WHO THE SHIT
ARE YOU?
I’m Izzy, the non-binary scooby snack who make this.
izzy [at] thisizjunk.com
Contact
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words that resonate
right now
neurosaucy
(Autistic + ADHder)
Based in
Brooklyn,
NY
bisexual,
aromantic
light
skinned
Black,
mixed
FROM
Pasadena,
CA
transmasc
non-binary
artist,
teacher,
learner
KINKY
friend,
lover,
collaborator
sibling,
child,
grandchild,
godchild,
godsibling,
cousin,
nibbling,
uncle,
cat dad
I was recently in a workshop facilitated by Dr. charlie amáyá scott, PhD, and she prompted the participants to write a poem based on the prompt “Who are you?” I really like what I ended up writing, so here it is!
Child reaching out-
palms open, I wander.
Falling into feeling,
feeling into love.
a lil poem
Elder tuning in
to rhythms of radiance.
I wonder,
do you feel my light
as I feel yours?
Art stuff I do
found objects
nice
nice
conversations
When I’m feeling fancy, I describe myself as an interdisciplinary artist and learner who uses sensory play and personal reflection to connect more deeply with the worlds within and around me. I share unedited documentation of these experiences to reflect the fact that I, like my art, am a work in process.
These are some of my favorite tools:
light
photography
digital collage
reflection
drawing
cardboard
FIELD recording
spreadsheets
costumes
video
painting
grounding
influences
+ inspiration
literally so many people, animals, and experiences. I’ve been overwhelmed by this section, so I’m just gonna start the list…
adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy
Audre Lorde, “Uses of the Erotic”
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
Dean Spade, Mutual Aid and Love in a Fucked Up World
Tema Okun, https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/
Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Meenadchi, Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication
Devin Price PhD, Unmasking Autism
Carmen Papalia, “Open Access Framework”
Robert O’Hara, Insurrection: Holding History
Es Devlin, set design, installation, projection
Staff, other volunteers, and campers at Youth Rock NC
Other staff and students at Willie Mae Rock Camp
Other students and faculty in Ethnic Studies at Brown University
Other students and faculty in Art, Education + Community Practice at NYU
Facilitators and other participants at Liberation Practice Field
Dialectial Behavioral Therapy (DBT) + talk therapy
My family, friends, pets
So many people who have helped sustain me but who’s time and labor I didn’t notice or appreciate
Pedagogy, theater, kink, drag, sensory toys, game design, word play, trans community, neurodivergent community, fan fiction, disco, rnb, experimental shit
Nature, water, plants, stars, time