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Illustrator and cartoonist! 🖋 Repped Maeve Maclysaght 🌻 Portfolio 🎨: www.emiett.com Shop 📦: emiett.storenvy.com https://emiett.carrd.co/

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Emily, an illustrator/cartoonist interested in the silly and existential!
Check out my debut comic, Skeleanor the Decomposer!
Available for PB and MG work 🌈
Repped by Maeve Maclysaght 🌻

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A page from my kids graphic novel, Skeleanor the Decomposer. Skeleanor is a skeleton that jumps from playing the violin to the organ to her own rib cage all while telling her bat friend how much she wants to play in a band. The bat is sitting in a box lamenting about the lack of moths in the clothing she's holding.

An ink illustration for a mock-up of the novel, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede. Two princesses, Cimorene and Alianora, laugh in a messy library. The text at the bottom of the page reads, "The was too much for either of them, and they both collapsed into laughter."

An ink and watercolor illustration divided into panels. In the main panel 3 little girls have a summer tea party in a garden. They make tea out of squished watermelon and cookies out of mud and watermelon seeds. In the panel below is a view of their imagination as fancy ladies at dusk. These are bordered by them being invited over during the day and then running inside for dinner at night.

A colorful marker, pen, and colored pencil illustration. Two kids hold their breath and sit in the bottom of a large bath with two mermaids. They're surrounded by fish and game pieces such as puzzle pieces and checkers. One mermaid says "Go fish!" as one kid's cards float away. Ducks float on top of the water. In the background, the kids' mom says, "5-minute warning! Are you kids listening?" The text in the top corner reads, "For some reason Claudia didn't look interested in my drain dinner. She crossed her arms. 'If I stayed in the bath forever I couldn't have friends over.' 'Sure you could!' I said, thinking quickly. 'You just have to invite the right people! Mermaids, for example' Claudia loved mermaids. She uncrossed her arms."

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lavi HAS been in peril the last 16 years 😔

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Sep 3

Monster!!! Fantastic read

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · Aug 25

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!

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Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe"

hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Aug 6

LMAO you’re welcome

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Aug 6

I like to imagine that all ASMR videos are set in a post apocalyptic "Quiet Place" type world where creators are trying to recreate regular life experiences of the before-times like visiting the doctor or getting your nails done

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jul 30

The soft seeerrrrvvve!!!

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Maeve MacLysaght loves a little gall on gall @mmmlysaght.bsky.social · Jul 11

If you're writing kidlit and want some eyes on your project, I'm doing critiques with SCBWI this summer! The window to submit is 7/11-7/15. More info on the process and the other fabulous folks critiquing here:
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Paid Professional Critiques

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you so much!!! 😭

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR) @authors4immigrants.bsky.social · Jun 23

Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵

We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, stand in solidarity with immigrants the nation over and refuse to accept these rampant constitutional abuses by ICE as the new norm. Immigrants are our parents, spouses, and friends. Immigrants are our communities. Many of us are immigrants ourselves. We are all deeply connected to this issue and want our voices heard on the matter.

For the past decade, the publishing world has made laudable strides in the diversity and inclusion of immigrant stories. Publishers and booksellers have helped to foster spaces where readers can develop awareness and empathy for migrant rights and history; spaces where young readers can finally discover their own stories on the library shelf. The current administration is trying to tear this progress away.

To publishers and booksellers: we call on you to continue your work. Stand behind your inclusive stories and marginalized authors, loudly and without hesitation. Help these stories reach the readers who need them most.

To our readers: we ask that you join us in taking up small tasks to support the immigrants in our lives. Call your representatives and ask what they are doing to protect their communities from ICE overreach. Donate to local immigrant aid organizations. Get involved with your local library and school board and speak up for books centering marginalized perspectives.

Let’s unite to write a new, better story for all the people in this country.

Signed,

List of 130+ author and illustrator names.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 18

OCs as animal crossing villagers!!!! From 2020 of course lol

Cyrus is a hot pink bunny with tired eyes and a sly smile. Yukino is a blue wolf with a sparkle in her eye and overalls.

Raimond is a dark gray cat with glowing green eyes and red fangs. Lysander is a purple horse with eyeliner.

Minnow is a cub in with yellow accents wearing a leather jacket. Deadalus is a white and black sheep with a quilted scarf.

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 17

Some early Locked Tomb fanart of Dulcinea and Palamedes

Pencil sketches of the characters Dulcinea and Palamedes from the series, The Locked Tomb. The sketches have been colored digitally. Dulcinea has a gaunt face but a kind smile. She has long curly light brown hair and is wearing a sea foam green dress. In one sketch she's giggling. Palamedes has glasses, a gray blouse, and tousled brown hair. He looks pensive in his sketch.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 17

Poltergeists gotta get up to mischief!!!

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 16

More dumb oc stuff (from 2021)

Deadalus the ghost floats above Yukino and Lysander wearing thigh high boots. "Hey guys," he says. "Look at these cool boots I thrifted." Yukino says, "Wow!" Lysander looks on tiredly and asks, "Where did you thrift those?" Deadalus replies, "In the hallway." Lysander says, "Those are mine."

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 13

Stupid Danny Phantom comics that made it into the Going Ghost zine lol

A very loosely draw comic in pen. Ember sings her standard song as Danny covers his ears with his hands. "Tucker! Sam!" he yells, "Shut your ears!" Tucker and Sam are dancing to the music. "But it slaps," Sam says back. "Yeah, Danny make your voice slap better and we'll listen to you" Tucker adds.

Skulker looks down at Danny and says, "I'm just saying you could do better, Danny. Like why be a whiny 14 year old when you could be a sickass lamp?" "Thanks Skulker", Danny says, looking annoyed.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Dec 13

Happy Friday the 13th!
(from Inktober 2020)

An ink drawing of a woman standing in red rain. The top half of the drawing has black trees and the bottom is the reflection with ripples running through it. The woman is in a white, red-stained dress and her face is shadowed by a red umbrella. A single red eye with a white iris can be seen glinting from the shadow. She has no reflection in the water.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 12

A bunch of doodles of my milkmaid warlock Mamilda that I never posted...sometimes you gotta accept you're never gonna color that sketch 🤷‍♀️

Mamilda sits cross-legged looking serious. On her lap rests her bullywug ally, Aggie who's sleeping. Mamilda spins a daisy in one hand and grips her knee with the other. Another little drawing of Aggie holding a staff is to the left.

A few drawings of Mamilda. In 2 she's holding her son, Caleb, when he was a baby. She waves a flower at him. In another she looks nervous and says, "Yeee?" in a shaky voice. In the last drawing she holds her hands out, one over the other. Wind billows her hair back and she looks serious. An arrow towards her says she's "Squishing Diego with a big rock."

This drawing is actually colored. Mamilda sits in a few inches of water in dim mist. She's bleeding at her shoulder and her nose. She looks hopeless.

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∙ ᴘᴀᴜʟɪɴᴀ ∙ @iamthepaulina.bsky.social · Jun 11

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 10

Matching Icons for you and your treacherous sister

A square digital drawing of a half elf with her back facing the camera. She's backlit by flames and has short black hair, a face burn and piercings. Over her back is written "Violence" in red handwritten text.

Another square icon of a half elf with her back facing the camera. She has slick wavy black hair and a tight red dress. She's wearing heavy makeup and looks sultry. In front of her is a rain-streaked window looking on to city lights. Over her is written "Victory" in white cursive, glowing red.

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 9

Beauty and the Beast riso print I made last year! 🌹

A poster of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty stands in the foreground, a redhead in a yellow dress. She's surrounded by roses with snakes weaving through them. In the background is the Beast standing with a watering can. He has horns, big fluffy lynx ears and bog bottom jaw fangs. Behind him is a white castle. Across the top and bottom of the picture is the text, "La Belle et La Bete"

The print version of the image. Some of the values of changed in the printing process.

Zoom in of the print. The texture of a risograph print is similar to that of a xerox machine. It's slightly grainy but soft.

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 5

I just read The Rock from the Sky and laughed so hard I teared up is all

emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 5

Jon Klassen might be the smartest person to have ever lived actually

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · Jun 4

Game cube animal crossing was so accurate to have a nice post office lady and a mean post office lady. Going to the PO can be an errand or death by firing squad