Flaming Idols are altar candles featuring inspiring figures of the LGBTQ community, created and handmade by Philadelphia artist and activist Robin Markle. 
 
Rowan Blanchard is a queer actress and writer who starred in films and tv shows throughout her childhood and teens. At twelve, she became an activist after experiencing sexual harassment and wanting to educate other girls about how to protect themselves. In 2024, she was arrested outside UN HQ in NYC for participating in civil disobedience disrupting the visit of Israeli PM Netanyahu. When asked about her romantic relationships, she said, “I just don’t feel like subscribing to heteronormative standards that I have no interest in.”
 
Look to Rowan for: standing up to street harassment, maintaining childhood friendships, self-educating
 
Candle is hand-poured with soy wax and burns for approximately 10 hrs. Glass votives are 2.5in high and 2in wide at the base.