Bumble Tales

Written by Tara Mardikes, Illustrated by Kira Mardikes

Chimacum Farm Collaborative Coloring Book

In collaboration with Finnriver Cidery and the Chimacum Farm Collaborative we made a coloring book! Pages are featuring the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, Washington State University extension, The Jefferson Land Trust, Organic Seed Alliance, and Finnriver Grain. 2016

Clorofilia Magazine

A magazine that investigates the value of our interactions with our botanical allies using comics by American and Mexican artists. Printed with soy based inks on recycled paper and funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Debuted at Short Run Comics Festival, November 2014.

Contributors include: Amara Leipzig, Asa Jones, Ben Passmore, Caesar Meadows, Caienna Birwerth, Danielle Chenette, Eric Brookens, Evelyn Salguero, Isabella Rotman, Kim Wayman, Tassie and George Mardikes, Megan Diddie, Megan Lavender Petri, Mich Artega, Sam Hubert, Sean Hernandez, Sun-EE, Tilly Pelczar, Talya Modlin, and Vreni among others.

Role: Organizer, Publisher, Artist

Corn Quest

Autobiographical road trip comicbook about my trip to the Sustainable Agriculture Conference in Espanola New Mexico organized by the 13 indigenous grandmothers and hosting Vandana Shiva. Specifically researching corn and genetic modification. 48 pages - 2013-15