Queer as Folklore: Fag Hag

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

today's post goes out to all my lady friends (you know, the ones ill never sleep with): Fag Hags!

this was the most time consuming image ive done for my thesis...yet...
the longer i worked on it, the more i realized how many elements i was going to be juggling, and how ambitious things were becoming.

Fag Hag: the female (usually heterosexual) platonic best friend of a homosexual male.

(heres also a handy dandy legend for all my non-LGBT friends to deciferpher the complex gay labeling system

bears: big, hairy, gay men.
gym bunnies: fit, body obsessed, gay men
polar bears: older, big, hairy, gay men
silver foxes: Anderson Cooper.
otters: skinny, hairy, gay men
sex pigs: kinky, fetish oriented, gay men

panda bears: big, hairy, asian, gay men)
this was where i was when i went in for my first critique...

and we came to the conclusion that what i had was too static and the entire composition needed to be rotated, to a 3/4's perspective...

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17

check out other Queer as Folklore work:
Beard Weaver, Closet Creature, Rosebud, Goldstar/ Platinum Gay, Hasbian, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,

Queer as Folklore: Hasbian

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

"whisper with your toes, lesbians are rare and powerful creatures and we dont want to scare this one away... -oh! no wait, its too late..."

hasbian: a has-been, former lesbian

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17
check out other Queer as Folklore work:
Beard Weaver, Closet Creature, Rosebud, Goldstar/ Platinum Gay, Fag Hag, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,

daily sketch: 108

luxuriant abnormalities

graphite on watercolour paper, 5.5x6.5

Queer as Folklore: Goldstar/ Platinum Gay

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

this one comes to you just in time for the holidays. say hi to your mom for me!

Goldstar Gay: A homosexual male who has never had sex with a woman.
Platinum Gay: A Goldstar Gay who was born by cesarean section and has never touched a vagina.

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17
check out other Queer as Folklore work:
Beard Weaver , Closet Creature, Rosebud, Hasbian, Fag Hag, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,

Queer as Folklore: Rosebud

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

for todays post, i present to you: Rosebud
omg. so. much. fun. i came up with what i thought were some hilarious initial concepts that halted the class and initiated a discussion on the legitimacy of my thesis and whether or not i had gone too far (love it! =D)

rosebud: the active ability to relax one’s rectum allowing a small portion of the lower colon to extend out of the body.
(often the result of extreme anal play. certain kink and fetish circles view rosebuds as points of praise and a testament to one's sexual virility/ expertise)

gosh darn it, i love how the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) community tries its very best to be as inclusive as it can. if you're two consenting, rational adults playing within the confines of your legal system:
we. will. not. judge. you.

anal bead-rosary.
too much? my class thought so. but i thought it was super funny.

i did a face-down-ass-up cult circle instead. meh. i can settle for that

as a bonus: heres one of my refrence photos... and my butt!

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17
check out other queer as folklore work:
Beard Weaver , Closet Creature , Goldstar/ Platinum Gay, Fag Hag, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,

Queer as Folklore: Closet Creature

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

here is the second installment, this one is called:
Closet Creature

"Kidnapping innocent children at birth, the Closet Creature imprisons LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) individuals in the many scales that cover his body. Only the most epic of battles between unicorn and monster can free them now!"

closet: the metaphorical hiding place for an LGBT individual who has yet to defy the imposed heteronormality of societal norms and reveal their sexual orientation

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17
check out other Queer as Folklore work: ,
Beard Weaver, Rosebud, Goldstar/ Platinum Gay, Hasbian, Fag Hag, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,