Ovaettr AKA Orion Fern (they/he) is a two time award-winning multidisciplinary artist and activist based in and vending throughout North Texas. He writes too much for one newsletter, so all things about taking action to help make the world a better place are here and separated from The Ovaettr Art Newsletter which you can subscribe to as well if you would like to keep up with his art news.

‘DIVINE PORTENT’ is a side project and newsletter from a trans & queer artist about instilling hope and a sense of capability in all who read it. The title of the newsletter is inspired by Susan Stryker’s nominal work, ‘My Words to Victor Frankenstein’ all about the trans experience and being deemed a monstrosity by society:

“Monster” is derived from the Latin noun monstrum, “divine
portent,” itself formed on the root of the verb monere, “to warn.” It came to refer to living things of
anomalous shape or structure, or to fabulous creatures like the sphinx who were composed of strikingly
incongruous parts, because the ancients considered the appearance of such beings to be a sign
of some impending supernatural event. Monsters, like angels, functioned as messengers and heralds
of the extraordinary. They served to announce impending revelation, saying, in effect, “Pay attention;
something of profound importance is happening.”

• Divine Portent: An Activist Newsletter will go as follows on a monthly basis…

  • Monthly Dose of Trans/Queer Joy

  • Activism, Educational or Resource Sharing Events

  • Calls to Action

  • Ways to Help The World

  • Fundraisers / Mutual Aid

  • Things To Think About (Short Reading Recs Intertwined with Current Events)

  • Booktalk - What Am I Currently Reading? + Reviews on Storygraph

  • Resources, Free Zines, Etc.

Follow along today to see how you can help!