The fruits of strange soils, funded by On Yukon Time, is a response to watching the COVID-19 pandemic evolve from relative safety here in the Yukon. It is a loose experiment that exists somewhere between making one-off drawings and comics or other sequential narratives.
a series of one page comics exploring the topics of declining mental health, possible bipolar diagnoses, etc.
an 8 page comic about witnessing the changes in the climate of the far north and the changes in my body as I get sick from an autoimmune disease.
Winner of Best Comic from Broken Pencil Zine Awards, 2019
Excerpts
28 page comic about a character who is deeply depressed and trying to heal herself through extreme self-isolation. Questions whether mental health is the responsibility of the individual or the community. How do we get better when the world around us continues to sink? Digitally printed, I painted each image with gouache and watercolour. May 2019.
6 page intuitive comic. printed in risograph in an edition of 50.
A short mini-comic made in 2018, originally printed in risograph.
Nominated for ‘Best Comic’ with the broken pencil zine awards.
Excerpt
The very first comic I wrote, drew, and self-published. About anger in the face of sexual assault. 30 pages, first edition printed in 4 colour risograph by Colour Code Printing in toronto. Second edition printed in 2 colour risograph by Vide Press in toronto. NSFW, 18+. 2018.
