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Tallulah Cunningham

@papertigress.bsky.social

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Multi-class freelance illustrator, DMsGuild creator/collaborator, #fatbatweek art. Weekly art studio Twitch 7am AEST Wed+Fri. Visitor living in Awabakal lands, grew up in Arrente country. Also is @yesthattallulah https://linktr.ee/papertigress

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Jul 26

It came to me last night that I am actually at five creative kobolds stacked in a Drizabone and I have the proofs. I am reptillian - operating best above 25C and bundled in three or more layers of wool at all other time (and frequently it's still cold). Next to introduce the crew via comment:

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 1d

Fifth of #fatbatweek is the Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum with a fried chicken burger. Shout out to all the US bat rehabilitators, researchers and educators @azbatrescue.bsky.social @albertabats.bsky.social @batgirlsusan.bsky.social @batconreslab.bsky.social @batcon.org

A brown and white blotched bat with big long ears perched atop a lustrous and crispy looking burger with a hint of spanish onion, cheese, fried chicken, tomato, and lettuce.

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 2d

For 4th of #fatbatweek - a rare Greater Noctule with Verguny, Nyctalus lasiopterus and a variety of Ukrainian fried treat.
#biodiversitymatters #microbats #chiroptera #batappreciationmonth # Shout out to batsukraine.org's conservation and education work.

A chunky brown vesper bat standing on a white bowl, ornamented with blue arabesques based on a Ukranian ceramic pattern, the bowl is filled with twisted golden fried pastries dusted with icing sugar.

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 3d

Day 3 of #fatbatweek is a Australian Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni on a pineapple fritter shout out to tolgabathospital.org, ausbats.org.au and pacbat.org

A grey bat with yellow on its shrek-ear like nostrils, ears and wings perches on a pineapple ring, sparsely battered, looking smug

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 4d

A Taiwanese golden bat with Youtiao - a fried dough stick known by many other names. This species and treat was requested by some lovely Taiwanese bat researchers I met at IBRC, at least one of whom has been a fatbatweek fan for several years ❤️
www.goldenbat.org.tw/en

Illustration: Pierced on a red chop stick are two fried sticks of dough with a pale gold furred bat hanging between them.

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · 5d

Its the first of #fatbatweek 2025! Kicking it off with the bat that inspired this years theme "fried things": the Japanese house bat: #油蝙蝠 or "oil bat". Kitsune udon comes w a slab of fried tofu. Shout out to @batconservation.bsky.social pacbat.org & globalsouthbats.org #diversitymatters

A illustration of a japanese house bat clutching a white bowl with blue bats on it and slurping up udon noodle from kitsune udon.

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · 5d

@dotsandlines.bsky.social like this one ;D

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · 5d

#fatbatweek starts tonight! Stay tuned and can anyone guess the species that is first up?

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · 23d

I got the paper for my certificates of authenticity today :D

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Sep 2

I can confirm this is also me :) and not a problem to be stabbed with all the 4H pencils in my studio.

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 29

Entirely self indulgent comfort art.

Dapple gray draft horse cantering in a loose watercolour style.

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you see this, post your feline art/craftage

Marmalade cat in a leaf wreath and red boots

Cat made of cactus with flowers for The Big Book of Cats on DMs Guild

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 21

[salutes]

An ice cream cone with three bats stacked in at like scoops of ice cream - honduran white, chocolate wattled, and little eastern red bats

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 17

💛🧡❤️
Knowing that these give people a little lift is one of the reasons I keep creating them.

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thankyou for the heads up. I have been diplomatically scathing and included the comment that this survey is a flag to start looking for new platforms that put more value on the humans creating.

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 15

#fatbatfriday with three sweet scoops of microbats - aiming for that Neapolitan look with a Honduran white, Chocolate wattled, & Eastern red bat in a waffle cone (stacked by average max weights).
If you need the reminder: have a drink of water, have a snack, and take a long, slow & deep breath in.

Sketched as if the bats are three scoop of ice cream in a waffle come, in a digital colour pencil style

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 14

I think in the context you spelt it right the first time 😆

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 10

Tarot decks are massive massive projects with so much meta in every card potentially. I think it is more feasable to have six or more artist dividing the work load rather than one person - it'd be a multiyear job for sure.

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 10

"The Devils get into the Details" seems like an apt title for a paper involving working around field work interuptions.

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 10

#ibrc2025 - is just over but the inspirations are going to fuel me for years to come.
It's not #fatbatweek YET but @batgirlsusan.bsky.social, @nzbatman.bsky.social, @irorotanshi.bsky.social and the numerous other wonderful bat researchers I got to meet in person this past week: this is for you!

A linework of a Honduran, Chocolate Wattled, and Eastern Red bat stacked as scoops in a waffle cone

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 10

I wonder what it's pollinators are!

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 8

I believe on, returning to scour the poster, the art is by Meagan Underdown lead author of the poster.

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 8

And poster makers - shake your artists down for where people can follow them to include in the credits.

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Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 8

I will have no voice tomorrow, and will have to order more biz cards, bu what a wonderful, passionate, uplifting spiral of encounters with people who care dearly, give generously, and burn with benevolent curiosity!

Tallulah Cunningham @papertigress.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is such a lovely and engaging graphic about bio acoustic niche separation and the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing bat.
#scicom artists please make your signatures such that we can readily look you up!!

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