🦁🌞GM~ issue 2 of Voices of Iran is now at a CLOSE! Artwork is due today and some folks have an extension. I’m very excited to release this incredible body of work to you all and to continue this project. I know there is a lot of fear with the Iranian government cracking down on people speaking out. I anticipate things being slower for issue 3 because of this, and am prepared to be patient. This project is not something that can be rushed. This project is beyond important 🔥 it’s more than a zine, it’s a documentation of the people under a regime who are told to be silent. With this zine, voices are heard. Voices are reaching the people who need to read it. I will continue this pursuit as long as I can 🙏🏻

Gm~ I’ve been working on some digital art pieces following (now behind - oh well) the BadTober daily prompt challenge while I await people’s art submissions for Voices of Iran issue 2! These are some of the highlights. I trace things to make it easier for me and more efficient but I meticulously paint everything in. I feel like tracing might be a cop-out or it turns people off with the process and sometimes it makes me really self conscious. Am I being a real artist? Even so, I do love some of these creations regardless of the process. I hope you like them too 🙏🏻

Gm~ the reason you haven’t been hearing from me is because I’ve been busssssy 😮‍💨 There are people who received extensions for Voices of Iran artwork and I’m waiting on those. In the meantime, I will be writing a preface and I will need to go through the editing/proofing phase of the zine. Thank you all for being patient with me!! I have been doing a lot of this zine myself, and that’s not to drag my team down at all, but more to say I’ve taken on this whole thing which is why it is moving a little slow 🙏🏻

GM~ 🦁🌞 VOICES OF IRAN ARTWORK DUE TOMORROW 10/16! Please let me know if you need an extension!! I need 5 art pieces from volunteers and then will be at the point of the editing and revision phase. From there, I will announce a drop date 🔥 please also write love letters if you have not already done so. 💌