Ethereal Alien.🌓

Spiritualist. Abstract surrealism enthusiast. Fine Artist. Tattoo Artist. Books Open. IG @kaywilltatts

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Rooted in surrealism & the subconscious mind, my practice reimagines everyday life thru a dreamlike lens in a linear & geometric illustration style. When collaborating with clients, I’m drawn to unique designs that align with me energetically. Link bio 🥹 IG @ kaywilltatts

[D @wyzeart]

Anything I want is already mine.

[jawsquiat. @wnderlustingem]

This reminded me just how much of Black lesbian history in the late 2000s into the mid 2010s is preserved on YouTube. And also, generally, how big of a role YouTube played in connecting Black lesbians during that timeframe.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Still!

[jawsquiat. @wnderlustingem]

I remember Aina from back in her “Temper” rapping days and she is STILL fine.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Why would yall put that commercial in the middle of Kwn set?!

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Grief made me unpack the last bit of my boxes in my new apartment. Giving myself grace today.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Do not forget that a difficult childhood also creates empathy, pattern recognition, and an ability to find humor in things other people cannot.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Mushroom coffee me to death.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

@SaintMeauxzes Thank you 🫂✨

[☔ @Whotfismick]

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Someone’s free time is NOT their availability

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

33 today is so crazy.
Wrapped up my artist residency & have gotten back into my creative practice. & gifting myself an apartment & a tattoo studio.
Happy bearthday to me. 🎈

[David AttenBruh @AlHendiify]

This is alliship. Not that black square bullshit y'all was doin half a decade ago.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Wait is this forreal? I did not watch it but this is wild.

[Sizwe SikaMusi @SizweLo]

bell hooks said that White people will meet a Black person who completely challenges every racial stereotype that they have, but rather than giving up the stereotypes, they create a special category for that person and say, things like “Well, you’re not like other Black people”, instead of saying, “My ideas of Black people were too narrow”.

This is called “subtyping” and it leads to the survival of negative stereotypes because the new category individual who’s supposedly “not like the others” is mentally isolated from the group.

What this shows is that bigotry is all about protecting an existing hierarchy and it doesn’t matter much whether a person is exposed to other people or not. Which is why meeting intelligent, kind, accomplished, or complex Black people does not dismantle prejudice if someone is emotionally invested in keeping the stereotype intact.

Exposure to facts and figures doesn’t change the situation either. Someone can know the statistics on crime, education, poverty, or discrimination and still keep racial stereotypes because the stereotype preserves a sense of superiority and avoids confronting historical responsibility.

This is part of why bell hooks further argued that racism is emotional and ideological more than just purely ignorant, which is then why facts by themselves usually do not overcome a worldview that a person is motivated to preserve.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Lmao yikes. Me.

[w. @doublegee___]

me posting on twitter

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

All of my flash designs & abstract concepts are 1 of 1 originals. As a fine artist first, authenticity is super important to me. If you want to learn more about my artistic approach & inspiration, hit the link in my bio. 🖤

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Rooted in surrealism & the subconscious mind, my practice reimagines everyday life thru a dreamlike lens in a linear & geometric illustration style. When collaborating with clients, I’m drawn to unique designs that align with me energetically. Link bio 🥹 IG @ kaywilltatts

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

This last piece is also from my 1 of 1 flash designs. An accurate depiction of my chosen lane of abstraction x surrealism. The specific piece was a nod to Salvador Dalí’s painting ‘The Persistence of Memory’, 1931. One of my fav works of art from my fave.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Third piece was a collaboration with a client & we consider this piece a pixelated ode to ancestral creativity — asemic script drawn from butterfly wing patterns meets the visionary forms of artist Somnath Bhatt. For the entire breakdown of this piece head over to @ kaywilltatts

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

Second piece is from my 1 of 1 flash. I have a thing with eyes that I feel is deeply rooted in perception—being seen, seeing myself truly in my whole form, where & if there is fear there etc. I have more work coming soon on eyes.

[Ethereal Alien.🌓 @SayKayy_]

First photo is of a design I created based on my body anatomy & composition. I focused on the curvature of my chest & bust to help my design flow. Something like this is from my abstract concept flash. It is an intuitive free flow design that follows the natural curve/structure