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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸

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Illustrator, author, maker, fairy enthusiast, cat botherer, and more from the PNW! (she/they) ✉️ [email protected] 🌸 rowankingsbury.com 🌷 ORDER Avery and the Fairy Circle now! Want just my art? Check my feeds or #art

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi, I'm Rowan, a freelance illustrator and fan of fairies, cute things, and sparkles!
✉️ [email protected]
🌸 Shop: rowankingsbury.com
🌼 Portfolio: rowankingsbury.com/pages/portfo...
🌷 Instagram: instagram.com/rowan_sugar/
🪻 Patreon: patreon.com/rowansugar pic.x.com/aXa4mNe9ri

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · 8d

I'd love to make some time for #peachtober this month, but for now i happen to have an acorn themed illustration for today from the title page of Avery and the Squirrel Delivery (which is almost done! Release date June 2nd 2026!) #art

An illustration of a small basket full of nuts and seeds with a maple leaf behind it.

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🦦🛠Dori🛰☄ @despia.bsky.social · 19d

Otters by @rowansugar.bsky.social, and a really good little magikarp by @chaoticcheetah.bsky.social 🦦🐟

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Sep 5

I loooved hunger's bite i am eagerly awaiting the sequel 👀

taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's Labor Day! Have you read Hunger's Bite?

When the ocean liner SS Lark comes under new management, something worse than burnout awaits the suffering crew, and it's up to Wick Farley--vampire and agent of Goldfinch--to find out what's going on.

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/taylo...

pages 112 and 113 from Hunger's Bite, in which the villain Honeycutt gives a speech about the ship's boiler, lauding how much coal it consumes, and how nothing moves without it--and by extension, himself.

hunger's bite pages 54 and 55, in which Wick encounters an exhausted Aamir, and almost bites him

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Drakes Den Books, Art, and Curios @drakesdenpdx.bsky.social · Aug 13

Incredibly proud of our Moth Pokédex Zine, featuring photographs of needle felted figures of every moth Pokémon (and many of their larvae forms!), all with PNW-inspired descriptions.

These will be available in our online store on Wednesday, August 20th!

#needlefelting #zines #pdxartist #pokemon

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Aug 5

The Eugene Teens & Tweens comic con is this Fri. 2-5pm at the downtown eugene public library! I will be there to give a presentation on art and publishing at 2:30pm, and then a fun plant journal workshop at 3:45pm! I’ll also have a table set up selling books, prints, and stickers so come say hi!

An illustration of me with a speech bubble that says “come see me at the eugene public library teens & tweens comic con! Fri. Aug 8th 2-5pm Free!”

Graphics reading “tweens & teens comic-con ages 9-19 free friday august 8th downtown eugene public library anytime 2-5pm

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jul 26

There are a bunch of new originals, prints, and stickers in my shop today!! Lots of stuff from my gallery show earlier this year plus some bonus goodies :)

Rowankingsbury.com
#art#artistshop#stickershop#artmerch

A hand holding up a print of a unicorn under “shop update!”

A hand holding up an original framed painting of a gryphon

A hand holding up a sticker of a fairy dragon

A hand holding up a sticker of a panther covered in stars

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thank you!

Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jul 26

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jul 8

Happy #portfolioday! I'm Rowan, a freelance illustrator and fan of fairies, cute things, and sparkles!

✉️ [email protected]
🌸 Shop: rowankingsbury.com
🌼 Portfolio: rowankingsbury.com/pages/portfo...

A book cover illustration with a little girl and a fairy walking under a toadstool. Reads "Avery and the Fairy Circle - by Rowan Kingsbury - Flying Eye Books"

An illustration of two fairy girls hugging in mid air

An illustration of a unicorn in a pond with 8 big stars around it.

An illustration of a fairy girl hanging off of a tree branch next to a little fairy wren.

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Mandi ⭐️ @ ILLO MART G37 @planetbunnie.bsky.social · Jul 7

I apologize for my long absence! Moving takes so much time 🥹 have some tigers 🐯 💙🧡💙🧡

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you!

Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jun 11

This one is the last of my coaster paintings available in the Salut! 10 show!! (Alongside some cuties from last year) www.nucleusportland.com/search?q=row... It's an exciting chance to get some original art at a great price!

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Sulkypup ･ﾟ✧ 🍊 @sulkypup.bsky.social · Jun 9

PRIDE FUNDRAISER!!! Starting this Wednesday, I'll have a bunch of stickers available, and $2 per sticker will be donated to either Advocates for Trans Equality or Egale here in Canada for the month of June!! Stay tuned for more pictures!!

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kiara 👻 BOOliette lime @juliettelime.bsky.social · Jun 9

lilac city comicon photodump!! 🤩 had a blast with my tablemate @birman-ink.bsky.social, catching up with @rowansugar.bsky.social for the first time since college, and spending a very normal amount of money on goodies! summer cons keep me going 🥹

#lilaccitycomicon #spokane

The CUTEST chibi sketch commission I got from birman_ink!!!

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jun 7

If you're at Lilac City you should come say hi to me and @elodiethefirst.bsky.social!

Picture of an artist alley booth. One half is pink, the other is rainbow themed.

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Elodie @clownlunch.bsky.social · Jun 7

Time for Lilac City Comic Con!!! We’re at booth C9, come say hi!!!
@rowansugar.bsky.social

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard!

I like making cozy and sweet art full of nature, magic, and friendship. Would love to do more book covers and picture books!

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#childrensbook #kidlitart #art

An illustration of a small fairy kid looking off to the side, unaware of the small mouse stealing pumpkin seeds from their bag. Underneath it says "Rowan Kingsbury - Rowankingsbury.com - Represented by Natascha Morris"

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · Jun 1

Yay!! Check out these Avery and the Fairy Circle activity sheets! ✨

Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · May 31

✨️ Dive into our free activity sheets inspired by our recent title, Avery and the Fairy Circle by Rowan Kingsbury. This delightfully whimsical book is filled with fairies and an appreciation for nature. Our activity sheets are a wonderful accompaniment: flyingeyebooks.com/schools-reso...

Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 29

I am so excited to share that I will be in the artist alley @lightboxexpo.com this year!! It’s my first year attending but I’ve been eyeing plane tickets to Pasadena longingly every october for years so I am just over the moon! #lbx2025#lightboxexpo#art

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 27

thank you!!

Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 27

“Dozing” - Painting 2 of 3 for Nucleus Portland's 10th annual Salut! Coaster art show!! #art #kidlitart

A gouache painting of a small fairy girl napping with a pink kitten who has a small quilted blanket on it's back.

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 27

This panel from Avery book 2 is warming my heart 🥹 #art#wip

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 26

Process Peeks! + the print is available here! sonnyshouse.com/products/fai... #wip

the color rough for the previous painting, done digitally.

the previous painting held up as a print over a pink patterned background

Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · May 26

"Fairy Dragon" ✨

You only have until June 1st to see this alongside all of it's fellow paintings in my solo show, Reverie, at @sonnyshouse.bsky.social gallery of wonders! #art

A gouache painting of a small dragon with bug wings flying with a blue butterfly over pink clouds. Framed by decorative borders.

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Sonny's House of Tattoos and Treasures @sonnyshouse.bsky.social · May 26

One more week of @rowansugar.bsky.social 's lovely Reverie Gallery Show - if you haven’t yet come see it!!

sonnyshouse.com/collections/...

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