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Kay 🌱 @syossors.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

‼️ EMERGENCY COMMS OPEN ‼️ Howdy ya’ll! I unexpectedly got let go from my job and I’m opening up commissions to fill in the gaps while I frantically apply to new jobs. This will help me afford bills and groceries! Please consider sharing :) You can purchase commissions through my ko-fi! Link in bio!

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I never posted my mega Dragonite redesign here 😭 Please enjoy the Dragon noodle with wings.

Mega Dragonite redesigned with a lankier body, small wings on the head and ankles, big wings on the back. It has teal shoulder pads shaped like sharp dragon wings and a matching dragon tail, in its usual orange and teal color scheme.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

My alebrije is coming to life 🙌🏼

A wire base in the shape of a bunny with a long tail and wings on its back.

A paper mache bunny with a long tail and wings on its back

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Once in a while I still post to X just to see what’s up and it just doesn’t track to me. Bc how can I get 300+ likes posting art in a fb group and a bunch of shares but like 2 likes on an X post, 0 shares, and less than 100 views lol BYEEEE

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Who’s your favorite from Huntr/x? Mine is Zoey! #huntrix #fanart #hunters #kpdh

An anime style drawing of Zoey, Rumi, and Mira from Huntr/x. Rumi is sitting on the ground. Zoey is laying in Rumis lap, and Mira is sitting right behind Rumi. Rumi is doing the Korean heart symbol, while Mira has a hand on Rumis shoulder.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I’ve been napping after work since I’ve been doing some overtime, so expect midnight posting to continue. This is my Day 3 for Sketchtember: Magnolia Stellata #sketchtember #artchallenge #artstudy

Sketches of a flower called magnolia Stellata. They are a white flower with long slender petals that flare backwards slightly.

Sketchtember art challenge calendar shows 3 days worth of flower references.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I did technically finish Day 2 on time, I just forgot to post it 😴 Dracula Orchid #sketchtember

A chart showing September with the first two days filled in with flower art references.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Psssst I started Sketch-tember last night. So what I’m doing is studying flower shapes~ Day 1: Ghost Orchid

A poster image with a pastel purple background with Sketches-Tember at the top.
The second line reads 2025 personal art challenge.
The third line reads Day 1: Ghost Orchid

There is a white box on the poster showing 4 practice sketches and one final sketch of ghost orchids.

A poster with a pastel purple background with 3 lines of text at the top
Line 1 reads sketch-tender
Line 2 reads 2025 personal art challenge
Line 3 reads Day 1: Ghost Orchids

A calendar chart is below. September 1st is filled with a reference image of a ghost orchid

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Quietly dropping my next fan art piece, Derpy Tiger from KPop Demon Hunters. Are you team #sajaboys or #huntr/x ? I’m a Saja Boy stan bc I love Your Idol too much, but Huntr/x definitely has some bangers too.

Blue Tiger from KPop Demon Hunters jumping towards viewer with a large blue, pink and purple fire in the background. The bird with 3 eyes soars above the tigers head. Chips, cup noodles, boba, soda, and a plant are in the background seemingly knocked over by the tigers movements.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Bulbasaur evolution line - Vine Whip Hugs

Venusaur, Ivysaur, and Bulbasaur posing for a family photo

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I’ll never stop loving mermaids and flowers. For the next few days I’ll share some art of my Fleurmaids “collection”. Collection is in quotation marks because I have a grand total of 4 variations but staring at them always tempts me to draw moreeee. I know I started a rose one but never finished~~~

Digital drawing of a mermaid with a cherry blossom inspired tailfin against an art nouveau inspired background consisting of a gold oval frame decorated with seashells and cherry blossoms.

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G8R BOI @ AWU ➡️ Megaplex @aloegatorarts.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Here's my 2025 vending schedule so far! Which one will I see you at?

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

My newspaper box for Weekly Volcano is currently on display for the next couple of weeks at the Courthouse Square lobby in Downtown Tacoma, WA! You can vote by donating, and artists get to have 50% of the donations made to their box! Vote for mine here: weekly-volcano.com/newspaper-bo...

Artist with a newspaper box that is custom painted with a fawn on one side and a mermaid on the other side

The front of a dual colored newspaper box. The left half is painted navy and the right half is painted sky blue

The back of a newspaper box with a custom painting of a fawn (fictional woman with deer horns and ears) and a mermaid (fictional woman with fin ears and a tail). They are holding each other romantically while a hummingbird hovers over the mermaids hand and a seahorse hovers over the fawn’s hand.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This project is a lot more manual labor (and money $$$$) than I thought it would be. I’m painting this newspaper box essentially for free to enter a local art contest. The contest is on the 20th at a local art fair. Voting is done through donation, and all artists will get a percentage of that.

Picture of artist standing and smiling next to a newspaper box that they intend to paint

Picture of artist with a mask covering bottom half of their face and holding a scraper next to the newspaper box. The newspaper box paint is scuffed up from the artist attempting to strip the paint

Picture of just the newspaper box with scraped paint and paint shavings on the ground.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I was today years old when I realized these illustrations were inspired by misheard lyrics… I thought the words were “She’s got kisses sweeter than the strawberry seas” But the actual lyrics are “She’s got kisses sweeter than the strawberry SEEDS” #mermaids #strawberries ☠️

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Finished drawing Trafalgar D. Law to use as proxy art for my red green law deck. I’ll also have him available as a print for Chibi Chibi Con this weekend (: #fanart #onepiece #optcg #proxy

Digital art featuring an attractive man with tattoos wearing a yellow button up shirt and light wash jeans. A black coat with a fluffy collar is hung over his shoulders. His fingernails are painted black. With one hand he holds a sheathed sword over his shoulder. His other hand has the palm facing upward, with pinky and ring finger curled in while the index, middle finger and thumb are straightened, as if to cast a spell.

On the hilt of his sword, a small deer-like chibi humanoid is hanging by his shirt and waving at the viewer excitedly.

The previous image was used to create a proxy leader card for the one piece trading card game. The leader is red and green and has a slash attribute.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Work in Progress Law and Chopper. I’m trying to remember if I’ve drawn Law once before. I fear I may have but he is probably also a WIP trapped in “Never finishing-land” This one I plan to finish because I’m going to use it as an alt art leader for OPTCG at locals 🥰

Sketch drawn in light purple of Trafalgar D. Water Law in One Piece with foreshortened hand towards the viewer. His palm is facing up, pinky and ring finger are curled in while the pointer and middle finger are straightened pointed slightly upward revealing his finger tattoos spelling D E A T (H is not visible from the angle of his thumb). With his other hand, he is holding his sword over his shoulder, and hanging from the hilt of the sword is Tony Tony Chopper, who is smiling with his hoof forward toward viewer as if to wave hello.

Red Green Law leader from One Piece Trading Card Game

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Voting is open for the Olympia Traffic Box Wrap program! If you have a minute please consider voting for my design: engage.olympiawa.gov/2025-traffic... You can vote for up to 5 designs and only top 10 will be used for traffic box wraps around the city. Winning artists receive a $500 stipend.

Image shows a stained glass style illustration of wolves with dark purple coats and cloudy white underbellies and paws running across a flat plain with a mountain in the background and a large full moon, glowing brightly. The background consists of pinks, purples, and blues with lots of clouds and gem-like raindrops falling from the sky.

Underneath the image reads “Vote for Olympia Traffic Box Wrap Design at engage.olympiawa.gov/2025-traffic-wrap-vote/surveys/2025-traffix-wrap-vote (Link in Bio)”

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

*Marked safe from the Cheesecake Factory Fire If you were at SakuraCon on Saturday, did you have a lot of fun? I still enjoyed my time there although the evacuation over smoke hazards did put a damper on things since I was hanging out in the upper levels of the Arch building that day.

Pink fox with 5 tails that are split at the ends to look similar to a sakura or cherry blossom. The words Smokura Con are arched above the fox with the word “Surviber” below the fox. Clouds of smoke shroud the fox slightly and there’s a sprinkle of yellow stars and sparkles to brighten the mood.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Behold, my losing contest entry for the Dutch Bros Vibes Sticker Contest! This was a disappointing rejection tbh. I hoped it would at least make it to the voting stage 🥹 #smallartist #artcontest #coffeelover #dutchbros

A disposable cup with coffee pouring out of it. Centered in the design is a turtle creature with a coffee cup hot lid as its shell. Groovy font is used to spell out “Bro with the flow” along the coffee waves spilling out of the cup. The turtle is smiling, looking upwards with a positive and hopeful vibe.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Have you heard of Lenguas de Gato? It’s a thin crispy butter cookie. I normally make them after I make flan since I end up with leftover egg whites. #filipinofoodmonth #cookies

Filipino food month poster highlighting the cookies Lenguas de Gato

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Happy Filipino Food Month. I’ll be sharing some of my favorites with some quickie infographics 🙌🏼 #filipinofoodmonth #foodart #graphicdesign #smallartist

Digital drawing of a roasted pig with an apple in its mouth laid on top of a bed of banana leaves

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I’ll be at Washington Gaming Expo this weekend with a new print AND I’ll be part of a Smash Bros themed Stamp Rally. The prize bag will include a small magnet version of my new Link fan art #smashbros #link #breathofthewild #wagamingexpo

Link from Breath of the Wild playing an ocarina

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Comparison of Starry Orcas (currently installed as a Traffic Box Wrap Design) and Cloudy Wolves (my newest art that I’m submitting to the Olympia Traffic Box Wrap program). If Cloudy Wolves and Opal Moon is selected as one of the top 10 designs, it will be installed as a Traffic Box Wrap too!

Picture shows two landscape orientated designs. The top design shows a pod of orcas in an illustrated stained glass art style swimming towards the right with a color scheme including greens, blues, pink, and gold accents. There are gold stars and bubbles in the background.

The bottom design shows a pack of wolves in an illustrated stained glass art style running towards the right with a pastel mountain and moon in the background. The wolves are a deep purple and blue gradient with pale underbellies. The sky has pink and blue clouds with gold lined raindrops falling from above.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Drawing humans takes too long, so here’s a drawing of the Bakunawa (Filipino moon-eating dragon). #digitalillustrator #creativesolutions #graphicdesign #folklore #mythologicalbeast

Picture shows a Bakunawa, a long serpent-like dragon twisted over the ocean constricting a moon. It has semi-transparent skin, and you can see 6 more moons inside its belly.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Sharing my latest drawing. This is my interpretation of a sarimanok (Filipino mythical bird that is said to bring good fortune). I had a lot of fun drawing this and can’t wait to draw more creatures from Filipino folklore #pastelartist #kawaiiart #birdart #tuesdayvibes

Image shows a sarimanok, a legendary Filipino bird, holding a fish in its mouth with long curled head feathers and a long swooped tail. The feathers on its wings are a rainbow assortment of red, green, blue, orange, and purple.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Forgot to share my mascot submission for Japan Fair. I’ve been on a LinkedIn kick lately trying to look like an esteemed member of the printing industry 🤣 Anyways I named this snake O-Saki.

Digital cartoon-style drawing of a light pink coiled snake with darker pink spots and a pale underbelly holding a stick of colored dango and wearing a headband with colorful flowers. Its head is pointed to the left with a flicked tongue while its eye stares up at the viewer. There is a slight smile on its face.

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Bea (aka bunnieandbea) @bunnieandbea.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This is an INSANE long shot. We are hoping for some assistance with our rather overwhelming (though manageable) expenditure on keeping tiny alive. All shares and contributions are equally appreciated ♡ Thank you all in advance! gofund.me/939cd2db

Screen capture of a GoFundMe page: "Help Maxx Fight FIP: Support His Recovery"

QR Code for the GoFundMe fundraiser for Maxx. White text on a forest green background.

A collage of nine pictures featuring a tuxedo kitten and a shiba inu.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I always miss #portfolioday even tho I’m not particularly busy on Wednesdays. This year I’ve been trying to make pretty catalog sheets for my products so I can start pitching to stores (since Faire keeps waitlisting me) 😭 #smallartist #creative #keychains #acrylicart #pronounpins

A product catalog showing Lunar New Year Zodiac keychains based on the Chinese Zodiac, plus one based on the Vietnamese Zodiac. Each keychain has a different animal in the center with a red and gold floral theme. The keychains are designed to look like red lucky envelopes and have a decorative yellow tassel.

Image shows 4 different keychains of water animals in a kawaii decorative art style reminiscent of stained glass. This collection uses a color pallet consisting of pastel pink, purple, green, blue, and yellow. The animals featured are a koi fish, sea turtle, jellyfish and crab.

This collection includes pronouns and neopronouns in a layout based on “hello my name is labels”. Each pronoun pin reads as “hello my pronouns are” followed by preferred pair of pronouns. The pins are designed with clouds, a moon, and stars in the background, and each one has a unique color combination.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Hi hi (: I’ll be at Lincoln District Lunar New Year on the first Sunday in February.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

If you’re local to Tacoma I’d love to see you! I’ll be at Front Row Card Show this weekend (: I won’t have a helper on Saturday, but if you wanna challenge me to a One Piece game I’ll have a helper on Sunday to watch my booth while we play 🤣 #smallartist #frontrow #downtowntacoma #artistalley

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Boba Drink Holders! They fit Starbucks grande cups, but they’re meant for the usual slender boba cups as an alternate way to carry them. Not listed on Etsy yet since I have to go through the whole photo editing process. I’m trying to convert all my listings to use the same photo template!

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Ta da! My first drawing for 2025! I’m sitting on a ton of labels that I don’t know what to do with, so I’m using them as a sort of sketch book now 🤣 #artist #pencilart #minicanvas #chibiart #animeart

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Since BSky limits photo uploads here’s part 1 of 2 of my 2024 Artist Wrapped Summary in preparation for New Year!

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Drew my dog as the sad hamster meme. Please see: Sad Pomster #artistalley #stickerdesign #cutedogs #smallartist #artmeme

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Tiny shop update. I added my trading card displays. I’m pretty proud of these. They fit a standard 2.5x3.5 card with an inner sleeve extremely well. www.Etsy.com/shop/luvmaila #artistalley #smallartist #smallbusiness #bigdreams #onepiece #pokemon #wantedposter

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy Holidays! Maligayang Pasko 😇 I hope you’re spending the holidays relaxing with the fam and making lots of sweet memories.

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Throwback to 2 Uta fana arts I’ve drawn in celebration of tickets dropping for the Ado World Tour 🙌🏼 Anyone else seeing her at the Seattle show? (In the Tacoma Dome) #uta #onepiecefilmred #ado #worldtour

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

If you see this post something green

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

24” clack fans have been posted to Etsy www.Etsy.com/shop/luvmaila

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A couple hours left of Day 1 at Front Row Card Show in Tacoma WA! It’s a 2 day show. General admission for Sunday is $5

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Bluesky is popping off again?? Hello I’m Maila 🤗

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Luv Maila @luvmaila.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Being an artist is quite interesting. I feel like 50% of the time I use to dedicate to art ends up being spent checking emails for art opportunities, event app acceptance/ rejection letters, and Etsy sales. It’s kind of exhausting. ☠️

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