Sometimes you bake some kick-ass bread and your internal monologue becomes, "We have a surplus of comics-making Vikings, but do we have enough bread-making Vikings? Or small-home-repair Vikings?" 🐉

I made a printable "chaos goblins" character sheet just for fun! A high-res download is up for free on itchio. (5e compatible) >>> torisharp.itch.io/goblins

I made a printable "chaos goblins" character sheet just for fun! A high-res download is up for free on itchio. (5e compatible) >>> torisharp.itch.io/goblins

hey if you made art or had a book come out this week: hell yeah! i wanna see it!! please keep sharing your stuff!!!!

Hey that's ME!! Officially announcing my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS!

I read Legends & Lattes and now I'm in talks with my roommate about converting our barely-used little dining nook into a fantasy-themed "cafe". Obviously.

The B&N pre-order sale is happening now! You can get 25% off @patchysourkids.bsky.social's adorable graphic novel SERENDIPITY while your luck lasts. 🍀 This one's gonna make so many kids smile!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/serendipit...

lifts up my tablet to show my partner a picture i drew of my blorbos having a terrible time, sobbing over eachother. i am full of glee.

DragonForged is at my hometown library! 😭 I grew up reading comics here so this is like full circle

Little helper. Digital. Been trying to paint in a way that feels closer to the way I work in gouache, I think this one is not too far off! And a perfect excuse to paint a goblinette 😊 #art #illustration #fantasy #goblin

here is one for The Internet

“You have to get away from your studio to find things to write about.” @ladygoofus.bsky.social Subscribe to “You’re A Better Artist Than You Think” at: linktr.ee/ChrisOatley

Writers will be like “this one neat trick saved my career” and it’s just a photo of them eating shredded cheddar cheese over the sink after midnight.

#dndart from my game! Meet my friend's PC, Thistle Bloomstar, and her crawling claw familiar, Alphonse. Her dream is to summon as many spooky minions as possible.

ITS HERE! My mini zine for my strawberry milk zine! Best part: they won’t spoil in your fridge because it’s made of paper! troubledminnesotan.bigcartel.com/product/stra...

I need one of those "men love me; fish fear me" hats except it's "bees love me; I fear them"

I did some doodling while I hopped around #Worldcon panels. 🖌️

I wanna draw a million little outfits on my characters.

A moody sketch of the protagonist from the webcomic I'll never draw. This girl can fit so many secrets inside her!

I'm sending my players to a fancy ball because it's good for the story!! It's not JUST so I can dress up the NPCs. 🤞🏻 #dndart

Here's my lizardfolk NPC, Miira, being so so so gently told something startling by @willowylungs.bsky.social's character! #dndart

16 bunnies 🐇 (Prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/knes...)

Listen to us talk about figuring out graphic novels, pushing the boundaries of queer rep, fandom and art motivation! #Booksky

A new Page Turn Podcast episode just dropped! We chatted with Stonewall Award-winning creators @jesncin.bsky.social about writing from a place of sincerity. YouTube: youtu.be/RfyxTSk0u4k?... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5VjB...

I've been receiving a lot of queries lately. While I'm so grateful to be considered, I'm currently closed to queries except by request or referral. I'm making my way through some requested submissions and hope to re-open to general queries sometime in the late summer or fall. Cheers!

In my house, doing the dishes is "watering the crops" and putting them away is "harvesting the crops." Cleaning the kitchen is "tending the fields." It's not a chore, it's a farming sim. It's the only way.

This is one of my very favorite interviews that I've gotten to do! Conversations with Chris always go places that I don't expect, in the best way.

the tears start comin’ and they don’t stop comin’ 🥲 would love to stop crying long enough to finish a damn comic 🎨✨

My friend found Stand Up! on this Pride display at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social in NC! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Thanks for the picture, @willowylungs.bsky.social!

If You'll Have Me is such a sweet and profound book! 💕 As soon as I finished reading it, I wanted to flip it over and read it all over again immediately.

Happy Pride Month! I'm having big, sappy feelings lately about my community. Here's a beautiful essay from Lucy Bellwood that I read back in 2021 and still think about all the time: lucybellwood.com/what-do-you-... @lubellwoo.bsky.social

Making comics gets easier, but motivation remains a challenge. In part 2 of my interview with @audreymeeker.bsky.social‬, we talk shop about coloring, inking, switching agents, networking, navigating offers of publication, and more! Listen to the new TPTP episode here: youtu.be/iH0Nldxff6U?...

We are a group of LGBTQIA+ middle grade book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ middle grade books below! Details: tinyurl.com/mg-giveaway

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉 cover design by Micah Fleming! #Booksky #art #illustration

Not only is Anelise Feldman an accomplished athlete, but she’s also efficiently demonstrated the insight and courage of young people, a message it’s taking me years to try to communicate in a comic book.

I loved talking to @audreymeeker.bsky.social about achieving financial freedom as a comic artist and about how our lives away from our desks shape what we write about! You can listen to the new episode of The Page Turn Podcast here: youtu.be/Ub9CZu4Ky9A?...

June 24th! let's make terrible comics together

I played the Stardew Valley board game with a friend last night, and I don't think I've ever seen a more convoluted rulebook for a tabletop game. When I say we "played" I don't mean "played by the rules"—despite our best efforts. Still fun, so cute, rules optional I guess!

I heard an excellent answer to a big writing craft question yesterday from the agent/writer @ladygoofus.bsky.social about how to handle highly sensitive topics: “Delight and awe can offset serious topics.” Solid! 🤓 #writers

I loved illustrating this book! A wonderful project that I was lucky to be part of 🌈

Our second pre-launch episode of The Page Turn Podcast is out now! @sydsketch.bsky.social interviewed me about art school, my publishing story, and the emotional journey of becoming a graphic novelist. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeGh...

Just having a listen to @ladygoofus.bsky.social's latest podcast episode while I fix lunch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeGh...

I’ve never related to something so much

annoying comics tip: take a minute after every scene to double-check that your characters' accessories are all accounted for

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make all my encounters bunny themed for my D&D game yesterday! 🐰 My players were traveling through the desert so they fought dust bunnies (mephits) and hare (air) elementals. Then they were attacked by goblins who wore bunny ears "to confuse the dust bunnies."

Last month I finished inking my third graphic novel, WING IT, which is about Kyle, an autistic (like me!) boy who starts a true crime podcast with his boyfriend about the local crows' trinket thefts. Here's proposal artwork for it from 2023! It'll be out from LB Ink in 2026. #graphicnovels #comics