June/Pride Featured Production + Artists

Keanna Frodente
Fashion and Costume Design

Pronouns: They/Them

How Does Pride Influence Your Art?

I’ve always felt as though a person’s identity directly influences the type of art that they make. In my case, being queer is the defining statement of the designs I create. Whether it be through the color schemes I use– such as the clown outfit being inspired by the colors of the trans flag– or through little jokey motifs (ex: using fruit fabrics), I always find the core of my pieces being centered around that queer part of me. The LGBTQIA+ community has adopted an alternative sense of fashion in order to express ourselves in our most authentic ways, and I find that to be such a lovely sentiment. To be able to decorate our bodies in a fashion that punctuates who we are is an idea that is so important to me… which is why I tend to embellish my clothes in the most garish ways possible (such as a TV-human hybrid being sewn directly to the front of a tin foil shirt haha!). To express yourself is to be free, and to be free is to be proud of who you are regardless of what pressures society is putting onto you.

So like, my Pride influences my art from conception to creation. Every facet of how I create boils down to this silly little part of me that many deem inappropriate, outlandish, and political. So why not reclaim all of those things and make art that makes me feel proud to be me?

Kate Johnson
Hair Stylist

Pronouns: She/They

How Does Pride Influence Your Art?

Being a hairstylist means many things, but the biggest part of it is making people feel like who they want to be. Creative haircuts and colors can transform people and make them feel like their true selves. I love being able to make people feel confident, gender euphoric, and just overall happy with who they are. Hair has no gender <3