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Decolonial queer art books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Status: 🌟We've Always Been Here: Shipping! 🌟Moments of Euphoria: Art creation period

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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· 25d

Alina ( @/obscureoccultist on Tumblr and IG ) is returning for our trans joy zine, Moments of Euphoria! Their illustration will show a group of three trans women having a sleepover and living their teenage girl dreams with makeovers, music, joy, and snacks (of course)! 🛍️ #TransJoy #TransArt #Trans

A digital art piece of a woman in an orange dress dancing on a table in a bar. Two other women watch as they drink. The art has vibrant colors and very stylized, curvy anatomy. The text reads, "Moments of Euphoria, page artist, Alina."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· 27d

One of our zine mods, Sapling ( @sacredsapling.bsky.social ) is returning for Moments of Euphoria to paint a T4T couple beginning a moment of intimacy. This watercolor will feature a trans man with a post-pregnancy stomach, and third gender (Baklâ) Filipine exploring transfeminity! 🌸 #Trans #Zines

A watercolor painting of an androgynous character with top surgery scars laying on their back, dressed in a blue skirt. Their face is obscured by a hand, and a detailed tile design covers the floor below them, with pink flowers in the corners. The text reads, "Sapling, page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· 28d

Happy Nonbinary People's Day! Here's to all of us who continue to shine despite erasure, colonization, and stigma. We'll always be a sacred and expansive part of our communities 💗 (Art from our We've Always Been Here book with historical nonbinary rep! Get it here: taplingzines.com/shop/p/weve-...)

An asymmetrical grid of 5 cropped previews showcasing art from the zine. Top-left, a character in fancy gender-ambiguous clothing walks up an outdoor staircase, the color palette mostly purples and pinks. Top-right, two characters sit together at a Venetian masquerade ball, one wearing a Gnaga mask and a corset. Bottom-left, a two-spirit person is kissed by a lover leaning over them from behind. Bottom-center, a masculine person in a powdered wig and corset sits on a lover's lap, about to kiss. Bottom-right, a nonbinary person and a man share a cigarette, their faces intimately close together.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· 29d

Grenouille Poire’s ( @/grenouillepoire on Tumblr ) illustration for our trans joy zine features two transmasc characters, one helping the other get dressed in formal wear… with maybe a hint of D/S subtext. 😉 #Transmasc #TransArt #Zines #LGBTQZines

A traditional art piece (I believe made with colored pencils) of two characters laying on a bed together and chatting. The text reads, "Moments of Euphoria, page artist, Grenouille Poire."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jul 10

Hyde Angelus ( @hydeangelus.bsky.social ) is bringing Sephardic culture to his illustration for our Moments of Euphoria zine! His painting includes transmasc euphoria through cultural clothing and traditions. 🌟 #TransArt #TransmascArt #TransJoy #QueerZines #Zines

A digital illustration of a large red skeleton holding a scythe, standing over a character who seems to be crying at a grave. There are various other elements around the composition like three golden teeth, a floating eyeball, and a lock with feathers surrounding it. The text reads "Hyde Angelus, page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jul 8

For our trans joy zine, FelineFero ( @felinefero.bsky.social ) will be illustrating a T4T couple getting ready together for a date night! It’ll show Black trans love (and some adorable cats!) as the two dress in a room lit with muted evening lighting. 💄 #TransArt #TransPride #TransJoy #Trans

A digital illustration of a character getting their hair dyed a teal color at the ends with help of a friend who looks very focused on the task. The text reads "Moments of Euphoria, Page Artist, FelineFero."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jul 6

For our trans joy zine, Spectrum ( @/spectrum.illustrator on Instagram ) will be painting a mature piece of a 1920s couple (a trans woman and cis man). You can expect a very sensual mood for this one as they get close on a sofa! 💋 #TransArt #LGBTQArt #TransJoy #Transgender

A digital painting of two feminine-looking characters, both with their backs to the viewer, with one turned slightly to face us. They both wear elegant dresses, and one has smeared lipstick while the other has kiss marks and scratches on her back. The text reads "Spectrum, Page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jul 4

For our Moments of Euphoria zine, Braken ( @braken.bsky.social ) will be illustrating a quiet moment between two trans boys under a tree in Tunisia. It’ll show a sense of wonder at one’s new top surgery scars, along with cultural and nature motifs! 🍃 #TransJoy #TransArt #Transmasc #Trans

A digital illustration of a shirtless masculine character leaned backwards over another who's crouched down and holding him. Dozens of red swords fly at the first character's chest. The text reads "Moments of Euphoria, page artist, Braken."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jul 2

Buitre del Paraíso ( @buitre-del-paraiso.bsky.social ) is planning to make a spread for our trans joy zine, featuring a mini comic of a group of transfemmes, all visiting a botanical garden together. Expect laughs, smiles, and some Mexican Sign Language! 🫶 #TransJoy #TransArt #Transgender #Art

A traditional painting of a character with their palms open, a smaller figure floating just above their hands. There are lots of surreal elements and shapes in the piece, and it uses bold, vibrant colors. The text reads "Buitre del Paraíso, page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 30

Mikoto ( @hokaguteatime.bsky.social ) will be joining our upcoming Moments of Euphoria zine, illustrating a Moroccan trans woman in the 18th century, with her trans man lover who is helping her dress. She’ll likely be wearing jewelry he made for her during this sensual encounter. 💋 #TransArt #Trans

A digital illustration of three masculine characters together in a study room, two lounging on a couch and one standing behind, who is kissing the hand of one of them. Text reads "Moments of Euphoria, page artist, Mikoto."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 28

For our trans joy zine, Miq ( @miqueltoast.bsky.social ) will be illustrating a genderfluid person trying on makeup and feminine clothing for the first time, possibly aided by a very appreciative partner. And it’ll likely have a Victorian vibe! 💄 #TransJoy #TransArt #Genderfluid #QueerZines

A digital illustration of a Black character with a masculine body type and long hair wearing jewelry and a small silk sash, standing in waist-deep water with the crescent moon overhead. The text reads "Miq, page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 26

Berlingot (berlingotesque on Tumblr/Insta) is returning for Moments of Euphoria! Her illustration will feature an ace trans man who is the son of a brothel manager. It’ll be community focused, showing the longstanding history between trans men and sx workers, denouncing puritan culture. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransArt

A vibrant digital illustration of a winged angel character sitting on a bed beside another character who looks to be ill, weakly reaching toward the angel. The text reads "Moments of Euphoria, page artist, Berlingot."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 24

For our upcoming trans zine, Rnbwtrout ( @rnbwtrout.bsky.social ) will be making a comic featuring a Mexican-American trans woman’s daily euphoric routines! She has not medically transitioned, giving important representation to those who can’t access or choose not to undergo medical transition. 💖

A digital illustration of the trans woman character playing an electric guitar. She wears a purple cardigan and black dress with white flowers, and here she has werewolf ears on top of her head. The text reads "Rnbwtrout, page artist, Moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 22

Introducing Zilm ( @zilmart.bsky.social ) who will be making a spread for our trans joy zine, Moments of Euphoria. She will be portraying Mexico’s Escaramuzas Charras (a traditional woman’s equestrian event) as a genderfluid sapphic couple, riding horseback in a close embrace under the sunset. 🌄

A digital illustration of a thin, bald Black woman in a suit with a black bird resting on one hand, the other holding a book. The text reads "Moments of Euphoria page artist: Zilm."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 20

Introducing our first merch artist for our Moments of Euphoria project: Mortale Lethe ( @mortalelethe.bsky.social )! They will be creating a triad of bookmarks, each featuring a patron trans muse from Greek mythology: one transfeminine, one transmasculine, and one nonbinary. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransJoy #TransArt

A digital art piece in grey and teal tones of a character with short curly hair and wings on their head, holding a winged staff with snakes coiled at the end. The text reads "Merch artist, Moments of Euphoria. Mortale Lethe."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 18

Next up for page artist introductions is Jaws Stone ( @jaws-stone.bsky.social ). Their illustration will show a trans woman, undressed and euphoric in a bed of flowers, celebrating a lovely moment of joy for this upcoming trans art zine! 🌸 #TransFem #TransFemme #TransJoy #TransArt #Transgender

A digital illustration of a masculine character kissing a marble statue while holding a cigarette in one hand. The text reads "Moments of Euphoria, page artist. Jaws Stone."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 17

Our website is live!! 🥳 If you missed the We've Always Been Here Kickstarter, you can now buy the book and leftover merch here! (Shop orders are currently pre-order and will be shipped after Kickstarter shipping is complete.) 💗 taplingzines.com Share to support a queer business for pride! 🌈

A screenshot of the Tapling Zines website. The top is a deep purple banner with zine mockups and a rainbow on one side, which reads, "Tapling Zines: Decolonial, celebratory queer zines." Below is a light purple section that says "featured items" and there is a small bit of two item listings before the screenshot cuts off.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 16

Let’s start our artist intros for Moments of Euphoria by introducing Andi ( @chbnny.bsky.social )! He is illustrating an artistic moment with a trans woman painting gold on the top surgery scars on her trans masc lover. They’re in an atelier, and he is her canvas. 💛 #QueerZines #TransArt #Trans

A digital art piece of a masculine character with brown skin and dark curly hair holding a pale blond masculine character with a flower in their hair. The blond has a hand lovingly on the other's cheek, who smiles softly back. The text says "Andi (plantbvn); page artist; moments of Euphoria."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 15

We've Always Been Here... is here!! ✨ Our books arrived today and they look beautiful! 🤩 (For those that backed the Kickstarter, check out our recent backer update for more info here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... )

A photograph of three of the books laid out inside the cardboard box they shipped in. The cover features a gay Métis couple holding hands while leaning up against a tree.

A photo of a bunch of cardboard boxes stacked up inside our apartment, with a tan poodle sitting beside them and giving a judgy face. A blue and purple couch and rainbow rug can also be seen in the background.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 4

Hi to all our new followers & happy pride month!! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ We're Tapling Zines, an indie queer art book publisher run by two trans husbands: Felix @tapiocawizard.bsky.social and Sapling @sacredsapling.bsky.social We aim to fight censorship while also spreading lots of queer joy! 🥰

A photo grid of three images. On the left is the cover of our first art book, We've Always Been Here, with a gay Métis couple holding hands on the cover. On the right are two photos of the book held open, showing two different art spreads of queer historical art inside.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Jun 1

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 We’re a queer art book publisher, led by two (married!) trans artists. We aim to preserve and celebrate queer stories in print media as a way to fight censorship, focusing on multicultural and other diverse representation. Stay tuned for our trans zine launch in September!

A purple graphic that reads "Happy Pride Month from Tapling Zines!" in rainbow text, with each word a different color. Below is a mockup image of our first zine, "We've Always Been Here", which features a gay Métis couple holding hands on the cover. There are other rainbow decorative elements as well like a scribble heart design in one corner.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· May 26

Our test print of We've Always Been Here finally arrived!! 💕 After a bit of a delay with the shipping, we're extremely happy with the printing quality and have now placed our order for the full set. The merch was ordered last week, so we're totally on track to begin shipping in late June! 🥰

A photo of the We've Always Been Here hardcover book on a light-colored wood texture. The book's cover shows a queer Métis couple holding hands, smiling softly at each other.

Two photos of the book open on a purple background. The first shows side-by-side historical illustrations of a lesbian Anglo-Saxon couple and another with a gender-ambiguous Korean couple. The second shows one side with a Victorian T4T transgender couple, the other with a group in ancient Greece preparing for a Bacchanal, the characters' exact genders also ambiguous. The graphic has little rainbow shapes in the corners where the photographs don't quite cover the edges.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· May 23

All application decisions for Moments of Euphoria have been sent! 💫 Everyone that applied should receive an email, so please check your spam if you didn't receive anything. Get ready to see some amazing trans joy art in the near future! 🥰

A pastel graphic reading: "Moments of Euphoria: an illustrated collection of trans joy, love, and belonging.

All application decisions for Moments of Euphoria have been sent! Thank you for so many wonderful applications!

Keep in mind that since this is a smaller project, competition was very tough. If you weren’t accepted, we encourage you to apply again next time.

Everyone that applied should receive an email with our decision, so please check your spam if you didn’t receive anything. Chosen artists will need to reply to confirm your spot. Thank you!"

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· May 10

Applications are now closed for Moments of Euphoria! Thank you everyone! 💕 We'll be in touch soon with our decisions 🥰

A colorful pastel graphic reading: "Moments of Euphoria, an illustrated collection of trans joy, love, and belonging. Applications are now closed. Thank you for sharing your incredible art and ideas! We'll start reviewing applications shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by the end of the month. Emails will be sent in batches, so don't worry if someone else received an email and you haven't been contacted yet." A nonbinary character stands next to the text box, wearing a pink skirt and yellow crop top.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· May 3

One week left to apply as an artist for our upcoming trans joy zine: Moments of Euphoria! This is a paid opportunity, so be sure to share it and/or tag artists you'd love to see in the book. 💕 Links to apply are below. ⬇️ #Zines #ArtZines #QueerArt #TransArt #ArtistsWanted

Text reading "Moments of Euphoria, one week left for artist applications! Paid opportunity" over a pink and blue watercolor painting of a brown androgynous person with curly dark brown hair, posed in a see-through pink robe and black leggings, with black gloves, crushing a rose on her chest. He also has painted pink lips and is surrounded by large pink orchids and painted blue lace.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Apr 26

Applications are now OPEN for "Moments of Euphoria", our new trans joy art book! 🌟 Infodoc: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🌟 Page artist application: forms.gle/oGF4VFC8PLar... 🌟 Merch artist application: forms.gle/bmt2N7oJwiHF... #ZineApps #Zines #ArtistsWanted #OpenZines #TransJoy

A pastel graphic reading: Moments of Euphoria. Artist applications for our trans joy art book are now open! Please read the infodoc before applying. This is a paid opportunity! Applications will close on May 10 or when we reach 300 applications." Below the text is a watercolor illustration of a transmasc person wearing a skirt, surrounded by pink roses and colorful purple and blue tiles.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Apr 18

Announcing our next project: Moments of Euphoria, an art book focused on trans joy and love! 🩷🤍🩵 More information will be announced next week, and artist applications will open on April 26th!

A pastel-colored graphic reading: "Announcing Moments of Euphoria, an illustrated collection of trans joy, love, and belonging. Artist applications open Sunday, April 26. More information on the theme and application requirements will be released next week!" In the bottom-left corner is a doodle of a freckled Filipino character with short curly hair, wearing a yellow crop top and pink skirt.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Apr 16

Late pledges for We've Always Been Here are now closed. We'll be ordering the first test print very soon, and we'll be sure to share photos once it arrives! 🥰 Thank you so much for all the support, and keep an eye out for our next project announcement soon too!

A blue and gold graphic reading: "Late pledges now closed. Thank you for your support throughout the Kickstarter campaign! We look forward to sending the book to you all very soon. For those that missed the Kickstarter, the book and leftover merch will be available in our shop later this year."

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Apr 14

We've unlocked our stretch goal for 3 translations of the zine's digital edition! 🥳 If you still want a copy, late pledges are only open for 2 more days (until the 16th), so go get it now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

A soft rainbow gradient with a small mockup of the book's cover, reading "Thank you! Danke! Merci! Gracias! We've unlocked our stretch goal for 3 translations of the digital zine!" There is also a small graphic at the top with an open padlock showing the unlocked goal was at 37.5k euros.

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈@taplingzines· Apr 12

Reminder that late pledges are still open for We've Always Been Here! Since we're so close to our stretch goal for digital translations, we'll still get the zine translated as long as we reach it with late pledges! ✨ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...