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I'm starting to play around with abstract black and white portraits. I like the concept, but I'm still trying to find a style that isn't overly obvious or overdone. We'll see where this progression leads. https://www.etsy.com/listing/213501375/fine-art-photography-summer-wishes

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Easter Bunnies never used to frighten me. Then I found these guys while scouting costumes. #easter #nightmares #costume scouting #latergram #fantasyfestival

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So, I didn't get to get out and shoot the Blood Moon yesterday, but here are my day after/full moon sloppy seconds. #lookup #bloodmoon #blueverve_studio #blackandwhite #fullmoon

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Photography and puppies. Must reblog. :)

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Eric Moen, ladies and gentlemen!

My Dearest Perverts!

Have you ever wished you could help support Oh Joy, Sex Toy in a tangible fashion?

Dudes, you totally can.

You can become a patron of OJST through Patreon and help support keeping this comic my number one occupation.

What is Patreon?

It’s sort of like Kickstarter, but rather than raising one lump sum of money all in one go for one final project, instead you sort of subscribe to give me a little bit of money each time I post a new comic. I update the site once a week, so if you pledged to give me $2 each time a comic goes up, that means I’d get $8 a month from you. But it’s totally in your hands how much and how often you want to support the site and you can put a cap on just how much you’re willing to give each month. So even if I went crazy bananas and posted a hundred strips in one week, you still wouldn’t go past your cap of say, $5 a month. Learn more at Patreon’s FAQ

Why is Erika using Patreon?

This comic IS earning me a modest income through a bunch of different channels, but it fluctuates greatly from month to month. Each week’s update is actually 4-6 pages of full color comics, condensed into a single web friendly image, and takes me a full week to make. Seriously, it’s a full time job. I don’t even have time for commissions or freelance work anymore! So I’m launching my Patreon campaign as an option for you guys to help support OJST and me.

Primarily it’s to help me in my leaner months, but also it helps me pay for more fantastic guest comics that I need to use when I get sick or hit by a car (that actually happened a couple months ago) or need a new point of view on some sexy subject.

Rewards

- $1 an update – Get exclusive snapshots posted in my activity stream of my progress on the comic every day that I am working on it.

- $5 an update – Download PDFs of both volumes of my previous comic series, DAR! Originally published as books in 2009 and 2010, these PDFs include comics and bonus content that was never released online.

Thank you!

Don’t worry if you can’t contribute, OJST will always be free. This is just an avenue for super fans to help directly support the comic financially if they would like to do so. I’m very grateful for all the support I’ve received since OJST‘s launch in April 2013 and I definitely do not take any of it for granted! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for enabling me to work on a project I believe in 110% and am truly passionate about. I love sharing knowledge about sex and promoting sex positivity and I will do so, with our without Patreon, for as long as I possibly can.

Patreon.com/ErikaMoen

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Apologies for the grain, these were low light through glass, and the little guy was moving pretty quickly.  Francois' langur Pierre was a show stealing sort of fellow though, and worth the wait to see.

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She's majestic, but we all know she wants more.

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Even rhinos are shy now and then.

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Illumination at the Morton Arboretum was pretty magical.  We went prior to the holidays on a beautifully snowy night.

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Must re-blog Calvin and Hobbes. All of the feels.

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We all crash into each other. Your wants,  my needs; his longing, her avoidance; another moment shared, another moment lost.  What fools we are to think that we'll endure unscathed - all we are is wild energy, bottled up in bodies, packaged neatly in our sloppy lives to ensure that things stay just as they are.

(Which is not to say that we're not a beautiful mess, but messy we are just the same.)

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If someone is invested enough in your love to share a life with you, the least you can do is be honest with them.

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I haven't posted anything in quite some time, so I thought I'd add a little something from the design I've been toying with for my personal website (which was sorely in need of a revamp).

Lately I've really been itching to draw. I have lots of pages floating in my head for the web comic I've been outlining, and as it's the new year and all, I'd really like to commit to doing monthly themed sketches. However, New Year's Day I broke my right index finger, so until my dexterity improves while drawing in this stint (and yes, I'm still doing some - although mostly just using the tablet at work in 3d), all I really have to share is past work and hopefully some new photography.

On that front though, there is good news. I just got a new camera body! Nothing too fancy, as my budget is still pretty tight these days, but I'm excited. I've been working with an outdated Nikon D60 for far too long (still love it though...it was a good, dependable budget dslr, despite it's tiny megapixel count and sensor size).

Anyway, happy 2014!

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Sketching roughs for the webcomic floating around in my mind.

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While my website remains under construction, here starts a series of blog posts reguarding the artistic process and freelancing.

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Out enjoying nature in Wisconsin this afternoon.