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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · 8d

Self employed artist with no insurance spent 10 days in the hospital and faces long recovery.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, remember me? I got very sick recently and getting better is going slowly, during my busiest season.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · Sep 18

One of my favorites!

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Frighten deez nutz @dusty1.bsky.social · Jul 24

SMUT IS ART

SEX WORKERS ARE WORKERS

BOTH DESERVE FEDERAL PROTECTIONS

AND

LEGAL RIGHTS TO UNIONIZE

SUCK IT, PURITANS.

Space Man @spaceds8008s.bsky.social · Jun 2

I FEEL THE NEED TO TAP THE JOHN WATERS SIGN REALLY HARD LATELY.

Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our rights. Smut is our friend.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · Jul 22

New art show up at Cute Nail Studio on 7th street in Austin!

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Ivonne @beansandink.bsky.social · Jul 22

If we learned something from Ozzy and his getting his one big farewell show, is that we need to give people their flowers while they are still with us. Celebrate your beloveds and tell them every day. This floating rock lost a titan today.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · Jul 10

You can tell I was raised by a bunch of nerds, because having my art at the library cafe is just as exciting as having it in a fancy gallery. You can get a latte, a painting, and check out books ALL AT ONCE. Downtown Central Library, Austin.

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That Guy James (But Spooky) @jroberts.bsky.social · Jul 5

Once again reminding you that Texas had more Harris voters than every state besides California. Your bullshit “lol Texans are dying lmao” posts ain’t fucking it and you can unkindly go fuck yourself if that’s your reaction to children dying.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · Jun 23

My gay art made of trash is in a show that opens Friday. I made 13 pieces of work about Pride and queer joy and I made it all from upcycled/salvaged wood.

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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · Jun 13

Artist will spend untold hours on a thing expressing themselves and it’s just a bunch of people being like “tell me what you mean by this.”

Look at it, that’s what I mean.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Jun 13

So there is a profile of me in the New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

Do Androids Dream of Anything at All?

We have tended to imagine machines as either being our slaves or enslaving us. Martha Wells, the writer of the “Murderbot” series, tries to conjure a truly alien consciousness.

www.newyorker.com

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€❡❡ ⊙♫ †♄€ ♭€ꍏ☾♄ @vreni.bsky.social · Jun 8

posting this with no comment 🔥

illustration of an NYPD van on fire with the text MAY THE BRIDGES WE BURN LIGHT THE WAY

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S.E. Fleenor @sefleenor.bsky.social · Jun 1

I hope everyone has a Pride tied to the original meaning:

- ACAB
- Bodily autonomy now and forever
- Fuck love, this is about freedom
- Queers bash back
- You can't kill us all

Black and brown trans folks, particularly trans women, got us here. Pay some respect. Don't fall for the scams.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 29

I got caught outdoors in that insane storm yesterday in Austin, TX. Here's immediately after.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 28

I started painting this XXL Death card in 2020, abandoned it, got it out last night to show a friend, and now my tiny pink dog thinks she is invisible behind it as I have my morning banana that she really really wants.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 26

You can find these Tarot cards I laser etched and hand painted at @dejavuesoterica.bsky.social in San Antonio!

Déjà Vu Esoterica @dejavuesoterica.bsky.social · May 25

We’re proud to carry an array of decks, books, and other tools to help those on their Tarot journey, as well as host some of the region’s best readers at the shop! 🃏

Swing by between 11am to 8pm every day or find our Tarot collection at our LinkTree. 🦁

#WitchSky #OccultSky #WorldTarotDay

Hand-painted Tarot Cards by Killer Queen Designs at Déjà Vu Esoterica in San Antonio, TX

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 22

Happy World Goth Day! Let's picnic at the graveyard!

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 19

Making custom pins for my friend Ginger Snaps, who is performing an orca aerial act at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Vegas next month.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 17

Murderbot earrings for @MarthaWells.com! I got to go to the watch party last night & celebrate with the found family group, & of course I had to make Martha a pair of earrings. I also made a book shaped gift box with a living hinge because I am nothing if not extra.
#Murderbot

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 10

I'm thinking of making up some bullshit jargon to drop, maybe some Star Trek tech specs. Just to see if they act like they know what it means.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 10

I've been lasercutting professionally almost 12 years now and most markets I do a straight man will try to catch me out or something with a technical question. I can see it in their face. They usually have no idea what they are talking about.

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 8

I'm warming up every day by painting a 1.5 inch tall boot I laser cut from scrap wood. I've done 22 days in a row, goal is 100!

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · May 7

This is especially good because the adinkra on the back of the garment symbolizes learning from the past!

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Kendra, scary version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · Apr 29

You don't need to go to art school to be an artist, you just have to be willing to be spiritually, financially and emotionally shoved in a barrel and kicked down a very big hill

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Katie Cowden @killerqueendesigns.bsky.social · Apr 29

So far my approach of applying for everything has led to a lot of rejections.

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