"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made

Starting to make things can be hard. Once you start it's easier to build off what you make. Make connections. Make projects that amplify necessary information. Make your friends do the things you know we all need to be doing lol. I know it's hard & scary but shake off the horror & do something.

Working through some ideas for images based on some amazing things I’ve learned at #SICB2026 !

The best season for sleeping. 🌨️

Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!

New Year reminder that Public Libraries are COOL and FREE and you should go to yours and get yourself a card. They have all kinds of stuff! Books, wifi, dvds, games and even pots and pans!!

Over here learning about snakes wiggling at #SICB2026

体の小ささでキクイタダキとはりあうけど、声はめちゃくちゃでかいミソサザイ。 The wren is the king of birds, small but with a very loud song. #BirdArt

Lorwyn Eclipsed was the first MtG set where I served as a lead art director. That meant getting to pitch what these special edition cards would look like, and bring on so many new artists from my picture book days! Some more of the cards I ADd got spoiled today:

Tying myself in knots #KidLit #Dragon #Painting

Just got my copies of WHO'S BUILDING? Book 2 in the series. Written by Katrina Moore and illustrated by me. Out March 10th 2026! 💛 #kidlit #boardbook

new year means please remember to be like nice and normal about fat people, the fat person you are or could become, the fat person you could fall in love with or friends you could have. fatness is not a corrupting force, fatphobia is. the performance is unhealthy, weight loss is social is political

Year of the horse

Tying myself in knots #KidLit #Dragon #Painting

Inspo and sketchbook. Trying to get back into a daily drawing (for fun) habit. #kidlit

One of the best things about loving stodgy brown paintings in the UK is they are common as muck, you're never more than 50 meters from one here.

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE YOUR LEMON PIG DOES EVERYONE HAVE THEIR LEMONS

A skunk on a log - a little throwback. Gouache. Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/vmad...

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

It crimmus 🎄 [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Another year, but this time everything was made with traditional mediums! I'm proud of myself for trying new things and making moves in uncertain times. I also seemed to create in bursts this year. Most of these were made within 3 months throughout the year. #ArtvsArtist #ArtvsArtist2025 #KidLit

muppet christmas carol (happy holidays!)

Happy Solstice 🦉 #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache

Another year, but this time everything was made with traditional mediums! I'm proud of myself for trying new things and making moves in uncertain times. I also seemed to create in bursts this year. Most of these were made within 3 months throughout the year. #ArtvsArtist #ArtvsArtist2025 #KidLit

The solstice comes and goes like snowflakes in the night. ❄️🌨️❄️ #kidlit #wintersolstice #magic

reminder:

Ask your agent to request anti-AI provisions in the contract/push back against clauses that require them to ok AI use! We kept saying “authors will hate this” and being told “nobody’s complained”

Can I get some recommendations for good organizations to donate to to support trans/gender nonconforming youth? I've been giving to local groups this year, but I want to find a more national group to give 100% of the proceeds from this print:

I believe art is about authenticity to oneself. The act of creation is something that's inherent to the human soul. The more connected someone is to their own soul, the more the creation becomes theirs. Conversely, when you take from others to "create," you are actively unbecoming yourself.

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪

Creative solidarity means: If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover" If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references" If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc. Never help AI steal another medium No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.

The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out. This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.

There isn’t a way to include genAI in any stage of production or development that is appropriate. This is the line. I would sooner never play a video game again.

You hate GenAI? that’s fantastic I’m with yea but have you bothered to support any artist today as well? All you need to do is share their art and interact with them. Checkout their stores and get others to notice them. If you hate slop you need to make real art flourish otherwise thier is no point.

Ok, gotta figure out how to get $2K more to pay back taxes by tomorrow *yikes* This thread has a bunch of older originals HUGELY DISCOUNTED. If you are interested please DM me. PayPal/Venmo (US only shipping)

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

Stranded Time Travelers

An old journal comic repost to remind myself that the time is now and I’m not stuck

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

BOOOOOOOO!!!!

Might have to design some characters based off these stone lantern SHAPES!

Twelve princesses 👑

I think we all need some cleansing posts today, here's some photos from a lovely trip to the Portland Japanese Gardens. I did a little drawing of the koi pond, because obviously. 🍂

Bernie Wrightson

I think we all need some cleansing posts today, here's some photos from a lovely trip to the Portland Japanese Gardens. I did a little drawing of the koi pond, because obviously. 🍂

Repost if you're tired

more frog, again. seasonal frog

The evolution of a bear into a sticker ✨ www.annadaviscourt.com/shop%E2%9C%A8 #bear #kidlitart #stickers

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