Part of the Feral & Bloom collection Feral & Bloom is part of a series of collaborations with TwoSpirit, Trans, and Gender Diverse artists who have something to say. “The becoming must be our own doing.” Bre's great-grandmother said that. They'd found a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon and reached in to help. She stopped the little hand. This interaction stuck with Bre, inspiring a poem that turned into a manuscript about becoming. That’s where the text “the transformation was worth it” came from. The butterfly in this piece is intersex, because nature has always been queer, and it has never needed our permission to be. The pansy is there for what it's always meant: queer identity, tender and deliberate. The becoming is different for everyone. It is always ongoing. It is always worth it. ____________ Shop the Feral & Bloom collection Learn more about the artist, Bre, at brelegan.com ____________ Product features 100% ring-spun cotton for smooth, durable printing Boxy, slightly cropped fit with structured shoulder-to-shoulder tape Pigment-dyed fabric for a vintage, lived-in color and natural shade variation Heavy-weight fabric (6.1 oz/yd²) for lasting shape and warmth DTF/DTG printed neck label and sewn-in twill label for polished finish Care instructions Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F) Non-chlorine: bleach as needed Tumble dry: low heat Iron, steam or dry: low heat Do not dryclean