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@wildfire201x.bsky.social

*does a little jig* Sometimes I make stuff, sometimes I share it Aged: 20-something

Today is the birthday of cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911-Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was read nationally in the US. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. Patty Jo became a toy doll.

A black and white photo of Ormes.A black and white photo of Ormes at her drawing table.A black and white photo of Ormes with Patty Jo & Benjie dolls.

I'm cringe and put effort into my instagram stories because, while instagram is getting increasingly harder for artists to use, I like the idea of putting more eyes on artists and causes I'm boosting. I make a lot of custom borders and stickers, and then layer them all together to create frames.

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some tips for actually doing this: -shitty is better than incomplete -you are the ONLY one who can do what YOU'RE doing -people LOVE seeing the artist's hand in their work, esp in the age of genAi -the more you say "this sucks," the more you believe it. the opposite is also true

Keezy Young🌼@keezyyoung.bsky.social · 4w ago

when you're surrounded by what seems like everybody admitting that they feel awful about themselves, it can start to feel normal and expected that you also feel awful about yourself. but actually, it's okay to not want that! you can feel better! it takes work, and effort, but it's on the table!