Taylor Leong (aka Tomatobird), illustrator and comic creator, talks to us about her art, embracing complexity and ambiguity in faith, Jesus as a relatable figure to queer people, and the value and responsibility in portraying a brown Jesus. Originally recorded in March 2022.
Find Taylor on Twitter @tomato_bird, and her portfolio at tomatobird-art.tumblr.com. Here are some of the specific pieces we talked about:
- Gloria: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/172561217436/a-short-comic-story-about-biblical-angels-their
- Thirty Years: http://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/181036038736/thirty-years-by-taylor-leong-2018-now
- Anastasis: https://tomatobird-art.tumblr.com/post/184116638092/anastasis-up-rising-this-was-inspired-by
- The Wanderer: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/187420902706/the-wanderer-2019-by-taylor-leong-an
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