a digital illustration in the style of a relief print depicting a black cat in a defensive pose holding a torn and tattered transgender pride flag in its mouth as it looks directly towards the viewer. the background is purple with some specks of blue and pink showing through, and behind the cat is a black midground resembling grass or flames. the top right corner features a box with a caption reading "T.D.O.V."

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️‍⚧️

#art #tdov #transart

Faith and John Hubley made beautiful films. They were pioneers of indie animation -- and the first to win the Oscar for it.

No one else did work quite like theirs. In this issue, we explore their art:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/truth-and-...

Illustration showing multiple colourful paper cutouts of rabbits holding each other's shoulders. The text reads: "Shop LOCAL! Support local businesses"

shop local!

The Anti Performative ICE Resistance Guide (What Actually Helps) from The Financial Diet

Fund the Work ICE enforcement succeeds, in part, because people can't afford lawyers. So, • Set up recurring monthly donations (even $10-$25) to trusted orgs like: RAICES, National Immigration Project, Immigrant Defense Project, Legal Aid Justice Center, Amica, ACLU, local immigrant bond funds (these matter most), and many more. • Prioritize legal defense + bond funds. If your help disappears when the news cycle does, it's not helping as much as it could.

Show Up Offline Material ways to assist • Court accompaniment (quiet presence, documentation). • Childcare or rides for families attending hearings. • Translation support (if fluent). Mutual aid coordination through existing networks.

Protect those being persecuted, from yourself Well-meaning people can cause real harm. DON'T • Share raid rumors without verification. • Post locations, schedules, or identifying details. • Pressure undocumented people to "tell their story." DO • Ask: Does this increase their risk? • Default to privacy over visibility.

Fuck ICE.

Sharing screenshots of a great post from The Financial Diet on IG that compiles some helpful jumping-off points if you’re still feeling helpless and don’t know what to do.

(Part 1 of 2)

My painting SAGUARO

Fanart comic I had in my head after watching a great movie a couple weeks ago. @beedugart.bsky.social oc’s

Wow, these are so cute! Thank you so much ❤️

Syd Solomon and Mia Roswell fan arts for @beedugart.bsky.social

It's Juneteenth you're legally obligated to read, support and share a webcomic with a black protagonist and author called Sun Princess

I don't make the rules

Thank you again @beedugart.bsky.social for this amazing sketch of David and Chloe you made a few weeks back! Really appreciate this!
#webcomic #webtoon #originalcharacter #oc #ocs #ocart #originalcharacters #dog #cat

Happy Pride! Here's a piece I did last year that I still really like <3 #bemineheidivalentine

Hello everyone, recently a cool moot of mine WOKE UP TO JUSTICE and decided to make a awesome comeback after a rut they went through.
This thread is for you,
@beedugart.bsky.social , with almost all the Heidi Valentine fanart I can find over the years. Welcome back!

It occurred to me that I never drew Heidi Valentine. Well, better later than never!

For @beedugart.bsky.social

@beedugart.bsky.social welcome back 👏

For @beedugart.bsky.social

Nice! Thanks a ton :)

2025

2022

Remake of a super old drawing for @beedugart.bsky.social

This is cute! Thank you so much ❤️

Heidi from Be Mine, Heidi Valentine as a superhero. Hypermutt! She's wearing a primarily blue dress with dark blue boots and gloves, a silver cape and blue mask.

To celebrate @beedugart.bsky.social (Dotmatrixgame)'s return here's a fanart piece from waaaay back in 2021, it's Hypermutt!

#bemineheidivalentine #fanart #superhero #alternateuniverse

Check out ‘Be Mine, Heidi Valentine’ on Tapas! tapas.io/series/Be-Mi...

A casual chat on the couch 🐶❤️🐲 #bemineheidivalentine

Also, please be aware that I may not be able to refollow everyone who I was mutuals with - If I don’t refollow you, don’t take it personally.

So TL;DR, I had to endure a long stretch of fatigue and now I’m somewhat ready to get back into the saddle. Not sure if I have fully recovered from it yet, but all I ask is that you be patient with me. Thank you. ❤️

That being said, I will reupload some of my older stuff, such as the Be Mine, Heidi Valentine comics. Those characters will always have a special place in my mind, and although focusing too much time on the comics was one of the main causes for that long burnout period, I can’t let that get to me.

I didn’t mind it for a while, but then it kinda led to my work becoming more and more stagnant. This isn’t to say that I’m not appreciative of all the support I had in the past, but having a soft reset will definitely lead me to become less anxious about sharing my work.

This past December in particular was very rough for me, with a huge case of creative burnout and seasonal depression being huge factors. A bigger reason for my temporary departure, though, was that I was just getting too big too fast.

Hey, this is dotmatrixgame. First things first, I sincerely apologize to those who were startled by my sudden disappearance - it was an impulsive decision that I sincerely regret. 🧵