thank you jessi <333
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thank you jessi <333
the artist working hard at a desk, completed pages flying off screen. on a background of concept art are the words: I've learned so much about the publishing industry, comics.. the wildlife, ecosystems, peoples, and land care practices i'm striving to depict.... plus Kongolese, Igbo, and other cosmologies of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora. it's a LOT of work ... very little of which I can post publicly!
a background full of concept sketches are overlaid in a dark blue to give contrast to the white text: to receive bi-monthly updates full of behind-the-scenes work, development art research findings & more, visit: patreon (dot) com slash biophonies and a screenshot of the collection showing many posts sits in the middle
a pelagic cormorant nabs a sardine underwater. (or is that just he ocean but upside down?) the text reads: and regardless... and the cormorant says: thank you for being here!
free tier is there, but for 3 sardines a month you can support the project AND my fund my addiction to food and housing. (regardless, thanks for being here. ๐ฉต any support of artists - in these times especially - goes a long way.)
pink text over the image of a beautiful cloudy sunset in the southern US, a line of birds flying over the horizon: introducing my first original graphic novel: GO BACK & GET IT
illustrations of two mixed race sisters, as well as extended family around the text: it's a queer southern black and indigenous soilpunk story about two sisters & their people's relationship with the atlantic and other ancestral bodies of water.
blue text atop another image of a sunset reads: if I had to compare, it's a bit like if all these films had a baby: below: movie posters of DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, PAPRIKA, AYA OF YOP CITY, SMOKE SIGNALS, and SPIRITED AWAY it's a funny, intense, historical, and fantastical. it's a look at the fight to belong and heal on stolen land, and how to heal the land itself.
a doodle of the artist laid out in exhaustion below thumbnails of 300 pages of completed pencil pages, their hand a smoking a white hot iron the text reads: most of you are here becuase of my lil' humor comics, my political posters, plant / garden work, or my cookbook... this story is where all these passions come together. next up... inks!
before black history (& futures) month ends... here is an intro to whatโs been keeping me so busy - my book w @randomhousekids.bsky.social !
while Iโm not the greatest at staying on top of socials, I go hard on www.patreon.com/biophonies (full director's cut, process, n' 19 posts up already~)
ty for the shout <3
(healthy relationships is now stocked in most libraries & on libby for e-reading if you wanna get into it!)
you had my full approval at the first 2 tracks, hehe, thank you for this playlistttt. if you haven't yet please listen to serpentwithfeet, if you like these you'd like him <3
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ayeee thank you for the shout!
General Strike General Strike
also made a grayscale / printer ink friendly version
an illustration of a horse colored like red iron and a mane and tail of flames smashes a giant block of ice with white hot hooves. the text reads: "love thy neighbor / abolish ICE" and "REPORT SIGHTINGS ONLINE ICEOUT.ORG"
it's almost the year of the fire horse... and she likes her ice crushed. sharing free downloads of this poster w/ swappable text for ๐ง hotlines in your city (plus resources) up on the blog: tinyurl.com/mtefkuz9
may the flames of resistance to this senseless evil spread
the lyrics are corny but thanks for reminding me about this song on SIGHT ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL9s...
In purple text on a black background: SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Submissions are now open for the Minicomic Awards. You have until January 31st 2026 to submit your comics. Awards categories: General Fiction, General Nonfiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, and Humor. Presented by the Cartoonist Cooperative. Part of the annual Nib & Ink Festival. Deadline to submit 01/31/26 11:59 Eastern Time. In Addition to the logos for the Minicomic Awards and the Cartoonist Cooperative, there is also a graphic of the Coop's mascots sitting on a submissions box drawn by Quill Ardonne.
Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! ๐
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.
the published book in question, btw:
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quic...
thank you anthony ๐ญ all the same to you!
(and truly, DM me your address & I will just send you one...)
a hand holds a colorfully illustrated 8-page minizine titled HOW TO MAKE FIRE CIDER: an at-home DIY medicine by mariah-rose marie. a baby dragon exhales flames below the text.
the back cover of the zine: an adult red dragon (mama) with a bright blue belly exhales smoke through her nostrils. there is text inside: a 5-step guide to making a funky-spicy-sweet, EBT-friendly, millenna-old medicinal tincture for immune, respiratory, and circulatory support she says: it's easier (and tastier) than you think! mariah-rose.com
happy belated solstice btw... here's a free download of a new mini-zine I made about my favorite DIY medicine, FIRE CIDER
print & fold yourself for another week tinyurl.com/yd6r33az then it's going to the store!
1 book published, 96 pages of colors, 304 pages of pencils, 5 teach-ins, 2 exhibitions, 2 residencies (spent working), ~3k fundraised & much freelance... BUT- don't be impressed... send prayers for a good sports massage therapist, better boundaries, and financial stability ๐ฎโ๐จ #artvsartist2025 #comics
thanks for the review!
Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please ๐)
baaaacked <3
Join the visiting artists of the Drawn Together residency, Mariah-Rose Marie and Shaina Lu, in conversation with BU Visual Narrative Chair and comic artist, Joel Gill.
The Drawn Together exhibition is now on view in the Howard Thurman Center's 2nd floor gallery wall. This exhibition features works from our visiting artists, Shaina Lu (Noodle & Bao) and Mariah-Rose Marie (COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS).
What happens when flavors from the Swahili coast, India, West Africa, and the US meet in a dish? Meet kunde, a Kenyan curry made from black eyed peas. Join a cooking demonstration with Mariah-Rose Marie, the home chef, author, and illustrator of COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS, ...
Kobane Calling by Zerocalcare is a comic about the artist's time volunteering with Kurdish leftist defenders of the autonomous region, near Kobanรฎ. though from the perspective of an (Italian) outsider, (& it's been years since I read it) I thought it was exceptional introduction to the situation
btw... the eateries involved are the award winning Yafa Cafe, Suya Joint & Rubato ๐ & my cooking demo is all about kunde, a super nutritious, delish, easy, and cheap meal that's excellent for feeding neighbors.. migration/displacement, foodways + cultural archiving as resistance WILL be discussed. ๐ค
the two day schedule, ornamented with cute food illustrations (all text here can be found in the RSVP link)
a colorfully dressed curlyheaded femme smiles at a desk full of art on screens and plants. TEXT: Mariah-Rose Marie (she/he/they), COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS
northeast coast! i'm gonna be at @buarts.bsky.social Nov 12 & 13 w/ fellow cartoonist Shaina Lu talking all about food, comics & collective care.
w EBT set to be halted for so many, I just wanna say all programming is free, open to all, and food is being SERVED. (๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ช๐ณ๐ฌ๐ต๐ธ) RSVP: tinyurl.com/smtxpyxb
Lots of lovely folks want to cook for neighbors, fill community fridges during SNAP shutdown but are intimidated. A mutual aid group in Flatbush, Brooklyn has been feeding 80+ people every single week for a year and a half or so now. Nobody is born knowing how to cook for 80, so here's our guide!
depending on where you're based there's sometimes local preservation classes that do good work (tho honestly it attracts a lot of the same types ๐ญ) I've heard nothing but good things about the USDA canning guides tho: nchfp.uga.edu/resources/ca...
always here bookstore?? ๐ฅน thank you so much, adding to the list of reasons I really really gotta visit portland!