Tess Fowler Gutierrez
@tessfowler.bsky.social
Graphic memoirist, comic illustrator, painter, cancer survivor.
Shops:
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Email:
[email protected]
ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Shops:
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Email:
[email protected]
ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/tessfowler
It is indeed a fracture. He's out of commission for awhile. Its his dominant hand, too so he's not real happy about it. This is going to slow us down to practically a stand still work wise. Back to emergency mode. If you want to help please visit:
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
It is indeed a fracture. He's out of commission for awhile. Its his dominant hand, too so he's not real happy about it. This is going to slow us down to practically a stand still work wise. Back to emergency mode. If you want to help please visit:
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
October 2023 diary comic
From unhoused in the valley to barely housed in DTLA.
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ko-fi.com/tessfowler
From unhoused in the valley to barely housed in DTLA.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 AM
October 2023 diary comic
From unhoused in the valley to barely housed in DTLA.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
From unhoused in the valley to barely housed in DTLA.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Another 2023 diary comic. I love a four panel layout. Dang I miss doing these!
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Another 2023 diary comic. I love a four panel layout. Dang I miss doing these!
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
I was a couple months into suicidality that I hadn't dealt with head on since the events of my graphic memoir Take the Fall.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I was a couple months into suicidality that I hadn't dealt with head on since the events of my graphic memoir Take the Fall.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Another older diary comic:
Back in late February 2025 when my father in law tried telling everyone he was dying and I took the bait but my husband @bullyart07 was smarter and removed the baited hook from his cheek in about 3 seconds flat.
Back in late February 2025 when my father in law tried telling everyone he was dying and I took the bait but my husband @bullyart07 was smarter and removed the baited hook from his cheek in about 3 seconds flat.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Another older diary comic:
Back in late February 2025 when my father in law tried telling everyone he was dying and I took the bait but my husband @bullyart07 was smarter and removed the baited hook from his cheek in about 3 seconds flat.
Back in late February 2025 when my father in law tried telling everyone he was dying and I took the bait but my husband @bullyart07 was smarter and removed the baited hook from his cheek in about 3 seconds flat.
The siblings!
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tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The siblings!
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tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Tess- To the survivors in my audience, a message:
January 21, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tess- To the survivors in my audience, a message:
Do you remember the exact moment your life was ruined? Knocked off course forever, and sent hurtling into the ether?
I do.
I do.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Do you remember the exact moment your life was ruined? Knocked off course forever, and sent hurtling into the ether?
I do.
I do.
Me and my best friend are still together to this day. Just don't call him a bear. He hates that. Scroll through for photographic evidence of us being thick as thieves.
You can see more of him in my graphic memoir Take the Fall. Available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
You can see more of him in my graphic memoir Take the Fall. Available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Me and my best friend are still together to this day. Just don't call him a bear. He hates that. Scroll through for photographic evidence of us being thick as thieves.
You can see more of him in my graphic memoir Take the Fall. Available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
You can see more of him in my graphic memoir Take the Fall. Available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Monsters sometimes arrive wearing feathers and ribbons and bells. I continue to try to find forgiveness in me. Probably always will. It seems to be my nature.
The book is called Take the Fall.
The book is called Take the Fall.
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Monsters sometimes arrive wearing feathers and ribbons and bells. I continue to try to find forgiveness in me. Probably always will. It seems to be my nature.
The book is called Take the Fall.
The book is called Take the Fall.
Men who assault minors rarely if ever take full accountability. I don't know what goes through their perverted little minds but it certainly isn't empathy. Self preservation is always top priority.
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Men who assault minors rarely if ever take full accountability. I don't know what goes through their perverted little minds but it certainly isn't empathy. Self preservation is always top priority.
Re-editing the first volume of diary comics for print, and was struck by this portrait of one of my sisters. We are estranged, but her face has always fascinated me. Since I was small I wished I could learn to draw her. Think maybe I finally captured her.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Re-editing the first volume of diary comics for print, and was struck by this portrait of one of my sisters. We are estranged, but her face has always fascinated me. Since I was small I wished I could learn to draw her. Think maybe I finally captured her.
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
is name in the book is Steven Sand, but in real life I called him The Old Man. He is the reason I became a mother hen to every stray chickadee at conventions. If you ever wondered why I didn't let you out of my sight, it was him.
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 AM
is name in the book is Steven Sand, but in real life I called him The Old Man. He is the reason I became a mother hen to every stray chickadee at conventions. If you ever wondered why I didn't let you out of my sight, it was him.
Here is a link to Tess's Instagram. This post has a trigger warning with it.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTEEzIp...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTEEzIp...
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Here is a link to Tess's Instagram. This post has a trigger warning with it.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTEEzIp...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTEEzIp...
Tess is opening up about living with autism at 40. Tess is back on Instagram as well with updates and videos!!
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Tess is opening up about living with autism at 40. Tess is back on Instagram as well with updates and videos!!
This is a post from Tess. Posting it like this seems easier for everyone to ready rather than a bunch of posts tied together.
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This is a post from Tess. Posting it like this seems easier for everyone to ready rather than a bunch of posts tied together.
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Nowadays I know my capacity and I protect myself. Chris does too. If you are like us? I hope you'll stay and please please please know you are not alone.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Nowadays I know my capacity and I protect myself. Chris does too. If you are like us? I hope you'll stay and please please please know you are not alone.
Skill regression is real. And it made us both believe we were failures. This is still something we are undoing. I am no longer going to hide. I cannot be who I was before 2020. I am a slow, soft little creature who cries and gets overwhelmed easily.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Skill regression is real. And it made us both believe we were failures. This is still something we are undoing. I am no longer going to hide. I cannot be who I was before 2020. I am a slow, soft little creature who cries and gets overwhelmed easily.
We didn't know that our brains weren't using the same equipment as other people we knew. The burnout and meltdowns amplified by trauma old and new had worn us out. Here are some photos from those days.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
We didn't know that our brains weren't using the same equipment as other people we knew. The burnout and meltdowns amplified by trauma old and new had worn us out. Here are some photos from those days.
I'm not afraid of it and you shouldn't be either.
After cancer my husband @bullyart07 and I lost about 50 lbs each. Such is the way when two undiagnosed autistic humans who come from traumatic backgrounds go through the worst crisis of their lives.
After cancer my husband @bullyart07 and I lost about 50 lbs each. Such is the way when two undiagnosed autistic humans who come from traumatic backgrounds go through the worst crisis of their lives.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I'm not afraid of it and you shouldn't be either.
After cancer my husband @bullyart07 and I lost about 50 lbs each. Such is the way when two undiagnosed autistic humans who come from traumatic backgrounds go through the worst crisis of their lives.
After cancer my husband @bullyart07 and I lost about 50 lbs each. Such is the way when two undiagnosed autistic humans who come from traumatic backgrounds go through the worst crisis of their lives.
(From Tess)
Cancer is not something we should be afraid of discussing. Neither is autism or trauma. I'm so tired of people feeling like they have to be terrified or avoid thinking about any of it. It is all a part of life and you never know who in your life might be affected.
Cancer is not something we should be afraid of discussing. Neither is autism or trauma. I'm so tired of people feeling like they have to be terrified or avoid thinking about any of it. It is all a part of life and you never know who in your life might be affected.
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
(From Tess)
Cancer is not something we should be afraid of discussing. Neither is autism or trauma. I'm so tired of people feeling like they have to be terrified or avoid thinking about any of it. It is all a part of life and you never know who in your life might be affected.
Cancer is not something we should be afraid of discussing. Neither is autism or trauma. I'm so tired of people feeling like they have to be terrified or avoid thinking about any of it. It is all a part of life and you never know who in your life might be affected.
Hey everyone. I updated the layout of the online shop. The top row is physical items the second row is digital books. I also changed the cover for the digital Diary comics so you know your getting vol-1-2. Last note the Merroir and Diary comics are totally different stories not the same book.
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Hey everyone. I updated the layout of the online shop. The top row is physical items the second row is digital books. I also changed the cover for the digital Diary comics so you know your getting vol-1-2. Last note the Merroir and Diary comics are totally different stories not the same book.
Hey everyone here is a quick update from Tess. I figured it would be easier to read this way than a bunch of posts.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Hey everyone here is a quick update from Tess. I figured it would be easier to read this way than a bunch of posts.