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Eloise Narrigan

@eloisenarrigan.com

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Children's author, illustrator, + product designer in Providence, RI she/her Repped by Alexandra Levick at Writers House www.eloisenarrigan.com/helpful

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · Jan 30

Hi hi! I'm Eloise, a writer and illustrator specializing in animal characters and their communities.
Join me as I make the sort of illustrations I pored over as a kid, share books (and video games) I love, and attempt an assortment of crafty hobbies.

Painting of a goat witch in her home surrounded by a rainbow of cranky birds.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14h

08: Leaf
🍃☘️🍂
#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25leaf

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, peeking out of thicket of leaves and plants

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 1d

07: Strawberry
🍓
#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25strawberry

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, balancing pint of strawberries on forehead and single strawberry on tongue.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 2d

06: ring
🔔
#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25ring

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, ringing bell with a CLANG

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 3d

05: Poppy
🌺
#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25poppy

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, sitting in field of poppies.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 4d

04: Gingham
🧺

#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25gingham

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, snoozing on rainbow and pink gingham blanket.

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 5d

03: Slug
🐌 (shhh I know snails are different than slugs)

#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25slug

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work, with slug oozing down her snout.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 6d

02: Kite
🪁

#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite

Illustration with rainbow line work of tiny boar flying a kite through a meadow

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 7d

01: Acorn
🌳🐿️
#peachtoboar #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn

Drawing of cute boar with rainbow line work balancing on acorn. Text below: 01 Acorn

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 7d

For the last two years I’ve lackadaisically participated in Peachtober with some tiny, rainbow-pencil drawings.

This year I’m less prepared than ever and already behind, but I can’t resist this pun. Let’s go!

#peachtoboar #peachtober25

Cute drawing of boar with rainbow line work, prancing over hand-lettered title Peachtoboar.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 8d

The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by @sonorareyes.bsky.social

September is for (highly anticipated, incredible) sequels!

I was so excited for the follow-up to Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School but this book exceeded my expectations. Surprising, authentic, brutal, tender, warm.

#eloisereads

Cover of The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes, held by me in an airport because I finished this book halfway through a weeklong trip.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 18d

Bears repeating.

ak @dumplingmenace.bsky.social · Jun 18

trans people will always exist (laudatory)
trans people will always exist (threatening)
trans people will always exist (factual)

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23d

Next edition (number 11! I’ve been doing this for almost three years!) goes out on Wednesday and is sort of about dentists and, of course, sort of about books.

Also when you sign up you can download some cute digital wallpapers, if you’d like.

Six colorful phone wallpapers: variety of witchy animals on lime background, red pandas in pink and in coral, rainbow bookshelves on lilac background and on dark purple background, and line drawings of animals on light teal background.

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23d

Time for my quarterly reminder that I have a quarterly newsletter! Client work, personal work, and an Eloise Fun Fact right in your inbox, every three months.

www.eloisenarrigan.com/newsletter

Illustration of five letter carrier dogs delivering packages and mail.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23d

Heck yes.

David Morales @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social · 23d

Today, Providence is the least affordable city in America for renters and costs are going up for everyone.

Together, we can make Providence a city all our neighbors can afford and where everyone feels welcome.

Join our movement: secure.actblue.com/donate/davidmo…

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 25d

I mean that would explain it!

And it would explain why I like drawing noodley dogs like borzoi who are arguably all bones.

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 25d

Seriously! I can’t believe the art is BETTER than the previous book but I think it might be? (And I wouldn’t have said there was any room/need for improvement.)

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26d

Entirely off-brand! It simply isn’t fair 😩

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26d

Also arguably the most off-brand thing about me is that I’m quite allergic to cats despite seeming like I own several.

Ink drawing of black cat perching on ladder.

Ink drawing of cat loafing on bodega checkout counter next to bottle of Arizona Green Tea.

Ink drawing of fluffy black cat sitting on bodega floor mat, staring.

Ink drawing of cat sitting in front of packed deli meat counter.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26d

I don’t know if I’m getting better at drawing cats but I think I’m getting better at drawing boxes of candy and deli meats.

Ink drawing of cat snoozing inside cardboard display boxes, next to a bunch of 5 Hour Energy bottles.

Ink drawing of cat stalking through bodega aisle.

Ink drawing of cat lying on bodega aisle mat.

Ink drawing of cat sitting neatly in front of shelves.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26d

I find cats weirdly difficult to draw (they’re complex and mysterious, as is their right of course) so I’ve been doing little warmup thumbnails using @bodegacats.bsky.social as reference.

Each one of these is about 2 and a half inches tall.

Ink drawing of cat snoozing among display boxes of candy.

Ink drawing of cat snoozing on checkout counter.

Ink drawing of cat blending into tiles in front of bodega doorway.

Ink drawing of cat sitting among paperwork on bodega counter.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 26d

Hello Friday.
🖼️ Arnold Lobel

Toad from the "Frog and Toad" series, performing on a stage. The character is illuminated by a spotlight, wearing an elaborate green costume with ruffles, a cape, and buckled shoes, and is striking a dramatic pose with arms raised. The stage has a wooden floor, and in the foreground, rows of empty theater seats are visible. Illustration.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 29d

Wheee I was so excited to shout about this book I forgot my flawless filing system. #eloisereads

Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 29d

The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà

This was one of my most anticipated books for this year. It entirely lived up to my lofty, internal expectations and still surprised me, too.

Also somehow even though it’s excellent, it didn’t make me want to throw all my work into a well.

Book cover of The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà, on a green rug with a black and white snake.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · Sep 6

Absolute garbage that there are any barriers to getting this; I hate it.

If you (or anyone else) in Rhode Island/Providence still needs one, I just got mine from the Walgreens on Atwells, no rx needed. (But that’s an individual solution for a systemic problem.)

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Sep 2

roses are red
gold is the key

Headline: CROWS CAN
UNDERSTAND GEOMETRY

Photo: closeup or a crow or raven facing left

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