Merry Christmas and I hope Jólaköttur the Yule cat didn’t visit last night 😆🎄🐈‍⬛ (The Yule cat of Icelandic folklore is supposed to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve)

Welcome to all the new and returning people. I hope you enjoy it here, get cozy, and stay awhile. 🥰

Here’s a small list if you’re looking for more artists to follow go.bsky.app/Grwaxo5

Did some last minute paintings to give as gifts to my neighbors! #kidlitart

🎄Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎄

Went for Xmas groceries, surprised to find quite a few meat products on 50% off. Including the meatloaf, which is NEVER on sale. Truly, a Christmas miracle 🎄🌟

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays #Christmas #kidlit #kidlitart #christmas2025

"Not a creature was stirring..." #grickledoodle #christmaseve #holidays #santa #horror #vampire #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

I've been sick the last couple week so I don't think I'll get her finished in time, but look how cute my Christmas Penny is. Please appreciate the vision

Festive Chrismtas Tree Lady 🎄 Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!🌟

Jólaköttur strikes!

Arba wishes everyone Happy Holidays, now please take this silly hat off.

I finally remembered to post the holiday pic to my Patreon! Which... I really should mention more (since I planned to use it as my newsletter). Anyway, you can join it for free! www.patreon.com/Char... #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Happened to find this - it's a useful little website if you A) want to know why you should drop Substack and B) want a list of alternatives. A couple also have tools to import your old SS posts over. leavesubstack.com #kidlit

I really wish people in #kidlit would stop switching over to substack NOW really???? Ugh. I'm unsubscribing, sorry.

Arba wishes everyone Happy Holidays, now please take this silly hat off.

Am not sure how we get 3x more cookies from a recipe that’s supposed to make 13 cookies. How… big… do people make their cookies 🍪 👀?

Happy Holidays Everyone ❄️☃️

I worked out a timetable of how I spend most of my work days. It’s ok but… I keep staring at it and wondering how other people have time to draw, run a shop, do social media, have kids, and still have time for hobbies. Either I’m making things up, or some of you are cheating time, somehow 😅.

Not sure how the Canadian Tire nearest to me is out of stock for a container lid, but another outlet in Brampton has 400+ of it. Do people in Brampton just really really really like container lids or something…?

Well, everyone seems to be out this week. Dear friends, I hope you all have a restful and happy holiday break! Thank you for all the love and kindness you've shared with me. 🥰 #kidlitart

I need some #KidLitArt pals to please go do this survey. It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.

Bonus round: Imagine you are granted one wish for the new year that will come true. What would your wish be? #KidLitArt

Q4: Is there something you're looking forward to in 2026? Tell us about it! alt: Is there something you're optimistic about for the new year? #KidLitArt

Q3: Is there a goal you had for the year that you were able to achieve? What was it? alt: Is there a goal you're still working toward that you're hopeful you'll achieve soon? #KidLitArt

Q2: What's something you did this year that you're really proud of? alt: What is something you did this year that made you happy? #KidLitArt

Q1: A lot can happen in a year. What's something positive that has changed for you since this time last year? alt: What's something that has stayed the same that you're thankful for? #KidLitArt

Hi all! Tonight we are discussing our Year End Roundup: All About Hope! This month's art was created by @anneappert.bsky.social Your moderators tonight are @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & @charlenedraws.bsky.social Before we get started on our questions, share your wins for the month! #KidLitArt

Less than an hour to the last #kidlitart chat of the year!

It's a little early, but I wanted to let #kidlit know that our first #KidLitArtPostcard event of 2026 will be Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Bit of an odd question but - how many of you with long-time partners sleep in different beds? Is it a permanent thing? How’d you get used to it (presumably you shared a bed before)?

Come talk about hope TODAY, coz don’t we all need some hope lately! #KidLitArt #kidlit

I do wish I could communicate to my cat that A) he's the reason my insomnia started and B) the crying and meowing at night is getting him *this* close to being fired from his job.

#KidLitArt December chat is tomorrow! #kidlit

Oh hey a good annual reminder that I’ve got a Bluesky starter pack full of agents on here. Go follow away.👇🏽

Tried making congee (porridge) in the rice cooker for the first time. It came out alright, although I much prefer the texture when I do it on the stove. It does save time in the cooker though. And you don’t need to stir it to keep the bottom from burning.

I love my cat so much but why does her favorite toy have to be a $20 feather wand that she DESTROYS in ONE day 😭

I decided to try muting the word “billionaire” to see if my feed improves when I had the sudden realization that actually muting billionaires in reality (or even better, not allowing anyone to become that rich) would improve life on earth for everyone immediately.

I made a 4 page comic for Root & Stem about Gen-AI which is pretty funny, if I do say so. The whole magazine is very cool, with a goal of making STEM available to remote and Indigenous communities. Read the whole thing here: rootandstem.ca/learn/always...

Good choice, Merriam-Webster.

Happy Monday! This Thursday is the last #KidLitArt chat for 2025 - hope you can join us!

In case you were wondering why no one was interacting with you lately - my notifications in Bsky have been stuck at showing 1 for the week (in the app, at the bottom). The app side menu shows the correct number, and desktop browser also shows it correctly.

I made cretons. Considering my spices are extremely expired… it still came out pretty flavourful! Sadly cretons is not a photogenic food, so no pic. It looks like cat food. But tastier (I think… I haven’t tried my cats’ food…)

Frankenstein’s tomato

The Ikea monkey was already 13 years ago?!?!

A beach Christmas sounds very tempting in frigid temps here in Toronto. Done for art licensing in procreate. . . . . . . #illustration #editorialillustration #kidlit #illustrationart #ipadart #picturebook #greetingcards #christmascard

As we get to the end of the year I'm going to go back through and post some of my favorite stuff from the year. First up...Office mouse having a bad day. #art #kidlitart

Looking back over the year, I am really proud of the images I made with my Unhaunters characters. Building out a creepy world with these tweenage city kids has been fun. I have a comic in mind for them, but focusing on single illustrations was freeing. #KidLitArt #Illustration

The Story and Science of Hope by @andreapcurtis.bsky.social illus Ana Suárez is impactful, meaningful and action-oriented – just like hope. It’s my @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social Expert’s Pick #bookreview: tinyurl.com/4hv4eujn @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #KidLit #CanKidLit 📚👍