Henna Inspired will be teaming up with Love is Love Everett to do a participatory Pride banner for 2020.
We had hopes of having a live, in-person Pride event in Everett, but you know, it seems the universe had other plans. But we thought we could take some time to make something together and to honor our LGBTQ+ community. And then when next year rolls around (or whenever we get out of this quarantine), we’ll have a fantastic community-made Pride flag to unfurl.
Here’s how it will work:
We’re asking people to decorate a surface (canvas, cardboard, paper, or anything really) with one (or predominately one) of the colors in the Pride flag: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple. Take a photo of it and send it in, and we’ll combine all of your images into a unique Pride flag collage. And the next time we can get together to celebrate Pride in Everett, we’ll come with a printed banner, made from a collage of YOUR submissions.
We’ll be accepting submissions throughout the entire month of June and will update here with the final image when it’s ready.
What to do:
Choose a color from the Pride flag: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple. We’ll be using these images to form the actual flag image itself, so it’s important to choose predominately ONE color.
Find a sheet of paper, or cardboard, or canvas, or cardboard, or anything really
Paint, draw, attach things, or otherwise decorate your surface in your chosen color on the surface however you want. Make a collage, do a painting, or just gather up a collection of items from your home that fit the color scheme you’ve chosen.
It doesn’t have to be professional or anything fancy! We’d LOVE to receive submissions from all ages and ability levels. We truly want the banner that we make to be a reflection of our diverse community.
Take a photograph of your work, send it to Henna Inspired, and your fearless organizers here at Love is Love Everett and Henna Inspired will make all of your images into our own community Pride Flag collage.
Check out some of these fantastic ones submitted (mostly) by Love is Love Everett founder Gabriela Crinigan to give you some ideas and get you started:
We can’t wait to see what you will send to us!
Photo advice:
You want to be sure to take the best photo of your work possible. This means: making sure there aren’t any shadows on the surface, taking the photo straight on and not at an angle, and removing distractions from the background. Also, try taking your piece out of a glass frame to cut down on reflections and outside into natural light for better results. Cloudy overcast days are perfect lighting for photos! Your phone or whatever device you commonly use to take photos will definitely be suitable for this project. Please don’t let your equipment stop you from sending something to us!