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Ovaettr Art Newsletter!🍃 > May 2024 🌱

May is here! It’s getting hotter out there, and we're making more art! Here’s the gist of what’s going on in my own life, and how you can help the world at the end!

Finishing Colouring ‘The Fox Who Became A Girl’🦊

So far so good on the progress for The Fox pages! I have up to page 10 coloured fully in watercolours. The paints I use are Gansai Tambi Japanese watercolours that are a striking vibrancy compared to most American watercolours that are paler in comparison. I love these so much, and my set has been my tried and true that will carry me through to the end of this project. :) Here’s a sneak peek at some pages I am proud of: Join my Patreon to read the comic in full (inks finished right now, updating colour pages as I go) and help support the completion of The Fox Who Became A Girl this last month of production! 🦊 My goal is to finish this month and get it edited before the month ends too in time for printing in June. The comic will be OFFICIALLY delayed in it’s release date, it will be TBD until I finish the comic this May, edit it, & get a printing date from my manufacturer. Releasing 2024 still!This is to give myself enough time to do this right! Thanks for your patience with me. I have been engulfed in commissions trying to make ends meet while I look for part-time work, so it’s been causing a lot of time lost that I wish I could be spending on the comic. I appreciate everyone’s understanding with the delay at this time. It WILL be finished though! Catch me streaming the painting of the project on my Twitch stream when I can.

Vendor Events for May 2024 🎪

• 5/11 12pm - 12am CT - Attack The Page! 6 Page Comic Marathon @ Yellow Dog Art Bar (219 E Hickory St, Denton, TX) (Free to attend! Come draw w/ us!)
• 5/12 1pm - 6pm CT - Mother’s Day Art Market @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios (411 E Sycamore St, Denton, TX) (Free to attend!)
• 5/29 8pm -11:30pm CT - Art & Sol Market @ Harvest House (331 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX) (Free to attend! Come enjoy the music!)

I’ll have my green and black table setup w/ Lime and I have green hair so I’m easy to find. Come sign the community sketchbook and say hi! I have plenty of new prints, restocked old prints, new stickers, and new mushroom keychains for all to see! As always, I’ll also be handing out a Free N95 Mask + a brand new Summer edition of the COVID Info Zine to everyone who visits my table. I want you to stay informed and stay safe! See you around Denton this month!

Still Seeking Work in the Industry! 💼

Currently awaiting to hear back from multiple positions I applied for, but I am still actively looking for work to line up what I am doing this Summer gig-wise. I am aiming for a part time position in the arts field either as a motion designer or illustrator! I’m open to any kind of arts position though, so please consider sending word my way of any positions you hear of or know need filling! I’m ready to work! Thank you so much for any help. <3 Portfolio / Resume / hello@orionfern.art

May Commission Special✍🏻

My current special for May is the ‘Flower Crown YCH (Your Character Here)’ Special! You choose your flowers (up to 3 or 4 species), expression, subject matter can be anything - human (realistic or cartoony), furry, monster, mech, etc! Every sale helps me cover my May rent & bills. Thanks for your support! Ko-fi Quick Pick of The Flower Crown YCH Regular Commission Rates & Interest Form | Queue & Previous Commissions

As with the Cartoonist Co-op, I am now proudly committed to the PACBI as a working artist.

PACBI stands for the *Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Isreal. *

Read the Co-op’s statement on PACBI for more info.

Envisioning a better world, together with you.

URGENT: Helping Palestine 🇵🇸

Palestine has faced 217+ days of genocide, now with 1.3 Million displaced Palestinians trapped in Rafah, the southern-most part of Gaza. There, they are facing ultimate destruction as Isreal has declared they will move forward with military operations in the area. This is genocide. This is the final chapter of Isreal’s genocide of Palestinians.We must take action to STOP this genocide today. Be brave.                See how you can fit in below… Recent: Support the Student Protesters, Their Encampments & Demands by Contacting The College Leadership to Urge Divestment from Isreal Continue to urge elected officials to: - VOTE NO on anymore arms deals to Isreal. - Continue to urge President Biden to STOP SENDING WEAPONS - Enforce a permanent CEASEFIRE NOW! - Allow real humanitarian aid into Gaza - SAVE RAFAH before it’s too late// EMAIL TOOL **Additional: Are they ignoring your calls and e-mails? Send postcards too. Find Your Elected Officials Physical Mailing Addresses on USA.gov

• Donate an E-Sim Card for a Gaza citizen using the instructions at the Cartoonists Co-op, and qualify for free art to match your donations.
• I am still a VOLUNTEER ARTIST for the E-Sims For Gaza initiative as I have joined the Cartoonist’s Co-Op! Choose ‘Ovaettr AKA Orion Fern’ as your artist at the page above if you would like me to draw for your donation.
• See what I am offering at my landing page for this effort.

• Take part in reoccurring ‘Shut It Down For Palestine’ days at and commit to things like educating yourself and your community, amplifying Palestinian voices, and more. Register your action at the site, and plan your actions in advance. The next day of action is May 15th for Nakba Day 76. It has now been 76 years and 217 days of Isreali occupation and genocide of the Palestinian people.
• Attend the 30 Minute Power Half-Hours for Gaza run by Jewish Voice for Peace to connect, recollect, and maintain your hope and strength. They run Mon - Fri 2pm - 2:30pm CT.

COVID-19 News & Updates 🦠😷

• As of May 4th, we were seeing 1 in 180 people infected with COVID-19. This is a huge improvement from Winter 2023-2024’s numbers, as seen in Dr. Ruth Ann Crystal’s COVID News & More updates.
• KP.2 now makes up 24.9% of COVID-19 cases in the United States. KP.1, KP.2 and KP.3 are all JN.1 +FLiRT subvariants.****
• Learn all there is about the JN.1 +FLiRT variants via Time magazine.
• Clean the air by locating your local Clean Air direct action group. North Texas Clean Air is my local one, and they have a wonderful link hub with resources & how to rent their equipment for YOUR events! Keeping the air clean is important as we face the 5th year of this ongoing pandemic!
• Get 10% off HEPA air filters + air quality monitors with code NORTHTEXASCLEANAIR at smarterhepa.com
• Use code TRUST25 for 25% off only at BonafideMasks.com (Snag your antigen tests and KN95 / N95s now as we go into the next surge this Summer!)

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