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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

took myself on a coffee date yesterday to review the flood of wisdom from last month’s @scbwi.bsky.social conference. whew! good advice, new info, & the perpetual question: where to start… 🥰🫟🎨✨📝☕️ i have at least divided my eclectic #kidlitart portfolio!! www.halthegal.art/illustrations

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

how many purple papers does it take to make a cupcake wrapper?! making a new piece for next week’s portfolio reviews at the #scbwi conference! 🥰✂️🫟🎨 (sprinkles to come!!) @scbwi.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #studiomessmaker #collage #authorillustrator #coverart

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

happy #kidlitpostcardday! i'm hallie & i 🩷 creating cuddly creatures who look like they could be your new besties. with stained & dyed papers, i create mixed media collages with all the colourful materials i can reach. www.halthegal.art/illustrations #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

happy #kidlitpostcard day! my name is hallie, & i 💖 making a mess in my studio 🫟 and 🎨🖌️ and ✂️ papers to make happy li'l character collages for PBs, BBs, & MG covers, too! see more work at halthegal.art/illustrations #kidlit #authorillustrator #picturebookillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

my #kidlitpostcard day is really just my current work space: a new picture book illustration for my #wip dummy to present at my regional #scbwi conference this fall…. 🥰🫟✏️🎨🖍️ using all the things to make the things. ✂️ finished illustrations available for perusing here: www.halthegal.art/illustrations

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

hi friends! i'm hallie! my "paintings" are papers & ink and watercolour, crayons, pencils, & all the tools that make for messy, creative play. find more of my work at halthegal.art/illustrations #kidlitpostcard #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitart #authorillustrator #mixedmediaillustration #humanartist

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

how all the pieces came together… inks and crayons, watercolours, pencils, & who knows what… 🥰💘🖍️✂️🎨 #scbwidrawthis : sea creature!! see more of my work at halthegal.art/illustrations #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #mixedmedia #gooddaysunshine #kidlitartist #illustrationportfolio #humanartist

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

great day in the studio today! can’t wait to put all the pieces together tomorrow!! 🥰🎨🫟🖍️✂️ #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #scbwidrawthis #mixedmediaillustration

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

happy #kidlitpostcard day!! i'm hallie. 🤓 i 💖 every color in the crayon box. i 💜 to create collaged MG covers and spot illustrations & all the things with all the tools in the studio. 🥳🎨🖍️✂️🖌️🌟 www.halthegal.art #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitportfolio #kidlitillustration

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

four new blog posts this week because march book reads & theatre 3x!! now back to my revised pb dummy…!! 🐰🎭✨📝🎨🤓☕️🍩 www.halthegal.art/artist-blog

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

happy #kidlitpostcard day! i'm hallie, and i love to use watercolours and inks and gouache and pencils and cut paper to make art that celebrates well... more art! see more of my work at halthegal.art #kidlit #kidlitart #authorillustrator #kidlitillustraiton #kidlitillustrator #happyart #mixedmedia

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

hi! i’m hallie!! author-illustrator. commentator on my world-wide travels and art-scapades, & documentarian of my hopeless 💖 of live theatre. find me elbow-deep in ink & paint, or like a good introvert, with my nose stuck in a book. halthegal.art #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitart #handlettering

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

some gallery show opening fun. visions from friday night. www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/... #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #authorillustrator

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

thanks, rachel!!! 🥰🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

see my fave reads of the month (& all of this month’s weekly reading book review videos) on my blog here: www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/...

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

the art of storytelling opens friday. think i nailed the self*portrait, tbh. 🥰✂️🖌️🖍️🫟🖋️💖 full process up at patreon.com/halthegal #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #selfportraitasanartist #kidlit #mixedmediaillustration #studiofunday

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

doesn’t look like much to you, maybe, but this self*portrait (in*progress, obvs.) for next month’s #artofstorytelling exhibit is exciting to me…. 🥰💜✨🎨🖌️ #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #authorillustrator #mixedmediaillustration #wip

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

holiday card from my literary agency. featuring a collage illustration from yours truly. 🥰💚❤️🩵💙🤍❄️🎨✂️🖍️ #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #collageillustration #morestoriesplease

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

illustration process (watercolour, ink, gouache, & colored pencil) video up on the crayon box for today’s #kidlitpostcard !! www.patreon.com/posts/144102...

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

happy #kidlitpostcard day! i'm hallie & i write & illustrate bbs, pbs, & mg! plz enjoy this jumbo cat (or tiny winter gal?) who both wish you a cozily splendid story-filled season of (good) dreams come true! www.halthegal.art #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #humanartist #paintandink

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

😯😯😯😯😯😯!!!!! i’m sooooo glad books shall exist forever!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

i’m so excited to share december’s #kidlitpostcard piece!! come onnnnn thursday!!! 🥰🖋️💖📚🎨

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

absolutely! 📝 i use the daily pages in my hobonichi planner so i don’t go on for hours, though…! 🥰🖋️

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#smallbusinesssaturday sale!! join the crayon box at 50% off your first month or 25% off an annual plan!! #happymail and LOTS of #kidlit studio fun!! 🥰🖍️💖🎀 gift yourself (or someone you love) a membership at patreon.com/halthegal today! thank you for your support! 🥹💘📬🎨📖

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

it's BIG crayon box discount weekend! new members: 50% off your first month or 25% off the WHOLE year! cancel anytime, and join now to get november's sticker + welcome art & sticker & next mo., a great big postcard! can't wait to send you splendid happy mail! join now at patreon.com/halthegal

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

took a day*venture trip to charleston yesterday to see my book*pal soman! 🥰❤️‍🔥 three autographs & an arc of YOUNG WORLD later & i’m one happy happy fangirl!! 😎🧡❣️ #yallfest #authorcommunity #youngworld #sfge #signedfirstedition #kidlit

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

a bit delayed, but celebrating spooky*cute year*round over here… for your entertainment, may i present: “dracula 3x.” ✂️ created with inked & stained & painted cut papers. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitportfolio #collageillustration #kidlit #spookycute #mixedmediaillustration

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

happy #kidlitpostcard day!! hi! i'm hallie, a mixed-media (inks, watercolours, pencils, papers, & all the mess-making goodies) illustrator... www.halthegal.art/illustrations #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcardday #worksonpaper #humanartist #studiomessmaker

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

well, at least we’re gonna make it through half of the canon this year… here’s the latest #handlettering piece in my shakespeare quote notebook for #brushupyourshakespeare2025

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hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

i need a maze with one 💛 path to follow… and a great pair of shoes, obviously… 🥰✨👠👠

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