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ellis 🪱
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🐁 printmaker / weird little guy enthusiast

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ellis 🪱 @mothdude.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hi #portfolioday!

I'm Ellis, a printmaker and illustrator (mostly linocut and risograph) based in the Midwest! I'm interested in cryptids, medieval art, flora and fauna, and weird little guys in general. Hoping to work on some more posters, illustrations, and print commissions this year!
A linoleum cut print of various medieval weapons in black ink on green marbled paper. A risograph print of a sketchy, black and white winter forest with a red ghostly rabbit weaving through it. A risograph print for Boneshaker Books Independent Bookstore Day 2024 event. It depicts the green Boneshaker storefront on a fluorescent orange background. On the side of the print are insets depictings books, vines, a skull, and a tuxedo cat. A linoleum cut print in green ink on tea-stained linen. It depicts a cat face with spiral eyes surrounded by and growing into foliage, mushrooms, and branches, which form antlers on the cat's head.
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malmseyy.com
Reminder in these holiday shopping times to support artists and small businesses!

ARTISTS DROP YOUR SHOP LINK BELOW!
Let's make a list of small shops for people to poke through and discover new folks! 🥳🥳🥳
A little white dog is holding shopping bags in each arm. He is saying "shop small!!" And below it reads "holiday shopping? Consider supporting an artist this year!!"
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
getting toasty 🔥
a brown tabby cat with big cheeks sitting cutely on a radiator
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
✨Artists! Please show:

♡ the first piece you did in 2025
♡ your favourite piece of the year
♡ your most popular piece
♡ your most recent piece 🐕
#art
holo stickers of a cute little riso mascot block print of a rabbit leaping through stars riso print of gonzo from the muppets as a jester. text reads "whatever!" woodcut print of a weird little medieval dog
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
the neighbors' cat when i'm already overstimulated:
A white and grey menace of a cat looking into my window white and grey cat on its hind legs on the outside of a window. a brown tabby is on the other side, stressed as hell
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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seanlimmn.bsky.social
All Eyes On Palestine 🧿

These hand-screen-printed tote bags will be available at this year’s Southside Shetl — Sunday, December 7th, 4-7pm

- Pillsbury House & Theatre (3501 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN)

featuring tzedakah to keep our immigrant neighbors in South Minneapolis housed through winter.
All Eyes On Palestine
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
love how this migraine pill packaging is designed for maximum frustration when my brain is at its slowest
a blister pill package where the paper backing has ripped off unevenly, leaving the one part where the pill actually is impossible to get through
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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thestoopidcato.bsky.social
KEEP DRAWING!
August 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
unfortunate how many of the dresses in the new wuthering heights trailer look like ren faire costumes from amazon dot com
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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sbworkersunited.org
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
so fatigued recently i feel like a tiny mouse trying to pilot an entire human corpse around
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
real fucking sick of the smoke detector going off every time i try to cook anything with any amount of steam but this is the setup so what am i even supposed to do here
a gas stove about three feet away from a smoke detector
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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allisonanne.com
one of the artists who we've been working with for the first issue of Queer & Trans Collagists is looking for help with expenses related to top surgery! please help him out if you can ❤️
Donate to Help Charles Get Top Surgery!, organized by Charles Oliver
I'm Charles—a queer transmasc artist, writer, and advocate. My work focuses on the queer … Charles Oliver needs your support for Help Charles Get Top Surgery!
www.gofundme.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
every time a customer who says they're gonna "take a lap and come back" actually comes back an angel gains its wings
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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little woodcut weirdos
woodcut print of a weird little dog on orange and curry yellow paper
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
online shop is updated with lots of new stickers, zines, prints, and more! check it out if you're in the market for any little trinkets or treats!
mothfruit.online
A webstore page with lots of zines and cute stickers
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
fear it may already be time to break out the SAD lamp
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
"Hellmouse"; acrylic painting on panel! been looking at a lot of medieval hellmouth drawings etc recently 🐈‍⬛
A square acrylic painting of a big cat with yellow eyes with a huge gaping mouth filled with fangs and cat toys. a little mouse and a bird wearing a hat gaze into the mouth.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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allisonanne.com
ellis gave me the best sticker
ellis made this sticker of their cat Beau, a brown tabby, sitting in a bread basket. the sticker has text that says Gluten Morgen
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
"in the shape of a wolf"; my piece for this year's @oacmn.bsky.social gods & monsters show!
A block print of a werewolf in black ink on white textured paper with a hand-painted silver moon in the background. closeup of a block print of a werewolf in black ink on white textured paper with a hand-painted silver moon in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
"the cheeses....were eaten"
risograph print parody of the House/Hausu movie poster featuring a mouse and a piece of cheese. bright red, sunflower, and black riso inks on cream paper.
October 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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boneshakerbooks.bsky.social
Thank you all so much—we've successfully raised the $15k needed to fund our move! We're raising our goal to $20k to look to saving for some longer-term improvements to the new space.
Also, our last day at the old storefront will be 10/24, with our new location opening 10/31! 🎃
bit.ly/boneshakermove
THANK YOU! Wow!! Just two weeks after announcing Boneshaker’s plans to move, we are so thrilled and grateful that we’ve already reached our initial fundraising goal of $15,000! To anyone who has donated, shared our story and campaign, or stopped by the store: THANK YOU!! You are directly responsible for making this move a reality. With the move itself now fully funded, we’re increasing our goal to $20,000 so we can start working towards longer-term projects and goals in the new space. This additional $5,000 will support the ongoing stability of Boneshaker and help us save for larger-scale improvements to the space, including improving the accessibility of the bathroom and making the meeting and print spaces the best they can be. We’re keeping our fundraising page live until November 30 (which also means you have plenty of time to snag some cool limited-edition perks!) In the meantime, we’ll be busy packing up the store and getting to moving! Our last day in our Seward location will be October 24 with plans to reopen at 708 W. 26th St. on October 31! Thank you all for supporting Boneshaker! bit.ly/boneshakermove boneshakerbooks.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
trying to finish a residency application and seeing someone w my exact deadname on the previous artists page has me feeling insane today
October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
truly do not understand the insistence period dramas have in putting characters in the exact hairstyle i was rocking every day in 10th grade
still from the Hamnet trailer featuring Jesse Buckley with a half-up, half-down hairstyle with side bangs. all the characters around her are wearing hats and coifs.
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
mothdude.bsky.social
another long day in the print mines
pile of linocut shavings
October 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
mothdude.bsky.social
trying to get some carving done but somebody loves to get in the way
a brown tabby cat sitting on the lap pf a person at a desk. there's a half-carved piece of linoleum on the desk. a brown tabby cat sitting on the lap pf a person at a desk. there's a half-carved piece of linoleum on the desk.
October 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM