Shop Update & Pawtisserie Mystery Bags are LIVE! 🧁💖✨ shop.zandraillustration.com shares = 💙💙 [ #cuteart #artshop ]

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

- RESTOCK PREORDERS TODAY! - Preorders for restocked Canine Circus plushies open in about 30 minutes! Snap, Ollie, Trick, Harold & Orion will be available for preorder for a few weeks. Preordering now helps fund the restock and guarantees you get the items you want! ✨

hey if you are an artist who depends on SNAP, ✅ share some art ✅ share links to where people can buy from/donate to you ✅ share the thread ✅ share someone else's post too ✅ label NSFW/horror/etc. properly ⛔ no AI #artistsonbsky #supportartists #artshare

US friends - If your state has elections today, make sure to vote! Local elections matter so much more than most people realize - they help shape your community. You may not think your vote matters, but if everyone who thought that actually voted, we could make good, impactful changes!

If you live in Pennsylvania, we have a VERY important election coming up tomorrow! ✔️ I know folks are jaded about not feeling like your vote matters, but I'm here to tell you that if you only come out to vote for a president, it's already way too late. These elections are crucial, ESPECIALLY now.

It's #WorldBaskingSharkDay! Basking Sharks are the 2nd-largest shark species - and 1 of just 3 species with a diet consisting mostly of zooplankton. Despite being protected in many countries, these sharks are vulnerable to ship strikes, habitat loss, & climate change impacting their food supply.

🌊 We're going Up, Up, Up to the Surface You know the tide’s still calling Gonna be, gonna be silly! 🎃 Hope your night is filled with candy, costumes, and a little ocean magic. 🐯💙🦈

A little fishie told me that its International #GhostSharkDay! 💙 Despite their name, Ghost sharks aren’t actually sharks -- they're Chimaeras, which are close relatives of sharks & rays. Their family tree split off about 400m years ago! You can snag your very own lil ghost shark friend in my shop!

My husband and I went to a small aquarium today for my birthday. And i got to see so many fishes, sharks, and many other critters. I spent so much time at the ray exhibit, feeding some little rays! 😂 What a great day!

Life update: Our landlord sold the house we're living in, so we have to be out by Dec 1. 😭 GOOD NEWS: we bought a house!! 🏡💙 Not-so-great news: it's a fixer upper but it’s not ready/livable yet. So we’ll be in a [tiny] temp home for a few months while work finishes. Fins crossed it goes smoothly!

Shop Update is Live!! I still need to finish editing photos for stickers - but all the charms, acrylic pins, bumper stickers, and wooden magnets are up!

I ordered some shipping boxes and they just arrived… with sheets of smiley faces. This brought me a ridiculous amount of joy 😂 so if you order from my shop soon, expect one somewhere in your package.

It’s FINally time! The Tiny Treasures are coming to the shop - over 110 new friends! Sharks, chimaeras, fish, sea turtles, cetaceans, prehistoric sharks… just a bunch of lil guys! Plus: lots of other new goodies! ✨ Shop update goes live tomorrow at 1PM EST! [ #sharks #artshop ]

I’m Tate, I’m Choctaw and Pomo I do illustrations and beadwork!! I do art for games too!! bootlegdemonart.carrd.co

Happy Indigenous Peoples day, I am indigenous Isneg/Apayao through my mother, who is in need of help. please help me take care of my mama at trying to manage a progressive disease and helping extend her life through mutual aid and the miracle of modern medicine, please 🙇‍♂️

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY (aka fuck Columbus day 😝) For me making my beadwork, and for yall buying/wearing beadwork is a great way to say fuck Columbus, fuck colonizer assholes, fuck fascism. Im gonna stay celebrating my culture, the culture that they tried to wipe out from this land → cvkvlv.com

🪶 Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🖤🤍💛❤️ I'm Asher aka ChonkWitch! I'm a 2-Spirit Hinono'ei artist and streamer. Though I'm goth/horror flavored I'm a sucker for cute things LINKS: Vgen ko-fi Twitch Portfolio

shop update is live! new shirt, stickers, sticker sheets, prints, pins, hat, and my first zine!! 🐸

Absolutely gutted by this news. The world lost a true beacon of hope today. 💚 She inspired so many of us who care about and fight for our planet.

>.> finally posting a wip of my leafy sea dragon project. This is my first cross stitch project~ Hopefully it’ll be finished by Halloween~ Pattern by @bytesizetreasure.bsky.social

Today is the last day of my first Aquashella - at booth 119 and will be here until 5pm! Sea you there!

To put it bluntly, this is a fucking disaster. For consumers, for small businesses and artists, for everybody. The US is cutting ourselves off from the rest of the world and for what?? Even if this gets sorted out or walked back, it’s going to cause a major disruption.

Got a little shop update in the works! While I work on everything else, I quietly restocked all of the phone grips - and snuck in 2 brand new designs. 😉 But I still need to do product photos for all of the other new things (small charms ARE coming to the shop, I swear!!) [ #artshop]

GenAI is not inevitable and not everybody is using it, those are lies. It isn’t just creatives who hate it, my partner works in tech industry and so do many of our friends and they all hate AI too!

Otakon Day 2 is still going strong! I’m in the artist alley, and we’re open for another hour and a half. I’m at table D102 - right off the escalator. Come by and see all the sharks you guys, I now have -70- species! 💕🦈

Headed to Otakon this weekend? Come say HI! I’ll be in the Artist Alley at Table D102 - right by the entrance! ✨ I’ve got a ton of new goodies this year: 🦈 New Sharks (& Prehistoric ones!) 🐬 Marine Mammals 🐠 Fresh Fishie Friends Plus new stickers, magnets, phone grips & more! SEA YOU THERE!

Packing shop orders & getting ready for a con this weekend - I leave tomorrow morning. I thought about canceling, but think its best to get out of the house for a few days. If you see me at PortCon this weekend, say hi & be gentle - its a hard week and I'm going to do my best to hold it together.

We said goodbye to Snow today, and our hearts are shattered. 14 wonderful years with him wasn’t enough, but we cherished every moment. My husband & I were with him at the end, giving hugs & kisses, and wishing him good dreams. I’ll miss this sweet squishy face forever. Rest easy, my sweet boy. 💔

I love making silly videos, but I cannot stay silent when the government wants to sell off our public lands. So let’s get political. Call your reps! Flood their IG and Facebook comments with reasons you disapprove! Protest! Do whatever you can to stop this absolute nonsense!

✨ New Display, who dis? ✨ I’m here at Momocon in the Artist Alley (2524) with a shiny new display and lots of new critter friends!

We will be at Momocon this weekend! And more importantly we will be near @munespice.bsky.social and @bytesizetreasure.bsky.social, forming a triangle of cute animal art.

see folks at #momocon this weekend!

Headed to Momocon this weekend with a fresh NEW table setup - and an ocean of new goodies! I'll be at table AA-2524 in the artist alley! And make sure to visit the other two points of an epic triangle of cute animal artists ( @lauraillustrates.bsky.social + @munespice.bsky.social ) 💕🦈

My newest YouTube video is out now! I had my good friend Sierra come talk about sound in the ocean, how it affects wildlife, and how it can be used to help restore coral reefs! youtu.be/79xUalN257k?...

We’ve been scraping by getting ready for FWA, and today our truck got a flat tire. 🫠 Anything helps right now.

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡 online-ceramics.com/collections/...

I've just been accepted into two more shows later this year (Otakon & Ocean City CC). There’s still one show in September I’m waiting to hear from, but otherwise, this will likely be the extent of my convention schedule for 2025. 💕

Took my little chaos child to the vet today. We got some pretty unexpected and worrisome news... but I'm holding off panicking until we get the results the blood work. Once I’m back from my con next week, I’ll be running a big sale to help cover her vet bills.

SEVEN years ago, I was testing a new banner for my con displays. It's wild to look back and see how much has changed. Grateful for every step of this journey and for all of you who’ve been part of it! 💙🦈

I refuse to give AI the ✨ emoji. It’s already coming for my livelihood. It can’t have my favorite emoji. Please be advised that I will continue to use ✨ to mean *ooooh it’s magic* or *the emoji that came before this one is now shiny and special*.

Went outside to witness the Blood Moon total eclipse and what a sight it was! 🌕🌑 Clear skies, perfect view—but wait… something’s off. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn this lil guy, but clearly, he’s been waiting for his moment. Behold, the true lunar event of the century. 🐡✨

"why u so smol? why u so little?" OOPS! These stickers arrived today and they came in a little too small. 😅 [ #artshop ]

🌊 Updated 2025 Event Lineup! 🌊 Mark your calendars & catch me at these events this year—hope to SEA you there! ✨🦈 Still waiting to hear back about shows in the second half of the year. 🤞🤞 [ #artistalley ]

Meet Graze, a Broadnose Sevengill Shark! 🦈 One of only 2 sharks with 7 gill slits, these big cuties have a thick body, a single dorsal fin, and a speckled look. [ #art #sharks #sevengillshark ]

Surprise "restock"! I just uncovered a small stash of my cephalopod washi tape—thought these were gone forever! Each roll looks like little stamps and features 10 different species of octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish. 🦑🐙 Grab one before they vanish again: bytesizetreasure.com/products/cep...

Happy Miku Day! 🌸 [ #art #sharks ]

Science is under attack. And we are going to sit back and watch it happen. Use the link below to learn more about rallies happening nationwide on Friday (March 7th) and to find a location near you. I hope to see big crowds on Friday! standupforscience2025.org

We're all collectively crying over the Anglerfish and Howie right now, right? 😭 RIGHT? They weren’t JUST any fish and any crab—they were resilience, light, and a reminder that even the smallest lives can touch millions. [ #art #design #anglerfish #crab ]

Have you met Gobble, the Goblin Shark? Found in some of the deepest ocean waters, this misunderstood and often demonized shark is a rare sight! Goblin Sharks have translucent skin, which gives them an overall pinkish hue! [ #art #sharks #goblinshark ]