HIRE ME TO CREATE A CUSTOM TYPEFACE
OR TO TURN YOUR HANDWRITING INTO A FONT YOU CAN USE
we need you: Creators for Gaza
AUTHOR of: remember who tf you are; reminders for the heart led
AND: عكس الحرام / The Opposite of Haram: A Queer Muslim Manifesto
ILLUSTRATOR + CO-CREATOR of: The Fig + The Olive, An Un-Story of Queer Ancestry
MASK UP, We Need You: Palestinian Solidarity, Covid-19, and the Struggle for Liberation
COVID is a LABOR ISSUE and FLOOD: Print Propaganda in Practice
RECENT APPEARANCES
READ: Drawing the Elephant: 9 Artists Illustrating Long COVID and the Ongoing Pandemic
“Illustrators who bravely explore the ongoing pandemic in their work break down stereotypes, contextualize differing experiences, build community, and raise awareness. These artists create spaces where audiences can reflect and engage with stories that can broaden our understanding of ourselves and the world. In this way, art is not only a community-building tool, but also functions as a “mirror”: for those who struggle to look directly at the elephant in the room, they can engage with its reflection.”
LISTEN: Sheyam Ghieth on The Queer Arabs, Nov. 12. 2024
“Sheyam is a co-founder of Creators for Gaza, a SWANA-led mutual-aid network connecting artists and amplifiers with Palestinian families facing genocide. Check it out to donate or get involved as an artist!
They also discuss their work drawing connections between disease and colonialism in genocidal states, building COVID-19 and Palestine solidarity, especially in the face of mask bans meant to attack pro-Palestine protesters. This work includes their Zine “mask up we need you” (in collaboration with @rimo_skyo).
We also talk about how we’re showing up with our communities lately, and Sheyam highlights @swanarosepdx community center as a home for the SWANA diaspora. We talk about the importance of community care *and* alone time for introverts, and the importance of taking time for trust-building in identity-based spaces.”
LISTEN: Sheyam Ghieth + Rimona Eskayo, KBOO, Aug. 12, 2024.
Mask Up! We Need You: Palestinian Solidarity, Covid-19, and the Struggle for Liberation by Rimona Eskayo and Sheyam Ghieth is “a primer for those who consider themselves co-strugglers for Palestinian liberation, yet may not understand the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as both a genocide in itself and a tool of genocide that perpetuates all others.” Frann Michel talks with the creators of the zine about the cumulative dangers and disparate impacts of the continuing pandemic, the interconnections of capitalism and disease, and their work to share information and resources.