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🌱98% moss • Freelance Artist & Illustrator • PNW • she/they🌲•🧷•🌻🍉 • 🌿 ✨Private Commissions - CLOSED ✨ Business Inquiries: [email protected] Patreon & Shop Links: https://linktr.ee/thekeymonster #botanimals | #botanicats | #mothkittens

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · Jan 14

Happy #portfolioday everyone! My name is KM Steere aka keymonster.
I’m a freelance illustrator working out of the PNW. My favorite subjects are animals, plants and fey/fantasy critters.
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Patreon - www.patreon.com/keymonster
Shop - keymonstershop.etsy.com
Prints - www.inprnt.com/gallery/keym...

A digital illustration of a spotted ocelot cat reclined in a green, grassy place. The cat has rich, orange fur dappled with large dark spots and stripes. There are multicolored, Icelandic poppies sprouting from its shoulders and body.

A digital illustration of a group of green, mossy kittens. They are various shades and hues of green, brown and orange. They all look happy and relaxed. There are a few, large fallen leaves on the mossy ground surrounding the group of cats.

A digital illustration of a turtle swimming under water. There are waterlily plants growing out of its shell and head with a large, pink flower on the surface of the wafer above.

A digital illustration of a green parrot sitting on a branch. The bird has a red tail and a white ring around its eye. Its head is turned slightly to the right in a coy expression. There are delicate mango flowers sprouting from the bird’s tail and head.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1h

Reptar!

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Pumpkin-tailed cat movement study - Sketchbook 2024

[ #art #illustration #sketchbook #botanicats ]

A sketch page of a cat creature that has a long, leaf-like tail flowing behind it. The sketch appears to be exploring the movement of such a creature.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

I guess this is just a long winded way of saying I feel forever gaslit by society’s view on artists and creatives and it is nice that the Irish government decided to attempt to invest in its people rather than just telling us we need to work harder in a system designed to break them.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes even throwing in that they could do it themselves or use ai or fiver or any of the other things actively devaluing my craft.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

I have lost track of the number of people who have asked, “Hey, you’re an artist, could you make _ for me?”
Inevitably when I say how much that would cost, for my time and expertise, their eyes glaze over, they wrinkle their nose and tell me that they cannot afford that.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

I know everyone faces these challenges, but for artists and creatives we also have to and have always had to do all of this with the constant devaluing of our skills and abilities despite art being a thing constantly in demand in the world.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Once you try and balance all of this, then you get to create …sometimes. But only if your brain can escape survival mode because despite bringing in money…. Everything else you need to live: food, rent, medical, transport, utilities… are all continuing to increase in cost, seemingly every month.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Being an artist is a “real” job and takes so many additional skills beyond just making something pretty. You have to know how to manage time & inventory as well as have an understanding of small business admin & taxes, manufacturing, marketing, shipping and postage… domestic and international.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it buys stability, which leads to happiness.

I’m very privileged to be able to do art for a living. I make more than I would working for someone else, but it alone is still not enough to live in our current world.
An extra $1300 a month would be game changing.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Another example of a UBI adjacent experiment working for the benefit of all people. Imagine what would happen if straight up UBI happened… universally.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Like my art and want to help support me?
I’m on Patreon - www.patreon.com/keymonster
I have an Etsy Shop - keymonstershop.etsy.com
I sell Prints - www.inprnt.com/gallery/keym...
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KM Steere | Patreon

creating animal, fantasy and botanical art & illustration.

www.patreon.com

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

Pumpkin-tailed cat movement study - Sketchbook 2024

[ #art #illustration #sketchbook #botanicats ]

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 2d

I have never harbored a great love of country, for many reasons. But I love my city and my state, ALL of my state.
From a life long resident of PDX and Oregon, kindly fuck off and go away.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 2d

This was expected. It was just a matter of when because right wing media has an absolute boner for shitting on Portland for being an antifa infested hell hole. The bad orange man would have picked up this dribble sooner or later.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, before the Trump admin turned their evil eye upon us there was nothing happening in Portland aside from the occasional & lawful protests outside the ICE facility.
Portland is not burning. Portland is not war torn. Portland is just doing its imperfect, Portland thing.

OPB @opb.org · 2d

Breaking news: Texas National Guard troops appear to also have been summoned to Portland. OPB is following the story and will provide updates here:

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland

Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

www.opb.org

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🌱Eski🌱 @eskiworks.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to make a living as somebody who relies on social media for business, while every site CEO is suffering from Big Tech Memelord Disease sucks.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 2d

@dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social My nephew got a new book. He loves it!
Thank you! 🐆

A photo of a children’s book showing a panther with a leafy background. The book is called Solitary Animals.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my goodness! The oops all black cats washi collection has dropped on The Washi Station! 🐈‍⬛ #blueskynightmarket
I designed two of the tapes in this beautiful collection! Check them out!
www.avivamaiartzy.com/thewashistat...