Collage Prompt:
Where do I find Queer Joy?

Our first Pride/Swell Petit project is collage! In this short DIY video, JOYLab RA Hazel Robinson takes us through the steps to make a collage in response to the prompt, “where do I find queer joy?”

Notre premier projet de Pride/Swell Petit est un collage! Dans cette courte vidéo DIY, JOYLab RA Hazel Robinson nous explique les étapes à suivre pour faire un collage en réponse à la question « Où puis-je trouver la joie queer ? »

We are excited to share the first Pride/Swell Petit Projects. This month, we are creating #collages in response to the prompt, “where do you find queer joy.” Our first #collage comes from Viper (they/them) who is 8 years old. Viper shares, “You find queer joy in queer families. And snacks!”

We are excited to share the first Pride/Swell Petit Project. This month, we are creating #collages in response to the prompt, “where do you find queer joy.”

Casey shares: ”I find queer joy when I share: space, food, supplies, ideas, gossip, joy. I was thinking about how much I miss this weekly “L Word Rewatch Party” that I did with my friends in Fredericton. We would gossip and laugh and share excellent food—it was a beautiful example of a space I could find queer joy. But I find it here too, on Instagram, at a distance, sharing art & supplies & ideas with others.”

Angela's collage responds to the prompt by offering that "Queer joy is everywhere!"

We are proud to share Leann’s amazing collage that takes up the prompt, “where do you find queer joy?”

Leann shares:

“I find queer joy with family and community. Exchanging knowledge, sharing skills, supporting and celebrating each other.”

Interested in making your own collage? Follow these steps! / Vous voulez faire votre propre collage ? Suivez ces étapes !

We’re so excited to share Alix’s collage that responds to the prompt, “where do I find queer joy?” Alix shares:

Queer joy to me means being myself comfortably, and love ! I wanted to represent my relationship and how its related to my identity. I had fun finding imagery of things that make me feel happy and as part of a community, making collages while also discussing about life with friends and family really made the experience enjoyable!

We’re so excited to share Sophie’s collage that responds to the prompt, “where do I find queer joy?”

Sophie described their work through this quote : “don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion” —Franz Kafka