The Talk with Taylor Leong

Taylor Leong (aka Tomatobird), illustrator and comic creator, talks to us about her art, embracing complexity and ambiguity in faith, Jesus as a relatable figure to queer people, and the value and responsibility in portraying a brown Jesus. Originally recorded in March 2022.Find Taylor on Twitter @tomato_bird, and her portfolio at tomatobird-art.tumblr.com. Here are some of the specific pieces we talked about: - Gloria: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/172561217436/a-short-comic-story-about-biblical-angels-their - Thirty Years: http://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/181036038736/thirty-years-by-taylor-leong-2018-now - Anastasis: https://tomatobird-art.tumblr.com/post/184116638092/anastasis-up-rising-this-was-inspired-by - The Wanderer: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/187420902706/the-wanderer-2019-by-taylor-leong-an Follow the All Saints LGBTQ+ Ministry on Instagram @lgbtq_ascpas and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lgbtqascpas. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now. Theme music: Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license