Klutzi
He’s a small white blob with stained tears that never stop and eyes too dark to read. He doesn’t smile. He stumbles, he struggles, and he doesn’t give up.
I made Klutzi because I grew up without anyone to talk to. No confidant, just myself and whatever I could figure out on my own. Klutzi became a way to say the things I couldn’t say out loud — about anxiety, about panic, about depression, about the quiet moments where you wonder if you’re the only one feeling this way.
You’re not.
Rocky
Rocky is the fox who showed up to make sure Klutzi didn’t carry everything alone. He’s the humor in the hard parts; not because the hard parts aren’t real, but because nobody can sit in heaviness all the time. Rocky is permission to laugh, even on the days that are otherwise terrible.
What Klutzi talks about
Anxiety. Panic attacks. Depression. Toxic people you’re allowed to walk away from. Grief that doesn’t follow a script. The specific, ordinary moments most people don’t say out loud — and the reminder, every time, that you’re not alone in them.
Where to find him
Klutzi lives on Instagram, where he’s existed since the beginning — though I’ll be honest, the account has been quiet the past few years while I navigated my own losses. Even the figure who reminds people they’re not alone needs room for that sometimes.
I’m back now, creating with the same intention that brought him into the world in the first place. New content is coming.
His GIFs have reached over 200 million views on Giphy, built for the moments a still image isn’t enough to say what needs saying.
The JEM Foundation
Klutzi was commissioned to create a Zine in partnership with The JEM Foundation, an organization supporting families affected by suicide loss. You can learn more about their work directly at their website or Instagram.