A black and white drawing of an ice cube being obliterated by an ice pick
let me be clear: FUCK ICE
feel free to use/print this wherever you want - consider a donation to the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition if you do
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Drawing of a “mudling” named Chalky. Form looks like a mud ball with big eyes and is waving. There is a word balloon with a smiling face. Leaf debris and a stick pops out of their head. Drawn by RLTN 2025
Drew a mudling for a Patreon supporter! Meet Chalky!
I’m down to my last box of the first edition of Seeded Track #1! Only 32 left if you haven’t gotten one.
Books with Pictures (@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social) in Portland, Oregon is a GREAT comic shop, and its owner in @omgkatiep.bsky.social is one of the best. The shop is going through a hard time right now, and if you want to help BwP out, they opened a GoFundMe to help do just that.
Portland has a new museum, but its founders want it to be more than the new Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts to do more than pay tribute to comic arts. They envision it also as a community center and teaching museum.
“Our genes changed when we started to tangle with yeast and lactic acid bacteria, and theirs didn't. And so from the standard storytelling, we would say, well, they domesticated us.” -Dr. Rob Dunn
For thousands of years, humans have harnessed microbes to ferment beer and bread. But ecologist Rob Dunn asks: Who’s really in charge of this relationship?
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Autumn is here ! 🍁🍂
#pokemon
And here's Lucy Bellwood with some INCREDIBLY useful advice for comics writers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXO1... @lubellwoo.bsky.social
The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weirf Northwest, Published by Frances' publishing company, @DemagoguePress this Special Prerelease Edition has 24 stories that take place in Washington and Oregon, you roll a dice to land on a spot on the cover, and you and some friends can go head out to see the sight. I would say my story is probably the only comic but the short stories and poems I'm reading are definitely fun and makes me want to explore of the PNW!
This Place is Magical by yours truly for The Muddy Goose Guide for the Weird Northwest Series by Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito and Edited by Erik Grove published by Demagogue Press
A few weeks back, I got the Special Prerelease Edition of the Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest. You can find one of my comics in this anthology :) and my first* anthology I must add!
I love all the chicken fat in this one!
A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace
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Books With Pals A tale about a Seed elf who just wants to make the next best tree! Ede, a Seed elf of the Tree Kingdom, dreams to create the next big masterpiece - a new Tree species! - celebrated and loved by all Seed elves. But, one day, he meets someone new and learns not only of a glorious, forgotten past but also an old, forgotten danger that now threatens the world they know. Special Guest Author, Rachel Lee Thai Nyeholt! 5:30 - 6:30 Wednesday, August 27th BOOKS WITH PICTURES bookswithpictures.com/books-with-pals Comics for Everyone
PORTLAND:
This Wednesday, Aug 27, Books With Pals at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social
Special guest Rachel Lee Thai Nyeholt @seededstories.bsky.social and her new book SEEDED.
5:30 - 6:30 PM
bookswithpictures.com/books-with-pals
#pdxcomics
Thanks for the share! 💚✨
Photo of a women smiling. Text says: "Plants wouldn’t be able to acquire their nutrients without those fungi. So that’s really eye-opening for people, that agriculture depends on these fungi to thrive. —Dr. Adriana Corrales"
Underground networks of mycorrhizal fungi quietly support life on Earth, but scientists say they're often overlooked. A new digital atlas puts the spotlight on these hidden ecosystems and where they need more protection. 🌍🍄
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Storefront photo of Cosmic Monkey Comics; Seeded is now available at Cosmic Monkey Comics!
Seeded is now available at Cosmic Monkey Comics!
Ducks by Kate Beaton; graphic novel
Missed this months BwP’s Books with Pals. But still read and just finished reading Ducks by Kate Beaton. It’s wild, seeing a part of the Northh we don’t see or hear about… Le sigh…
Zine shelf that lives within the bookmobile!
Gertie the Bookmobile in the garden
Came across Gertie the Bookmobile during Sunday Parkways! You can find Seeded Track 1 in their cool new zine stand!
AI: Poisoning the body, mind, and spirit.
Still getting use to posting here on BlueSky… Some updates: Seeded Track #1 is available online (through links on bio) and at Books with Pictures here in Portland! ✨💚🌿
Yay!
Grateful to* 🥳
Thanks, Barry! So grateful for you and @jennmanleylee.bsky.social ✨💚🌿
This fight scene was shot at Vasquez Rocks (a popular Hollywood filming location due to its unique landscape but also because of distance and tax reasons). I did a college project of that location and on one of my visits I dressed up as Gorn… and found another visitor dressed up as Captain Kirk…
This is more than a decade old, but here's a reminder that it still exists and is still beautiful.
And maybe you need to play it right now and just turn off everything else.
Pinus contorta, Shorepine drawing
Pinus contorta, Shorepine pinecone drawing
Nobel fir (Abies procera)
Behind a week but some northwest native trees drawings for #treeoftheweek and #whyaretreessohardtodraw. And of course to practice some #treeillustrations
Oops! Missing exclamation mark here:
It’s a tale about a Seed elf who just wants to make the next big tree!*
Got to always give it more gusto!
Seeded Track #1 cover art that I designed and drew
Hey everyone! Big* news! (Well, big like pine cone size).
My debut comic, Seeded is available for pre-order!
It’s a tale about a Seed elf who just wants to make the next big tree.
For kids 8-12 (and fun grown-ups).
Coming this month. More info on seededstories.com Link in bio.
Drawing of a mushroom, Amanita pantherina
Found a panther in the wild last weekend. Amanita pantheria?? Quick drawing today. #mushroomdrawing #mushroom
I find trees so hard to draw… so aiming to focus on drawing one type of tree every week for the next few weeks! Let’s see how long this can last
Ponderosa pine, full tree drawing.
Base of the ponderosa pine to highlight the beautiful dark lines in the bark. Some pine cones next to it.
Inner bark of the ponderosa, soft orange gradients.
Camped by the Metolius river this past week. Surrounded by Ponderosa pines. Here are some early morning sketches.
Sneaky, just learned about this new proposed Amendment (#45). They are trying to close the Multnomah Arts Center.
