fresh start

In their lounge a lover shaves off their partner’s hair, using shaving clippers. Their partner’s shoulder-length dreadlocks lie scattered on the sofa – next to the scissors used to shear them off – and on the newspapers laid out on the floor to catch the falling hair. The couple are both in liminal states of self-determined sexual orientation and/or gender. The mood in the lounge is one of relaxation and bonding. This piece was created using mainly the oil paint brush in MS Paint 3D, a software I fell in love with because of its accessibility, vibrancy, and texture. All of my work is informed by my reverence for Black queer and trans people. This piece is a study of a form of Black queer and trans intimacy.