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image from Tools of Mental Health

Tools of Mental Health

The inspiration for this comic came from reading about a ‘coping saw’ and I thought about ‘hardly coping saw’. I went through a few different books worth of tools to try to find things that might match that vibe. Reference credits: Pipe wrench based on image from Tools A Visual History, illustrated by Lee John Philips Monkey wrench based on image from Tools A Visual History, illustrated by Lee John Philips Hole saw based on Walmart item Scroll saw based on “Scroll Saw 101 - How To Use A Scroll Saw” YouTube video
image from Soft-boiled

Soft-boiled

Original thumbnails:
image from Another Man's Treasure

Another Man's Treasure
image from Sounds Good to Me

Sounds Good to Me

This is virtually what happened to my wife and I, except for Raffi actually being #1 in our Spotify wrapped. Maybe next year..
image from Nudist Figure Drawing

Nudist Figure Drawing
image from ZenMail

ZenMail

The inspiration for this was the Gmail feature that warns you when you mention in text that you’ve attached a file, but none is attached. I thought the opposite with respect to Zen Buddhism might be worth a chuckle.
image from The Fast Supper

The Fast Supper

Based on the real life frustration of how little time is spent actually enjoying food vs all of the ancillary activities surrounding its creation.
image from Dream Child

Dream Child

Here’s a spooky one. Ever since watching Nightmare On Elm Street a year or two ago I’ve been wanting to do something with that creepy long-armed scene.
image from Fun at the Beach

Fun at the Beach
image from Formula For Success

Formula For Success

I had this idea based on how pastel and gentle all the formula containers are, and what an anti-woke type formula might look like instead. Original sketch:
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