Drawn from the City

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DRAWN FROM THE CITY:

Illustrations and Interviews of SF's best.

Tahara

Tahara, a former member of the Cockettes, Angels of Light Theatre and housing rights activist is being threatened with eviction from their longtime home in the Mission. Click here to read Tahara's story.

Barbara

Barbara is a San Francisco based performance artist and personality. Click here to read her story.

Hannah

Hannah is a musician, filmmaker, and vintage collector living in San Francisco. Click here to read her story.

Bill Bowers

Bill Bowers is a gay artist, photographer and fashion designer whose stylings have been worn by the Rolling Stones and Salvador Dali. Click here to read Bill's story.

Snezana

Snezana is a Serbian Fashion Designer, Icon and artist living in SF's mission district. Click here to read Snezana's story.

Ashley

Ashley is a San Francisco based artist and fashion designer, click here to read her story.

Dan

Dan is the owner of San Francisco's Muse Mecanique, master mechanic and avid rollerskater. Click here to read his story.

Jok and Rita Bitch

Jok aka Rita Bitch is a San Francisco base drag queena nd hair stylist. Click here to read Jok's story.

David Miles Jr.

David Miles Jr. has been rollerskating in Golden Gate Park since the seventies. He teaches rollerskate dancing every Sunday and runs the Church of 8 Wheels. Click here to read David's story

Xara Thustra

Xara is a prolific trans artist and activist. Click here to read Xara's story.

Gustavo and Donna Persona

Gustavo started performing drag at age 60. Now their alter ego Donna Persona is a celebrated queen in San Francisco.
Click here to read Gustavo's story.

Mrs. Vera: Michael and David

David is an artist and performer, Michael is an artist and photographer. During the AIDS crisis in San Francisco they joined forces to create Ms. Vera a fantastical alter ego that represented all of the friends they had lost in the epidemic. Click here to read David and Michael's story.

Jefferson

Jefferson is a first generation immigrant, hairstylist and fashion enthusiast. Click here to read Jefferson's story.

Elizabeth and L. Ron Hubbie

Elizabeth is an avid drag performer in San Francisco. Click here to read Elizabeth's story

Mesae

Mesae, originally from Tokyo, is the mother of three and sews many of her clothes by hand.
Click here to read Mesae's story.

Cara Vida

Cara Vida is a poet, artist and San Francisco jewel. Click here to read Cara's Story.

Evan and Martha T. Lipton

Evan is a San Francsico based actor, drag performer and playwrite. Click here to read Evan's story.

Kyle and Vivvi the Force

Kyle is a punk drag performer in San Francisco and beyond. Click here to read Kyle's story.

Sal

Sal is a San Francisco native, style icon and all around enjoyer of life. Click here to read Sal's story.

Sunshine

Sunshine is a tie dye enthusiast, glitter bomber and San Francisco native. Click here to read Sunshine's story

Rheal

Rheal is an artist, performer, vintage collector and maker of beautiful things. Click here to read Rheal's story.

Loreal Clymaxx

Loreal Clymaxx is a beautiful transwoman, fierce dancer and San Francisco native. Click here to read Elle's story.

Sarah

Sarah is a San Francisco based queer photographer. Click here to read Sarah's story.

The Ant

The Ant is a San Francisco Artist. He hand paints t-shirts and posters to sell at his favorite haunts.
Click here to read the Ant's story.

Erin

Erin is a longtime San Francisco lesbian who works in tech, dances with drag queens and is a hair styling master.
Click here to read Erin's story.

Palmer

Palmer is an artist, costumer, rollerskater that spreads his joy around the city. Click here to read Palmer's story.

Francesca

Francesca has been in San Francisco since the summer of love. Click here to read Francesca's story.

Diego

Diego is a queer artist, comic book writer and drag performer. Click here to read Diego's story.

Dee

Dee is a sober bartender, educator and master crafter. Click here to read Dee's story.

Niel

Neil is an impresario, event planner, DJ and fashion connoisseur. Click here to read Neil's story.

Bridget and Jessica

Bridget and Jessica are the founders of Trash Mash-Up an organization that does recycled art workshops with youth.
Click here to read Bridget and Jessica's story.

Jack

Jack is a gay costume designer and self-described gender-fucker. Click here to read jack's story.

Olivia

Olivia is a costumer, performer and vintage store owner. Click here to read Olivia's story.

Dulce de Leche

Dulce de Leche is a non-profit worker by day, Drag Queen star by night. Click here to read Dulce's story.

Bruce

Bruce is a San Francisco based artist and longtime gay activist and radical fairy. Click here to read bruce's story.

Lois Simbach

Lois is an artist, costume and fashion designer that worked in San Francisco, New

Orleans and now resides in a small hilltop town. Click here to read her story.

Drama Bin Laden

Drama Bin Laden is a subversive drag performer and prolific dragsical writer. Click here to read Drama Bin Laden's story.

Contact me at crystaliaherman@hotmail.com