CERBERUS STAR
two-spirit Gisbutwada Ts'msyen artist & writer-poet
CONTACT: star@c-rber.us OR DMS
i am an illustrator, visual designer, formline artist, and comic artist; my focuses are usually animals & nature, anthro character & monster designs, and narrative works such as abstract & traditional comics, zines, and poetry. i was raised on Ktunaxa territory in BC, canada, and currently live in Akimel O'odham & Pee Posh lands in arizona, USA.
my work tends to focus on topics of mental health, survivorship, heritage, spirituality, and social issues i am impacted by.
FORMLINE :
raven's lesson, 2021; a design about being two-spirit & transgender, using the story of how Raven used to be white long ago.
rebirth, 2021; a design about cycles at all levels of life and existence.
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.
aks ada lak, 2021; "water & fire". designs depicting events from a Tsimshian Adaawx (true-telling).
VISUAL DESIGN :
xίμαιρα, 2020; inspired by Chimera, the mythological brother of Cerberus (my namesake), and the Orion constellation.
prayers for new times, 2021; a wolf incubating under the phases of the moon. may we manifest a better future.
GRIT YOUR TEETH, 2021; a wolf sustaining the impacts of intergenerational trauma and modern-day stress.
SNARLING SKY, 2021; a design of a wolf and a bolt of lightning, striking down powerfully from the sky.
raven and the snake, 2021; a design about colonial extraction & climate despair. our grief can become action.
CHAOS CASCADING, 2021; design about grief & indignation. the thunder of our voices will be what sets off the cascade of change.
ILLUSTRATION :
MOMENT OF RUPTURE, 2021; a wolf just before striking and killing something. a meditation on finite time and accelerating change.
weight of the world, 2021; a wolf crying tears of despair, that the raven turns into tears of empathy to nourish the earth.
tsimshian flow, 2021; a raven with parts of its body separated from itself. its Tsimshian blood flows in the space between.
CHIMERA ALL-OUT ATTACK, 2021; illustration of my dragon fursona, Patish, in the style of the Persona 5 all-out attack splashes.
SEEING THE SKY THROUGH THE STORMS, 2021; cover art for my poetry zine of the same name.
UNHOLY OFFSPRING, 2022; fanart of Toothless, from How to Train Your Dragon.
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CONTACT: star@c-rber.us OR DMS
CERBERUS STAR
two-spirit Gisbutwada 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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