I shall be wearing my new t-shirt with the amazing @smallpressday.bsky.social poster by @pigeonface.bsky.social at #SmallPressDay tomorrow.
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Slavic illustrator & comics maker, fond of big sleeves and mysterious folk tales. 🏳️🌈🇵🇱 📖”Rusalka: Whispers of the Forest”(2023) 🌱rep: James Spackman | BKS Agency https://www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/links
Today: summer solstice AND my birthday, weee! If you enjoyed my work over the last year, why not join my Postal Pigeon club or have a wee browse in my Pigeon Shoppe? 💌 www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/join 💌 www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/storefront Thanks for being here! ✨
Personally, I am as interested about the past as I am about the idea of folklore as a living and fluctuating thing. I wrote a thing last year about making space for LGBTQ+ folks in the modern folk art, and Pride month seems suitable to share it again! Here:
Folklore for Queer Folk! Making space for LGBTQ+ folks in the modern folk art: — Pigeon makes art!
Folklore and mythology has always existed to explain the complexities of the world around us, to teach and spark wonder. The rich folklore storytelling can provide metaphors that help us relate to…
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Drag Queen and King of hearts 💖 from my "Queer Folk!" illustrated card deck ✨ Wanna see more cards? www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
Drag Queen and King of hearts 💖 from my "Queer Folk!" illustrated card deck ✨ Wanna see more cards? www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
Personally, I am as interested about the past as I am about the idea of folklore as a living and fluctuating thing. I wrote a thing last year about making space for LGBTQ+ folks in the modern folk art, and Pride month seems suitable to share it again! Here:
Folklore for Queer Folk! Making space for LGBTQ+ folks in the modern folk art: — Pigeon makes art!
Folklore and mythology has always existed to explain the complexities of the world around us, to teach and spark wonder. The rich folklore storytelling can provide metaphors that help us relate to…
pigeonmakesart.co.uk
The Aces in my queer Slavic folklore card deck depict four powerful deities: - Weles (underworld, afterlife) - Marzanna (death, rebirth, changing seasons) - Mokosh (soil, fertility) - Perun (skies and thunder) See the full deck here: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pride-solita...
Queer Folk! Dive into my Pride card deck featuring queer babushkas, pagan deities, sassy Kossacks and sapphic dumplings: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
Queer Folk Pride Deck is live! Here you'll find drag kings and queens wearing traditional Polish folk dress, pagan deities like Perun or Weles, and - of course - more pickles and dumplings than you can eat (don't make me dare you). See the full deck here: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pride-solita...
Happy Pride! Why not share this deep dive into the art series illustrating folklore and heritage with a touch of queer pride? See all the images and read about the ideas behind each one of them here: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
If you wanna see all the details behind my Queer Folk card deck, do I have a deep dive blog post for you! Creative process, sketches and more heeeereee: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
If you wanna see all the details behind my Queer Folk card deck, do I have a deep dive blog post for you! Creative process, sketches and more heeeereee: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
Happy Pride! Why not share this deep dive into the art series illustrating folklore and heritage with a touch of queer pride? See all the images and read about the ideas behind each one of them here: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/pigeon-blog/...
SO! My illustrated queer Slavic folklore card deck is LIVE in the Art of Solitaire game! Check out the game here: artof.cards
A special Pride message has just gone out to all my Postal Pigeon subscribers! Join us here: www.pigeonmakesart.co.uk/join
My [secret Pride project] will be featured together with my face at the Gayming Pride Parade stream in June!! And if you follow my Postal Pigeon newsletter you'll find out exactly what it is this Friday :>
Gayming Foundation@gaymingfdn.bsky.social · 3mo agoSummer Game Fest is about to get a lot more gay. 🌈 Gayming Magazine and the Gayming Foundation are thrilled to announce the Gayming Pride Parade, the first-ever LGBTQ+ games stream at Summer Game Fest. 🎮 June 6th, 12pm PT / 3pm ET More info: gaymingfoundation.org/prideatsgf/
Small Press Day is back on Saturday, July 25th, 2026. #smallpressday #smallpressday2026 Let's make this the biggest one yet after last year's triumph! smallpressday.co.uk
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Join us on Saturday 25th July for Small Press Day 2026. Take part to help us celebrate with small press wonderfulness!
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I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life
Your labor as an artist matters and you should be compensated fairly. Yes, I’m aware that publishers aren’t endless money machines, but there is great pay disparity between creators and if we want a more sustainable an equitable comics business, that has to change.
Alright yall, my inbox is full from folks privately reaching out (please always feel free to publicly post if your contract allows) about CURRENT COVER RATES in 2026 Strap in
If you care about indie comics / small press / thought provoking art AT ALL I urge you to support @brokenfrontier.bsky.social even with £1
Andy Oliver@andywpoliver.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'll post officially on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social soon about how we need the community's help if BF is to continue in the long-term. As of this month I will also be taking on the hosting costs of @smallpressday.bsky.social. Any help rn much appreciated via our Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/andyoliver70...
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY GO EXPLORE YOUR RAGE OK have a nice one xx
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY GO EXPLORE YOUR RAGE OK have a nice one xx
I need every single male artist that follows me to read this. It's not very long. You need to bear witness to this shit. You have to see it with your own eyes because you never will in your everyday life. I'm serious, read it all please
Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · 5mo agoIf you're wondering how bad things were at Pixar for women, the answer is pretty horrifyingly bad.
If you care about indie comics / small press / thought provoking art AT ALL I urge you to support @brokenfrontier.bsky.social even with £1
Andy Oliver@andywpoliver.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'll post officially on @brokenfrontier.bsky.social soon about how we need the community's help if BF is to continue in the long-term. As of this month I will also be taking on the hosting costs of @smallpressday.bsky.social. Any help rn much appreciated via our Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/andyoliver70...
counterpoint: the best animated films for children are the ones that fuck them up
Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 5mo agoPixar CCO Pete Docter says they removed gay elements from ‘ELIO’ after finding some parents didn’t want entertainment forcing conversations with their kids they weren’t ready for. “We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.” (via www.wsj.com/business/med...)
every now and then I see stuff like this and have to say, again, disney and it's offspring are anti-art entities. You could argue that they produce art and hire artists, but they work against it thousandfold
Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 5mo agoPixar CCO Pete Docter says they removed gay elements from ‘ELIO’ after finding some parents didn’t want entertainment forcing conversations with their kids they weren’t ready for. “We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.” (via www.wsj.com/business/med...)
