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@sillyartcollector.bsky.social

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Illustrator, cartoonist, might be a wizard, might be three raccoons in a trench coat, might be all of the above #kidlitart #cartoonist ✉️ [email protected] 🎨 pencilbooth.com/Sillyartcollector

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · Oct 19

I’m not into fine arts…

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 3h

I drew something today, and wanted to draw more but have no ideas, I still take that as a win

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 3h

Theres a reason my stuff is coloured very flatly, but I getting really bored of the look, but I hate rendering

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 3h

How to draw more painterly things when you hate painting

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Mr. Cato @thestoopidcato.bsky.social · Aug 19

KEEP DRAWING!

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 19h

Bad!!! I hated my hair!!!!

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 23h

I'll be submitting to this fantastic mutual aid project, if anyone else would like to join in, Anker has been working hard to raise funds for this community trying to find a safe place to live. 💜

anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.

More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We Build a Home - call for submissions

We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...

docs.google.com

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 1d

Within days of new med dose, I have started writing the sequel to Dungeon Scouts

HALLELUJAH

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to you and your family!!!!

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 2d

And by suddenly, I mean it’s slowly been changing over the past two months, but today it officially feels exactly like my preteen hair

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 2d

I must be going through a second puberty to prepare for my 30s cus my hair suddenly looks and feels just like it did when I was 11-14

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 2d

Plus, do people even like modern fantasy enough??

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 2d

I have a concept for a TTRPG anthology that I think would be really cool to have multiple creators work on

But I have no idea how to go about it..

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 3d

I use carrd! Free or only $19 per year if you want extra features! Very simple and you can use a domain name (that is an extra feature)

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 4d

it's a relief to know it's not just me, I've never been full time so it's hard to tell, I'm sorry it's hitting you so badly tho ☹️

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 4d

Canada Post is coming back on a rotating strike!!!

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 5d

#DVpit #DVart

I’m an #illustartor looking for any kidlit projects, #pb #cb or #mg, whether it’s prose or #gn!

See my portfolio at MazieLovie.carrd.co

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Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez looking for a new agent @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social · 5d

bc i like to suffer i'll be doing this again today but my friends pls follow the rules about likes and reposts 😭

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 6d

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 5d

DUNGEON SCOUTS
✏️illustrated #cb
⛺️D&D meets Boy Scouts
⛺️spunky female mc with a lot of heart, honour, and heroics
⛺️nature based magic and real life knowledge
⛺️animal sidekick with a mysterious past and magic powers
📚covers disability, inequality, and unique family dynamics #OwnVoices
#DVpit

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 5d

Resisting the urge to like the post because that’s not how dvpit works, sounds like a great project tho 👍

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 5d

DUNGEON SCOUTS
Author illustrated chapter book series

Olave is determined to earn every badge a Dungeon Scout can earn, it’s the first step in becoming a great hero, just like her older siblings, but her first meeting goes awry when the Scout Leader is scooped up by a dragon.

#DVpit #F #CB #DIS

A young girl runs with a black and white cat through a forest path.

Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 6d

Looks and sounds amazing! Good job both of you!! 👏

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 6d

Yea! I don’t know why! I just kept trying it out each time I reinstalled and after a few tries it worked! I want to say it took less than 5 tries but it was so long ago I don’t remember

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 6d

This happened when I first got my previous tablet, I had to uninstall and reinstall the driver multiple times and then never had an issues again

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Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social · 6d

#DVpit #CB #F #ND

DUNGEON SCOUTS # 1
⛺️author illustrated chapter book series
⛺️Dungeon Academy x Dog Man x Magic Treehouse

Olave knows it is her destiny to be a great hero, and Adventure Scouts is the first step, but her first day goes awry when the Scout Leader is scooped up by a dragon.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 7d

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 7d

It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)

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