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Jen Toal aka vettha
@vettha.bsky.social
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Artist. Mermaid. Laser Maven. Teacher. Faerie Godmother. Activities of Daily Living Olympian.

I don’t know if I’ll go down in community memory as an ally, but I continue to do the work to the best of my understanding and abilities.
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vettha.bsky.social
Frieren Challenge accepted. #DrawingWithJentle
Screenshot of the artist’s take on Frieren with her head tilted up. Reference shows the original drawing by SpaceDev1 and several other artists’ versions.
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
vettha.bsky.social
Marginalia the mermaid drawing time lapse: www.patreon.com/posts/142279...
Marginalia time lapse | Jen Toal
Get more from Jen Toal on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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museum.of.emilyk.art
I've been thinking about Matt Furie a lot during this period of political frog realignment, so I made this comic dedicated to him.
Color comic with multiple panels. Pepe the Frog, a lanky frog with a stoner expression on his face - but somewhat sad - walks away from a burning pile of 4chan logos and "Kek"s. He sees some commotion and perks up. In the next panel, he's shocked at the sight of dancing frogs, a la the Portland Frog inflatable costume protesters. One frog notices him, and reaches for his hand. The final panel shows the frog leading Pepe by the hand to the other dancing protesting frogs. The frog says "Frogs together strong," and Pepe says "feels good, man."
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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gwenjodyauthor.bsky.social
Some attention on the talented artist Jen Toal, who created my wonderful avatar. It was great working with Jen, and I got a unique headshot that preserves some online anonymity. All her art is human-made. Highly recommend Jen for a professional avatar created by a real person. @vettha.bsky.social
Digital art avatar of Gwen Jody author - her hair back in ponytail, wearing glasses
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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contrariannews.org
Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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chronicillness.bsky.social
guy sobbing - you saved my life. i don't know what I would've done without you. neck pillow - buddy, i'm literally just a neck pillow.
August 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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eleanor.lockhart.contact
since everyone's doing this and I have an AI art API subscription that I don't really use, here's Google Imagen 4's take on the Presidents of the recent past
August 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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charlesgaba.com
Holy shit.
The gamine is a popular archetype of a slim, often boyish, elegant young woman who is described as mischievous or teasing, popularized in film and fashion from the turn of the 20th century through to the 1950s.
July 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
vettha.bsky.social
I’m making my first comic. It feels like I’ve been heading here the whole time.

I started it in a class on processing climate grief and anxiety with comics and I even already had a poem ready for this.
July 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
vettha.bsky.social
New shirt!
image of a 3/4 sleeve shirt. the body of the shirt is black and the sleeves and shoulder caps are grey. white text on the shirt reads, “Was the fall of Rome this embarrassing?” a blue doodle shape hovers over the shirt and holds the website: vettha.threadless.com handwritten text floats around the shirt reading variously, “WTF?” “UGH,” “THIS SUCKS,” and “available on many shirt styles”
May 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
vettha.bsky.social
omg LOL... I'm still in the process of adding styles, but omg! if there was ever a shirt to get in orange, right??
Screenshot of a page from Jen Toal's Artist Shop page; vettha.threadless.com An orange tshirt with black lettering is displayed. It has large black numbers: 8647 Since 47 is orange, well... but there are also other color options. No one has to go for the full joke, if they don't like wearing orange.
March 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
vettha.bsky.social
I got to talk about Mothership HackerMoms AND slip in a quote from one of my all-time favorite authors, Sheri S Tepper. Very exciting. Much squee. <3
(I do think I sound nervous, but whatever.)

kpfa.org/episode/wome...
One handlebar from my mobility aid is visible poking in from the bottom of the frame. The scene is a dapple-shaded sidewalk and the KPFA entry and sign on the building. POV you’re me on the radio with your friend. I’ve got a table full of sound equipment in front of me and my iPad open to drawing a bunny-capybara friendship cuddle next to controls for my mic. Vylma V is rocking purple to my left, reading important notices to the people.
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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alexhammy209.bsky.social
It's true. And obviously, it would have to be bipartisan.
March 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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audmonstr.bsky.social
It's always okay to say, "Hey, I was wrong, and I've changed my mind. I learned a bunch of stuff and my opinion on this has changed."

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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wruvfm.bsky.social
🎶 Amphibians with an attitude
Bufos that were in the mood
Don't just float there, let's hop to it
presentcorrect.bsky.social Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · Feb 28
Strike a pose, there's nothing to it. FROGUE.

imgur.com/a/r5cckKJ

1-linda-lester.pixels.com/art

Happy Friday!
A curvaceous frog hangs seductively amongst some greenery, FROGUE is written in the same style as VOGUE magazine
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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liftforever67.bsky.social
“Sleep is my lover now, my forgetting, my opiate, my oblivion.”

#Caturday
#CatsLover #CatsOfTwitter
February 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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audmonstr.bsky.social
I have had this conversation at work at least twice this week. There are lots of things to have major wobblies about, and Adobe Illustrator (in general) is not one of them.
mxfee.bsky.social Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · Feb 20
Adding alt text because this is super important
February 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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alexhammy209.bsky.social
How tf are they going to miss the opportunity to give her the Morning Joy slot.
athenasrx.bsky.social Athena Z @athenasrx.bsky.social · Feb 24
Write postcards, emails and do phone calls. Make them hear us! Joy has some loyal fans:
CALL: 212) 664-6605

WRITE: MSNBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10112

email:
msnbctvinfo@nbcuni.com

OR

msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#FightBack
athenasrx.bsky.social Athena Z @athenasrx.bsky.social · Feb 23
This Black woman is a brilliant journalist, and a fearless outspoken critic of the MAGA cult. I will miss her and hope to see her in a new role on some network. 💙🇺🇸 JOY REID
@joy.msnbc.com
@joyannreid.bsky.social

#DemVoice1
#FightBack
#ProudBlue
February 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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jen1701d.bsky.social
From What Happens on the Holodeck, Stays on the Holodeck: A great day to revisit Wil Wheaton's excellent takedown of Elon Musk from 2022; I can not fathom the emptiness, the insecurity, the insatiable need for attention and validation, the staggering arrogance, the malevolence and total void of human experience that is Elon Musk. He's the richest man on the planet. You can't go anywhere or do anything without interacting with something he's part of in some way. There are literal millions of people who uncritically worship him, in spite of overwhelming evidence that he's a douchebag. Some number of them will come after me, as they come after anyone who points at their naked emperor. They'll spend entire days going after me and people like me, slavishly serving a man who does not even know they exist. They are his army of fools, uncritically serving his every whim. And it still isn't enough. He can have any material thing he wants, and he will never be happy or satisfied. He has no real friends. Every single person around him is either a viper, a parasite, or both. So what does he do? He bullies and threatens and harasses and trolls and behaves like the weak, scared, insecure child he has always been. That's a tragedy for him, but it's dangerous for us. He doesn't care what he destroys or who he hurts as he chases this existential thing he can not ever have. You know the saying "hurt people hurt people"? He's a hurt person who is hurting our society, making people I care about less safe. The consequences of this one man's midlife crisis are global, and that terrifies me. Split image: Top is a picture of Wil Wheaton. Bottom is a picture from CPAC.
February 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
vettha.bsky.social
omg adore
oaktreecomics.bsky.social Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social · Feb 16
Happy World Whale Day! Hope you’re doing whale 💙🐋🌏

This is a Blue whale + Reverse Mermaid illustrated by @adamicoarts.bsky.social for our book The Weird Animal Hour! Each drawing in the book combines a mythical creature with an endangered species ✨
February 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
vettha.bsky.social
I can’t sit back and sip tea about how we warned them because they are not the only ones being hurt.
vjm4democracy.bsky.social VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · Feb 20
“I voted for Donald Trump. But this is not what I was expecting. We didn’t think they were going to take a chainsaw to a silk rug.”

The man’s wife said they also believed his 13 years of military service in the Navy and Air Force Reserves would have offered him more protection against DOGE cuts.”
eddsmitty.bsky.social Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Feb 20
MAGA federal worker from North Virginia shocked that the fat felonious leopard ate his face. He is also a disabled veteran. That didn't mean shyt whatsoever.

I'll say it again:

We fukn told you!

*sip*☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy

wtop.com/virginia/202...
February 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
vettha.bsky.social
Ok, ok, I've polished this one plenty. I can let her be on things. Really, I can. She's strong. She'll guard your heart.

vettha.threadless.com

AND they're throwing a site-wide sale. Bonus. <3
20% OFF EVERYTHING Use code GET20. Code expires 2/26/25 at 5PM CST. Exclusions apply. vettha.threadless.com Designs / Strength / Everyone / T-Shirt Strength The image of the shirt shows an illustrated, fancily-dressed person with a feathered hat and butterfly wings flexing her bicep.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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thadrasheridan.bsky.social
Weird.
thegodpodcast.com God @thegodpodcast.com · Feb 16
Don’t you just love how the people who wanted school open during the pandemic think we don’t need a Department of Education?
February 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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freshprintsdesign.bsky.social
Venting because I’ve been banned from ~another~ Facebook coloring group for posting “political” content. Today’s post? “Not Today Fascism” 🌈

Guess it tells you everything you need to know about Meta 😅

Want to help an independent artist? Feel free to share! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#coloring #art #artsky
Not today fascism coloring page from Coloring Through Chaos the anti Trump coloring book for adults and teens now available on Etsy
February 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
vettha.bsky.social
Someone asked for mermaid jokes and I was ready. :D
What do you call a sarcastic mermaid? A SIGH-REN Page from a coloring book, a mermaid shrugs beside the words. Mermaid Squad Coloring Book by Jen Toal This is the front cover. There are purmaids (cat mermaids) swimming in formation around the words.
February 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM