iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛

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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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Jupiem 🕊️ @jupiem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Commission for Allison 🖤 [ #art #artsky #commission ]

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𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗔 @behemow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In regard to FurAffinity being at risk due to censorship: Furries are now political targets. We are getting namedropped at high levels of government. They know that we are a large, influential, largely queer, community. Fighting for the spaces owned by our community is incredibly important

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Jack Kaiser @jackkaiser.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm not commiting to #weretober just now, but I do love me a werewolf, so here's a wind-down sketch from this evening! Awoo

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GreekCeltic @greekceltic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

FA is one of the few places online that - loads (underline this twice) - has a gallery format - has a new submissions page - does not allow AI - has real breathing humans I can contact - honestly I just find furry art joyful and inclusive

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vicki @vickisigh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Creatures of the Night 🌕🎃🎶 #art

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Fuss @fusspot.rip · 01/10/2026

this was supposed to stay a little rough but it got away from me, like usual 🪅🦜 #commission

A purple elf clad in sheer, indigo robes swims down to the bottom of a body of water. She's reaching out toward a purple orb, which is embedded in a nest of plants and anemones, all lit in blues and aquas.

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Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Endpaper illustration I illustrated for "Tempest" by Victoria Aveyard, for the OwlCrate special edition.

Valerian Kane and Cat Rose from the historical pirate romance "Tempest". They're about 20 and both very good-looking. They're standing inside a ramshackle tavern and looking at each other with romantic tension.

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Maxine Vee @maxinevee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Autumn Pages 📜🍂 #art

A woman holding books stands in front of window. The arched window shows a golden fall foliage. The woman is surrounded by books and bookshelves in an old library

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Inkyoh - Comms Open! Info on pinned post! @inkyoh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I love the concept and composition of this one so much... here goes my take on it 🤲💙 congrats on the milestone!!!

The image shows my interpretation of the piece from the "Draw this in your style" post by Tonnerre. In the piece, the character (Tonn) is sitting naked on a crescent moon and lighting a joint off a star.

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Cloud🔞 @lillhappycloud.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another reminder to please just make your own website for your webcomic. Also this sucks, Tapas had it's problems, but the editors over there were really passionate about their jobs.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 22/09/2026

Got notified an artist was located, hired, and paid for work through HireHumanArtists.com and I couldn't be more thrilled Pls hire more artists through here!!! Support human made! #hha

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Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

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Uolevi @surkea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Art comes from humanity👨‍🎨 #caveart

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 20/09/2026

Who was that academic who wrote about video games as art? Her take is that “What is art?” is not an interesting or useful question anymore, but that is IS useful to look at basically anything from lens of art. I have not stressed about Fine Art ever since.

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io (shop is open!) @waxwings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

reading buddies

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Serena Malyon 🌞🌛 @serenamalyon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hall of Echoes - for Magic: The Gathering's Reality Fracture This painting took me quite some time to wrap my head around. The description my art director Sarah Wassell sent me was very abstract and hard to visualize, but I'm very happy with how this turned out in the end.

A floating orb of iridescent liquid metal surrounds a star - the edges of the orb turn into hands reaching for the star. In the background we see floating towers

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SPiNDLE @spindlesong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

mirror mirror on the bed

artwork showing a bed, with a bra on it and a mirror that's reflecting Ottilie's butt as she puts on her underwear, and Asi staring respectfully at her

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.

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Yuumei Art @yuumeiart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Growth and Decay I saw a sapling growing from the stumps of a decaying tree while walking my huskies and imagined the ghost of the dead tree watching over its successor. 1/2 #art #painting #tree

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LK @lkcreations.art · 07/09/2026

Daily sketch 🌲🌅🥷🐈‍⬛️ Can you spot the Cat ? #artsky #ink #sketch

Photo of a sketch on a table with a pen beside it. The sketch depicts a minimalist landscape with pine trees. In the bacjground is a red / orange sky. The Samurai stands on the right and the Cat hides sonewhere.
Brushed ink pens on a5+ paper.

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Fukkatsu (cmm-open) @fukkatsu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My OCs Casey and Manuel🌹 #OC #illustration

A boy in a nightgown with long blond curly hair stands with candles in his hands. A man with dark hair stands behind him and holds his chin. There is a window and a curtain on the background, roses around them and candles on the right side of the image

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Speedoshi @speedoshi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#oc Magic looks good on you 🫧

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Big tech paused CA’s GenAi transparency bill AB412 behind closed doors. However, over 3.8 million creative workers have come together to demand transparency! This coalition isn’t going anywhere! Its sponsors, CAA, SAG AFTRA, NAVA Voices & The Author’s Guild have next steps! Here’s what to do👇

AB-412 UPDATE
The Al Copyright Transparency Act
WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY
Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency!
The irony of a transparency bill dying in the dark is not lost on those of us in the creative community.
Big Tech is terrified of transparency. Big Tech, who has fought us every step of the way on the Al Copyright Transparency Act, has now succeeded in getting the legislature to kill AB-412 behind the closed doors of an appropriations committee.
It should be noted that AB-412 was a bill that had no fiscal appropriation whatsoever.
This will be devastating to the creative industries, their IP, and the hundreds of thousands of creative workers who bring billions of dollars to California's economy. Creative workers are struggling, and this very simple transparency bill could have helped countless people. The issue is not going away, and delaying workable solutions for such an increasing problem will only make the situation worse for everybody.
Our coalition representing more than 3.8 million individuals, brought creative workers from every corner of the creative economy together with a unified voice. Our bill passed out of the California Assembly, four committees in the State legislature, and several hundred individuals showed up at every single public hearing to say just how much a bill like AB-412 could help them. This issue is not going away. We are not going away. We are now moving to put our energy towards the next best steps.
Please take a moment to contact Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (916) 319-2016 and Assembly Member Ash Kalra (916) 319-2025 to thank them for their leadership in authoring and Co-Authoring this bill respectively.
Please express to them our request that they bring this bill back next session. Please tell everyone you know to contact them as well.
AB-412 simply affects too many people to simply be swept away into a corner and decided in the dark.
Sincerely, SAG•AFTRA CONCEPT ART ASSOCIATION
NAVA VOICE ACTORS AG Authors

TRANSPARENCY SHOULDN'T BE DECIDED IN THE DARK.
Big Tech wants AB 412 stopped behind closed doors. A bill affecting hundreds of thousands of California creatives deserves a public hearing.
Call Assembly Members Rebecca Bauer-Kahan at
(916)319-2016 and Ash Kalra at (916)319-2025
thanking them for their leadership in authoring this bill and requesting they bring AB 412 back next session.
AB 412 | A.I. Copyright Transparency

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Cloud Creature @0ceancoast.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

✨️🌙☁️🌈

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

a nymph's rest

drawing inspired by part of Waterhouse's painting "Hylas and the Nymphs", except I'm focusing on only three nymphs, partly immersed in water, enjoying the sun, no longer looking at Hylas (he doesn't exist here) but enjoying themselves in their corner of the pond

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vicki @vickisigh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

breakfast time~! 🐈‍⬛🕯️ #art

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oh to sleep under the stars with wolves. What a dream that would be. First personal drawing in a long time and I’m very burnt out. Lilith and Cassiopeia. Sisters

Digital drawing of a girl with a single antler and a giant wolf with the symbol for Cassiopeia in her forehead

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 30/08/2026

Happy Birthday, Mary Shelley! Born on this day in 1797 🫀

Digital illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a stylized portrait of Mary Shelley

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"The Lovers" is now online on Youtube. An indie/crowdfunded Filipino short film by students brand-new to the animation industry. Directed by Alice Mao & Sophia Paez (Studio Heartbreak). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUa2...

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spicyspaceofficer.bsky.social @spicyspaceofficer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Done for this month's #hardcoverchallenge, the reference made me think of water nymphs hehe c:.

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I got this finished up! :) It was done with watercolors, gouache, acrylic ink and walnut ink.

A watercolor painting of a skeleton wearing very thick and flowing and draping robes with a hood. It is very gently embracing a human figure, who presses their head against the skeleton's chest and shoulder area as though seeking comfort.

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luke 🐾 @earthen-were.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oiling this finished opossum woodburn piece. Can't wait for autumn 🍃

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水泥小猫 @depravedstar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Until the edge of dream

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hedgehog🔞🍅🧀 @zloyhedgehog.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

✧ The lovers ✧

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Free Speech Coalition @fsc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Adult creators are still being debanked. Alix Lynx and @CherieDeVille.bskyverified.social recently spoke out about losing access to banking, despite federal action to address the issue. The fight is far from over. Read more + take action: www.freespeechcoalition.com/blog/adult-c...

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Adult Creators Continue to Experience Debanking — Free Speech Coalition

Adult performers Alix Lynx and Cherie DeVille have recently spoken out about losing access to their bank accounts, bringing renewed attention to a problem our industry has faced for years. Lynx …

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