I’m thrilled to share the collaborative cover of Cypher Comics# 13 with @cartoonfricassee ⭐️❣️being able to speak directly with Nataliia and the Legalife-Ukraine and SWAN teams really allowed me to engage with the storytelling & I’m humbled to be a very small part of it all. This issue focuses on Sex Worker rights, understanding & deconstructing bias against sex workers & the work that people do to help each other against systematic oppression. Thank you @beldan_sezen , Adam Shapiro, & Erin Kilbride for the opportunity to work on something close to my home and heart💕 full issue available linked below:
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The stories in Cypher: Issue 5 have been published during 2020 United Nation’s 16-Day Campaign for Domestic Abuse. The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities spans from November 25th to December 10th. I was commissioned to depict the stories of several Moldovan women affected by domestic abuse and the involvement of nonprofits and counseling work that helped rehabilitate them.
I was adopted from Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Eastern Europe. While I am relatively removed from Moldovan culture, my ethnicity is something I am very proud of and it was exciting to be asked to create work that is close to my heart in some way. I will be sharing more snippets from this comic over the course of the rest of the campaign.
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Hi all! This was and still is my contribution to Magic Bullet - Washington, D.C.’s Comics Newspaper which is on hold till we can all go out again! 🏠
• Magic Bullet is a free semi-annually published comic newspaper focused on presenting the work of independent and underground cartoonists. They are often open-themed, giving artists of all ranges & mediums the opportunity to create anything they want, however the themed issues are also exciting & challenging.
Sending light and healthy vibes to you all <3
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DISABILITY & SELF-CARE by Maria Sweeney https://inarutcomics.bigcartel.com/product/disability-self-care
This educational mini-zine focuses on different forms of self-care and how it intersects with the disabled community. Some issues include how disability self-care might look different than able-bodied care, organizing your health from a paperwork side, and reaching out to friends and family during times of struggle.
🍃 Lil comic about my first paddle boat ride on the 4th of July🕊️🌊 💗
Commuting | 2019
Contribution to Magic Bullet Comics Newspaper based in DC, distributed throughout the tri-state area.
THE STRAW BAN by Maria Sweeney
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The Straw Ban is an educational mini-zine about the ableism behind the ban of plastic straws throughout cities in the United States, and how it negatively effects the disabled community. Plastic straws are the only universally accessible straw – this zine details why alternatives do not exist and what individuals and businesses can do to be inclusive and accessible to the disabled community. Plastic straws are optional for some people, for others they are an absolute necessity.
Garden Thoughts - 2018