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For all you Jim Woodring fans out there. A select few initiates will recognize this ancient cryptic symbol. Spotted in Tacoma near my hood. #jimwoodring

Cover reveal, Wally Mammoth: The Sled Race! Written by Corey Tabor and moi. Corey is a natural wordsmith with picture books! This is a stack of color proofs and now it's at the printer. Mark your calendar for September 25! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #illustration #kidlitillustrator

As a child, I was obsessed with the book Faeries by Brian Froud & Alan Lee. My mom wouldn't buy the book for me (the book just came out & I was 6 years old). Every time we would visit the local bookstore, I'd run to grab the book & read it. I loved the leprechaun hats! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Getting excited about my picture book illustrator debut! I just received color proofs for a picture book written by Corey Tabor and illustrated by moi. Sorry for the tease, but more info coming soon! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #picturebookartist

The based-on is based and bassed.

In college, Laura Ingraham went to a Gay Students meeting. The next day, she published the names of everyone in attendance in the school newspaper, at a time when being outed was dangerous. So, yeah, appointing a menace to gay people is a GREAT selection to lead our nation's [checks notes] arts.

I'm looking for work in #kidlit illustration, btw. If you see this and you want to have a conversation about a project, please don't hesitate to reach out here. #illustration #cartooning #comics #kidlitart

If it walks like a Nazi, talks like a Nazi, and salutes like a Nazi… Keep the online pressure up, friends. And boycott Tesla. Find out more about local protests at teslatakedown.com

From Conversations with Maurice, edited by Peter C. Kunze. This is a conversation between Dr. Seuss and Sendak in 1979. Still relevant in 2025. #kidlit #mauricesendak #drseuss

I'm organizing a comics conference at Rice University starting on March 20! Art Spiegelman will be here. You should be, too! cats.rice.edu

As evil billionaires attempt to force the US into becoming a racist-fascist country, maybe you need a little distraction once a week? www.laskycomics.com/web-shop/hai...

Anyone in need of an editor for their upcoming project? Konner is highly recommended ✅

My why? Making books for children is a radical action, b/c becoming literate is a radical action, b/c self identifying as a reader is a radical action, b/c reading with the explicit goal of gaining self knowledge is a radical action. These are radical actions b/c they literally change the world.

Read. Share. And FIGHT.

Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago

The universe speaks in mysterious ways.

Get your pencils to paper and fresh ribbons in your typewriters. #kidlit crimereads.com/the-dutch-an...

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests. We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason. ALSO.

A lot of people in the U.S. need to read "Maus" immediately.

Here's your assignment. www.404media.co/declassified...

Thousands of books have been targeted for removal from school and public libraries.  In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here. Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax! bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

Fun coconut head character for a freelance project back in the day. #illustration

Old Gocco silkscreen prints. #illustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart

Jack Davis is a masterclass in illustration.

Showing off some of my divination decks so I can make room to make a new one about every day objects. I have two right now, an Urban deck of city symbols and a Shield deck based on heraldry, grave art, and myth Packing orders and sending them out tomorrow, order now to get one asap pamwishbow.com

Updated my Quickstart Guide for Bluesky newcomers. Feel free to share with anyone who needs it! publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/qu... Note that I've added MANY topics & resources to my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky. Use the global Search to find the topic you're interested in. #BlueSkyTips

"Start not Irish born man If you're to Ireland true We heed not race Nor creed nor clan We've hearts And hands for you." - Thomas Davis Words we can all live by, no matter where you are. Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland

They have ❤Siouxsie Sioux❤ drag shows in Dublin. Why can't we have one here?

Spotted in a bathroom at Killarney National Park, Ireland.

Spotted in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪. I always feel like I leave a little bit of myself on this green island when I leave. "Optimist, Atlantic Islander."

I love this quote from Lisa Schneidau from Hellebore #12, the Storytelling Issue. "We rewild our stories by colouring the rich detail of the non-human as well the human. Through doing this, we bring nature back into the room with us." @helleborezine.bsky.social @lisaschneidau.bsky.social

You need a rainbow? Here's one for you.

Don't start shutting up on me, now. Sound off like you got a pair

I love how Garth Williams paints nature, especially trees. From Little Fur Family, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams. #kidlit

Here's a screenshot from Bluey while watching the show with my daughter. She is obsessed with finding these wierd tweening glitches.

Taking mind chatter for a walk. Going to try and leave them under a rock.

I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse. I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.

Organizing and cleaning out my studio and coming across old unfinished ideas I've created. I'm not sure where I was going with this but I like it!

The Bluesky #kidlit community is growing! Here's a list of authors, illustrators, educators, librarians, and publishing professionals to follow: https://shorturl.at/AKLST And here's how to add yourself to the list: https://forms.gle/78Cz3ETu4xo4qsNdA

Last Saturday I was in a workshop put on by @scbwiwwa where we created oracle cards to inspire creativity. In creating my cards, I took inspiration from children's flash cards with limited color palettes (highlighters in my case) and personal images that resonated with me.

One snake themed birthday party coming soon! #childrensbookillustration #picturebookartist #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration #illustrator #childrensbooks #picturebookartist

Picked up a vintage The Nonexistent Knight and The Clover Viscount by Italo Calvino with a gorgeous cover by Anne Bascove today. Look at that handlettering!

Beach read with found note inside a used copy of Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth's The Turnip Princess.

Heyo, I'm on Bluesky now and not a bird in sight. 🐦