How did you come up with the concept for Period Paints Life Drawing? Joanna: I came on my period unexpectedly two days before I was due to model for Anomaly Life Drawing. I was initially anxious about modelling while on my period, prickled by fears of people feeling uncomfortable or even disgusted, and worried about … Continue reading “Life drawing can show great beauty in imperfections.” | Joanna and Victoria of Period Paints talk tackling period poverty through creativity
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“It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain
Tell us about Hollyzone History. The best way to describe what I do is ‘performance history’. I like to tell stories and get people thinking about history, but I also like to point out the absurd, the weird and the wonderful. History is vivid and wild, there’s really no excuse for boring lectures on it, … Continue reading “It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain
“I can feel like I’m protesting even when I have no energy.” | Lydia Wright on the subtle rebellion of Political Patches
Tell us about your Etsy store, Political Patches. I called it Political Patches because that seems to be the product of mine that people like best (and the catchiest name that wasn’t already taken), but I also cater to other kinds of patches, cross stitch and plushies. I set it up after I had a … Continue reading “I can feel like I’m protesting even when I have no energy.” | Lydia Wright on the subtle rebellion of Political Patches
