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These pictures come from The Invasive Queer Website, these pictures are the quilt which is made from leaves that have LGBTQ+ stories on them from induvial and they are connected with wire and fabric.

Source: Invasive Queer Kudzu

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Invasive, a project for Southern queers and their allies, subverts the negative characterization of invasive species and uses queer kudzu as a symbol of visibility, strength, and tenacity in the face of presumed “unwantedness”

Source: About - Invasive Queer Kudzu

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About Invasive Queer Kudzu

Engulfing hills, trees and old buildings in a dense stranglehold, the kudzu vine colonizes and alien landscapes emerge. An "invasive" species, kudzu taps into our fears of otherness, connecting it in many ways to perceptions of queerness. Such interspecies anxiety is not wholly unlike the persistent fear that a "homosexual agenda" could sweep across the nation if left unchecked. Today, polls show us that many parts of the U.S. are "naturally" moving towards gay marriage equality and expanded rights for LGBTQ people. Yet, the land of kudzu is often portrayed as a place of entrenched homophobia. Lost in this politicized fray are the lives, memories, stories and histories of Southern queers and their ingenuity contending with the status quo.

Invasive, a project for Southern queers and their allies, subverts the negative characterization of invasive species and uses queer kudzu as a symbol of visibility, strength and tenacity in the face of presumed "unwantedness". Traveling across the Southern states, the project will facilitate the collection of stories of LGBTQ people through workshops at community centers and historical documents from archives. Drawing on the preeminence of quilting in Southern folkways and the work of creator Aaron McIntosh, the artist will embed these stories, photographs, and archive documents into quilted leaves and vines. Eventually forming an overwhelming and undeniable mass of Southern queerness, the kudzu will be exhibited at art centers and public events across the Southeast.

About the Artist
Aaron McIntosh

Aaron McIntosh (b. 1984) grew up in Kingsport, TN, a factory town in the Appalachian foothills of East Tennessee. A fourth-generation quilter, his family's working class environment and domestic material culture figure large in his art practice. McIntosh's education includes a BFA from the Appalachian Center for Craft and a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. His exhibition record includes numerous solo and group exhibitions, including Queer Threads: Crafting Identity & Community at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art in New York, and most recently Man-Made: Contemporary Male Quilters at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. His work has been published in the LA Weekly, ArtNews, the Houston Chronicle, American Craft magazine, FiberArts, and the Surface Design Journal. His essay, "Parallel Closets", was published in the April 2014 edition of the Brooklyn Rail. McIntosh currently lives in Baltimore, MD, and teaches at the Maryland Institute College of Art as a Professor in the Fiber Department.

www.aaronmcintosh.com

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About Invasive Queer Kudzu Engulfing hills, trees and old buildings in a dense stranglehold, the kudzu vine colonizes and alien landscapes emerge. An "invasive" species, kudzu taps into our fears of otherness, connecting it in many ways to per...

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In this ongoing project, McIntosh and participants create quilted queer kudzu vines of fabric and wire.

Most notable in the exhibition is the Jefferson Davis monolith, which currently holds sway over Monument Avenue and is under consideration for its physical removal by the Richmond City Mayor’s recent commission on the future of Confederate monuments

Source: Invading Richmond - Invasive Queer Kudzu

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Invading Richmond - Invasive Queer Kudzu

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Invasive Queer Kudzu: Richmond is a participatory project and exhibition by artist and organizer Aaron McIntosh. In this ongoing project, McIntosh and participants create quilted queer kudzu vines of fabric and wire. Each leaf is adorned with...

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On the Invasive Queer Website, there is a link where you can add your own story on a leaf. You can add multiple things to your leaf for example photographs, marriage licenses, newspaper clippings, event flyers pins, patches, stickers, or love letters.

You can also participate if you're an ally by showing your support for a family member, friend, coworker, or regular acquaintance.

Source: Contribute A Leaf - Invasive Queer Kudzu\

Link: Invasive_Workshop-Guide_4.pdf

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Contribute A Leaf - Invasive Queer Kudzu

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If you would like to make your own kudzu leaf at home, check out our Guide to Making a Kudzu Leaf for step-by-step instructions.