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Veronica Mang

@veronicamang.bsky.social

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Writing & illustrating & designing ✏️ Secret Spy Society (out now), Copland (2026) Book designer, adjunct, et cetera veronicamang.com/links

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · 1d

Found drawing from August (summer, I miss you!)

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · 1d

First review is in for COPLAND and it is a ⭐️ !
Thank you Kirkus! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · 1d

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Aug 11

Birthday card for my love <3

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Feb 20

Found sketch, a tiny Piccolo in pink 💗

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Feb 18

Emerging from a deadline with snippets to share ❤️ From my picture book biography of Aaron Copland, out next spring. More to share soon 💐

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 2

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 16

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 16

Winter girl no. 2 #sketchbook

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 16

Winter girl no. 1 #sketchbook

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 14

Who did you survey, lol

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elicia @elicia.bsky.social · Dec 13

Bringing it to 🦋 by request:

People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 12

Please be real for a second guys

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 12

Beep beep 🚗💨

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 9

Just a reminder for no particular reason at all

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 2

Study from my current work in progress ✂️✨ #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 1

Happy December 1st ❤️❄️🥨 Look, it’s me! #kidlitart

A playful cartoon drawing of a mouse who is ice skating and holding a giant pretzel. The mouse is overjoyed! It is snowing all around him as he skates. His tail is flowing in the wind.

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Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 1

Working like this is slow, sure! But my busy-body-ass cannot stare at a computer for months and that, above all else, is why I do not work digitally, lol. (That, and the quirks that come from working by hand! Look at that leaf! *mwah*)

Veronica Mang @veronicamang.bsky.social · Dec 1

It’s hard to figure out what materials to use for a project. What I’ve been asking myself (and what I advise students to consider) is: “can I sit and make work like this for months on end?”