Dakota Drake
@artbydakotadrake.bsky.social
Artist, illustrator, woodland creature living in the desert. She/her.
Acroyoga, comics, nature. Here for both a good time and a long time.
Portfolio: www.dakotadrake.com
Acroyoga, comics, nature. Here for both a good time and a long time.
Portfolio: www.dakotadrake.com
A quick painting of a woman leaning out a window, lowering a basket on a rope. Painted on a piece of chunk of a bed frame found in the Magic Alley.
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A quick painting of a woman leaning out a window, lowering a basket on a rope. Painted on a piece of chunk of a bed frame found in the Magic Alley.
Sea Horse! This specimen is painted on the back of a cigar box lid.
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Sea Horse! This specimen is painted on the back of a cigar box lid.
This somewhat aligns with my retirement plan. I will not elaborate.
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This somewhat aligns with my retirement plan. I will not elaborate.
Please, follow this account. I need more people to discuss the weirdness of the many varieties and uses of cloacas.
On 29th January 1996, "Threshold", the Star Trek: Voyager episode where Captain Janeway and Tom Paris turned into giant space newts and had babies first aired. Since it's #ThresholdDay we aim to answer a burning question: did Paris and Janeway fuck? If so, how did they fuck?
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Please, follow this account. I need more people to discuss the weirdness of the many varieties and uses of cloacas.
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Celeste dos Cravos (2025), acrylic gouache (+ tiny bit of watercolour) on hot pressed paper (A3)
The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)
The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)
October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Celeste dos Cravos (2025), acrylic gouache (+ tiny bit of watercolour) on hot pressed paper (A3)
The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)
The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)
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everyone’s display of resistance will be different. we all have a role to play in the grand scheme of things. do what you can. Donate to food banks, volunteer, do phone calls for them. Check on your disabled friends. make art.
check on the elderly and other vulnerable demographics.
check on the elderly and other vulnerable demographics.
January 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
everyone’s display of resistance will be different. we all have a role to play in the grand scheme of things. do what you can. Donate to food banks, volunteer, do phone calls for them. Check on your disabled friends. make art.
check on the elderly and other vulnerable demographics.
check on the elderly and other vulnerable demographics.
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I know times are scary right now but having hope and being an active member in your community by baking someone cookies or doing wellness checks, tightening your bonds with the ppl around you to come together as a unified front is a notable act of resistance. It’s okay to be scared while doing it.
January 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I know times are scary right now but having hope and being an active member in your community by baking someone cookies or doing wellness checks, tightening your bonds with the ppl around you to come together as a unified front is a notable act of resistance. It’s okay to be scared while doing it.
This reads like "Bonkers that my friend quit drinking for their health- and I'm mad bc now I feel like an alcoholic! My crutch is cool and fine but I shouldn't have to feel bad, which means they're a weirdo."
Could we please check on them. Please.
Could we please check on them. Please.
All my Gen Z friends want to ditch their smartphones. It’s cool. They’re cool. But there’s more at stake than they think.
Dumbphone Owners Have Lost Their Minds
All my Gen Z friends want to ditch their smartphones. It’s cool. They’re cool. But there’s more at stake than they think.
wrd.cm
January 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This reads like "Bonkers that my friend quit drinking for their health- and I'm mad bc now I feel like an alcoholic! My crutch is cool and fine but I shouldn't have to feel bad, which means they're a weirdo."
Could we please check on them. Please.
Could we please check on them. Please.
Herding Cats, my Oak Alley Fest mural in 2024
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Herding Cats, my Oak Alley Fest mural in 2024
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It’s weird that there’s a teaspoon of plastic in my body.
Wait. No.
I mean, it’s weird that there’s a plastic teaspoon in my body.
Kitchen accident.
Don’t ask.
Wait. No.
I mean, it’s weird that there’s a plastic teaspoon in my body.
Kitchen accident.
Don’t ask.
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It’s weird that there’s a teaspoon of plastic in my body.
Wait. No.
I mean, it’s weird that there’s a plastic teaspoon in my body.
Kitchen accident.
Don’t ask.
Wait. No.
I mean, it’s weird that there’s a plastic teaspoon in my body.
Kitchen accident.
Don’t ask.
Fancy tea swan
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Fancy tea swan
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Know thyself.
Know what time of day/season when you're most mentally active and can work best. Know when you can push yourself. Know when you need rest. Know what recharges you.
Know your own needs and listen, or else you're gonna wreck not only yourself but others around you.
Know what time of day/season when you're most mentally active and can work best. Know when you can push yourself. Know when you need rest. Know what recharges you.
Know your own needs and listen, or else you're gonna wreck not only yourself but others around you.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Know thyself.
Know what time of day/season when you're most mentally active and can work best. Know when you can push yourself. Know when you need rest. Know what recharges you.
Know your own needs and listen, or else you're gonna wreck not only yourself but others around you.
Know what time of day/season when you're most mentally active and can work best. Know when you can push yourself. Know when you need rest. Know what recharges you.
Know your own needs and listen, or else you're gonna wreck not only yourself but others around you.
Have sketchbooks lying around everywhere. Ones for drawing out art plans, ones for sketching ideas, ones for doodles, ones for journaling. Sprinkle them around your home and life like confetti.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Have sketchbooks lying around everywhere. Ones for drawing out art plans, ones for sketching ideas, ones for doodles, ones for journaling. Sprinkle them around your home and life like confetti.
A vintage photo of a girl with her cat inspired me making an entire playroom of her imagination out of this cigar box.
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
A vintage photo of a girl with her cat inspired me making an entire playroom of her imagination out of this cigar box.
Me: "I don't really have favorite colors"
* spoken inside of a room where every picture includes orange, while wearing almost all yellow under my yellow blanket, on my red-orange couch. I am basically a sunset at all times. *
* spoken inside of a room where every picture includes orange, while wearing almost all yellow under my yellow blanket, on my red-orange couch. I am basically a sunset at all times. *
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Me: "I don't really have favorite colors"
* spoken inside of a room where every picture includes orange, while wearing almost all yellow under my yellow blanket, on my red-orange couch. I am basically a sunset at all times. *
* spoken inside of a room where every picture includes orange, while wearing almost all yellow under my yellow blanket, on my red-orange couch. I am basically a sunset at all times. *
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Human Artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Human Artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you
The most peaceful video I've seen in months was a guy restoring a stone workshop in the British countryside. 20+ mins of clearing ivy and debris and slowly rebuilding. No voiceover except for the sounds of birds. Just timelapses of quietly working with dogs sleeping nearby.
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The most peaceful video I've seen in months was a guy restoring a stone workshop in the British countryside. 20+ mins of clearing ivy and debris and slowly rebuilding. No voiceover except for the sounds of birds. Just timelapses of quietly working with dogs sleeping nearby.
A few years ago, I vended at maybe 3 or 4 events. The experiences were so awful that the thought of doing it again makes my skin crawl - but I know people can actually make money at these! And I want to make it work!
Do you have tips? Hints? Guidance?
Do you have tips? Hints? Guidance?
January 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A few years ago, I vended at maybe 3 or 4 events. The experiences were so awful that the thought of doing it again makes my skin crawl - but I know people can actually make money at these! And I want to make it work!
Do you have tips? Hints? Guidance?
Do you have tips? Hints? Guidance?
Remodeling furniture by modeling on furniture.
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Remodeling furniture by modeling on furniture.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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I think you should get weirder and freakier about their writing next year. Expel the thoughts of "is this too much? too strange? too out there?" fuck it, we ball. Break the ancient seal cast upon ye. Unleash the inner esoteric thing within clawing, begging to wreak creative havoc.
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I think you should get weirder and freakier about their writing next year. Expel the thoughts of "is this too much? too strange? too out there?" fuck it, we ball. Break the ancient seal cast upon ye. Unleash the inner esoteric thing within clawing, begging to wreak creative havoc.
I have TWO paintings in this!
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I have TWO paintings in this!