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dearwhittacker
@dearwhittacker.bsky.social
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michelle, freelance illustrator, fantasy, plants, birds, sometimes things that kinda look like birds. they/them
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dearwhittacker @dearwhittacker.bsky.social · Jan 1
A few pieces from this past year! I didn't get much drawing done but i really like what i did do haha
Illustration of anthropomorphic mushrooms having tea together Person in a jester-like costume floating against a black background with a little creature casting magic on their back Danny Phantom fanfiction fanart of Danny Fenton holding and looking at his own half-buried corpse Humanoid werewolf facing headlights with a startled look on her face
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everydaylouie.bsky.social
i guess my cartoon cartoons short came out! i finished it in 2021 when i was still very new to blender...but i still like it!

youtu.be/WAnzOHcOl_g?...
Accordions Geoffrey & Mary Melodica | Cartoon Cartoons
YouTube video by Warner Bros. TV
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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ngoziu.com
FLIP, my latest original graphic novel, about a scholarship student who swaps bodies with her crush. You can check it out here: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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ethanmaldridge.bsky.social
I'm delighted to hear of the release of Liam Ramos! The good folks of @comixaction.com have put together the #ComicsForLiam initiative, to celebrate a brave boy and bring attention to others in his position. Check it out!
An ink and watercolor sketch of Liam riding a colorful dragon
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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pseudonymjones.bsky.social
worm-in-a-rock god
A drawing of worm-in-a-rock god looking like the gnostic demiurge. Its head is circled by a radiant halo, its body is twisted into the shape of an infinity symbol and wrapped around an uprooted dandelion
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Sudden desire for a winamp widget on my phone, with a Trigun skin. I would like this very much.
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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careydraws.bsky.social
I'm SO excited that Looking at Birds: Lands Between, my & @meganbrennan.bsky.social's unofficial fancomic about birdwatching in elden ring, is available digitally!
It's an action-comedy about trying to birdwatch in a world where most of the birds want to eat you. megthebrennan.itch.io/eldenbird
promo image (abbreviated cover) for looking at birds: lands between, an unofficial birdwatching x elden ring fancomic by megan brennan & carey pietsch
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Learning new spells while an anxious familiar and curious creatures look on
Illustration of a young witch holding their hands around a glowing eye that is being conjured by an older wizard, with a cat like familiar holding onto the witch's cloak. Fox-like creatures and small blob creatures surround them
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Learning new spells while an anxious familiar and curious creatures look on
Illustration of a young witch holding their hands around a glowing eye that is being conjured by an older wizard, with a cat like familiar holding onto the witch's cloak. Fox-like creatures and small blob creatures surround them
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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malmseyy.com
Community is key 🔥
A messy digital painting of 5 little critter fellas holding hands in a circle around a fire. It reads "community is key" on the top and "ice melts" on the bottom
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
While you’re here please find some places to donate from this 👇 www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Little fanart of @alizalayne.bsky.social 's porcelain doll whom i love
Illustration of a white porcelain cat doll with large pink eyes, wearing a ruffled maid outfit against an empty background
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Little fanart of @alizalayne.bsky.social 's porcelain doll whom i love
Illustration of a white porcelain cat doll with large pink eyes, wearing a ruffled maid outfit against an empty background
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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biotay.bsky.social
Cow Tools!

We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them

It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS

Here I describe our study

(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Artist! Quote with your horn art
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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torpordust.bsky.social
#16
A traveller of the whelm takes a brief respite from her diving-suit, holding at bay the extreme pressure and darkness by the use of a lantern. Inscrutable denizens of the whelm look on from outside the fragile barrier...
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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trungles.com
Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that. I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport. I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house. I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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kevinjaystanton.bsky.social
Bud gets the chance to chat with some new friends in the garden pond
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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pseudonymjones.bsky.social
dinner conversation
A comic. Five people around a table. 1: “what if there was a procedure where they could replace your fingertip with a tiny, functional hand?” Sfé says, “which fingers would you have replaced?” (Inset: labeled “fig 1,” an illustration of a hand where the index finger has been replaced with a small hand giving a peace sign.) Shing says, “ALL OF THEM” Jam says, “ew, none of them” Gen says, “I’d give people a thumbs-up while secretly giving them the finger” Emma says, “I’d use my pinky to hold drinks”
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Birds
Illustration of a person in a bird-like mask holding a lantern that a larger bird-like creature is swirling out from
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
Birds
Illustration of a person in a bird-like mask holding a lantern that a larger bird-like creature is swirling out from
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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brittsabo.bsky.social
Hi everyone! I’m coming back to the ole’ Blsky to ask a huge favor.

Last month, we almost lost our beloved little guy Fritz to a sudden onset of FIP, which is a rare and deadly cat disease. We’re running a GFM to help pay for his ongoing care and treatment!

www.gofundme.com/f/a-fritzmas...
Donate to Help Fritz Beat FIP and Stay Healthy, organized by Evan Sabo
Hello, Our names are Britt and Evan Sabo and we live in Baltimore with our three… Evan Sabo needs your support for Help Fritz Beat FIP and Stay Healthy
www.gofundme.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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dearwhittacker.bsky.social
My lady witches i need to draw more of
Illustration of a tall woman with her arms around a shorter woman against a white background
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
A few pieces from this past year! I didn't get much drawing done but i really like what i did do haha
Illustration of anthropomorphic mushrooms having tea together Person in a jester-like costume floating against a black background with a little creature casting magic on their back Danny Phantom fanfiction fanart of Danny Fenton holding and looking at his own half-buried corpse Humanoid werewolf facing headlights with a startled look on her face
January 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
dearwhittacker.bsky.social
My lady witches i need to draw more of
Illustration of a tall woman with her arms around a shorter woman against a white background
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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hannahvardit.bsky.social
I have no idea what I want to do with her just yet but I love her and I'm absolutely going to build a whole comic around her one day.
scrawny girl with baseball hat and bangs covering her eyes, which is peak character design and no one can tell me otherwise more of the same
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM