Taki Mam is me AND a character in a graphic novel turned animation that I am slowly developing. Taki Mam is a warrior not by choice but because of time and circumstances that are uncontrollable. It just so happens that Taki is gender non conforming. While sexuality isn't the plot of the story its subtext allows for more conflict and for viewers to recognize societal odd behaviors with in the working of relationships on Taki's quest for truth, love and slaughter. Through confusion and anger Taki attempts balance in this complex life. Taki lives with honor and humor, flows with the water and plants roots in the earth and kills and brings to life. Taki most importantly uses science, astronomy and alchemy to implement whatever Taki believes in. Drama laughter complex story line and cool MMA nunchaku sword having females. Stay Tuned.
My new book, self published, life inspired, short narrative for the not so feminine mothers/parents. Written and illustrated by me. Get your copy today. Thank You for your support.
"My Mommy is my Daddy is sure to be a family favorite. This simple narrative with compelling illustrations is a fun opportunity to discuss the variations of families, parenting, and gender. This dynamic character not only dares to be everything to their children but also to be everything to themselves.
The author, Takeya Trayer, became Taki Mam when she became a mother. Taki is a multi faceted artist proficient in all digital computer arts, video and audio creation and editing, along with painting, poetry and animation. Accessing and utilizing both her male and female spirits expands her life and her art.
Taki Mam was born in Harrisburg and raised in the small town next to the steel mill along the Susquehanna river. After the birth of Taki's first child, his freedom in drawing inspired her to start drawing with her left hand. From Taki's left hand a unique style was created "
"My Mommy is my Daddy is sure to be a family favorite. This simple narrative with compelling illustrations is a fun opportunity to discuss the variations of families, parenting, and gender. This dynamic character not only dares to be everything to their children but also to be everything to themselves.
The author, Takeya Trayer, became Taki Mam when she became a mother. Taki is a multi faceted artist proficient in all digital computer arts, video and audio creation and editing, along with painting, poetry and animation. Accessing and utilizing both her male and female spirits expands her life and her art.
Taki Mam was born in Harrisburg and raised in the small town next to the steel mill along the Susquehanna river. After the birth of Taki's first child, his freedom in drawing inspired her to start drawing with her left hand. From Taki's left hand a unique style was created "
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My Art is alive, vibrant, breathing constantly flowing and evolving. My art and I grow together through experience, through mediums, through realms of the subconscious, intuition fantasy and dreams. My art helps me defy limitations set by words. Even though I am heavily influences by language it can only communicated so much because everyone is having their own experience with words and art based upon all of their social interactions. This is the reason that I can only create art for myself, without thinking about the audience’s interpretation. I must stay true to myself and not force work to come and if I am working in a particular style I do not feel the need to stay with that style just to gain a certain number of paintings. I would rather have meaningful quality work rather than quantity.
As I develop as a person my subject matter in my work differentiates. My art takes the form of painting, 2d and 3d animation, digital photography, drawing, graphic design, fashion, producing music beats, lyrics and poetry. Certain ideals translate better in a particular medium rather than others. I can’t say for sure how I pick which medium to work with. But even in the more straight forward mediums such as animation, I still wish to create metaphoric and poetic art in those mediums.
Being female, gay, non white and of masculine center I am visibly out. Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to get discriminated against and plenty of occurrences that could weigh a person down. There are many human hardships and triumphs that are difficult to express with words. Art is a release of those burdens as well as a celebration of my differences. Art is my healer. My art is a product of deeply carved crevices of my life influences by tributaries of experiences. My art aspires to standout because my personal energy does. Whether it is positive or negative, love or pain, the further I tap into personal emotions the more powerful the art. I am always hopeful that my art speaks to various walks of life in and beyond my community.
I create art about my life because I feel it’s so important to share things that a lot of people experiences but not many have the courage to share. I hope it helps to liberate people’s mind and lift such guilt some have over their experiences. I also wish to help represent the underrepresented gender non conforming person in the media.
I don’t make art to make money I make art to make history. It is a dream of mine to have my work known, shown, distributed and displayed around the world in established galleries and venues as well as my animation viewed at film festivals.
I wish to combine all my artistic talents to create art for the love of expression and not for financial gain yet I do desire to provide a comfortable life for me and my family. Other endeavors include finding a style of animation that is unique to me and eventually opening an animation studio. The only way to keep up with the times is to continue to evolve and repeatedly learn modern technology to understand the platforms that art is being viewed on. I hope to always be an adaptable sponge with the ability to revolutionize my art through the changing of time.
