If you missed the Pop Up at Little Button Craft last Saturday, don't fret! Some friends, like the alluring Leopard Floppylegs, decided to stay behind after the pop up, and are available on the shelves of Little Button for you to behold and befriend! Flop on down to South Wedge today!
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Come by Little Button Craft next Saturday for the Fuzzpatch Pop up Shop! I’ll have some new friends with me and they can’t wait to meet you!
658 South Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14620
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I’m pretty pleased with how my custom stencil t-shirt came out! I now have a “uniform” shirt for Fuzzpatch happenings– however I did discover at RICE that my table display hides my shirt when I’m standing, and all of me when I’m sitting. Apologies to anyone I surprised by standing suddenly!
The Dina Noto/Fuzzpatch Studio publishing empire’s catalog will be at the ready tomorrow for your perusement and bemusement! Find us at RICE, 11a to 4p in Sibley Square!
Ready your eyes to marvel at zines, pins, and plush!
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Fuzzpatch Coloring Book is complete, printed, and ready in time for RICE this Saturday! Find them–and me! Plus more zines, plushies, and prints!--at my table in Sibley Square 11a to 4p!
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Black and white line drawing of woman wearing glasses and cardigan holding up a pin cushion with little dog-like creatures around it, superimposed over black and white photo of woman wearing glasses and cardigan holding up a pin cushion.
Black and white line drawing of woman wearing glasses and cardigan holding up a pin cushion with little dog-like creatures around it.
Color photo of woman wearing glasses and cardigan holding up a pin cushion.
Fuzzpatch Coloring Book is coming along and looking likely to be ready in time for RICE (Rochester Independent Comics Expo) next Saturday! In the mean time, enjoy the latest installment of Awkward Looking Reference Photos.
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Check out my table display for RIT Zinefest last week!
I love setting up displays but I can get so lost in color design I forget to make it clear these things are for sale!
RIT Zinefest was a joy! If you missed it, you’ll have another chance to experience my display in person at RICE on April 12!
Announcing the brand new release from the Fuzzpatch Studio by Dina Noto imprint–Fuzzpatch Portrait Gallery!
Freshly folded, securely stapled, and ready to DEBUT at RIT Zine Fest this Friday! A catalog of expertly curated selection of portraiture from the Fuzzpatch Family’s private collection.
Black and white digital drawing of imaginary creatures sitting in window shapes carved into a cross section view of underground layers of an imaginary world, with photograph of woman kneeling over a stool and holding up a phone.
Black and white digital drawing of imaginary creatures sitting in window shapes carved into a cross section view of underground layers of an imaginary world, with photograph of woman kneeling over a stool and holding up a phone, a drawing of a cat-faced woman over the photo.
Photo of a woman kneeling on wood floor, arms resting on stool in front of her, holding up a phone and looking down with exaggerated wide eye expression.
Photo of a woman kneeling on wood floor, arms resting on stool in front of her, holding up a phone and looking down with exaggerated wide eye expression.
Tripod, uuuuuhshmipod. All you need is a steady hand and a dirty mirror and you’ve got yourself a library of reference photos!
The Fuzzpatch Coloring Book is coming to life with the help of some very silly and unflattering pics!
Black and white line drawing of woman with cat ears and x-shaped mouth, kneeling on ground, surrounded by four-legged and two-legged imaginary creatures that resemble cats or short-eared dogs.
Artist Leonor Fini’s “Ideal Life”. A Surrealist oil painting in moody, earthy colors, depicting a seated, central female figure surrounded by a combination of domestic and wild cats. The woman wears a draped, formal gown, and has a contemplative expression and posture. A large, wheel-like structure in the background creates a halo effect around the woman’s head.
Close up of illustration in first slide, of a black and white line drawing of an imaginary creature that resembles a French Bulldog, sitting on ground with front legs extended.
Close up of illustration in first slide, of a black and white line drawing of an imaginary creature that resembles a French Bulldog, on three legs with one front leg raised in a regal posture.
I’ve completed the first page of Fuzzpatch Coloring Book!
Inspired by Magical Realist and Surrealist artist Leonor Fini’s “Ideal Life”. Living in a world of my own creation surrounded by unusually large domestic animals is the ideal life I envision for myself.
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First page of Fuzzpatch Coloring Book underway! I’m hoping to have it ready for RIT Zine Fest on Mar 28, but I’m not sure how long it’ll take. Stay tuned as the process unfolds and learn about realistic expectations with me!
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Hold on tight, we’re heading for a droste mirror!
I’m working on the third panel of the cat-face self portrait, a piece inspired by the mirror-and-phone method of looking at the back of your head after a haircut.
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Keep your eye on the catface painting in progress!
And watch closely, there might be a Three Men and a Baby ghost lurking in the background!
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I wrote today’s Substack post in early January, before the coup began. The idea of having a “fun” life seems even more elusive now, and probably less important than having a life with health insurance, personal safety, and fundamental human rights.
dinanoto.substack.com/p/yet-are-we...
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Cartoon bear with blue body and pink and white belly in the colors of the transgender pride flag, standing on a cloud, painting a rainbow in the sky, surrounded by small hearts
Two cartoon bear with blue bodies and pink and white bellies, in the colors of the transgender pride flag, embrace while standing on a cloud, surrounded by small hearts
Cartoon bear with blue body and pink and white belly in the colors of the transgender pride flag, standing on a cloud, holding a bucket collecting a pile of tiny hearts descending a rainbow, while two bean bags shaped creatures look on and two birds carry a ribbon above
Cartoon bear with blue body and pink and white belly in the colors of the transgender pride flag, holding a rainbow pride flag in the air, two birds carrying a ribbon above, surrounded by small hearts
Take a look at some TransJoy Bears valentines up close!
The Transjoy bears are happy. They love each other, they love themselves, they love balloons! They live in a world that is cheerful and peaceful, a world all Transjoy Bears deserve.
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I’ve started a Substack!
I’m using it as a sketchbook where I’ll post rough diary comics and drawings twice a week. I’m sharing them before I realize how personal they are, and that I should be embarrassed to be sharing them. dinanoto.substack.com/p/maybe-some...
TransJoy Bear valentines design process, using the old school 1980s Care Bears as inspiration.
I have mini valentines in Mini Mystery Art Machine, popping up tonight at Behind the Glass Studio from 6p-8p!
Proceeds from machine split between Trillium Health and In This Moment project.
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Loosely sketched drawing of cat-faced person with surprised expression wearing glasses and winter hat sitting behind steering wheel of car. Through the rear windshield is an angry crowd with MAGA slogans. Caption at bottom of drawing says "the flying car from Grease".
Which deus ex machina would you choose to eject yourself from the disintegration of democracy?
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Saturday is your last chance to see Fuzzpatch paintings in the Yards Members Exhibition!
There's many things to look at sitting on the city... and many things in the city looking back at you!
10a-2pm at The Yards Collective, 50-52 Public Market, Rochester, NY
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Hi there! It is pure joy! There's an opening for First Friday (2/7) at Behind the Glass Gallery, & then it will be at Archivist Books the rest of the month. Here's the info from instagram www.instagram.com/p/DE7xFikOzyp/
Slicin’ and dicin’ TransJoy Bear mini valentines! If you’re in the Rochester NY area, these tiny little prints will be in February’s Mini Mystery Art Machine.
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Portrait sketch of woman wearing glasses, with cartoon cat ears and an x-shaped mouth
Portrait sketch of woman wearing glasses, with cartoon cat ears and an x-shaped mouth, with more detail
Portrait sketch of woman wearing glasses, with cartoon cat ears and an x-shaped mouth, with more detail
A peek into my process as I lay down the very first markerings of my current work-in-progress! 👀
Is it fun to work on? Yes, very.🤓 Does having this face staring at me from across the room kind of creep me out a little? Yes, of course it does.😬
Stay tuned as the weirdness unfolds!
