Gorgon

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023Leave a comment

Using a mirror is a safe way to look at a gorgon, so she’s in no danger of being turned to stone.

A cute cartoon gorgon stands with one hand arranging her hair-snakes and the other holding a mirror she is looking into. She is smiling, pleased with her reflection. She's dressed in an ancient Greek style, including a simple white shift and sandals laced up her calves. As a gorgon, she has snakes for hair, green skin, a flat nose with slits for nostrils, fangs, and yellow eyes with vertical slits for pupils. As a cartoon, she has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes. She is isolated on a yellow background.

Number 36 of 150

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Not sure what she’s pointing at. Interesting pants.

A Middle Eastern girl stands with one hand raised, pointing up into the air. She's wearing a white t-shirt, red denim jacket, red sneakers, and wide capri pants with white pinstripes on black.

Number 35 of 150

January 30, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Representation of queer, or at least non-traditional, gender expressions was an important part of this project.

So far, we’ve had some characters that were deliberately ambiguous on gender, presenting as more-or-less androgenous. Today’s character is a little different. They’re wearing traditionally female clothing, but their hair and facial features are drawn using visual cues that typically read as masculine. However, I tried to make it ambiguous enough that it still wasn’t entirely clearcut. Personally, I’d hesitate to guess how this child identifies. I’d have to ask for their pronouns.

I’m not certain I got the age to read quite right. They may look a little older than they should.

A child, aged 7-9, stands with one hand up as if gesturing. They are wearing a yellow button-up dress, with a long-sleeved t-shirt and leggings underneath. They're wearing red high-top sneakers and glasses. The child is Middle Eastern and has a larger body type. Their gender is ambiguous, but it possibly reads a little more male than female.

Number 34 of 150

January 28, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

I don’t really have much to say about this one. Just a boy in jeans and a hoodie.

Middle Eastern boy, aged 7-9, standing with one hand raised in a wave. He's got medium-dark brown hair, an orange hoodie, jeans, and sneakers.

Number 32 of 150

January 24, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

This little guy is happy, isn’t he?

A Middle Eastern boy, aged 4-6, stands with a big smile on his face and his arms up and open wide. He's wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt, plaid shorts, and sneakers. He also has glasses. His hair is black.

Number 31 of 150

January 22, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

New batch. This time we’re doing Middle Eastern people. I don’t really like how this girl turned out. I’ve got her head too far forward and it looks awkward, I think.

A girl, aged 4-6, stands with one hand up, pointing into the distance. She has a long-sleeved t-shirt with a cat printed on the front. She's also wearing jeans and sneakers. Her hair is medium-dark brown. She is Middle Eastern.

Number 30 of 150

January 20, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Last one for this batch. I think he’s heading out to the golf course.

An old man stands with one hand on his hip, smiling. He's Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. He is dressed as if to play golf. He has a green polo shirt, green and black plaid golf shorts, and white sneakers with green trim. His hair is light grey, nearly white.

Number 29 of 150

January 18, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s our second muumuu of the batch. Also with a floral pattern, but a bit of a different style this time. I had-drew these blossoms instead of making a stamp. I did copy-and-paste some of them, though. I also painted her toenails.