“You have to push in; you cannot wait to be invited. In the words of Viet Thanh Nguyen, ‘Writers from a minority, write as if you are the majority. Do not explain. Do not cater. Do not translate. Do not apologize.’"
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“I think about where I’m writing from and who I’m writing to most of the time. The alternative is far worse. What is authenticity anyway?”
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“…when I’m being creative it’s [a form of] venting. So I can focus on something else, rather than traumatic things. And that way I have something I can control.”
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“We’re not here to fix white publishing’s problems, we’re here to support each other and try to create the world we want to work in.”
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“I think solidarity, like integration, is a group endeavour. It takes conscious effort and commitment from all parties and a long time to develop.”
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“We like storytelling that doesn’t fear itself or its place in the audience’s mind.”
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“A little writing, even just a sentence, or none at all is still productive, as you can come up with the most epic idea or piece of writing from taking a rest and reset.”
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“Criticism is an act of paying attention, a way of looking—before it is a judgment or evaluation.”
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“I love fashion, lipstick, pop songs and photography, and want to make space for this in Asian-Australian literature.”
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“I love that grey area [that exists] when high art and street style come together.”
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“We hope to prove that not only are there excellent stories by authors of colour, but also that people are interested in these stories and will buy them when they are given a platform to shine.”
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“Binaries like mentally/physically ill, or white/Asian often cloud complex realities.”
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“In what ways are ‘who we are’ informed by our experiences, both painful and euphoric? What does it mean when those experiences are erased from us? That’s the stuff I want to think about in this comic, in an edgy-fun way.”
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“Healing as a practice involves heavy and dark work but it is a way to make space for ourselves to imagine how we can love each other better in this world.”
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“There are ways to find cinematic language despite our unfortunate circumstances if we are open to giving it a shot.”
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“I started to try and transform the pessimism I’d felt at the start of the year by embracing chaos and nonsense in my practice, without having to justify, rationalise or prove my worth as an artist of colour.”
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“Writing about your own life is confusing—like alchemy, magic, a sleight of hand.”
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“I hope that it can help trans people grow closer to their bodies by feeling things only they can feel, experiencing things only they can experience. I hope these experiences can help us strengthen the notion that bodies should only be defined by the person who lives in it.”
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“It is important to remain rooted in a hands-on social aspect, as sometimes art making can become disconnected and theoretical.”
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“Over the last five years of Crossing Threads®, we have had to overcome some confronting truths as sisters. Our weaving practice gives us the impetus to continually evolve and learn from each other.”
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