Ep. 60 - What If You Just Exist? Art, Identity & Spooky Vibes with Ryan of Spooky Boi Ink

★WHERE YOU CAN FIND RYAN★ Instagram - @spookyboyink Tumblr - spookyboyink BlueSky - spookyboyink ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ In this conversation, Ryan of Spooky Boi Ink — artist, handmade stationery maker, and aspiring tattoo artist — sits down with Ko to talk about building a creative business at the intersection of spooky and beautiful. Ryan shares how a love of nature and horror growing up in Connecticut became the foundation of their art, how ADHD shaped both their struggles and their creative process, and why they designed their own planner because every existing one was too boring. The conversation also explores queer  identity without the need for labels, gender as a social construct, the exhaustion of hyper-presenting to be seen, and Ryan's work with Crafting Change — an activism art collective auctioning pieces this year for nonprofit Corral. Closing message from Ryan:  get off your phone, go outside, and breathe.   ★Keywords★ queer art, spooky art, stationery, ADHD, identity, gender, activism art, Crafting Change, tattoo artist, nature, Holly Springs NC, queer identity, handmade goods, creative business