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lesbrarian goat gal

Online, I do a little bit of art and a little bit of web design. Offline, I'm a children's librarian!
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No kids, no racists, etc.


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charlenemaximum
@charlenemaximum

you should leave comments on peoples' art!

many of us are so used to the informal way of engaging with each others' art on places like twitter, where you just drop a like and a retweet and move on. but, and i won't speak for every artist on the internet, comments can be just as -- if not more -- valuable than simply just clicking the heart. the heart tells you "hey, i saw this and thought it was good", but a comment (to me at least) shows that a piece spoke to you in at least some way, even if it's just "the shading is good" or "nice color choices" or "awesome riffs". anybody can just click a button and scroll away, but those couple seconds that you spend typing something for them to read is a couple seconds of care and attention that i think really matters.

comments also open up a gateway for artists to actually interact with the people that like their work. again -- only speaking for myself -- but i absolutely love talking about art with other people, whether it be their art or my own, whether i have a substantial amount to say or just a compliment that i appreciate what they created. if you say "i like this", i might say "thanks" or i might give you a little description of how i got to that point or how i did that thing, and who knows -- maybe that comment reply might have some insight that motivates you or someone else reading it to do something similar, or engage in an artistic process of their very own.

all of this is to say -- i think you should leave comments on peoples' art on cohost if you like their art! don't simply just reblog and walk away, take a couple of seconds of your day to drop some appreciation. you might actually perk up an artist today and make them feel good about what they've made :)



fish
@fish
THE CHECKOUT COUNTER ย /ย  JUNE 2023
the second safest mountain (horror/fantasy comic) what happens next (horror/comedy/drama webcomic) petite maman (fantasy/drama film)
ISSUE 08

hello to the wave of new cohost users :) this is a monthly post i make where i list stuff that i found interesting and worthwhile for others to check out.

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  • i've been listening to louie zong's beyond the edge of the world (dungeon synth/ambient) and hannah jadagu's aperture (R&B/dream pop).
  • petite maman is such a lovely and melancholic movie. it's short and sweet at an hour and ten minutes, and utilizes framing so well. it's a time travel story told like a fairytale, metaphor and magic realism seamlessly intertwined. it has a lot to say about mother-daughter relationships without being heavy-handed; it's also interesting from the perspective of an only childโ€”the attempt to find a sibling that doesn't exist. so, so good.
  • the second safest mountain is a mesmerizing 100-page comic about a woman who is doubting her faith and home. these panels provide the perfect amount of breathing room and haunting imagery.
  • if you were on tumblr at any time during your teenage years, the webcomic what happens next is going to hit you like a freight train. the story revolves around a murder that happened years in the past, and hones in on the young adults affected most by it. i love the weird anachronisms that place the comic in a limbo state of early 2010s to the current day. the current chapter, victim impact statement, made me say "nooooo" out loud several timesโ€”it's like watching a car crash in slow motion. what happens next indeed!

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