New Merch: Emotional Support Kitties & More

Posted on by Kella Hanna-Wayne
A painted illustration of a pair of long-haired cats cuddling. One is ginger and white, the other is dark brown and white in a tuxedo pattern. They each have spots of color on their chest which pressed together make the shape of a heart. Their noses are also heart shaped. They are sitting on a colorful rug. The illustration is on a pale orange background.

We have two new merch items available for you now! A few months ago, I was working on a cute painting of two cats while I was also doing everything in my power to try to get an application for a property I wanted to rent, approved. We had a suspicion that they might be making it difficult for us to get approved because they didn’t want to house our Emotional Support Animal, Rosa. We never knew for sure what their motive was for putting up so many road blocks, but the experience of having your disability, and a cat who is very responsible for your daily well-being, potentially as a motive for denying us a home we wanted very much, was crushing. To honor Rosa’s importance to us, we decided to call this painting “Emotional Support Kitties” since they are a comfort to one another. 

A painted illustration of a pair of long-haired cats cuddling. One is ginger and white, the other is dark brown and white in a tuxedo pattern. They each have spots of color on their chest which pressed together make the shape of a heart. Their noses are also heart shaped. They are sitting on a colorful rug. This design is demoed on a pale orange tote bag with a black strap, hanging on a wooden coat wrack.

Tote Bag

A painted illustration of a pair of long-haired cats cuddling. One is ginger and white, the other is dark brown and white in a tuxedo pattern. They each have spots of color on their chest which pressed together make the shape of a heart. Their noses are also heart shaped. They are sitting on a colorful rug. This design is demoed on a pale orange pillow sitting on the floor of a cozy bedroom.

Floor Pillow

A painted illustration of a pair of long-haired cats cuddling. One is ginger and white, the other is dark brown and white in a tuxedo pattern. They each have spots of color on their chest which pressed together make the shape of a heart. Their noses are also heart shaped. They are sitting on a colorful rug. This design is demoed on a fridge magnet with a white border outlining the illustration.

Magnet

A digital mosaic of the words in all caps "Together We Survived." The letters are made of dark green tiles filed with light green tiles, and surrounded by tiles of varying shades of green and turquoise, filling out an entire square. A watermark says www.yoppvoice.com.

The first piece of plural pride merch we released has been very popular and when we learned how to make digital mosaics, we were inspired to represent the experience of being made up of many distinct, imperfect pieces working together to make something meaningful, with a mosaic. 

A digital mosaic of the words in all caps "Together We Survived." The letters are made of dark green tiles filed with light green tiles, and surrounded by tiles of varying shades of green and turquoise, filling out an entire square. This design is demoed inside two sizes of square acrylic bocks, that are clear on top with the artwork on the base. The blocks are sitting upright on a wooden shelf.

Acrylic Block

A digital mosaic of the words in all caps "Together We Survived." The letters are made of dark green tiles filed with light green tiles, and surrounded by tiles of varying shades of green and turquoise, filling out an entire square. This design is demoed on a square canvas mounted on a pale blue wall.

Canvas Print

You can buy everything from stickers to mugs to pillows to art prints with either of these designs on them, from our Redbubble!

View our full range of products here

As we expand our artistic abilities, there is more and more of a diversity of designs on our Redbubble, not all related to social justice. However, all your favorite LGBT, disability, and mental health designs are still available!

All of our designs are original and besides our logo, they were all created by us! When you buy from our Redbubble store, 15-30% of the cost goes directly to Yopp, so this is an easy and fun way you can support our work. Thank you.

At Yopp we're dedicated to providing educational material for social justice that emphasizes the individual experience of lived oppression and helps you understand the whole picture instead of memorizing do's & don'ts.

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