About the Artist

Howdy howdy! I'm your local robot-angel-thing known as 'KilljoyConstruct' (though you can call me KJ or Ace if you prefer). I'm a twenty-one-year-old queer, trans, and intersex artist/designer/beginner developer from the United States who's been honing my craft for around ten years. I'm a fourth year new media design student at RIT and plan to go into the tech industry after I graduate, while also continuing to make and share my own personal art projects.

My art and stories tend to center around sci-fi settings, with themes of queer and trans liberation, religion, anti-war ideology, and robots discovering what it means to be alive. Most of my personal projects feature dark and heavy themes such as war, genocide, abuse, queerphobia, and "whump". However, be aware that just because I include something in one of my stories does not mean I condone or agree with it. Quite a few of my projects center around war and both real and fictional militaries, but I am firmly anti-war in real life, for example. I use my projects as a means of expressing my frustrations with the world as a queer and trans disabled person, and that often comes through in ways that may not be palatable to some people. Please be responsible when interacting with my work and heed the content warnings wherever you see them.

When I'm not drawing or writing, I can usually be found at the ice rink, where I'm working on my USFS gold medals in Pattern Dance and Moves in the Field. I currently have a gold medal in Free Dance, a silver medal in Pattern Dance, and am working on earning my bronze in Moves; I plan on reaching the next/final levels in the coming few years! I've been skating since 2010, and I don't plan on stopping any time soon. It's brought me a lot of joy over my life. I've also started doing drag in the past year, which has been very fun and allowed me to meet so many awesome people. If you're interested in seeing my drag king stuff, check out @jetsetverse on Bluesky or @the.jetsetverse on Instagram ;)

I have my share of diagnosed struggles, including POTS and unspecified psychosis. Balancing my health issues on top of school, sports, and personal projects is often a challenge. But I have gotten much better at managing my health over the years, mental and physical. That being said, if you are waiting on a commission or what have you from me, please keep this in mind. I am unfortunately not always able to work as much as I'd like; just sitting up in bed is sometimes enough to make me feel sick.

If you'd like to see all my art, search for #killjoyconstruct art on Tumblr! And if you'd like to reach out for a business inquiry, feel free to shoot me a DM on Tumblr or Bluesky, or email me at [email protected]. I'd love to see what ideas you have in mind!