Team Canada bookmark, for your woodsy winter reads. Shop link in bio 🐻

NEW Balancing Act postcard. Available in the shop (link in bio) 🌏

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Look of Love postcard. Available in the shop 😍

Watch All of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Performed on Original Baroque Instruments

Let someone special know just how mind blowing they are with the Mind Blown note card! Available in the shop (link in bio) 🤯

I am beyond excited to share that my Creative Spark illustration for Uppercase Magazine has been selected for publication in the @commarts.com 2026 Illustration Annual, out in May! 🎉

Say It With Flowers. February illustration promo. Valentine’s Day just hits different this year… 💐

Tlingit weaver Anna Brown Ehlers of the Tlingit Chilkat tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast #WomensArt

Absolutely thrilled to share that my Creative Spark illustration for Uppercase Magazine has made the Communication Arts 2026 Illustration Annual shortlist! 🎉

Sarah Stone (1759-1844) was a British illustrator whose rich depictions of birds highlight a singular talent during an era when women weren’t even permitted to be members of London’s prestigious Royal Academy. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/sara...

Eggs in an Egg Crate Mary Pratt 1975

'Looking for signs of Spring' by contemporary UK painter Dee Nickerson #WomensArt #February

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Future Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn lived in the Netherlands during WW2 where as a 15 yr old she bravely aided resistance groups against the Nazis by delivering papers and also messages to downed Allied pilots #WomensArt

We want your visual, video, and audio art, your music, nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for our next issue! Our eternal theme? Art by canadians that replies to other artworks by anyone. Submit by Jan 31: longconmag.com/submit/ (🎨 Suki Seokyeong Kang's 𝐽𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑔, 2014 - 2015)

Ukrainian-born French artist and designer Sonia Delaunay, Rythme colour, 1946 #womensart

Fruit and Flowers c. 1630 By Orsola Maddalena Caccia [born Theodora], 1596-1676 an artist and Ursuline nun who ran a studio that supported an Ursuline convent at Moncalvo, where she was abbess. (Met Museum)

Judith Godwin, Woman, 1954, US Abstract Expressionist painter #WomensArt

Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. This data is available for sale on the dark web and can be abused by cybercriminals.

I’ll be proudly wearing @lorilangillestudio.bsky.social’s amazing cover art for the rest of this conference…

A landmark exhibition will spotlight Catharina van Hemessen, whose 1548 self-portrait is the earliest known oil painting depicting an artist at work. buff.ly/LbMUkNa

Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful

Balancing Act. Wishing you a very happy 2026—hope it’s a good year for you 🌎🌕

Pakistani-born British ceramist Halima Cassell, known for her deeply carved, contoured sculptural vessels #womensart

Lotus Dream. Wishing you rest during this odd, disorienting time between holidays 🪷

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Merry Christmas, all. Wishing you a peaceful and happy day 🎄

‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father taught me

"There’s a freedom people are craving because they’re feeling so constrained, surveilled and, frankly, threatened in so many other spheres." Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.

There’s still a few of the limited edition Raspberries Mini Print in the shop (and others in the same Fruit Collage series, too) 🍊

Tree Dress stickers! Ready to dress up your holiday cards and gift wrapping 🎄

These are the best book covers of 2025 (as chosen by some of the industry’s best cover designers).

Thanks so much again to the lovely @longconmagazine.bsky.social for including my collage in their beautiful magazine! ❤️

Don't be shy: submit your art-replying-to-other-art for a place in issue 2.4! Deadline Jan 31. longconmag.com/submit/ (🎨 Suki Seokyeong Kang's 𝑺𝒉𝒚 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒚, 2013-2015)

Joy Bird card and limited edition Joy Bird seal. Canada! Get 20% off your order with checkout code HOLLY20 until December 8🪿

Check your sky forecast and turn your eyes to the north, as the northern lights may shine in our skies in the nights ahead. https://ow.ly/y4Mc50XB1hr

Christmas Coquette. My latest collage exercise 🎄

📣🎬 Calling all filmmakers & artists! Celebrate Public Domain Day in January 2026 by making a 2–3 min short film using public domain works from 1930 & earlier. 📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2... #contest #filmmaking #publicdomain

Great article on illustration by Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

Did you know that today your donation to the United Nations @wfp.org will be automatically doubled, thanks to the Z Zurich Foundation? I’ll be bringing my Hope postcard to the Idle Hands Art, Craft & Vintage Sale on Sunday, too—100% of its sales go to this excellent organization 🕊️

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

My favourite part of Christmas is when Santa comes hurtling past on his sleigh, firing massive balls of plum pudding at our heads 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

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Just a little reminder for this Black Friday—support local when you can 💚

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

An Introduction to Hilma af Klint: Once a Forgotten Painter, Now a Celebrated Pioneer of Abstract Art

Now available in the shop! The new limited edition Tree Dress sticker (and matching card, too) 🎄

Beats the doomscroll! The best analogue Christmas gifts in the UK