hello~

I appreciate you, anon! Sometimes being on tumblr feels like a ten-years-later reunion and it's fun to see what the people you followed before are up to now. I'd love to see the folks I follow do a Then / Now!

Out of interest, I went to see what exactly I was posting in 2013. I was using Tumblr so regularly back then that I essentially have a time capsule of that period of my life. I was in the later half of my art school experience, organizing the first Ladies of Literature zine, deep into PJO and other YA books, and drawing stuff like...

Ten years later, it's super heartwarming to see that the things I was obsessed with drawing back then--cute outfits, expressive characters, and stories--evolved into my current career. 😭 Here's some recent work I did for Lois Lane.

Looking back at the original Ladies of Literature zine, the artist line up was stacked with currently working artists who were, at the time, just at the start of their careers. You'll even see an early iteration of Persephone by Rachel Smythe in there. This is why I'll always hold affection for Tumblr -- it inspired so many of us to draw, share, and meet with other artists. I'm grateful for the folks who made up the first audiences for my art. 💖✨🙏🏽

Thank you so much, kind anon! :)

Depending on my schedule, I do teach and mentor students/recent grads with art and career stuff sometimes~ I may set something up for the summer.

In the meantime, here's some art related books I've been into recently:

Enjoy your art journey~ 💖

My latest graphic novel Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story released to the world last week! If you're interested in a Lois Lane origin story where she battles the trials and tribulations of her first journalism internship with a horrible boss, consider checking it out~ 💖✨ I've been a bit MIA and taking a break from making art (graphic novels are hard! T__T) but I've been getting back in the habit of drawing in the last few weeks and it's nice! More soon, Tumblr~

🕹️✨ Here's a fun shirt design I drew for Death By Audio Arcade last year! I've been in comic mode for so long, that I was excited to stretch my illustration muscles for the first time in awhile, especially with such a fun subject~

I've been taking a break from drawing the last few months but I got a few new illustrations cooking that I can't wait to finish and post.

Well, if twitter goes down this week, might as well start writing things here now.

Hello tumblr vets and twitter refugees~ I’m on a wild deadline for a couple more weeks but after that who knows the things I might unleash on the world. ✨✨✨✨✨

for now here’s some recs for things I’ve enjoyed this year:

tv: Interview with the Vampire (if you’ve been living under a rock, plz check it out.)

book: “A Marvellous Light” by Freya Marske

misc: lighting a nice relaxing candle

My history with tumblr is very long. As a trip down memory lane, here are, in order, the five drawings I've done that wound up being featured on Tumblr Radar in my many years of using this hellsite (affectionate.) The first time I was featured was in 2014!!! for that sketch of Mulan.

bubblegum doodle. ✨ once this deadline is done, boy, I’m looking forward to revamping and revisiting this blog.

an illustrated love letter to SIX. 👑💜

catch me at New York Comic Con this weekend -- artist alley table B17. 💖

✨ A big thank you to Tumblr for featuring me on their official @artistalley page this month! And thank you to all the new folks who've followed me because of it~

To show my appreciation I have a special promo code for my shop from now until the end of the month. Use code CATPARTY for 20% off any purchase over $25.

we're six! 💜👑

when you marry Henry VIII, you get a commemorative letterman jacket.

✨ Coming out April 4, 2023, I'm illustrating GIRL TAKING OVER: A LOIS LANE STORY for DC Comics written by Sarah Kuhn and colored by Olivia Pecini! ✏️📖💖 Hooray~

for season two of Our Flag Means Death I would like smooth Stede & flustered Ed, like, "i was absolute rubbish at courting Mary but maybe I'll have better luck with the fearsome Blackbeard." 🏴‍☠️❤️

hello, if you jumped ship from twitter.

#artvsartist wild year. released two graphic novels. got to draw a few other cool things. more in 2022. thanks for your support, tumblr friends~ ✨✨✨

🎁✨ I drew a little section in ARCHIE'S HOLIDAY MAGIC SPECIAL #1, which is out at comic shops today from Archie Comics. Very jazzed to draw the true OTP of the Archie world: Jughead + Food. 🍔💖🤴🏻 Here's a little preview, colored by the fantastic Matt Herms and written by the fabulous Micol Ostow. Let me know if you pick this up at your local comic book store.

I've really enjoyed listening to the Montague sibling series on audiobook lately! :)