THE ART OF CRISTY C. ROAD

01-11-12 It's 2012: the long-awaited year where I turn 30 and collective consciousness supposedly plagues the souls of humanity, in order to decolonize and reconstruct our poor earth. Whether or not the wealthy tend to the climate crisis, the national debt is overthrown, and humans realize the psychic danger of justifying oppression through sanctioned spirituality--- the elements will reign because Mother Earth; CEO of the land and soil; is fucking tired of imperialism--- especially in 2012.

For the first time ever, I have plans for the entire year which begin with finishing SPIT AND PASSION. Im SO PROUD to announce that Spit and Passion will be released on FEMINIST PRESS in the Fall of 2012. FEMINIST PRESS are a fierce landmark press who honor feminist thought, queer literature, and radical movement through the literary world. Still on my task list are designing a font of my handwriting to replace the current font tragedy, a front cover, and finishing the remaining 70-something pages of art. For now, Ive added TWO NEW EXCERPTS to the ZINE & BOOK INSIDES of the ARTWORK section, focusing on Green Day and gender identity.

Additionally, in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS section of the ARTWORK is my new painting entitled THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, which depicts the way we can find ourselves inside the organs of others in ways that are humbling, self-validating, and beyond lustful.

(Clearly its about being a big homo with feelings, who am I kidding?)

In other news, Ill be participating in this years QUORUM FORUM hosting a workshop on Mental Health and Activist Burnout (Details below). QUORUM (Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobility) is hosting the 3-week long event of workshops, performances, and skill shares; so I created this POSTER. You can view it on the COMMISSIONS AND DONATIONS of the ARTWORK. For more info on Quorum, please visit quorumnyc.org

On the note of workshops and gender justice; ill also be participating BEYOND VISIBILITY: Illuminating and Aligning Femmes in NYC; a day-long event for queer folks on a self-identified femme/inine spectrum to come together, organize, educate, and celebrate. Ill be performing at the Literary Event alongside Kate Bornstein, Kirya Traber, Nath Ann Carrera, Trina Rose, and More! For details visit beyondvisibility.femme2012.com

So as I sit here and work in my seafoam cave in Brooklyn; please check out all my upcoming events in NYC, as well as future endeavors Chicago and Denver. PS. BELIEVE YOU CAN FLY.

BEYOND VISIBILITY: ILLUMINATING & ALIGNING FEMMES IN NEW YORK CITY LITERARY EVENT
Sunday, January 15th
@7PM Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, NYC
BEYOND VISIBILITY is a full day of workshops and will be followed by a literary event featuring queer femme-identified performers Kate Bornstein, Trina Rose, Cristy Road, Kirya Traber, Nath Ann Carrera, Dondrie Burnham, Alejandro Rodriguez, & Erica Cardwell. For more info visit beyondvisibility.femme2012.com

ACTIVIST BURNOUT, SELF-CARE, AND SURVIVING IN THE RADICAL COMMUNUTY (A part of the QUORUM FORUM)
Friday, February 3rd
@TBA - Brooklyn, NY
Among the 3-weeks of workshops at the QUORUM FORUM, Ill be facilitating a workshop on Activist burnout and community/self sustainability. For more info visit quorumnyc.org

FUNNY FIERCE LATINAS: FIESTA DE AMOR
Thursday, February 9th
@TBA - Harlem, NY
Ill be joining Michele Carlo, Author of Fish Out of Agua, with other Latina writers. Performers TBA

CHICAGO ZINE FEST
Friday, March 9th
@TBA - Chicago, IL
Ill be reading and tabling alongside amazing Zinesters at the Chicago Zine Fest. Details TBA

READING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Wednesday, April 11th
@ The University of Denver
Ill be reading and showing a slideshow to students at the University of Denver. Details to follow.

11-11-11 What an exciting day to update the world wide web! Between numerology's quirky date and this sensible fall weather, my brain is organically reproducing seratonin in such a rapidfire way! To celebrate, Im taking part in MIXPLORATORIUM; a visual art and performance showcase running from Nov. 14-Dec. 3 at the legendary La Mama Galeria in Manhattan, NY. Presented by THE NYC MIX FILM FESTIVAL and THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION QUEER ARTS COLLECTIVE, the MIXPLORATORIUM explores a variety of art disciplines and will showcase a giant installation and performances by local queer artists Quito Ziegler, Heather Acs, Gabriel Defazio, Peter Cramer, Avory Agony, and myself, to name a few. Its our vision presented through a life size alter which pays homage to queers of the past, present, and FUTURE! Please check out details at at the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION webpage.

Aside from this, I have a few other performances which are all listed below, at the end of this news brief, including a discussion and workshop with the legendary lower east side punk artist, FLY, as part of her PEOPS ART SHOW. Ill also be showing work at OCCUPIED: OCCUPY WALL ST. ART SHOW, a show featuring artwork inspired by, and from, artists working with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

In related news; Ive added new work for OCCUPY WALL ST., chronicling the power of the children. GO CHILDREN! This can be seen in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Additionally, ive added a few COMMISSIONS. First off is a REDHEADED PERSIAN for the queer nightlife extravaganza, HEY QUEEN! Second we have a KOMODO DRAGON for LOCH NESS RADIO, the garage punk band from Texas. Next is a drawing of OSHUN, the Orisha of love, maternity, and marriage in Cuban Santeria. The image was created for SPREAD MAGAZINE, the amazing NYC publication which focuses on the rights and experience of Sex Workers. Last but certainly not least, we have the new cover art for STAY SOLID: A RADICAL HANDBOOK FOR YOUTH; a rad book focusing on youth activism being released on AK PRESS.

With that said, please put on something mustard and celebrate this season which is still alien to Floridians like myself. HELLO- the trees are RED and ORANGE and that is mind-boggling.

OCCUPIED: ART INSPIRED BY THE OCCUPY WALL ST. MOVEMENT
Monday, November 14th- December 8th
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St., Manhattan, NY
Opening night will include performances, music, food, drink and discussion about Occupy Wall Street and the struggle for collective liberation.

MIX FILM FEST & DEPT. OF TRANSFORMATION PRESENT MIXPLORATORIUM
Wednesday November 16th - December 3rd
@La Mama Galeria, 6 East 1st Street, Manhattan, NY
The Department of Transformation and our collaborators, the MIX New York Experimental Queer Film Festival are bringing two weeks of visual and performing art at the La Mama Galleria. Featuring work by Cristy C. Road Quito Ziegler, Peter Cramer, Gabriel Defazio, Heather Acs and MORE! Open Studio Lab running from Nov. 16-22; Installation opening and performances run from Nov. 22-Dec 3.

COMIX, ZINES, ART & D.I.Y.
Saturday, November 19th at 2PM
@Lower East Side Girls Club, 56 East 1st ST., Manhattan, NY
FLY, Author and Artist of PEOPS is hosting a discussion on zines, art, writing, and DIY with Ayun Halliday, Sarah Quinter and Cristy Road. This is part of her PEOPS Art Exhibit!

TALK AT WESTCHESTER UNIVERSITY
Monday, December 5th
@Westchester University of Pennsylvania, 700 South High St, West Chester, PA
Ill be speaking about cultural identity, feminism, activism, and art.

10-17-11 Its been a month since the Occupy Wall St. movement has enlightened New York City (and the world), raising awareness of the indisputable reality that our economic system does not support humanity as we know it. My involvement in anti-capitalist movements has critically gone up and down; as a queer woman and as a Latina; who understands that financial stability does not grow on trees, and in this world, sometimes we have to comply to survive. However, the current torch that's been raised has enthralled me; despite the work it requires (eliminating racism and male dominance) SO, Ive started to work on a series of OCCUPY WALL ST. POSTERS. The first one features our enemy who we cant seem to live with, or without: the corporate monster. You can find it in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS portion of the ARTWORK.

So its finally fall, and as nature's anti-depressant commences, Ive been working on my current labors of love, Spit and Passion, and the collaborative Tarot Card Deck with amazing queer pioneer, Michelle Tea. Ive added a few images from SPIT AND PASSION in the ZINE AND BOOK INSIDES section of the ARTWORK; as well as one new Tarot Card, for the 9 OF CUPS, to the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Extravagance and pleasure, GO!

Last but not least; Ive completed a DINOSAUR for the WILLIE MAE ROCK CAMP FOR GIRLS, which was featured in its linear incarnation on this past summer's t-shirts. Willie Mae is our local chapter of THE GIRL'S ROCK CAMP, and has been empowering kids through music since 2004.

Aside from this, please check out my upcoming events, all happening in New York City; including two at my favorite activist Bookstore, BLUESTOCKINGS. Included are events with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Michele Carlo, and Fly. Check out their work! Events are listed below. Now, remember to have a lovely casserole.

RUCKUS: LOVE CAKE
Friday, October 28th at 7PM
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen, Manhattan, NY
RUCKUS, a reading series showcasing the work of queer writers, artists, and performers of color, is celebrating the release of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, 2nd book of poetry, LOVE CAKE. Readings by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Cristy C. Road, and Kay Ulanday Barret, and Victor Tobar

READING WITH MICHELE CARLO
Tuesday, November 1st at 7PM
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen, Manhattan, NY
Ill be reading with MICHELE CARLO, Author of FISH OUT OF AGUA + MORE

D.I.Y. PANEL DISCUSSION
Saturday, November 19th at 2PM
@TBA Location, Manhattan, NY
FLY, Author and Artist of PEOPS is hosting a discussion on zines, art, writing, and DIY with Ayun Halliday, Sarah Quinter and Cristy Road

08-12-11 HALLELU! Im about to venture into the deepest depths of my soul on my all-time favorite passtime: sitting inside of a large vehicle (the greyhound) as it roves through mountainous terrain and exits the United States. So, I wanted to leave the internet with an update, and pretend that I will be better at updating in the future.

For now, please peruse the ARTWORK for images from the TAROT DECK I am working on with MICHELLE TEA; the fabulous author of Valencia, Rose of No Man's Land, and many more legendary novels. Ive added paintings for THE HIEROPHANT and THE EMPRESS; providing knowledge, justice, and earthly nourishment.

Also, please check out the all new PRINTS STORE. Ive joined forces with P&L PRINTING, a worker run and owned printer in Denver, CO. Now you can spend a reasonable ammount of cash (as oppose to too much) on my stuff. Good riddance, Office Max!

Sike, you'll always find me at Office Max.

Aside from this, please check out my upcoming events! Ill be taking part at QUEER BETWEEN THE COVERS: THE MONTREAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR this Saturday, in Montreal, Quebec. When I return, I have a few readings through NYC with lovely authors such as DAVE ROCHE and CHRISTINE REDFERN. Now, please go get yourself a milkshake and take it all in.

QUEER BETWEEN THE COVERS: MONTREAL'S ANNUAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR
Saturday, August 13th
@Centre St-Pierre, 1212 rue Panet, Montreal, QC, Canada
Montreal's Annual Queer Lit Bookfair; featuring zine and book tables. Ill be tabling along with other queer authors!

QTEAM PRESENTS A READING BY CRISTY C. ROAD
Saturday, August 13th
@Le Cagibi, 5490 St Laurent, Montreal, QC, Canada
Following the QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR, and before Big Freedia & The Equeerie Fundraiser; Ill be reading from SPIT & PASSION.

READING WITH DAVE ROCHE
Tuesday, August 16th
@Book Thug Nation, 100 North 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY
With Dave Roche & More TBA

FEMINIST PRESS READING & SLIDESHOW
Thursday, Septermber 29th
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
With Christine Redfern, Author of Who is Ana Mendieta?

08-01-11 I do this thing often, where I forget I have a webpage. It could either mean that I'm not feeling claustrophic by the work Im creating and living happily in a brightly colored cave without the need to share; or that I just dont like any of the work Im making. Luckily, I've achieved both those things, and then some. First off, Ive updated the MERCHANDISE. Ive joined forces with P&L PRINTING, a worker run and owned printer in Denver, CO. They have helped me create an entirely new PRINTS STORE. So, from now on, prints will be affordable and shipped promptly. What a relief! ...Be on the lookout for shirts, stickers, and Silk-Screened posters in the near future.

Aside from trying to make art accesible and affordable; Ive posted my poster series for FAME & SHAME IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE ; a queer performance series hosted by Queer Arts Collective, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION; on the COMMISSIONED ART. Featured are posters for near and dear local artists HEATHER ACS, PRINCESS TINY & THE MEATS, ARIEL SPEEDWAGON, JUSTIN SAYER, & QUITO ZIEGLER.

Stay tuned for new stuff from SPIT & PASSION and my collaborative TAROT DECK with Michelle Tea. For now, Check Out these UPCOMING EVENTS happening in NYC & CANADA; Including (but not limited to) readings with CHRISTINE REDFERN and DAVE ROCHE, plus an appearance at THE MONTREAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR. Now, please enjoy your fresh oranges, dirt tan lines, disco brunch, and mosquitos.

FIRESIDE FOLLIES PRESENTS: YR FRIDAY NIGHT
Friday, August 5
@ Brooklyn Fireproof 119 Ingraham Street, Brooklyn NY
Ill be reading and showing art with Jonathan Rajewski, Malado Baldwin, Michelle Orange, Tim W. & MORE!

QUEER BETWEEN THE COVERS: MONTREAL'S ANNUAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR
Saturday, August 13th
@Centre St-Pierre, 1212 rue Panet, Montreal, QC, Canada
Montreal's Annual Queer Lit Bookfair; featuring zine and book tables. Ill be tabling along with other queer authors!

05-06-11 HOLY CRAP the trees finally have leaves again and I no longer am suffering from back pain due to wearing a scarf (and being from Florida). Despite this, I made poor use of hibernation and finally, after a thousand years; am done with the skeletal template of SPIT AND PASSION and feel as if Ive acquired some kind of direction (thanks, Saturn).

Please check out all the NEW ART for SPIT AND PASSION; including some refurbished verions of stuff I had up last month. Click the above links; or visit the ARTWORK; and scan the ZINE AND BOOK INSIDES.

Speaking of Saturn-- despite becoming a crazy astrologist and stinking up my assorted bedroom items with patchouli; my punk rock band THE HOMEWRECKERS finally have an adult domain (on the world wide web) and have a bunch of rad shit coming up; so instead of ordering my art over the internet; perhaps you can just come to our shows and visit our mall?

Last but not least-- please checkout all the events Im taking part in our fine city of New York City at such exciting establishments such as ABC NO RIO and the REBEL CUPCAKE (Queer Nightlife Extravaganza) & MORE

REBEL CUPCAKE
Thursday, May 12
@SUGARLAND - N. 9TH & Driggs - Brooklyn NY
Ill be reading with Silas Howard, Bevin Branlandingham, Photoshoot by Amos Mac, & Music DJ Bryan Black

THE COCKTAIL PARTY GROUP EXHIBIT
Date TBA
@ABC No Rio - 156 Rivington Street- Manhattan, NY
Group Exhibit on Feminist Art inspired by Judy Chicago's Dinner Party. More Info TBA!

YR FRIDAY NIGHT
Friday, August 5
@ Brooklyn Fireproof 119 Ingraham Street (at Porter)
Ill be reading from Spit & Passion- Other Performers TBA!

02-17-11 There is quite a bit of rad shit coming up, which I would like to share with you. First off, Ive added new art from SPIT AND PASSION (the graphic novel I am working on about coming out of the closet and being obsessed with Green Day) to the ARTWORK. Next, Ive uploaded the cover art for the book pressing of THE REVOLUTION STARTS AT HOME (a zine about confronting partner abuse in activist communities), edited by Ching-In Chen, Jai Dulani, and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. The book will be released on SOUTH END PRESS in March. Aside from this, I've added a COMMISSIONED PAINTING of ROLLER DERBY GIRLS, and an INTERVIEW I did recently with 21-7 MAGAZINE.

Besides art, please check out my upcoming events; incuding my weekend tour of Manhattan, where Ill be presenting TWICE at BLUESTOCKINGS (my all-time favorite bookstore) at QUEER SPANGLISH, a discussion about culture and creation among queer spanish speaking zine writers; and RUCKUS; the new amazing monthly reading series showcasing queer artists of color.

Ill also be presenting at a local artist panel, LEFT FORUM, and various Colorado and Florida Events. Attend Generously.

QUEER SPANGLISH ART/ARTE QUEER EN SPANGLISH
Friday, February 25, 7PM
@ Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
Queer Spanish-speaking artists COCO RIOT, SHOMI NOISE, & CRISTY ROAD discuss cultural identity, queer identity, and artistic creation.

RUCKUS: A QTPOC READING AND PERFORMANCE SERIES
Saturday, February 26, 7PM
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
Readings By ELISHA LIM, KIT YAN, TOI SCOTT , VICTOR TOBAR, and CRISTY ROAD

FINDING OUR VOICE THROUGH THE CREATIVE ARTS
Wednesday, March 9, 6PM
@ SUS Clubhouse, 1125 Fulton Street, 2nd FL. Brooklyn, NY
A presentation on healing and change through art, featuring Robert "Simply Rob" Vassilarakis, Velez Moore, Michele Carlo, and Cristy C. Road. For more information or to RSVP, Contact Marie Sabatino at
msabatino@susinc.org by March 4.

LEFT FORUM: SONGWRITING, MEDIA, AND CULTURE BUILDING
Sunday, March 20, M PANEL SESSION 6
@ PACE UNIVERSITY, Next To City Hall NYC
A Panel during LEFT FORUM, duscussing the cultural intersections of songwriting (where I will talk about queerness, culture, and pop-punk).

READING AT THE DENVER ZINE LIBRARY
Thursday, March 24, 8PM
@ The Denver Zine Library, 2727 W. 27th AVE. Denver, CO
Ill be reading old stuff and new stuff and having a good old emotional go-round.

CSU WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
Saturday, March 26th, 3PM
@ Colorado State University, Lory Student Center (West Ballroom), Ft. Collins, CO
One day of exploring identities surrounding race, gender, sexuality, and class. Keynote Speakers: Cristy C. Road and Saja Butler.

POWER TO THE IMAGINATION
Saturday, April 2nd, 3PM
@ New College of South Florida- Sarasota, FL
I will be presenting at Power to the Imagination: A Conference on Radical Theory and Practice.

01-08-11 So thats that for that decade. Between the new year, the lunar eclipse in Gemini, and all of this Bustello- I've uncontrolably fallen into a whirlwind of getting shit done. To celebrate, Im updating this webpage. So, after a few years, a few tears, and a few bad ideas; Ive finally started art for SPIT AND PASSION; my new graphic novel about coming out and Green Day. The conservative spirit of the Cuban-American community in 1990's Miami rallied several terrible notions towards my newfound identity-- I wanted to have my culture; but I could not imagine survival. So, I internally processed my identity through an obsession with GREEN DAY. New Art is up at the beginning of the ZINE AND BOOK INSIDES.

Speaking of East Bay punk and my coming of age obsessions; I recently created a poster for THE VICIOUS RED RELIC, LOVE , the new novel by ANNA JOY SPRINGER (The Birdwisher, Blatz, Gr'ups); which will include a series of canvas prints. My poster is a collaboration with AARON COMETBUS (Cometbus Zine, Crimpshrine, Pinhead Gunpowder); featuring Cometbus's lettering and text by Anna Joy. You can see the POSTER in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.

Aside from this, I've added two more images from the TAROT CARD DECK I'm working on with MICHELLE TEA. You can find THE HIGH PRIESTESS; and THE TWO OF SWORDS in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. And lastly (but you know, still very important) in the COMMISSIONS AND DONATIONS; is a poster I made for THE QUORUM FORUM; Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobilization. QUORUM FORUM is a week-long conference including workshops, skillshares, and performances in NYC.

In other news, I have an essay featured in THE BEST OF PANIC; an anthology of work by authors who've read at the queer Latino reading series HISPANIC PANIC. The Best Of... is edited by HP Curator, Charlie Vasquez. Aside from this, please checkout my upcoming events! (I guess I should set up something local and in the near future.)

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
March 24th, 2011; More Info TBA
@ Colorado State University- Ft. Collins, CO
I will be the keynote Speaker for Take Back The Night. More Info to be announced.

POWER TO THE IMAGINATION
April 4th, 2011; More Info TBA
@ New College of South Florida- Sarasota, FL
I will be presenting at Power to the Imagination: A Conference on Radical Theory and Practice. More Info to be announced

10-15-10 Before I knew it, people on the street were wearing jackets and things were slivering out of my nose that were the same color of the leaves on every other tree. Totally numbing, considering the fact that the last time I felt fully centered; I was beginning to smell birds and hear flowers. Its important, however,to forgive ourselves for our disconnections; especially when reconnections appear to be ten times more validating of our existence. So now that Im all reconnected and full of snot; I'm excited to announce that I'm currently working on a TAROT DECK with MICHELLE TEA; the wonderful queer author of Valencia, The Chelsea Whistle, Without A Net, and a bunch more radical classics. The first (or second, sort of) piece I have up in the ARTWORK is THE TEN OF SWORDS.

In the COMMISIONS AND DONATIONS; Ive added a poster from a new poster series I designed for the WOMEN'S HEALTH & JUSTICE INITIATIVE. It focuses on the lack of choices low income communities and communities of color are given; as far as housing and health. The current poster is about climate destruction. Aside from this, Im haiving art up at THE FEST 9, and a reading coming up. Details are below:

FEST 9 ART SHOW OPENING
Thursday, October 28th at 7:00PM
@Plus+ Gallery, 439 S. Main St. Gainesville, FL
Featuring Art by Cristy C. Road, Peter Wonsowski, Horsebites, Paris Visone, Lauren Denitzio, Scott Cowgill, and more. Show will run until November 17th, 2010. Please visit http://www.thefestfl.com/fest9/artshow

FIRESIDE FOLLIES READING SERIES
Saturday, November 20th at 7:00PM
@Brooklyn Fireproof-120 Ingraham St. Brooklyn, NY
Readings with Cristy C. Road, poets Allyson Paty, Melissa Broder and Tommy Pico and writer Cassandraw Katsiaficas. More info at www.firesidefollies.wordpress.com!

09-22-10 I keep saying that I will update this more frequently-- but then life happens and Ill find myself scavenging through random locations for weeks at a time, drowning in the solace of having no internet. Eventually Ill find myself again; except socially inept; out of my social loop; jobless, and on my period. Gladly, upon those times, the internet and i reconnect afterall. Upon my disappearance; my art was featured at BKV FACTORY; a rad art space in Brooklyn with a large focus on queer arts. In a similar vein; Im also involved with WILD CARD GROUP SHOW in Chicago; an exhibit detailing one of my all time favorite spiritual disciplines: THE MAJOR ARCANA (of the Tarot deck). Details are listed below. The piece I made is for the TEMPERANCE card; which can be seen in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS section.

Besides this, i just returned home from tour with THE HOMEWRECKERS and am emotionally exhausted from these 24 hours of withdrawl. To commemorate, I uploaded our tour poster to the ZINE AND BOOK INSIDES . Tour was fucking sick-- but in my attempt to avoid blogging; all details and stories will appear in a comic-zine which will probably be completed by 2013..... or 2011 if my bowels are actually no longer allergic to coffee; and it wasnt just an illusion, especially designed for tour.

Aside from this, there's been new work added to the COMMISIONS & DONATIONS. First, theres a piece I created for THE PROGRESSIVE about the Chicano Moratorium. Secondly; theres cover art I made for THE TARJAS (Killer Records), a punk band from Finland. Besides this; check out my upcoming events and have an awesome day.

HISPANIC PANIC : EL FUTURO
Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00PM
@Nowhere Bar - 322 E 14th ST, New York NY
An intimate and irreverent evening with six queer Latino writers and poets. Charlie Vázquez will host poets and writers Aaron Powell, Orlando Ferrand, Maegan La Mala Ortiz, Miguel Angeles, Cristy Road and Alicia Anabel Santos for a very special evening of literary Latinidad and laughs--cheering to our future.

WILD CARD GROUP SHOW OPENING
Friday, October 1st at 7:30PM
@Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee 2nd FL, Chicago IL
Group Exhibit curated by Ana Cerniglia, Myles Smutney, and Heather Gabel chroniling the Tarot Deck's Major Arcana. Featuring work by Bridey Bowen, Alex Chitty, David D'Andrea, Cristy C. Road, Rob Doran, Ryan Duggan, Heather Gabel, Horsebites, Myles Smutney Hydge, Joey Knuckles, and many more!

FIRESIDE FOLLIES READING SERIES
Saturday, November 20th at 7:00PM
@Brooklyn Fireproof-120 Ingraham St. Brooklyn, NY
Readings with Cristy C. Road, poets Allyson Paty, Melissa Broder and Tommy Pico and writer Cassandraw Katsiaficas. More info at www.firesidefollies.wordpress.com!

06-23-10 Stray tar balls are indicating the problems with avarice; and the stars and planets are playing their new game of fourth dimensional roulette. Where will the detrimental ideas land? Who fuckin' knows; although I'm certain I'm trying my best to stear clear of destroying the universe. And while attempting to save it has proven to be taxing and draining; it is also proven to provide an uncanny sense of salvation; so I recommend everyone tries it sometime! Check out MATTER OF TRUST, GULF OIL SPILL, DEEPWATER HORIZON, SUPPORT GULF OIL RELIEF, and please BOYCOTT your local BP gas station & celebrate; deep down inside; while we mourn the inevitable and unfair things happening to the world.

In an attempt to live my life despite the innumerable odds; Ive added a few things to the ARTWORK section of this webpage; in the Commisions + Donations. First, there's some dead/prude people in love on the new HADDONFIELDS / JETTY BOYS Split 7" on I HATE PUNK ROCK RECORDS. Then theres the art for the debut album by NOT ON TOUR, a rad female-fronted punk band from Tel Aviv. The album will be out on DINER JUNKIE RECORDS soon, and you can check them out HERE.

So basically, the Anchor Arms shirt design never came to life; so i decided to turn it into a NEW SHIRT for THE FEST 9. Next there's a drawing I did of The Homewreckers/Partyline Drummer (and my wonderful neighbor) CRYSTAL BRADLEY , for TOM TOM MAGAZINE Issue #3. TomTom is a rad new magazine dedicated to female drummers. Following this is a flyer I did for QUEER PUNK PRIDE (FEST); my lifelong dream of having a pop-punk show in conjunction with burlesque and drag performances; all in celebration of being queer. It all turned out great; but this flyer is all I have left. Last, but certainly not least; is a NEW LOGO for THE WAR RESISTER'S LEAGUE; a rad organization dedicated to combating war and its foundations- WRL is one of the leading radical voices in the anti-war movement. Aside from this;I have events coming up in the near future; but for now; just these in Brooklyn.

PUNK ROCK SPOKEN WORD EXTRAVAGANZA
Sunday, July 25th at 7:30PM
@Book Thug Nation, 100 N. 3rd ST. Brooklyn, NY
I'll be reading with ERICK LYLE, MIKE TAYLOR, & JEFF MILLER

KNIFE FIGHT ARTIST TALK
Thursday, July 29th at 7:30PM
@Petes Candy Store, 709 Lorimer ST. , Brooklyn, NY
Featuring panel discussions and slideshow with comic and illustration artists Cristy C. Road and Ronald Wimberly

FULLY FIGURED: A FAT FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP
Tuesday, August 31st at 7:30PM
@Re/Dress 109 Boerum Place
All Skill levels welcome! Drawing live model AfroTitty; Instruction by Cristy C Road! For more info PLEASE CLICK HERE

05-12-10 Unfortunately, I still have not gotten on top of SPIT AND PASSION, this new comic that is said to be consuming my life at any point now. The human brain and its connection to motivation works in the eeriest and most disturbing ways. I would love to reconstruct the things that motivate me; but for now, I guess Im no different than i was five years ago, despite my 28th birthday coming up in 14 days. So until the next really good evening of unsuspecting sweat and insomnia, Ill just keep posting commissioned work and old work. For now, Ive appended a few EROTIC SNIPPETS of BAD HABITS; my novel about the journey one takes in order to heal from an abusive relationship. One of the varying happy endings includes demistifying the idea that reconnecting to your own sex organs involves a replacement lover; where in reality, it can involve anything with a slippery appendage- including your own fist. Speaking of BAD HABITS; I finally have COPIES IN STOCK. Check out the merch link if you are feeling financially stable.

Secondly, Ive added work I did for SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS WEEK at The Sexual Assault Center of McGill Students; at McGill College, for their recent conference FIRE AND WATER. And last but absolutely not least, Ive added a poster for FEMME 2010: NO RESTRICTIONS; a conference being held by THE FEMME COLLECTIVE with the goal to explore, discuss, and support Queer Femme Identity as a transgressive, gender-queer, stand-alone, and empowered identity. The Femme Collective are commited to creating conferences by Femmes, about Femmes, and their allies. Being femme is far more complex that just queer femininity; but more so about how we shape our interactions within our various communities. For years I deconstructed and reconstructed my own identity; withdrawing from any concrete representation given my own internal insecurities. However, the older i get, the more stable I feel in my own skin and subconsious. Basically, what Im saying is that growing my hair out was a big fucking deal; as was deconstructing my politics on removing/embracing body hair; embracing the general decorativeness of self, embracing both facets of my masculinity and femininity (despite more consistent femininity) without bewilderment, and embracing the body all together. Please check out THE FEMME COLLECTIVE, whether or not you can make the conference.

I hope to get on top of both the heartwarming moments of Spit and Passion; as well as manifestations of bizarre pre-teen fantasies. Until then, you can find my band, THE HOMEWRECKERS running around town. Or, you can check out my currently favorite favorite local artist TWIZ RIMER. Twiz creates beautiful, highly textural oil paintings exploring the deconstruction of gender expression ; while questioning the expected roles within a hetero-normative society. You can check out his work on the TWITCH GALLERY. Ive been in stark hibernation mode; but Im about to do something about that crap.

[CHECK OUT THIS UPCOMING BENEFIT FOR BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE; FEATUREING FEMALE-FRONTED PUNK BANDS SUCH AS THE HOMEWREKCERS, HEY BABY, THE FACTS WE HATE, & MORE! SATURDAY, MAY 15TH @STOLEN SLEEVES COLLECETIVE, 538 JOHNSON, BROOKLYN, NY]

03-16-10 So I've embarked on several life changes with the goal of less anxiety and it's reminded me that updating my website with new work is a productive and positive way to crawl out of any plateau. Similar to the way I forget how showers enable me to feel good. First, I've updated the MERCH; and now you can purchase published work, glossy prints, and selected original drawings straight from me. I removed the writing section- I keep trying to write things I want to instantly share, but after forty eight hours, I forget the point. So, unfortunately, I haven't regressed to those days where I needed to vehemently process the present tense via zines, blogs, etc. I am, however, regressing to the one era which I have never documented with afocus on struggle, rather than salvation- 1994-1996. So, I'm working on my first graphic novel called Spit & Passion. It's about religion, coming out, and Green Day. Ill have art for that up soon.

For now, I've uploaded new paintings, (and revised versions of old paintings); particularly stuff from THE HOMEWRECKERS- Daydreaming About Assholes ; including the insert and the original work (or at least, the ones that dont make me uncomfortable); as well as other random drawings/paintings. You can find these in the Paintings + Drawings as well as the Zine + Book Insides section of the ARTWORK. Under the Commisions + Donations you will find a poster for the GATEWAY DISTRICT and THAT'S INCREDIBLE spring tour, as well as the cover art for THE CREAMSICKLE; Rhiannon Argo's fiction novel chronicling the life of a queer community based in San Francisco. Argo is nominated this year for a LAMBDA Award in the Category of LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION. Im proud to be a judge for said category this year. Also on the roster is great stuff by Lori Ostlund and Z Elgloff.

Besides this, I altered the links section; now dubbed SUPPORT; in order to put more focus on specific artists, organizations, and musicians who are really tickling my fancy. Right now, I'm a big fan of BRETT DOUGLAS HUNTER, who does tons of paintings, exhibits; and Illustration for his band THE COPYRIGHTS (who rule), as well as other punk-related things. THIS is my all-time favorite painting by him. Another current obsession is TAMARA WAITE-SANTIBEZ , an amazing woodcut artist, tattoo artist, and painter from NYC. Check out BEAST FRIENDS FOREVER, her upcoming printed sculpture solo exhibit. Also, I've changed a thing or two in most of this webpage, like the bio, contact information, etc. But I guess thats the sort of thing you can figure out accidentally. I have to go to the bathroom. Have a Blast!

[Come out to see Gateway District and That's Incredible on March 23rd @Cake Shop in Manhattan, NY w/ The Homewreckers, Sandworms, & GSD]

12-22-09 The year is almost over and I still dont know how to use a semi-colon or communicate properly with my infatuations. Oh well. I dont care too much for english grammar, and romantic discrepancies do faciliate a lot of creation. Unfortunately, i cant find a scanner big enough to show you my new paintings. They are illustrations for THE HOMEWRECKERS (my band) and the full-length we will someday create. Im also doing a lot of paintings for Spit & Passion, an all new graphic novel Im working on about religion, family, and Green Day. It'll be my firt-ever graphic novel.

On a more taxing note, come out Sunday night to my event in Miami, FL (My hometown) at THE FIREFLY, a rad infoshop in downtown Miami. Ill be reading new work about the embargo, being Cuban-American, and possibly older stuff off Bad Habits and Indestructible.

SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
Sunday, December 27th at 7PM
@The Firefly , 219 NE 20th ST. Miami, FL
Readings by CRISTY C. ROAD & Music by local acoustic act, DRACULA. Suggested donation of $3.

Until then, check out all the new art Ive been making for punk rock bands on the COMMISIONS section in the ARTWORK. I'm slowly changing it, so once you click the first image, youll be able to click the image itself to move on to the next. (No more tedious reloading of the index). As for art, the first piece up is for one of my all-time favorie Miami punk bands, THE CRUMBS, for their new record on LIVID RECORDS. Second is a shirt i drew for the wonderful and talented DEAR LANDLORD. Third, is a shirt I did for ANCHOR ARMS -another rad band from Florida. And last but certainly not least, is the cover art I did for JOE JITSU.

10-27-09 Just when the leaves start turning my preffered hue of orange and mustard, I have to get the fuck out of this godforsaken city yet again. Sadly, I will miss fall for the third time; which means I have only seen actual fall twice. Bummer. The good news is that I will miss the emerging winter cause I will be in the south, (my geographic motherland), in a casual t-shirt! My band THE HOMEWRECKERS are putting out a 7" soon, and to celebrate, we are touring my homestate of Florida as well as Georgia, Louisiana, Teneessee, and North Carolina. TO SEE ALL OUR TOUR DATES, VISIT OUR WEBPAGE! Tour kicks off in Gainesville at THE FEST (where we will play a scandalous afterparty on November 1st at Wayward Council). On the 29th before FEST actually starts; Ill be showing art at THE FEST 8 ART SHOW.

On a lame note, WHILE IM GONE, I will not be accepting freelance proposals if the art is due BEFORE November 21st. Otherwise, please hire me! I am walking recession realness. Also, during and after The Homewreckers tour, ill be doing a few workshops, lectures, readings, and slideshows so please check this webpage for any updated venues, locations, etc. This is all I have for now:

THE FEST 8 ART SHOW
Opening Thursday, October 29th; Running until Sunday, November 1st
@Volta Cafe, 48 sw 2nd st & Alcove, 110 S Main St
THE FEST 8 Art Show will feature work by Cristy Road, Lauren Denitzio (Red & Black Eye/ The Measure [SA], Joshua Mikel (Shark Guts Design/ Look Mexico), Laura Predny, and Lindsay Beaumont. For More info visit http://www.thefestfl.com/fest8/artshow/

READING AND SLIDESHOW
Wednesday, November 4th, 7PM
@New College of South Florida (Room TBA) Sarasota FL
Ill be reading new work and from Bad Habits.

PUNK & LITERATURE EXTRAVAGANZA
Sunday, November 8th, 8PM
@Nowe Miasto, 223 Jane Pl. New Orleans LA
Ill be reading and showing slides; and there will be music by The Homewreckers + more!

READING AND SLIDESHOW
Sunday, November 15th, 7PM
@Guilford College, Greenleaf Coffee Co-op, Greensboro, NC
Ill be reading new work and from Bad Habits.

READING AND SLIDESHOW
Monday, November 16th, 4PM
@Duke University, Womens Center Lower Lounge, Durham, NC
Ill be reading new work and from Bad Habits.

READING AND SLIDESHOW
Wednesday, November 18th, 7PM
@RED EMMAS, Baltimore MD
Ill be reading new work and from Bad Habits.

READING AND SLIDESHOW
Thursday, November 19th, 7PM
@WOODEN SHOE BOOKS, Philadelphia PA
Ill be reading new work and from Bad Habits.

IN THE FLESH: SEX + RELIGION
Thursday, December 17, 7PM, 21+
@Happy Ending, 302 Broome St. New York, NY
Readings about sex and religion. Authors TBA.

09-30-09 So Im back in New York and my platonic love affair with public transit and open-24-hour living. To celebrate, Im gonna take part in two events chronicling the Queer Latino experience! Ay, que fun! Come out tonight to HISPANIC PANIC, hostd by Charlie Vasquez and Fireking press. Also, my work is featured in TWO new anthologies that were recently released! In Last Gasp's BEST EROTIC COMICS 2009, you can see excerpts from Bad Habits, and on SIDE B: A MUSIC LOVER'S ANTHOLOGY, Ive contributed a brand new piece about discovering Green Day. Check them out! Below are events coming up for NYC Latino Heritage Month, as well as a SISTER SPIT Performance in BROOKLYN, NY, and QUE(E)RY ARTS FESTIVAL in CHICAGO, IL. Come enjoy yourself!

HISPANIC PANIC!
Wednesday, September 30, 8PM, 21+
@Nowhere, 322 E 14th St, Manhattan, NY
Readings with Brandon Lacy Campos, Maegan 'La Mamita Mala' Ortiz, Erasmo Guerra, Robert Vázquez-Pacheco, Cristy C. Road and Claudia Narvaez-Meza

OUT EN AMERICA: Writing the Queer Hispanic Experience
Wednesday, October 7, 7PM, FREE
@Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, NYC
Join us during Hispanic Heritage Month for a special event with writers Cristy C. Road, Emanuel Xavier, Charlie Vazquez and Rigoberto Gonzalez

QUE(E)RY A Radical Queer Arts Gathering
Saturday, October 10th
@1212 E. 59TH ST., Chicago, IL
Que(e)ry will be filled with creative, hands-on workshops; opportunities to collaborate with fabulous folks from all over; group discussions; jam sessions; and general revelry and rowdiness. A few topics include erotica writing, zinemaking, slam poetry, "BDSM as biopolitical resistance," a dress-up/transformation tent, and more more more. (I will be reading and showing art.)

SISTER SPIT: BROOKLYN
Wednesday, October 21st
@SPUTNIK, 262 Taffee Place Brooklyn NY
Reading with Sister Spit's US Tour featuring Michelle Tea, Rhiannon Argo, Beth Lisick, Kirya Traber, Ben McCoy, Ariel Shrag, Sara Seinberg, and Brooklyn Guests Cristy C. Road and Katina Douveas. Followed by a Dance Party with DJ Tikka Masala!

08-25-09 Hello everyone! So as most of you know, I dont make lavish investments, so I have never left the country. Thankfully, I have been invited to read on SISTER SPIT TOUR this September, and we will be traveling through EUROPE! Sister Spit began as an all-queer-girl spoken-word roadshow, which was started in the 90's by Michelle Tea and Sini Anderson, in order to promote queer art, prose, poetry, and performance through a D.I.Y. tour. Early Sister Spit artists include Eileen Myles, Ali Liebegott, Jan Leroy, Tara Jepsen, Anna Joy Springer, and more! Sister Spit has grown since then, naturally, as human beings and artistic movements should.

In its current state as a radical queer performance roadshow, Sister Spit will venture to Europe for the first time. Hosted with readings by MICHELLE TEA, featuring (me) CRISTY C.ROAD, RH IANNON ARGO, KAT MARIE YOAS, and our tour manager EM LEDGER. Please click any of the names for more info on the writers, additional U.S. shows, and other info on Sister Spit! A non-myspace webpage is coming soon! For now, check out our dates and try to come see us! Also, if you wont be in Europe in September, check out my U.S. events in NEW YORK and CHICAGO that will follow! More info on location, etc. coming soon....

SISTER SPIT - EUROPE - SEPTEMBER 2009

2nd - Brighton ENGLAND (Cowley Club)
Cowley Club Street, 12 London Road 01273696104
3rd - Bristol ENGLAND (Secret Warehouse Location)
Warehouse Location, 9 Bath Buildings, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5PT
4th - Sheffield ENGLAND (Rude Shipyard)
89 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. Tel: 0114 2589653.
5th - London ENGLAND (RampARTS Social Centre)
rampART Social Centre, 15-17 Rampart Street, London
6th - Leeds ENGLAND (The Adelphi)
The Adelphi, 1-5 Hunslet Rd, Leeds 07825631477
7th - Bradford ENGLAND (1 in 12)
Full address: 21-23 Albion St, Bradford, BD1 2LY
9th - Ljubljana SLOVENIA (Menza Pri Korito)
Masarykova 24, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, 01 434 0345
10th - Vienna AUSTRIA (EKH)
EKH, Wielandgasse 2-4 1100 Wien, Austria
11th - Munich GERMANY (Kafe Kult)
Kafe Kult, Oberföhringer Str. 156, 81925 München (Oberföhring)
12th - Berlin GERMANY (Wirr Warr)
Dieffenbachstrasse 36, 10967 Berlin
14th - Stockholm SWEDEN (Hallongrottan)
Bergsundsgatan 25, 117 37 Stockholm (T-Hornstull)
15th - Stockholm SWEDEN (Högkvarteret)
Högkvarteret, Närkesgatan 8 116 40 Stockholm (near "Nytorget", subway station "medborgarplatsen"
16th - Hamburg GERMANY (Künstlerhaus Vorwerkstift)
Künstlerhaus Vorwerkstift, Vorwerkstrasse 21 - 20357 Hamburg
17th - Cologne GERMANY (Kulturbunker)
Kulturbunker, Berliner Str. 20, 51063 Köln
18th - Paris FRANCE ( Shakespeare & Co bookstore )
102, Rue Charonne, 75011 Paris, France?
18th - Paris FRANCE ( Culture Rapide )
103 rue Julien Lacroix 75020 Paris, France
22nd - Huddersfield ENGLAND (The Peacock Lounge)
Peacock Lounge (Kirby & Blackburn Limited)
6 Railway Arches, Viaduct Street, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 5DL
23rd - Manchester ENGLAND (Yard Theatre)
Old Birley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M15 5RF
25th - Ladyfest Edinburgh SCOTLAND (The Big Red Door)
10 Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh, EH3 9DS