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@dailen.bsky.social
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Multidisciplinary artist (illustrations/tattoos/comics) and maker. Werewolf by night. (she/they)
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Ok there's quite a few more horror enthusiasts around these parts now so I guess I should introduce myself! I'm Dailen, I make comics and drawings (and more recently, tattoos), usually of things that make my brain go brrrr.
A close up photo of an acryla-gouache painting of a snarling wolf. An ink drawing of a long haired, witchy young woman cradling a skull in her arms. A black and white drawing of a black wolf with an exposed skull for a face. A digital drawing of a cut of meat covered by a swarm of blue morpho butterflies.
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Anyway in general my mental health went WAY up when I started reading instead of scrolling social media to kill time, so I'm guessing you still won't see much of me. The phone is where the Demons live
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A photograph of an ink drawing on watercolor board with gold edges. The drawing is of bleeding hearts flowers with gold stars scattered throughout the image.
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Trying to make a point to post on social media again but like... how long will it last lol
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POINTS THAT'S MY ARM! Might be my new favorite tattoo, Dailen did so good 🥺♥️
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One* must imagine Laika, Patron Saint of One-Way Trips, frolicking in the cosmos, chasing the stars, basking in the light and sleeping sweetly in the cool darkness, space dust sparkling in her fur.

*it's me, I'm one, her story makes me too emotional otherwise lmao 💀
A fresh black and gray stippled tattoo of Laika the cosmonaut dog wearing a simple space helmet and floating in space. The same fresh black and gray stippled tattoo of Laika the cosmonaut dog wearing a simple space helmet and floating in space, but the image is more zoomed out to show more of the arm and background.
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If you're on Instagram @/itsmellscrazyinhere is doing the same thing!! I don't know what happened to me this year but I went headfirst into Smells™ and I love reading about what other people have to say about them. It's such a hoot 😂
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Fragrantica is my favorite place on the internet
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One* must imagine Laika, Patron Saint of One-Way Trips, frolicking in the cosmos, chasing the stars, basking in the light and sleeping sweetly in the cool darkness, space dust sparkling in her fur.

*it's me, I'm one, her story makes me too emotional otherwise lmao 💀
A fresh black and gray stippled tattoo of Laika the cosmonaut dog wearing a simple space helmet and floating in space. The same fresh black and gray stippled tattoo of Laika the cosmonaut dog wearing a simple space helmet and floating in space, but the image is more zoomed out to show more of the arm and background.
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Making some lil guys lately?
A drawing of a wolf on a gold background. The same drawing but tilted so that the textured shine of the gold is more visible.
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YESSS PLS I need to post my backlog of them here so you can see what we're working with 👀
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Nooo I'm sorry you had to!! I'm sure it won't be my last con ever so I know I'll catch you eventually!!
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I'll still be making comics, just on my own time and at my own pace, so don't worry 😉 but tattoos is treating me gooood so stick around for more of that, too!

I love you all!
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If the industry loved me half as much as I love it, things might be different—but ultimately, I'm excited for the new chapter of my life and deeply grateful for all the incredible friends I've made and all the art I've gotten to share.
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Hey Comics!

It looks like this year marks my last San Diego Comic Con. (Booth 708, if you're around and would like to say hi!) I just wanted to write a quick thank you to everyone who has made these years some of the most wild and special of my entire life. !
A picture of Dailen's booth at SDCC.
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Oooh, thanks for the tip!
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Petersburg 😅 alas the family are all middle of nowhere farmers lol
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OHHH good idea!!
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I think I'm gonna preemptively get a finger tattoo or two
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I'm honestly kind of looking forward to it? In a trainwreck kinda way. Grandma is a sweet lady so I know she'll be cool and the cousins are apparently "troglodytes" so it'll be entertaining at least lol
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My partner's grandmother turns 90 next month and I'm attending her birthday in Nebraska and considering how conservative that side of the family is, I (a queer tattoo artist with a facial piercing) am planning to go off like a flashbang dropped on that party
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You know ittttt 😎
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Thank you so so much!! 🥰
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Aw haha dang!! The foot is definitely known for ink fallout! But getting another would be so cool haha
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Thanks bb 🥰🥰 it means a lot!
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Pshawww haha I still have SO much to learn but I'm really happy to be doing it!!!
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Thank you 🥰🥰🥰