Looking For Happiness At The Bottom Of The Ocean

Got commissioned to draw Magpie with my ocs

Transgender Day of Visibility.

You all need to hear this:

1. You probably dont suck at your craft as much as you think you do, I bet a lot of people are amazed at what you can make, and

2. If you actually are the Literal Worst In The Whole Wide World at your craft... who the fuck cares? What are they gonna do, call the police on you? Keep making your shitty little things, youre the boss of you, fuck the haters.

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So many things I would have done

But clouds got in my way

Concept: A gender reveal party but AFTER the kid is born.

Like when the kid is 6 or 12 or 18 or 24. When the kid has decided what their gender is or isn’t.

I travel to the past to assure Harlow Jr that things will be ok but we end up just nerding out together.

Some notes:

- Yes, I did have the very odd hobby of photographing and cataloging car tail-lights. I used to get in trouble all the time for walking up peoples driveways to photograph the backs of their cars. The Datsun 120Y coupe with its horizontally louvred lights is still my favourite!

- The “Banana Time" pyjamas are totally real - my mum hand-embroidered Andy Warhol’s banana art on the front and added ‘banana time’ for some reason. I loved those PJs and wore them until they fell to pieces. I’ll share a photo if I can find one.

- I was a complete Star Wars tragic as a child. I taped the original movie when it came out on tv and constantly re-watched it until the tape wore out.

- My sister sent me that photo of me in a yellow dress a few years back and it cracked my egg wide open. Seeing it made me realise what I’d been denying all my life.

- I stand by opinion on Disney Star Wars (with the exception of Madalorian S1 and also Andor, which is too good for Star Wars.) Fight me!

- Hideous brown wood-panelling walls were absolutely dé rigueur in the late 70s. I wish I still had that original Star Wars poster - it’d be worth a mint nowadays.

Despite the jokey tone of the comic, making it has been quite the cathartic experience. I hope you enjoyed it!

New beginning, new style.