinglizards

[generaljenobi]

I used to make lots of these TinyPlanet things

[nepacala]

[bvzzkil]

edith pike // kiss me here beautiful for these are truly our last days

credit: hotstuff

d3 arts, denver, colorado

i was at this gig :3

[janerhoadesart]

Itty bitty sashiko patch 💕

Also, a note: I offer a visible mending service for your clothing. Contact me for details or check out my website for prices! I can patch holes in just about any garment and make it look CUTE.

[reallyradrecs]

You made it home again I waited anxiously for you to hit send Ran every scenario out in my head We were reckless

I don’t mean to fall apart I’ve known too many friends who were just gone You never really know How much it takes a toll

Oh what you’ll find When you push those feelings inside They always come out in the worst way Like I’m a hurricane

I don’t mean to fall apart Like I’m the only one who’s got A big sinking hole In place of my heart and lungs

We’re on the edge of something And we can’t push on I try to help it along But nothing moves me Nothing moves me

[paprikamahomes]

Boss likes a shitty team so I made him a shrine to pray to so that maybe they can get better!

[kuiper-art]

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I mean to make more videos like this of my art process, but somehow, I always get lost in the sauce. I suppose that's how you know you're really enjoying what you do. I'm pretty open about my process because I believe art is for everyone. It should be open source. Allowed to be expanded upon, twisted, and molded until something new has been created. I don't understand those who covet their techniques; who hide behind ambiguous terminology. Are they afraid someone's going to steal their one trick and they will seize to be commercially viable? Beats me.

[wvvyrvre]

www.myafton.com/wavyrare

[xiaq]

I woke up with the sudden knowledge that we needed a wisteria vine outside the kitchen window. I was correct.

Before:

After:

During:

(I went with DIYing a fake one because A. instant gratification, B. they don't do great in Denver winters and C. we didn't want to court structural damage around our windows since vines can be a very pretty bitch once they latch onto a house).

[nyc-looks]

Kenlie, 24

“My shoes are Demonias, pants are thrifted H&M, long sleeved shirt is secondhand Marine Serre, short sleeved shirt is a vintage tee from the 90s, and my bag is vintage Prada. I love colorful clothes and am inspired by DIY queers in Denver (where I live currently) drag, and the Muppets.”

Oct 8, 2023 ∙ Upper West Side

[bvzzkil]

whole buncha bands

CONVULSE RECORDS THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

10/8/21, 10/9/21

aztlan theatre, denver, colorado

archiving this just in case it is lost as convulse records comes up. in case it wasnt clear, i was a denver hxc kid for a while until i moved to az. unfortunately i was a year late on getting into the scene because LOOK AT THIS FUCJING LINEUP

it’s insane to see all these bands that eventually got HUGE; spy, scowl, big laugh, etc. i cant believe i missed this

[averymorstan]

I’m popping in to say 

MY BOOK IS AN ACTUAL BOOK NOW!

If you’ve ever wanted to read my Quaint City romance series, but you’re not really an Ebook person, the first three books are now available in one solid volume called Quaint City: Three Tales of Queer Love by Avery Morstan.

From the back of the book: 

* In Seams a Bit Queer, Kam is wondering if she can kick Scarlett’s awful boyfriend out of their shared apartment and keep Scarlett all to herself.

* In Upcycle My Heart, Denver (they/them) comes out later in life and needs a new start- maybe with DIY enthusiast Celia?

* In Vane Attraction, salon owner Vane struggles with family issues while harboring a crush on her soft butch lead stylist, Hannah. 

It’s $14.95 on Amazon right now, or you can try to find me at some Pride festivals this summer but unless you’re in Maryland, that’s probably not cost effective for you. :-P

[pikespeakzinefest]

✴️IS PRESS✴️ ispress.co instagram.com/is.press 🔹Denver, CO 🔸Bio: is PRESS publishes art books and zines on the nexus of art and everyday life that deploy accessible narratives with a sophisticated DIY aesthetic and letterpress covers. 📘📙📓 ✴️JEFF WASHENBERGER ART✴️ tumblr.com/jeffdraws instagram.com/ferret250 🔹Denver, CO 🔸Bio: I work in the library by day, and make art by night (and by day). I hope I can use my powers to spread peace and happiness. 📘📙📓 ✴️JOHN DISHWASHER✴️ johndishwasher.org instagram.com/johndishwasher 🔹Los Angeles, CA 🔸Bio: Author of "The Zinester Manifesto: A Novel of the Underground." I made my first zine in 2017. 📘📙📓 ✴️KELS CHOO✴️ kelschoo.com instagram.com/kookookchoo 🔹Colorado Springs, CO 🔸Bio: Kelsey Choo (she/they) is a Hawai‘i-raised artist self-publishing comics, zines, & other art in Colorado. Working in a variety of mediums, their comics & illustrative works are inspired by nature, nostalgia, whimsy, but mainly monsters & magic. 📘📙📓 ✴️KILAH STORM✴️ kilahstorm.com instagram.com/kilahstorm 🔹Colorado Springs, CO. 🔸Bio: Kilah Storm is an author, illustrator and professional puppeteer. She has published a zine collection titled The Canine Bible and has hundreds of fans who follow her fan fiction: Avatar Strife and Harmony. All of her zines centers around animals. 📘📙📓 ✴️LIZ BROWN✴️ instagram.com/lilibet_wenge 🔹Colorado Springs, CO 🔸Bio: Liz Brown (she/her) is a librarian with a love for all things risograph. Originally hailing from Baltimore, MD, she occasionally writes dispatches from library conferences in a zine series called Notes from a Sub-Sub. She is the slow hiker who likes to pick up rocks to check for critters. She is also passionate about comics, creative reuse, games, Halloween, puppetry, and snail mail. 📘📙📓 ✴️MARA GERVAIS✴️ maragervais.bigcartel.com instagram.com/_maralane 🔹Davis, CA 🔸Bio: Mara Gervais is queer, gender-fluid non-binary, and from the Central Valley in California. They love zines, risograph printing, skateboarding, and eating spaghetti! 📘📙📓 ✴️MISS CBENAV✴️ cbenav.com/links instagram.com/miss_cbenav 🔹Midwest 🔸Bio: Cristina 'Miss Cbenav' is a recent graduate who utilizes art and writing to make illustrated stories, letting the crafty world of zines to explore her creativity. 📘📙📓 ✴️NASH'S COMIC✴️ 🔹Denver, CO 🔸Bio: My name is Nash. I'm 11 years old. I came up with characters and make comics with my dad. He writes scripts and I do the art. I've sold my comics at Pike's Peak Zine Fest. People like them, and it was so fun. My new issue #4 has a new character. 📘📙📓 ✴️NIKO WILKINSON✴️ Nicois.gay instagram.com/nicothepoet tumblr.com/nicothepoet cohost.org/nicosuave 🔹Colorado Springs, CO. 🔸Bio: Nico Wilkinson is a poet/zinester/printmaker based in Colorado Springs, CO. They're the organizer of Keep Colorado Springs Queer, an open mic founded in 2016. They enjoy letterpress and relief printmaking. 📘📙📓