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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open!
@sacredsapling.bsky.social
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#Watercolor artist | Turning my #OCs into fine art ✨ some 🔞 #SaplingArt

genderfluid, 30, ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇸 EN/ES

🩷 Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SacredSaplingArt
🎨 Comm waitlist: https://tally.so/r/3NNaJ0
🌈 Queer history zine @taplingzines.bsky.social
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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · Oct 13
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Sapling, a genderfluid watercolor painter and narrative illustrator~ 🌱

I love body diversity, especially queer, intersex, and disabled characters!

Comms: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0

Also, I’m moderating a queer zine with an open call for artists (paid) at @taplingzines.bsky.social 🩷
A watercolor painting of two Congolese male twins posed for a photo together at a club. One is shirtless, with paint on his skin and medium length turquoise ombre twists that partially cover burn scars around his eyes and upper face. His skinnier twin has long dreadlocks with hair jewelry, no scars, and blue lipstick with gold eye makeup. The background is a foggy blend of purples and deep blues. A detailed watercolor painting of a dark-winged angel with brown skin and hair holding his injured lover on his lap. The injured angel has brown skin and hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. A watercolor of the angel Chamuel snuggling a jackalope-dog-like creature with turquoise fur and pink wings curled up on the ground. The picture is cozy, with a soft gradient of deep teal, periwinkle, and light pink. Paw print stars track along the background. An intricate watercolor painting of a reclining masculine figure with dark wings in barely any clothing, except stockings, underwear, and a translucently painted silky pink shawl. He has medium brown skin, curly brown hair, and is crushing a rose onto his chest with a lifted and gloved hand. Giant pink orchids, painted with lovely realism, surround him. Some pink fabric falls to the right side, and detailed hand painted blue lace fills the background.
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Collophora ( @/collophora on IG+Tumblr ) will be taking us to after the fall of the Roman Empire, with a sapphic couple exploring an abandoned Roman thermae (large imperial bath complexes), likely with symbolic statues or murals!

#SapphicArt #WLWArt #LGBTQZine #ArtZine #QueerArt
A digital illustration of an original character with long orange hair in a ponytail helping dress Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3, a pale elf with shorter white hair. The scene is bathed in warm light and various outfits are scattered around the room. At the top of the image is a white box that says "Page artist" and across the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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marmaruu.bsky.social
Hello guys!!!
I'm finally able to open commissions again! updated my prices since I'm trying stay afloat :D
Shares and reposts are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️

✨Info link and form: marmarlavenders.carrd.co#commissions

#commissions #digitalart #commissionsopen
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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neraeru.bsky.social
In Ishtar, dance is like a mix of Indian and Arabic styles: smooth steps, expressive hands, stories told without words.

[ #art | #oc | #ocsky ]
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
Tempted to do an art share for disabled artists soon (any disability or condition counts!)—like this if you wanna be tagged? 🩷
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
This includes not using alt text for extra OC lore, art credits, titles of artwork, and so on! It should describe the image, that’s it.

All the rest of the info can go in the normal post text and/or replies ☺️
a11yawareness.bsky.social Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 1d
First and foremost, alt text must always be informative and descriptive of the content in the image. It can have character and humor, but it still needs to be informative and descriptive. Alt text is not a place to add easter eggs or jokes for sighted users.
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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micahseacole.bsky.social
So. Looks like I have a VGen now.

My commissions are currently set to "Waitlist", so you can join that if you'd like.
I am not yet sure when I will truly open them but I do intend to do so in the next months.

vgen.co/MicahSeacole
Micah Seacole (@MicahSeacole)
Check out Micah Seacole's commissions and portfolio! | I'm Micah, I draw a variety of subjects. ...
vgen.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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globlcon.bsky.social
Calling BL fans from around the world! Join the discord at discord.gg/2An7zGxhER
#yaoi #bl #boyslove #danmei #thaiBL #koreanBL #JapaneseBL
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
I feel like this year I’ve finally been able to move up a little in life. Like I’ve been able to make some much needed large purchases, pay for a dentist, and actually acknowledge the full impact of my disabilities in a way that I think it really going to help me.
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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oliverniko.bsky.social
My starter pack for European artists is finally live! Give it a share and find new artists to follow. 💙

So far, those who previously asked to be in it have been added. There is still plenty of room, so feel free to request a spot and just DM if you ever want to be removed.
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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micahseacole.bsky.social
#ColoredSketch - Yushka

The new design.
Nameless now has not just a name but also clothes.

#ArtSky #OCSky #DigitalArt #MicahsOCs
digital art, a satyr like figure with some exposed bones and a skeletal tail wearing a colorful skirt made of fabric strips with two big red braids. The figure's hair seems to be made of fabric, is teal and has the same colorful strips incorporated into it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
I miss painting this baby ahhhh
sacredsapling.bsky.social Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · Feb 20
Ahhh Nzuzi is looking so cute~ 🩷 #ArtWIP #watercolour
A watercolor work in progress of Nzuzi, a Congolese man with long dreadlocks with hair, jewelry and blue lipstick posed with a peace sign over his chest in nightclub lighting.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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hydeangelus.bsky.social
calling
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Chubby-shark ( @chubby-shark.bsky.social ) is bringing early-Middle Age Arabic and Islamic representation to this zine, depicting how, with the traditions of poetry and song, it was common for a man to praise another man’s beauty.

#QueerMuslim #QueerIslam #LGBTQ #LGBTQArt #QueerHistory
A digital illustration of two masculine people posing happily together with their dog, the one in front's round belly accentuated by a bright floral shirt. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small white box that says "Page artist."
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
Finally got some actual lines drawn on watercolor paper for this piece! It may not sound like much, but this was huge progress for how challenging my health has been lately.
sacredsapling.bsky.social Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28d
Almost done transferring this sketch! Hoping to get some line art done this weekend too~ #ArtWIP
A photo of a paper showing Nzuzi and Nsimba, two male Congolese twins, on a hospital bed. The room is cluttered, with two beds, shown from a birds eye view. They’re snuggling together, with an IV in Nsimba’s arms and bandages on his face. The drawing is barely visible, except for the parts that are drawn over in pen, about 70% of the piece. The paper is taped to a watercolor pad, with the pens lines having transferred graphite onto the watercolor paper.
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Our first merch artist for We’ve Always Been Here is Lisondraws ( @lisondraws.bsky.social )! They will be making a limited edition sticker sheet representing LGBTQ+ symbols of the 1800s, along with some trans lesbian representation.

#Trans #TransFem #QueerArt #ArtZine #QueerZine
A photo of a sticker sheet of Ace Attorney characters in pastel colors, with each sticker made to look like a postage stamp. The colorful banner across the top of the image says "We've Always Been Here" and the white box at the bottom says "Merch artist."
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
We're tired of LGBTQ+ content being censored.

Tired of people pretending that being queer or trans is a new "fad", and not something that’s existed, perfectly naturally, for as long as people have been around.

Check out our mission, and join us in fighting censorship. 🏳️‍🌈
⬇️
Rainbow stripes with a white text box over it, and an image below of a person holding the intersectional pride flag over their back. The text box reads: "As a team of two trans (Sapling is nonbinary and Felix is two-spirit!) husbands, we’ve felt exhausted online lately, with censorship closing in on us all. Queer content is being banned, restricted, under fire, and we’re sick of it. So we’re creating something offline, a physical art book, a collaborative community project. Something to give us all hope. Something to connect us through our many cultures, all across the world. With our first zine, “We’ve Always Been Here,” we aim to show just this: that we’ve always been a part of history, and we’ll always be a part of the future too." Rainbow stripes with a white text box, and an image below of two Black men getting close, with one kissing the other on the cheek. The text box reads: "'We’ve Always Been Here' focuses on the 'unseen' queer history of the world. There’s plenty of names we all know of real people who have made their mark: Marsha P. Johnson, Alan Turing, Audre Lorde, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, and many, many more. But what about those that didn’t ‘go down in history’? What about the woman down the street from your great grandmother, who lived with her ‘best friend’ for decades until she passed? What about the medieval king who kept his lover secret his whole life? What about the cowboys who used the wide, open ranges with no one else around to keep their relationships a secret?" Rainbow stripes with a white textbox, and below are three circular images of two Korean women walking together, two African men laughing as they talk, and two Indian women chatting and laughing. The text box reads: "Our zine focuses on this, on the everyday people that no one knew about, that no one wrote about. The people that modern society wants to pretend never existed. LGBTQ+ people just living their lives, throughout all of history and all of the world. We want to show one simple thing to the world with this collaborative zine: We’ve always been here. And we always will be." Rainbow stripes with a white text box, and below is a colorful image from a pride parade, with rainbow flags waving high into the sky. The text box reads: "How to support our mission. Share us on social media! @TaplingZines on BlueSky, Instagram, and Tumblr. Join our email list! Sign up form at taplingzines.carrd.co And tell all your friends!"
October 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Thank you all for 500 followers!! ✨

We're so glad you're here with us as we work to fight queer erasure through this collaborative art zine.

We also hope you all will LOVE the gorgeous, multi-cultural illustrations our artists are making to celebrate queer history with us! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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adorkastock.com
We're doing it. We're putting him on the tree this year

#Pose #PoseRef
A latino man reaching upwards towards the sky with one hand, wearing massive white angel wings. He is superimposed on the top of a holiday tree.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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davis.social
Watching Plur1bus and it feels like a perfect metaphor for a world overtaken by generative AI. Our personal, human creativity subsumed into a deeply impersonal hive mind.

When all become consumed by one, what is left but the echoes of silenced voices?
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
He’s so in love~ (he’s smiling at his tiny boyfriend) 💗

#Watercolor #OC #OCSky #Nzuzi #SaplingArt
A watercolor painting of Nzuzi, a young skinny Congolese man with partially tied back dreadlocks, smiling with closed eyes and a big grin, as if happily in love. He’s wearing a detailed yellow and green shirt, open to show two gold necklaces, and has gold hair jewelry and red hued lip gloss. The background is a blue and pink cloudy pattern.
November 3, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Wenn ( @windwenn.bsky.social ) will be depicting Western European medieval cow- or goatherds, peacefully being themselves, showing how queer people throughout history have always been able to find safe spaces in nature.

#ZineProject #Zines #ArtZines #LGBTQArt #QueerArt
Fanart of Witch Hat Atelier, with Qifrey, a white-haired male witch kneeling on the ground, and Olruggio, a black-haired male witch crouched over him, gently holding him while Qifrey hides his face behind a handful of flowers. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small white box that says "Page artist."
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Cat portrait commission for @ninjacatmuffin.bsky.social 🥰

#CatArt #Watercolor #SaplingArt #Painting #PetPortrait
A traditional watercolor painting of a grey kitty, still with some youthful lank, lying in a playful and twisted pose on a pink, purple, and blue ground with some pale feather toys. He has a white belly, a patterned face, and his dubloons (paw) sticks out of the frame, reaching forward, at the bottom.
June 24, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
"Newly diagnosed"

A mini comic about baby 18-year-old #Gabriel getting his ASPD diagnosis (after a chaotic childhood) and panicking about love, family, and being a decent person. Google didn't help—all that came up was stigma.

Close ups below!

#SaplingArt #ComicArt #OCLore #OCs #Watercolor #Art
A five panel comic of Gabriel, a skinny Filipino person with short curly dark brown hair and freckle-like pigmented skin, wearing a green shirt and probably no underwear. In the first panel, he's pacing with a frustrated expression in front of his bed, with a stuffed penguin on it. Inner monologue is behind him, drawn over a vibrant yellow and orange background, showing glimpses of his thoughts like "ASPD diagnosis...mean for me and my family? My baby sister... These episodes forever?? Now one will trust me...even Nico. Will my parents call the cops on me again?" Some Cebuano and Tagalog phrases are interwoven into it too. In the second panel, Gabriel is pacing the opposite direction, hands gripping his hair as his stress increases. The monologue includes "I blow up... Forbid from even having kids? They locked me in here...back in juvie. Fuck. I'm not a sociopath... Expected he would make me violent too. Be better than this, has to be something...help me not destroy my life." Then, the comic jumps to Gabriel sitting and googling "ASPD support." But the articles he scrolls through are about "What is a sociopath" and "7 ways to cope with someone who has ASPD." It doesn't get better as he googles ASPD and dating, with articles like "Living with a person with ASPD" and "Coping with Sociopaths" and "Dating a Sociopath: What to be aware of." Finally, a "People also ask" section shows defeating text like "Can people with ASPD feel joy?" and "Can people with ASPD love?". Finally, Gabriel gives up and flops dramatically, face first, onto his bed, throwing his phone to the side. A large angry and defeated UGHHH! effect his behind him.
October 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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bailierosenlund.bsky.social
Late Night in the Lab - 2023 #art #oc #eliska 🌹✨
An illustration of my OC Eliska, an 18/19th C inspired monster hunter who is slowly turning into a werewolf. She has the elongated body of a human but the head of a wolf. In this image she is perched on a tall stool at her lab of antiquated scientific alchemical paraphernalia. Candles burn around her as the window and room alights with the warm light of dawn. A fluffy white cat sits at her feet
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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sagecinders.bsky.social
Hihi lads!, just really quick asking~
I'm trying to help a buddy make a starter pack to help higlight more awesome Poc artists, and I might ask in dms, BUT also I just don't want to assume cuz I could be wrong lmao.
If interested, please let me know, or recommend someone!!
#art #supportartists #ocs
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM