Lauren Sparks
@wingedelfgirl.bsky.social
Comics illustrator/painter pretending to be a graphic designer🌻
she/her, age 38🌱
Covington, KY, USA🪴
has 2 cats and a garden 🐈🐈⬛
Married to @mtscomics.bsky.social🌿
https://linktr.ee/wingedelfgirl
she/her, age 38🌱
Covington, KY, USA🪴
has 2 cats and a garden 🐈🐈⬛
Married to @mtscomics.bsky.social🌿
https://linktr.ee/wingedelfgirl
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Lauren Sparks
@wingedelfgirl.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Oh! It's #PortfolioDay? Who decides that? How does one know in advance? 😅
I'm a dorky comics illustrator who also enjoys poster and album designs, or anything else related to visual storytelling. I work primarily in ink and watercolor. Let us be dorks together 💖
I'm a dorky comics illustrator who also enjoys poster and album designs, or anything else related to visual storytelling. I work primarily in ink and watercolor. Let us be dorks together 💖
YAY new Tom poster!! SPACE in Columbus OH is next March!! 🤩
The new SPACE 2026 Flyers by Tom Williams have arrived! I'll have them at Genghis Con on November 29 and drop a stack at the Laughing Ogre on Wednesday!
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
YAY new Tom poster!! SPACE in Columbus OH is next March!! 🤩
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As I was saying about the fae...
Amoral, consuming entities that delight in exploiting loopholes, in extracting mathematically impossible amounts of unpaid labor, etc.
This is normal now. It's no longer a thing of folklore and legend to have a mindbogglingly vast being destroy your life on a whim without even noticing.
This is normal now. It's no longer a thing of folklore and legend to have a mindbogglingly vast being destroy your life on a whim without even noticing.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As I was saying about the fae...
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How neat! I've had a chance to go to the Adventurers' Hall a few times with my dad's best friend Richard, who served as its governor for a time. Sketching the beams gave me a better understanding of how they were assembled, which makes for more convincing designs when I draw that sort of thing now.
You are building a guild hall in 1357.
What materials are you going to need?
60 trees from Bolton Percy for 27s. 6d., 100 oaks from Thorpe Underwood for £21, 14 tons of stone from Tadcaster and 20,000 bricks for £6 from the Carmelite Friars of York.
That should keep you going!
What materials are you going to need?
60 trees from Bolton Percy for 27s. 6d., 100 oaks from Thorpe Underwood for £21, 14 tons of stone from Tadcaster and 20,000 bricks for £6 from the Carmelite Friars of York.
That should keep you going!
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
How neat! I've had a chance to go to the Adventurers' Hall a few times with my dad's best friend Richard, who served as its governor for a time. Sketching the beams gave me a better understanding of how they were assembled, which makes for more convincing designs when I draw that sort of thing now.
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Hey, I'm looking for comics and graphic novels *by* Indigenous writers and/or illustrators, especially in the Americas. Doesn't have to be a recent book. Any genre! Any topic, any themes, does not have to be a memoir or history, though that is welcome too!
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Hey, I'm looking for comics and graphic novels *by* Indigenous writers and/or illustrators, especially in the Americas. Doesn't have to be a recent book. Any genre! Any topic, any themes, does not have to be a memoir or history, though that is welcome too!
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
Ranger Moot is this weekend. It's a tiny fantasy literature conference that in Cincinnati, partners with a local boy scouts camp so there's a space to practice archery and also
REENACT THE BATTLE OF 5 ARMIES USING THEIR MODEL 2-STORY CASTLE THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO FIT LIKE 100 PEOPLE IN!!!
🥹🥳
REENACT THE BATTLE OF 5 ARMIES USING THEIR MODEL 2-STORY CASTLE THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO FIT LIKE 100 PEOPLE IN!!!
🥹🥳
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ranger Moot is this weekend. It's a tiny fantasy literature conference that in Cincinnati, partners with a local boy scouts camp so there's a space to practice archery and also
REENACT THE BATTLE OF 5 ARMIES USING THEIR MODEL 2-STORY CASTLE THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO FIT LIKE 100 PEOPLE IN!!!
🥹🥳
REENACT THE BATTLE OF 5 ARMIES USING THEIR MODEL 2-STORY CASTLE THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO FIT LIKE 100 PEOPLE IN!!!
🥹🥳
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Day two of freestyle inking featuring the Necromancer. Illustration done with Red PN Sakura micron pen and red Tombow brush tip markers on dotted notebook paper.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Day two of freestyle inking featuring the Necromancer. Illustration done with Red PN Sakura micron pen and red Tombow brush tip markers on dotted notebook paper.
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“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
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Two spots claimed! Three still open!
I'm officially opening commissions! I'm open for 5 slots currently, email me to reserve a spot with the animal you'd like and any other ideas you have for it. $150 for one of these square stylized animals, including a print copy I will mail to you! If you have other ideas I'm also willing to talk.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Two spots claimed! Three still open!
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New Metalhead Werewolf page from Splintermouth Vol. 3 over at patreon.com/shinercomics
I still love the Beyoncé/Venom logo t-shirt.
I still love the Beyoncé/Venom logo t-shirt.
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New Metalhead Werewolf page from Splintermouth Vol. 3 over at patreon.com/shinercomics
I still love the Beyoncé/Venom logo t-shirt.
I still love the Beyoncé/Venom logo t-shirt.
Well, this is cut to be ✨MOST DRAMATIQUE✨. V would not wish it to be any other way, and it's great. 💖
Daaaang 20 years though 🫠 I wish it was in theaters now; the applicability!!! But the whole 1-year delay thing is very on theme. 🎭
youtu.be/AVaXDAqkKAQ?...
Daaaang 20 years though 🫠 I wish it was in theaters now; the applicability!!! But the whole 1-year delay thing is very on theme. 🎭
youtu.be/AVaXDAqkKAQ?...
V for Vendetta - 20th Anniversary Announcement Trailer (2026) Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Well, this is cut to be ✨MOST DRAMATIQUE✨. V would not wish it to be any other way, and it's great. 💖
Daaaang 20 years though 🫠 I wish it was in theaters now; the applicability!!! But the whole 1-year delay thing is very on theme. 🎭
youtu.be/AVaXDAqkKAQ?...
Daaaang 20 years though 🫠 I wish it was in theaters now; the applicability!!! But the whole 1-year delay thing is very on theme. 🎭
youtu.be/AVaXDAqkKAQ?...
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Devs have increased the loot drops for this raid with each new patch.
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Devs have increased the loot drops for this raid with each new patch.
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There is something really wrong with people who need workers to be not just competent, but slavishly fake-happy. "Slavishly" used on purpose, bc that's where this grotesquerie comes from.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There is something really wrong with people who need workers to be not just competent, but slavishly fake-happy. "Slavishly" used on purpose, bc that's where this grotesquerie comes from.
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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finally had a minute to document a sketchbook I just filled a few weeks ago!
www.patreon.com/posts/daily-...
paid patreon can see the whole thing, but here are some previews:
www.patreon.com/posts/daily-...
paid patreon can see the whole thing, but here are some previews:
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
finally had a minute to document a sketchbook I just filled a few weeks ago!
www.patreon.com/posts/daily-...
paid patreon can see the whole thing, but here are some previews:
www.patreon.com/posts/daily-...
paid patreon can see the whole thing, but here are some previews:
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One more leaf portrait! Dunno if I'll have time to do more this year, but glad I warmed up with these before other painting projects 🍁🍁🍁
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One more leaf portrait! Dunno if I'll have time to do more this year, but glad I warmed up with these before other painting projects 🍁🍁🍁
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Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
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Recommended zine, available in printable PDF form or as a browser friendly PDF:
violetbfox.info/against-ai/
violetbfox.info/against-ai/
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Recommended zine, available in printable PDF form or as a browser friendly PDF:
violetbfox.info/against-ai/
violetbfox.info/against-ai/
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Plastic bag bans are great! They keep unrecyclable type 4 plastic out of our environments, and revenue from bag taxes are often reinvested into more robust recycling programs. Matt Yglesias learn about something before talking out your ass about it challenge, level impossible
I don't think it helps the debate about what Democrats should do to pick an obscure thing that some Democrat somewhere may have said -- like on teaching eighth grade algebra -- and then attribute it to Democrats generally.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Plastic bag bans are great! They keep unrecyclable type 4 plastic out of our environments, and revenue from bag taxes are often reinvested into more robust recycling programs. Matt Yglesias learn about something before talking out your ass about it challenge, level impossible
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A little ode to last month! I associate October with many round things: pumpkins, acorns, apples, but also my cats, who become extremely round and fluffy as their fur thickens. Here’s my little ode to the roundest month of the year 🟠
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A little ode to last month! I associate October with many round things: pumpkins, acorns, apples, but also my cats, who become extremely round and fluffy as their fur thickens. Here’s my little ode to the roundest month of the year 🟠
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non-new-yorkers today
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
non-new-yorkers today
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The Siren-
In a witchy Lilith mood
In a witchy Lilith mood
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Siren-
In a witchy Lilith mood
In a witchy Lilith mood