Jatsi

he/it/they/she/ey/tech/pup | 23yo 2s mixed Irish-Indé-Wendat gay puppy tboy futch aroace lesbian cpunk, big fan of indie comics and zines, lino cut prints and patches, fiber arts and beading, carving, weaving, DIY buttons and clothing and just a general enjoyer of the arts. ♡ https://www.etsy.com/shop/jnia5shop ♡ Freaks always welcome ♡ MMIP land back BLM fuck ICE free Gaza free Sudan free the Congo Tiocfaidh ár lá #jatsimakes is my art tag

[jnia5]

i just love how toxic they could be <3 i don't do a whole lot of digital art tbh, i've been focusing on my block printing and doing a lot of beadwork lately, but felt inclined to do a bit of a doodle last night

i have a shirt drop coming this saturday on my etsy, so if you've followed me for that, i'll do another post when they go live! as always, thank you for looking at my art things <3

[spicymotte]

after 4 years of drawing webcomics, this is my wisdom:

start now. now. now now now. or else you'll never draw this damn thing

it's fine if you don't have the entire story figured out yet, it'll happen naturally

draw what you want to draw!! webcomics often run for years, so you better work with something you like

don't overcomplicate things. a simple, efficient work flow is your top priority in order to stay consistent

bullshit some things. trace background refs. reuse poses. draw your character's face from different angles and just copy paste it in to save time. be smart about your work baby

take breaks if needed. webcomic burnout is real

sometimes, a panel or a page looks bad. shit happens. move on

lettering is actually really important and super hard to pull off

it's your comic. do what you want forever!!!

I'm begging you again to work smart, not hard. reuse backgrounds. use brush sets for webcomic artists. trace 3D objects. use 3D models to pose your characters

you may need hours or days to draw one panel, but people will look at it for 5-8 seconds. keep that in mind

a simple background is better than no background at all (avoiding the white void increases the quality of your work by a ton!)

sometimes the anatomy needs to be a little off to make an interesting shot/panel. that's fine, don't worry about it too much

at least 2000px canvas and 300 dpi for good quality results

it's okay to stop by the way. it's okay to move on from a project if you no longer find joy in it

[ramenheim]

Emi Koyama has passed. 🥀

[genderkoolaid]

Extremely sad to see. She was apparently only 51.

Folks, if you don't know who Emi Koyama was, you should. Her website (eminism.org, which is a delightful pun) has a ton of her work entirely for free.

You can read the Transfeminist Manifesto in particular here. Emi considered it a historical document and she wrote a very good self-critique in 2008 (included in the document) on the subject of the Manifesto, white feminism, and the lack of inclusion of trans and genderqueer people who aren't trans women. I highly encourage everyone who wants to involve themselves in transfeminism to read her work, not because it is perfect, but because I do think Emi Koyama's Manifesto represents the best intentions for transfeminism: the desire to challenge cissexism, to take activism seriously and compassionately, and a commitment to being open and honest about where we fall short and how we can do better.

I really appreciate this quote from her, which I hadn't seen before, on the subject of feminism needing to "fit in" trans people:

Cis feminists do not own feminism. We don't need to "fit trans people into feminist theory"; we simply need to challenge cissexism in feminist movements and theories. Trans people do not need to be explained by feminist theory; we need to start from the fact that trans people exist and matter.

And it would be a crime to not mention how hard she fought specifically for women of color, to challenge racism and imperialism (white/western and non-white/non-western) in feminist spaces and in general, as well as her intersex activism, and far more. She had such a drive to contribute to, engage with, and push for more and better feminist discourse.

You will be remembered fondly, Emi Koyama. Thank you for all your work and for all your life.

[psychoteddi]

When I’m in the ‘severely codependent’ competition and my opponent is these two goobers 💔

[olowan-waphiya]

[From NDN Collective:]

Dear Relative,

Your voice and help are needed to protect our sacred site. Pipestone National Monument is a special place where many Tribes harvest red pipestone, which is used for ceremony and prayer. This sacred site has a deep cultural significance to the Oceti Sakowin and many other Tribal Nations since time immemorial. Sovereign nations have the inherent right to make decisions about their ancestral homelands, which includes C’an O’he, now known as Pipestone National Monument.

Today, the Magellan Corporation/One OK’s proposed Reroute Pipeline Project is threatening Pipestone.

The Yankton Sioux Tribe and many other tribes have been fighting this project since 2023. Previously, the Yankton Sioux Tribe objected to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC’s) comparative environmental analysis and appealed the initial decision for a reroute of the Magellan Corporation’s proposed pipeline, which would run through Pipestone.

We need your help to protect this sacred site from destruction. Submit public comment today!

The public comment period is open to submit a comment in protection of Pipestone National Monument and to oppose the Magellan Pipeline. Initial comments are due June 22 at 4:30 PM CDT. Visit this website to learn a few tips on submitting a successful comment.

You may also submit your public comment via email: [email protected] using “Subject: Docket No. 23-109.”

Suggested comment (please add your own personalized edits):

“I oppose the Magellan Pipeline reroute permit. I support the No Build alternative. We need to protect the Pipestone National Monument and the sacred quarries. The current cultural survey is incomplete and unacceptable. Deny this permit.”

Facts to include:

The Topeka Shiner (an endangered protected species) lives in Pipestone 

The community has concerns about the contamination of water and land with the construction and possible rupture of a pipeline.

The cultural significance and vitality of ways of life are at stake with this project. 

[jay-rayart]

Help our story take flight and back FLY on Kickstarter Today!

Coming soon: FLY : A Magical Black Boy Series - Pilot

A coming of age story about Black kids who finally have power to fight back against systems designed against them.

[creatingblackcharacters]

Let's support Black indie animations!

[jnia5]

Just finished printing the rest of the fairy fag shirts for my Etsy shop! I'm going to let the ink cure for a week so I can give them a wash before taking product photos and publishing it to Etsy just to make sure theyre clean, but other than that, they're all ready to go!

Sizes in order are S, M, L, XL, XXL.

The XL and the XXL are technically swapped because the XL says XXL and the XXL says XL but they measure as each other's size. The alleged XL is at least 1-2 inches wider and longer than the alleged XXL so they will be listed as the size they fit as rather than their labeled size just to be accurate fit wise.

Im expecting to drop these on Sat, June 20th! Im also still working on the "existence is resistance" and "good puppy" shirts, its been a bit of a struggle finding good candidates for tie dye and printing at the thrift store I use (SVDP) but I'm planning to go back either tomorrow, sunday or Monday to check out what they have.

Best case scenario, I'll be able to drop them all on the 20th, otherwise just the fairy fag shirts for sure lol

[jay-rayart]

Fly is a story for young queer people learning to listen to the song inside of them. Back FLY on Kickstarter Today!

FLY : A Magical Black Boy Series - Pilot

A coming of age story about Black kids who finally have power to fight back against systems designed against them.

[blessedscavengers]

here’s just a few of the pride related clothes and stickers I currently have up on my shop! I’ll also have some new pride related stickers and clothes made up and listed soon!

https://blessedscavengers.etsy.com

[unspeakable-nameless]

Decided to post something I made back in 2023 but never fully finished. Security Breach is still relevant, right..? Right?? Anyway, this is my design for Sun/the Daycare Attendant.

[dogspouse]

drawing a straight couple rn can u guys believe it

[dogspouse]

they're transhet t4t and both are happily post op

[dogspouse]

[jnia5]

Please ignore the mess on my counters LMAO some more shirt designs/prints. All of these are for my Etsy except the very first navy fairy fag shirt that I will be keeping for myself lol.

All of the "existence is resistance" and "good puppy" shirts will be t-shirts, however the "fairy fag" shirts are all tank tops with either lace or frill trim.

Sizes in order are XL, M, L and 3XL

[hanna-montana-banana]

We need justice for our native/First Nations/aboriginl trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender non conforming, and gender variant siblings. I mean this seriously.

If you’re a native/First Nations/aboriginal person that falls under the trans umbrella, your voice matters. Your transness matters, your life matters. Please don’t give up and I will fight for you. You are beautiful/handsome/good looking, you’re loved, you’re important.

I know it’s terribly hard to be a trans person and native/First Nations/aboriginal in this climate, but we need you around. We cannot exist without you.

[olowan-waphiya]

[olowan-waphiya]

[blessedscavengers]

alright folk so I go birding for a week and then get home and summer immediately hits so here’s just a few of the summer clothes I have up on my shop!

https://blessedscavengers.etsy.com

[jnia5]

6/10 of my most recent shirts for my etsy shop (still in the works <3) I've got plans to do one of each design in S-XXL, potentially up to XXXL for the pre-mades as well but i get all of these second hand from local thrift stores so it depends on what I find (though I'd really like to and am willing to look around to find some).

Pictured (in order) is a M, S, XL, M, XL, L. Had a forest green L I was gonna use but it didn't take dye or bleach so I've learned my lesson with that fabric type and will be sticking to cotton blends! Have another shirt I'm working on but wasn't fond of the dye so I'm redoing it, then I've got a few more shirts I need to thrift for these but just haven't found the right ones for yet. I'm a bit picky lol.

Will be open to custom orders of any of my designs for no extra cost compared to the pre-made shirts (unless something extra is requested) once my shop is up and running so if you don't like any of these, feel free to dm me and I'll see what I can do ♡.

Take care, love you guys. Drink water.

[jnia5]

Since putting up the listing for my "there is still time" shirts a few days ago, I've already sold half of them, so if you wanted to grab one before I eventually have to restock, nows your chance! I still have S, L and XXXL. Pictured in this post is the S (second image). I just reblogged another post of mine with the other two shirts in it if you'd like to see them on my page directly below this one!

You can get one here.