Here's to May
May brings International Workers' Day, my partner and sister's birthdays, and a bit of energy! I have used that energy to finally get some prints made! Scroll down to see/buy/marvel at them.
My partner is a gardener, and we both seem to have the same busy seasons at work. People want to be tattooed at the same time as plants need tending, and I think that's really nice.
This month, paid-tier subscribers can read "The Sperm Bank," a short story about a trans guy at a sperm bank. I paywall this stuff because it's personal, and a thin barrier between my writing and the General Internet feels safer! That said, an earlier version was published online a few years ago. I'm sure if you really wanted to, you could find it.
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Prints!
It has only taken me 35 years to get my act together and make some prints, and I am very proud of them! Like many neurodivergent people, I suffer from the inability to see a project through, and I have started so many paintings and files that I never finished. Here are the ones that did! The Golem would also make a very cool tattoo, just sayin.
The 'mini Tattooed Golem' print is A5. 'And I Will Never be Able to Touch You' is A4. Both digital prints on Perlino Cotton Paper.
Buy them here- https://sian-shine.bigcartel.com
May Availability
Friday 8th- 12.30, 4 pm
Sunday 17th- 4 pm
Friday 22nd- 12.30, 4 pm
Sunday 24th- 4 pm
Sunday 31st- 4 pm
If you would like your appointment in a private room, please book on Sundays. Fill out my enquiry form below to book.
More of This!
This is where I feature work I’ve done recently that I’d like to do more of. It doesn’t mean repeat designs, but working in a similar style or subject to the feature.
Mutual Aid Request
Each month, I highlight a cause or organisation doing good things that could use more money! I will always donate to whoever I feature.
This month is Palestine Red Crescent, whose mission is to provide humanitarian assistance and health and social services to Palestinians whenever and wherever needed.
What I've Been...
Reading- I finished All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It was a beautiful book that humanised the experiences of many ordinary people during the Second World War. I'm now halfway through the Faebound Series by Saara El-Arifi, and it's pretty good. High fantasy, woke, mostly well written, not life-changing or super gripping, but a good read.
Watching- The live-action version of One Piece on Netflix is great!
Listening to- am I entering a Nazi Era? Oh dear, this probably says something about my psyche and my need to do something other than cook/clean/childcare/work. Hooked on the Weird Little Guys podcast with Molly Conger, which is mostly about contemporary alt-right and neo-nazis.
That's all for now
I hope you're able to do something you've dreamed of.
I leave you with a picture of my fave babe watering some flowers.
Sian xoxo
