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Sadee Schilling

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artist, teacher & #kidlit author-illustrator 🎨 neurodivergent 📚grounded by books, fairy lights & tea 🏕 Colorado ☀️ seeking rep! https://www.sadeeschilling.com

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · Sep 11

Owl in progress🦉
#kidlitart #watercolor #collage

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 14h

Aw, thanks so much Lori! That’s sweet of you to say. 🥰

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks, Victoria! Owls are my favorite. 🦉✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you! 😊

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 15h

I appreciate you saying so, Sayada! 😊✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 15h

You got it, Millie! That’s exactly how I work when I’m making a collage like this owl. I love watercolor and prefer to have fun with its textures and messy blooms rather than paint inside the lines. 😂 Then I cut out the pieces and puzzle them together, one at a time.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks so much, Nancy! This owl might be my new favorite thing I’ve made. 😊

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

I know a lot of kids who need this book! Younger me would have also benefited so much from permission to re-write some of the rules. 💕

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been regulating my nervous system this week and warming up for a commission with this new great-horned owl cut paper #collage. It’s likely one of the only #calmtober prompts I’ll get to, though I’m still enjoying everyone else’s illustrations! #watercolor #cutpaper #owl #calmtober25

Great Horned Owl art by Sadee Schilling rendered in watercolor and cut paper collage. The artist holds the finished assemblage with detailed, layered feathers and textured watercolor washes in earthy blues, violets, and browns. A watercolor painting of a tree in a similar color palette peeks out from behind the owl.

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome pitch, Edna! Wishing you all good things!!! ✨✨✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

The kids loved it! It’s such a good idea to switch to the witch because of braces. This time of year is so much fun, no matter how old they get!

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

@evierichner.bsky.social I use blues and violets so frequently that my critique partners have given them *signature color* status. I HAVE heard it said that purple people have the tendency to make the color their whole personality. 😂

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much, Evie! Violet tones are my favorite.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

This is so creative, Evie! What a unique concept. 🎩 🧢 👒

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

We did Switch Witch with our kids when they were little! The ultimate exchange we once made was candy for a bunk bed. 😂

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

I can see this book as an amazing resource in the classroom!

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, interesting concept and comps! Definitely sounds like a book for our times.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good! Thanks for sharing that, Jacinta. This is my hope—to connect with kids! 💕✨✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous work!! I’m going to put this on my preorder/TBR list!

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so glad you like my art, Lori! Thank you. I’ve been practicing for more than a decade 😂 and always aim for my hand to channel my heart. 😊💕

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! Thank you so much. I appreciate you saying so, Lori!!! 🌟

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all your encouragement, Layne! 🌟

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

I love the unique concept of a penguin facing a pumpkin monster! “Creepy Carrots” is one of my all-time favorite PBs—so cool it’s one of your comps!

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

This is so real, Lori. I usually feel this way too but it also warms my heart how many of the pitching authors and illustrators are showing up today to cheer each other on!
🎉🎉🎉

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much, Layne! 😊

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous work! Such a sweet character in pretty violets and pinks.

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