higu rose, Ph.D

@higoons

black queer cartoonist & quilter, pittsburgh 🌞 i drew TITTYCHOP BOOBSLASH, MOIST, & SULK 🌞 currently drawing YINZ CITY 🌞 comix + illustrations + fiber art @ higu.cool & yinz.city 🌞 i hate amerikkka 🔞 i do not engage minors online unless deemed necessary

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higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· 12d

Him…….

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· Jun 6

Is this one a better upload… idk how to use this website. Whatever

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· Jun 5

patreon sticker for june! sign up before the end of the month if ya want one ✨💕📚 www.patreon.com/higu

sticker design featuring a self portrait of higu rose as a cat person sitting on top of a stack of yaoi/boys love manga

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· Jun 5

took all evening for the idea to get there but here we GO

screenshot of a clip studio interface. there is an in-progress self portrait of higu as a cat person reading yaoi on a stack of books

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· Jun 2

Drawerins from the other night

Photo of an open sketchbook. The lefthand page has a list of sticker ideas and is partly covered by an orange tabby cat’s butt. The righthand page features a fullbody selfportrait drawn in parker and pen.

Phot of higu’s desk with Henri the orange tabby gazing out the window

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 30

machine pieced the diamonds and machine appliqued the hand, but the flower was hand appliqued cuz i'm a lunatic. hand quilted too! phew.

photo of higu rose holding the quilt. higu is wearing dark blue coveralls and has long hair that is partly tied back. higu is laughing and covering their face with their arm. in the background is a field of graves and trees.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 30

finished this quilt a week or two ago, based on a gouache painting i did back in january. the brown diamonds are dyed with cutch and madder, while most of the colors are store bought (tho there's some naturally dyed bits here and there and the backing is dyed with goldenrod)

photo of a higu rose holding up a small quilt. the quilt top is composed of half rectangle triangles arranged in a harlequin diamond pattern. very jersterly. we might even be jester-maxxing here. on top of the diamonds is a hand-shaped applique with a blue, yellow, and green flower applique

close up on the quilting of the flower/hand applique.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 29

I havent been active publicly because over the last week and a half i have unfortunately gone fucking insane with obsession over ryuki from aitsf nirvana initiative. I just… i just love him so much… im going to bite him… jesus christ

Ryuki Kuruto, my pathetic beloved, smiling

Ryuki Kuruto, my wretched darling, in despair

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 21

Finally taking a look at these lightfast tests i was doing with knotweed (left) and wattle/acacia (right). I left these up in a southwest facing window for about 3.5 months cuz i couldnt find much info about their qualities

Photo of two naturally dyed strips of fabric used as sun tests to study their lightfastness. On the left is knotweed and on the right, wattle/acacia. The tops of the strips, which were covered by paper labels for 3 months, are both darker than the bottoms, which were exposed to direct sunlight for the same amount of time. The knotweed label is dated 2/5/26 and the wattle/acacia is dated 2/22/26

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 18

Ok ok ok gotta do other things. I will baste these and hand quilt em while i’m on the train to nyc this weekend

Photo of a star quilt block made from Naturally dyed fabrics

Photo of a log cabin quilt block made from naturally dyed fabrics

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 18

And another. Playin with gradients

Photo of a courthouse steps quilt block made from naturally dyed fabric

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 18

Finished a third this morning. My fav part of the process was realizing i needed more green for the borders, so i just went in my basement and made some :’)

Photo of a star quilt block made from naturally dyed fabrics. I think this is called an “envelope star”

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 18

Another!

Photo of a patchwork granny square quilt block made with naturally dyed scraps.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 17

Im sooooo bad about holding onto scraps and not using them, but dyed fabric is so stupidly precious that im trying to find SOMETHING to do with the random offcuts. Maybe i’ll have a bunch of tiny things for the pride market next month, idk

Photo of naturally dyed fabric scraps spread out on an ironing board. In the center is a log cabin quilt block.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 16

Cemetery dresden 🌼

Photo taken from over high’s shoulder. Higu is holding up a patchwork dresden plate mini quilt. In the background is a field of graves and trees.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 16

went to the cemetery to take some quilt pics, here's a random one i made last month cuz i needed to mess around. machine pieced and hand quilted~~~~

photo of higu holding a quilted panel in front of their face. higu is wearing a pair of dark coveralls and sanding in front of a series of graves.

closeup of the corner of the quilt so you can see the hand stitching.

closeup of the center of the quilt so you can see the hand stitching.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 11

closeup on the bastards. i drew these with a g nib and zig ink and then added tones digitally. i'm still not confident drawing either of these guys but we're getting somewhere.

closeup crop of Mary from the previous illustration.

closeup crop of Lucky from the previous illustration.

higu rose, Ph.D@higoons· May 11

the #quiltyaoi guys officially have names, even if i'm still learning to draw 'em. pls welcome secret sadist sewing instructor Mary and washed-up tattoo artist turned graphic designer Lucky! illustration inspired by a quilt found in "Folk Quilts and How to Recreate Them" by Audrey and Douglass Wiss