April 2024

Posted 7 months ago by kellahannawayne_udui31

 

Here is a collection of all the new creative projects we released in April of 2024! 

Articles

Four, pale wooden figures gathered together with a large hand holding a large umbrella over them, which is the color of pale skin. To the left on a grey blue background, is the following text: between the DADT repeal, the gutting of the Voter’s Registration Act, the reversal of affirmative action, and the removal of LGBTQ protections, my freedoms and liberties as an LGBTQ of color have been negatively impacted by the Supreme Court’s rulings for the past thirteen years. This is what it means to be a minority in America. Your humanity is compromised by at least three fifths and you’re only one ruling away from being back in shackles. Not so much if you’re cisgender heterosexual and caucasian. To quote the late Paul Mooney, they possess the complexion for the protection.

 

When I go looking for stock photos for my articles, sometimes I stumble onto some social commentary illustrated by what photos do, or don’t, exist. In this case, while it’s easy to find pictures showing the pain and isolation caused by racism, I found it was extraordinarily difficult to find photos representing white privilege; specifically the phenomena of white people receiving unmerited protections from external consequences; a form of protection that people of color frequently don’t receive.

The lack of photos with this message aligns perfectly with Dennis R. Upkins’ second installment of Complexion for the Protection, where his remarkable proficiency at recognizing the toxic and harmful behavior of even the most popular media figures might bring some of your favs into his crosshairs. I invite you to notice your own defensiveness in response to these accusations, and to question why and if these actions deserve to be defended in the first place.

Read: Complexion for the Protection: White Privilege– Real World Edition

Patterns

Introducing two brand new patterns now available on Spoonflower and on several Etsy products shown below. Click the pattern blocks below to view them on Spoonflower. 

A repeat pattern of different shapes and sizes of mushrooms, a snail, twigs, acorns, leaves, and berries in a brown, beige, and red color palette on a tan background. In the bottom right corner is the Kella Hanna-Wayne and Co watermark.
Mushroom Forest
A vibrantly colorful repeat pattern of stained glass in abstract flowing shapes in vivid shades of yellow, orange, magenta, and purple divided by lines of black.
Stained Glass Fire

Etsy Store

Here are all the new products added to our Etsy store this month! 

A blonde woman in sunglasses wearing a tan pleated, sleeveless skater dress with a repeat pattern of different shapes and sizes of mushrooms, a snail, twigs, acorns, leaves, and berries in a brown, beige, and red color palette. There is a large graphic heart on a purple background behind her.
 

 

A smiling Latina woman wearing a sleeveless scoop neck skater dress with a vibrantly colorful repeat pattern of stained glass in abstract flowing shapes in vivid shades of yellow, orange, magenta, and purple. There is a light pink background behind her.
 

 

A Samsung Galaxy S24 phone case with a vibrantly colorful repeat pattern of stained glass in abstract flowing shapes in vivid shades of yellow, orange, magenta, and purple. The phone is sitting on a wooden table next to a plant.

A tan iPhone 14 Pro Max case with a repeat pattern of different shapes and sizes of mushrooms, a snail, twigs, acorns, leaves, and berries in a brown, beige, and red color palette. It's sitting on a black marble table.
 

 

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