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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Hurry girls, don’t miss your cue! Or else! 🩰🫟 #kidlitart #illustration

A girl has gotten a star shaped sticker stuck in her eye backstage at a tween girls’ ballet recital, and it’s time for them to go on to perform! Her ballet classmates are whispering and urging her to get back in line so they can perform the dance they’ve been preparing for! In the background, their teacher looms menacingly. They better not miss their cue!

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Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com · 15/05/2025

It undermines the fact that good writing takes work. Good writers don't spawn out of magic mushrooms, skills honed and perfected. You gotta write your way to the goodness. There are no shortcuts.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Updating my #profilepic ! Not much has changed since the last one, just longer hair and cooler earrings. Oh, and the oozing brain monster, that’s new too 👁️ #kidlitart

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Biiiig snowflakes in Brighton Beach from a few weeks ago - finally finished the drawing! ☃️ hopefully with enough time left before everyone moves on to springtime 😅🪻

Digital color illustration of an elevated subway platform in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. It’s snowing enormous round flakes and between them, you can see people on the opposite platform bundled up and walking off their Q train. It’s all very gray and flat.

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Martin Stanev @martinstanev.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Hello! I’m Martin, an illustrator & author based in the Lake District, UK. I love illustrating landscapes and animals being cosy 🐻 I’ve worked on a variety of children’s books with piblishers such as Magic Cat, Quarto and Little Tiger. You can find more of my work at martinstanev.com

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Reposting for the evening crowd! A very earnest invitation to join me next Saturday for Hourly Comic Day! And read my old ones here: www.lucyknisley.com/hourly-comic...

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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

original sinners

a still life with whiskey bottles, black apples, martini glasses, cigarettes, and dice. A white luminescent curls around the composition

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Kaylie Pendleton @kayliependleton.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hi! My name is Kaylie I am an illustrator and book cover designer and thought I would jump in on #portfolioday ! I’m new here but would love to meet other artists :)

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Happy holidays from me and my babysitting charge (my roommates dog, aka Miss Mandoo, aka Mandoo the Menace)! #kidlitart

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Time for #artvsartist2024 ! It was a very busy year, and I still feel like I haven’t done enough! Looking forward to seeing what next year has in store 💖 #artvsartist #kidlitart

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Léa Charbonnier @cleadraw.bsky.social · 06/10/2024

A portfolio piece for Halloween season 🎃👻 . . #bookcover #kidlitart #middlegrade

A ghost kid is surrended by a black girl and a kid with a pumpkin head. There are in the middle of a town square at night with cute ghosts everywhere.

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Duke Stephens @oliveoilcorp.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Things are becoming, I just need to be patient. Good food takes time to cook. #artvsartist2024

a 9-panel grid format showcasing the "art vs. artist" end of year meme. in the center of the grid features a photo of the artist, a lightskinned black person wearing clear glasses, a mariners baseball cap, and life preserver. surround the photo are 8 pieces of art that were completed during the year 2024, including black and white art of a figure standing in the shade of cottonwood trees, a snowy expanse of settlement in the utah territory of 1859, and orange & blue toned comic pages from the work BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA. These pages show a Black person waist deep in water, standing among tall trees, and a textured hand pushing out from an acidic sea.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

One of my favorite things about the sun setting so early is being able to peek into other people’s lives 🌛 I’ve always been really inspired by that little glance into someone else’s world! #kidlitart #illustration

A digital illustration of a row of apartment buildings in Brooklyn. Each window is lit up in a different color light, some decorated for Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter solstice. Outside, it’s nighttime and starting to snow. A black cat stretches on the roof, illuminated by the full moon.

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Abeeha Tariq @abeehatariqart.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

she’s making a list, she’s checking it twice

Illustration of a brown skinned woman in a festive red dress. She holds gift bags in one hand and boxed presents up in the other in a stack. Her dark hair is pulled up in the shape of a Christmas tree with lights and baubles. She has green bauble dangly earrings.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

#KidLitArtPostcard is tomorrow!!! Kidlit artists - remember to post your postcards! Everyone else - Please smack those Like & Repost buttons! And leave nice comments, if you have the spoons!

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Out of the cube and into an office! I suppose this is as good a time as any to say that if send me a #kidlitartpostcard you might make it onto the cork board (look at all that room just waiting for your art!) 💌

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Happy post-thanksgiving pre-holiday crunch to all those back at their desks today 😅 may your coffee be abundant and snacks protein-filled

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Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It should be noted that the original person who said this is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - artist and activist. I find it odd that her name got cropped out of the original screenshot (from an article in LA Times, btw) and the uncredited version is the one that makes the viral rounds.

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Chugging along ✏️ loving this page ✏️

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 30/11/2024

There are quite a lot of reasons to be concerned about genAI that don’t get as much mention. This is a list of just a few that we've listed in our @aimod.social docs.

Consent
Al-generated images involving the likeness of real individuals without consent.
Misinformation
Al-generated images in spreading misinformation or manipulating users.
Training Data
Numerous generative Al services have used data for training that was not appropriately licensed, or the source of their training data was not clearly identified.
Mimicry of Living Artists
Al imagery can replicate the style or work of active living artists, which may directly impact individual creators.
Resource consumption
The generation of Al imagery requires substantial resources, like water and electricity.
Exploitive labor
Reports indicate Al training involves unethical labor practices.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Distracting myself from other work with a #wip based on the alley my apt overlooks - had to include the loud cats 😸 #crop #kidlitart

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

more users are joining and the hog grows longer

A painting of a long hog, made even longer. It is very long.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Dang shared the wrong version! Here’s the finished one, I’m sure I’m the only person that would bother 😅

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thursday #artshare with the works that are most quintessentially YOU! These two from LAST YEAR nail the sweet spot of color, lines, and storytelling that feel the most me! I love drawing magic lurking on the edges of mundane life ✨also added a doodle from last month so I feel less like a slouch!

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 20/11/2024

Hey #kidlit illustrators, I'm a children’s publishing #art director. To celebrate Bluesky’s recent 20M user milestone I’d like to gift a FREE one hour Zoom portfolio-review/coaching-session. 1. Reply w/ your art. 2. Random winner. 3. No DMs please. I will look closely at every reply! 💙❤️

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Derek Laufman @laufman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This place is quickly becoming the art community I hoped it would be. I hope it just continues to grow and grow.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

QRP post your art’s ugly phase vs final! #arttrain The harrowing trust-the-process stage! The final product is still pretty loose, unusual for me! #kidlitart

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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

My official posters for Japanese Breakfast!!

Green poster where she is wearing her savage good boy costume

Michelle sitting in a mass of trees and speakers

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PINE BONES 𓃦☾ @pinebones.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We could all use a little tenderness right now. #folkart #digitalartist

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Diana Franco @dfrankfield.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post your most popular art from Twitter It couldn't be any other I guess 😅

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Kaly Quarles @kalyquarles.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

It’s not too late to join the fun! Get crackin’ on something quick! 11/19: GATE 11/20: BLIGHT 11/21: TRAIL 11/22: DEPTH 11/23: BONE 11/24: BLOSSOM

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Kaly Quarles @kalyquarles.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

MIST Let the Folktale Week 2024 fête commence! This year is less about narrative & more about exploring new techniques. My beady lil' eyes are weary of screen time so it’s time to conjure up some new skills. Enjoy, my friends! #folktaleweekmist @folktaleweek.bsky.social #kidlitart #folktaleweek

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PINE BONES 𓃦☾ @pinebones.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

One of my new 4 color Risograph prints! “Monsoon Song”

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 14/11/2024

Hey illustrators! Did you know there's a contact form on my website just for you? When beginning new projects I routinely check the spreadsheet for new submissions and search/sort my notes on previous submissions. >>> www.brianlarossa.com 💙❤️ #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #artsearch #art #artist

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Hello! My name is Brian LaRossa, I’m executive art director in Scholastic’s hardcover picture book group, where I’ve worked for 20 years. I oversee our Branches and Acorn imprints which are beginning graphic readers and illustrated chapter books, I also oversee our younger nonfiction series, and a good number of stand alone fiction and nonfiction picture books for our Orchard imprint.

If you're an illustrator who is interested in working together I would love to hear from you! I've created this form to help me capture a record of your interest. Please note that this form is not time-sensitive. I keep it live year-round. When beginning new projects I routinely check the spreadsheet for new submissions and search/sort my notes on previous submissions. In addition, I also regularly post open calls, exclusively on Bluesky. I invite you to follow me there and submit your work! If your work is a good fit for an upcoming title I will reach out at that time. Until then, take care!

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hello and welcome new followers!! I’m Julia, a children’s book designer with Little Simon and Simon Spotlight 🩵 I’m also an illustrator myself! I particularly like to draw kids and their creatures, often about to fall upon chaos 🤭 I’m so excited to discover new artists on bkuesky, please say hi!

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 08/11/2024

I teach critical writing for the art department at The City College of New York. The following is a short thread full of words from people who are smarter than me about the vital role that artists play in society generally, and doubly so in the face of authoritarian regimes. 🧵1/4

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Repost with your five favorite reads from this year 📚 1. My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante (rereading currently) 2. The Trespasser - Tana French 3. The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young 4. To Shape A Dragons Breath - Moniquill Blackgoose 5. Winter in Sokcho - Elisa Shua Dusapin

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Emmaeli @emmaelie.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

Today, Oct. 7, 2024, is the last day to register to vote in Nov's general election for the following states: AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MS, TN, TX Visit vote.gov to register, update, or check your voter registration status 👇

vote.gov

Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

6. Crispy 🍂🍂 I caught myself overthinking and overworking the last few prompts to the point where I didn’t have anything postable! Checking myself on it now, stop doing that, me! 🍁 #scbwiArtober2024 #kidlitart

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

3. Hay ride! 🌾 based on a vivid memory of the family going on a hay ride and not realizing it was a HAUNTED hay ride! 👻 #scbwiartober2024 #kidlitart

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Which is more your vibe, creepy cute 🎃 or sinister sweet 🐈‍⬛🎀?

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Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

I have two new stickers available on my Etsy, just in time for Halloween! Here’s the link if you care to take a peek! www.etsy.com/shop/JSheaArt

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