iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I finally saw my favourite bird in real life. Actually, 5 of them. They are even smaller than I thought! 🥲

A photo of a tītipounamu bird amongst the forest floor debris

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Working on some porcelain tiles, this will be much darker when fired so hopefully I got the washes right

An unfired white clay tile, painted with blue underglaze in an image of a native new zealand clematis over chain link fencing

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Painting on a cold gloomy day

A photo of a wooden desk covered in painting supplies. There is an anglepoise lamp clamped to one side, the desk is surrounded by trinkets and art. A sad bear slumps on a chair

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Built a desk in my shed/one day pottery studio.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Re-opened my online shop with lots of stickers and pottery(which mostly sold out)

A hand holding a selection of native NZ bird stickers

A sticker of a girls face in a devil hat, against a green foliage background

A sticker of a girls face nestled in a nasturtium hat and leaves, against a green foliage background

A sticker of a titipounamu against a green foliage background

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Been working on a new sticker set of my favourite endemic birds, testing this little titipounamu on my iPad case

A whole bunch of stickers on a mint green background. In the middle is a sticker of a titipounamu/ rifleman, Aotearoa's smallest endemic bird.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Every time I fire white clay I get a shock at how much things shrink 😅

A hand holding a small white mug, handpainted in blue with a butterfly and barbed wire. The background is a messy wooden desk

The same mug from the other side - handpainted text reading 'it's ok' in a spiky blue style

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Painted one more mug before the kiln went on last night! #pottery #ceramics

A hand holding up an unfired ceramic cup, with a swallow painted on it. The background is filled with books and vintage toys

The same cup, slightly turned to see the body of the swallow

The same cup again, turned more to see the swallow tail. You can also now see the handle of the mug

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'll have a bunch of pottery for sale again soon so maybe I will do a big shop re-launch with everything once it's ready

A handmade ceramic cup, made of beige speckled clay. It is painted with a swan in flight and a comet, in black underglaze

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Oh hey it's me, taking my annual selfie for my birthday (which was last week) unbrushed hair and all

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Gotta underglaze a bunch of mugs today

A white handmade mug with black graphic raspberries handpainted on it

The same mug again from yet another angle

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Flash sheet for valentines day this Friday. I don't really believe in valentines (I mean.. I know it exists, it's just not a real thing) but I do believe in giving yourself little treats

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Okay here's some calm sketching after that drama

Photo if a sketchbook sitting on a wooden desk, with a partially started drawing in blue pencil of a woman-headed bird

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Every day I am amazed at the food I just get out of the dirt in my backyard

A photo of a cucumber, a courgette, a red onion and a small pile of freshly picked tomatos

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Carhartt sponsor me and my dog, look at this good free ad we made.

A little blonde chihuahua lying down on the woolen interior of a brown work vest. The vest is laid out on green grass, the day is sunny and there is a small cute cottage in the background.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I'm making confit garlic again and I am stinky >:)

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Oh, #portfolioday hi! I'm Devon and I do freelance illustration jobs of all kinds. Would love to do more kids lit stuff this year. I work mostly in watercolour but also digital

A watercolour painting of a white woman with a wavy brown bob, wearing red robes, loosely holding a gold chain attached to the neck of a monkey with a neck ruffle. The background is vague medieval-esque tapestry floral designs.

A watercolour painting of a woman lying on a pile of various colorful and patterned quilts and cushions. There is a trail of smoke over the black background

A little cherubic fairy wearing a nasturtium flower as a hat, with a leaf as a neck ruff and another leaf as an umbrella

A watercolour painting of a white swan tangled in a red rope. The background is a field of echenacea flowers and reeds, with a black circle and gold moon behind the swan

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Making these masked girl paintings over the break has been nice, I don't usually let myself do floating head drawings because I'm worried people will think I'm boring which is pretty lame

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

The shed a couple of days ago.. emptying it out took almost a whole week

Photo of a shed, it is wonky and the wall lining has been removed from half of it. There are some mostly empty wire shelves and various shed detritus lying around

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Well done! And lots of cool new artists to follow in your replies

A speckled beige ceramic cup handpainted with a flying swan and comet

A painting of a girls face in a little devil hat, in progress on a small board. There are paint tubes, a palette, brushes and other painting paraphernalia sitting beside it.

A watercolour painting of a woman with a fluffy bob haircut, wearing a red robe. She has a monkey wearing a ruff sitting on her shoulder, loosely held by a gold chain. The background is flowers on dark blue and a vaguely medieval banner.

A watercolour painting of a swan tangled in a red rope. It is standing on a field of rushes and echanacia, with a large black circle behind it.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Made some mugs from this toasty speckled clay #ceramics #pottery #art

A light beige speckled ceramic mug with a unicorn hand painted on it

The same mug from a slightly different angle, show more of the handle and the back of the unicorn

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I made this with leftover casting porcelain i trimmed off some cups, it was like sculpting warm butter but it's the best thing I made this year I think

A hand holding a little ceramic clown head, the blurry background is trees and the ocean

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

How come no-one told me painting with ink was so nice?? #art #painting #illustration

A small painting propped on a board on a wooden desk. It has a grey green background and a feminine face in a devil hood with a big red bow

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Today i am going to finish filling the kiln so I can finally do a firing. Tried a different commercial underglaze for these violas, easier to see than working with cobalt but will it look as good?? #pottery #ceramics

An unfired ceramic plate, painted with violas in blue underglaze. It is sitting on a wooden desk with painting detritus and a coffee cup.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Got all christmassy so made peppermint bark because I saw it on tiktok (it must be American? We don't have it here)

A sheet of setting chocolate, white is sort of swirled on dark but it looks pretty shit tbh

The same sheet of chocolate but now it is sprinkled with smashed up candy canes. Still looks a bit shit

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If you see this, post a knight

A brightly coloured knight with long orange hair

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This has cobalt violas on it but kind of hard to see before it's fired

Close up of an unfired ceramic mug, it has Gothic text painted on it and a very pale purple viola

An unfired ceramic mug, with 'slow decay' painted on it in a Gothic font

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Finished underglazing a bunch of stuff today, had planned to have a pre-xmas sale but doubt I'll get my firings done in time

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

www.heihei.nz/game/324/sup...

A digital drawing of a little goat guy running really fast. It is wearing a grey shirt with green flames and a hold earring.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Some little guys I drew for SpookySoft's comic creator game. I also drew hundreds more assets you can see in the game

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I didn't take any photos yesterday, except for the pretty horses during a quiet moment

Some horses in the city, during the Hikoi in wellington

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

An old sketchbook page. I forgot how much I prefer drawing in blue so I need to find whatever pencil this was. #sketchbook #drawing #art

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Oh yeah I do tattoos sometimes, first pass on this cemetery angel (from a cemetery in Berlin I have momentarily forgotten the name of) #tattoos #tattooartists

A tattoo of a cemetery angel on a white person's forearm

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I spent today underglazing some bits and pieces I made like a month ago, that I've just been staring at and feeling very uninspired about #ceramics #pottery #art #handmade

A small white unfired ceramic bowl, inside is hand painted a swan and a comet in black.

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

A ceramic piece from a few years back, when I made many many chains #ceramics

A hand painted in cobalt blue on white ceramic, it has a lace cuff and is holding a chain which is part 2d and part 3d

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Managed to sneak little Peepo back into the nesting box last night and the hens are happily caring for her today, which is for the best but I miss her

A baby chicken in a knitted sock, looking directly at the camera

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Would like to just go back to drawing whatever in my sketchbook and not giving a shit if anyone likes it

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Little chicken has been abandoned so looks like I'm hand raising.. it's already very attached to me/my hand. Advice is very appreciated!

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Porcelain vase, handpainted underglaze.

A white porcelain vase, with a crying lamb and chain painted in black.

A white porcelain vase with the text 'not lost but gone before' painted in black in a sharp Gothic font

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Idiot chickens had idiot babies

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Just going to try sharing a piece of work here every day and see how that goes.. here is a little plate I made recently, testing out a different brand of underglaze than I usually use

A flat oval plate hand painted with a greyhound and thorns in blue on a speckle cream clay. It is fired with a clear glossy glaze. The plate is sitting on a green hedge

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

I did a stardew valley chicken tattoo last week! Also a little train, but I'm most excited about the chicken

Pixel tattoo of a chicken from 'Stardew Valley'

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

I'm enjoying playing with ink! It's very fun to paint with

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Devon @devonsmith.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Not really doing the drawing a day thing because I'm too busy already drawing every day for my job, but I painted this little pixie with a snail for yesterday's prompt 'slow'

Hand holding up an ink painting of a cute pixie riding a snail

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