whoever came up with ladderback jacquard is a wizard. watched one knitting tutorial and my mind is absolutely blown

Hourly Comics Day has MOVED! It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! hourlycomicsday.com #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd

crab #sketch for your saturday 🦀

continuing with the pile theme, a #sketch of some seashells for your saturday

last year i took used my zoo sponsored mental health day to do the most indulgent thing i could think of doing, which was drawing a bone pile for 3 hours lol. #sketch for your saturday 🦴

another #sketch for your saturday of chestnuts from the plants of the world exhibit at the field

#sketches for your saturday for the cover of the book of student poetry I worked on earlier this year!

bird #sketch for your saturday lol

'tis the season! #artvsartist2025 #artvsartist

midnight snack #sketch for your saturday 🥒

there’s a car with an Ohio license plate on my block that’s been parked blocking the crosswalk for the last three days and it’s turning me evil. yes 311 was called, yes tickets were issued lol

i love frankenstein (2025) so much #art

Me when I exit my tube to be in the void of space 🧑‍🚀 Alexei Leonov was a Russian cosmonaut who was the first person to do a spacewalk. Except from Big Moments in Space by Collins Big Cat (HarperCollins UK) published earlier this year!

#sketch for your saturday of a veryyyy little guy 🐧

Working on my book about Voyager is a combination of "Yay! Yippee! I'm working on a book!" but then also feeling very deeply emo about space. I love it

chaotic #sketch for your saturday while i peck out some stars ✨

Talked to some undergrads recently and found myself very thankful and fortunate to have time to spend on hobbies now. When I’m not at my desk, here’s what I might be up to:

Dealing with gnats in my indoor plants made me think of my illustrations of beneficial predator insects for the zoo 🪲

#sketch for your saturday!! 🕯️

lil study of a still life painting by Severin Roesen #digitalart

Yusuf and Zulaikha (يوسف وزليخة), unknown scribe, 1880–1910, Kashmir. ⁠ This Muslim story was adapted in Persian by Jami in the 15th century. See the full illuminated manuscript in the Online Archive: oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=... ⁠ #Persian #Quran #YusufAndZulaikha #Calligraphy #Nastaliq

we have graduated from knitting socks to knitting a sweater!!

yes girls!!!

thinking abt that baby king crab

Did you know that the USPS delivers 44% of the world's mail and is a critical part of our infrastructure? #weloveusps

sometimes the lineart is complex. and sometimes it’s just not!

Happening now: hundreds have gathered in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood this afternoon in freezing rain for a rally and march in support of immigrants.

Chicago Area Gardening Friends! I’m hosting a seed exchange in two weeks at the public library in my neighborhood 🌻 I’ve wanted to do this for a few years, I would love to see y’all and share in the gardening joy! More info on the poster below, I hope to see you there, and please bring friends!

she’s dying but she’s already so pale in color, it might be time for a new one 🫡

big asterisk please know that i’m talking about Cats (1998) and not Cats (2019)

in my defense, i think munkustrap the cat is rather debonair #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday 1/x

i’m pleased that i’ve refilled this pen twice in the last few weeks or so but alas i’ve made a mess

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙 Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.

Happy year of the snake, friendsssss!! 🐍🌱 19x24" prismacolor pencila on paper

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

i’ve been missing my walks to the bird sanctuary lately because of the cold so it’s a coloring + billy joel kind of morning

Y'all, I am BEGGING YOU to turn on your alt text switch and alt text your images. Take the time, please. Make this place different in the ways that matter. It has gotten much worse, and we need to be moving the other way.

worked on this #sketch a little more this morning 🌱

Instead of just avoiding opening tw*tter I finally committed and made an account here. Howdy! I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you! 💖 www.mollymagnell.com 🛒 www.etsy.com/ 💌 [email protected]

A plate from my upcoming field guide project, Winter Wildlife of Chicago #scientificillustration #procreate #wildlifeart #queerartist #queerscientist

bonus #sketch from the garfield park conservatory today 🌱

original sinners

#sketch for your saturday ✏️ #sketchbook #drawing #art

wiggly guys I made for ZooLights 🐛

Logos designed by Herb Lubalin, featured in Graphic Designers in the USA, Volume 1, 1971. www.designreviewed.com/artefacts/gr... #herblubalin

another view of my workspace, this time from the side #sketch

bear #sketch for your sunday :’)) look at that little guy #art #bear #animaldrawing

I submitted a FOIA request for every submission for the Illinois state flag competition. Today, I got the files. You have no idea what they're keeping from us.

koala #sketch for your sunday! #art #illustration #sketchbook

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Graphic designer: white space is beautiful.