jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Had a beautiful time again at this year's Denver Zine Fest! Here are some pics of me and my table set up. I'll post again soon with all the goodies I traded for and bought from the other artists who I met <3 051
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Hey, kid - It is *never* a bother when you reach out for help. It's actually an honor to support you. And I'm proud you're asking for a hand. Don't let that brain trick you into thinking you're a burden. Impossible! You bring me joy, even on your shittiest days. Love you! - An NB ND Auntie 010
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Y'all. I recently read Jacque Aye's newest book "Tuesday's Blues." It's spooky and sexy and queer and *GOOOOOD*. And it means the world to read fiction by a fellow autistic. Go support her work, join her mailing list, and buy her books! 000
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Holy smokes! I was accepted into Pikes Peak Zine Fest!! I'm so pumped! If you'd like to come support me and a bunch of other awesome creatives, swing by the UCCS Berger Hall on Saturday, October 17th from 1:00 to 5:00. I'll have an approximate boatload of collage zines and bookmarks to share!static.klipy.comAlt: This is a gif of Will Ferrell playing his Buddy the Elf character. In this scene, he's in his green elf outfit from the north pole - pointy hat and fur collar and all. He's doing a small happy dance. He's in a kitchen with white cabinetry. And you can see some of his decorations behind him - white paper snowflakes and string lights. 150
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Guess who's *CRAMPIIIING* Check out my silly little zine called "Bitch Fest: I Hate Menstruating." Here is the front cover and one of the spreads from inside. Also here's my dog. In these pictures, she's destroying her koala toy and then resting with it, respectively. I feel so seen. 😡 😭 😴 020
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialAndreana @catcherinthepi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Here's a peek at the completed #perzine "Invisibility of Spouse"! I started writing this about a year ago. It tracks my experience with people reacting to the use of the word "spouse" outside of legal circumstances to refer to married partners in a gender neutral way. 241
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I attended a flower crown workshop at the Denver Botanic Gardens during the Lavender Festival. Then I played around with self portraits. I had a lot of fun with both! 🥰 📸 🪻 👑 020
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Lately I've been on a role making zines to talk with dead people! Little notes for loved ones past. Some mundane topics and some questions or musings. Here's a glimpse into the first ones - for my big brother and for my gramma. 1136
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Y'all! My vendor application for Denver Zine Fest 2026 was accepted! 🥰 🕺 🔥 Come and join me and a whole lot of other talented artists and zinesters this September! Details in the poster below by Blake A. Chamness. 010
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialThe Blind Redhead @theblindredhead.bsky.social · 01/07/2026July is Disability Pride Month. A whole month to celebrate who we are, not just what we navigate. If you are blind or low vision, your experience is worth taking up space. Today and every day. #DisabilityPrideMonth #Blind #DisabledAndProud #SightLoss #VisuallyImpaired #InclusionMatters 032
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Recent sketches of some of my favorite fidgets in prismacolor pencil and marker / ink pen 😊 ✍🏻 👽 🎨 030
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Dude... HOW did I go this long without PBS?? I'm watching a documentary called Equus: Story of the Horse. 🐎 Yes, I have a notebook next to me. Duh! If you can, please throw them some dough to keep their kickass work funded! Here's the link for making gifts to Rocky Mountain PBS. 130
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/06/2026There's a sale in my Etsy shop till Weds on all my cards & prints-enter LEAFY20 for 20% off.I make my photos using recent research so they dial ⬇️ stress & lift mood by looking at them. Each purchase makes a difference as depression's prevented me from working recently: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv... 113954
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 31/05/2026GUYS... I just heard of a crime solving show called "Patience" 🩷 WITH a lead character who's explicitly autistic 🩷 AND the star - Ella Maisy Purvis - is ACTUALLY AUTISTIC 🩷 IgottasignupforRockyMountainPBSsoIcanwatchthisyesterday. I'M SO EXCITED! 😭static.klipy.comAlt: Big autistic joy! This gif shows Chloe F. Hayden - the only other actually autistic actress that I'm aware of who's played an explicitly written autistic character in contemporary media when she played Quinni in the reboot of Heartbreak High on Netflix - wearing a zebra print knit vest, gorgeous colorful glittery makeup, has fun fidget jewelry on her hands, and is clapping excitedly in a classroom <3 120
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I have been really enjoying the practice of writing alt text for my social media images! What a cool challenge it is figuring out how to translate visual arts into the written word. And the extra reps are helping me develop my written voice in a fun and unexpected way. 120
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I'm new to the world of prismacolor pencils, and I'm hooked. They're a tool I could spend a lifetime with - blending, playing, learning! Here are sketchbook pages I made to prep for drawings of dark skies and characters with a variety of skin tones. I find these color study pages so satisfying! 130
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 05/05/2026More sketchbook scribbles from yesterday! :) With these, I took more of a loose art therapy approach to help me process big stories and feelings. It worked its magic and I felt so much better after <3 Orange & pink page: Crayons. Green & brown page: Prismacolor pencils & PaperMate felt-tip pen. 060
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Noodling around in my sketchbook. Happy Sunday! #SundayScribbles #VisualStim #Drawing #Sketchbook #Artist #MixedMedia #Abstract 060
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Y'ALL! I'm so pumped to announce that my online shop will be opening TOMORROW! 🥳 🔥 👽 🙀 🌼 💕 I'll have just a small inventory of zines for this first drop but it feels HUGE for me! Here's the website where you can shop a variety of zines, starting tomorrow at 12:00 Mountain! WWW.JAMAESSEN.COMmedia.tenor.comkermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .Alt: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain . 120
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 28/04/2026🏳️⚧️ 🤟🏻 TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY EVERYDAY! 🏳️⚧️ 🤟🏻 And another shout-out for fellow queers in my hometown of StL! Check out this gorgeous Trans Joy mural at Sauce on the Side in the Grove! The project was organized by Girl Louie. 030
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Went to a social event with fellow autistic peeps today and had a great time! It was a really positive energy zap to be with my neurotribe in person. During the hangout and after, I've been on a roll filling sketchbook pages with collage and stimmy lines 🩷 #Collage #Autistic #SundayScribbles 130
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialWild Ramp Publishing @wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Wild Ramp disability microgrant recipient update! Tired AF: A Chronic Illness Comics Collection by Crucial Comix is a 44-page zine featuring 16 artists sharing chronic illness experiences. Free to download or pay what you can. Supports future comics workshops! www.crucialcomix.com/product/tire... 084
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I'm opening an art shop to hopefully craft a better life and a better living for myself. I'm neurodivergent. The burnout cycle is painful. I want to create sustainable work, sustainable methods for me to contribute to my community, sustainable ways to build security for my family. ❤️ 170
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 22/04/2026This is my beautiful dog, Belle. Looking like an absolute superhero. I love her SO MUCH!! If you couldn't tell, dogs are my favorite. They are my lifelong special interest. I'm obsessed. 🐾 #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth #DogsRule #Dogs #ShelterPups #Autistic #Pride 161
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 21/04/2026This is my zine "Uncured: Love Notes for Autistics." 👽 I made this… For the part of me that hid my needs for so long, even from myself. To give my shame and RFK, Jr. the *middle finger*. To provide myself assurances and cheerleading. Also, here is my cat, Gesso. 🐱 ♥️ #autistic #zinester #pride 040
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 18/04/2026LGBTQ+ creatives in the StL area... 🌈 🤟 Go check out the Saturday crafternoon classes at the Metro Trans Umbrella Group! Here is an embroidery project I made there last month. Our teacher was inspired by the Tiny Pricks Project which you'll also prob enjoy 🩷🤍🩵 130
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialsilly seal ✶ small art biz @sillyseal.co.uk · 17/04/2026reposting here too bc things are pretty desperate and i'd appreciate as many eyes on my links as possible <3 131
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I wanna celebrate real quick: I had an appointment at the bank today to open a small business account 🍾 I'm so proud of myself! I worked through my overwhelm and pushed through my social anxiety sweats 🤭 And I'm so grateful for how nice the banker was! He was uber kind with my rookie questions 🩷media.tenor.coma little boy is dancing and pointing at the camera with the words `` happy dance '' written below him .ALT: a little boy is dancing and pointing at the camera with the words `` happy dance '' written below him . 000
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialGeorgina Kent @georginadoodles.bsky.social · 15/04/2026It's my birthday this Friday (17th) so I thought I'd have a little sale, just because :) From now up until midnight on Sunday (BST) there'll be 17% off all orders, no codes to add, it automatically applies at checkout 🥰 #watercolours #birdart 🪶 620167
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 15/04/2026One of the reasons I make art is to connect with loved ones past. Today I want to shout out my paternal grandparents, Rose and Robert Maessen. Gramma made decoupage decor, taught me to crochet, hunted patiently for four-leaf clovers. Grampa made drawings in Microsoft Paint, taught me... 120
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.socialAutistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 13/04/2026ASAN is an organization by and for autistic people! Your support helps us continue our work – from pushing back against harmful policies to fighting for inclusive education and community living, we demand that autistic voices are heard wherever decisions are made. autisticadvocacy.org/donate 085
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 13/04/2026❤️🖤 Back in the sewing saddle… Slowly but surely. Made a patch out of a great tshirt by BrattyBre. Seriously, go check out her YouTube channel and online shop! For the moment, it's residing on a jean jacket thrifted and then embroidered by my uber talented big sister!! ❤️🖤 051
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Hey, y'all! Here is a sneak peek at one of the zines that will soon be available for purchase in my online shop! This one is called "No Sweat: A boring story about my anxiety meds working." I feel really proud of this one. #NeuroDivergent #NeuroSpicy #Anxiety #Zinester #Zine #SmallBusiness #ArtShop 040
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 06/04/2026You deserve to be celebrated all year round! 🩵🤍🩷🤟🏻 Period! Love, An NB ND Auntie #TDOV #ProtectTheDolls #TransRights #Queerdo 030
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 31/03/2026🩷🤍🩵🤟🏻 HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY!! 🤟🏻🩵🤍🩷 Here's one of the collages I finished up yesterday to celebrate. If you wanna learn more about what Trans Day of Visibility is all about, check out this brief but thorough run-down on GLAAD's website. Happy learning! #Pride #TransRights #ProtectTheDolls 120
Reposted by jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Consider this: In a nation with a population approaching 349 million, the participation of 8 million people means that more than one of every 50 U.S. residents joined a No Kings rally. Stat seen on @usatoday.com 861560448
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 29/03/2026It's been a damn good weekend. That's all :) #Spring #NoKings #SundayScribbles 000
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I visited my hometown last week - St. Louis, Missouri. While there, I went to the Metro Trans Umbrella Group and felt so relieved, excited, seen, and at-home in that space! 🤟 🏳️⚧️ If you are LGBTQ+ and in (or near) StL, please visit this community space. It's beautiful. #pridestlmetrotrans.orgMetro Trans Umbrella GroupSupporting the trans, nonbinary, and intersex community in St. Louis 000
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 09/03/2026An Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag Collage 🏳️🌈 and a Neighborhood Love Sign 🫶 that I recently finished up! These are the originals/masters. Now I just need to sort out print shop details so I can make these available for my online shop and *finally* hang them in my own home. So excited! 041
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Worked on a mixed media moon study last night. While it was in progress, before I adhered the moon itself, I realized that it looks like such a happy little void! Made me chuckle 🤭 000
jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social @jackie-maessen-art.bsky.social · 10/02/2026My dog, Belle, helping with inventory management! Here we are organizing junk packs for my online shop. She's the best helper! 🥰 🐾 🎨 060