John Guillemette

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It’s almost sandal season, and I’m getting ready for a long hair summer. Headshot courtesy of @bibbeyswork with @rosetint.ct , the New Haven community theatre that will knock your socks off. (Even when it’s sandal season… how’s that work?)

A #ginaschool sample to start the first full week of Spring…we must forge into the Season of Growth seeing clearly, agree? #lifelessons #sneakpeek #illustration #authorsofinstagram

The New New Haven Advocate is now accepting submissions for local journalism, poetry, prose, photos, comics, and art about New Haven. We are especially interested in short creative work (approx. 1,000 words) and imagery that strongly evokes a sense of place here in the Elm City. Please email all submissions to [email protected] by April 13th! The New Haven Advocate was New Haven’s premiere alt-weekly print publication between 1975 and 2013. From arts & music reviews to local stories with a counter-cultural flare, the Advocate left a hole unfilled when it died. Which is why we’re bringing it back for one epic issue! With local journalists like @_sofia_acosta , @lindsayskedgell , Tom Smith and Colleen Van Tassel (from the original Advocate team), artists like @honeyteaboy and @peter.conrad.comics , a feminist-lens arts section edited by @nastywomenconnecticut and a Hartford Spotlight by @thehartfordartspages , it’s bound to be an excellent issue. And that’s just SO FAR! We’re still missing YOUR WORK! Submit your New Haven stories, journalism, photographs, sketches, art, and writings! Circulate this call amongst your communities as we strive towards a radical representative reboot.

Here’s our giveaway winner @_sofia_acosta with her copy of #GinaSchool! Enjoy those wisdom-filled pages, Sofia. Thanks again to everyone who participated! #iwd2026 #book #giveaway #authorsofinstagram

Join @itsjulesbakes and I THIS THURSDAY for a discussion on graphic novel writing, book illustration, and multimodal collaboration. It’s going to be super fun! We’ll get started in the English Common Room at Southern Connecticut State University at 3:30pm. Hope to see you there!

Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, we’re giving away a free, signed copy of #GinaSchool with our new book plate art. In the comments, simply tag three friends who need Gina School in their lives for a chance to win. Winner will be drawn randomly and informed of their win this Tuesday, March 10th. They’ll also be announced on Instagram! Good luck to all :) #giveaway #iwd2026 #authorsoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram

As a community college enthusiast, a refurbished drop-out, and eventually a “General Studies” major (which means I majored in “Nothing in Particular”), #ginaschool lesson 43 is my favorite to read and was my favorite to draw. #bookstagram #favorite #illustration #lifelessons

Where the magic happens! ✨🎨📝 (Art-making can have me crammed indoors a little too often… having a few plants around my desk tricks me into thinking I’m outside!) 🪴

Mine in Issue #2 of the @thehartfordartspages , alongside a more impressive cartoon from @samsinkwell ! Around now, I start thinking about spring. Here’s a toon for the squirrels, keepin’ it real out there. 🥶

💘 Rolling through this crazy little thing called love? ❤️ We get it. Order your copy of #ginaschool today! Gina School is a great gift to give to yourself or to someone you love. (Link in bio.) #bookstagram #superbowl #love #valentinesday