Yearly canoe trip on Lake Umbagog this morning. Stumbled too close to a loon nest, mom and dad just patiently circled our canoe until we could escape. Then got SO CLOSE to a Wilson's snipe! Tons of swallows and warblers too. Perfect morning!

Western Cattle Egret Acryla Gouache on paper 9 x 12 inches

Off to a great start. My heart is SINGING

The ghoulish omnipresence of AI shit makes me want to scream and cry and throw myself into a river but I WON'T I will instead practice drybrushing on a painting of a cattle egret and let my soul sing instead of cry

I think it's really cool that no one can afford a hard drive or energy anymore because we're being constantly surveilled by the private sector.

I love comics.

ugggghh as i was saying call your reps bc this is some bullshit reps.fyi

Sunbeam hour. 🌤️

Painting of a scrub jay for a friend. 💙🩵🧡

“Quieter methods of removal will look more like ordinary criminalization, which many people in the U.S. are conditioned to ignore. This moment is a test for our movements. Can we recognize criminalization as the primary means of human disposal under fascism and organize accordingly?”

If you ever feel like your art doesn’t matter, listen to this. I’ve had fans of my dinky DIY comics meet me, and start crying. Like, three separate times. You have no idea who your art is gonna touch. Even if you’re just drawing queer stoner slice of life comics.

WOW! @redgoldsparks.bsky.social 's Genderqueer named one of the "250 most influential books in United States history" What a monumental designation! www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/...

so many kidlit people use substack. may I suggest: don’t

Singlehandedly the most influential comic on my whole art career

Looks like I was wrong about the deadline for NHK's Comiket documentary. Comiket's English Twitter account stated it would only be available until May 3rd but the website itself states that it will be online for a full year. So that gives you plenty of time to still watch this fantastic video.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

If you know people in NYC, can you please help us to spread the word that Black Zine Fair is on Saturday and that they should register to come? pools.events/event/WFzHwJ... - It's free but donations are always appreciated. We have 4 days to let folks know about it.

Just a reminder that Blambot's Indie License allows small press comic creators to use Blambot's indie fonts (those marked with a $0 option) for free even if you make money with your comic or merch directly related to your comic. More info: blambot.com/pages/licenses

Calico cat in a calico coat! #kidlitart

once again white watercolor saves the day

painted an onion lxds

The boys are *fighting* 🪶

Bring back the ancient knowledge

Massachusetts- Saturday May 9 at 10am- All She Wrote Bookstore hosting at Connexion United Methodist Church, 149 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145. This event is ticketed (tickets start at $5, or you can buy a book with ticket for $21). Masks are encouraged! www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/asw...

I don't think I need to add any pithy commentary, I'm just thinking about them (Marcie and Peppermint Patty)

The 'dees were devastatingly soggy today

Focus

MAJOR UPDATE for all INDESIGN USERS. Adobe has screwed us again. If you are using the latest version (any 21.x), indesign will automatically generate AI alt text for ALL IMAGES. Instructions to change your defaults in the screenshot and linked here: helpx.adobe.com/indesign/usi...

In news that absolutely everyone predicted…

Eke ● 1 (Otu) 16” x 20” Oils on Paper [Sold] Prints available here www.odera.net/shop/p/eke-01 ——— Forged from the cosmic hearth, the first embers dance across space and time. Eke ● 1 (Otu) ushers in the elemental suits of Odera Igbokwe’s Spirit Child divination deck.

Today is the birthday of Yasuda Michiyo, a colour designer who worked on nearly every Miyazaki or Takahata project from Horus, Prince of the Sun in 1968 to The Wind Rises in 2013. She would have been 87 today.

Roadsign sticker sheets have been restocked! Decorate a road with weird signs TODAY ⛔🛑⚠️🚸 #merch

Possessions

I'm so proud to share that the workers at Hachette Book Group are unionizing to build a sustainable future in publishing and are joining the global movement for worker power. We are changing the story together, and we invite you to join us! Sign our letter of support at hachetteworkers.com

A shirt design for Palestine. www.bonfire.com/let-palestin... Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org

Leave a comment for the FCC, they want to warn ppl when a show contains a trans character. Your comment doesn't have to be long, you can literally just say it's discriminatory, offensive and absurd. In the first box put: 19-41. More info in this thread.

The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. n.pr/4d0E5EA

descend upon them: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings... you are a gremlin in the comments now go be a paladin in the public comments

"a total ban on LGBTQ+ mentions in dissertations or graduate thesis work." www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...

Hey that's my name in there! ♥️

The Annotated Edition of Gender Queer is almost here! from @oni-press.bsky.social In stores May 19. Many people, including myself, added notes, comments, thoughts, drawings, & extra comics to this edition! Pre-order here: bookshop.org/p/books/gend... more photos & gratitude in thread.

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Being a trans woman online, you are constantly assaulted with the trope of some buoyant, well-to-do influencer offering cartoonishly juvenile advice and discourse explainers from behind algorithm-glazed eyes in a way that mirrors and expounds on our collective suicidal, consumptive inaction.

I get really irritated when someone questions the cost of creative work. Oh, you hate capitalism? Me too. Talk to my landlord about it. Talk to a politician. Talk to your boss. Talk to literally anyone in power. Artists can't fix capitalism for you on top of everything else we have to do.

I saw a nice Great Blue Heron yesterday. I kept clicking as he departed and got a shot where the wings are perfectly concave. Fun, fun click to get! #birds #GreatBlueHeron

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. The dragon convertible bags can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag, waist bag and can be hooked up to a wheelchair & other mobility aids!! Get them soon!! Store: Bibipins.com

Sneak peek at some of the forests in my next art blog email newsletter! Sign up now, get it tomorrow: 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io The artist here is Hiroo Isono.

Need a new camera app for phone or I'm gonna start hauling around a real ass camera because the AI processing on my Pixel photos is absolutely atrocious and fucking up my ability to photograph wildlife accurately. I used to be able to take stunning macro pix of my spiders and now they are MUSH!!!

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...