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Even though the digital age has expanded the reach of small independent artists, we still only see online a vary narrow fraction of the type of art that exists. Studying global art history allows you to draw inspiration from a wider breadth of art from different cultures and time periods.

Art history helped improve my technique, but it also expanded the way I think about art’s place in the wider world. Why do we prefer certain art styles and mediums over others? Is it purely personal preference? How has accessibility, or lack thereof, shaped the way we think about art, and the kind of art we see? Who gets to make art? Who gets to see it?

Meditations On Spring 🌸🐛

Greetings bugs and worms!

This comic is a little different than what I usually do but I worked real hard on it—Maybe I'll make more infographic stuff in the future this ended up being fun. Hope you learned something new :)

If you are still curious and want to learn more about OCD, you can visit the International OCD Foundation's website. I also recommend this amazing TED ED video "Starving The Monster", which was my first introduction to the disorder and this video by John Green about his own experience with OCD.

The IOCDF's website can also help you find support groups, therapy, and has lots of online guides and resources as well if you or a loved one is struggling with the disorder. It is very comprehensive!

Reblog to teach your followers about OCD

An old series of fae: daikon radish, spring onion, persimmon, morel mushroom, bloodroot, and life everlasting.

c. 2020

THE DEAD NAME 🪦 page 1/31

Born with supernatural sight and abilities, 14-year-old Jordan Kwon runs an exorcism charity to fulfill her community service requirements. On her latest mission, Jordan must confront something far scarier than the undead: coming out as trans.

I Am Not Your Asian American Doll: a comic for AAPI Heritage Month 2023

I usually spend a lot of time editing and fine-tuning my comics so that they come across as polite and inoffensive. But honestly, I’m really tired of the way Asian cultures and countries are treated / talked about while Asian people themselves are excluded, and thought it was about time I really let my rage out lol.

For this AAPI month, the physical version of I Am Not Your Asian American Doll will be available on my kofi! These are my leftover prints from MICE, so the stock is limited.

hi anon,

I LOVE a fun little research challenge, and I especially enjoyed this one. it's awesome that you're so dedicated to seeing through the book bingo with authors of color, and that you're so passionate in this particular topic! I found a lot of books that I'm definitely adding to my own-to read list.

an anthology that I've had on my own list for a while is the anthology Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex, which features contributions from sex workers with a wide array of racial identities, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds and has at least one Black editor, peech breshears (who I've seen referred to with both she/her and they/them pronouns, preferred identity unknown).

it also may not be exactly the type of nonfiction you're after if you're looking for something similar to Revolting Prostitutes, but there are also some very cool memoirs in this area. Maya Angelou's Gathering Together In My Name recounts her own time in sex work as a young mother, both as a pimp and as a sex worker herself, and for a more contemporary account of working in the porn industry there's Asa Akira's Insatiable.

some other very cool-sounding titles that I've amassed, listed chronologically:

I've Got to Make My Livin': Black Women's Sex Work in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago (Cynthia M. Blair)

To Live Freely in this World: Sex Worker Activism in Africa (Chi Adanna Mgbako, 2010)

Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work (Kimberly Kay Hoang, 2015)

Camming: Money, Pleasure, and Power in the Sex Work Industry (Angela Jones, 2020)

We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival (edited by Natalie West and Tina Horn, contains contributions by several writers of color, 2021)

But I Am Here: Speeches, Writing and Art from the Sex Worker Movement in New York City (edited by Kate Zen, 2021)

Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice (Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam, 2024)

By the way, if you enjoyed my drawing from last night, and want to see them in a queer teen space opera instead of a game show, might I suggest checking out Across a Field of Starlight from your local bookstore or library, thank youuuu