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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 12h

taking my ink pens out for a little walk in the fantasy zone

pen and ink sketch of a set of arches with a dragon in them

Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Watched the nintendo direct with my wife. When she saw mario pop up on screen at the beginning she said with such venom and rancor 'that is NOT zelda'

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

sketchbook bug study at the coffeeshop (mud dauber wasp)

mud dauber wasp painted sketch (colored pencil, graphite, watercolor)

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you everyone for buying my cool gamer shirt! Still waiting to hear exactly how much it raised but the event sounds like it was very successful overall

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Carved an ant stamp out of a scrap eraser

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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 30/08/2026

It's been one sweet weekend with Cherry Rush, the UFO 50 marathon charity event, and today's the final day to lock in your officially licensed event tee, designed by @nyaatalie.bsky.social in collab with @mossmouth.bsky.social! $6 from each sold goes to Partners in Health: theyetee.com/cherryrush

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

UFO 50 t-shirt (Cherry Rush 2026 Event Tee) is $20 at The Yetee buff.ly/Nn2jvUZ #ad

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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 29/08/2026

The Yetee is proud to team up again with @mossmouth.bsky.social for Cherry Rush '26, the UFO 50 focused marathon event! Get the official event tee, designed by @nyaatalie.bsky.social now thru Aug 30th, with $6 from each sold donated to Partners in Health! theyetee.com/cherryrush

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I did a t-shirt design for the CHERRY RUSH Yetee merch collab! CHERRY RUSH is a UFO50-themed charity gaming event that my wife @sgoetter.bsky.social is involved in. $6 of every sale goes to PARTNERS IN HEALTH!

tshirt illustration of a bunch of characters from UFO50 on various vehicles

closeup on tshirt illustration of a bunch of characters from UFO50 on various vehicles

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

testing out a new fountain pen...it's green ^w^

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Cicada killer wasp sketches + watercolor. Watched this bug while hanging out on my friends' porch in TX

sketch studies of a large wasp holding a cicada (dead)

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Tigerclaw's eyebrow surgery was a success!

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I designed character palettes and color keys for this last year. Really fun and interesting job, also an honor to work with this team. Can't wait to see the final book!

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Weekend activity (transforming some thrifted off-white slacks + misc. shirts)

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I see bluesky still doesn't let you post gifs........interesting

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Links Awake minizine illustrations ((L)ink, graphite, colored pencil and watercolor)

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

observational sketches from a beach trip last week

bay side sunset. Watercolor and colored pencil

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

loose ballpoint doodles to decide if I want to make a Links Awakening fanart mini

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

really good photo I got while hiking a few weeks ago

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Another Fight Opera wrestling shirt piece! Really worked through some emotions with this one ^w^ (tagged graphic for cartoon violence/guts)

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Some unicorns from the sketchbook (ballpoint pen doodles + a little bit of paint and colored pencil)

unicorn ballpoint pen/colored pencil drawing

three headed unicorn ballpoint pen/watercolor drawing

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A few sketches from my visit to the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry last month.

ink sketch and watercolor of frank ballards "queen of the night"

colored pencil, ink and watercolor rendering of a geometric insect

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

not exactly diary comics, but close enough!

Various ink/watercolor sketches of kicking dandelion seeds, walking in the rain and smelling clover

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Playing around in the sketchbook a lot this week. I need to scan but here's a little sampling of studies + fairy drawings

watercolor + ballpoint pen studies of cicada shells and a dead luna moth I found outside on the pavement after a storm, paired with ink + watercolor drawings of a luna moth fairy and a fairy hiding in a cicada shell

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

HR 2616, text below, just passed today in the House. Now it's time to call your Senators & tell them to vote NO ON HR 2616/S 2251 (and the very similar bills: HR 2617 & HR 7661 which aim to ban all trans books from every public school in the country!) www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

A BILL

To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act ” or the “PROTECT Kids Act”.

SEC. 2. Parental consent requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms and sex-based accommodations.

(a) Requirement.—As a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student’s—

(1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or

(2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) COVERED STUDENT.—The term “covered student” means a minor who is—

(A) an elementary school student; or

(B) a student in any of the middle grades.

(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms “elementary school”, “middle grades”, and “parent” have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! @sgoetter.bsky.social and I will be signing at the BUCKS COUNTY BOOK FESTIVAL in Doylestown, PA! We'll be hanging out and drawing for YOU! in the kids signing area from 10am-noon on Saturday, May 2nd.

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Carey Pietsch @careydraws.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Little knight modeling an oversized cool swords tee with color-coordinating gear! Just over one week left to get a two-color screenprint COOL SWORDS tee- orders are open until 5/7! You can order one from @rawpawatx.bsky.social here:⚔️ rawpaw.ink/products/coo...

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Tilly cam, sound on for old lady cat vocalization

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

THANK YOU SAN ANTONIO! We met readers and signed/drew in books for 2 hours straight and it was AWESOME!!!

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Sara Riess-Goetter @sgoetter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

gotta post the baby photo of tilly. it's obligatory

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND!

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

WIP of a Hornet doll I've been making on and off for the past month or two. Her hands have magnets in them >w< All she needs now is clothes and props

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

a few sketchbook studies of @nyanthltop.bsky.social 's wrestling persona CRY BABY for an upcoming merch illustration gig ✨

painted sketchbook page of a wrestler with a kendo stick

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Comic Arts - San Antonio @comicarts-sa.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Available in store! Dive into the latest adventure with Penny and her friends in their hunt for the elusive ‘Moby Duck’! Mysteries, monsters and valuable lessons abound in this middle grade graphic novel from the team of @nyaatalie.bsky.social and @sgoetter.bsky.social.

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Natalie Riess-Goetter @nyaatalie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Also, I didn't get into SPX and did MICE last year, so probably no con tabling this fall for us...maybe next year

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