Mara Williams

I'm an illustrator and computer programmer. I doodle a lot. Always have. After my first-round of college (for Medieval Studies), I started making zines and sharing my cartoons. It's one of the primary ways I think. Sometimes I draw a character I call “squid-in-a-bucket.” It's a simple joke - here is a squid who has to bring their environment everywhere they go. The squid's bucket always has a puddle of water underneath it. I love squid in a bucket. It resonates with my experience of the world - I need to bring my own water with me. When I went back to school for Computer Programming, I found a place where I'm not the only squid in a bucket. I'm looking for a job where I won't need a bucket every minute of every day, because my way of thinking is supported (and an asset!).