Ashley Hankinstein Illustration 🌙
@ashleydoesartstuff.com
🌙Displaced Forest Witch
🌙 MLIS Student 📚
🌙Freelance Illustrator (Haunt Publishing, Ghostfire Gaming, Monte Cook)
🌙She/They
🌙 Inquiries: CURRENTLY CLOSED
🌙 Portfolio: www.ashleydoesartstuff.com
🚫 NO NFT/AI 🚫
🌙 MLIS Student 📚
🌙Freelance Illustrator (Haunt Publishing, Ghostfire Gaming, Monte Cook)
🌙She/They
🌙 Inquiries: CURRENTLY CLOSED
🌙 Portfolio: www.ashleydoesartstuff.com
🚫 NO NFT/AI 🚫
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Hey hey, #PortfolioDay!
I'm Ashley, a NY-based illustrator who works on book covers, tarot cards, and TTRPGs!
I'm on a mission to do more traditional work, and here is one I made last summer. I'm dying to do more, so keep an eye out!!!
#DarkArt #Illustration
I'm Ashley, a NY-based illustrator who works on book covers, tarot cards, and TTRPGs!
I'm on a mission to do more traditional work, and here is one I made last summer. I'm dying to do more, so keep an eye out!!!
#DarkArt #Illustration
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
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Glazing in watercolour. The first brush is clean water; the second, paint. Both are stroked very gently on.
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Glazing in watercolour. The first brush is clean water; the second, paint. Both are stroked very gently on.
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Frankenstein triptych
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Frankenstein triptych
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November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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one favorite of mine (and a sort of self-portrait)
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
one favorite of mine (and a sort of self-portrait)
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"The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric and the eccentric in a single form and in equilibrium. Of the three primary forms, it points most clearly to the fourth dimension."
- W.Kandinsky -
🖼️ : "Circles in a Circle", 1923, oil on canvas
#Quotes #Art
- W.Kandinsky -
🖼️ : "Circles in a Circle", 1923, oil on canvas
#Quotes #Art
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Real shot in the dark here, but can anyone on here double-check how I've done a reference to California Assembly Bill in APA 7 format?
I have read a few instructional pages now on how to do it and something is just not clicking in my brain and I don't think I've done it right lollllll
I have read a few instructional pages now on how to do it and something is just not clicking in my brain and I don't think I've done it right lollllll
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Real shot in the dark here, but can anyone on here double-check how I've done a reference to California Assembly Bill in APA 7 format?
I have read a few instructional pages now on how to do it and something is just not clicking in my brain and I don't think I've done it right lollllll
I have read a few instructional pages now on how to do it and something is just not clicking in my brain and I don't think I've done it right lollllll
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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This is one of the most profound statements & pieces of wisdom I've ever seen in a meme 🖤
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
![There is no moral
The wolf eats you one day
And until it does
The forest is beautiful
[Collage of a forest with a picture of red riding hood and the wolf in a circled close up]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreid2swc7pkhtfwjjacunslkfar77cbxz3repztkebse4vaojhifwqu@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is one of the most profound statements & pieces of wisdom I've ever seen in a meme 🖤
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
Go enjoy the forest, for the Wolf is always near. 🐿️🍁🐺
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H's grandmother is like this.
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
H's grandmother is like this.
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Here's the cover illustration I did of 'The Bloodweaver' by @cnkuster.bsky.social , for Podium Publishing!
Out June 2026!
Out June 2026!
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here's the cover illustration I did of 'The Bloodweaver' by @cnkuster.bsky.social , for Podium Publishing!
Out June 2026!
Out June 2026!
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This idea that there is only one acceptable way that art is good needs to be squashed. It's utterly wrong and kills personal progress. It prevents people from exploring, from making "bad" art.
Hot tip: EVERY artist makes "bad" art. It's ok! It's expected! It's still art though, it's still you.
Hot tip: EVERY artist makes "bad" art. It's ok! It's expected! It's still art though, it's still you.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This idea that there is only one acceptable way that art is good needs to be squashed. It's utterly wrong and kills personal progress. It prevents people from exploring, from making "bad" art.
Hot tip: EVERY artist makes "bad" art. It's ok! It's expected! It's still art though, it's still you.
Hot tip: EVERY artist makes "bad" art. It's ok! It's expected! It's still art though, it's still you.
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Gods this is so real.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Gods this is so real.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
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okay um, a long time ago I was going to do a sequel zine to this but I got really busy with a job and other things, so I'm just going to post the best of what I managed, free. These are all based off of actual outfits of hers!
I do have a kofi in my bio though if you do feel inclined 😗💋✨
#artpost
I do have a kofi in my bio though if you do feel inclined 😗💋✨
#artpost
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
okay um, a long time ago I was going to do a sequel zine to this but I got really busy with a job and other things, so I'm just going to post the best of what I managed, free. These are all based off of actual outfits of hers!
I do have a kofi in my bio though if you do feel inclined 😗💋✨
#artpost
I do have a kofi in my bio though if you do feel inclined 😗💋✨
#artpost
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Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
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Martins new EP is coming out! Loved working with him on the cover art!💖 Here's a timelapse~
🎵 Low - Martin Halldin (from the EP!)
🎵 Low - Martin Halldin (from the EP!)
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Martins new EP is coming out! Loved working with him on the cover art!💖 Here's a timelapse~
🎵 Low - Martin Halldin (from the EP!)
🎵 Low - Martin Halldin (from the EP!)
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"Wintergreen"
Watercolor on hot press. 14.5x20"
On view now as part of my solo exhibition, "Fruiting Bodies" at @poetictigergallery.bsky.social
View the show: poetictiger.com/collections/... #watercolor
Watercolor on hot press. 14.5x20"
On view now as part of my solo exhibition, "Fruiting Bodies" at @poetictigergallery.bsky.social
View the show: poetictiger.com/collections/... #watercolor
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Wintergreen"
Watercolor on hot press. 14.5x20"
On view now as part of my solo exhibition, "Fruiting Bodies" at @poetictigergallery.bsky.social
View the show: poetictiger.com/collections/... #watercolor
Watercolor on hot press. 14.5x20"
On view now as part of my solo exhibition, "Fruiting Bodies" at @poetictigergallery.bsky.social
View the show: poetictiger.com/collections/... #watercolor
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And here is the finished portrait! It’s oil on linen and the model is spe.echka on IG
It was started from life and then completed at home from the photo I took during the live session 😁❤️
I’m happy I spent a bit longer on it, I often plan to work more on my life studies but usually I just forget 😂
It was started from life and then completed at home from the photo I took during the live session 😁❤️
I’m happy I spent a bit longer on it, I often plan to work more on my life studies but usually I just forget 😂
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And here is the finished portrait! It’s oil on linen and the model is spe.echka on IG
It was started from life and then completed at home from the photo I took during the live session 😁❤️
I’m happy I spent a bit longer on it, I often plan to work more on my life studies but usually I just forget 😂
It was started from life and then completed at home from the photo I took during the live session 😁❤️
I’m happy I spent a bit longer on it, I often plan to work more on my life studies but usually I just forget 😂
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Side Profile References ✨
The full set is available for free here: ko-fi.com/s/bdf69a869e
#posereference #artreference #poseref
The full set is available for free here: ko-fi.com/s/bdf69a869e
#posereference #artreference #poseref
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Side Profile References ✨
The full set is available for free here: ko-fi.com/s/bdf69a869e
#posereference #artreference #poseref
The full set is available for free here: ko-fi.com/s/bdf69a869e
#posereference #artreference #poseref
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LP; thinking of how Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi helped form SAG because they were tired of dangerous sets and long hours
horror has always been our friends
horror has always been our friends
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
LP; thinking of how Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi helped form SAG because they were tired of dangerous sets and long hours
horror has always been our friends
horror has always been our friends