Faithful dog walker
One of my free speech canaries - “Your unseen devotion is valuable.”
Random drawings from the past week that aren’t for jobs, just for me. ✍️ ❤️
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OK i've updated my GoFundMe with a better URL & putting what's currently going on up at the top of the story. Recovering from brain surgery sucks. I have no funds coming in, I don't qualify for unemployment or disability. Any help would be really really appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/help-danie...
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My latest post features the indomitable Miss Texas Red, as well as application info for The Molly Prize from @texasobserver.org
Interview with @katrionachapman.bsky.social From Breakwater to The Pass, we discuss her move from memoir into fiction, her cinematic storytelling, and the journey from @averyhill.bsky.social to @fantagraphics.bsky.social
Read: jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/katriona-c...
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Pre-order my book on how, from the British Empire to the Belgian, from Mexico to Mozambique, from the Sahel to Sri Lanka, empire not only made its colonies into places of extraction and exploitation, but keeps them there today.
(25% off, 17-20 Feb).
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I can't convey with words how utterly revolting is to find your own work regurgitated by genAI.
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
When your playlist slides into this Luddite classic as you shuffle your scraggly old butt into the ultra-pristine Apple Store. 🦕
Wee drawing of a woman enjoying a rare glimpse of sun
Recent sketch on a sunnier day outside Café Americain on the Leidseplein. 🌞
Screenshot of an X post by Kelly (@broadwaybabyto, 11h) saying: “Remember how much noise we made for Colbert and Kimmel when they were being silenced? Make that noise for Don Lemon. Make it for Georgia Foot. We need their voices, their courage & bravery.” The post quote-tweets philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_, 11h) saying Don Lemon spoke outside the courtroom after release and won’t be silenced. Below is a video thumbnail showing Don Lemon speaking to media outdoors; a chyron reads “DON LEMON ADDRESSES MEDIA AFTER COURT,” with “BREAKING NEWS” and “LIVE” graphics.
Protect independent journalists at all costs.
Sorry to hear about your mom. I’ll hold on to this and the memories that come with it. 💝
Feeling maternal, might delete later.
👑 A handmade birthday card for my one and only. Made with nib pens and my medium of the moment, Derwent Inktense pencils.
I made a reel showcasing the polished sample pages from my GN proposal. Too bad the music isn’t included. Just imagine Los Lobos shredding I Wanna Be Like You. 🐒
Sharing what I've learned about making book proposals with a few enticing sneak peeks at my pitch for Wolf House Fables: Tales of Dutch Resistance. Psst - pass it on! Especially to your pals in publishing. 😊 🦁
#graphicnovel #wwii #ya
Alex Jeffrey Pretti 💔
He was not resisting arrest.
He was defending decency.
India ink on paper, guy in robotic battle suit spinning to create a plume of dust.
Spinning to create a plume of dust. Illustration for my novella Moondream
I published this a year ago today and am sorry to say that I was not wrong.
#politicalcartoons #project2025 #activistart
I was very annoyed at not winning the big penis prize (due to my penis size being rejected by the judges for some reason) but now the big penis prize winner has given me the big penis prize so now everyone knows I have the big penis.
Color-coded thumbnail sketches.
If you can crack the code, you’ll find out what my new book is all about! (Don’t worry, I have trouble deciphering my thumbnails, too.)
“I was not resisting arrest. I was defending decency.”
It was the most succinct summary I could come up with. Thx for sharing. 🌼
Wow - that’s a very specific genre!
I was not resisting arrest. I was defending decency. Drawing.
Flick of free speech canary drawings
In memory of Renee Good. 💔🌼
I started drawing canaries a few months ago to celebrate free speech and share the sentiment freely. It’s also an exercise in awareness and vigilance. We do not want martyrs. We need to hear these strong voices sing.
#reneegood #freespeech #activistart
Props to @amyinnl.bsky.social for becoming the 11th paid subscriber. 🙌👌😇
Y’all, I reached 10 paid subscribers on Substack last night, and I could not be more grateful. This is the easiest way to support me and my work while I move towards the Next Big Thing. More to come soon. open.substack.com/pub/rachelle...
Ahoy, tiny pirate!
First layer pencil washes
Working on a low-stakes portrait commission today, and it freed me up to play with materials. I layered washes of Derwent Inktense pencils before daring to ink with a brush for the first time in ages!
Happy New Year! 🎆 🥂 open.substack.com/pub/rachelle...
