Tara Tarantella
@tarantella.bsky.social
Comic artist and illustrator, rejoining the creative community. Sometimes funny, sometimes charming, and sometimes strange. Politically enraged. Poly, pan, genderfluid. Older than you, probably.
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender.
As a cartoonist, felt. And I love this comic, regardless
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As a cartoonist, felt. And I love this comic, regardless
Wow. An ad that’s a full-throated understanding and specific support of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m impressed to the level of “Can this ad truly be coming from a Democrat?” level of impressed
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wow. An ad that’s a full-throated understanding and specific support of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m impressed to the level of “Can this ad truly be coming from a Democrat?” level of impressed
And also hello to everyone else who (if not for autocorrect) would carry a dictionary with perhaps 3 pages for those words they will never never ever spell correctly
My nemesis is “silhouette”
My nemesis is “silhouette”
hello to everyone else who had no idea how you were supposed to pronounce “foyer” or “hors d'oeuvres” to the point that you heard both of them in real life and didn’t connect them to the words you read in books for years
former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
August 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
And also hello to everyone else who (if not for autocorrect) would carry a dictionary with perhaps 3 pages for those words they will never never ever spell correctly
My nemesis is “silhouette”
My nemesis is “silhouette”
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I did a zine workshop last month where I also emphasized this as much as possible, someone came up to me to thank me after, saying having 'permission' for it to be messy meant that could get over wanting everything to be perfect, first time in years they were able to finish a creative project
Me: 😭
Me: 😭
i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.
The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
August 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I did a zine workshop last month where I also emphasized this as much as possible, someone came up to me to thank me after, saying having 'permission' for it to be messy meant that could get over wanting everything to be perfect, first time in years they were able to finish a creative project
Me: 😭
Me: 😭
My head breaks with the state of the world. So this is the state of my art. Undecided about adding color. Ink & paper & various smudges from tree goop. After Max Ernst’s collage.
July 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My head breaks with the state of the world. So this is the state of my art. Undecided about adding color. Ink & paper & various smudges from tree goop. After Max Ernst’s collage.
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I don't want to condemn itch, (who, if the quoted numbers are right, has their library cut down to a QUARTER with this choice), but this is a giant blow for queer comics, including me, who re/built their pdf storefronts on itch because they were one of the few platforms left to sell nsfw work.
July 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I don't want to condemn itch, (who, if the quoted numbers are right, has their library cut down to a QUARTER with this choice), but this is a giant blow for queer comics, including me, who re/built their pdf storefronts on itch because they were one of the few platforms left to sell nsfw work.
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There are vanishingly few places for adults to sell works of art to adults online thanks to the christofascist policies of payment processors deciding what is allowed. Artists are watching their entire income and livelihoods disappear overnight. Please help us and sign.
This itch.io NSFW policy change is unfortunately nothing new, the problem isn't the platforms themselves but rather Visa/MC strong-arming these services into revising their NSFW policies.
So if you're eligible I invite you to sign this ACLU petition: action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
So if you're eligible I invite you to sign this ACLU petition: action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.
action.aclu.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There are vanishingly few places for adults to sell works of art to adults online thanks to the christofascist policies of payment processors deciding what is allowed. Artists are watching their entire income and livelihoods disappear overnight. Please help us and sign.
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Here's a screenshot of the email I sent to Visa about this. Collective action *can* make a difference in times like this, and sending a letter takes as little as a couple of minutes.
July 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Here's a screenshot of the email I sent to Visa about this. Collective action *can* make a difference in times like this, and sending a letter takes as little as a couple of minutes.
Perfect web host for comics, for those of us who don’t want to stick our hands back under the HTML hood
bsky.app/profile/just...
bsky.app/profile/just...
lrp rly great resource, and to add specifically for comic hosting, rarebit is a 100% free & accessible template that just uses basic html/css + some javascript if you want a comic site independent of places like webtoon / tapas! its not live yet but i use rarebit for my comic site & it works well!!
July 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Perfect web host for comics, for those of us who don’t want to stick our hands back under the HTML hood
bsky.app/profile/just...
bsky.app/profile/just...
Indulging my love of drawing musicians while they play. The darkness of the club made it nearly impossible for me to correct anything I drew. The music was tango, it was incredible. (Drawn with a gel pen, augmented the next day with ink and colored pencils)
July 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Indulging my love of drawing musicians while they play. The darkness of the club made it nearly impossible for me to correct anything I drew. The music was tango, it was incredible. (Drawn with a gel pen, augmented the next day with ink and colored pencils)
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this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
Am I reposting this thread on ADHD on cooking so my ADHD self can find it again? Absolutely. Thank you for posting this, Nome. I was terrible at cooking for years for all the reasons you talk about
You know what, this is probably as good a time as any to port over a thread that folks really asked for -
#Cooking while #ADHD.
Because it turns out, cooking is a multi-step process, that requires (often) exact timing, and is full of sensory information. SO NONE OF OUR STRENGTHS.
#Cooking while #ADHD.
Because it turns out, cooking is a multi-step process, that requires (often) exact timing, and is full of sensory information. SO NONE OF OUR STRENGTHS.
a man standing in a kitchen with the word dmentality on the bottom right
Alt: A scene from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, where Will is trying to put out a stovetop fire by throwing cupfulls of water from the sink across the room.
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Am I reposting this thread on ADHD on cooking so my ADHD self can find it again? Absolutely. Thank you for posting this, Nome. I was terrible at cooking for years for all the reasons you talk about
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh. (Alright, I’m cheating because I took this photo myself, but I desperately need a laugh.)
June 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh. (Alright, I’m cheating because I took this photo myself, but I desperately need a laugh.)
This is one part of why I wake up in full Flight or Fight mode every day that I look at the world. Because – with or without resistance – this “kill the deviants” onslaught is coming for all of us that it hasn’t gotten to yet. And by “us”, I mean whoever is declared an enemy tomorrow.
so, this is that. KOSA, SCREEN, internet obscenity definition act—whatever you call it—this is where trans people are declared inherently obscene.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
May 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is one part of why I wake up in full Flight or Fight mode every day that I look at the world. Because – with or without resistance – this “kill the deviants” onslaught is coming for all of us that it hasn’t gotten to yet. And by “us”, I mean whoever is declared an enemy tomorrow.
My in-progress art of today (after Max Ernst). Believe it or not, when finished this will be part of a late Mother’s Day gift!
May 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My in-progress art of today (after Max Ernst). Believe it or not, when finished this will be part of a late Mother’s Day gift!
Feral queer: new art from my sketchbook. I’m still rebuilding my habit of making art for myself and my misfit heart
May 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Feral queer: new art from my sketchbook. I’m still rebuilding my habit of making art for myself and my misfit heart
Still making art, one or two small sketches at a time, rebuilding my art muscles
March 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Still making art, one or two small sketches at a time, rebuilding my art muscles
My ADHD mind loves the positivity and simplicity of making and moving on. It lessens my fear of cartooning. I am good at what I do. I’m afraid to start again. My mind will keep hurting me if I never make comics again
February 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My ADHD mind loves the positivity and simplicity of making and moving on. It lessens my fear of cartooning. I am good at what I do. I’m afraid to start again. My mind will keep hurting me if I never make comics again
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Make comics. Actually make them and FINISH them and MOVE ON and make another one and another. Start small. Make a one panel comic. Make a one page comic. Make a two or three page comic. Make a five page comic. Now you've really learned something! Keep going.
What's your biggest advice for up and coming comic writers
February 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Make comics. Actually make them and FINISH them and MOVE ON and make another one and another. Start small. Make a one panel comic. Make a one page comic. Make a two or three page comic. Make a five page comic. Now you've really learned something! Keep going.
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In FROM SLAVE CABINS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, I trace know-your-place aggression toward African Americans, but @projectmuse.bsky.social is making my essay that explains it via racism, sexism, heterosexism, tran antagonism, Islamophobia, and ableism FREE for Black History Month!
tinyurl.com/4rsareth
tinyurl.com/4rsareth
February 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In FROM SLAVE CABINS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, I trace know-your-place aggression toward African Americans, but @projectmuse.bsky.social is making my essay that explains it via racism, sexism, heterosexism, tran antagonism, Islamophobia, and ableism FREE for Black History Month!
tinyurl.com/4rsareth
tinyurl.com/4rsareth
Crawling back towards creating again. Raw ideas from my sketchbook
January 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Crawling back towards creating again. Raw ideas from my sketchbook
Alex is so right, and I appreciate his voice so much. Literally the reason I first came to this app
December 13, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Alex is so right, and I appreciate his voice so much. Literally the reason I first came to this app
December 1, 2023 at 1:12 AM