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@justchris.bsky.social
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gender/queer chicagoan artist & designer. talk to me about birds and museums and live music and good films and bad movies. fanzines & art books at justchrispress.itch.io and generally in whatever bag I’m carrying
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sofra breakfast continues, through our myriad selves, to be completely unfuckwithable
sofra turkish breakfast - kataifi soft boiled egg, cucumber, tomato, fried feta olives, labne, spoon sweets
August 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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you may not like it but this is what 2 high agency males look like
bj hunnicut and hawkeye pierce in the tv show m*a*s*h. bj is sporting and unbuttoned pink henley and luxurious mustache. hawkeye has his arm around bj’s shoulder holding him close. bj is looking affectionately at hawkeye
June 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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some more pals! and maybe more later
an indigo bunting — a medium sized and very striking bright blue bird — sitting on a branch looking quite handsome a great catbird — a medium songbird which is, in fact, gray, with a black cap. he’s standing on a branch in a post that suggests energy and as awareness. the sunlight is bright on his face and shadows fall on on other parts of his body a blue-gray gnatcatcher — a tiny blue-gray songbird with a pale chest and striking facial coloring that looks like a angry black unibrow — sitting on the branch of a redbud that is in bloom with many tiny pink flowers a ruby crowned kinglet — another tiny songbird in olives in browns with no ruby crown visible — holding himself parallel to the ground on a vertically hanging leaf
June 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I’ve been really leaning into spring migration out here in the midwest since we got here two years ago and I’d like to introduce you to some of my pals
a wilson’s watcher — a small yellow and brown songbird with a dark gray cap — sits on a branch among other crossed branches in front of out of focus green leaves the top third of a female cardinal — a mostly light brown medium sized backyard bird with a bright orange beak and a soft red tipped crest up — against an unfocused green leaf background an eastern wood pee-wee — a small brownish grayish bird — looking serious on a small branch. the background is blurry leaves and tree trunk a juvenile an american restart — a small mostly white warbler with brown wings, a gray head, and yellow marks on the chest — standing on a branch among many other branches and bright green leaves
June 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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a sign on a table that reads “I want to live in a world where heads don’t ache and tummies don’t hurt” in calligraphy
May 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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hey guess what I did on Saturday!! 🥰
an ovenbird — a small brown bird with white and black stripes — making a jaunty step into some early spring grasses and dried ground cover
May 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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I’ve never seen it but I remember it being a big deal that it was filmed / takes place in the hudson valley, s little north of where I grew up
film poster for the movie “a quiet place” starring john krasinsky and emily blunt. tag line reads “if they hear you, they hunt you”
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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poster (occasional) reveal
chris lounging with their arm across their bare chest. many colorful tattoos are visible, including a folk art chest piece, fruit and herbs on their upper arm, outlines of birds and branches on their forearm, northern lights on their other upper arm. red hair is visible and they’re smirking
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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3-color screen-print of a decorated grecian urn with an illustrated interpretation of the painting “Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene” by Simeon Solomon (1864). it shows two women in a lover’s embrace on a stone bench, and one is kissing the other on the cheek. there’s a circle inset with the phrase “someone will remember us I say, even in another time”
February 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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thinking about our household animals’ relationship to affection for no reason

BASIL: yells, sits on your feet for pets, abruptly moves if you interrupt nap

PRIKA: in your personal space purring loudly. bites you if she’s not happy

NOOSH: either slightly aloof or directly on your chest and head
chris with noosh — a dilute calico torbie — squished in her arms in bed basil — medium black and white dog — curled up and snoozing in a blanket nest on a couch paprika — medium dilute calico cat — curled up tightly in a lap on a fleece blanket
January 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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here is fan art, for my many (largely queer) pals who have a deep and abiding love for the film _singing in the rain_ (1952): a little 20's fashion rainbow love letter made from shots from the film. it's gonna be a little printed art booklet in a few weeks!
four images in a 2x2 grid. the first is the title page: "singing in the rain(bow)" on a sky background in rainbow colors. the second is the same sky background with the text "a beautiful girl* is like a great work of art" underneath is the text "* person of any, all, and no gender". the third image is a fashion illustration of a red and white fringed dress. the fourth image is a fashion illustration of a structural oversized orange jacket trimmed with black fur. four images in a 2x2 grid. the first image is a fashion illustration of a yellow and brown plaid skirt suit over a yellow top with a matching hat and gloves, and a long string of pearls. the second image is a fashion illustration of a a pair of silky green pants and a sheer blue long sleeve top over a a green top. it's trimmed in a light yellow fur. the third image is a fashion illustration of a blue, purple and teal bathing suit with matching bathing cap, a large umbrella of matching colors, and a pair of blue ballet slippers that lace up around to the calf. the fourth image is a fashion illustration of a satiny eggplant purple dress adorned with small and a few long swatches of lilac purple fringe four images in a 2x2 grid. the first two fit together. on the right side, on a dreamy pink and purple background, there is a fashion illustration of a short ruffly white bodysuit/dress and a long, flowing diaphanous piece of white fabric which is suspended in the air and crosses to the left side, where it wraps around a small black figure (gene kelly). the third image is a fashion illustration of a seated figure in a short, shiny black dress with long sleeves and matching gloves and hat. there is a veil behind the hat that drapes down and a hand is a holding a black and white kerchief. the final image is a mirror of the first image, a sky with a rainbow and my contact information: cgleason design | chris gleason is a designer, artist, and newly minted Chicagoan making their queer and earnest way in the biggest little city. | january 2025 reach out: justchris@cgleason.org
January 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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since it’s agdq season, here are a couple of fan art illustrations i made for holiday presents this year.
a digital drawing of Link from the Zelda series in a breath of the wild outfit. he’s pointing up at a small triforce design and the name “Lonk” in a hand drawn script above it. he’s on a rock with a blue rocky background a digital illustration of the protagonist, Madeline, of the video game Celeste. she is reaching for a golden strawberry with a crown and wings. she appears to be on a dark mountain with a northern lights style background. the name “Maddy” is in block letters at the bottom right a digital illustration of Kirby. they’re standing on a soft pink cloud in a fanastical sky background, waving and smiling. they have a elaborate hat on in the style of Garrus Vakarian from the game Mass Effect. it’s titled Kirbus Vakarian in glowing white texts
January 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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hanging out with my close personal friends maeve, kim, lee, thurs ton and steve
a photo of maeve taking a maeve selfie in front of a framed print of a photo of sonic youth playing metro in the 80s. b&w, by steven koress
January 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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a baby with a prism face
close up photo of a dilute calico tortie with blue eyes half-closed. there is a small patch of refracted rainbow light above one eye
January 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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sometimes you gotta draw Link (Lonk) as a shit post christmas gift
a drawing of the video game character Link from the Legend of Zelda. he’s standing on a rock and doing a little pointing up gesture. there’s a little tri-force illustration and the meme name Lonk in fancy wonky script above him
December 13, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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i’m going to maybe try to screen print this one???
a digital illustration of a vase of flowers. they’re in a highly graphic style. in hand-lettered serif type on the vase, it says “i am the least difficult of men. all i want is boundless love.” it’s signed with a traced version of frank o’hara’s signature. the line is an excerpt from one of his poems
October 15, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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sometimes i make gay little digital illustrations
digital illustration of the roman moon goddess, diana on a dark blue sky-like background. she is depicted as a nude woman with long, dark, curly hair. she is partially draped in a sheer peach-pink piece of fabric that appears to be floating around her. she is drawing an arrow against a bright yellow crescent moon which is superimposed on a larger blue-tinted full moon. there is a small gold crescent moon sitting in the top of her hair.
October 15, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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71. rare things — you never find an instance of two people living together who continue to be overawed by each other's excellence and always treat each other with scrupulous care & respect, so such a relationship is obviously a great rarity

(sei shōnagon)

happy anniversary to us 💞
maeve in a mauve dress in a little courtyard patio. they’re looking slightly to the side and smiling a little and the background is bricks and ivy a selfie of chris sitting in a courtyard in a multi-color dress and pink & purple glasses and pink & red hair. they look slightly bemused
October 6, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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we keep being here, sometimes infinitely and forwards and back
picture of maeve and chris in masks. they’re standing in front of a large mirror and the camera is angled high above their heads so you can see several iterations of their reflections going back. the lighting is weirdly green
September 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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two panel black and white comic. first panel is a man in a shirt and tie with his arms crossed and a irritated expression. second panel is the same guy with his arms thrown open and his mouth open wide. a speech bubble reads “I GUESS”
December 29, 2023 at 7:12 PM
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youtu.be/NoMqvniiEkk?...
screenshot of a tweet by user @roastmalone, “I respect perfume commercials being like we can't show you a smell mind if we just go insane for 30 seconds”
December 23, 2023 at 5:06 AM
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in the moment, it really was perfect
cover for Sigur Rós’s 1999 album Ágætis byrjun. the cover features a white glowy line drawing of a fetus-like creature with a large head and small wings, clasping their hands in prayer. it’s on a dark blue-black background
November 8, 2023 at 1:14 AM
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evergreen
a tweet from user nomcompsky dated april 4, 2020. the text reads: Whether you think that Shaun King is a feeble-minded grifter or that he's a well-intentioned activist, you have to admit that he's a feeble-minded grifter
October 22, 2023 at 3:10 AM
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an orange plastic picnic set from the 1970s. it has rounded sides with seams from where pieces fit together and is being held by its integrated handle
August 14, 2023 at 4:33 AM
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a picture of me at age six, wearing a cuffed denim jacket over a green sweatshirt with a line drawing of a cricket on it, with red pants. I’m sitting outside with trees behind me and making a serious little face at the camera
August 13, 2023 at 2:48 AM