Gay guys draw vaginas

Gay men and vaginas -- historically, the two are worlds apart. So what happens when you ask a gay man to sit down and draw one? This is the question that led Keith Wilson and Shannon O'Malley to curate an ongoing public art project and upcoming picture book called "Gay Men Draw Vaginas.". GAY MEN DRAW VAGINAS gushes with pages of full-color vag drawings—perfect for dignified dinner parties or that special holiday homecoming.

Included artwork comes from average Joe Homos and fine artists from all around the world, laying bare the vagina of the collective gay male mind. They have been collecting them for three years. The drawings display a range of skill so as to lay bare the vagina of the collective gay male mind. Many of the drawings came out of art booth.

GAY MEN DRAW VAGINAS is a book of bizarre, beautiful and diverse vaginas drawn by gay men. Perfect for dignified dinner parties, or that special holiday home. 6, Followers, 2, Following, Posts - Shannon + Keith (@gay_men_draw_vaginas) on Instagram: "Get our 2 books of vaginas drawn by gay men: 1. full-color paperback 2. vag coloring book We are @urchinmodela + @keith_wilson_hq".

A few years ago, at a restaurant, dinner conversation turned to vaginas. Shannon schooled her longtime friend and collaborator Keith on his lack of vag knowledge. It sucked. Then his boyfriend drew one, and it was way prettier but way more inaccurate. Everyone at the table became fascinated with these drawings. We wanted to collect as many interpretations of the term vagina as we could from anyone who identified as a gay man.

We think the resulting drawings form a continuum—from misogynist on one end to celebratory on the other—with a mix of bizarre, beautiful, and puzzling vaginas in between. We want more vaginas. I drew my vagina with women of color in mind, specifically Janet Jackson. As a gay man, she was my idol growing up, and I was listening to her earlier in the day. While I was in a bit of a rush when I drew this picture, I wanted the vagina to exude creativity, hence the musical notes, and I also added purple on the lips to give it some edge and to make it stand out from your garden-variety pink labia.

I managed to capture the anger, depth, texture, color, and—most importantly—the hairiness of this truly spectacular creature. I believe with this drawing, I have elevated the female vagina to a higher level that allows gay men to connect with it, appreciate it, and, most importantly, comprehend that they should explore it with caution because it is indeed a frightening specimen that still so little is known about within the gay male community.

My vaginal muse is Hillary Clinton. Clearly this is a vagina that gets shit done. Make of that what you will. The light emanating behind her was inspired by portraits of the Virgin of Guadalupe. A friendly, smiling vagina is much more welcoming then the snarling hairy beast I imagine. A pair of small fleshy caruncles hanging between her legs.

I read articles and looked at diagrams of the clitoris for historical context.

The art book, subtly titled,

I made about 30 illustrations exploring the idea and settled on this version. I found it fascinating and worth processing through my actual desire. Being a cat lover, I started drawing a cat between two hills and remembered what I was asked to do. I then turned to my phone for a quick peek. I saw everything! I observed that cats and vaginas could both be fluffy, and they are both pussies, so it works.

Life to me is like a flower: sweet, fragile, and nurturing. My drawing represents the womb of the world to me, fertile, young, and ready to spread love through life. That is what a vagina is in my mind. I must have really been feeling that song that day in Dolores Park when I did my drawing. I pictured her welcoming visitors with her jazz-hand vaginal lips. Her hair being the pubes, pointy nose-tip the clitoris, and her red-lipstick-covered lips the vaginal opening.

I finished it and thought to myself, Hmm, that looks a lot like the Virgin of Guadalupe.