Screaming "wtf" and waiting for a spontaneous uprising is going to discourage you. There won't be a spontaneous uprising. That's just not where the people are at. Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.

Re: the Amazon shop for me thing For anyone who uses a sub-domain on your shop like "shop(dot)domain(dot)com" Can you confirm if you show up? I've tried mine and a few others and so far it doesn't seem like it can crawl the sub-domain but I'm trying to confirm.

An assortment of logos I designed in 2025! ✨💖 Thank you to all my clients who trusted me this year! [ #logo #logodesign #handlettering ]

Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.

Design Reveal: Pink Lilium 🌷✨️ This is the first design showcase for my upcoming crowdfunding pin project launching in January 🌻 [ #art #artshop ]

If you want to know how things are really going, the regular denizens of Linkedin have gone from "well, we should maybe consider AI as a tool..." to "actually you know what, ai is garbage and companies are garbage if they use it, fuck this" in a six month timespan.

Meet Twist! ✨🥨 [ #cuteart #artshop ]

couldn't resist picking up my own copy of the @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social calendar to see how my piece turned out and it printed so gorgeously 🥹🥹

New teaser for my next pin project featuring silhouettes of the designs as well as the GORGEOUS logo by @nicebreakfast.bsky.social 🌱🌷✨ Any guesses on the flowers? 👀

There was a time on fb like 10 years ago where shirt-with-name ads were everywhere. The name Zandra isn't common, so every Zandra in the comments was excited to see other Zandras. One Zandra made a fb group and invited 200+ of us to it & we spent the next 10 years wishing each other happy birthday.

Since everyone is hopping platforms again, I wanted to remind folks that I have an updates server specifically for my work! I only ping for shop updates and otherwise there is no expectation to talk if you only want to lurk and ensure you see all of the stuff I put out. 💙 [ #artshop ]

People swearing off bsky because "it's boring" are the most annoying people. Just say you're addicted to the constant stress response of the doom scroll and go, man. I'm aiming for my body to not give out at 50.

im this 🤏 close to just carrying around a massive roll of dot stickers that say "ai generated" on them whenever I go out to stores and marking items accordingly for the public

A shiny jumpluff from a shop order ☺️ #plush #plushartist #jumpluff

Now that there are a TON of starter packs it's harder to gain traction on them, but the best way to get folks to use it is specificity! For this pack I was selective based on: ✔️ Full-Time Working Artist ✔️ Original Artwork (mostly) ✔️ Designs Merchandise ✔️ Critters/Creatures/Cute/Kawaii

I built a starter pack of artists that design merchandise for a living who primarily focus on their own original art and concepts 💙🙌 go.bsky.app/38cWPBv

Sweet & salty friends comin at ya 🥨🦝 [ #cuteart #artshop ]

Twelve years 🫶 [ #cuteart #illustration ]

This is the paradox: the "AI" bubble is based on hype. It's not about creating useful things. It's about hype to inflate stock. If the public resists the hype, then line does not go up. So they hype harder and harder, repelling most people with their hard sell tactics. It's a downward spiral.

“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here

don't forget 🤖🚫

Also I feel like it goes without saying, but please don't attack people who are forced to choose between getting fired and using AI as instructed by the people in charge. The onus is squarely on the heads of companies that make these decisions and put their employees into these situations.

I know several pieces of recent news make the outlook of the future look bleak, but please remember two things: 1) you can only flush trillions down the toilet with nominal returns for so long 2) the future they claim to be rock-solid is still very much made of thin glass Keep making art.

Last call for the year! Closing up shop in 2~ hours 🙌

social media is just a perfectly continuous circle of pancakes vs. waffles and bean soup theory and i actually cannot stand it

tried to find more non-art hobbies and have been firmly planted in focaccia territory for the last year and a half.

Switching people's mindsets from corporate spending to small or employee owned businesses is a process, but it's never impossible. Stuff that has worked for me ⏬⏬

Shop Closing December 15th ❄️💙 more info below shop.zandraillustration.com [ #artshop #cuteart ]

couldn't resist picking up my own copy of the @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social calendar to see how my piece turned out and it printed so gorgeously 🥹🥹

Black Cat Botanicals 🌼🍃🌱 I've got a new project in the works that will be coming to Backerkit in January featuring Series 4 of my flower cat collection 👀 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

even though I'm sick I'm feeling the MFF fomo 😭 this is the first year in a while I wasn't accepted and I'm really going to miss seeing my regulars that stop by the booth to say hi each year as well as catching up with fellow artists. I hope everyone has a safe and lucrative con this weekend 🙏

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard ! I’m Mazie, a Canadian cartoonist and writer, looking for work in kidlit, specifically early readers and chapter books, though I’m open to any kidlit projects that fit my style. I’m also querying a graphic novel and chapter book series. MazieLovie.carrd.co

Joltik ⚡️

desperately trying to pull my creative motivation back out of the gutter

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

very honored to have gotten the chance to contribute an illustration piece to the Little Kitty Big City 2026 calendar for January ✨️💙 please give the calendar and merch store a peek, everything was made with so much love!

very honored to have gotten the chance to contribute an illustration piece to the Little Kitty Big City 2026 calendar for January ✨️💙 please give the calendar and merch store a peek, everything was made with so much love!

Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday 💙 Please think of me if you're looking for gifts or stocking stuffers for the animal-lover (especially CAT lover) in your life! shop.zandraillustration.com [ #cuteart #artshop ]

ghost cereal ✨️👻🌈 [ #cuteart #artshop ]

SmallBu is looking for a freelance BG artist for a new animated project! -multi month job -must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs -must have several examples available online portfolio -no students Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!

Hello any apparel makers or reccs in the chat. Im christmas shopping and want to consider some options other than myself!!! Please share some artists (or yourself,) ty in advance!!

Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap. We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing. We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.

I am having a sale on some items in my shop this week through Cyber Monday! Some things on sale include washi tape, enamel pins and this bear bag! Novembear sale? 🐻🧸🐻 www.etsy.com/shop/LauraIl... Thanks for everything, friends!

LAST CALL! 🎉 Gonna pack the last orders of the year tomorrow! My shop will then close until January 2026. potoh.bigcartel.com

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Santa's Reindeer are flying in again this year! Limited stock will be dropping this Friday @ 3PM EST 🦌🔔 #artshop #christmas #reindeer #ornaments

Strawberry sharkcake 🍰🦈 #art

Hey, all. I'm looking for someone to do high quality animated stickers/emotes like you would find on WhatsApp, Line or the Steam Store. ✨ Know anyone? Lmk! Thank ya. 🙏

winter jackalope ❄️🐇 [ #cuteart ]

*Round Two of cackles* @pegushi.bsky.social for the washi tape @spicymochi.bsky.social for stickers @shop.zandraillustration.com for stickers