I’m tired but needed to draw something. Inspired by Woody Guthrie.

Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.

When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.

I’ve never met anyone outside of my family that has had, let alone made, pear pie but it is one of our Thanksgiving staples, and even though we didn’t travel this year I still had to make one.

i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg

Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social

I couldn’t resist.

My hold came through, time to finish this series.

Reading a bit of both of these today. #whatiamreading

Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!

Gonna make some progress on this one tonight #whatiamreading

Me scrolling on tumblr: oh yeah that illustration is by Trina Schart Hyman, one of my favorite illustrators, let’s see what the post says about her, oh is that what she looked like I LOVE the hair cut, I should do a studio portrait like that WAIT HOW DID I NOT KNOW SHE WAS GAY

Todays read: Johnny Appleseed by Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver #whatiamreading

I needed it.

It’s Banned Books Week, and I don’t need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! That’s still extremely cool of you)—I need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!

Photos never do my wildflower patch justice, but I keep trying. I think I’m gonna have to try painting them sometime soon, if it doesn’t get too cold too fast.

I can’t share the newer stuff I’ve been working on for Reasons, so here are some old MG spot illustrations—I love working in black and white. #kidlitartpostcard

Spotted some friends at the library! @anneappert.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

I see a lot of artists on here questioning whether they should be promoting their work in the current political climate. The answer is always yes. ART: books, music, film, painting, sculpture - all of it - is the most accessible way to communicate complex topics, ideologies and emotions.

It’s coming along nicely.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

I obviously needed more bookish apparel to personalize.

This is a mistake I see ALL THE TIME so if you’re drawing a spider web, listen up:

I made my pink hoodie cooler. I just have to wait for it to dry… (it’s oil based ink so it will take awhile.)

This is the reminder I needed today.

"Goodnight nobody. Goodnight mush." 🥣 Finished my embroidery project inspired by one of my all-time favorite picture book spreads. Shout out to @sarahluann.bsky.social for answering my question concerning types of thread. Do check out her embroidery art! #kidlitart #embroidery #childrensbooks

My latest #KidLit reviews: children’s books by Palestinian creators. bookriot.com/childrens-bo...

I made a zine! With my own hands! It’s different seeing my art on a page instead of a screen. I like it. Remind me to do this more often. #kidlitartist #zine

I love this addition—the first draft gives you something to work with. But you gotta make it exist first!

My alt account got a userpic update because I was bored… and the photo was so old it was from before I wore glasses 🤓

I love my book shirt!

My little free library is coming along nicely…

Test print! Overall very happy with how this turned out, though I think I’ll tweak a couple things. #drawingisthinking #madewithhumanintelligence

Transferred, carved, and test printed this last night. This is the logo for my drawing class, but people have mentioned liking it for its own sake so I decided it could be its own print. 🤷‍♀️

I saw a screenshot of this post on tumblr and RAN to find the original because yes THE VORKOSIGAN SAGA HAS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME those books were formative to me as a teen and young adult… and adult. And so FUNNY.

Trying out skylight…

I’ve been doing some experimenting with block printing on fabric, which is tricky enough as it is. Doing light ink on a dark fabric is a step too far I think, I’m gonna stick with dark ink 😅

This is now a hybrid event! Please join us virtually on 6/14/25! @kmarcuswrites.bsky.social #kidlit @scbwi.bsky.social #kidlitmegafeed #scbwiaccouts

This is something I’ve been saying since highschool, and it’s even more true now than it was then.

It’s on my desk because I keep needing the reminder.

Had way too much fun painting these, I now have a companion cube and Calcifer for my shelves and now I wanna paint more shelfy things.

I bought too many plants at the garden store yesterday and I planted most of them today and I am so very very very tired.

Zero context photo of my next just-for-fun project because why not

This book, FLAP YOUR HANDS, is gorgeous and joyous, and I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to counter the horrible narratives about autism put out by RFK Jr. www.leeandlow.com/books/flap-y...

I AM COMPLETELY CALM

piggybacking off this: the most powerful sales technique in the world, for pretty much all of human history, has been word of mouth. If you like something someone made, TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Tell everyone. Leave reviews. Repost. Talk about it. Link to it and link to the artist. We depend on YOU.

I think we’ve become so used to just sharing stuff on social media (and I definitely include myself in “we”) that we don’t *think* about it. 1/?

Started what was gonna be a quick little project and ended up painting for a couple hours straight. My shoulders and eyes are sore but I think the project is gonna look cool…