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Starite 🌟
@starite.bsky.social
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erik ⭑ he/him ⭑ queer ⭑ twenty-something
retro artist & life enjoyer 👍
portfolio: starite.neocities.org
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · Nov 7
hi, i’m starite! 🎨✌️
i'm an illustrator hopelessly in love with midcentury art and design. i draw my OCs a lot (and fanart too sometimes!)
stay awhile and get cozy... or check out my links:

🔸starite.neocities.org
🔹stariteart.tumblr.com

[ #art ⭑ #oc ⭑ #retro ]
fritz, a young man with fluffy blond hair, smiling with half-lidded eyes and making a peace sign. the background consists of wavy lines filled in with various different patterns (from left to right) tor, soleil, fritz, and basil enjoying some time together in a colorful living room decorated in a midcentury modern style renate, a young woman with long orange pigtails sitting on her bed with a slight smile. she is surrounded by posters, magazines, and other objects including a camera and some empty bottles a brown dachshund staring into the viewer's soul while being held in the arms of a person wearing a tan suit jacket with a green tie. they are against a backdrop of greenish-yellow vintage wallpaper
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starite.bsky.social
it’s getting cold out! time to hit the slopes 🏔️⛷️

#art #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #retro #vintage #cartoon #winter #ski
cartoon-style illustration of (left to right) basil, tor, fritz, and soleil wearing winter clothes and wearing two red scarves tied together to form one very long scarf. basil and fritz are wearing skis. snow-covered mountains and pine trees can be seen in the background.
December 22, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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starite.bsky.social
new oc alert‼️ meet renate, lover of rock & roll and wearing men’s clothes

#art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #historicaloc #retro #vintage #cartoon #50s #60s #traditionalart #sketchbook
a sketchbook page covered with drawings of renate, a cartoon character with red hair in long pigtails and a somewhat stocky build, doing various things (standing, sitting, leaning, climbing a ladder, running). the drawings on the top half show her in uniform (a blouse, bandanna, skirt, stockings, and flats), while the bottom half shows her in casual clothes (a button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves and wide-legged pants).
April 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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aikaikaik.bsky.social
Felt like making a fake TV Bumper for my newest OC Telly! :D Hoping I can make some more of these in the near future 👀
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 AM
starite.bsky.social
one of these days i’d really like to draw and/or write something semi-autobiographical taking place in my corner of new york, or at least a fictionalized version of it. i want to make art about upstate malaise
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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clownhospital.bsky.social
were soooo fucking back #phantomoftheparadise
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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ziibiing.com
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.

please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
starite.bsky.social
this is still one of my favorite pieces purely because i didn’t care at all about making it look neat or presentable and just let loose
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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starite.bsky.social
reposting inktober pieces from last month here 🙂 day 5: map

[ #art #illustration #inktober #originalcharacter ]
A cartoon-style ink drawing of Tor, a tall blond white man wearing a red sweater and jeans, and Soleil, a Black woman wearing a red miniskirt and white thigh-high boots, leaning against the side of their car and looking at a map spread out in front of them on the ground. They are in a forest clearing surrounded by pine trees.
November 10, 2023 at 9:49 PM
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starite.bsky.social
this map looks familiar, but not quite… is that someone’s escape plan?

#art #artsky #worldbuilding #map #digitalart #retro #vintage
an old map depicting an alternate-earth version of europe. the shape of the landmass is roughly similar, but there are some major differences, including the british isles being flipped horizontally and greece being relocated onto the baltic sea, which is itself much larger. some cities are named differently as well: london as “nylon”, berlin as “linden”, and oslo as “kaupang”. somebody’s escape plan is drawn over the map in blue ballpoint pen, with arrows pointing away from dederon, a small coastal country. one leads southwest towards a point labeled “ari wohnt hier!” (“ari lives here!”)
March 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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starite.bsky.social
i miss her*

*apex, the largest and most complete known stegosaurus skeleton, currently on display at the american museum of natural history

#art #artsky #traditionalart #inkdrawing #sketchbook #dinosaurs #dinosaurart #paleoart
a loose ink drawing of a stegosaurus skeleton with its tail raised above the ground. the drawing is captioned “APEX” in blue block lettering.
May 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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starite.bsky.social
hi, i’m starite! 🎨✌️
i'm an illustrator hopelessly in love with midcentury art and design. i draw my OCs a lot (and fanart too sometimes!)
stay awhile and get cozy... or check out my links:

🔸starite.neocities.org
🔹stariteart.tumblr.com

[ #art ⭑ #oc ⭑ #retro ]
fritz, a young man with fluffy blond hair, smiling with half-lidded eyes and making a peace sign. the background consists of wavy lines filled in with various different patterns (from left to right) tor, soleil, fritz, and basil enjoying some time together in a colorful living room decorated in a midcentury modern style renate, a young woman with long orange pigtails sitting on her bed with a slight smile. she is surrounded by posters, magazines, and other objects including a camera and some empty bottles a brown dachshund staring into the viewer's soul while being held in the arms of a person wearing a tan suit jacket with a green tie. they are against a backdrop of greenish-yellow vintage wallpaper
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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cupofmotion.bsky.social
Bad minton 🏸 🏍
2 bad bunnies on motorcycles playing badminton
September 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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alexb.starts.party
The family’s GoFundMe

www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
Donate to Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home, organized by Jason Chavez-Cruz
On January 22, 2026, Chloe who is 2 years of age, and Elvis who is h… Jason Chavez-Cruz needs your support for Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home
www.gofundme.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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marlownyc.bsky.social
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
starite.bsky.social
i’m not ready. i mean i am but i’m not
weather app forecasting 14-17 inches of snowfall (35-43 cm) in my location this sunday. i will have to shovel all of it.
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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geoledgy.bsky.social
I did it...I FINALLY DID IT. My art gallery is complete #rocksites
geoledgy.neocities.org/art/
art gallery website screenshot
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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starite.bsky.social
portrait of the artist

#art #retro
a busy, eclectic collage depicting the artist, a young man with curly hair and large glasses, sitting at a kitchen table and drawing. he is surrounded by clippings reading "I studied ART at home - SO CAN YOU!", "TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO A CAREER!", "Be Popular - Amaze - Entertain", and "What kind of man do you want to be?" On the table next to him is a machine with arms and a cartoon face, feeding a length of adding machine tape into another machine like it on the floor, which itself is reaching over to pet a kitten. three drawings of fritz, a cartoon character wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, are superimposed atop the collage, with the caption "i don't need to be perfect. i don't even need to be good. all i need to do is BE, and that's what i'll do."
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
starite.bsky.social
tumblr reblogs give you the choice to write in the tags instead of the main post and it’s such a nice and subtle way to leave comments. i wonder if it contributes to more people leaving comments on art there (in my experience)? of course it could just be a difference in site culture too
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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hrabb.it
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November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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thatlenguy.bsky.social
Bluesky as a site still doesn't make much sense to me. Here's some... oc art, I guess? #ocsky #digitalart #procreate
A thin white lady with long, straight, loose red hair, and a bleeding gash on her cheek. she is dressed in hospital scrubs with one hand framing the gash and the other under her neck. She has a bandaged wrist. Behind her there are some nifty geometric shapes (mostly diamonds and rectangles) and it is written "Why did I go? I had it so easy!" cutout style sketch of a white lady in hospital gear with bandages on her lower chest. She's lanky and thin, and has long straight hair in a ponytail. She jumps in the air, one arm outstretched- behind her is written out 'odelay' six times.
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 PM
starite.bsky.social
portrait of the artist

#art #retro
a busy, eclectic collage depicting the artist, a young man with curly hair and large glasses, sitting at a kitchen table and drawing. he is surrounded by clippings reading "I studied ART at home - SO CAN YOU!", "TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO A CAREER!", "Be Popular - Amaze - Entertain", and "What kind of man do you want to be?" On the table next to him is a machine with arms and a cartoon face, feeding a length of adding machine tape into another machine like it on the floor, which itself is reaching over to pet a kitten. three drawings of fritz, a cartoon character wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, are superimposed atop the collage, with the caption "i don't need to be perfect. i don't even need to be good. all i need to do is BE, and that's what i'll do."
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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starite.bsky.social
hdgfgghfggggg… mark sevance…

#art #artsky #inkdrawing #doodle #sketchbook #cartoon #severance
a heavily stylized ink drawing of mark s. from “severance” with a neutral expression mark facing left, with a slightly harrowed smile mark facing directly forward and smiling with his hands behind his back
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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starite.bsky.social
sketches + color draft 🎨✏️
three sketches of fritz, a young man with fluffy hair wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, standing precariously at a seaside cliff's edge holding a pair of binoculars. the left sketch is uncolored with a frame reading "0 - DER NARR" (THE FOOL). the middle sketch is another uncolored sketch missing the frame and some details. the right sketch is the same as the left, but roughly colored in blue, green, yellow, and white.
September 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM