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Sadee Schilling

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artist, teacher & #kidlit author-illustrator 🎨 neurodivergent 📚grounded by books, fairy lights & tea 🏕 Colorado ☀️ seeking rep! https://www.sadeeschilling.com

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · Sep 11

Owl in progress🦉
#kidlitart #watercolor #collage

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 7h

It's #OCDAwarenessWeek so I'll share poet and author Jordan Scott's very kind blurb about I THINK I THINK A LOT. It's inspired by my own #OCD.

@joseebisaillon.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social

Graphic that has this quote: "I think i think a lot is a powerful story of empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Whipple writes beautifully of OCD from a child's perspective and invites the reader into the intricacies of this world. I love this book so much because Whipple makes us think a lot, too, and we're so much better because of it. - Jordan Scott, poet and author of I talk like a river.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

Please share the news about these students working to get transparency on why books were removed from a statewide reading bowl (including a book ON book banning!!)

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And then sign their petition here: www.change.org/p/ensure-tra...

A Georgia Reading Bowl Bans Titles from Competition, Including a Book on Book Bans

Eight books, including a book about the current spate of book bans and their impact on teens, have been banned from a Georgia Reading Bowl.

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bunnie 🍰🍓 sea bunny backerkit NOW LIVE! @strawbunnycake.bsky.social · 2d

It's Indigenous Peoples Day!

To the lovely Indigenous artists here on Bsky, share your artwork below and your links where to support you! Indigenous artists of any and all mediums are completely welcome to share! 🩷

Share this thread for support and visibility! #IndigenousPeoplesDay

A stylized digital art illustration of an orange bipedal bunny character wearing a red blouse, red and pink ribbon skirt, with beadwork earrings on her long ears. She's smiling with a small heart drawn next to her head.

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

Aw, thanks so much Lori! That’s sweet of you to say. 🥰

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Victoria! Owls are my favorite. 🦉✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! 😊

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

I appreciate you saying so, Sayada! 😊✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

You got it, Millie! That’s exactly how I work when I’m making a collage like this owl. I love watercolor and prefer to have fun with its textures and messy blooms rather than paint inside the lines. 😂 Then I cut out the pieces and puzzle them together, one at a time.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks so much, Nancy! This owl might be my new favorite thing I’ve made. 😊

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

I know a lot of kids who need this book! Younger me would have also benefited so much from permission to re-write some of the rules. 💕

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve been regulating my nervous system this week and warming up for a commission with this new great-horned owl cut paper #collage. It’s likely one of the only #calmtober prompts I’ll get to, though I’m still enjoying everyone else’s illustrations! #watercolor #cutpaper #owl #calmtober25

Great Horned Owl art by Sadee Schilling rendered in watercolor and cut paper collage. The artist holds the finished assemblage with detailed, layered feathers and textured watercolor washes in earthy blues, violets, and browns. A watercolor painting of a tree in a similar color palette peeks out from behind the owl.

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 6d

Awesome pitch, Edna! Wishing you all good things!!! ✨✨✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

The kids loved it! It’s such a good idea to switch to the witch because of braces. This time of year is so much fun, no matter how old they get!

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

@evierichner.bsky.social I use blues and violets so frequently that my critique partners have given them *signature color* status. I HAVE heard it said that purple people have the tendency to make the color their whole personality. 😂

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much, Evie! Violet tones are my favorite.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

This is so creative, Evie! What a unique concept. 🎩 🧢 👒

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

We did Switch Witch with our kids when they were little! The ultimate exchange we once made was candy for a bunk bed. 😂

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

I can see this book as an amazing resource in the classroom!

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Ooh, interesting concept and comps! Definitely sounds like a book for our times.

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Oh good! Thanks for sharing that, Jacinta. This is my hope—to connect with kids! 💕✨✨

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Gorgeous work!! I’m going to put this on my preorder/TBR list!

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so glad you like my art, Lori! Thank you. I’ve been practicing for more than a decade 😂 and always aim for my hand to channel my heart. 😊💕

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Yay! Thank you so much. I appreciate you saying so, Lori!!! 🌟

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for all your encouragement, Layne! 🌟

Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

I love the unique concept of a penguin facing a pumpkin monster! “Creepy Carrots” is one of my all-time favorite PBs—so cool it’s one of your comps!