This is a drawing I did for my very best friend, Pooja. Pooja just spent four months in Gambia as a closeted lesbian because homosexuality is punishable by DEATH there. She officially came out to everyone her first day back in the states. I am so freaking proud of her and so lucky to know her. Read her coming out story (and the rest of her Gambian adventures!) on her blog, The Pooja Project!  Other than Pooja coming home, it has been so busy for me! I just wrapped up my junior year of school at CCAD, and now I’m taking a little break before going to back to work at my school’s Admissions office. I wanted to say - I have gotten so many wonderful sweet messages about my comic and I just want to say thank you SO MUCH! I haven’t gotten to all of them yet because I feel a little conceited publishing all the anon asks, but really you guys have no idea how much it means to me to hear your kind words. THANK YOU! XOXO

This is a drawing I did for my very best friend, Pooja. Pooja just spent four months in Gambia as a closeted lesbian because homosexuality is punishable by DEATH there. She officially came out to everyone her first day back in the states. I am so freaking proud of her and so lucky to know her. Read her coming out story (and the rest of her Gambian adventures!) on her blog, The Pooja Project! 

Other than Pooja coming home, it has been so busy for me! I just wrapped up my junior year of school at CCAD, and now I’m taking a little break before going to back to work at my school’s Admissions office. I wanted to say - I have gotten so many wonderful sweet messages about my comic and I just want to say thank you SO MUCH! I haven’t gotten to all of them yet because I feel a little conceited publishing all the anon asks, but really you guys have no idea how much it means to me to hear your kind words. THANK YOU! XOXO

4 days ago

blackdove2ne1 asked: Hi! I love your artwork! If I wasn't afraid of needles and generally pass out around them I would totally commission you for a tattoo. And on that topic, do you do commissions? I have no money now as I am a poor college student, but I'd like to keep your name in my back pocket for future reference when I have money to spend on such glorious artwork. :-D

Oh my gosh this is so flattering!!! Thank you so so much! I would LOVE to do a commission for your tattoo. I should probably advertise somewhere that I do commissions… But yes! Keep my name in your book or put my email in your contacts: colleenmaryclark@gmail.com and let me know when. Again thank you so much, you are so sweet!

2 weeks ago

wandering-antevasin asked: Hello, I was wondering if I could show your comic about body image in a presentation for a class I have. I would, of course, give you full and complete credit, but I really would love to use your comic.

OF COURSE! I am so so flattered that you would like to use it! Let me know how the presentation goes :)

2 weeks ago

thegirlwithbluehair asked: Your art is wonderful and we loved it, so we featured it the other day on The Gloss. Thanks for doing great work!

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!

This article is so so lovely, and The Gloss looks like an amazing publication that I will have to check out often! Thank you for this gift and for all of your kind words!

3 weeks ago

thumbcramps:

hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.

also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it. 

anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!

****NOT MY ART!!!**** (although I wish it were!!!)

An extremely talented girl from my school, Paige, made this awesome beautiful comic that talks about the kinds of things I am also passionate about. YOU GO PAIGE!! Everyone should follow her.

Also, hell yeah ladies making comics about ladies. We need more of this. Spread the word, Paige is awesome!

3 weeks ago
A low-res cell phone pic of the new comic I’m working on… about BOOBIES! Everyone’s favorite thing. This has been a whirlwind couple of days! I got super lucky and had an article written up in the Huffington Post about my “You Have Body Issues” comic! I am so flattered and surprised by the recognition it’s getting. Thank you HuffPost!!!! And thank you so much to the new followers who have liked the article enough to tag along with me! Hopefully you guys will like this next project. I’m excited about it!

A low-res cell phone pic of the new comic I’m working on… about BOOBIES! Everyone’s favorite thing.

This has been a whirlwind couple of days! I got super lucky and had an article written up in the Huffington Post about my “You Have Body Issues” comic! I am so flattered and surprised by the recognition it’s getting. Thank you HuffPost!!!! And thank you so much to the new followers who have liked the article enough to tag along with me!

Hopefully you guys will like this next project. I’m excited about it!

3 weeks ago
Hi everyone! Here is a naked Bubblegum because why not.

Hi everyone! Here is a naked Bubblegum because why not.

1 month ago

Anonymous asked: Where can I find a collection of your art, instead of having to search through your blog? Thanks!

Uh oh… you have figured out my weakness!!! Unfortunately I don’t have a complete professional gallery site set up yet but I am in the process of making one!!! Thank you SO much for being interested in my art though, I promise I’ll put up a link as soon as I have something finished!

1 month ago

Suggestions?

What topic should my next comic be about?

Are there any more topics relating to body image/body positivity you would like to see me draw?

Let me know! ♥

1 month ago
gatsbymovie: Entry by: colleeb http://gatsbymovie.tumblr.com/fanartchallenge Hey cool! The Gatsby Movie tumblr posted my submission! New art coming soon guys, thank you all for being so supportive and patient!

gatsbymovie:

Entry by: colleeb

http://gatsbymovie.tumblr.com/fanartchallenge

Hey cool! The Gatsby Movie tumblr posted my submission! 

New art coming soon guys, thank you all for being so supportive and patient!

1 month ago