mastodon 4.7.3(they/he) | Two time award-winning multidisciplinary artist focused on illustration, motion design, zines and comics | 📍Denton, TX
Started Ovaettr Art & Zine Distro in 2017
Artist of Chloe Bear's 'THE FOX WHO BECAME A GIRL' self-published in 2024 with the support of The Greater Denton Arts Council's micro grant award and again in 2025 with our revised edition with the support of The Comics Advocacy Group's mini grant award
www.ovaettr.gay
Our mission statement which now functions as our working thesis statement! We are going to pursue grad school for a Master's in Teaching, Leadership, and Collaboration with a specialization in arts education and zines/self-pub!
Read more & View The Timeline of Zines at: https://blog.ovaettr.gay/zine-timeline
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You deserve to get your needs met. Let's uplift each other through difficult circumstances. I will reshare all replies to this thread. You matter and are loved!
Hammam is my friend in Gaza, and he is a volunteer nurse spending his days helping care for people medically. Abood is his autistic brother who exp seizures w/o his meds, his family is homeless. Let's do our part in helping uplift them today! #MutualAid 💕💸🍉 Donate: https://bit.ly/HammamGaza
Receive FREE ART for donating minimum $20 to him, claim your art by e-mailing your receipt to orion@ovaettr.gay! #Donate4Art
See art at https://www.ovaettr.gay/gaza-funds for more info & a list of families in need!
Let's learn how to make an 8-Page Mini Zine together!
Full length tutorial at https://blog.ovaettr.gay/mini-zine
Includes a SLOW version of my tutorial video and an illustrated guide step-by-step! This is the first of our new cornerstone signature series covering how to create every single zine type! Enjoy!
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The current circumstances for everyone is a massive struggle. Rent, food, everything is so high. Let's help each other!
THREAD of recurring needs for my friends in Gaza, Palestine
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Everyone in this thread is in need of help and has contacted me. Let's do our part in helping!
Most urgently is Ahmed's situation, Mahmoud is caring for him and other orphans.
🎨 NEW #ART 🖌️
Commissioned icon for @phengarornis.bsky.social ! Thank you for your support!
We had an absolute blast digitally drawing and rendering by hand this Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
Please enjoy extra WIP incl. sketch & BG!
Commission Info: ovaettr.gay/commissions
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💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
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💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
You deserve to get the help you need to survive and thrive! Let's do all we can to uplift everyone within this thread. Mondays are for YOU! <3 Boosting everyone who replies.
💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
If you're in need of help, please post in this thread and I will boost all replies to it!
The current circumstances for everyone is a massive struggle. Rent, food, everything is so high. Let's help each other!
💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
You deserve to get your needs met. Let's uplift each other through difficult circumstances. I will reshare all replies to this thread. You matter and are loved!
💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
You deserve to get the help you need to survive and thrive! Let's do all we can to uplift everyone within this thread. Mondays are for YOU! <3 Boosting everyone who replies.
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💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
You deserve to get your needs met. Let's uplift each other through difficult circumstances. I will reshare all replies to this thread. You matter and are loved!
💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
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You deserve to get the help you need to survive and thrive! Let's do all we can to uplift everyone within this thread. Mondays are for YOU! <3 Boosting everyone who replies.
THESE TWO PIECES NOW LIVE AT THE BEARDED MONK!!! YAY!!! As part of the Queer Art Showcase with a "Meet The Artist" event THIS Saturday 3/28 from 6-10PM. I'm attending Poetry Under No King at 6-8PM prior because it's a dear friend's event, I will be at Monk after 8:30PM!
BOTH are avail for purchase in-person!
'EVOLUTION' - trans joy: going from my "cocoon years" to my "BUTTERFLY YEARS" finally post top surgery
'Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson' - our trans ancestor <3
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The current circumstances for everyone is a massive struggle. Rent, food, everything is so high. Let's help each other!
Two new pieces about our shared enemy as a peoples beyond all borders. We are the same and the imperialist billionaire fascists in charge are the true enemy. No respect to their banners. Fire on the Racists! Free all the People! ICE out now! #art #DigitalArt
Follow @dentonagainstice on Insta & help volunteer where needed locally, find resources at https://linktr.ee/dtxicewatch
Follow @elmovimientoDFW on Insta or visit their site at https://elmovimientodfw.org for assistance or call 469-306-2078
Barby is back home, so to celebrate I drew this new profile image for us both leading Ovaettr Art & Zine Distro together. Barby is my Zine Distro Manager and beloved ESA! Thanks everyone for helping bring him home with all your good energy sent his way. <3 #art
TODAY - I'll be vending at AMPLIFY DENTON from 2PM - 9PM!
Amplify Denton is a fundraising event for DMAC who helps fund artists and musicians healthcare in town which includes me!
Go to the Kitschy Kitty Bar 12-2PM @ Thistle!
My friend George Ferrie is running for At-Large Place 5 in city council and is WHAT DENTON NEEDS! Meet him 3-5PM
SUNDAY - Informed Radio 11AM on FM 92.9 or kuzu.fm !!
My friend Angelic Vortex's Oddities & Weird Art Market is 1-6PM
🌟 April Events Schedule 🌟
Here is where you will find me ALL month long during April 2026!
We are SO thrilled, this is a huge "leveling up" month for us career-wise, and we can't wait to see y'all at all these events. Whew. Here we go! #art #DentonEvents #artist
Check the second post for more info about Flint Conference, our biggest event of the month!
Vending tonight at Harvest House, so we will see y'all there for the Sol Kitchen show!
We just sent out our March 2026 first week newsletter featuring an events schedule, fun events around Denton, and most importantly ways you can help Kansas trans folks. Read it below!
March 2026 Events Schedule & How To Help the Kansas Trans Community!
#Artists #DentonEvents #Events #DentonTX #Resources #TransCrowdFund
🍀 MARCH 2026 EVENT #SCHEDULE 🍀
Here is where you'll find me all March long. We can't wait to share this month in community and especially getting to share creative time with Dentonites!
Sign-up for Zines 101 or Watercolor workshops at www.dentonmakercenter.com
Zine Trade Night is *NEW* & FREE!
Hammam is my friend in Gaza, and he is a volunteer nurse spending his days helping care for people medically. Abood is his autistic brother who exp seizures w/o his meds, his family is homeless. Let's do our part in helping uplift them today! #MutualAid 💕💸🍉 Donate: https://bit.ly/HammamGaza
Receive FREE ART for donating minimum $20 to him, claim your art by e-mailing your receipt to orion@ovaettr.gay! #Donate4Art
See art at https://www.ovaettr.gay/gaza-funds for more info & a list of families in need!
Lots going on in June but here is the rest of May - I'm popping up in a few places, with my zine workshop on the 18th upcoming you can still join the fun at www.dentonmakercenter.com
*JUNE SCHEDULE DROP*
And most importantly, we're still searching for our lost companion cat Barby! :(
💕 #MutualAid Monday 💕
If you're in need of help, please post in this thread and I will boost all replies to it!
The current circumstances for everyone is a massive struggle. Rent, food, everything is so high. Let's help each other!
🌼 Spring Sale for Rent!🌼
Hi everyone! We wanted to share that we have a 25% OFF Spring Sale for your entire order at ovaettr.gay !
Zines, comics, art prints and stickers available! Digital zines also available. Every sale helps me cover the rest of my rent, goal of 150. Thanks for your support!
It's our busiest month for the year! Wow! Pleased to announce that our October 2026 schedule is HERE!
This is where you will find me all month-long! See you at all these awesome events!!
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You deserve to get your needs met. Let's uplift each other through difficult circumstances. I will reshare all replies to this thread. You matter and are loved!
Consider checking out my shop if you have the time! We have a brand new goal after realizing how affordable the MoonCool Manually operated adult trikes are compared to their e-trikes! I'm only a mile away from my day job, so any sales right now go towards a trike to beat gas costs! www.ovaettr.gay
Thank y'all so much for the amazing time at Amplify Denton tonight! It was a blast and I was happy to see so many friendly faces and meet new friends tonight and see old friends and overall just loved being among community today! We appreciate all the support, thanks for stopping by our booth.
Our next event is MONDAY 4/20 6pm-9pm I'm teaching Watercolors using the beautiful and vibrant Gansai Tambi Japanese watercolors - my personal favorite that were used for The Fox Who Became A Girl!
Hammam is my friend in Gaza, and he is a volunteer nurse spending his days helping care for people medically. Abood is his autistic brother who exp seizures w/o his meds, his family is homeless. Let's do our part in helping uplift them today! #MutualAid 💕💸🍉 Donate: https://bit.ly/HammamGaza
Receive FREE ART for donating minimum $20 to him, claim your art by e-mailing your receipt to orion@ovaettr.gay! #Donate4Art
See art at https://www.ovaettr.gay/gaza-funds for more info & a list of families in need!
We are honored to announce that our latest feature article has gone live today at Canvas Rebel! We were interviewed and got to share a lot about what we do and how to support artists in today's world! Thank you to our friend Naz K. for recommending us to Canvas Rebel! <3
TOMORROW! THE ZINE AND ART PARTY COMMENCES!
I am eyeballs deep in paper right now, and will see you ALL tomorrow at the DENTON ZINE AND ART PARTY 2026!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TODAY! I am running a FREE 2 hour artist talk and seminar on HOW TO START VENDING as an artist!
Ever wanted to know how to get involved in the vending scene? Want somewhere to showcase your work and find potential supporters? Learn the absolute basics with us tonight!
See you tonight 6PM-8PM!
Hammam is my friend in Gaza, and he is a volunteer nurse spending his days helping care for people medically. Abood is his autistic brother who exp seizures w/o his meds, his family is homeless. Let's do our part in helping uplift them today! #MutualAid 💕💸🍉 Donate: https://bit.ly/HammamGaza
Receive FREE ART for donating minimum $20 to him, claim your art by e-mailing your receipt to orion@ovaettr.gay! #Donate4Art
See art at https://www.ovaettr.gay/gaza-funds for more info & a list of families in need!
THIS THURSDAY 4/23 ALL DAY LONG at the Greater Denton Arts Council join @stokedenton at FLINT CONFERENCE! I'm so excited and thrilled to share space with the amazing folks of Stoke and share how to make a mini zine and ways to start self-publishing NOW! Get your ticket here: https://bit.ly/FlintConfTickets
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