Katherine Thorne
@sparklemarkers.bsky.social
She/her. Picture book writer/illustrator.
Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social
2024 Round Table Mentee, #PBParty Honorable Mention, #50PreciousWords HM.
Keep posting about your books; I want to read them!
sparklemarkers.com
Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social
2024 Round Table Mentee, #PBParty Honorable Mention, #50PreciousWords HM.
Keep posting about your books; I want to read them!
sparklemarkers.com
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oh good maybe I don’t have to go to that Squid Game audition after all
New acting director of CDC Jim O'Neill expressed being pro paid organ donation.
"There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused."
"There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused."
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
oh good maybe I don’t have to go to that Squid Game audition after all
One of many great reasons to shop locally and in person: you’ll find cool stuff that you don’t even know exists yet
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
One of many great reasons to shop locally and in person: you’ll find cool stuff that you don’t even know exists yet
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SmallBu is looking for a freelance BG artist for a new animated project!
-multi month job
-must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs
-must have several examples available online portfolio
-no students
Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!
-multi month job
-must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs
-must have several examples available online portfolio
-no students
Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!
a black and white drawing of a person laying on a bench with their feet up and a sign that says 2 feet
ALT: a black and white drawing of a person laying on a bench with their feet up and a sign that says 2 feet
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SmallBu is looking for a freelance BG artist for a new animated project!
-multi month job
-must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs
-must have several examples available online portfolio
-no students
Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!
-multi month job
-must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs
-must have several examples available online portfolio
-no students
Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!
I'd live that Moomin life.
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'd live that Moomin life.
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learned today that charles dickens nicknamed his youngest son “Plorn”
well, not entirely true. the original nickname was Mr. Plornishmaroontigoonter which he then shortened to The Noble Plorn and then dropped the Noble part and later wrote about how Plorn seemed to have been “born without a groove”
well, not entirely true. the original nickname was Mr. Plornishmaroontigoonter which he then shortened to The Noble Plorn and then dropped the Noble part and later wrote about how Plorn seemed to have been “born without a groove”
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
learned today that charles dickens nicknamed his youngest son “Plorn”
well, not entirely true. the original nickname was Mr. Plornishmaroontigoonter which he then shortened to The Noble Plorn and then dropped the Noble part and later wrote about how Plorn seemed to have been “born without a groove”
well, not entirely true. the original nickname was Mr. Plornishmaroontigoonter which he then shortened to The Noble Plorn and then dropped the Noble part and later wrote about how Plorn seemed to have been “born without a groove”
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
black bear
groundhog
wood duck
anchovy!
dolphin but just the fin part
black bear
groundhog
wood duck
anchovy!
dolphin but just the fin part
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
bird
squirrel
cat
dog
rat/maybe raccoon/probably rat tho
bird
squirrel
cat
dog
rat/maybe raccoon/probably rat tho
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Wolf
Moose
Pine marten
Elk
Cougar
Wolf
Moose
Pine marten
Elk
Cougar
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
black bear
groundhog
wood duck
anchovy!
dolphin but just the fin part
black bear
groundhog
wood duck
anchovy!
dolphin but just the fin part
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designed by me & @gallerynucleus.bsky.social !!! There is so much good artwork that went into this movie and it's really awesome that they posted the whole book online. The website is really nice too, and the physical version.. lets just say it'll be worth a little wait!
"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
designed by me & @gallerynucleus.bsky.social !!! There is so much good artwork that went into this movie and it's really awesome that they posted the whole book online. The website is really nice too, and the physical version.. lets just say it'll be worth a little wait!
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IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash
my kid’s going to look at xkcd for the first time right now. a rite of nerdy passage! 🥲
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
my kid’s going to look at xkcd for the first time right now. a rite of nerdy passage! 🥲
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well, it’s an understatement to say that this put me on the floor. as beautiful and devastating as you might expect from @amalelmohtar.com
Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
stone-soup.ghost.io
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
well, it’s an understatement to say that this put me on the floor. as beautiful and devastating as you might expect from @amalelmohtar.com
“When God sings with his creations, ChatGPT will not be part of the choir.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“When God sings with his creations, ChatGPT will not be part of the choir.”
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COVER REVEAL for my next authored/illustrated book: SISTER SCRIBBLES, published by Viking, out in Aug 2026. It's a tale of sibling rivalry that shows your greatest competition may also be the one person who understands you the most!
Pre-order: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773554...
#kidlit
Pre-order: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773554...
#kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
COVER REVEAL for my next authored/illustrated book: SISTER SCRIBBLES, published by Viking, out in Aug 2026. It's a tale of sibling rivalry that shows your greatest competition may also be the one person who understands you the most!
Pre-order: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773554...
#kidlit
Pre-order: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773554...
#kidlit
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my personal suspicion is that current society has done a very good job of separating Creative Work Available For Purchase from The Human People Making The Work (who need to eat)
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
my personal suspicion is that current society has done a very good job of separating Creative Work Available For Purchase from The Human People Making The Work (who need to eat)
Katie Bort, of the Gloucester Borts
First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Katie Bort, of the Gloucester Borts
there will be five different attempts to rescue me; I will die ridiculously in four of them and then Mathew Baynton will accidentally flash his crotch
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
there will be five different attempts to rescue me; I will die ridiculously in four of them and then Mathew Baynton will accidentally flash his crotch
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
I'm not gonna repost any videos of people who don't need more attention, but do you know where a great place to find insults is? the HARDWARE STORE. take a stroll down the aisles and enjoy the roast. you spud gasket. you universal knob. you grade 5 hex nut.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm not gonna repost any videos of people who don't need more attention, but do you know where a great place to find insults is? the HARDWARE STORE. take a stroll down the aisles and enjoy the roast. you spud gasket. you universal knob. you grade 5 hex nut.
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ME: ugh why does my back hurt all the time
ALSO ME:
ALSO ME:
October 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
ME: ugh why does my back hurt all the time
ALSO ME:
ALSO ME:
Storyteller Academy is hosting a session on how "AI can help you be more creative, not less" and I REALLY expected better of them.
It's just really disappointing how easily some organizations who claim to help creative people have gotten both-sidesy on slop matters.
It's just really disappointing how easily some organizations who claim to help creative people have gotten both-sidesy on slop matters.
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Storyteller Academy is hosting a session on how "AI can help you be more creative, not less" and I REALLY expected better of them.
It's just really disappointing how easily some organizations who claim to help creative people have gotten both-sidesy on slop matters.
It's just really disappointing how easily some organizations who claim to help creative people have gotten both-sidesy on slop matters.
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we were watching an art thing on stream a couple of weeks ago and this brain worm entered, i have no idea and i do not apologize that much
November 6, 2024 at 8:50 AM
we were watching an art thing on stream a couple of weeks ago and this brain worm entered, i have no idea and i do not apologize that much
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Did a roundtable workshop at the @ncte.org conference where I presented this lesson on making a mini comic as a simple and disarming way to get students into storytelling and writing, along with a few suggested prompts. Link in bio! Download a print-quality PDF for use in your classrooms.
#ncte25
#ncte25
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I used to be so frustrated that all the style advice was “don’t worry about it” and “just keep drawing.” I kept thinking “you don’t understand! how can I do that without a style??”
Now I feel like I’ve got more of a handle on my style, and my advice is: don’t worry about it, just keep drawing
Now I feel like I’ve got more of a handle on my style, and my advice is: don’t worry about it, just keep drawing
It only took me until I was 40 to be like "ohhh my style is the process that feels like it flows the best for me and is replicable, that's it" could've saved so much time if I figured that out sooner.
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I used to be so frustrated that all the style advice was “don’t worry about it” and “just keep drawing.” I kept thinking “you don’t understand! how can I do that without a style??”
Now I feel like I’ve got more of a handle on my style, and my advice is: don’t worry about it, just keep drawing
Now I feel like I’ve got more of a handle on my style, and my advice is: don’t worry about it, just keep drawing