Michelle Kondrich
@michellekondrich.bsky.social
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Freelance Illustrator Designer @ The Washington Post michellekondrich.com
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Elizabeth Warren
19 days ago
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
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Another piece for The Ethel about a woman who has learned a lot since her husband passed. She has learned tangible skills but also learned how to go to a farmerâs market alone and enjoy it. Thanks again, Jenny!
25 days ago
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After Losing 2 Beloved Dogs, Hereâs What I Think New illustration for The Ethel about the authorâs reluctance to get another dog when her remaining dog passes away. Thanks to Jenny for the assignment!
26 days ago
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Two more
@postopinions.bsky.social
Letters illustrations! The first not seniors shouldnât have to leave their homes to fix the housing supply and the second about why people are choosing not to have children.
about 1 month ago
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Listen, birthday wishes are always appreciated, but Iâm not really sure I need a phone call from my compounding pharmacy to tell me happy birthday.
about 1 month ago
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In matters that donât matter, Iâm taking the side of not taking a side. New illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
for a piece by Peter Mehlman about why we donât all need to have an opinion on everything.
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about 1 month ago
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Another
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Letters illustration I forgot to post! This one on free speech in America.
about 1 month ago
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Morticia like me: Coping with a breast cancer comeback New animated illustration for
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about writer Joanne Gruberâs approach to the return of her breast cancer.
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about 2 months ago
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Parents alone canât police the internet. Believe me, I tried. A moody animated illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
for a piece by Dr. Jean Twenge about why parents canât be on their own when it comes to internet safety.
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about 2 months ago
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Playing BoTW again after ToTK means I am now LIVID when it rains in BoTW. And we all know how much it rains in that game.
about 2 months ago
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Sunday
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Letters illustration about how fans are feeling about watching football now that the risks to the playersâ long term health is undeniable. Do you feel guilty watching?
about 2 months ago
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How to help your parents tell their amazing stories New illustration for
@aarpfoundation.bsky.social
about the wonderful stories your parents have to tell if only you would ask. Thanks to Lesley for great AD work.
about 2 months ago
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Another Sunday Letters illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
about whether or not college is worth it.
about 2 months ago
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Last weekendâs
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Sunday Letters illustration about the federal takeover of DC.
2 months ago
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Am I a
#swiftie
? No. But did I make this fun photo illustration about their engagement for
@postopinions.bsky.social
? Yes indeed.
2 months ago
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Chiqui Esteban đșđžđȘđș
3 months ago
Some months ago,
@michellekondrich.bsky.social
and I worked on a little photoillustration for a story, but it did not end up working with the text. Because news are cyclical, we could bring it back with the news of the federal takeover of the DC police
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Opinion | On D.C., Trump has the right idea but the wrong reaction. As usual.
If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/12/trump-dc-takeover-marc-fisher/
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The words we hate New
@postopinions.bsky.social
Sunday Letters illustration about misused words that people hate.
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3 months ago
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Bring back the presidential fitness test New animated illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
for an editorial about the return of the presidential physical fitness test. Thanks to my 10 year old for the reference modeling!
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#PresidentialFitnessTest
3 months ago
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Avoiding screens makes me truly creative New Sunday
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Letters illustration about what life can be like when you avoid screens and social media.
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3 months ago
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Illustration for AARP to accompany a piece by Dallas Jenkins on his show âThe Chosen.â
3 months ago
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Weâve made sharks into monsters New illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
about how we have unfairly vilified sharks ever since the days of
#JAWS
when we should be more focused on their conservation.
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Opinion | A half-century after âJaws,â the truth is clear
Fifty years after âJaws,â sensationalized storytelling about sharks has become a summer tradition.
https://wapo.st/41cG8Pu
3 months ago
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The spring our porch pillows came under attack Fun new fish crow illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
about crows that taught each other how to harvest patio furniture fluff.
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4 months ago
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The Personality Trait That Was Paralyzing Me New illustration for The Ethel about learning to overcome people pleasing tendencies (and get the soft serve you really want!). Thanks to Jenny for the fun assignment!
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4 months ago
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4 months ago
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Do you find that Distress Bell causes distress? Or does Distress Bell ease distress?
4 months ago
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A Poem by Christopher Kondrich: âFor Nowâ
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For Now
A poem
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2025/06/poem-christopher-kondrich-for-now/683360/
4 months ago
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Really fun illustration for AARP about what the author learned about growing older from
#JAWS
. Thanks to Devan for the quick and somewhat silly assignment!
5 months ago
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Human artists, Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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AirBnB and Vrbo are going downhill like a hippo on a water slide New illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
piece by Rick Reilly about how disappointing most short term rentals are these days.
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5 months ago
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âYouâre there to dad.â Five fathers on how they learned to parent. You know, my husband is such an amazing dad, I decided to use his early fatherhood days as direct inspiration for the
@postopinions.bsky.social
Sunday Letters illustration.
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5 months ago
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13 students on what studying history taught them about the present New Sunday letters illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Here are the people Trump doesnât want to exist Final illustration collab with
@ashendruk.com
for
@postopinions.bsky.social
about Trumpâs removal of people of color, LGBTQA people, women and others from administrative existence.
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5 months ago
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A roundup of Sunday Letters illustrations for @postopinions that I forgot to post! How to help autistic families Advice for friendship later in life How to celebrate Memorial Day
5 months ago
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Parents can defeat the smartphone epidemic. They canât do it alone. New animated illustration for a
@postopinions.bsky.social
piece by Clare Morell on how parents can collectively keep kids off screens.
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5 months ago
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www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...
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Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath
Hardly anyone is paying attention.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic
5 months ago
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OH WELL.
add a skeleton here at some point
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6 months ago
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Chiqui Esteban đșđžđȘđș
6 months ago
2. Danielle Kunitz and Yan Wu from our Opinions visual team worked with artist Andre Limauro on a column about his Georgetown installation about flooding - and made it interactive!
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Opinion | I wanted to make flood risk visible. So I painted a mural.
With climate science under attack, artists and others must engage the public on these issues.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/art-flood-georgetown-limauro-climate/?itid=hp_opinions_p001_f013
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My piece from last week in print
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Iâm fortunate I was able to have it in print just as I had hoped it would look. And good luck photographing paper on the floor when you also have a cat. Photo feat. Kirby Mimosa Kondrich.
6 months ago
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My comic piece on time and aging is in print
@postopinions.bsky.social
today AND in color! Iâm on vacation at the moment but will grab a photo of the actual print page next week.
6 months ago
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Chiqui Esteban đșđžđȘđș
6 months ago
3.
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illustrated column about the relationship between her daughter and her father
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Opinion | When timelines cross
Watching my daughter with her grandfather brings age into sharp focus.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/when-timelines-cross/
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I am absolutely thrilled to share this piece I created that is online now
@postopinions.bsky.social
It looks much better online so please go check it out. Itâs a very personal piece about aging and time that stems from an experience I had with my daughter and my dad last summer.
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Opinion | When timelines cross
Watching my daughter with her grandfather brings age into sharp focus.
https://wapo.st/3SELWwA
6 months ago
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A couple of
@postopinions.bsky.social
Letters illustrations I forgot to post! One on student loan debt and the other on how the government should help families with autism.
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6 months ago
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Donât push moms out of the picture Sharing this piece I wrote and illustrated for
@postopinions.bsky.social
on Motherâs Day last year. Donât just take her picture today, take it all year round!
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Opinion | Donât push moms out of the picture
Mothers are often taking family photos, but rarely in them.
https://wapo.st/3GL2yAl
6 months ago
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Iâm very excited to announce that this piece for
@postopinions.bsky.social
is a Selected Winner for this yearâs American Illustration book and exhibition. Thank you so much to Mark Heflin and the jury for choosing my work! Hoping to make the trip up for the party this time.
7 months ago
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All the joys of aging
@postopinions.bsky.social
readers respond to
@annelamott.bsky.social
essays on aging. New Letters illustration!
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Opinion | All the joys of aging
Readers reflect on essays by Anne Lamott about growing older.
https://wapo.st/3XZPQU1
7 months ago
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Please break up with your AI lover Really fun new illustration for a
@postopinions.bsky.social
piece about AI lovers and why they lack a key ingredient in a satisfying relationship (no, not THAT).
wapo.st/3GaZLQk
7 months ago
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Can we
#Romaticize
our way out of this dumpster fire called life? New illustration for a
@postopinions.bsky.social
piece by Monica Hesse about the trend to
#romanticizeyourlife
.
wapo.st/4iRoaZM
7 months ago
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Idealism isnât for everyone. But these ideals could be. This weekâs Sunday Letters illustration for
@postopinions.bsky.social
.
wapo.st/3R2NMXt
7 months ago
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đEvil Sonny Rossđ
7 months ago
New watermarks just dropped
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