higu rose, Ph.D

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black queer cartoonist & quilter, pittsburgh 🌞 i drew TITTYCHOP BOOBSLASH, MOIST, & SULK 🌞 currently drawing YINZ CITY 🌞 comix + illustrations + fiber art @ higu.cool & yinz.city 🌞 i hate amerikkka 🔞 i do not engage minors online unless deemed necessary

Photo of jars full of different colored mordant pastes. Don’t drink them
Photo of an in-progress gouache painting on a wood desk. The painting is on the left; it features a giant orange tabby cat snoozing amidst a mountain range. The to right of the painting is a paint palette with a bunch of different mixed shades of green. Above both of these is a jumble of paints, brushes, and other miscellaneous desk crap
Photo of a gouache painting in a sketchbook. Featuring greenery with red flowers. Dated 7/26/26
Photo of a desk with an open sketchbook on the left and a paint palette on the right. The sketchbook hosts a fresh, sloppy, blobby painting of an Appalachian river
Photo of a page from a sketchbook. Pen and marker drawings of two catboys: Mary on the left and Lucky on the right. The page is dates 7/16/26
Photo of a quilt superimposed over a photo of Pittsburgh city steps. The center panel of the quilt features a painting of a hand holding a plant, flanked on both sides by dark vines.
Photo of a quilt superimposed over a photo of some greenery. The quilt is made up of tan and patchwork diamonds
photo taken from higu’s POV of henri the orange tabby cat with his two front paws up on higu’s lap and his ears ALL THE WAY BACK. He looks like he’s pissed off and glowering
Myu/Lucy from Elfen Lied, normal version
Photo of a log cabin quilt block superimposed over a photo of a bush. The yardage is dyed using cutch, osage, madder, and goldenrod.
Photo of a table with a bunch of art supplies related to gouache painting. Also, an open sketchbook of paintings of different yellow dyestuff
Photo of a sketch page of a character. The photo has been edited so you cannot read my sneaky secret notes. The character is blond with short hair and is holding flowers in one of the drawings.
Photo of a sketchbook spread featuring Mary, a young guy with braided hair. There are 5 drawings of Mary in various poses and colors. There are also a few PA folk art inspired doodles.
Photo of higu holding up a large quilt top. The quilt is made of strips arranged in concentric squares around a central red square.
Close up on a sign over a display of quilts. The sign reads: “NATURAL DYE QUILTS These quilts are made from fabrics that I dyed at home in my kitchen and basement using natural pigments made feom dlowers, tree bark, and occasionally insects. Some of the dyes come from locally foraged plants like black walnut, goldenrod, and japanese knotweed. Natural pigments may change and fade over time. So will you and I. Accept impermanence! Keep your quilts out of the sun and wear sunscreen.”
Photo of higu posing behind a table filled with prints, stickers, comics, and quilts
Photo of a sticker featuring higu as a catboy reading yaoi.
Photo of a pot of boiling water. There are crushed cochineal bugs in there making, pink pigment
Photo of a mordant painted fabric panel featuring a hand holding some time of plant.
Photo of two mordant-on-fabric paintings, hanging in a window. On the right theres a potted plant blocking part of a print.
Photo of a fabric painting being held over a pot of pomegranate dye
Cropped photo of a pen and market drawing of a guy unclothed under a quilt. He’s smirking at the viewer 🫵🏽
Photo of higu’s hand holding a ball jar containing a paste made from ferrous sulfate, water, sodium acetate, and guar gum. The paste is a sickly green color.
Photo of a sketch drawn in pencil and marker on newsprint. A hand with long nails and simple eyeball tattoos (?) holds up some kind of plant. On each side of the hand is a black vine standing up straight, reaching toward the suns in the top corners of the sketch.
sticker design featuring a self portrait of higu rose as a cat person sitting on top of a stack of yaoi/boys love manga
screenshot of a clip studio interface. there is an in-progress self portrait of higu as a cat person reading yaoi on a stack of books
Photo of an open sketchbook. The lefthand page has a list of sticker ideas and is partly covered by an orange tabby cat’s butt. The righthand page features a fullbody selfportrait drawn in parker and pen.
photo of higu rose holding the quilt. higu is wearing dark blue coveralls and has long hair that is partly tied back. higu is laughing and covering their face with their arm. in the background is a field of graves and trees.
photo of a higu rose holding up a small quilt. the quilt top is composed of half rectangle triangles arranged in a harlequin diamond pattern. very jersterly. we might even be jester-maxxing here. on top of the diamonds is a hand-shaped applique with a blue, yellow, and green flower applique
Ryuki Kuruto, my pathetic beloved, smiling
Photo of two naturally dyed strips of fabric used as sun tests to study their lightfastness. On the left is knotweed and on the right, wattle/acacia. The tops of the strips, which were covered by paper labels for 3 months, are both darker than the bottoms, which were exposed to direct sunlight for the same amount of time. The knotweed label is dated 2/5/26 and the wattle/acacia is dated 2/22/26
Photo of a star quilt block made from Naturally dyed fabrics
Photo of a courthouse steps quilt block made from naturally dyed fabric
Photo of a star quilt block made from naturally dyed fabrics. I think this is called an “envelope star”
Photo of a patchwork granny square quilt block made with naturally dyed scraps.
Photo of naturally dyed fabric scraps spread out on an ironing board. In the center is a log cabin quilt block.
Photo taken from over high’s shoulder. Higu is holding up a patchwork dresden plate mini quilt. In the background is a field of graves and trees.
photo of higu holding a quilted panel in front of their face. higu is wearing a pair of dark coveralls and sanding in front of a series of graves.
closeup crop of Mary from the previous illustration.
black and white drawing of two portraits of a couple guys. on the left is Mary, a young man with long dark hair in two braids. he's wearing a patchwork quilt coat. on the right is Lucky, an older guy with short dark hair and a star-shaped tattoo under his eye. he's wearing a striped collared shirt on top of a henley. i think both of these guys are trans men. the background surrounding both portraits is dark and features some traditional floral folk applique. the borders of the illustration are composed of flying geese and half square triangles. the lineart for this piece is done with ink and a g nib, and the tones are added digitally.
Close up on quilt appliqué of a flower on a hand
Photo of higu’s palm with a fresh tattoo based on PA folk art and quilt appliqué. In the background is an open notebook and various pens.
Photo of a small quilt top composed of patchwork half rectangle triangles arranged in a harlequin pattern. The brown diamonds are dyed with cutch and madder
Photo of a stack of fabric rectangles in dofferent colors.
Photo of a housetop quilt top in progress spread on the ground. Higu’s hand emerges from the bottom left corner of the photo, pointing at the quilt top.
Photo of a sketchbook page featuring a guy drawn with colored pencils. He’s framed by quilt blocks and a pair of scissors.
Photo of an open sketchbook surrounded by colored pencils on a table.
Photo of in-progress housetop quilt made from fabric dyed with cutch, osage, and madder
Photo of the beginnings of a housetop quilt. Made from fabric dyed with cutch, osage, and madder
Photo of stacks pf fabric strips dyed with cutch, osage and madder. To the right is a graph paper notepad with a drawing of a housetop quilt draft. The bottom portion of the photo features a glimpse of Henri the orange tabby cat.
digital chibi sketches of a trans guy with short black hair and a receding hairline. in the left drawing he is wearing cutoff shorts and a sleeveless shirt, so his tattoos are visible. there’s a note that reads “weekend”. in the right drawing he is wearing pants and a collared shirt; a note reads “office attire”. he’s smoking a cigarette in both drawings. the page is signed and dated april 2026
photo of a gouache painting of a dresden plate quilt block
Photo of fabric rectangles laid out on a yardage of fabric dyed brown with cutch.
Photo of a patchwork quilt.
Photo of a marker and ink sketch of a guy’s portrait.
digital sketches of a guy