1001 South Yakima Avenue
Queer NW
This is Land is Gay Land
By Reama Bubblez
Reama Bubblez started painting 4 years ago. A fun night out with friends ignited a curiosity that guides her in art and business.
Exploring color and texture, she uses bubbles to create art that celebrates the Pacific Northwest. She was introduced to a bubble technique at a ceramics studio in Poulsbo, Washington. A few days later, she tried it using fabric dye paper and hasn’t looked back. Since then, she has painted numerous Pride-focused pieces, Mount Rainier, The Brothers Mountain, sunsets, underwater scenes, and more.
Reama travels the Puget Sound area with an art installation called BubbleDOME. Inside BubbleDOME bubbles rule! Machines create an explosion of bubbles that paint onto paper and canvas.
Rainbow Mushroom By Julia Josephine
Julia is a Wisconsin born and raised and grew up doing art with her mom at local coffee shops. As an adult, she now lives and works in the Seattle area. She makes folk art inspired by her inner child and enjoys using old ephemera. She has used everything from vintage postcards to 20’ military canvases to paint on. Julia has a soft spot for kids and can be found doing face painting and balloon animals at festivals on the weekends. Some organizations and positions she has had in the Tacoma art scene most recently have been community outreach and parade organizer for Porchfest, art curator for Tacoma Light Trail, founder and organizer of the Tacoma Artists Meet Up (going on year 5 this year), art teacher with FabLab Education, Tacoma Artists Initiative Program Grant Recipient producing two large scale puppets,Tacoma Stickerfest founder and organizer, and owner of Thirty8th Creates.
To schedule a studio visit or toinquire about art and art lessons, email julia at Julia.Josephine.920@gmail.com Visit her websitewww.juliajosephine920.com, or find and follow her on Instagram and Facebook @juliajosephine920
Pink Skies Early Mornings
By Mari Griffin
Mari G. is Tacoma’s Poet Laureate, a soulful vocalist, affirmation poet, andmultidisciplinary artist whose work embodies healing, resilience, and truth. Rooted in thebelief that art is a powerful tool for reflection and liberation, Mari channels emotionthrough original poetry and song, crafting pieces that affirm and uplift. Signature workssuch as “Shine Ya Light” and “We Gon Be Alright” have become anthems ofempowerment, inviting audiences to embrace radical self-love and collective strength.