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WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN WHYYYY

Is this just me? Sometimes shaving my head seems like a glorious option but HairBeast is practically my side kick. The physics involved in this comic are perhaps slightly exaggerated BUT NOT AS MUC...

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Only in Hintonburg

Ohhhh Patrons. I knew the second I saw this that it was going to be a comic.

This happened outside a barbershop the other day and I’ve never loved my neighbourhood more.

Thank you all...

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Early peek at the June Sketchbox video

This month's Sketchbox was all about watercolour and I wanted to share it with you before it hits the socials. This was such a nice refreshing break from some of the more deadline-y commission-y ty...

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Oh GOOD mascara YES that is PERFECT.

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE PRETTY BUT ALSO SOMETIMES SMUSH OUR OWN FACES???

I demand answers from the beauty community. There are beautiful poreless beauty gurus all over the internet making m...

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June is heeeeeere!

Sweet sweet summer (sort of!) Happy June you beautiful people! I am so delighted with this month's designs all inspired by XTech: Fossils from the Xennial Age. The June perks are on their way and I...

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Bonus comic: All hours

Ooooo patrons do I ever lover coffee. Now that warmer weather is finally here, it’s opened up a whole slew of iced coffee beverages that I have no business drinking at 6pm.

This just means ...

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A Stegosaurus named Perwinkle

May Sketchbox was filled with all sorts of lovely lettering-type tools. So...naturally I drew a dinosaur?? NO ONE IS THE BOSS OF ME.

Trying out materials is so very helpful - even if the stup...

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XTech: Fossils from the Xennial Age

Show alert! I have a series of acrylic paintings and digital prints going up at Purple Urchin next month! I'm super excited because a) their space is awesome and b) these were so much fun to make!<...

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What's a Community Engaged Artist?

Hey beautiful people! 

Did you even know I had a job title? It's true! I had so much fun doing this project with the City of Ottawa's Young at Art program. It gave me the chance to bring...

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Wait a minute...

I didn't BECOME an artist. I just always was and got distracted periodically. I finger painted with reckless abandon. I aggressively demanded to be showcased on the fridge. I studied art through sc...

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Sneak peek at an upcoming comic.

Okay so I’ve never ACTUALLY found a squirrel in my hair. But some days I go so long without noticing a paintbrush in there that I start to think that might be the inevitable next step.

Want...

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Toddler friendship = soul staring

I went to the park with my niece recently and was fascinated to learn that babies and toddlers have their own unique way of making friends. This might involve giving of toys or grabbing of faces, b...

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Hurray for May!

Spring is here! Right??? Right. (It might snow in Ottawa today. I refuse to accept this.)

To bring on the spring, the P'tit Tweets are here! These little song birds are making their way in st...

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Sneak Peek! The year I turned 33

This little comic will go up on socials but wanted to share an early look with you beautiful patrons.

I like to say that the year I turned 33, the universe changed one thing and then I change...

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HairBeast can smell fear.

If you wish to tame the HairBeast, you cannot fear it. You must first become one with the HairBeast. Only then will it be tamed.


“Tamed”.



*bows*

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Bonus Comic: Easter Bunny Job Interviews

It’s the Easter long weekend and while I don’t actually celebrate Easter I DO spend time wondering how on EARTH holidays get to their final forms. This one is a particularly weird one and I thi...

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Coming soon...

Working on a little Easter comic starring a certain Bun who has been SUCH fun to draw. When I make comics, there are often pages and pages of “character” prototypes before I find the one that f...

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Comic Time: Spring has Sprung!

Woooooooo it's finally HERE! I live in Ottawa and lemme tell ya, sometimes it's a LOOONG haul through winter. When it finally does get here it's a bit of a false start for a while. Saturday? Gorgeo...

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Sneak peeks of petit tweets

Hello Patrons!

I’m told spring is here. It’s snowing sideways in Ottawa as recently as yesterday so I’m a bit disbelieving.

To sooth my winter fatigue I’ve been painting little ...

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And so Bear and Fox danced looong into the night.

Happy April you beautiful folks! Can't wait for you to get your mailable goodies. SPEAKING of mailables, my Sketchbox arrived! This month was all about acrylic paints and so thought I'd take these ...

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April perks are on their way!

Hello Patrons! Happy April and (sort of?) spring! This month's perks are inspired by all of YOU stars, shooting stars, super novas and hypers novas. Enjoy the desktop and phone wallpapers and keep ...

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Theory of Evolution

I made this little comic because I was thinking about comfort zones. It is SO very uncomfortable to move from materials you’re familiar with to larger scale or less familiar territory but it is s...

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You are galaxy-sized awesome.

Hey Patrons! 

I've been doing a ton of work with mixed media lately and I decided to give the tier images a little revamp. I love the "progressively more hysteric Brenda" images but want...

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Zine?

What do you think folks? Should there be a little mini comic or longer journal comic in our future? I've been thinking about making a little zine recently but curious what your thoughts are. Enjoy ...

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The world deserves your creativity.

Comic time! I love eavesdropping you guys. Listening in on the conversations of strangers is one of my greatest joys. This little overheard pearl of wisdom has to be one of my favourites recently.<...

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March Sketchbox is here! So is BearBerry

Why did I draw a bear cub with a berry body? Well little BearBerry was just waiting to be drawn you see. When the March Sketchbox arrived, I knew I wanted to do something with all those purply-pink...

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“Good with kids”

I mean sure. We want to talk about all the same things and also I usually totally dig their outfits. Plus I’m never going to sleep again never EVER.

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I love graphic novels except for that THEY ARE ALWAYS OVER.

Ohhhh patrons. I love comics. I love reading them and I love making them. My only complaint is that they are over so quickly. My favourite graphic novelist Lucy Knisley wrote a new book. I love her...

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So many perks! So many ways!

Hello wonderful folks! A little video to share some new options for your perks. If you're in the SuperNova or the Hyper Nova tier and you receive monthly goodies, you have two new options!

GI...

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Happy (early!) International Women's Day

Hello Patrons!

This will go out on socials later today, but as always, wanted to give you the first look at the print I'll be selling for International Women's Day this year.


The Li...

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