The Path of Most Resistance

Changing oneself is painful and, for me, the absolute last resort. I won't do it unless my feet are held up the fire and, even then, I'd rather let them char for a while.

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Part I'd Like To Skip

Whenever I'm facing a difficult challenge, I think how great it would be if I could just skip over this part. 

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Cute Trauma Ghost

Lately, I've been learning about how trauma functions in our brains and what tends to happen when it is ignored and has nowhere else to go. 

I sort of imagine it as a "ghost" floating around in limbo. Of course, there's nothing cute about trauma in real life, but it would feel more manageable if we could see it for what it is.

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Scale of Emotional Pain

Experimenting with a new digital brush to get though some sadness. I've heard that suffering is less when you can "see" or name where you feel pain and that emotional hurts need as much tending to as physical wounds. 

Hope you are taking care of the parts of your spirit that need the most love this season. 

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Too Blessed, So Stressed

I don't want to anger the gods of 2020.

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Waste No Time, Elephant

I drew this over the weekend to help me process some emotions. Thought I'd share it. 

Let us waste no time on petty things, Elephant. We are here so briefly.

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Elephant Projection

Just trying to get through the week :)

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Update: Comic for PEN America's "We Will Emerge" Project

Proud to have contributed a comic to PEN America's "We Will Emerge" project, with thanks to Wajahat Ali & Dave Eggers for creating this space⁣⁣.⁣⁣  

View full project here https://pen.org/we-will-emerge/⁣⁣  ⁣⁣  

You can find my submission in the "gratitude" section⁣ or⁣ read as separate panels on Instagram.

For this project, writers, activists, and academics came together to imagine a blueprint for a post-COVID America. 

A Quiet Pity Party

Doesn't anybody want to come to my pity party?? Just kidding, I don't do parties ^_^

Second comic today, trying for some elephant levity.

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Malaise Mayonnaise

I dislike mayonnaise, among many other things, but this made me laugh in my head.

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Feeling Hot Today

This was fun to draw. No exaggeration whatsoever ;)

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Sketchbook: Drawing for a Rainy Day

I posted a couple of throwback comics for a rainy day on my Instagram. 

This sketch is from a year ago, when I first started drawing on an iPad with Procreate and was getting used to a digital workflow. ⁣The other two throwback comics were drawn on paper in my old style.

Brain Has Anxiety Fatigue

Ugh, brain won't work today. Pandemic anxiety fatigue. Weekend to revive.

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A Pandemic Vitamin Deficiency

Maybe it's the pandemic, maybe it's a vitamin deficiency :)

Who else needs a good flirt?

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Sketchbook Drawing: Valid Feelings

All of these are valid feelings right now.

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Elephant Reserves Judgment

I've been leaning pretty hard into my coping mechanisms lately, like stress-eating and pining for love for all the wrong reasons. I think it's crisis fatigue. Who else?

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Cat Nap Yoga

This is how I cat nap in a pandemic.

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Update: In Between the Panels

In comics, the space between panels is called a "gutter."

At the moment, I'm in that difficult, transitional, in-between space of trying to decide, "what next?"

A lot of good things can happen here, too, but still, it's not easy.

You may have noticed that I'm posting less one-off sketchbook comics, as I work to develop material for new projects and works in progress.

Thanks for bearing with me as I try to get to a place where I can continue to create comics.

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A Creative Fine Line

There's a fine line between creative inspiration and comparison!

Creativity and the ego have a weirdly codependent relationship.

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Masks Or Die

This is out of my usual wheelhouse, but I'm concerned by how much politics has drowned out science in the U.S.

I'm afraid to think what will happen if we fail to come together on the most basic shared values.

*Note: This sketch is referencing a political cartoon from 1754, by Benjamin Franklin. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join,_or_Die)

Love and Pizza in a Pandemic

I saw a guy walking and talking to his pizza yesterday and thought, "This is the most romantic New York thing I've seen during this pandemic."

New diary comic. I wear a mask in public, even when I go running. Stay safe and stay well, wherever you are.

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