Camaraderie - Tee

Flash (noun): a sudden burst / a brief display / a short summary / a symbolic occurrence. (verb): To burst suddenly / to display for a brief moment / to give a short summary / to occur symbolically. (adjective): sudden / brief / short / symbolic. 

I am obsessed with ideas & symbols. Something will just flash into my head, and I suddenly have to draw it as a simple line drawing. I’ll set it aside, and come back to it every so often. Often, this process reveals another flash of insight, a word, phrase, quote. Repeated enough these flashes create a glossary of concepts that include symbol, word, definition, and (a) guiding quote(s). This glossary can then be used to better communicate the complexity and depth of Queerly Complex creations. 

Check out our Collabs page to see how we’ve used Flash to map what we are co-creating with other Queerdos and our comrades

Camaraderie: A spirit / feeling / experience of goodwill / rapport / familiarity / belonging / inclusion among comrades / neighbors / friends / family / relations. 

“When you live in the community, you make friends and they support you in your advocacy and in raising your son when you have questions and when you have to make major decisions in your life. When you live in the community, you don’t have to depend on staff for all of your support, and you get to support others as well. You develop networks that you could never have in the institution. I’ve see this happen for so many people, including people with severe disabilities.” Ricardo T. Thornton Sr., “We Can’t Go Back,” Disability Visibility