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Ovaettr Art Newsletter!🍃 > October 2024 🎃

Hi everyone! I am back, and toilsome! Happy Halloween Month! Patreon, spooky events to wear costumes at, exciting new journeys, responses to ‘THE FOX WHO BECAME A GIRL’ and ways you can help the world lie ahead! Let’s go!

New Patreon Relaunch!

I have completely overhauled my Patreon and have expanded on the one tier that was working well. Now doing two stickers and a print monthly, I feel much more confident in my ability to deliver these rewards. Also they will be following a theme as you can see with my October offerings! I can’t wait to show off the whole set together. My sets will also be sold at my in-person events, but Patrons get them delivered straight to their doorstep! This month’s theme is Poisonous Plants & Potions, created by this beastly witch girl!A look at the tier updates…Tier 1: Enthusiastic Eggs - $2A general supportive monthly tip! You get to vote on EVERYTHING! You also get full access to my ENTIRE archive (including the behind the scenes for The Fox Who Became A Girl!), every new art post, sketchbook dumps once a month, and see process of every new art career project I’m undertaking!Tier 2: Sticker Critters - $5Sticker Critters get monthly a 2.5” paper round or square sticker featuring cool art or a message fitting the monthly theme!Tier 3: Super Sticker Serpents - $10Get both the 2.5” sticker and a FANCY 3” special material diecut sticker of a character or something else radical befitting of the monthly theme!

Tier 4: Collector Chimaeras - $35Get the 2.5” sticker, the specialty 3” sticker, AND a 5” x 7” glossy cardstock art print matching the monthly theme! Signed and dated on the back! The ultimate collector’s deal!

Vendor & Virtual Events for October 2024 🎪

All physical vending locations in Denton, TX! All times in CT!

• 10/20 Sunday 8:00AM - 1:00PM - DMAC Monster Dash! Art Market / Fun Run 5K @ South Lakes Park(556 Hobson Lane, Denton, TX 76205)Part of the 31 Days of Denton Halloween! Find me along the Trick-or-Treat trail of vendors, I’ll be giving out candy and free mini zines! Wear a costume, compete in the Costume Contest!
• 10/20 Sunday 2:00PM - 5:00PM - Crafting for CASA; A Night of Magical Masterpieces! @ Yellow Dog Art Bar (219 E. Hickory St, Denton, TX, 76201)I have a pumpkin I decorated for the charity event! See it below and come bid on any of the pumpkins to take home! All proceeds will help out CASA Denton (Court Appointed Special Advocates, who support children who have experienced abuse and neglect.)

‘Pandemonium’(October 2024)(Ceramic, Acrylic Paint, Gloss Finish) Lore: A chaos demon was long-ago banished to the insides of this blackened pumpkin. Cursed by a wizard to remain forever aware of their surroundings while trapped for all eternity, the chaos demon is only remembered as Pandemonium.

• 10/25 Friday 7:00PM - 11:00PM - DAPC’s Nightmare on Brew Street @ Denton County Brewing Co. (200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201) Part of the 31 Days of Denton Halloween! Costume Contest! PRIMISH!
• 10/26 Saturday 5:00PM - 11:00PM - Halloween Block Party; Carnival of Curiosities @ True Leaf Studio (301 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201)

Since Last Month…

I GOT A NEW JOB AT MINUTEMAN PRESS!!!! 🖨️

I am grateful to be writing this out and to be living my new reality! It is why this newsletter is being sent late! It’s a source of my joy! I GOT A NEW JOB! I successfully was hired on at a Minuteman Press in Frisco, TX not far from where I live in Denton County! I started September 23rd! I’m very happy! My job is now officially full time as a Print Production Specialist and Graphic Designer! It has been a total blast so far. I work Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM so it’s been a lot added to my plate. But I adore every aspect of the position! It’s enabling me to pay my rent and bills and allow me resources to continue pursuing my goals as an artist. My art dream can stay alive, I am so grateful to have a job that uses my art and design skills. Come visit me in Frisco if you are near and need printing done! We print everything, on anything! I’d love to help you out!

My Family Traded Cars W/ Me! A Much Needed “New Car”! 🚙

My family came swinging in after seeing me suffer year two of my car’s mysterious overheating issue that happens every Summer due to the heat. I had multiple vending events not happen due to the issue, and my dad came up with the idea to trade cars with me since he isn’t going places much by himself these days. I was incredibly thankful for his generosity and idea! Now I have a dependable spacious car that can get me through traffic, to work, and to vending in or out of the heat. THANK YOU to my beloved family!

‘THE FOX WHO BECAME A GIRL’ Receives Glowing Reviews!🦊

“The world created here is one that we should strive to surround trans people with. It’s really a beautiful book in this regard, teaching things that I wish more people understood.” - Phillip Kelly of Fanbase Press graphic novel review 9/27/2024

“As you’ve probably already figured out from reading the title alone, this is an allegory for trans joy and gender dysphoria, and it does so with elegant beauty, conveying the tale through lush watercolors that start out rough but get progressively defined in place while remaining dynamic." - Sammy of Sams Studios’ review 9/2/2024

“A story so good, it made me go outside!” - HFE frrom HFE Productions’ review 9/3/2024

Commission Openings

Halloween Your-Character-Here’s ARE HERE! 💀🦇

My annual YCH’s for Halloween are here, except this year I’m bringing back some of my greatest hits from previous years! Enjoy three different options for this year’s quickie Halloween pieces! Or contact me if you have custom work in mind! Envisioning a better world, together with you.

Helping Palestinians // Free Palestine! 🇵🇸

It has been over One Year of Genocide since October 7th, 2024, many showed up in numbers to protest, bringing awareness to this in Dallas TX and beyond. A horrific amount of Palestinians have been killed, countless, as the numbers are always more than what is being counted in reality. We must collect ourselves in mind and in spirit and find out how we can help from our lucky positions of peace in the Western side of the Earth. We are still connected to Palestinians, they are people just like us. This harm has to stop. We must continue to fight for what is right in this world, together. We have the power to change the world and save what remains of Gaza and its beautiful people. Here’s the simple demands activists are asking for & you can too: - ARMS EMBARGO on Israel, NO MORE WEAPONS, NO MORE BOMBS - Enforce a permanent ceasefire NOW, not “soon!” - Divest from spending $ on Israel, invest in healthcare, education, food, etc. - Allow food and humanitarian aid into Palestine without being targeted and attacked. No food has entered Palestine since October 1st. - Land back. No more illegal selling of Palestinian land to colonizers.

CALL TOOL // EMAIL TOOL * *Additional: Are they ignoring your calls and e-mails? Send postcards too.

See how much of your own or your area’s US Tax Dollars go towards genocide with the Not My Tax Dollars tool. Cite this number when contacting your local government to start requesting they stop funding Israel with your taxes.

Fundraisers for Palestinians (Direct Relief) 🆘

The natural inclination of people is to assume people would take advantage of a bad situation and create false fundraisers to abscond funds from the general public. However, it is highly unlikely that this would ever happen for a Palestinian person experiencing genocide’s fundraiser. GoFundMe has made a statement about the verification process they have people go through to enable them to fundraise through GFM as they are civilians impacted by the ongoing war and genocide. So, when you see “Donation Protected” on the GFM fund pages, it really is certain it’s going to a real person harmed by conflict. Currently, prices for basic goods are absurdly overpriced due to war, hence why the goal amounts set for fundraisers might seem high. Here are some helpful links to facilitate donating to real Palestinians in harm’s way:

• Operation Olive Branch - a huge spreadsheet organization of fundraisers frequently updated, sourced and verified by creators of this. You can also see other approved locations to donate to from here.
• Follow Molly Shah on Bluesky, she is in direct contact with multiple Palestinian families and facilitates a ton of the organizing for helping them on Bluesky. She reposts tons of families in urgent need on the daily.
• Check Funds For Gaza, a rotating needs list.

Donations of e-SIM Cards Needed Now More Than Ever! 🪪 🇵🇸

• 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 a VOLUNTEER ARTIST for the E-Sims For Gaza initiative and would be happy to take your request for helping a Gaza citizen stay connected to their loved ones. Select “Ovaettr AKA Orion Fern” to get me as your artist once you donate an e-SIM.
• See what I am offering at my landing page for this effort.

Need Community? 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 2:00PM - 2:30PM CT.

Prepare and Get Ready To Vote EARLY! 🦅

• Check for voting initiatives in your state through the Vote Maximizer website ahead of voting day!
• Prepare yourself by checking out Vote411.org’s Voting Day Checklist before you vote!
• VOTE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE! We aren’t going back.
• Contact Kamala Harris and urge her to divest from Isreal, enforce a permanent ceasefire now in Palestine and listen to voters’ needs to ensure she has your vote.

Voice Your Opinion, Say NO To Mask Bans in Texas

Testify on October 16th in Austin, TX at the TX Capitol building AGAINST Mask Bans in Texas being proposed with the “Unmasking Protesters” bill. Learn all about it at Mask Bloc DFW’s page!

What Have I Read This Month?

A general update on what I’ve read this month! I read a LOT, primarily through borrowed or owned audio books, and it contributes greatly to my work, ethos, personal philosophy and perspective as a working artist. I love sharing that with y’all. “Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom” by bell hooks - Eye-opening!(2009)Capping off the trilogy of her series on education as the practice of freedom, bell hooks teaches us through a series of questions and essay answers to those questions on teaching from teachers who had read her previous two books, ‘Teaching To Transgress’ and ‘Teaching Community.’ Through the text I learned so much about the do’s and don’t’s within the classroom setting and where we can go as modern-day educators. The trilogy all-together provides an excellent and indispensable guide for educators to live by and learn from. It is important to teach with and through love, in order to liberate their students. Teachers ultimately liberate themselves and learn a lot too in the process. bell hooks work is so necessary for creating a world free of domination and dominator culture.Available to borrow to read for FREE on Libby! [Connect With Me on GoodReads] Thank you so much for reading my newsletter! Stay safe, mask up, tomorrow needs you. With Love & Solidarity, -O *PORTFOLIO *| *COMMISSIONS *| *PATREON *| *QUEUE *| TIPJAR BlueSky* *| *Tumblr *| *CoHost *| *Mastodon *Copyright (C) |CURRENT_YEAR| |LIST:COMPANY|. All rights reserved.|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE||LIST:DESCRIPTION||END:IF|Want to change how you receive these emails?You can update your preferences or unsubscribe