Bound
Bound

Illustration

Bound

"Promise me, Know that we are not just bound by chain, but bound by love." The nautical star tattooed on the top of a woman's wrist in the 1940s symbolized her sexuality. During the day, lesbians could easily cover them up with watches, and be... More

Code Green: Hustlers Dine Off Daddy's Dime
Code Green: Hustlers Dine Off Daddy's Dime

Illustration

Code Green: Hustlers Dine Off Daddy's Dime

Revisits the hanky code, a system of colour-coded bandanas indicating the wearer's sexual preferences. Depicted is an illustrated amalgamation of the acts listed per the green colour category, screen-printed onto a hand-dyed bandana.

Code Red: Rose Bud
Code Red: Rose Bud

Illustration

Code Red: Rose Bud

Revisits the hanky code, a system of colour-coded bandanas indicating the wearer's sexual preferences. Depicted is an illustrated amalgamation of the acts listed per the red colour category, screen-printed onto a hand-dyed bandana.

Long Live The Satyrs MC
Long Live The Satyrs MC

Illustration

Long Live The Satyrs MC

Celebrating 69 years of the Satyrs MC protecting queer folks.

Ouroboros
Ouroboros

Illustration

Ouroboros

The cyclical thoughts of internalized homophobia will eventually end in one's own demise, change your trajectory and live unapologetically.

The Ball
The Ball

Illustration

The Ball

Ballroom is a celebration of the legendary houses born from the black Ballroom Scene of Harlem of the 70s.

To Die For
To Die For

Illustration

To Die For

Obsession with beauty was a new kind of religion for London in the 1890s, acting as escapism from modern life. Arsenic dyes were all the rage in fashion, and for the dandies of the period, this style was to die for.

Work by

Stephen Marrello

Illustration

“Persona explores the intricacies of discreetly communicating queerness through the visual language of semiotics, with camp stylings that emphasize the theatrics of fabricating an identity within...” [More]