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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 GUN VIOLENCE 101 by @tomgabor.bsky.social PhD, illustrated by Violet Lemay, is now a part of the Books That Save Lives family. Hooray! Click the link to be redirected to the publisher's site and order your copy today: bit.ly/GV101_BTSL

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The only news I listen to—and have for years—is @nicollewallace.bsky.social 's DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE on @msnownews.bsky.social . I was listening while walking a few days ago and laughed out loud at this. I love you, Nicolle! Thanks so much for fighting the good fight. 💪

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵 . .#illustration #illustrator #amwriting #amwritingya #amwritingmg #classicalmusic #chopin #timetravel

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies. : : #kidlitart #illustration #picturebook #fairies #violetlemay #illustration #spring #fairies #newzealand

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018. : : #childrensbooks #violetlemay #illustrator #amwriting #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖 . . . . #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #kidlit #1970s #mbartists #vintagevinyl #vinyl #teenbeat #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES. . . . . . . #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #picturebooks #mbartists #autumn #fall

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩‍🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Hey, Timaru! : Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities! : See you there! ❤️ . . . . . . #violetlemay #timaru #newzealand #southisland #bookstore #bookevent #picturebook #amwriting #illustration

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘‍♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

My baby is 24 today. This is one of my favorite photos from the archives. He’ll be here with us in November and my mission is to photo-document his magnificent beard—stay tuned! 🧔‍♂️ Hug your kids. It goes much too fast! #violetlemay #amwriting #illustrator #mom #parenting #kids #motherhood

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Tap, tap, tap. It’s typing Tuesday. 🤭💻🐶 I hope your week is off to a great start. #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #kidlit #amwriting #picturebook #writer #dogs #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The news is so discouraging. Here, have an adorable dog. 🐶 From my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #freespeech

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Throwback to my 1984 school trip to Paris. 👑 BK on the Champs-Élysées with my BFF 👑 Some day I will write about this! #violetlemay #amwriting #throwback #paris #tbt #burgerking #1980s

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I found this in Dropbox: A forgotten painting of St Heliers, the Auckland suburb where we used to live. 🌴 #violetlemay #pleinairepainting #watercolor #travel #newzealand #auckland #stheliers #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

So many bad things are happening in the world. Enjoy a laugh at my expense, These are photos of my high school rendition of Emily in OUR TOWN. I made Emily’s wedding dress. 🎭 #violetlemay #throwback #tbt #highschooltheater #highschool #chewingthescenery #ourtown

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I know exactly what you need: the banjo-playing Schnauser from my book A MAKER OF DRESSES. 🎶🪕 #violetlemay #illustrations #illustrator #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #mbartist #banjo

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

My husband was in his happy place all day today watching football. He’s a Jets fan, but this illustration is from CHICAGO BABY (Pohlen/Lemay). 🏈 #violetlemay #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #chicagobaby #chicagobears #dabears #mbartists

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Happy Sunday! 👶📚🐱 This is from the back cover of a wonderful book, BOOKSTORE BABIES (Puck/Lemay). #violetlemay #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #mbartists #bookstore #books #bookstorecat

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A throwback to an amazing launch party in 2013 for ISABELLA’S SHOE STUDIO at SKETCH Design Lounge in Glens Falls, NY. (My husband hates this photo because my hair is in my eyes, but hey, it was a party!) 💕 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #kidlit #writer #tbt #throwback

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Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Another week, another month, another new school year, another fresh start. Let's make it a good one. 🚌📚💜 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #mbartists

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