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arachneart.bsky.social
Megan they/them
@arachneart.bsky.social
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I am a 56 year old, queer, disabled, autistic, artist, performer, producer and activist. I perform, produce shows, crochet and make bits and pieces. www.ArachneArt.com.au
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arachneart.bsky.social
The Queer Variety Show is on next Tuesday night at Smith's Alternative.
Sparklemuffin will be doing a bit of screaming.

tickets www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

for further info, including accessibility
www.arachneart.com.au

#Queer #Drag #Nonbinary #Disabled #Autistic
Sparklemuffin is a white skinned person with a pink wig sticking out everywhere, they have curly glittery eyebrows and a pink glitter beard. They have a dark purple shirt with red and purple ruffles on.
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The Queer Variety Show is on next Tuesday night at Smith's Alternative.
Parker will be singing some of their original songs.

tickets www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

for further info, including accessibility
www.arachneart.com.au

#Queer #Trans #Music
Parker McKenzie is a white skinned person with short blonde and brown hair, blue eyes and facial hair. He is wearing a white top with a black motif on it. They appear to be sitting in their car. The are looking at the camera and smiling slightly. The photo is set in a square Queer Variety Show frame, three sides of the frame being made up of queer flag colours. The bottom border is black with text: Text: 23rd September, Parker McKenzie. In the top of the frame is a white box with black text: The Queer Variety Show.
September 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The Queer Variety Show is on next Tuesday night at Smith's Alternative. We start at 7pm and finish between 9 and 9-30.
Angel will be doing a reading from their book.
@angelhellyer.bsky.social

tickets www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

#author #QueerVarietyShow #Peformer #nonbinary
Photo by Nathan J Lester This is a head and shoulders shot of Angel Hellyer, who is a white skinned person with short dark hair and dark eyes. They have on a red tartan top, underneath a black cardigan. They have long dangly earrings and are looking directly at the camera with a neutral facial expression, the background is a creamy colour. The photo is in a square Queer Variety Show frame, three sides of the frame being made up of queer flag colours. The bottom border is black with text: Text: 23rd September, Angel Hellyer. In the top of the frame is a white box with black text: The Queer Variety Show.
September 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The Queer Variety Show is on next week. Tuesday the 23rd of September at Smith's Alternative. 7pm until about 9 - 9-30pm. Tickets from Smith's Alternative
www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

For accessibility and further info go to
www.arachneart.com.au/general-6

#Queer #Disabled
Temerity Outrè is a white skinned woman with long blonde hair. In this photo she is sitting in her wheelchair and is wearing a baseball themed costume. She has a red, sparkly baseball cap pulled down covering her face, and is wearing a white pinstriped, short sleeved top that has a red word motif at the top and the number 28 in red on the pocket. She has whit lacey leggings on. On her right foot is a black show, her other leg ends about mid calf and she has on her stump a baseball themed pastie. It is round and the ‘tassles’ are tiny baseball bats. She is holding a giant bucket of popcorn. The background is black with blue to her right. The photo is in a square Queer Variety Show frame, three sides of the frame being made up of queer flag colours. The bottom border is black with text: Text: 23rd September, Temerity Outrè. In the top of the frame is a white box with black text: The Queer Variety Show.
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
arachneart.bsky.social
The Queer Variety Show is on next week. Tuesday the 23rd of September at Smith's Alternative. 7pm until about 9 - 9-30pm. Tickets from Smith's Alternative
www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

For accessibility and further info go to
www.arachneart.com.au/general-6

#Queer #Disabled
The Lost Larrikin is standing with a microphone in front of them. He is playing a cream coloured guitar. They have pale skin, short dark hair and dark eyes, they are looking intently outwards as they sing. He is wearing a short sleeved, printed, dark coloured shirt with braces and blue jeans. The background is black. The whole image is in a square queer variety show, pride colours, themed frame. Along the top in a white text box is : The Queer Variety Show. In a black box, in white text on the bottom is: 23rd September 2024, The Lost Larrikin.
September 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
arachneart.bsky.social
Some photos by Nathan J Lester of my performance at the #QueerVarietyShow on the 28th of January.

#MenaPaws #Queer #Disabled #ChronicIllness #Autistic #Over50 #GenX #MEcfs #Fibromyalgia
February 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
From the #QueerVarietyShow on the 28th of March.

Photo cropped a bit for social media by Nathan J Lester
Image description: Mena Paws is a white woman with short grey hair. She is wearing a red headscarf and a long black coat. With brown pants poking out at the bottom. She is holding a black bag that has 'cocks' written on it. Next to her, her rollator is covered with a white sheet. Behind her is a white screen.
February 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
I'm travelling tomorrow. This is a small part of what I need to take. It's such a balancing act with chronic illness. Tomorrow's travel will knock me around. I expect to be up and running on Friday.
#disability #ChronicIllness #Travel #autistic
A pile of medications and a blue embroidered wheat bag.
February 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
Today is extra crap. The weight of the world and very sick people close to me is hard and exhausting. Thankfully there are small things. We have to look for the glimmers more than ever.
Small white and purple pansy and orange flowers with some green leafy bits in a flower pot. A close up of purple flowers. They are on green leafy stems and there is cat netting next to them and a grey fence in the background. Orange , purple and white flowers in a pot plant, with lots of green leafy bits around them. 4 small blue flowers on a green leafy stem. Underneath them is a wooden floor.
January 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
With a background that is red up the top. It gradually changes to blue then green then yellow. It has an image up the top centre that is faded, but you can make out a person standing and others sitting near a tree. Text: The Woodstock 69 experience. Acid Queen. Kozmic blues, Strawberry Fields forever. Irish club. Jul 14, 2018..7.30pm. Tickets $25. $30
January 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The lovely Lost Larrikin had to pull out of our show on Tuesday due to illness. We have the lovely #SweetAz performing in his place.
Tickets to the #QueerVarietyShow

Get them here www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

#Queer #Disabled
This is a head shot of a pale skinned person. SweetAz is sitting in a car. She has collar length, blonde wavy hair. Her eyes are disguised by dark sunglasses. She is wearing a tan coloured hat and a navy t-shirt, over the top of a navy and white t-shirt. SweetAz has two piercings in the middle of her lips and a silver coloured necklace with a charm shaped like Africa. She is smiling at the camera.
January 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
This was about 6 years ago. Proof I can do feminine, classic showgirl. I'm looking at developing a new classic based burlesque act soon. It's been a while. This photo was taken by Brett Sargeant or D-Eye.
#Queer #Disabled #Autistic #burlesque #Showgirl #VintageShowGirl #nonbinary #Genderqueer
This is a full body photo of Megan and Sparklemuffin. They are a white skinned person with short blonde hear and heavy stage makeup, there is a tattoo on their right arm. In this shot they are wearing a long white dress with a split up the side, it has a halter neck. They have long white gloves, silver shoes and a big white, feathered head dress. The background is dark with a sparkly teal curtain and patterned carpet.
January 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
We had a performer pull out due to illness. Magically we found a group of sexy burlesque witches, to perform at the #QueerVarietyShow
At #Smith'sAlternative
28th January.
Tickets: www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

Not the actual Witches you will see.
A sepia tone photo of two witches. They both have pointy hats and long curly hair and they are holding a pumpkin.
January 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
Appearing at the #QueerVarietyShow on the 28th January.
Tickets from #SmithsAlternative here: www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

Photo by Empress Eyrie
@empresseyrie.bsky.social

Hostest with the mostest #VelvetGarnet
@vindaloovixen.bsky.social
Pictured from the waist up, Velvet Garnet is an olive-skinned woman wearing a white mid-sleeve shirt under a burgundy waistcoat. She looks self-satisfied as she tightens her black bow-tie. Her black and white hair peeks out from her white top-hat, she also wears huge round black-rimmed classes, and triangular black earrings with white cats on them. #QueerVarietyShow #VelvetGarnet #Queer #LGBTIQA #Disabled #Trans #TransFemme #Asexual #Burlesque #CanberraBurlesque #ChronicIllness #CanberraEvents #CanberraLocals
January 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
This is a little #crochet #mushroom I made to sell a while back. #QueerArtist #nonbinary #queer #Disabled #DisabledArtist #chronicIllness #Autistic
Two red and burgandy, crocheted mushrooms sitting in a little white pot, with fake grass and a little path made from tiny, brightly coloured pebbles . With a little green plant in there with them.
January 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The #QueerVarietyShow is on next week. #Smith'sAlternative
Tickets: www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

Our next performer is Me-na, #MenaPaws I'll be bringing one of the acts that helped me place in #MxBurlesque ACT 2024.
Mena Paws is an older, white skinned woman with short grey hair and heavy drag makeup. They are wearing a lilac, sequinned dress with lots of different coloured bead and a pair of galah earrings. They are slightly side on to the camera and are in the process of taking off their, large square framed glasses, using both hands. They are looking out over their glasses.
January 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
This is an acrylic #painting I did about 18 years ago now.
#Art #artist #QueerArtist
This is a painting made out of lots of short dash type marks, they are coming out of the top right corner and flowing out across the square canvas, they are cream, light blue, mide blue, black, dark green and burgandy in colour.
January 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
I am out and about and I've had no less than about 8 people compliment me on my rollator. It has about 20 000 rhinestones on it. Yes, I stuck them all on individually.
#Queer #Disabled #MobilityAids #Rhinestones #Sparkly #MEcfs #Fibromyalgia #Autism #VisabilityMatters
A picture of a rollator or walker. There is a bog on the seat and sitting on the ground. The rollator has metallic, hot pink fabric on the seat and the back rest. The rest of the frame, apart from the handles are coveted in sparkly rhinestones.
January 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
Have you got your tickets for the #QueerVarietyShow? 28th Jan, 7 to 9.9-30pm. #Smith'sAlternative.
Tix: www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

Our next performer is #Catherine-RoisinTombokoLadelle @henshinroisin.bsky.social

#Queer #Trans #Disabled #Performer #Poet
Have you got your ticket for the Queer Variety Show on the 28th of January? Come along to the most chilled show around and be entertained by some of Canberra's most talented Queer and Disabled performers and our allies. Our show is low sensory, and a relaxed show. We ask you do not wear perfume or cologne and that you wear masks if you can. Why? because a lot of disabled people cannot tolerate strong scents and/or we catch 'things' easily. Show your support by masking up. Tickets for our show on the 28th of January are available at Smith's Alternative https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-queer-variety-show-8976 In this photo of Catherine-Roisin ‘Tombokko’ Ladelle, she seems to be floating along in space. She is a white skinned woman with shoulder length red hair. She is wearing a leopard print playsuit in hot pink tones, and a hot pink, long sleeved hoodie. Her left arm is stretched out to the side and her right arm is bent with her fingers near her face. She looks a bit like she is looking over her left shoulder. Her left leg is oustretched with a pink shoed, foot that appears to be on the ground, her right leg is bent at the knee with her foot wrapped around her leg.
January 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
Have you got your tickets for the #QueerVarietyShow at #Smith'sAlternative on the 28th of January?
Tickets www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

Our next performer is #GuyAlias photo by #NathanJLester
@leaalias.bsky.social
Guy Alias is a white skinned person, he has short black hair and heavy masculine drag makeup. In this image he is standing in some kind of corridor or tunnel that has lines along the sides and roof going towards a horizon point. He is leaning forward playfully with fan veils trailing out in front of him. His body is bend forward and his legs are apart. He is wearing platform boots, short black shorts a white top, a small crown and a some jewellery around his neck. The whole photo has a bluey purple hue across it, making the whole image shades of purple blue and white.
January 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
#nonbinarycode duo are performing at the #QueerVarietyShow on the 28th January at #Smith'sAlternative 7pm to 9- 9.30 pm. Tickets $20/25
Tickets www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

#LGBTIQA #Queer #IndependantMusic #OriginalMusic #Nonbinary #Neurodivergent
This is a shot from about the calves up, with ‘The Hardman’ on the left and InkBits on the right. They are both white skinned humans. They are standing next to each other, turned slightly inwards. The Hardman has short dark, greying hair, he is wearing a white top with a black shirt on top, and black and tartan pants with zippers in them. He has dark rayban style sunglasses. He has his left hand in his pocket and the other arm by this side, he is smiling at the camera. InkBits has short dark hair, with red colour on top. They are wearing dark framed glasses with yellow lenses and a black t-shirt with a yellow design. They have red pants that end just past their knees. Their hands are in their pockets and their head turned slightly back. They have a number of tattoos on their legs and arms and they have an enquiring expression on their face.
January 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
The #QueerVarietyShow is being held on the 28th of January, at #Smith'sAlternative on #Ngunnawal #Ngambri country. Show starts at 7pm and finished around 9 - 9-30.
Tickets: www.smithsalternative.com/events/the-q...

#Queer

Performer Announcement: #AshtrayMoonay
#FirstNations #DragQueen
Ashtray is a First Nations drag queen, in this photo she appears to be backstage somewhere. She is standing in a small space with a shelves and things around her with random stuff on them. She is standing with her left hand folded backwards and on her hip, the other had is resting on some boxes on a shelf. She is wearing a black fishnet body suit with sleeves just past the elbow, and it ends on her thighs. Underneath she has a black string bikini that has multiple straps going across her body. She has dark coloured heavy drag makeup and long brown hair in braids with a ponytail with braids hanging down.
January 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
Here's some old photos of me from 2017. Just before a #Burlesque show. Photos taken by D-Eye Photography. Dressed as my drag/burlesque character #Sparklemuffin
Sparklemuffin does drag, burlesque, and presents as many genders.

#Queer #LGBTIQA #QueerPerformer #Disabled #Austistic #nonbinary
An image of Sparklemuffin standing on a stage that has glittery teal coloured curtins. This is a whole body shot. Sparklemuffin has short blond hair and stage makeup on. They are wearing a black suit and tie, with a white shirt and black shoes. They are holding a cane that is brown behind their head with their hands on either end of the cane. They are also wearing a black hat with a silver band. This is a shot of Sparklemuffin from about the waist up. Behind them is a black curtin and sparkly teal coloured curtins. Sparklemuffin is wearing black pants and a white shirt, with a black tie. They have a black hat on with a silver band and they are holding their black jacket, which is draped over their left shoulder, with their left hand their right hand is in their pants pocket.
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
More of my #SelfPortraits in #crochet #crochetDolls #Disabled #Queer #QueerArtist #DisabledArtist #MEcfs #Fibromyalgia #Autistic #ArachneArt
A crocheted doll which is a self portrait. It is crocheted from beige coloured yarn, It has grey embroidered and tufted short hair and an embroidered face, it is wearing large brown framed glasses and a black jumper from fabric. The doll is a crocheted grey recliner chair, and has a colourful striped crochet blanket on it's legs and it is crocheting a tiny granny square. A crocheted doll, self portrait in the bath. The doll is lying back in a white crocheted bath tub, with various naked limbs and chest exposed. it has a crocheted face and hair, and there is green and pink crocheted water across the body. (because bath bombs)
January 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
arachneart.bsky.social
#Glimmers #Autism #VisualStims #Clouds #Nature
January 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM