💖Happy Valentine’s Day💖

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day✨ I’m a picture book illustrator and I’m available Summer onwards to work on new books 📚 ⭐️ cleonique.com 💌 [email protected] 🔮 Rep’d by Nicole Tugeau | T2 Agency

Little birds are huddled up atop the librarie’s chimney across the street 🥲

Does anyone know of illustration residencies to apply to? I’d love to travel more and have the time and space for more experimental work~

My father’s boots, a morning sketch~

Adventure Time: Handbook Heroes #9 releases today✨ The story I drew, “Lemonhope, Alone” is featured and will be part of 5 issues total, starting with this one! Wonderfully written by Elizabeth Brie and colored by Heather Breckel. ~ #comicart #cartoonist

My thesis project, Home is a Dream, is a finalist in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibit✨ Congrats to all finalists! Wish us luck~

My painting “Mrs. Gertrude,” based on the Grimms’ fairy tale story, was accepted into Illustration West 64✨💖Thank you so much to the judges~ #illustration #sila64

Happy Holidays✨☃️ Here’s my promised cake, a tiramisu Yule log~

The Beavers Yule✨🎄 Created for my agency’s monthly art prompt~ I’m traveling back to Savannah this weekend to spend the holidays with my family and I’ll be baking a yule log cake myself ☃️ . #kidlitart #illustration

“Baby Krampus” for the show ‘Moments of Illumination’ at @wowxwowgallery.bsky.social ⭐️Available⭐️ wowxwow.com/shop/moments...

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard ✨👋 I’m Cleonique, an illustrator working in picture books, board games and comics. I would love to be considered for new projects~ ⭐️ www.cleonique.com 💌 [email protected] 🔮 Agent: Nicole Tugeau | T2 Agency

“No Human is Illegal” is a free printable poster you can find within my Ko-if shop. Feel free to print, post and share this message with your communities. ~ ko-fi.com/s/8cdeb485af

“No Human is Illegal” is a free printable poster you can find within my Ko-if shop. Feel free to print, post and share this message with your communities. ~ ko-fi.com/s/8cdeb485af

My project “No Human is Illegal” won the student award for Print Design at AIGA St. Louis Design Showcase 28✨👻 . “No Human is Illegal” is a St. Louis-focused immigration resources zine featuring an interior poster and published as a 2-color risograph 8-page zine. . #printdesign #illustration #zine

Happy Halloween✨🎃 I hope y’all have a wonderful spooky day~ “Midnight Playtime” was created for my agency’s October art prompt “Ghosts” 👻 I made it in this way so that I can hopefully print it as a riso graph print later this Fall✨👀

Happy Halloween✨🎃 I hope y’all have a wonderful spooky day~ “Midnight Playtime” was created for my agency’s October art prompt “Ghosts” 👻 I made it in this way so that I can hopefully print it as a riso graph print later this Fall✨👀

“Mrs. Gertrude”✨🔥 My contribution to the show ‘Conversations with Ourselves’ @wowxwowgallery.bsky.social ~ watercolor on paper | 12”x12”

“Mrs. Gertrude”✨🔥 My contribution to the show ‘Conversations with Ourselves’ @wowxwowgallery.bsky.social ~ watercolor on paper | 12”x12”

What a magical weekend this was! I’m incredibly honored to have been chosen as this year’s Local Best in Show Awardee at @slicexpo.bsky.social✨💖🥰 What a beautiful Mr. Slice! I’m very grateful for the raffle award that I also took home! 🥹 I can’t wait to read all these amazing books~ . #sliceexpo2025

I’m setup at @slicexpo.bsky.social! Come visit me at table 19a✨👻

Congrats to our 2025 Local Best in Show winners! First prize ($500): @cleonique.bsky.social First runner up ($300): @all-the-phoelings.bsky.social Second runner up ($200): @crayfishcoffee.bsky.social 📸 L to R: Cleonique, Phoebe, sister hag, Saba, Sophia (Melon Press), and @oheysteenz.bsky.social

Hello everyone, I’ll be tabling at @slicexpo.bsky.social tomorrow from 10AM-5PM at table 19a✨👻 I’ll have zines, books, prints, stickers, pins, and washi tape for sale~ Come visit! I’m also incredibly honored to be nominated again this year to the Local Best in Show Award✨ Wish me luck 💖

“Avernus” an experimental piece for the show ‘Evolution’ at ABV Gallery✨ . watercolor and ink on wood | 16”x16”

“Avernus” an experimental piece for the show ‘Evolution’ at ABV Gallery✨ . watercolor and ink on wood | 16”x16”

“Bush Monster”✨🥬 for the show ‘Small World 3’ @giantrobotstore.bsky.social~

“Bush Monster”✨🥬 for the show ‘Small World 3’ @giantrobotstore.bsky.social~

Introducing our third Local Best in Show nominee and SLICE 2025 exhibitor, Cleonique Hilsaca @cleonique.bsky.social! The SLICE Local Best in Show Award is awarded to three local emerging artists at our Opening Night celebration on Oct. 17. www.slicexpo.org/local-best-i...

🎃 Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 🎃 I’m Cleonique, a freelance illustrator, and I’ll be available for new opportunities in children’s publishing next year~ ~ ⭐️ www.cleonique.com 💌 [email protected] 🔮 Agent: Nicole Tugeau | T2 Agency

🎃 Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 🎃 I’m Cleonique, a freelance illustrator, and I’ll be available for new opportunities in children’s publishing next year~ ~ ⭐️ www.cleonique.com 💌 [email protected] 🔮 Agent: Nicole Tugeau | T2 Agency

Feliz Día de la Independencia Honduras✨🇭🇳 y demás hermanxs que celebran sus independencias hoy~ Hoy extraño los mitos y leyendas de Honduras y Centro America que colorearon mi niñez 👹 #LatinxHeritageMonth

New post on my substack ✍️ Read here: myinkcastle.substack.com/p/new-beginn...

🌼“Imagination”🌸 for the show ‘WOW2’ @wowxwowgallery.bsky.social ⭐️AVAILABLE⭐️ . watercolor & pencil on paper | 12”x12”

WIP #kidlitart

WIP #kidlitart

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Cleonique Hilsaca, a children’s book illustrator~ I’m available for new projects in children’s publishing✨📚👻 ~ ⭐️ www.cleonique.com 💌 [email protected] 🔮 Rep’d by Nicole Tugeau at Tugeau 2 Agency

~Digital Sketchbook~ #sketchbook

“Tea Gnome”✨🫖 for the ‘5X7’ show at @giantrobotstore ⭐️Available⭐️ Bring him home, but be wary, he may steal all your tea 👀

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“Dragon Summoner”✨🐉 for the show ‘One by One’ at ABV Gallery in Atlanta, GA ⭐️SOLD⭐️

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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Cleonique Hilsaca, a children’s book illustrator~ I’m available for new projects in children’s publishing✨📚 . www.cleonique.com | [email protected] rep’d by Nicole Tugeau | Tugeau 2 Agency