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Sapling 🌱

@sacredsapling.bsky.social
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gender transcendent #watercolor & #OC artist ✨ #SaplingArt (some 🔞) 30s, 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️ ☪️ 🇪🇸 EN/ES 🩷 Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/SacredSaplingArt 🎨 Commissions: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0 🌈 Zine mod: @taplingzines.bsky.social

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Toyo @toyo-illust.bsky.social · 6h
Sketch vs Final! #ArtSky
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Cody Vrosh @codyvrosh.bsky.social · 5h
Ice cream weather.🍦 Ice Cream Dragon. Watercolor and ink. #art #watercolor
 A person with a blade and a dragon with an ice cream cone.
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 8h
We've reached the final 24 hours to back Moments of Euphoria, a trans joy zine, on Kickstarter! 🏳️‍⚧️ We're less than 500€ away from unlocking digital translations into 3 languages, so please share to help us get that final push! Get it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...
A cropped digital illustration of a T4T couple in an art studio together. A trans woman with long reddish hair and pale skin paints the chest of her Black transmasc partner with swirling blue and yellow paint, his top surgery scars visible. A text banner in the middle reads, "Only 24 hours left! Moments of Euphoria: A trans joy art book".
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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 5h
'Let Sleeping Dragons Lie' - 2019 watercolour on board. Still available if you're interested (contact me if you are). #dragon #dragons #dragonhoard #snuggleofdragons #reddragon
a cosy pile of red dragons lying on top of their hoard of gold. photo of my old desk with the painting of the dragons on it and various paints and brushes lying around.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 8h
Come on come on come on we can do this!!! ✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍⚧️✨
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Kate Avery @kateaveryart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
✨Sold! ✨
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Critter Crafter Ally [Comms Open] @crittercrafterally.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A recent commission for @stressmac.bsky.social of her DnD character, Lenore! Thank you so much for the opportunity 💕 #Commissions #ArtCommissions #TraditionalArt #BallpointPen
Blue ballpoint pen drawing commission for @stressmac.bsky.social of her Dungeons and Dragons original character Lenore: a young woman with large doll-like eyes wavy hair styled to frame her face, wearing a gothic lolita-style dress with long-cuffed sleeves, layers of ruffles, and a large brooch fastened with a bow
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 11h
I’m genuinely so scared I’m going to have to pay an extra 4000€ in taxes because I can’t get this accreditation. It’s honestly just cruel for the government to say in my denial letter “Your situation is clearly one of trafficking, but because you are not a woman, we will not issue the accreditation”
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 13h
Noah Stang-Osborne's cover art for Trans Survivors, "The Trauma in Healing," set the tone for Issue 7. Noah writes: "The Trauma in Healing is about my experiences with a medical system that has both saved my life and been extremely traumatic...
Text on a blue background with yellow flowers. Title text: "Trans Survivors Issue 7; Rage and Soft Desire: Disability & Health. https://forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. Slide 1 includes Noah Stang-Osborne's art piece, "The Trauma in Healing." There is a painting of a Noah, a Afro Indigenous trans masc butch with a shaved head and multiple piercings. He is lying in a hospital bed, hospital gown open with different monitors on his chest. He has oxygen on and is looking directly at the viewer. The painting cuts off below his recent top surgery scars. Around the painting is a white shelf like frame. On it are different medication bottles, some bloody, some with plants growing out of them. Text on a blue background with yellow flowers. Title text: "Trans Survivors Issue 7; Rage and Soft Desire: Disability & Health. https://forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. Slide 2 text: "Noah Stang-Osborne. Noah is a Massachusetts based multimedia artist, who uses painting, collage, photography, and fiber arts to create pieces on grief, survival, love and community. Xe received xyr bachelors in art therapy at Lesley University and runs art groups for queer and trans kids. Xyr art draws inspiration from the natural world and his experiences as an Afro indigenous, chronically ill, nonbinary butch lesbian. @art._.by.noah."
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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 11h
With 9 more artists added last night, HireHumanArtists.com is taking a break for October at 666 artists (muahaha Happy Halloween)🦇 However, we'd like to try to get the word out a leetle more to potential hiring clients... So we're looking for places to shout. #hha
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Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.
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Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 11h
I painted floating rain spirits. medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache
a traditional painting showing a girl standing on a rainy street crossing
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Less than 1000€ left to reach the digital translation stretch goal! If we reach that, everyone receiving the digital zine (included in most pledge tiers) can choose which of FOUR languages you want to receive!
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 15h
Less than 700€ needed to hit our translation stretch goal! Please share to help make this trans joy more accessible for people around the globe!!
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The speckled pink flowers are Spotted Bellflowers, which can be found across East Asia. Most importantly, it is a dualsex flower, representing the other character (Gabriel's) multigender experience, along with Nico's body (being a man with top surgery, while retaining the ability to give birth).
The same image of the pink flowers
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CarsonDrewIt @carson-drew-it.com · 30/09/2026
Artists, show us how you draw black women!
A digital sketch of a woman holding a sword, the sword's blade bisects the image, and the woman's head and body appear differently on either side of the sword. 
On one side, we see a woman clad in armour and adorned with flowers. On the other, a horned beast with its mouth open.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trans people are a part of nature's beauty. 💐 You all know I LOVE my floral symbolism, so here's a bit about the flowers I included in my latest this trans joy illustration! There's so much thought I put into this. 🧵 #QueerArt #FloralArt #Flowers #Trans #TransArt
A close up of a painted white flower with five large petals, surrounding a yellow stemmy center. A slightly hairy leg intersects the background.A close up of the turquoise jade vine flower, a multipronged flower with many turquoise offshoots. A detailed watercolor painted magenta lace decorates the background.A close up of a watercolor painted set of speckled pink flowers, with a long bell shape to them and small green tips. A hint of another white flower is in the corner, along with a blue flower in the background, and Nico's straight black hair.
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Mikoto🌸 QUEER ZEST ZINE FEST 03-29/09🌸 @hokaguteatime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More preview for the last stretch of my t4t piece for Moments of Euphoria, a zine by @taplingzines.bsky.social celebrating trans joy ! Gift giving with Azelay adorning Zohra with pieces of jewelry he crafted himself 🤭 You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... 💖 #ocart #art #ocsky
Azelay putting a golden bracelet on Zohra's wrist. Azelay insert an earring through Zohra's ear lobe. Azelay is fastening a pear necklace around Zohra's naked neck.
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Only 2 days left to get Moments of Euphoria, an art book celebrating trans joy from all around the world, on Kickstarter! And less than 1200€ more to unlock our stretch goal for translations of the digital edition!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... Art preview: @twoshortswords.bsky.social
A cropped preview of a digital art piece from the Moments of Euphoria art book. A transmasc character with orange hair poses with eyes softly closed in an orchard. He holds a peach, which has a small blue figure peeking out of it. A text banner across the middle reads, "Only 2 days left on Kickstarter! Moments of Euphoria: a trans joy art book."
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The white flower is the Korean Stewartia (노각나무), found across China, Japan, and Korea. I wanted to use flowers endemic to the regions of the world these characters are from (Nico, the trans man in this illustration, is mixed Korean, Chinese, and Filipino).
Same image of the white flower
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trans people are a part of nature's beauty. 💐 You all know I LOVE my floral symbolism, so here's a bit about the flowers I included in my latest this trans joy illustration! There's so much thought I put into this. 🧵 #QueerArt #FloralArt #Flowers #Trans #TransArt
A close up of a painted white flower with five large petals, surrounding a yellow stemmy center. A slightly hairy leg intersects the background.A close up of the turquoise jade vine flower, a multipronged flower with many turquoise offshoots. A detailed watercolor painted magenta lace decorates the background.A close up of a watercolor painted set of speckled pink flowers, with a long bell shape to them and small green tips. A hint of another white flower is in the corner, along with a blue flower in the background, and Nico's straight black hair.
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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
pyr reviewed research 🧪 now available as a print! www.inprnt.com/gallery/byel...
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DISTYX🌟🔞@ OCs galore @distyx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"A gay guy's guide to avoid your crush" was a story Alice @alicespamma.bsky.social & I wrote for Melagrana 2 by Attaccapanni Press. A story we haven't posted translated anywhere till this day. It was released in 2023. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER I SAY! (1/2)
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It would be awesome if we could reach our stretch goal for translations, to make this zine more globally accessible! Less than €2k left to make that happen!
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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Divided, but never apart. 🍃 Tariya and Luzem, a pair of siblings reunited again after so many years in separation, are from The Ascended, written by myself and @tehri.bsky.social. #fantasy #elves #watercolor #ocs
An elf woman with olive skin, freckles and white hair surrounded by hanging vines and glowing blue flowers. Her eyes are closed, her expression calm as though dreaming, while holding one of the flowers in her cupped hands.An elf man with red hair, freckles and pale skin surrounded by blooming poppies in hues of orange, yellow and red. He's holding a single poppy between his hands and gazing at it with downcast eyes.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‘Leftists’ need to realize disabled people have a vital place in global liberation. If there’s anyone who knows how to survive on the bare minimum, build robust networks of care, and heal, it’s us. Many want to exclude us bc their view of liberation is solely destroying systems, not supporting life
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Bwillett Comics, Monster Boyfriend Specialist @bwillettcomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also not all of us wear n95s for *just* Covid. 'Just a cold' causes me month long lung infections. I like not spending 1/6th of my year in bed with a fever and barely breathing. I'm kooky like that
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Rattenhaus @lartchimist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
drop some creepy art
Illustration à l'encre, en noir et blanc.
On y voit une faerie des villes agenouillée sur les ruines d'un mur d'enceinte éboulé et à moitié immergé, rencontrant un faerie des eaux dans un marais dont seul le visage émerge des eaux.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think for Drawtober I'm going to (attempt to) do a daily sketch for the first 15 days, then refine or color them for the last 15 days! I'll likely post both parts on bluesky, and the finished colored ones only on my Instagram. 💕
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I got the wonderful chance to be interviewed about our Moments of Euphoria project, and it was genuinely such a joyous conversation! If you need an emotional pick-me-up in a world that’s tough for us trans folks, give it a listen! 💖
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 28/09/2026
The Kickstarter is available here www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... And the cover artwork that you see featured in our thumbnail was created by artiodaktyl.bsky.social!
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Moments of Euphoria: An art book of trans joy & love
This collaborative 50+ page softcover book features illustrations of trans joy, love, and euphoria from all over the world.
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Transness can be a way to more deeply connect to culture, and many illustrations in our zine explore this! Traditional clothing, actions, and spiritual roles often hold gender significance, making it euphoric to participate in as we wish. 💞 5 days left to back: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...
An asymmetrical grid of four cropped art previews from the Moments of Euphoria zine. Top-left, two trans Korean kids help each other learn to dress as their true genders. Top-right, two Greek Sephardic transmasc characters pose together in green and orange cultural wear. Bottom-left, a Tunisian transmasc character proudly shows off top surgery scars to two others dressed in cultural clothing. Bottom-right, a Moroccan couple try on jewelry in front of a vanity, with the transmasc character putting a necklace on the neck of the transfem character.
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anikeru.bsky.social @anikeru.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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MashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
friends, can you please help me out with $39 ASAP? i haven’t been feeling well this past week and now my stool is bloody again + body temp is very low please help me to get to the hospital asap? paypal.me/thelongestroad
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Pay RMM Creative using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/thelongestroad and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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blanchiame @blanchiame.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🪾🍂
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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.
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KID ♦️🔞 COMM CLOSED @kidwma.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ALSO PLEASE GO SUPPORT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE!! These lovely people are the artists and supporters, who's shown a lot of supports to the community! Join my NSFW discord server as well!❤️ discord.gg/AytD8fQ7A7
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Megi 🦋 @mmegistus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
it’s been a while since I’ve drawn him ✍🏽 #OC #art #ocsky
An illustration of my original character Aleron. He has long blue hair with glowing cyan ends, fair skin, elf ears and is wearing a dark blue outfit with silver armour around his left shoulder and fingers. He’s looking down at a red glowing butterfly hovering above his left hand with a smile on his face. His left eye is green and his right eye is blue. The background is a faint blue.
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🌈 hortensja 🍉 comms open @hortensjjja.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
berenice's sorrow #art #oc #ocsky
A half-body digital illustration of a nude feminine character with pale complexion and long green hair, looking slightly upwards with a hand on her chest. She has dark eyes and Nevus of Ota on her right eye; Her small mouth are slightly open. The hair seems to float everywhere around her as if embracing her.
The background is gray blue mixed with some purple tones and there are stylized gold circles behind her head with some stars, these circles and stars also decorate her hair's lower parts. The atmosphere is silent with colors being very muted. End ID.
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Jan Falk (ThistleArts) @thistlearts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I decided to do some fake #covertart for my website to show them along the stuff I do for my authors just to help people make their choice and see what I can do. AND OH BOY I lost myself in time. Spent 3 hours brainstorming and it was SO MUCH FUN! #bookishart #illustration #art #digitalart
Fake book  cover that says Broken in blond pink font. It has a cyberpunk style portrait of a young man looking at the cameraFake cover that Says "Mine" with a neon font. It shows a couple of men laying in the dark.Fake cover that says "No more heart ache" it shows to men in a passionate embraceFake cover that says "Echoes of midnight, tales of desire" that shows one man on his knees before another man who wears a black suit and hold the kneeling man by a silver collar.
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이치고 @ichigoshell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🌸🌸🌸
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Meriendismo 🍉 @meriendismo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
La gente que piensa que la acampada va a dar más votos a Vox es la misma que te dice que hacer huelga no sirve para nada y la misma que en su vida sólo anticipa escenarios apocalípticos pero nunca escenarios de cambio o de alegría.
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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In this period of time filled with AI stupidity, let's celebrate those we are not celebrating enough: Art supporters, Art commissioners THANK YOU! Thanks to YOU, many artists can do what they do the best and keep being productive but most importantly Artists can LIVE!
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Omg wait thanks to @tapiocawizard.bsky.social I finally tried sketching in colored pencil and I LOVE IT Mona already looks so cute!! 🥰 #ArtWIP #Sketch
A photo of a dot grid sketchbook with a loose drawing of a North African woman dancing with a flowing dress and curly shoulder length hair
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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I'm sad to see a lot of artists I know saying it's super hard to get sales. And it really is. So I wanna promote them here again. Go check them out and buy or tip them if you can. This is the non-US shops list but I'll post other lists as well.
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August @augustw.net · 24/09/2026
Late to this but hello!! I got into gouache last year and have really been enjoying returning to traditional media
a gouache painting of a still life of HRT supplies, including testosterone vials, needles, and a sharps container arranged on a blue backdropa gouache painting of Glacier Bay, Alaska. A glacier arcs into the still water, and a large mountain rises into the clouds behind it.a gouache painting of line of 3 cars parked on grass. the last car is covered by a brown tarp.a gouache painting of a row of 5 brightly colored buckets lined up in the grass.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ahhh only 4 days left!! 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you need any more proof capitalism is rooted in evil, the top capitalists now say evil is good as long as that evil is a result of *productivity.*
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waya @wayairir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
遠吠え
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barleybap @barleybap.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Edit of the Snatcher intro text. Green text against a background now reads "This story is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who reject GenAI and commission extremely niche pornography from real artists every day of their lives.
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Sapling 🌱 @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As a queer Muslim, the idea of cultural or religious gendered dress as a way to break the gender binary has been really important for me. I genuinely love seeing cultural trans and queer rep SO much!!
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