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Shelli Pruett
Shelli Pruett
JoinedJune 17, 2017
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Shelli Pruett is a Los Angeles-based artist. She has a degree in Fine Arts from New College in Sarasota, Florida. Her work has been published in many venues, including The Wall Street Journal. Her cartoons range from the pithy and philosophical to the whimsical. They’re about life and spirituality in this modern world, as well as alternate worlds of imagination.
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Why We Love Dogs!

Shelli Pruett·September 10, 2017
Screen reader version: A male and a female dog owner, each with one dog, walk and talk. The male turns...
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A Dog That Doesn’t Act Like a Dog

Shelli Pruett·September 10, 2017
Screen reader version: A dog owner turns to his smiling dog and says, “Look, I know you mean well. But...
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Guilt-Free Consumer and Political Sheep

Shelli Pruett·August 27, 2017
Screen reader version:  Two women sit at a cafe with glasses of wine, and one says to her companion, “It’s...
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Thin, Beautiful and Totally Hot!

Shelli Pruett·August 27, 2017
Screen reader version:  Three women approach a man wearing robes and standing at a podium emblazoned with the word “Hollywood,”...
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Patient Empathy Program

Shelli Pruett·August 13, 2017
Screen reader version:  A doctor dances happily in front of a nurse (standing) and a patient (sitting on an examination...
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The Essential Zen Question

Shelli Pruett·August 13, 2017
Screen reader version:  An old man with a long beard meditates on a mat, shirtless: “…the Zen question isn’t how...
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Hashtag #CaveArt

Shelli Pruett·July 30, 2017
Screen reader version:  A caveman drawing on his cave’s walls also includes his Twitter hashtag and website address, as two...
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Spoiler Alert!

Shelli Pruett·July 30, 2017
Screen reader version: Female fortune teller with crystal ball addresses her male client, who’s anxiously awaiting her response: “First, let...
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Refrigerator GPS

Shelli Pruett·July 16, 2017
Screen reader version:  A man aims his cell phone at his open fridge: Nathan uses his new “Refrigerator GPS” to...
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A Million Dollars in Debt by 30

Shelli Pruett·July 16, 2017
Screen reader version:  A young man stands at a table covered in paper bills for rent, auto insurance, his student...
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Dating in the Social Media Age

Shelli Pruett·July 2, 2017
Screen reader version:  A man and woman stare glumly at each other during dinner: “Now that we’ve read each other’s...
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Relationship Background Check

Shelli Pruett·July 2, 2017
Screen reader version:  Woman addresses man over dinner and drinks: “Sure, we can take this relationship to the next level....
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Deer on Xanax

Shelli Pruett·June 18, 2017
Screen reader version: Two deer calmly eat grass as a lion roars at them from from behind a tree, just...
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Attack of the Taser App

Shelli Pruett·June 18, 2017
Screen reader version:  Beside a garbage can, while standing on concrete littered with garbage and paper bills, one man is...
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Descartes 2016

Shelli Pruett·June 4, 2017
Screen reader version: Philosopher René Descartes sitting in front of a laptop, along with a notebook and a quill pen,...
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Don’t Eat the Humans!

Shelli Pruett·June 4, 2017
Screen reader version: Two sharks converse about whether to eat a scuba diver swimming slightly above them: “We’ve been advised...
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Living in the Matrix

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
Screen reader version:  Fish escape from tank, which they realized was “the matrix,” while human owner (female) looks on in...
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“Live. Die. Repeat.”

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
Screen reader version:  Female Buddhist monk speaks to two other monks (male), in front of sacred vase with brain sitting...
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Quantum Entanglement

Shelli Pruett·May 7, 2017
Screen reader version:  Homeless man to grouchy, well-dressed lady (on bus): “Hey, lady…don’t forget about quantum entanglement and the Interconnectedness...
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Buddhist Reunion

Shelli Pruett·May 7, 2017
Screen reader version:  Buddhist monk shaking second monk’s hand: “Great to see you again, Harold. Hasn’t it been, like, about...
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