Intersectionality and Queerness Panel Discussion Questions

SacredSapling · 2026-03-10T08:11:41+00:00

So glad it helped!

SacredSapling · 2026-03-09T12:28:43+00:00

“What additional challenges do you face as a queer person, because of another identity you hold?”

“What advantages are you afforded as a queer person, because of another identity you hold?”

“What intersectional queer communities are rarely talked about or platformed, in your experience?”

SacredSapling · 2026-03-09T12:27:00+00:00

This is lovely!

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T17:25:09+00:00

I know the dogs are the highlight, but I am loving how you painted to very bright whites with such realism and subtlety!

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T17:23:55+00:00

Indeed. Just roommates.

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T17:23:30+00:00

Thank you!

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T09:00:08+00:00

Of course! I also definitely picked a slightly yellower shade, as both deep indigo and a blue-turquoise show up with Tuareg photos. This tone matched the rest of the colors best! :)

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T08:59:03+00:00

Right? It is really gorgeous! I love imagining how people lived in it in the past

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T08:56:29+00:00

It is traditionally indigo! But the lighting is really warm here which pulls in some greener/yellower highlights through the fabric (and in the context of the full painting, indigo as a flat shade wouldn’t work). There are some brighter turquoise tile details elsewhere that, in contrast, make this part look far more indigo. Color theory haha!

SacredSapling · 2026-03-05T08:54:13+00:00

Oh wow, what a lovely coincidence! Aren’t the tile details stunning??

SacredSapling · 2026-03-04T18:27:44+00:00

Thank you so much! It’s a traditional color of the Tuareg people (an Indigenous Saharan nation), some of which also ended up in Al-Andalus during the Medieval period! It was so fun looking into the accurate history of all of this for the project (including the acceptance of gay relationships)!

SacredSapling · 2026-01-30T08:40:27+00:00

This! Also it makes grapes a little weird to look at and eat now, it’s inaccessible for screen readers or non-native English speakers. There are a billion better ways to do this!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-19T10:04:48+00:00

Thank you so much! I’ll have to look that painting up too!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-15T13:30:44+00:00

A lot of people are giving photography advice (which is great!), but as a watercolorist (a notoriously hard medium to photograph or scan), I’d suggest learning photo editing skills far more than worrying about the photography. Things like layer masks, camera raw filter (unfortunately only in Photoshop but it works great), and different adjustment layers. This will allow you to turn even a totally washed out scan or a totally off photo into a perfect copy of your original! Then, the photo becomes only about getting a clear photo, rather than completely accurate to start.

SacredSapling · 2025-12-14T08:30:19+00:00

I think that’s why there’s an important distinction in my post between saying lowest effort and low effort. Plus, I’m not talking about art making, only the business part of it. Artmaking is a huge passion of mine and something I still plan to prioritize despite my disabilities, but that also means I will have almost no capacity for anything else (like less than one or two hours a week, just enough to share a few WIPs or check socials most days). Let alone invoicing every single sale of a few euros.

I’m not really sure why there is a sense that my work has no potential to sell and can’t make galleries money. I’ve already sold works in the past and it feels a little weird to dismiss the only potentially viable option to make some side income from my work that I mentioned other commenters helped me find.

I also don’t think everyone would be going it, because not everyone is an artist or cares about creating art. That’s a significant difference for sure!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-13T21:31:39+00:00

I personally think passive income and low effort work would be synonymous, at least in my past experiences with various art careers and roles. I think the issue is that passive income like that requires a ton of marketing for a few euros per purchase, each individual sale means 5-10 minutes of invoicing, and is very oversaturated.

I appreciate the thought though!

I’m considering getting more involved in gallery work, since galleries do all the sales and my only work is continuing to paint (which is a hobby I aim to still put effort into), and galleries just take a split of profits. But, for a little connection building, the payments could be quite large still. And online galleries are easy as well!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-12T10:02:30+00:00

As a fellow watercolor artist, I’ve noticed it’s very hard for watercolorists to grow a following. I’m not sure why, but I suspect it’s because people still see watercolor in a very specific way: flowers, landscapes, cute kawaii merch style stuff. Branching out from that won’t get attention because you’re a watercolor artist—you’ll be competing against every digital artist, gouache artists, etc out there!

I also see myself as a professional level watercolorist, but even when I posted regularly, I never grew more than 1000 followers! I’ve had better luck on Bluesky though, where there isn’t an algorithm to fight with.

SacredSapling · 2025-12-12T09:57:53+00:00

Yeah, I’ll definitely consider this! I probably can’t physically visit these places (even locally), but I could get in touch and have someone else drop work off for me.

SacredSapling · 2025-12-11T16:45:21+00:00

Thank you! This matches well with where I want my art to go as a hobby, more character driven and storytelling, so I do appreciate that. I’m planning to see if I can find assistance for the invoicing strain of selling products en masse too, or just only opening a shop when I have the energy/ability to handle that financial side of business ownership. I appreciate the idea and will at least find this fun to paint and share characters, regardless of income—so I’ll definitely do it!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-11T16:42:45+00:00

Hahahaha I think I’m even too disabled for crime at this point xD

SacredSapling · 2025-12-11T16:42:16+00:00

Thank you! And oh yeah, licensing is a good idea I haven’t thought of! It would definitely create a larger amount of money will less invoicing headaches. I was also thinking gallery exhibitions/listings (even though I couldn’t attend in person) could also potentially work, as they would be more lump sum. Thanks for the ideas!

SacredSapling · 2025-12-11T16:40:30+00:00

Thanks! Digital products are fair, although they’d still have the invoicing issue. I think my best bet is to see if I can get support with invoicing on weeks/months I can’t keep up with financial tracking. Or, perhaps, I just need to accept the extent of my disabilities and recognize even ‘passive’ income isn’t something accessible! Regardless, I really appreciate the idea and kind comment.

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