Moon Cat's Art

a bit of news!! some pals and i are opening a ZINE BOOKSTORE

seattle has a program that matches folks with empty storefronts and they gave us a sdlfsdkjl frankly absolutely enormous space that will be a popup shop between APRIL 15TH and SEPTEMBER 15* (*ish) !!!

we're looking to stock zines and indie published books from anyone and everyone... the app is NOT going to be rigorous at all so please send in your stuff and we'll send you money!! i can't emphasize enough how much space there is and we need fill it in One Month hahahaha

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME

morpho books

figure drawing for all it's worth (+ creative illustration)

framed ink

will eisner comics and sequential art

will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative

understanding comics (+ making comics)

folder of various animation production art

burne hogarth drawing dynamic hands

perspective for comic book artists

michael mattesi force drawing

the animator's survival kit

color and light james gurney

Every year, California’s largest sheep and fiber festival, Lambtown, takes place in Dixon, CA. On the second day of Lambtown, teams of eight compete in a “sheep to shawl” competition, where the teams must start the day with un-spun wool and end the day with a 72” woven shawl. Teams may “warp” a loom ahead of time (where you thread the loom with its foundation of parallel threads), but on the day of competition they must spin their wool into yarn and weave it into a complete shawl.

This year competition was stiff, and very very close, and the winning team finished their shawl with two and a half minutes to spare.

I frequently hear about “needing to keep “politics” out of fiber arts, but art is inherently political.

These were beautiful, masterfully spun, woven, and finished shawls and that in itself is worthy of note.

But watching this team of eight would fight for hours, and pour their love for their community into their art was deeply moving and I am still reveling in the opportunity to have seen this win.

fiveforfive - collective fund for trans women and girls and transfem causes

gendered intelligence - trans led advocacy org

mermaids - supports trans youth

akt - lgbtq youth homelessness charity

loving me - domestic abuse service for trans people in england

Scenes of the displacement in Rafah by Alaa Mohsen (May 2024)

You have to understand that nothing feels heavier than seeing replicated scenes from the Nakba being repeated just days from its 76th anniversary.