About Me

this is me

hello, thanks for stopping by!

my name is mazzy, and i’m an illustrator, storyteller and proponent of the indie web. i’ve spent quite a few years disgruntled at what social media has become. i greatly enjoy creating art and sharing it with other people — but modern social media platforms have made that frustrating. they often require artists to create with the algorithm rather than real people in mind. so i’ve decided to opt out of it entirely. i quit instagram and tiktok in april 2024, and now here i am.

my comics are greatly informed and inspired by the shojo manga i grew up on — kamikaze kaito jeanne, yotsuba&!, ultra maniac, azumanga daioh, full moon wo sagashite, etc. as i grew older, my brain began to store memories of my life in comic form — comics i’d write, fold into eighths and pass around to my friends in the hallways at school to read. now as an adult i’ve found the confidence to share them beyond my circle of close friends. you can go read them on my "comics" page.

my goal with this site is to create a place not just to showcase my art, but also a place that’s fun to click around and explore for hidden gems and easter eggs. this is my first shot at coding an entire website from scratch (squarespace and cargo don’t count) so i am learning as i go. coding from scratch gives me a lot of creative freedom to make totally unique stuff that can’t be found elsewhere, so i’ll see where it goes.

if you’d like to be net neighbors, collab on something, commission me, whatever — there’s a few ways to contact me! there’s a chatbox to the right, a guestbook here, and a contact form if you’d like me to respond via email. it’s really up to you. i’d love to hear from you in one form or another.

thanks for reading and take care!

-mazzy