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✏️___ jade
@jadearector.bsky.social
illustrator, designer, goofball. catch me drawing vampires & fashionable kids 24/7

designer at random house children’s books | she/they | chicago
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hello! I’m Jade, an illustrator and children’s book designer. I love sketchbooks and playing with new mediums. hoping to post more art here :-) ✏️📓

here are some depictions of me™️ (and Frank)
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Chicago Area Gardening Friends! I’m hosting a seed exchange in two weeks at the public library in my neighborhood 🌻 I’ve wanted to do this for a few years, I would love to see y’all and share in the gardening joy!

More info on the poster below, I hope to see you there, and please bring friends!
February 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
elves, gossip, hand mirrors! lots of sticky notes, per usual #sketchbook
February 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
gouache, some Franks, a Frank and Otis double feature, standard avocado finger slicing comic 😔
February 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
peoplewatching to the max!!! bagels, sandwiches, 2005 frank iero #sketchbook
February 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
will probs scan my hourlies eventually but I’m visiting my parents this weekend! a few sneak peeks, featuring Frank and Otis and recently acquired bangs ™️
February 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
fig cardamom and rose soft serve, shiny tanghulu, a tiny Claudia

#sketchbook
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
soufflé pancakes and little portraits #sketchbook
January 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I haven’t seen this little guy posted yet today for #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍 so I guess I’ll be the one to do it…
#Snake (Naga) Figure
U Thong District, Suphan Buri Province, Thailand, 6th - 11th c. CE
Baked clay with incised details
National Museum Bangkok
January 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
going to start posting some sketchbook spreads :-)
January 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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the egg bar is coveted as fuck
January 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
made some tiny ink paintings as gifts this year ✒️ (1/2)
January 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
hello! I’m Jade, an illustrator and children’s book designer. I love sketchbooks and playing with new mediums. hoping to post more art here :-) ✏️📓

here are some depictions of me™️ (and Frank)
January 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Hi there Blue Sky! I'm Mary, I'm moving over to posting my art here, and I have some puffins to get us started ✨
January 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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wiggly guys I made for ZooLights 🐛
January 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM