For these Utah queer creators, making art is ‘a safe space’

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From ceramicists to clothiers, these are some of the many queer artisans working in Utah.

Mugs, like this rainbow design, are the specialty of Utah artist HB Hadfield, who creates under the brand Haybae Art.For Abraham Von August, creator and owner of the “very curated, non-gender specific” clothing brand“Whether we believe we’re fashionable or not, putting clothing on is important for anything. It gives you this opportunity to feel empowered or emboldened,” August says. “I think [it’s] the same thing with queerness and being able to express yourself.

“I put up this black denim vest,” Von August said. “It sold immediately. I wasn’t even prepared yet for something to sell.” Abraham Von August, owner of trashpaca, is seen here at a vintage market at The Clubhouse in Salt Lake City in September 2021. Von August said that his goal is "to really create a gender-free space, kind of eliminating gender from dressing yourself.”

That safety extends to sizing and the way a body fluctuates. Von August makes an effort during photo shoots to show one piece of clothing on multiple different body types.

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