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Ellen Viola
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snail mail keeps snailing…. and I’ve still been creating stuff but just a bit more slowly as I feel a little run-down… here is the zine and stickers for December, displayed in my usual uneven fashion 🙃
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available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail
The cover of an illustrated zine, showing a starry sky of blues and greens and some black trees silhouetted in the foreground. A set of illustrated stickers featuring a tawny owl, a kingfisher, a heron in flight, a hare, a starling, a stoat, and patterns. A set of comics wrapped in illustrated paper of leaves, patterns and fireworks.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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a day late oops 🙃 but here is the sparkling moon set for November, that includes my first attempts at colour printing (I still need to learn what ink works and what doesn’t)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset
A set of four comics/zines wrapped in a paper wrap that has drawings of fireworks, patterns, and leaves. The set of comics with the first wrap taken off and underneath is a second wrap with a sticker of a red leaf.
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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in relatively exciting news, I will have some access to colour printing from next week. Only inkjet, but still :) so it means the November snail mail will be in colour. …
available throughout the month 🦉🦊🍂
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail
A drawing of detective Tso flying through the sky, arms covered in feathers, following a forest bird which has similar feathers, through a cloudy sky. A set of patterned designs that will end up as stickers. The patterns include mushrooms and leaf motifs. A set of illustrated comics/zines that are wrapped in a patterned paper sheet that features leaves, a bird, and a magnifying glass.
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Fraser-meaning-strawberry is swimming :+)
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#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork #newsprint
#characterdesign #characterideas
A drawing of Fraser the cat swimming through a sea of blue, green, and red patterns and waves.
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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drawing page 🦔🦔🦔
#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork #newsprint
A page of drawings with detective Tso, Fraser the cat, the toad, birds, patterns, a comet, trees, leaves, and a torch. The words say ‘Tso was picked up and carried into the sky along with the other seed heads. It was a cloudy autumn day. Despite the wind, the sky was peaceful. High up, the gulls circled softly.’
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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another comic/zine is up on time 😊 I’m on a roll…kind of :) …I never like to speak too soon…it normally precedes some kind of potato-like state where I fall into disrepair…but maybe not this time!1!1!11 🦉
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
The front cover of an A6 printed zine with detective Tso looking scared and beginning to run away from the new cat that has appeared in the forest. Detective Tso and Fraser the cat are talking animatedly about this intruder…what can be done?! They are talking in the top floor or the building under a ceiling light. There are plants growing up the outside walls of the building. Here is the same image of the pair but this is the original in colour before printing. The plants are drawn in red ink because I love red ink.
October 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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the October moon felt like the waiting moon as I did a lot of waiting around 🙃
🦔 also a new comic is up today 🦔
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #zineset
A set of four zines that are wrapped with an illustrated paper featuring leaves, raindrops and a magnifying glass. A comic page featuring Fraser the cat designing wanted posters and taking action. Fraser is no longer wrapped in a blanket but is fighting with the pencil, not the sword! An illustration of an owl flying through the sky. Leaves are also flying and there are patterns too.
October 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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new comic is up and on time (remarkably) 🙃
#zines #altcomics
Detective Tso is pondering good omens and whether they can be easily read. …the conclusion is that it would be nice if they were more clear-cut…then you’d know where you stand.
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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the first of the month has rolled around again…and I still haven’t properly looked into a colour printer, so, for one month only (as otherwise my hands might fall off), the snail mail stickers will be hand-drawn :)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #snailmail
The cover of an A7 zine before printing, featuring leaves and patterns. A set of hand-drawn stickers - leaves, detective Tso, Fraser the cat, Oat the owlet, Hiske the owl, and the toad all feature. A set of four zines, illustrated with leaves, a basket of eggs, and Fraser skipping through the forest.
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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drawing lime leaves that were covered in mist a couple of mornings ago, and the mist dripped down off each leaf onto the ones below, pitter-pattering :)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#drawing #illustration
Illustration of lime leaves interspersed with other trailing lines of leaves, half in sun, half in shade.
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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for the first time in a bazillion months I have a comic that’s out on time 😭😭😭😭 …yes it’s about a slug and is printed on weirdly radioactive-looking red paper,,…but it’s on time 😭😭😭
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
The front cover of a small zine printed on red paper, featuring an illustration of a staircase and a leaf. A comic page with a slug moving across the earth and leaving a trail of slime. Around the slug are geometric patterns.
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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the spy doth protest too much 🙃
#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork
#characterdesign #characterideas
#一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
September 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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it’s the autumn equinox tomorrow and a new moon tonight and I have finally organised the shop a bit better and have finished some moon sets…I only have the set for September still outstanding…but the comics are done…just need to finish the wrap 😭🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
A set of illustrated comics with a wrap featuring an illustration of a kestrel. A set of four illustrated comics with a wrap featuring an illustration of some yarrow flowers and stems. A set of four illustrated comics with a wrap featuring a restless bird pacing through the forest.
September 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I’ve been working hard…even though I haven’t (yet) produced anything tangible….but the originals are done so now just need to print them all and add finishing touches:)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
Seven illustrated zine pages - these are the original pages before printing - featuring a lot of patterns and Fraser the cat wrestling with some greenery.
September 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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daily drawing patterns
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#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork
Four blocks of patterns with flower, spiral, triangle, leaf, and woven designs.
September 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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autumn arrives…
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#characterdesign #characterideas #zines
#一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
Detective Tso is looking forlorn…autumn is here and it seems laziness is no longer the activity of the day!
September 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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inclement weather is on the horizon….
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#characterdesign #characterideas #zines
#一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
Detective Tso is looking up to the sky….unclear what’s up there…rain…anvils….cats and dogs…?
September 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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trying something a bit different for the snail mail this month - my plan is for it to be a bit like a folded letter…that’s the plan anyway 😅
also thirteen small stickers 🦔
these are available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #snailmail
The original drawing for a zine/letter featuring a bird flying downwards and a small tree in the corner A set of illustrated stickers featuring Fraser the cat with a basket of eggs, a tree, flowers, patterns, a bird amongst clouds, a fox, and Tso daydreaming. A set of four comics/zines…detective Tso looks mightily grumpy on the cover of one.
September 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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happy
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
A drawing of Fraser the cat skipping with a basket of eggs, as happy as a cat clam. …said cat clam
August 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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fresh off the train where I’ve been today, an owl zine and some rainy day stickers for the August snail mail :)
these are available throughout the month 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉✨
zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #artwork #一次創作 #同人誌 #zineclub #snailmail #stickers #stickerart #stickerclub #altcomics
The cover of an illustrated zine featuring Hiske the owl flying through a sky full of leaves. A set of illustrated stickers featuring rainy days scenes. Detective Tso, Fraser, and the toad all have umbrellas, a forest bird is passing by a rain-streaked window, there is a rainy sky, a forest at night, a fish swimming, and a oak leaf.
August 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Here is the back cover of the zine with the rest of the cityscape. Some light, puffy clouds dot the sky.
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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second of four 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔✨
#zines #illustration #comics #comicart #artwork #drawing #detective #spy #sleuth #一次創作 #同人誌 #detectivecomics #altcomics
The cover of an illustrated zine/comic, with a swallow flying high above a cityscape. Some inside pages that feature the five sleeping faces of Fraser the strawberry cat, and detective Tso off to do some window cleaning. Fraser has used whisker sellotape to stop any potential vinegar tingling. Tso is looking up at unclean windows that keep getting bigger and bigger. There is a picture of an owl and of flowers on the wall. Then Fraser uses a giant magnificent tail to clean the panes so that all will be well. These pages feature a forest report of a blackbird and a river and field bindweed, then Tso and Fraser sit in armchairs and plan what to do next….before Tso falls asleep….again.
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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It is time for a rest. Tso and Fraser sleep through the heat. ….a dream forest snail slides nearby.
July 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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first of four 🙂✨🌼🌳🦔🦉🌸
#zines #illustration #comics #comicart #artwork #drawing #detective #spy #sleuth #一次創作 #同人誌 #detectivecomics #altcomics
The cover of an illustrated zine featuring detective Tso looking angry and tired, surrounded by leaves and flowers. Pages from the zine with Tso rescuing Fraser the cat, telling off the toad, and then it is the return of the dynamic duo! Who set off for home. An interlude to see the forest bird flying, and the toad, trailing a crown, leaves, and Tso’s hat, trudging through the forest. Tso and Fraser stand at the edge of the forest and step onto the city streets. A little while later they are traipsing up the stairs to the apartment. …there is a truculent toad under the stairs.
July 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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eeeep, there’s been a real lull in the TSO universe recently….but I have been drawing stuff…it’s just that none of it is printed 😅 so this weekend is when it all comes together (or that’s the plan at least)
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#zines #illustration #comics #comicart #artwork #drawing #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
The covers of four comics/zines illustrated with black ink and featuring detective Tso looking both slightly angry and forlorn.
July 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM