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Regine Sawyer
@lockettdown.bsky.social
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Writer, Culinarian, Crocheter, Advocate, Wrestling Fan, Eisner Award Winner - Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award 2024
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www.womenincomicscollevtive.org
www.stitchesandyarn.com
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In between searching for job opportunities, I've been working on making my own! I'm hosting the Queens Fiber Arts Festival on 10/25 at King Manor Museum Park from 11am-4pm. Admission is FREE. There will be crochet & knitting workshops, yarn giveaways & more! 🧶
www.queensfiberarts.com
Image: 8 balls of yarn stacked in a pyramid with crochet hooks lying in front of them. Text: October 25, 2025, 11am-4pm, King Manor Museum Park, Jamaica NY, 11432, www.queensfiberarts.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Crisis On Our Only Earth is out NOW! Rodney Sanon & I created a mermaid story for it called Protector of the Deep.
And in honor of World Environmental Health Day, proceeds for this anthology will go to the Natural Resources Defense Council!
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Brown Skinned woman/mermaid is under water talking to a giant octopus.
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I was able to make it to SDCC by the grace of God and close friends 🙏🏾💖 Here's my schedule for anyone that wants to say hello!
Comic book panel page with a San Diego Comic Con Schedule on it that reads: My SDCC Schedule - WinC Booth #H-09, Aisle 900 7/23 -7/27 The Creator's Symposium RM 23ABC 7/24 @ 10AM Banned In the US?! Freedom, Comics & Education Panel San Diego Central Library 7/24 @ 3 PM STEM, Space, & Afrofuturism Panel OMNI Hotel Grand Ballroom DE 7/25 @ 12 PM Comics & Advocacy Panel OMNI Hotel Grand Ballroom DE 7/26 @ 5 PM Race, Gender, & the Comic Book Medium Panel RM 29CD 7/27 @ 10 AM
July 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I crochet scarves during the Fall and Winter.
A table set up with different color scarves on top of it.
July 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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I'll be at the ALA Annual Conference this weekend with @wincnyc.bsky.social. We'll be in Artist Alley, Aisle 2400 all weekend long thanks to @libcomix.bsky.social! Stop by and say hello if you're at the show!
ALA Annual Conference 2025 logo and Promo information: Philadelphia - June 26-30. American Library Association.
June 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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My cats Keke & Bonnie for those weeks haven't seen them 😊
Two calico-tabby mixed cats, sleeping on top of a chair in front of a window with plants in the window sill.
March 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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@wincnyc.bsky.social is hosting the Comics & Crafts Holiday Market today from 11 AM - 4 PM at Flushing Town Hall in Queens NY. We have Artists and Crafters from across the NYC Metro Area- jewelers, illustrators, authors, and more! Stop by if you're in NYC.
Text: Comics & Crafts Holiday Market, November 23rd & December 14th, 11 AM - 4 PM. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern BLVD, Flushing, NY. Background: Teal colored with white and beige pine cones and leaves. Bottom: WinC logo, Queens Fiber Arts Festival logo, and Flushing Town Hall logo.
November 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they're dealing with:

Shouting it from the hilltops 🙌🏾
Beige background with two paintings in the background that are slightly blurred. Black Woman in the foreground wearing glasses and a white T-shirt that reads: Black Women Make Comics.
November 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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WinC, (Women in Comics Collective International), received the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award at the 2024 Eisner Awards Ceremony last week! I was proud to accept the award on the orgs behalf. It was a very surreal moment and it still is! Big shout out to everyone who came out to support us!
Large Ballroom with round dinner tables. Multicolor flowers are sitting on each table. People are seated looking up at a screen. The screen shows a woman speaking. She is wearing a yellow scarf and a top with yellow and black flowers on it. The backdrop behind her shows the Comic Con International logo on it. Woman wearing a beige jumpsuit with yellow and black flowers on it is holding up a bronze colored plaque with a man's face on it. She is standing in front of a backdrop with the Comic Con and Eisner Award logo on it. 6 women standing in front of a backdrop with the Eisner Award and Comic Con logo on it. They are smiling with their arms extended showcasing a bronze plaque with a man's face on it.
August 1, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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WinC is hosting a Comics & Crafts Holiday Market happening on 11/26/2023 from 12pm - 6pm. Come meet & buy from artists from NYC! Admission is FREE & we have a few Vending Opportunities available! Click on the link below to learn more: www.womenincomicscollective.org/event-detail...
Image: Blue background with evergreen trees that have stars on top. In the foreground is a green and white open market with an East Asian female presenting person appearing to sell holiday goods and gifts. At the bottom of the image is a white strip simulating snow. On the white strip are 3 logos from Flushing Town Hall, WinC International and the Queens Fiber Arts Festival. Text: The Top of the image reads Comics and Crafts Holiday Market. Underneath in smaller font is: Do your Holiday Shopping with Us! November 26, 2023, 12pm - 6pm. At the bottom of the page the text reads: Free Entry, Flushing Town Hall - 137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354.
November 16, 2023 at 2:59 PM
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For those who don't know, I host a fiber festival in Queens, NY. It celebrates Crochet, Knitting, Yarn Spinning, and more. The event is happening on Saturday, October 28th from 12pm - 5pm at King Manor Museum. Admission is FREE. Learn more, here: www.queensfiberarts.com
Image: White background, with bunches of colorful yarn in the left hand upper corner. Yarn colors: Orange, Neon Green, Red, Pink, Turquoise, and Purple. Text Logo: Queens Fiber Arts Festival, Text Art: A ball of yarn with two knitting needles in it and a crochet hook beside them. Event information text: October 27, 2023, 12pm - 5pm EST, King Manor Museum, 150-02 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY 11435. Image: Yellow background with a house and two trees in the foreground. There are orange leaves on the trees. Text: Fall Festival, October 28th, 2023. House Tours, Historic Beer, Crafts, Fiber Arts, Vendors, Workshops, Tarot Talk, Free Books. 12pm -5pm.
October 23, 2023 at 1:41 PM
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RESCHEDULED: WinC Creative Conference is OCTOBER 8, 2023. It's happening at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, NY from 10am - 6pm. Admission is FREE & Vending Opportunities are available. Click on the link below for tickets & for the vendor application! www.womenincomicscollective.org/winc-creativ...
In the background: Students in a library conducting magical spells and taking books off shelves. In the foreground: two students walking and reading comic books. Large text reads: RESCHEDULED: October 8, 2023. In the left hand corner is the WinC Creative Conference logo, in the right hand corner is the WinC International Logo and the Flushing Town Hall logo.
September 20, 2023 at 1:37 PM
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WinC Creative Conference 2023 is happening on October 1st at Flushing Town Hall from 10am - 5pm. Admission is FREE. We also have a few vendor tables still available. Click here to fill out a vendor application or to RSVP: www.womenincomicscollective.org/winc-creativ...
Win Creative Conference 2023 flyer. There is a multi-colored background of a library with magic students performing different types of spells. In the foreground two female presenting friends are walking together, one is reading a comic book. On the top of the flyer it reads Vendors Wanted. Below reads the event info: October 1, 2023, 10 AM - 5 PM, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11354.
September 9, 2023 at 1:16 PM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.
Storm from the the X-Men welding the hammer of Thor.
August 10, 2023 at 12:44 AM
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My org, Women in Comics Collective International, aka WinC is hosting an art show in NYC. Today's the Opening Reception! There's an artist market as well, open from 1pm - 6pm. Admission is FREE. Folks can RSVP here: https://www.womenincomicscollective.org/event-details/comics-in-the-city-art-show-1
A futuristic city scene in shades of purple, pink and light blue. A person in the left hand corner is standing on a rooftop pointing at the city.
July 29, 2023 at 1:26 PM