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Esmé Demers

@esmedemers.bsky.social

26 followers 85 following 14 posts

Maker and enjoyer of comics and art, big time colour enthusiast, #1 fan of movie theatres. Against generative AI.

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · May 12

I love my neighbourhood.

Photo of the side of something sticking out from the wall of a building. The side is covered in stickers: one sticker with words, the only one you can make out is “deceased”, with a gloopy purple drawing on it that sorta looks like long drippy eyeballs or boobs. One sticker that has someone’s graffiti tag on it. One sticker of a happy cartoon horse, with a baseball hat that says “GLUE”. One produce sticker from an apple. In the distance, you can see sidewalk, trees, a blue car.

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · May 12

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Jillian Tamaki @dirtbagg.bsky.social · May 9

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Madeline McGrane @madmcgrane.bsky.social · Apr 15

flower fairies from 2019

digital drawing of a fairy sitting on an amanita bisporigera mushroom and a fairy sitting on a wild parsnip stalk

a digital drawing of a fairy standing on a white baneberry plant and a fairy sitting on a foxglove plant

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Apr 24

Close up picture of dirty orange foam stuff on wood. To be honest I don’t know what it is. Sorry.

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Jillian Tamaki @dirtbagg.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Apr 17

Death is hard! Find this new comic on the Milking Cat website.

Three-panel comic. Title: Death is Hard. First panel: Looking down a hallway, we see a sign for a dead family support group. Second panel: Support group is sitting in a circle. One person is crying, and the leader of the group is comforting them. The leader: “I know, honey. Death is hard.” Last panel: The personification of death, (black cloak, scythe, etc.), has a boner tenting his cloak. (At the bottom of the comic it says “Esmé Demers, 2025”)

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Apr 17

Photo of a signpost with two signs. Top sign says “No Dogs Allowed” with an image of a dog inside a circle with a line through it. Someone has defaced the sign, making it look like the dog is smoking and holding a cocktail. The bottom sign is cut off, and the only part you can see is a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in it and the words “ATTENTION TO AVOID STRANGULATION”

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Mar 7

My pinned post on Instagram.

Two-panel comic. First panel: Two pre-teen girls lie down on the grass, holding hands. They look up at the sky. One girl points up at sky/viewer. Second panel: we see a blue sky with a giant “META SUCKS” in skywriting and a little red plane flying away. Below the comic, it says “Find me on BLUESKY” and has my name, Esmé Demers.

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Mar 5

That’s wonderful! Congratulations!

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Jeremy Tankard @jeremytankboy.bsky.social · Mar 4

Started a drawing but gave up. Sometimes you just know when it isn’t working. I’m sharing it because I think there’s some value in admitting defeat. Next time I’ll get it right…

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Feb 26

Compost bin.

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Feb 26

Photo taken through a bus window.

Cow stuffed animal leaning on fire hydrant on a city sidewalk

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Carrie Mac @carriemacwrites.bsky.social · Feb 25

Oh look, my novels on yet another US banned books list. It's Freedom to Read week here in Canada, during a time when fascists burning books is not hard to imagine at all.
When you block freedom of expression and restrict access to art & literature, you carve away our shared humanity.#freedomtoread

Partial image of banned books list with four of my titles on it: 10 Things I Can See From Here, Charmed, Crush, The Way Back highlighted, and a red handwritten note: BOOKS BY THE OH SO SCARY CARRIE MAC and a speech bubble that says "Happy Freedom to Read Week 2025".

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alex krokus @alexkrokus.bsky.social · Feb 25

how would you spell out the sound of your friend anxiously exploding? splsht? blshk?

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Jeremy Tankard @jeremytankboy.bsky.social · Feb 3

My extraordinary 4th year students have a show opening at Emily Carr tomorrow night (Tuesday). Open to the public. It’s gonna be epic.

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Jan 28

Your burger punks are so freaking cool! The way you use colour in your art is so captivating and skillful.

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Jan 23

Why thank you!

Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Jan 23

Quick draw what you're wearing, 5 minutes max.
Alright this was longer than 5 minutes.

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Jan 21

For easy reference:
youtu.be/9twFI210maw?...

Deer Turns to Dust Before My Eyes: Epic Decomposition Time-lapse!

YouTube video by StoneAgeMan

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Esmé Demers @esmedemers.bsky.social · Jan 21

Art inspired by @thestoneageman.bsky.social’s awesome video.
Check out his decomposing deer:
youtu.be/9twFI210maw?...

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