LOS ANGELES — Voodoo Toys has unveiled a new limited-edition collection of Pride Month "sex-positive merchandise" in collaboration with Los Angeles-based designer Unlikely Fox (aka Krysta Grasso).
A rep described Fox as "a talented mixed-media artist who creates pieces which move the social conversation forward and exude unapologetic divine feminine energy."
"Fox’s work captures the eye through three-dimensional color and texture, appearing to literally come to life as they cascade off their canvas," the rep said. "Fox uses phrases that exude unapologetic divine feminine energy one stitch at a time. Her work was first discovered by Spellman at the Los Angeles Reparations Club, a marketplace located in Mid-City. The Reparations Club is a store and creative space curated by Black people for Black people."
Her design process was captured for Voodoo in images by Cara Taylor, a local L.A. content creator.
All profits from the collab will support both Fox's work as the L.A. Black Workers Center, noted the rep, whose mission is to "increase access to quality jobs, reduce employment discrimination and improve industries that employ Black workers through action and unionization."
Fox designed three limited-edition, hand-embroidered tote bags for Voodoo emblazoned with the sayings, "Don't Hate, Masturbate," "Pride in Pleasure" and "I Cum First." The designs have been reproduced and screen-printed on T-shirts and caps, in addition to totes.
“This collaboration is rooted in love and expression. Equal opportunity and representation is a vital step in the process of including Black creatives in every space," Voodoo's Content Creation Manager Aspen Spellman said.
Click here to learn more about the L.A. Black Workers Center.
For an interview with Unlikely Fox, as well as additional details about the collab, visit Voodoo.toys and follow the company on Instagram.
Images by Cara Taylor.