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Helen Whistberry
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Pen name for autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, they/she. 🚫NO A/I! ART PRINTS: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/whistberry/ threadless tshirts: https://whistberry.threadless.com/ Other links: https://linktr.ee/whistberry
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 7d
PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY!

I have an extra copy of my latest to give away. The illustrations came out really nice if I do say so myself!

Because of all the weird tariff and shipping stuff, I'll have to limit this to US only but drop a comment if you're interested and I'll pick a winner Oct. 15th

#horror
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 12d
It's here!

Roadkill is out in the world. I can't in good conscience recommend it to all readers. A sad and angry book. 90% of the animal characters are dead at the outset & the humans don't fare much better. But if you're in the mood for an unconventional eco-horror experience, links in comments!
Book cover for Roadkill by Helen Whistberry showing a bird, raccoon, and snake skeleton sprawled across a dark asphalt highway with yellow dotted line. The title is in large yellow letters that have blood streaming down them and out onto the road and animals. There is a dark and stormy sky in the background. Black and white illustration of the head and neck of a howling wolf in profile. Its mouth is wide open and a dark liquid is trickling from its mouth, snout, and eye.
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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · 2h
4- Bones

What do they say to you?

#darkart #illustration #halloween
A small polaroid shaped illustration depicting a handful of thrown bones as if fortune telling.
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CatLieb @cat-lieb.bsky.social · 2h
Virginia has a side gig working as a Halloween prop, please inquire for her rates. #catsofbluesky
A tabby cat is sitting on a table with spooky Halloween decorations in the near dark except for orange candlignt and shadows
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Sadhbh Frost 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Now in Pumpkin Spice @sadhbhgirl.bsky.social · 1h
Looking for a book with a Halloween vibe? What's more in season than a trans for werewolf lesbian romance?

- mild spice, heavy thirst
- creepy old house with forbidden doors
- miserable family of corporate villains
- librarian

Preorder today, read tomorrow!

sadhbhstories.itch.io/the-wolf-bane
The Wolf Bane (Societas Aenigmatum, Book 1) by Sadhbh Frost
Trans for werewolf romance with modern fantasy and weird horror
sadhbhstories.itch.io
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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 1h
My prints are 20%OFF and have a $5 discount on shipping.

only 11 hours to go: www.inprnt.com/gallery/salv...

#INPRNT #bsnm #MinCup25 #minerals
final Mineral Cup 2025 bracket with kyanite as champion. all the minerals are illustrated and the brackets are lined with decorative border in gold. a poster with illustrations of 16 minerals eliminated in the first round of the 2025 mineral cup: chrysotile, okenite, jeremejevite, calcite, silver, leucite, sanidine, pollucite, azurite, wavellite, thortveitite, zunyite, topaz, ikaite, nontronite, and paddlewheelite. They have a large range of colours and shapes going from blue and green to yellow and red. illustration of four minerals competing in the semifinals and final match of the Mineral Cup 25: kyanite, champion, tugtupite, second place, dioptase and hematite, eliminated in the semifinals. a poster with illustrations of 8 minerals eliminated in the second round of the 2025 mineral cup: pectolite, stibnite, baryte, carpathite, titanite, molybdenite, taenite, mannardite They have a colour variation from greys, beiges, whites and black. One, titanite, is dark green.
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Maudeux.creations 🎨🐦 @maudeuxcreations.bsky.social · 1h
The Gyrfalcon frustrates me so much 🦅! I’ve spent months in the Arctic ❄️, and I still DREAM of seeing one 👀.
Drawing it without having seen it feels almost like tempting fate 😬
#Birdtober – #Gyrfalcon #FalcoRusticolus 🦅🖤

🐡 #bird #Birdtober2025 #BirdArt #ScientificIllustration #WildlifeArt
Black ink drawing of a cute gyrfalcon portrait.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 53m
Yes, locked accounts would be a good option to give people a little more control over their posts. Maybe one day...
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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 13h
#invertober 11, dark fishing spider 🎣

#invertober2025
symmetrical blocky art of a dark fishing spider with stylized patterning, colored like black on red greek pottery. there is a black border on the image with a greek-esque choppy line pattern
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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 13h
Evening golden dragon

#watercolor #gouache #fantasyart #dragons #PNW
Painting of a golden dragon twisting its body through the forest. Ferns are on the ground, and light shines through in a spotlight. Text reads kamakru.com. Signed Katie Croonenberghs 2024
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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 13h
#birdtober day 10 is the Arctic Tern. These guys have such amazing lines they deserved an action pose!

#birds #SciArt #BirdArt #illustration #ArtChallenge #DailyArt
A digital painting of an arctic tern against a blue sky in gray and white with sweeping wing lines and a tail that sweeps outward in long arcs flies towards the viewer, red orange beak open. Further away and behind it another flies to the right and down towards the water, its feet tucked up under it and tail sweeping behind.
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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 12h
Kitty witch and pumpkin pal.
A kitty witch stands on a happy pumpkin.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 1h
Oh I probably didn't word that clearly. I meant when you post something yourself, it would be nice to disallow not only quote posts but reposts to prevent people sharing it widely. I do enjoy being to turn off reposts in my follow feed though to cut down on the noise.
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Stasanie @stasanie.com · 12h
Random animal facts I enjoy:

Horse teeth take up more space in their skull than their brain does.

A natural predator of the moose is the orca.

The chemical compound that makes stink bugs smell bad is the same compound that makes cilantro taste like soap.
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Sam "The Candy Bimbo" Posnick @samposnick.com · 10h
Magicians work best late at night, and so do I. Another new one for the Major Arcana of the bird tarot.

I. The Magician

#birds
A mockup of a tarot card with an illustration of a red winged blackbird rising out of a bubbling chalice with pussy willow branches in front of a wine coloured backdrop.
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How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 10h
The email has found me blending in seamlessly at the conference, vast hat covering my auxiliary eyes. I extend a friendly tendril to the facilitator. ‘Fortuitous time allocation, ape, commence bonding! I too enjoy the consumption of essential minerals.’ I’m nailing it.
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Lady of Impatience @ladyoi.bsky.social · 10h
The black swan
Eingerollte schwarze galga im Bett
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The Wee Owl Art (Scotland) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 9h
Harvest mice among the wheat stalks. A little autumnal piece, A5 size (148 x 210mm / 5.8 x 8.3") on pastel paper.
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#HarvestMouse #AnimalArt #Autumn #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #PenAndInk #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop
An A5 size drawing of harvest mice in a wheat field. The mice are climbing stalks of wheat. The artwork is in browns, beige and peachy tones. It is on peach toned pastel paper. Harvest mice are Britain’s smallest rodent, weighing only 4-6 grams. In the British Isles, harvest mice are mainly found south of central Yorkshire, although they do also occur in Scotland and Wales. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper Size A5 (148 x 210mm / 5.8 x 8.3")
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 1h
It seems weird that you can turn off quote posts but not reposts. There's definitely times when it would be a great option.
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Emily Tull ASGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 8h
"Sparrow And The Skull"
Thread painting
This is the only hand embroidery on wallpaper full image artwork I have ever made. I love it but it was incredibly fragile to make. I've only shown it a couple of times because I couldn't part with it, but it is in my webshop.
#Stunday #31DaysOfHalloween
A low light pink flower pattern wallpaper with black paint drips on the upper left corner. In the middle is a hand embroidered human skull with a male house sparrow standing on top. Both skull and sparrow are looking towards the left.
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Sophie (she/her) | Just a little guy, Recovery Edition @foxandrabbitart.bsky.social · 2d
Okay quick question. I have found a local print shop that offers fair and eco conscious products, including this lovely light olive hoodie.
I wonder if I should offer this design for pre-order? Would you get one?
Mockup graphic of a hoodie in light olive. Front print: The Fox And Rabbit Art logo Back print: Artwork "Inside" (see first reply for better description)
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Sophia 🐌 @sophmobile.bsky.social · 7h
I've been going to a linocut seminar this month and it's been so much fun! Here's a print of Theo and his accordion. #linocut #linoprint #fox #accordion #linoleum #printing
a linocut print of a fox playing the accordion a photo of a linocut print of a fox playing the accordion and the linocut
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 7d
PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY!

I have an extra copy of my latest to give away. The illustrations came out really nice if I do say so myself!

Because of all the weird tariff and shipping stuff, I'll have to limit this to US only but drop a comment if you're interested and I'll pick a winner Oct. 15th

#horror
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 12d
It's here!

Roadkill is out in the world. I can't in good conscience recommend it to all readers. A sad and angry book. 90% of the animal characters are dead at the outset & the humans don't fare much better. But if you're in the mood for an unconventional eco-horror experience, links in comments!
Book cover for Roadkill by Helen Whistberry showing a bird, raccoon, and snake skeleton sprawled across a dark asphalt highway with yellow dotted line. The title is in large yellow letters that have blood streaming down them and out onto the road and animals. There is a dark and stormy sky in the background. Black and white illustration of the head and neck of a howling wolf in profile. Its mouth is wide open and a dark liquid is trickling from its mouth, snout, and eye.
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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 6h
‘Hand of Glory’ linocut.

matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com/product/bloc...

#BLOCTOBER2
A carved linocut plate of a ‘Hand of Glory’ candle with a Pfeil cutter alongside it.
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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 6h
Nor’easter bunny. #art
A rabbit person walks against the wind as leaves blow past. His long scarf trails behind. Graphite and white pencil on toned paper.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 2h
Happy #Invertober day 12!

Pacific razor clam (siliqua patula)

Just the shell from a reference photo by theresephillips on inaturalist

#SciArt #Invertober2025
Digital painting of a Pacific razor clam shell on sand with water running over the opened butterfly wing shape forming lovely highlights and shadows from light reflecting off the water. The shell has subtle stripes of brown, beige, cream, and pale orange.
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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 5h
Day 12 #Invertober2025 - Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula) 🐚

#SciArt #invertebrates
semi realistic drawing of two pacific razor clams, with their cream colored syphons and feet peeking out of a bright orange and brown shell dotted with black dots, on a black background. semi realistic drawing of two pacific razor clams, with their cream colored syphons and feet peeking out of a bright orange and brown shell dotted with black dots, on a white background.
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