Pinned post - About me & my creations

ahoy there! this is my mostly-Our Flag Means Death account, where i post memes & art & other related fandom things.

i'm a currently out-of-work queer disabled freelance artist & designer going thru a rough patch right now (in debt - like seriously broke & ineligible for unemployment because i'm a contract worker; i had a long term relationship end; & i have to move cross country sometime in early 2025) so i am attempting to market myself better as an artist.

i mostly work in digital media - photoshop, premiere, capcut, procreate - but i have a solid foundation in traditional media as well, mostly in illustration & painting. i've been an artist for about 35 yrs, (about 15 yrs professionally, emphasis on products, marketing, promo materials, & branding) and have a BA with an emphasis on art, design, & aesthetics. i've dabbled in many many things.

[this pinned post will be updated as necessary] ** last update: 8 Dec 2024

here's where you can find me:

- BlueSky

where i am currently most active: https://bsky.app/profile/xrayvex.bsky.social

- Twitter

less active/private account https://x.com/xray_vex

- Ko-Fi

i accept donations if you like my work! i am currently relying on donations to help me keep my life together, it literally helps me put food in my belly right now.

- My Ko-Fi shop -

https://ko-fi.com/vex62369/shop

- My Redbubble -

wherein i have uploaded a good number of my memes if you want to have em on like, shirts or mugs or socks or whatever. i take requests, so if you don't see a meme i've made in the shop, ask me & i'll add it!

(mostly OFMD stuff but a few other things too)

- Commissions

i've designed stickers, apparel, event promotion assets, etc. here are a few things of my projects:

if you're interested in commissioning me, send me a DM. my standard rate is $50/hr. however, my rates are flexible & negotiable, and i can work with your budget. 50% of fees will be due as a deposit before i commence work on the project.

- The A to Z of Ed Teach Zine -

a huge collab effort that is now available to all for free! https://t.co/bRA2U8wcEa

-- more info about this project can be found here - https://x.com/xray_vex/status/1825633390722535576

- My Youtube channel

all of my various OFMD-related video edits can be found here - Xray Vex - YouTube

- My AO3 -

i haven't written much fic but here's what i have to offer: https://archiveofourown.org/users/xray_vex/works

not to be a fucking snob or anything, but with the frequency that people love to quote the last three out-of-context lines of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, you'd think more people would have actually read the actual fucking poem

i think the thing about poetry and literature in general is that you're not gonna get much out of it if you approach it like it's a piece of social media - something meant to be gulped down in a single bite, given 10 seconds of your attention at most, and then tossed aside for the next thing clamoring for your attention.

you have to sit with it. you have to read it a few times. you have to THINK ABOUT IT. you have to roll it over in your brain. you have to ruminate on it. be haunted by it. let it take over your thoughts for awhile. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

i mean, you don't HAVE to. but if you want to get something out of it, some attention and intention is required. for fuck's sake

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