"Let Love Lead You to Rebellion" Coloring Book

Take a break from the newscycle with this coloring book that was written to help rejuvenate you from tired despair to focused and energized for the fight against colonialism. 

I made this coloring book using stamps I carved by hand and had it digitally printed on high quality paper. Each page is made of thick, 100gsm paper that will prevent most marks from showing through the pages. Unlike most coloring books, even the cover has been printed in black and white on non-glossy, 120gsm paper so that you can color it in too. What do these gsm numbers mean? That the pages are similar in thickness to a light tagboard and the cover is similar to a heavier tagboard or a file folder. Including the covers, the book has 16 pages.  

Color with crayons, pastels, coloring pencils, and highlighters. Alcohol based inks (like Copic markers) and paint will show through the pages.

"Let Love Lead You to Rebellion" is filled with plants, mycelial networks, bees, worms, cats, pigeons, and more. Inspired by Daoism, Indigenous Chinese tea farming, and Indigenous anarchy, the text in the book says: 

The earth gives us everything we need. As plants grow, they absorb nutrients from the soil. Qi is the vital energy, or breath of life, that everything is made of. The earth gives qi to plants, which is given to humans through food. Whether it's micronutrients from the soil or qi from the earth, we are what we eat. Even though most of us have harmed the earth, the land still gifts us love through food. Through the protective shade of trees and nourishing rain. Through the sunshine that warms our faces and a cooling breeze. Respect the land's love through reciprocity. Fight for the more-than-human world. Fight for ourselves. We are the land. The land loves us.

Learn more about the book, including why and how I made it here.