Yukon SOVA

Scroll down for Art, Artist Process, Video, and Artist statement.

Art

Death is Hard and I Like Lee. Comics digitally drawn in Procreate. Two comics that I made for The Milking Cat teen comedy website. Made in March 2025 and February 2025 respectively.
Self-Portrait with Moles and Zits Acrylic paint, primed canvas. I like how I painted my moles and neck. February 2025
Dead Rats. Photos taken by me and drawn over in Procreate. I’m inspired by dead rats, which started when I read Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. Made in April 2025.
Alley Finds and Death Metal Lyricist. Comics digitally drawn in Procreate. Two comics that I made for my application to The Milking Cat teen comedy website. (Alley Finds is a true story.) Made in November 2024.
Foot (Love Letter to Sharpie Smear Guard Highlighters Part 1/3) . Lined notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen, Sharpie Smear Guard highlighters. Colours done first, outline after. Made in June 2025.
Alley Finds and Death Metal Lyricist. Comics digitally drawn in Procreate. Two comics that I made for my application to The Milking Cat teen comedy website. (Alley Finds is a true story.) Made in November 2024.
Portrait of my mum (Love Letter to Sharpie Smear Guard Highlighters Part 2/3) Lined notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen, Sharpie Smear Guard highlighters. Outline drawn staring at my mum without looking at the paper, colours done after. Made in June 2025
The Location of the Anguilla Bostoniensis. Collage (Book page, thread, Letraset, metal paper fastener, microfiche, red plastic, hot glue, glue stick, illustrated American Eel information card). Anguilla Bostoniensis is an antiquated synonym for Anguilla Rostrata (American eel), which is my favourite animal. Made in February 2025
Garlic Press. Comic digitally drawn in Procreate. I made this comic for The Milking Cat teen comedy website. Made in July 2025.
Death is Hard and I Like Lee. Comics digitally drawn in Procreate. Two comics that I made for The Milking Cat teen comedy website. Made in March 2025 and February 2025 respectively.

Artist Process

(See Time Lapse Replays of me Drawing Stuff under “Videos”).

Me drawing at Timmie’s.
Frames from “Cold Water”, plus an image of the alpine lake swim that inspired the animation.
Original version of my current logo, drawn in pencil. It was originally a one-off drawing for something else, but I liked it so I cut it out.
Notebook page where I drew Big Volcano Fan.
Me being a nerd at a comic shop.
Reference photo that I made from stock photos and photos of myself for an unfinished animation project.

Video

Small Fast-Moving Squid (Notebook Animation Part 1):  Lined notebook paper, red Pigma Micron PN pen. Animated in Procreate. I made this in a ferry lineup, using the lines on the paper to keep the proportions accurate-ish. Made in June 2025.                      

Big Volcano Fan (Notebook Animation Part 2): Lined notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen. Animated in Procreate. I had to start this one over twice, the first time because the volcano looked like a hairy pimple, and the second time because I had drawn the clouds going two separate directions. Made in June 2025.

Everyone Likes a Drawing of the Life Cycle of a Dandelion (Notebook Animation Part 3): Lined notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen, coloured markers. Animated in Procreate. It was my mum’s idea to do this, and I thought that dandilion life cycles were perhaps overdone (I was being pretentious) but I did it anyway and had a lot of fun. Made in June 2025.

Cold Water (Love Letter to Sharpie Smear Guard Highlighters Part 3/3, Notebook Animation Part 4): Notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen, Sharpie Smear Guard highlighters. Frames drawn from video taken of me walking into a lake. Animated on Procreate. Made in July 2025.

Cold Water (Alt. Version, Chromic Aberration, Notebook Animation Part 4.5): Notebook paper, blue Pigma Micron PN pen, red Pigma Micron PN pen. Frames drawn by tracing the original ‘Cold Water’ twice, once with blue and once with red. Animated on Procreate. Made in July 2025.

How to Break Down in 21 Steps: Drawn on Procreate, inspired by and drawn from this YouTube video by StoneAgeMan: https://youtu.be/9twFI210maw?si=X5bgrZ-z3t4kNMah I had a lot of fun drawing this, and even more fun colouring it. There are some things that I would do differently now, (specifically how I used grey), but I’m still proud of it. Made in April 2024.

Artist Statement

There is something special about the north, because when I was up there on a road trip to Tuktoyaktuk with my family last June, I made way more art than I ever have on any other trip. And I’ve been on a lot of trips; from living in a van traveling around the States as a little kid, and backpacking with my sibling and mum across Europe, I’ve had lot of opportunities to see and draw in different places. New surroundings, environments, and observing people at a glance is what gets me excited to make things; collages, pictures, weird little animations, character sketches, and comics.

I’ve been making comics since I was five years old. My first comic was about an evil germ. At the time, I was obsessed with getting sick and also wanted to be a virologist. I still make art that captures my imagination, from grotesque representations of bodies and uncomfortable feelings to simple jokes. I draw endless creative energy and ideas from comics, graphic novels, animation, and movies. Tillie Walden, Jillian Tamaki, and Joe Bennett are three of my biggest creative inspirations.

The fact that I was homeschooled makes a lot of people think that I’m not excited to learn, which is entirely the opposite of the truth. The truth is that I love learning, and SOVA is a program that piques all of my interests when it comes to art. I was able to have a tour when I was in Dawson City, and I was blown away by the studio spaces, various equipment, and the town itself.

Spending eight months up north making art and learning from skilled instructors in a gorgeous space would be a dream come true.