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Modeled for @jayceecorr_jpg awhile back and after the shoot they let me test out my @irixlens 30mm.

For my personal creative workflow a challenge I’ve enjoyed is finding the story in the edit. This is one of those challenges I felt particularly proud of.

Also grateful to have cool friends who let me do cool stuff!

#shortfilm #cinematic #filmbro #edit #colorgrade

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Queer Conscience 2026
On view until September 4

If you haven’t already, come by this week during our open hours to see this beautiful collection of photographs.

“The call for this exhibition reminds us that queer rights are under attack unlike ever before. This year, Queer Conscience is positioned within this tension, seeking to push back against these forces while affirming our lived and embodied truths through photography. The works gathered here do precisely that: they affirm and they resist-formally, politically, affectively, and poetically.” - Conor Moynihan @cmb_curates (QC 2026 juror)

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“Fayde Attacks!” transforms extraterrestrial imagery into a story of identity, belonging, and fearless self-expression. Inspired by the way outsiders have long been viewed with curiosity and exclusion, the collection reflects a deeply personal journey of embracing what once felt different. Created by a drag queen for drag queens, these alien-inspired designs celebrate performance, spectacle, and unapologetic individuality. Borrowing its playful spirit from classic sci-fi while making a bold statement of presence, Fayde Attacks! proves that sometimes the greatest invasion is simply showing up as your true self.

Designer: @faym4rks, @heyfayde @faydezamora
Photography and Editing: @gilliansmalley
Eyewear Creator: @g_badami & @g_badami_art
Nail Artist: @amanda.barna0531
Purse Creator: @darrynssymphony & @aedans_art_stuff
Editorial Makeup Artist: @vicluvsmakeup
Model: @cally.attkisson
Model: @cortlyn.p
Model: @roxannegeorgi_
Model: @ilovvyouu
Model: @vicluvsmakeup

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Wayy more late on this post than I was supposed to be but I can’t thank my team and experience enough on the @lauraashleyusa x @scadpro project for spring 26’. This project was our baby and over the 10 weeks it was not only loved and cherished but nurtured and made into something that we all are proud of, what felt like a lifetime of work paid off as we saw the reactions on Laura Ashley’s teams faces at final presentation.
This experience brought on a lot of challenges and obstacles but as a team of creative problem solvers we navigated through and presented a collection that was market and runway ready. Can’t wait to see what’s next and collaborate with these talented individuals again!

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shake it for being gay

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love is

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I’m usually the type of person to look back and wish I did something differently. But not with this. These past 4 years gave me everything. New lifelong friends, new dreams, fantastic experiences, a bachelor’s degree, and hell even a new name.
It’s because of all the people I met along the way, every single person shaped me and gave me valuable lessons good and bad. You’re all an inspiration and important part of my story here at SCAD and will be going forward! Reach out whenever say hi, keep in touch, I’ll miss you all!

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”

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ZOOMING IN ON FAYDE ATTACKS! (FAY MARKS BFA COLLECTION 2026)

Because who wouldn’t want to see my alien divas closer up? 👽🩷

CREDITS:

All garments created and conceptualized by Fay Marks (@faym4rks & @faydezamora)

Photographed and edited by Gillian Smalley (@gilliansmalley)

Collection advised by professor Patrick De Muynck (@patrickdemuynck)

COLLABORATORS:

5 pairs of custom glasses by Gabriella Badami (@g_badami & @g_badami_art)

5 sets of custom alien nails by Amanda Barna (@amanda.barna0531)

Custom clear purse with makeup wipe charm by Darryn Dizon (@darrynssymphony & @aedans_art_stuff)

Editorial makeup by Vic Ranschaert (@vicluvsmakeup)

Assist by Rachel Rosenberg (@rlily04) and Gianluca Bellini (@gianlucanbellini)

MODELS:

@cally.attkisson
@cortlyn.p
@roxannegeorgi_
@ilovvyouu
@vicluvsmakeup

#avantgardefashion #editorialfashion #dragfashion #alienfashion #fashioneditorial

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Freefall

My white project, inspired by my Papa Alsee❤️
Photography: @gilliansmalley

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friends + fashion + faith = the end of year 3

@scadfashiondesign photos by @fiamma_noto & @hblphotography

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Opening Reception: Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 5PM-7PM

In this juried exhibition, set to coincide with Pride month, we ask queer artists to express their resistance and share their truest queer journeys with us. Join us in celebrating our community and our creativity with a clear conscience.

Juried by:
- Conor Moynihan, @cmb_curates
- Nathan Lomas, @nathanlomas.art
- The Image Flow Staff

Image credits:
@sophiespinelle
@nicksimko
@maddyfalkowitz_equinephoto
@ethanrileyyyy
@gilliansmalley

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@gilliansmalley in home depot

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