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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator author of kids books. I love nature, conservation, animals, mindfulness, & imagination. I’m rep’d by @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. See more art: www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

A watercolor and pen illustration of a raccoon hunched on top of a jack o’ lantern. The raccoon looks down at the jack o’ lantern and the jack o’ lantern’s face appears to be one of surprise. The grass is covered in leaves. Illustration by Victoria K. Chapman

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow is the October KidLitArtPostcard day! Can’t wait to see everyone’s illustrations. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our monthly #KidLitArt chat is tonight! Join @charlenedraws.bsky.social and me at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT for a chat all about learning. 🎨✏️

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 03/09/2026

Hey illustrators, How about this, to celebrate the 1st #kidlitartpostcard of the fall season (Labor Day is so late this year!) I’m going to offer a free 1 hour portfolio review + coaching session via Zoom. To enter share 1 image from your portfolio below and a winner will be chosen at random. 💙❤️

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of PBs. I love stories about nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, imagination. Let’s work together! Rep by @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

A watercolor and pen illustration of an opossum on their back playing with a small red apple. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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MoveOn @moveon.org · 18/08/2026

Big Bend took millions of years to create, and Trump could destroy it in a fraction of that time. This is OUR national park, OUR public land, and once it’s destroyed, there is no undo button. Keep talking about Big Bend. Get loud. Don’t let them destroy it quietly.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! Hot off the press, a new summer piece. I’m Victoria K. Chapman, author/illustrator of PBs. I love animals, conservation, mindfulness, nature nonfiction & imagination. Rep @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frasier @seymouragency.bsky.social www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

A child swims underwater with a purple snorkel mask on and a yellow striped bathing suit. She is looking at a Caribbean coral reef with yellow and black striped fish, sea urchin, sea stars, and a green sea turtle in the background. Her hand is outstretched toward the viewer. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#KidLitArt July chat is TODAY! Come talk about Getting Through Slumps & Blocks! Featuring lovely banner art by @teted.bsky.social !

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

August 6th is our next #kidlitartpostcard - that is NEXT Thursday, friends! #kidlit www.ginaperry.com/postcard

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All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I’m feeling tired and down today. Maybe you are too? Maybe it’s the weather? Share here something that’s bringing you joy. Let’s do a little uplift to start the day. What’s bringing me joy? I saw monarch butterflies on the wild milkweed we let grow in our yard! #uplift #kidlitcommunity

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Our monthly #kidlitart chat is this Thursday!! Join @charlenedraws.bsky.social and me at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT on Thursday, July 30th. This month we’ll be discussing getting through slumps and blocks. Awesome banner art by @teted.bsky.social! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #illustration

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I just placed an order to replenish my watercolor paper supply. Also, I’m broke now. Who wants to buy some art from me??? 🤣😭 #artistlife #kidlitart #illustrator #watercolorartist

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I wrote a new blog post about my latest adventure to @boydsmills.bsky.social for summer camp! Check it out here: www.weyakindesigns.com/the-magic-of... #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #boydsmills #authorillustrator

A group of authors and illustrators under the trees in the word garden on the Boyds Mills campus, each person smiling and holding a stone with a word on it.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of children’s books. I love to create visual stories about nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness. I’m rep’d for kids books by @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

A watercolor illustration of a young girl with curly brown hair dancing in the woods among ferns and trees. An owl is perched in the hole of a tree, squirrel is in another. Butterflies and ladybugs flit about. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A watercolor illustration of a mother and baby river otter swimming underwater among plants, fish, and a lone turtle. Brown, green, and aqua coloring form a circular shaped frame for this painting. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A watercolor and pen illustration of two zebras looking directly into the camera at the viewer with a tie-dyed and polk-a-dot background. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A golden sunset scene illustrated in watercolor mixed-media features a pond with cat tails, a wooden pavilion, and multi-colored trees. In the foreground are two eastern box turtles who touch necks in an embrace. A redwing black bird flies overhead and a small mouse peeks out from the corner. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

My heart is full of inspiration and love from 5 days with our amazing #KidLit community at @boydsmills.bsky.social Summer Camp! I can’t wait to go back. I’m so grateful to the faculty, staff, and fellow creators who made this week truly magical! ✨💜 #kidlitcommunity

The participants and faculty of Summer Camp Week 1 at Boyds Mills retreat center, standing in the Word Garden, each person holding a stone with a word on it.

Victoria K. Chapman, Leslie Lim, Shadra Strickland, Chris Tebbets, Salma Ali, and Emily Rosenthal group together in the Bistro at The Barn on the Boyds Mills Campus in a group selfie.

Victoria K. Chapman and Katie Mazeika smile together in front of the campus book store at Boyds Mills retreat center.

A chalk board sign welcomes writer and illustrators to summer camp!

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So excited to be back at @boydsmills.bsky.social this week for Summer Camp! I get to be with a bunch of amazing children’s book folks and I can’t wait to meet them all (or reconnect)!!! Woohooo!!! 💙💚 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity

Victoria has a big grin on her face while holding up her name tag and standing inside a cabin with green walls.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I just got back from camping, so here’s an older piece that reminds me of our trip. I love nature, animals, outdoors, mindfulness. Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

A girl and owl toast marshmallows together over a campfire in the woods. A watercolor illustration by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Congrats to my amazing CP, @byellenseal.bsky.social on her debut PB coming out next year! I can’t wait to see the finish version of this story. 😍 #kidlit

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’m part of a new online exhibition from ART MAKER Mag! WILD, curated by Meg Rogers Eldredge. My piece “The Forest Raised Me” was selected. See the WILD exhibition online: artmakermag.com/art-maker-se... Prints of “The Forest Raised Me”: www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/the-... #artexhibition #art

A flyer with a background photograph of plants blowing in the wind.

A watercolor mixed media illustration of a green forest with mossy trees. Black birds fly out from the trees and spirals and mist adorn the background. A mysterious face looks out from behind the trees. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Join us tomorrow night for our monthly #KidLitArt chat! This month we’ll be discussing finding/changing/maintaining your art style!

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy 5 years, #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of kids books. I love nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, & imagination. Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social! www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

A watercolor illustration of a curly-haired girl wearing purple and teal clothing dances in the woods among green ferns and trees. An owl and squirrel sit in the trees behind her while monarch butterflies fly beside her. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Do hands ever get easier to draw? Or am I just doomed to be frustrated by hands for the rest of my life? I’m 44 years old, and I still don’t like drawing hands. #illustrator #kidlitart #kidlit

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our monthly #KidLitArt chat is TONIGHT! 9pm ET / 6pm PT. We’ll be discussing our art studios (or whatever space we use to make art in). For the bonus, be sure to have a photo or drawing ready to share of your work space (if you wish)! #kidlit

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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It’s really frightening.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I made this colorful zebra duo illustration just for the Zeh Elementary school in my town. “Party Stripes” will be for sale as part of a silent auction fundraiser for the school this Friday. Created with watercolors, pen, and iridescent medium on hot pressed paper. #artforacause #kidlitart

A watercolor and pen illustration of two zebras looking directly at the camera with a colorful splotchy background and polka dots. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A watercolor and pen illustration of two zebras and a colorful background inside a white frame and matting propped up against a purple floral backdrop. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Revisions lately… Carefully trimming down a manuscript to shorten it. I’m trying to make it have a nice haircut, and not look like a toddler took scissors to it. Whew… writing with less words is actually harder than many people realize! #kidlit #amwriting #amrevising

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Today we worked on cleaning out the garden and planting some seeds like peas and arugula. And Daisy enjoyed some sunshine.

The rat terrier mix dog, Daisy, sits inside a garden area among pots of dirt and raised beds.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, grandmas, stepmoms, foster moms, pet moms, aunts, all mother figures who make a difference in the lives of those they care for. May your day be filled with love! “Love at First Sight”, oil pastels. www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/love... #happymothersday #kidlitart

An oil pastel illustration of a green and tan figure holding a similar baby figure sitting in the grass under a swirling tree. They sit in a colorful landscape with blue sky and purple mountains, with a rainbow stream flowing past. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of kids books. I love nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, & imagination. Rep’s by @joycekay.bsky.social and Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social You can see more of my work at www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

A watercolor illustration of a mother and baby river otter, swimming under the water among plants, fish and a turtle. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Over the last couple years, my BIL and SIL saw their beloved dog, Scout and cat, Milo cross over the rainbow bridge. Recently we got together and I was finally able to gift them this watercolor portrait I created to honor and remember their beautiful fur babies. #petportrait #illustration

A framed watercolor painting of a grey tabby cat and white and tan hound dog on a pink blanket. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A watercolor painting of a grey tabby cat and white and tan hound dog on a pink blanket. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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KidLitArt @kidlitart.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

To join the chat, you can: 1) Follow @kidlitart.bsky.social and manually check the Q's & A's here 2) Use the Search for Latest Results with #kidlitart 3) Use @deck.blue to make a column for #kidlitart and see the new replies in real time 4) Remember to add #KidLitArt to replies!

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Join us TONIGHT for our monthly #kidlitart chat! We’ll be talking about motivation. 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT. #kidlit

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

If you see this, post something pink! 🌸🩷 My pink is from a few years ago, but still relevant. National monuments and parks are important for all of us! This one is of Bears Ears National Monument. #artshare #illustration #ifyouseethis

A watercolor painting of bears ears national monument during a pink sunset with the silhouette of a family overlooking it. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Happy bat appreciation day!!! Did you know that bats are amazing for both insect control and pollination (depending on the bat species)? The bat that I drew in this image is the endangered Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis). #batappreciationday #wildlifeillustration

A watercolor and pen illustration of a northern long-eared bat flying with wings spread. The bat is tan and brown with a furry, round body. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of my birthday fundraiser art raffle! Rachel & Kelsey! I’ve emailed you both. And so much thanks to ALL of you who donated to @massaudubon.org to help me celebrate my birthday! 💙 #artforacause #artraffle #illustration #massaudubon #natureart

A watercolor mixed media image of a long tailed bird flying through a swirling sky wiht stars and butterflies. There are trees to one side. The scene is a mix of blues, purples, and greens. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Some good info and positive thoughts from @hunderdown.bsky.social on what’s going on in children’s publishing lately. #kidlit

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 02/04/2026

Today! 💙❤️ Related: I’m looking for an illustrator with a textured, painterly, elevated, serious, realistic, literary style to illustrate a lovely sports themed jacketed, hardcover picture book. Feel free to respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, an illustrator/author of kids books. I love whimsy, imagination, nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, & sometimes humor. Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

A red dragon with wings lies down with a satisfied look on their face. A trail of smoke comes up from their nose. A pair of armor-clad legs from a knight hang out from the dragon’s closed mouth.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I often do a short guided meditation through the InsightTimer app. And make myself a cup of tea. #kidlitchat

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Sending love to all of my amazing trans friends today. You make the world a better place and you are loved! 🩵🩷🤍🏳️‍⚧️ #transdayofvisibility

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Hey friends! It’s the LAST DAY to donate to @massaudubon.org and enter my art print raffle! Check out my linked post for the details on how to donate and enter the raffle. I’ll pick 2 winners this week! Thanks for the support and celebrating my birthday with me! 💙 #artforacause #massaudubon #winart

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

There are only a few days left to donate to @massaudubon.org and enter my art raffle! Your chances of winning are pretty good too. Check out the link below for all the details. Let’s raise money for wildlife and wild spaces and celebrate art! 🦅 🌳 🎨 #artforacause

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

How many of you read Roald Dahl’s book Matilda as a kid and then spent too much time staring at objects trying to make them move with your eyes? 🙋🏻‍♀️ #kidlit #books #whenwewereyoung

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join us tonight for our monthly #KidLitArt chat! We’ll be having a shop talk. 💜

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! Let’s celebrate these endangered cutie patootie water potatoes. You can help protect them by donating to @savethemanateeclub.bsky.social. And if you buy a copy of my manatee art print, I’ll also donate 10% to them! #manatees www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/symb...

A watercolor mixed media illustration of a manatee floating in teal waters among grasses, rocks, and small yellow fish. The manatee has some white scars on its back and green-brown patches of algae. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

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