The one and only @valentinebarker.com is doing commissions at Thought Bubble!

All set up and ready to go at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ! D-13 in Bubbleboy Hall! Literally right under the sign!

I recently picked up some new Lamy fountain pens because I love them, but I just found out they recently did a Harry Potter collection and it makes me want to chuck the lot of them and replace them with a different manufacturer.

Awwwwe, man! Schminke released a beautiful pink watercolor set. I just want the tin and brush...

Little bit of a head study from this morning. Fountain pen and watercolor.

So, maybe a new fountain pen? Just for good measure?

New art reference sneak peek! Jess (they/them) is back at it again again Monday! 💛⚙

i really dislike that "make it exist, make it good later" meme all you gotta do is make it exist no one is very good at judging if their own stuff is good, you just gotta ignore that part as best you can

Good morning! Have you checked out the queer shenanigans of the #NeoG yet? Hyper-competent space opera for the 21st century. (aka this is not your father's military science fiction) #Booksky 🌈📚💙

Maybe I just take a nap? Everything is kind of on hold with Thought Bubble this weekend and a flight to Greece on Monday. So yeah... nap?

You can go to city council meetings and speak in support of things you like.

Set up a new POS before I left the States so I could take payments at Thought Bubble. Luckily I decided to test it tonight only to discover it doesn't work. So I asked for help. That option doesn't seem to work either. Tried two Hail Mary plays. They both failed. This is fine. Everything's fine.

See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy (and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)

A bunch of my original drawings are up at the Ledding Library, here in Milwaukie, as part of a community themed art show featuring members of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. They’re all for sale too! If you’re around town I hope you’ll check it out.

She's justified in asking, by the way.

"What's wrong with you?!" -- My wife, @mrsbarker.bsky.social , ALL THE TIME.

I won't be streaming on CB today BUT I'm live on SextPanther to make up for it! Want my undivided attention? I'll be available all day for sexting and custom pics and clips!! 🥵 📲🐈‍⬛ ‍www.sextpanther.com/merrickmonroe

Oh dang this means it’s happy book day to me!!!

Feeling really sad today. Again.

9 saves? nine saves ??? please don't bookmark me for your spank bank. i have a website with over 3k pics and vids right on the feed.

My wife is going to make me a vampire even though I don't want her to. I just know it.

Please help, I've fallen down the Temu screaming goat throw pillow rabbithole

I guess the panthro book I did a cover for is out now??? Go buy it!!

Just restocked my Grimdark stickers, including new color variations for the Space Mreens. bfcomics.bigcartel.com/category/gen...

I'm not usually allowed to buy myself anything after Thanksgiving, but now Thanksgiving is irrelevant to the point I honestly won't know it's happening, so... I guess I can just keep buying myself stuff?

TOMORROW! The Author Immortal #2 in comic shops everywhere!

Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell

I remember when my posts were all fun and focused on animals, noir, travel, food, and cocktails. Oh wait. Even before *waves arms around* this…there were still a shit ton of injustices in our name and the attack on POC, LGBTQ+, and downtrodden. Welcome to the fight, we need more people, but…

Okay, I don't NEED another fountain pen. I don't. But I kinda want a TWSBI...

For the Tuesday crowd!

Correct.

I'm closing in on a near-perfect drawing kit for the kinda work I want to be doing. I am ridiculously excited about this!

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IT'S WATERPROOF!

Time to make sure my new sepia inl is actually waterproof. Please hold.

i didn't even realize there WAS continuity between james bond films. i figured he was kind of like conan the barbarian, just a cool dude that various people utilize for their own ends

please consider shopping. we are struggling having only had a few sales in several months. we’re behind on etsy fees and so much more. we cannot sustain this. 😇 please support/share small businesses!🥰 madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️ #bsnm #selfpromo #handmade

Burn it all down.

Gamble Doggo Commission for a Coworker

Just a reminder that we should be avoiding buying from giant corporations this holidays season. Alternatives/suggestions: -local small businesses -charities/food banks -creators at conventions, craft fairs, commissioning art etc -secondhand (thrift, vintage etc)

So the power button on the remote works, but nothing else. This is... limbo?

Stuck in a cabin in the country and... the batteries in the remote are dead. This is hell.

Everything is in turmoil and nothing seems to make much sense, so... drawing in my sketchbook is the solution.

Woot! We are back, baby! Tea Goblin Cafe Newsletter #20 is up. There are new comic anthology submissions and new comic con open applications. Free resource on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/tea-go...

I lost a huge amount of work over the weekend. :( Hey guys, hit ctrl+S sometimes.

Good news! I'm working on Tea Goblin Cafe today. Expect an update later tonight. ;)

Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies. Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.

Do a #elftys2025 drawing for a chance to win! Or checkout my pinned post to get yourself or your OCs drawn as holiday elves!

Progress ✒️