Paul Harfleet
@paulharfleet.bsky.social
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Artist, designer, writer, founder of The Pansy Project & Birds Can Fly
https://linktr.ee/Harfleet
pinned post!
I'm hoping that here my posts that celebrate the
#LGBTQ+
family will not be attacked and hidden... Here's to a new Social Media platform that is a safe as my childhood self would have welcomed. Here's me reading my book
#PansyBoy
to celebrate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-_...
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Paul Harfleet recites Pansy Boy.
YouTube video by Paul Harfleet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-_SdlFxF8&t=1s
over 1 year ago
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An excerpt from the catalogue written for 'THE PANSIES - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE' the exhibition at
#watersidearts
in association with
#pridetrafford
- Read the whole thing here:
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
6 days ago
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Use the QR in this video to download the catalogue for the exhibition on at @watersidearts_ in association with @pridetrafford
#ThePansyProject
Or just visit
thepansyproject.com
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7 days ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Rhona B
10 days ago
Lovely to catch the
#PansyProject
exhibition at Sale Waterside Arts today but sadly no actual
@paulharfleet.bsky.social
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Testing Testing Testing A new QR Code, you'll never guess where it goes...
22 days ago
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A fresh new look on
thepansyproject.com
#ThePansyProject
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29 days ago
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Opening in Berlin, Tomorrow!
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about 2 months ago
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I'll be here TOMORROW
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
#RememberNature
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about 2 months ago
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"In the gardens of Kew, he read for hours and learned the language of the flowers" I was searching for something else and found this trailer for
#PansyBoy
, released in 2017 and published by @barbicanpress. Discover more about my first published book here:
thepansyproject.com/pansy-boy/
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3 months ago
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Dearest
#BirdLovers
birdscanflystore.com/feathers/
I write here about how
#BirdsCanFly
grew from my first bird drawings, to gentle references, and beyond. Do come and say hello and wander about, there's lots of new things to look at with your eyes... 📷
3 months ago
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On 14 March 2026, I return to Liverpool. I’m inviting members of the LGBTQIA+ community to submit locations in Liverpool they would like me to mark as part of the project. Submissions can be shared anonymously. 📩 Submissions close 1st March 🔗 Link below
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
3 months ago
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My recent drawings of the Great Spotted Woodpecker and Cardinal feather, reminded me of this. I've been writing about my new Original Artwork venture here:
birdscanflystore.com/feathers/
3 months ago
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NEW original drawings! Top: three Great Spotted Woodpecker feathers. Bottom: three Cardinal feathers, finished in watercolour. Available for £160 each or as a triptych for £450. For further information or to request a special feather commission, get in touch here:
thepansyproject.com/contact-2/
3 months ago
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Dearest
#BirdLovers
, it's very sad to hear of the demise of some of our seabirds as reported by the
@rspb.bsky.social
on the news this morning. It reminded me of this. I have a lot of affection for this puffin drawing and early gentle reference. More here…
birdscanflystore.com/gentlereferences/
3 months ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Download!
#ThePansyProject
at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u..
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4 months ago
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I've written a blog about my motivations and feelings about the future of
#ThePansyProject
and my use of merchandise to share my mission to fight homophobia and transphobia... 'Merchandise & Meaning' read it here:
birdscanflystore.com/blog/the-pan...
3 months ago
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birdscanflystore.com/product/let-every-pansy-bloom-t-shirt/
New shoot, new shirt. The phrase "Let Every Pansy Bloom" comes from a banner photographed at the 1978 San Francisco Pride March by William S. Tom.
3 months ago
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Waterfowl are so great I've done ducks and a swan but not a goose! I am a silly goose! :) See them all here:
birdscanflystore.com/gentlerefere...
3 months ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
EveryHeron 𓅣
3 months ago
Here's the expert at becoming the essence of Heron, of bird. Paul Harfleet. Check out all his work.
bsky.app/profile/paul...
add a skeleton here at some point
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This long wattled umbrellabird, relevant today as we live through a period of constant rain. I echoed the plumage on the head of this bird by wrapping a bowl in black fabric and carefully balancing it on my head... As one does...
#BirdsCanFly
- More here:
birdscanflystore.com/gentlerefere...
3 months ago
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Just one of the 60 pansies that I've planted over the last twenty years at sites of
#Homophobia
and
#Transphobia
, part of @ThePansyProject - included in LOOK Climate Lab at @openeyegallery in Liverpool...
thepansyproject.com
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Currently showing
#ThePansyProject
in Liverpool at @OpenEyeGallery - More information at
thepansyproject.com
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4 months ago
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Currently showing
#ThePansyProject
in Liverpool at @OpenEyeGallery - More information at
thepansyproject.com
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4 months ago
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From
#PansyPower
'Everybody has the right to live without the need to fight' to 'LET EVERY PANSY BLOOM' It's
#FREEPOST
on all Merch that celebrates
#ThePansyProject
Right now! UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
4 months ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Debbie Nicholson Wood
4 months ago
So glad I went and sat with these pictures by
@paulharfleet.bsky.social
at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. Each pansy has been planted at the site of a homophobic attack.
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I’ve just found these drawings nestled in a draw… I’m selling them to you, my followers, at a special bargain price… I can sign them if you so desire… £120 each or 3 for £300 - unframed! Contact me for more information...
thepansyproject.com/contact-2/
4 months ago
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I’ve just found these drawings nestled in a draw… I’m selling them to you, my followers, at a special bargain price… I can sign them if you so desire… £120 each or 3 for £300 - unframed! Contact me for more information...
thepansyproject.com/contact-2/
4 months ago
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"Everybody has the right to live without the need to fight" It's FREE UK DELIVERY on all of The Pansy Project Collection...
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
4 months ago
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Free UK Delivery on
#BirdsCanFly
is NOW LIVE!
birdscanflystore.com/collections/
4 months ago
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So delighted with how my work features at the Open Eye Gallery, LOOK Climate Lab 2026 is open now in Liverpool - More information here:
openeye.org.uk/whatson/look...
4 months ago
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Download!
#ThePansyProject
at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u..
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Download!
#ThePansyProject
at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
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https://thepansyproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/open-eye-gallery-catalogue-final.pdf
4 months ago
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Opening Today!
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
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4 months ago
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Excited to be showing a selection of photographs from my archive at Open Eye Gallery TOMORROW - All you need to know is here >
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
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4 months ago
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In light of the forthcoming exhibition at Open Eye Gallery - opening on Thursday! I thought it would be pertinent to share this essay I wrote last year, again. THE FIRST PANSY, A Little Act of Rebellion.
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
4 months ago
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Have you read the blog exploring the fascinating history of the cormorant and the Liver Birds, in Liverpool?
birdscanflystore.com/blog/
4 months ago
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Next week at Open Eye Gallery - I'll be showing an image of The Pansy Project Garden. Winner of a Gold Medal and Best Conceptual Garden at the
#RHS
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010. Designed by (me) Paul Harfleet and Tom Harfleet.
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
4 months ago
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My newest gentle reference is now live on my site, read all about my
#Cormorant
illustration and my research on my blog, includes a making of film!
birdscanflystore.com/blog/the-liv...
4 months ago
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I've written an essay, inspired by my experience with Remember Nature - a curatorial project that inspired the development of existing projects and inspired new ones! It was a joy to work on this with Homotopia Festival and FACT - Liverpool! Read it now for FREE!
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
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4 months ago
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Since the very beginning of
#ThePansyProject
I've wanted to show my photographs in a gallery context. For the first time I'm bringing a substantial selection of pictures from the last two decades into one place:
openeye.org.uk/whatson/look...
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4 months ago
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All 20
#Pansies
I’ve planted this year to commemorate 20 years of work, fighting homophobia & transphobia, one pansy at a time. Here’s hoping next year will be filled with love, not hate…
#ThePansyProject
- Discover more here 👉
thepansyproject.com
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5 months ago
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Tomorrow / 19th December is the CUT OFF for ordering and receiving your order from Birds Can Fly with Priority Shipping before Christmas!
birdscanflystore.com/collection/n...
5 months ago
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Today is the last day to get your orders with standard delivery in the UK before Christmas... UK Standard: 16th December Though there's still a little time if you're willing to pay a little extra. Last Orders for Standard Delivery across the UK is now!
birdscanflystore.com
5 months ago
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Planted Yesterday - Read all about it here:
instagram.com/p/DSCj5UpjUs...
#ThePansyProject
5 months ago
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Free Post Ends at MIDNIGHT Tonight...
#ThePansyProject
Collection...
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
6 months ago
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It's the last free post before Christmas! Go, Go, Go!
birdscanflystore.com
6 months ago
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Coming Soon, to a screen near you
#ThePansiesofCornwall
A little film by Paul Harfleet Made in association with Arts & Culture, University of Exeter and Cornwall Pride Photo by @alicelattimorephoto @ThePansyProject
#ThePansyProject
6 months ago
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A reminder of how ridiculous I am...
birdscanflystore.com/search/?sear...
6 months ago
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After twenty years of planting pansies at sites of homophobia and transphobia, I still believe most of us just want the same things: a happy, healthy life.
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
#ThePansyProject
6 months ago
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#TransAwarenessWeek
#lgbtq
#transdayofrememberance
6 months ago
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In 2020 Sue Perkins was interviewed by Alan Cumming & Chris Sweeney for the
#Homosapiens
podcast. In the interview she shared her experience of homophobia on Hampstead Heath.
#thepansyproject
Read the whole story here:
www.instagram.com/p/DRPUg2CjbW...
6 months ago
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