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Archi the Stressed Apricot

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🦎 Archi | Lvl 31 🦑 They/Them Storyteller, illustrator, and shenanigans abound. Here be Dragon Age, food fiction, and a bounty of ttrpg campaigns. My tags: #artchi #HorrorPod #SandsPaign #thedascookery

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Francesca Baerald @francescabaerald.com · 04/10/2026
My fascination for Dragons will never end - I'm really glad I had the chance to explore their many essences with my D&D Dragonlance map (included in my artbook UNBOUND).
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Jenny Tan (mainly on insta, but will pop in here 🦋 randomly) @hijennyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They say Treviso is beautiful at twilight.🐦‍⬛🗡️🏮 I’ve always wanted to paint a gondola scene, thought I’d borrow some inspiration from Tangled for this one~ (I swear I do work in between even its just showing as full brainrot) I #rookanis I #lucanisdellamorte I #datv I #dragonage
Lucanis and Rook on a gondola admongst a twilight Treviso. There are lanterns and crows flying around them. Very pink colour palette
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 03/10/2026
Finished the art for my forest glade skirt design. One thing that’s really nice about working on box skirts is that I can finally make designs like this, which looked rather silly on circle skirts! #art #original
Close-up of Maya digitally illustrating a moody forest scene on a tablet. A hand holding a stylus adds details to layers of dark green trees and foliage, with soft yellow-green light glowing through the woods in the background.
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CeleseNova @celesenova.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I forgot to post this here. Oops. Inkytober 2026! Stress/pressure free event. If a prompt speaks to you go for it. All Inquisitor's welcome~ #dragonage #dragonageinquisition #theinquisitor #lavellan #travelyan #cadash #adaar
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Updating key art for games and making sure I have all my stat blocks gives a special kinda of mischievous glee.
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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Been noodling away at this for a few months now, finally finished it! "Failed persuasion check." No Ai used #dragon #dnd #greendragon #illustration
An adventurer fails his persuasion check against an ancient green dragon.
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Dragon Age Annual | Digital Pre-Orders Open! @dragonageannual.art · 01/10/2026
#DragonAgeAnnual 2027 physical orders are CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered 💜 Digital orders are open until Jan 31 - if you weren't able to snag a physical pack, you can still get PDFs of the calendar & #zine, or donate for community copies! #DragonAge 👉 Click Here for Digital Orders 👈
A cream colored frame with a dull blue background. The DAA logo is in the bottom right-hand corner and digital mock-ups of the 2027 calendar & zine are on the right-hand side. Text reads:
Physical Orders Closed
Digital Pre-Orders Close Jan 31
Stilll Available:
Destinations Calendar PDF
Expeditions Zine PDF
Past Years' PDFs
Community Copy Donations
Visit our shop to place your order!
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Francesca Baerald @francescabaerald.com · 01/10/2026
I've journeyed through Thedas many times, but only twice as a cartographer. Dragon Age has always inspired me and UNBOUND wouldn't be complete without these maps, made with great pleasure for Dark Horse.
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 30/09/2026
A sketch for a new skirt design, titled Hunger. #WIP #art #original
A mock-up of Maya modeling a pleated midi skirt with a deep red background and dramatic black, tentacle-like shapes filled with eyes and toothy details. Beside the mock-up is a close-up of the eerie red-and-black pattern, with an inset showing an alternate lighter colorway. Text notes that the mock-up may differ from the final product.
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Dragon Age Annual | Digital Pre-Orders Open! @dragonageannual.art · 30/09/2026
It's the FINAL DAY of #DragonAgeAnnual 2027 pre-orders!! Last call for physical copies of this year's calendar, #zine, & merch - including this adorable Lowtown Market sticker 👀 All proceeds go to support MSF Sweden! 👉 Order in our shop by EOD TODAY! 👈 #DragonAge #zine #dragonage2 #da2
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💀 Alba Armoury | COMMISSIONS CLOSED ⚔️ @albaarmoury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s happening! All the successful contributors have been emailed and it’s time to start building a zine 🤘🏻❤️ #DragonAge #fanzine
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Ash @bsartsss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Twins
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Dragon Age Annual | Digital Pre-Orders Open! @dragonageannual.art · 30/09/2026
It's the FINAL DAY of #DragonAgeAnnual 2027 pre-orders!! Last call for physical copies of this year's calendar, #zine, & merch - including this gold-foiled Fade art print 👀 All proceeds go to support MSF Sweden! 👉 Order in our shop by EOD TODAY! 👈 #DragonAge #zine #dai #dragonageinquisition
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Bex Glendining 🍃 @lgions.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
omg i don't want ai assist or firefly or ai search or for ai to dumb down a pdf because it's 'too long'. i don't want to generate anything leave me alone
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Bex Glendining 🍃 @lgions.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
welcome, leon
digital illustration of leon kennedy from resident evil. RE2R Leon's back is to the viewer in the foreground. he points his torch into the RPD office which is a mess. in the middle is what would have been his desk. behind the desk is RE9 leon, who is looking back at his younger self. behind him is the ARK hallway. the 'welcome leon' banner is hanging fro the ceiling.
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cryling.art 🌘💜 Comms Open @cryling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ya'll think we should do a Halloween sweets themed version? 🎃🧁👻✨️
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m not built to have less than 1tb of space on a device I fear.
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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I had the utmost pleasure of painting the cover illustration of @marianavcoelho.bsky.social 's debut novel 'Truthteller' for Transworld/Penguin Random House UK! ⚖️ Out March 2027!
Cover illustration by Eleonor Piteira for the book 'Truthteller' by Mariana V. Coelho, featuring a woman with a golden headpiece that covers her eyes and fans out behind her head like rays. She is wearing a red and elaborate outfit with multiple layers and gold embroidery with gemstones. She is holding a scale in each of her hands, while the scales' chains wrap around her hands and forearms and go up towards the sky. Some of the chains are breaking, one of the scales is tipping down and gold liquid is running down.
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm moving. I don't have time for this nonsense. That's enough space. Hush computer. My desktop doesn't whine about this.
Screenshot of a system notification about storage space. It tells the user to free up storage space as it is running low.Screenshot of a yellow bar with the words 147 MB free beneath it.
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sleepynemo-draws.bsky.social @sleepynemo-draws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is kind of stalled out around 27k after the intial support. If you haven’t seen before please consider boosting. Or it it’s been a while, reboosting.
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 25/09/2026
A new skirt design: Magpies! Magpies represent luck, both good and bad, and boy, does that feel appropriate to my life right now. #art #original
Close-up of Maya digitally illustrating a repeating pattern of black-and-white magpies in flight, surrounded by white stars and sweeping motion lines on a warm taupe background. A hand holding a stylus is visible working on the artwork on a drawing tablet.
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.
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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sooo apparently Tapas is getting shut down, and I haven't heard anything from them about it?? Gotta love how they treat their users.... Sorry we didn't make you billions in free labor, giant media conglomerate 🙄 finance.biggo.com/news/628901c...
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Kakao Entertainment Shuts Down Tapas, the North American Webtoon Platform It Invested ₩1.1 Trillion In — Accelerating Business Integration — BigGo Finance
South Korea's Kakao Entertainment is shutting down Tapas, the North American webtoon platform it acquired in 2021 for approximately ₩1.1 trillion…
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Salaidard @salaidard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This final is still work in progress, but this material rendering course has really ignited a passion for painting glass 🤯 it was the one I dreaded the most, but somehow the one I enjoy the most! (doing a self-study course via swatchesacademy!! I can HIGHLY recommend!)
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ah! I hope you feel better soon!
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keyvei ✨ commissions open ✨ @keyvei.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The latest episode was the perfect opportunity to finally draw Julien as the princess he is 💅 #criticalrolespoilers I guess 😏 #criticalrolefanart
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Kirjoa @kirjo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
QRP your bird art! 🐦‍⬛
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VOLINFER 𓅃 @volinfer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PIERCE 🏹 f/ @gveanel.bsky.social
Character Design © Gveanel
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Lynaiss | COMMISSIONS OPEN @lynaiss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Inprnt currently has another 40% off sale for about 14 more hours, so if there's any prints you wanted to grab now's your chance!
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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 20/09/2026
The Page of Swords from "The Vampire's Tale Tarot" 🗡️
illustration from "The Vampire's Tale Tarot" for the Page of Swords card. A young vampire sits in a graveyard holding a little dagger, surrounded by books. Behind her a tomb opens and decayed fingers can be seen poking out. A raven and a black butterfly are perched on the grave.
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Luckily I caught it before I finished it but 😭My body is not forgiving
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I will take accidental consumption of an allergen during moving week for 300. Gosh this move is so weird.
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Dragon Age Annual | Digital Pre-Orders Open! @dragonageannual.art · 19/09/2026
After blasting through our original stretch goals, we've added a BONUS opportunity: 200 overall sales will unlock foil upgrades for the lineage pack stickers! Thank you #DragonAge fandom for the incredible support you've shown #DragonAgeAnnual and MSF Sweden 💜 #zine 👉 Pre-Order DAA 2027 NOW!
A blue and cream graphic that shows four die-cut stickers featuring Hawke/Lowtown Market, Felassan/Arlathan Forest, Valta/Deep Roads, and Sten/Par Vollen, behind a dark shadow with a padlock on top. Text reads:
Bonus! Stretch Goals
Add-on pack die cut sticker gold & red foil upgrades
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Yolebrat - commissions OPEN✨️ @yolebrat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I had an honor of painting @/nikitadreams (Tumblr) lovely bard OC Janeya! :D
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Lio🌿@MCM Londong AA H-02 @kroovv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vox Machina✨ #CriticalRole | #Art
An illustration of Vox Machina from Critical Role season 1. From the top we have Vax, a half elf with long brown hair, wearing black armour with large black raven wings. He looms above Grog a Goliath barbarian, hes smiling with a wild grin, flexing with Scanlan and Pike on his shoulders. Scanlan on the left is a gnome bard playing his lute and Pike is a gnome Cleric raising a pint of ale to the viewer. Under Scanlan is Trinket the bear with Vex a half eld ranger with brown hair and a blue outfit. Beside her on her right is Keyleth a half elf druid with red hair and a large cloak made of leaves and besides her is Percy a human gunslinger wearing a finer blue clothing and holding a gun, above him is the shadow figure of Orthax a demon with red glowing eyes and a sharp toothy grin
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rat Purse — Paul Frey, 20th C. brass, ruby
A brass Queen purse in the shape of a rat the body of the Rat is around bag of chainmail with four little rat legs coming off of it there's a rat tail at the end and the Rats I is a bright red thanks to a little speck of Ruby
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gosh I love her so much 😭
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 15/09/2026
Roxanna has been having such a rough time in the game, and weirdly, she's been called Hilda a couple of times... Wonder what's up with that? 🤔 #DnD #art
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Francesca Baerald @francescabaerald.com · 18/09/2026
An image a week for ten years, a collection of compasses to always find the way and never lose yourself 🧭
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Kataba @katataba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
⁘ commission for @adomania.bsky.social ⁘ #digitalart #art #portrait #dragon
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here is a nice mushroom
A big beautiful bear’s head tooth mushroom growing on a perimortuous maple tree. The green undergrowth climbs around it on all sides, and yellow summer sun infuses the woodscape. All photos by me
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MAF @velnna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 17/09/2026
A Message from Maya... #store www.gofundme.com/f/help-maya-...
Hey, y’all. First of all, I want to say thank you for the outpouring of love and support you have shown us after we shared our predicament. Your kindness has truly moved me in ways I can’t even begin to describe. At the beginning of last week, this felt like a truly unsurmountable situation, but your support has given me hope.

That being said, we’re not out of the woods yet. Our recent skirt presales, giftcard sales and the GoFundMe have helped a TON but we are still facing a very scary October—and unfortunately not the fun Halloween kind! 

Sales and donations have slowed down since last week, so while we have enough cash on hand to make our first few payments to UPS, we don’t have anywhere near enough to cover the entire bill.

Our current plans:

First and foremost, the thing hurting us the most right now is our lack of inventory. Our current batch of skirts are finishing up production now and will be sent to our warehouse, after which presale orders will get shipped to customers, and after that the remaining skirts will be listed in my store! People who sign up for restock notifications will get the earliest alert.

Unfortunately, the timing is a little weird. We’re expecting to be able to list our remaining inventory around mid- to late October, which is cutting it very close with our payment deadlines.

To avoid this situation in the future, we’re planning to take on a new loan so we can place a large order of printed skirts that should arrive in time for the holidays, but that means we won’t have that money available to us to pay off UPS. We may also need to do presale on some or all of those skirt designs, but we’ll deal with that when the time comes.

The fact that we can even add this to our plans and look to the future in this way is a huge testament to how much you have already helped us.

What you can do to help us:

I know that for the vast majority of you, you have already made the purchases or donations that you are willing and able to do, and for that I cannot thank you enough. What we really need now is visibility. As a small business with not a lot of time or money on our hands, we rely almost entirely on word of mouth marketing. Sharing or engaging with our posts on your preferred social platforms helps immensely, and so does sharing us with your friends, family, and acquaintances in real life. If there are any creators out there that you think would like our size inclusive, ethically made clothing, consider recommending us to them! (Though please keep it chill and do not spam anyone)

To close this out, once again I just want to say how much I appreciate all the love and kindness y’all have shown us. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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Dragon Age Annual | Digital Pre-Orders Open! @dragonageannual.art · 17/09/2026
🔓 Stretch Goal UNLOCKED 🔓 The Stone Bear Hold keychain will be added to eligible packs! With that, all stretch goals are now unlocked - thank you all for supporting #DragonAgeAnnual & MSF Sweden 💜 Look out for more sticker upgrades w/a BONUS stretch goal, coming soon 👀 👉 Pre-Order DAA 2027 NOW!
Stretch Goals
UNLOCKED! Calendar Cover Gold Foil & Embossing
UNLOCKED! Zine Cover Purple & Holographic Foil
UNLOCKED! Weisshaupt & SD Hideout Tarots added to all merch bundles
UNLOCKED! Art Prints will be upgraded to A4-sized
UNLOCKED! Raw Fade Art Print gold foil upgrade
UNLOCKED! Stone Bear Hold Keychain added to Thedas & Crossroads Packs
UNLOCKED! Kinloch Hold Digital Wallpapers will be included in all packs
UNLOCKED! Vhenadahl Sticker red foil upgrade
UNLOCKED! Dalish Camp Sticker holographic sand upgrade
UNLOCKED! The Dalish Camp sticker will be added to all physical packs
UNLOCKED! Bonus digital zine Journeys added to all packs
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yeah I think after this move I'll be a little opening some stuff. 👀Post a lot of my backlog of work. Also the milk meta. Give her one last read and then ask my friends to proof read. Cause if I typo breed to be bread again I swear—
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apofiss @apofiss.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Northern lights cats! ₊˚⊹. ݁˖✨
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apofiss @apofiss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I painted a whole new icon set!✨It has frogs in it🐸 and everything frogs need for their little nook c: iPhone, Android, iPad, Desktop... all good, link in bio!
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Archi the Stressed Apricot @exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Real fun IF da fangame that I HIGHLY recommend checking out. Chapter One just got posted. This story is so good, I'm very excited to follow along on the journey of its development.
medowlarken.itch.io
Small Fires by medowlarken
An interactive tale set in the world of Dragon Age.
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