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CERBERUS STAR
two-spirit Laxsgyiik Ts'msyen artist & writer-poet
CONTACT: star@c-rber.us OR DMS
i am an illustrator, formline & visual designer, and comic artist; my focuses are animals & nature, anthro & fantasy, and narrative works such as abstract & traditional comics, zines, and poetry. i love creating harmonious palettes, strong shapes, and cel-style shading & colouring.i was raised on Ktunaxa territory in BC, canada, and currently live on Akimel O'odham & Pee Posh lands in arizona, USA.my original work tends to focus on topics of mental health, survivorship, heritage, spirituality, and social issues i am impacted by; i use animals, surrealism, and fantasy to explore these ideas in empowering & personal ways.
FORMLINE :
raven's lesson, 2021; a design about being two-spirit & transgender, using the story of how Raven used to be white long ago.
cedar prowl, 2022; a love letter to the ecosystems of the PNW, where my nation & our other Indigenous neighbours have called home for thousands of years.
dark sun, 2022; the sky seems different, we're building/hoping for change, but it's nebulous. an elusive yet hopeful glimmer.
BARK // BITE, 2021; a design depicting two wolves in solidarity with one another, one snarling, the other howling.
BLOOD MOON, 2022; a design depicting two wolves heralding the total lunar eclipse, or Super Blood Moon.
raven and the snake, 2021; a design about colonial extraction & climate despair. our grief can become action.
MONSTROUS EXISTENCE, 2022; a design featuring Mae Borowski, from Night in the Woods.
RESISTANCE & RENEWAL, 2022; cover design done for Upstream Podcast's documentary on global Indigenous resistance movements.
aks ada lak, 2021; "water & fire". designs depicting events from a Tsimshian Adaawx (true-telling).
SEMI-REALIST ILLUSTRATION :
MEET YOUR DESTINED DEATH, 2022; fanart of Maliketh, from Elden Ring.
raven steals the sun, 2022; art depicting the adaawx of raven stealing the sun, as told in tsimshian (and other PNW nations') history.
tsimshian flow, 2021; a raven with parts of its body separated from itself. its Tsimshian blood flows in the space between.
stray little eyes, 2022; illustration inspired by the video game Stray, featuring its cat protagonist.
shanah tovah jupiter, 2022; art commemorating the day that Jupiter will be closest to earth this century, 9/26/22, & the beautiful coincidence that it happened on Rosh Hashanah.
STYLIZED ILLUSTRATION :
last, 2022; an illustration of the last wolf in scotland dying. auroras symbolize its soul leaving & the skies mourning its death.
CRUNCH, 2022; a drawing of a shiny Luxray, one of my favourite Pokemon.
CREATIVITY, 2022
(workflow gallery coming soon!)
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CONTACT: star@c-rber.us OR DMS
CERBERUS STAR
two-spirit Laxsgyiik Ts'msyen artist & writer-poet
SEEING THE SKY THROUGH THE STORMS
an illustrated poetry zine spanning 29 pages of poems. all were written in the span from 2016-2018, in the midst of my most significant trauma recovery period so far in my life. it briefly chronicles my journey from feeling trapped in a small town with misunderstanding family, to falling in love and eloping in a different country in search of a better life. updated 11/2021 with new art and additional poems i had originally left out.
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CATLAMP is my webcomic about a cat who wakes up in a world of complete darkness, other than a solitary talking lamp who they discover nearby. they set out on a journey together in hopes of finding the sun.CATLAMP is lighthearted but meaningful, narratively and visually surreal, inspired by my experiences with psychosis. it's a unique setting and a heartfelt story that features the growth of a friendship in unlikely circumstances, in a cold, confusing world. it is 192 pages divided into 13 chapters, and ran from november 21st, 2018 to january 1st, 2022.
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