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Niky Motekallem

@royalghostmarch.bsky.social

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Anxious Iranian-American illustrator/gallery artist living in the Midwest 🌸🌱 Please don’t repost/use my images! Thank you!✨ https://linktr.ee/royalghostmarch Have a lovely day🌙

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m Niky, an Iranian-American freelance illustrator and gallery artist in the Midwest that draws flora and fauna. I’m available for commercial work! I’d love to do more book and album covers this year!

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you so much! 🥹

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Drawing bugs during DND

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alexmitchell.bsky.social @alexmitchell.bsky.social · 4d

October Monster 07
Enlightened Garden

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 3d

bug no 2

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 6d

Most of my illustrations are all traditional and done in acryla gouache. I do sometimes work digitally when it makes sense for the project.

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 7d

I mistakenly thought a praying mantis painting would be on the simpler side of things. I was wrong.

Sketch of a praying mantis done in red pencil.

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 9d

I didn’t even know he had a face! I thought he was a skeleton man this whole time!

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 12d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 13d

I showed my nephew some stoats I’ve drawn and he grabbed paper and pencil and drew the most precious deer and birds because I inspired him to make art. That’s perhaps one of the best things my art has ever done!

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve been eating figs in a try to tame mine… which granted is a VERY sweet fruit!!

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H (エイチ) @therealhanamaru.bsky.social · 13d

Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge

SLEEPTOBER 2025 COMING IN CINEMA NEAR YOU

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you so much!! 🥹🩷

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 13d

😭🩷🩷🩷

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!! That’s so kind 🥹

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 14d

Over ten years ago, I went on a journey to Ireland and got to experience the Saltee Islands. There I saw puffins hanging about clover, sea campion, and so many vibrant shades of lichen growing on rocks. I hope someday I can return. Maybe then, I’ll also dream walk.

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 14d

Dream Walking in the Fields of Your Youth

An Atlantic puffin surrounded by seacampion. He isn’t quite asleep or awake. His mind wanders to his youth. Sounds and images scatter across fields of his day dreams. He misses when things were simpler but at the same time imagines making different choices

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 14d

I love them so much 🥹🩷

Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · 16d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#BookCovers

One of them is an anthology zine technically but it’s one of my favorite covers I’ve ever done.

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · Jul 7

I fully suggest cardamom and rose water. I also will do lavender and a bit of bergamot extract. Orange blossom also goes nicely with mulberry syrup!

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · Jun 26

Oh my gosh! This is so lovely and kind! I was so surprised to log into bluesky and see so many new folks following me! Thank you so much for including me in this list, Roya!

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · Jun 18

Here’s some old photos from my travels as a child. This place is massive and dense.

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Niky Motekallem @royalghostmarch.bsky.social · Jun 18

Spent the last few days nonstop frantically refreshing the news. My grandparents are too old to flee. Asking a city that is the size of both NYC and LA combined to evacuate is insane.

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alexmitchell.bsky.social @alexmitchell.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Fawnlorn @fawnlorn.bsky.social · Mar 30

I'm finally ready to let go of my sun mask. I'm planning on listing it on Etsy this week but if you'd like first refusal, just drop me a DM on here. Its £250 including P+P

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ash s. @housegoblin.bsky.social · Mar 24

imagine if it were that easy

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