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Ray Baehr

@cavetoonist.bsky.social

I'm a cartoonist, prehistory buff, and sci-fi nerd with a degree in anthropology! 🌟 Available for work as an inker for comics! (they/them) cavetoonist.com

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Julian Miholics@pansybeast.bsky.social · 6d ago

🌄 Star Stags 🌌 I was very inspired by the Tuva Republic petroglyphs, two of the little stag depictions are copies (first two, top left) while the rest are my own drawings. I'm very keen on getting this design printed on tote bags if there was interest! :)

A black and white illustration featuring a bounding stag, the ends of its antlers taking on the shape of stars. Another star sits above its head, more stars surrounding the deer. Many simple little drawings in a rock art style with more star horned stags are by the upper left and bottom right of the animal. Floral motifs with the flowers taking on a heart shape surround them and the illustration is framed by simple patterned borders.
Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 2w ago

I got an air fryer a while ago and it completely changed my life?! I have a lot of weird hang ups with food and cooking and it has solved so many things for me. I only really cook meat and veggies in it, but it inspired me to continue to make positive changes to my diet that I feel super good about!

Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is my favorite rock! Found in a river in Vermont. I've had it for over a decade and I still don't know what the stripe is or how it formed! I've never seen anything else like it.

a tan rock with a white stripe bordered with dark reddish brown down the middlea tan rock with a white stripe bordered with dark reddish brown down the middlea tan rock with a white stripe bordered with dark reddish brown down the middlea tan rock with a white stripe bordered with dark reddish brown down the middle
Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’s Rock Day: Rock Check! Do you have your rock? Do you need a rock? Can you find a rock? I found this lovely porphyritic basalt in my washing machine. I love how the different crystal sizes tell a story of an eruption rudely interrupting cozy subterranean cooling. Photos & stories welcome.

A very round dull rock, flecks of white and pale grey rectangular crystals in a darker grey matrix
Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 4w ago

Scheduling an ultrasound next week! Fingers crossed it provides some answers. Astro is active and eating and otherwise behaving normally. He's just very skinny and I want to get to the bottom of it before he gets more ill. Thank you for the donations so far! It's been a huge help!! 💖

Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · last mo.

Astro rapidly lost 3lbs and routine tests brought back nothing. More tests are going to cost more than I have. Sharing my Ko-fi if you'd like to help! I don't have the energy to set up my shop, but if you want a random sticker in return you can grab one from the shop tab! TY! 💖 ko-fi.com/cavetoonist

cute photo of my tuxedo cat Astro snuggled up against my leg
Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 4w ago

About to finish up my current inking gig and thinking about VALOR again. I was worried I'd come back to it and be disappointed in the art, but it holds up actually! Sometimes when I'm working with someone else's style it makes me forget how much I like my own!! Hoping to finish more pages soon. 💖

Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · last mo.

I will never forget that the only feedback I ever got on my capstone comic in college was that my whole class didn't like how I inked the characters' ears. No feedback on my storytelling, pacing, or anything else.

S R Jones @aegisimmemorial.bsky.social · last mo.

If you see this, please tell me the worst/most baffling bit of creative feedback you've ever recieved. Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.

Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · last mo.

Astro rapidly lost 3lbs and routine tests brought back nothing. More tests are going to cost more than I have. Sharing my Ko-fi if you'd like to help! I don't have the energy to set up my shop, but if you want a random sticker in return you can grab one from the shop tab! TY! 💖 ko-fi.com/cavetoonist

cute photo of my tuxedo cat Astro snuggled up against my leg
Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · last mo.

I gained a lot of enjoyment and practice from playing art games, but in a lot of ways I feel like it's stifling my creativity. I'm trying to take a step back to give myself space to fall in love with my original projects again!

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One of the oldest known musical instruments! A Paleolithic #flute made from a #swan's wing bone some 40,000 years ago! The preserved length is about 12.6 cm with three finger holes. The original length of the flute is unknown. Found in the Geißenklösterle Cave at Blaubeuren. This... 🧵1/2 📷 me

A part of a long, narrow bone flute displayed vertically against a black background, with three visible finger holes along the front. The object is illuminated from the front, highlighting its texture and craftsmanship.
Dr Izzy Wisher@izzywisher.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Had the surreal experience today of receiving a lovely email from @douglarkin.bsky.social about how my Aeon article inspired his band to make a song about cave art! I *highly* recommend (although I’m biased) giving it a listen here: cuppajoeband.bandcamp.com/album/k-vart

K-Vart, by Cuppa Joe

14 track album

cuppajoeband.bandcamp.com

Dr Izzy Wisher@izzywisher.bsky.social · 2y ago

Want to know more about why our Ice Age ancestors make art in the all-encompassing darkness of deep caves? Why not read my Aeon essay, that explores the sensorial experience of Palaeolithic cave art making 👇 (It also serves as a perfect introduction to my research!) aeon.co/essays/why-d...

Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you enjoy my character art, you might like my Patreon where I post sketchbook pages every month! There's an archive going back over two years you can access for $3 a month featuring lots of cute little guys and some early production stuff for my webcomic VALOR. patreon.com/cavetoonist

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Ray Baehr@cavetoonist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Working on my own comics while also working on client comics has become impossible. But I squeeze in time for my art game guys to stay regulated! Anyway, this is Solstice, a healer and potion maker whom I play across several games. 💕

Reference sheet of a regal unicorn humanoid character wearing a casual outfit and a formal outfit. To the right is their chibi bat form and a reference of their back tattoo. Personal character for the Somnivores ARPG.