So why horses? “Horses seem to be this thing that people either love or find ridiculous,” Stef says. “As a queer person, that’s a common reaction and experience. So I had this idea to combine the two and make something fun and beautiful. It’s funny, but also empowering at the same time.” You might also be wondering where Stef gets such a wide variety of horse photos from… well, the place where all things weird and wonderful can be found: eBay. Stef would regularly scour the site for old horse images, and whenever someone sold a batch of 50 or more, Stef would buy them all.

Then began a research process, where Stef set out to collect different terms from the queer community and learned a lot of new ones along the way. “I would pick a term and look at photos until I found one that fit,” Stef says. “Sometimes it was an intuitive choice, sometimes there are “objective” criteria (e.g. dog next to horse equals pup play).” Once each horse had a term, Stef started thinking about the layout and how each typeface should look, before sketching, refining, and then transferring them to adhesive film. “I really enjoyed working analog,” Stef says. “After my typing class at art school, I swore I would never cut out letters with scissors again, but 15 years later, it’s not only fun, it’s also my favorite way to work with type.”

A few pieces stand out for Stef, such as Them“I really like the type,” says Stef. “And it’s a bit self-deprecating when it comes to pronouns. (Although I know pronouns and public discourse are very important.)” Another is Twinkless for the type, and more for the pointy, baby-pink stiletto boots that adorn each of the four hooves of the accompanying horses, which accomplished what Stef wanted most for the project: to make people laugh and spread a little joy. And now you can spread a little queer joy, because Stef has turned the series into a book of postcards, ready to be handed out accordingly to friends, family, and maybe even lovers (past and present).