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Paige || Available for Work

@blackthistle.bsky.social

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She/Her || Freelance illustrator || Fan of retro horror films, ttrpgs, and cute animals

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · Nov 13

I'm Paige, I'm an illustrator with a background in graphic narrative, printmaking, graphic design, and anthropology. I'm a queer neurodivergent woman, which informs the art and stories I create. I program, I'm trying to learn 3D modeling, and I make comics sometimes. My art will be in the replies. 🌈

Pulp style fan art of Lottie from Yellowjackets

Close up of a psychedelic illustration created for Sailem's 420 Alice in Wonderland burlesque show

Personal Use Commission in an old Punch Magazine style, illustrating a scene from the Dungeons and Daddies podcast special "Sons and Sonsability"

Fan art of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

There's also a still from Ginger Snaps I think? That's pretty viral that people love to use

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

I was at a con recently and saw some amazing art and thought to myself "oh, that's reds references, I love that pack"

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

I've reached a point in my art journey that I can recognize references people use even if they're changed a little. Apparently we all love the same models/photographers and images 😂

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

I can't sleep unless I'm freezing, and apparently my AC has been broken this whole summer and only working 50% capacity l o l

Anyways having two kitties lay on you side by side doesn't help but I won't complain. The cutest little space heaters.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 1d

October 7 Demonic Sorceress
#HMLOCTOBER
#HMLOCTOBER25
@heavymetalofficial.bsky.social

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

I report any AI scam I see… except the ones about mail order brides. If you think buying a woman is cool you deserve to get your money stolen by a bot lmao.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Minority groups, even fictional members of one, are expected to behave in an inhuman level of perfection in order to be one of the “good” ones. If you make a character realistically flawed, somehow it’s a statement about the entire group. People deserve space to be human.

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courtney ⚔️ @quortknee.bsky.social · Jul 22

Phoenix Knight Branwen, Paladin of the Twin Bird 🦚⚔️ #ELDENRING

my piece (that i forgot to post oops) for the incredible @/tarnishedzine (on twt) from a while back 💛

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

October 5 Time Rift Explorer
#HMLOCTOBER
#HMLOCTOBER25

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

October 4 Cyberpunk Assassin
#hmloctober
#hmloctober2025

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Oct 2, space pirate queen
#hmloctober
#hmloctober2025

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Loc-tober sub thread

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 4d

If a social contract is broken then there’s no reason to uphold your part of the deal

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 4d

I think it's safe to say Jinx likes the new foster 😊 Lettuce is still uncertain but I'm sure we'll be buddies in no time!

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 4d

Hey uh PSA be really careful with cheap wall chargers. The prong part was stuck in the wall and I didn't even notice the large section fell off. Luckily no pets touched the exposed metal and it didn't arc and catch fire.
I removed it by holding the large section on, &using my nails to pry it off

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

Also as someone who doesn't get out much, AITA podcasts make fantastic fodder for realistically messy and fucked up situations.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

Rereading what I have so far, I'm asking myself if anyone is "good" or "bad" and who's right and who's wrong. But that's how life works, right? We just make choices and have to deal with them. It's interesting seeing how my writing evolves as I get older too.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

I ended up working on the script until 1am. 12 pages so far. Nearly done. trying to give myself permission to write realistically fucked up and messy people and it's therapeutic.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 20d

Decided today to write a short story on the catharsis of an apocalypse. No particular reason why.

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

The air quality is so bad here that I'm getting warnings on my phone about it. Migraine for the last few days. If I'm outside for a few minutes my throat gets sore.

a group of bob 's burgers characters are sitting on a bench .

ALT: a group of bob 's burgers characters are sitting on a bench .

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

Haha thank you. I felt very silly sitting in a neon pink cafe dressed in all black and edgy for MCM, but it made for a good photo. 😂 I wish I had better pictures of just my nails but I think I deleted them all.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

The only decent photo I have of my nails is from when I was in Soho last year 😂 I really messed up my nails a few months ago so they're bare and very short until I get all the old growth out.

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

Oh and nail prep is important. Dehydrator and ph bond. If you know what a nail salon smells like, the PH bond is that smell. So if you or anyone in your house is sensitive to smell, use it in a room with an open window. It'll hang around for a while.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

(unless it hurts, then it's an infection and you should go to a doctor. I know that's probably common sense BUT it's the Internet and you never know who's reading stuff)

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 19d

Technically you should buff your nails a little before application but I don't. It does cause lift from time to time but I just clip off the lifted gel. Greenies will happen at some point (I got my first after 5 years, but from a nail salon)
It's not harmful, just chlorophyll that stains the nail

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