Irma Motta Nguyen
@irmeow.bsky.social
Illustrator | Technical Illustrator | she/her
Art, music, cats, food, games, books, these are a few of my favorite things ✨
🔗irmamotta.com
Art, music, cats, food, games, books, these are a few of my favorite things ✨
🔗irmamotta.com
“The internet is alive; it feeds on us”
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“The internet is alive; it feeds on us”
Trying out a different canvas
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trying out a different canvas
Drawing inspiration from Mexican folklore, the Nahual is a person who can transform into an animal.
Tonalli wanders the skies in her eagle form scanning the valleys below in search of her prey. Who will she have tonight?
Tonalli wanders the skies in her eagle form scanning the valleys below in search of her prey. Who will she have tonight?
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Drawing inspiration from Mexican folklore, the Nahual is a person who can transform into an animal.
Tonalli wanders the skies in her eagle form scanning the valleys below in search of her prey. Who will she have tonight?
Tonalli wanders the skies in her eagle form scanning the valleys below in search of her prey. Who will she have tonight?
Why has it taken me this long to discover Octavia Butler?
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Why has it taken me this long to discover Octavia Butler?
One of my latest explorations with watercolor 🎨
October 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One of my latest explorations with watercolor 🎨
Quite enjoyed If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant For You by Leigh Stein. I’m left wondering…how much of myself am I willing to sacrifice to sate the algorithm?
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Quite enjoyed If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant For You by Leigh Stein. I’m left wondering…how much of myself am I willing to sacrifice to sate the algorithm?
Book club 📚 has been fire. For the month of September we read, Disorientation. Quite the rollercoaster. When you think you’ve gotten to the center of the mystery, turns out that’s only a small piece of a greater scheme. Fantastic layered read and pairs well with Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
#booksky
#booksky
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Book club 📚 has been fire. For the month of September we read, Disorientation. Quite the rollercoaster. When you think you’ve gotten to the center of the mystery, turns out that’s only a small piece of a greater scheme. Fantastic layered read and pairs well with Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
#booksky
#booksky
“Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One” by Kristen Arnett throws the reader into the chaos of wandering through life, trying to survive, and chasing your dreams all while wearing a polyester clown suit in 90 degree Florida weather.
October 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One” by Kristen Arnett throws the reader into the chaos of wandering through life, trying to survive, and chasing your dreams all while wearing a polyester clown suit in 90 degree Florida weather.
I’ve been furiously working for months to update my website curating samples of the type of work I’ve created as a technical illustrator. I’m happy it’s finally live 🔗 www.irmamotta.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’ve been furiously working for months to update my website curating samples of the type of work I’ve created as a technical illustrator. I’m happy it’s finally live 🔗 www.irmamotta.com
Another fantastic pick from June’s Femme Fire Books book club was Milo Todd’s, The Lilac People. A MUST read. It tells the story of a trans man surviving WWI and the forgotten history of the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin. A poignant, current and eye-opening story.
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Another fantastic pick from June’s Femme Fire Books book club was Milo Todd’s, The Lilac People. A MUST read. It tells the story of a trans man surviving WWI and the forgotten history of the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin. A poignant, current and eye-opening story.
This months’s pick for book club: Jose Antonio Vargas’ memoir, “Dear America” offers a look into his life as an undocumented citizen in the United States. His is just one voice amongst many who’ve made the US their home and grapple with the uncertainty of a country that both shuns and welcomes them.
July 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This months’s pick for book club: Jose Antonio Vargas’ memoir, “Dear America” offers a look into his life as an undocumented citizen in the United States. His is just one voice amongst many who’ve made the US their home and grapple with the uncertainty of a country that both shuns and welcomes them.
I am apparently the “last technical illustrator unicorn” of my world…how does that movie end for the unicorn?
July 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I am apparently the “last technical illustrator unicorn” of my world…how does that movie end for the unicorn?
Feeling inspired and productive ✍🏼
June 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Feeling inspired and productive ✍🏼
Finally came around to actually reading Thirst (“La Sed”) by Argentinian author Marina Yuszczuk. It has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I loved it. No notes. Themes of longing, sexuality, freedom and death are weaved into a beautifully tragic vampire story that left me thirsting for more 🥀
June 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Finally came around to actually reading Thirst (“La Sed”) by Argentinian author Marina Yuszczuk. It has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I loved it. No notes. Themes of longing, sexuality, freedom and death are weaved into a beautifully tragic vampire story that left me thirsting for more 🥀
Wish I had finished reading the last part of Malinalli, by Veronica Chapa, for book club but having now finished it, my feelings have not really changed: beautiful evocative prose, well researched, but unsatisfying. Any recs of books written by Mexican women? Bonus if written in Spanish.
June 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wish I had finished reading the last part of Malinalli, by Veronica Chapa, for book club but having now finished it, my feelings have not really changed: beautiful evocative prose, well researched, but unsatisfying. Any recs of books written by Mexican women? Bonus if written in Spanish.
It’s like the universe is speaking directly to me… I went into a shop today and this note caught my eye.
May 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It’s like the universe is speaking directly to me… I went into a shop today and this note caught my eye.
A barista called me “miss” today instead of ‘mam and nlg it made my day 🥹
April 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A barista called me “miss” today instead of ‘mam and nlg it made my day 🥹
Thrilled to have local comic book shop in the neighborhood again 🖤
April 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thrilled to have local comic book shop in the neighborhood again 🖤
Saw this series of drawings on my walk to pick up lunch in 5 Points. Serendipity.
April 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Saw this series of drawings on my walk to pick up lunch in 5 Points. Serendipity.
I’ve been taking Léa Wai’s Reality to Fantasy portrait drawing class in an effort to refine my skills. This is my latest portrait — even though there are definitely things to improve — I’m excited to see how my style develops once I start tackling the “fantasy” portion of the course.
April 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’ve been taking Léa Wai’s Reality to Fantasy portrait drawing class in an effort to refine my skills. This is my latest portrait — even though there are definitely things to improve — I’m excited to see how my style develops once I start tackling the “fantasy” portion of the course.
Costco pizza just hits different
March 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Costco pizza just hits different
I made the Meghan, Duchess of Sussex one pot pasta. It was really good!
March 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I made the Meghan, Duchess of Sussex one pot pasta. It was really good!
Love to see the blooming magnolias on my walks. Didn’t know there was a purple variety. So pretty 💜
February 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Love to see the blooming magnolias on my walks. Didn’t know there was a purple variety. So pretty 💜
Took a break in between books. Here we go again ✨
February 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Took a break in between books. Here we go again ✨
Paying the cat tax with Jinxy so the algorithm shows me kitties.
We’ve had this giant box (it’s huge!) in our tiny apartment for over a month because the little void that stalks us claimed it as hers. Can’t say no to her 🖤
We’ve had this giant box (it’s huge!) in our tiny apartment for over a month because the little void that stalks us claimed it as hers. Can’t say no to her 🖤
January 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Paying the cat tax with Jinxy so the algorithm shows me kitties.
We’ve had this giant box (it’s huge!) in our tiny apartment for over a month because the little void that stalks us claimed it as hers. Can’t say no to her 🖤
We’ve had this giant box (it’s huge!) in our tiny apartment for over a month because the little void that stalks us claimed it as hers. Can’t say no to her 🖤