RJ | Carapace Illustration
@carapacestudios.bsky.social
Author, artist, art teacher, experimenter.
https://linktr.ee/rjmakes
https://linktr.ee/rjmakes
7 hours of Nature Illustration at Pratt Fine Arts this past weekend was so fun! I love seeing how everyone was so willing to play and experiment with different techniques.
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
7 hours of Nature Illustration at Pratt Fine Arts this past weekend was so fun! I love seeing how everyone was so willing to play and experiment with different techniques.
Today at Pratt Fine Arts in Seattle - until 8pm!
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Today at Pratt Fine Arts in Seattle - until 8pm!
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WA state pals: there is currently a state bill (HB2641) that will ban certain federal officers (ICE) from employment at any state law enforcement.
Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...
Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641
Share and comment!
Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...
Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641
Share and comment!
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
WA state pals: there is currently a state bill (HB2641) that will ban certain federal officers (ICE) from employment at any state law enforcement.
Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...
Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641
Share and comment!
Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...
Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641
Share and comment!
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getting awful sick of hearing liberals use domestic abuser logic to chide protestors for property damage as the state murders people
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
getting awful sick of hearing liberals use domestic abuser logic to chide protestors for property damage as the state murders people
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The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
World's most photogenic cat (she bites me sometimes)
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
World's most photogenic cat (she bites me sometimes)
I LOVE making art for a living. It comes with its own special challenges, but looking back on the year, I'm incredibly proud of the work I've made. #artvsartist2025
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I LOVE making art for a living. It comes with its own special challenges, but looking back on the year, I'm incredibly proud of the work I've made. #artvsartist2025
6 weeks of visual poetry starts NEXT WEEK! Visual poetry is a way to tackle the blank page, break out of writer's block, and experiment with new forms. Come play poetry with us :) www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Community/Pl...
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
6 weeks of visual poetry starts NEXT WEEK! Visual poetry is a way to tackle the blank page, break out of writer's block, and experiment with new forms. Come play poetry with us :) www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Community/Pl...
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
I don't think people understand just how close we are to civil war. Perhaps days.
In Minnesota, the federal government is no longer a trusted authority—it’s an active threat. After ICE’s massive deployment and fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident, Governor Tim Walz has put the National Guard on alert and focused his efforts on defending his state from the regime’s extremism.
Donald Trump Has Declared War On Minnesota—And Tim Walz Is Ready
Trump's most devastating war might be the one he's waging right here at home
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I don't think people understand just how close we are to civil war. Perhaps days.
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That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
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Making Weird Cats I've Seen on the Internet sure was an adventure! We changed our printing plan and had to take much longer than anticipated on the creation time. But we are pretty happy with how this 100% block printed book by @carapacestudios.bsky.social turned out.
January 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Making Weird Cats I've Seen on the Internet sure was an adventure! We changed our printing plan and had to take much longer than anticipated on the creation time. But we are pretty happy with how this 100% block printed book by @carapacestudios.bsky.social turned out.
Too cute to be real
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Too cute to be real
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tl;dr: commissions open! sharing is appreciated.
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ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/com...
inquiries can be sent to hello(at)mxmorgan(dot)com
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ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/com...
inquiries can be sent to hello(at)mxmorgan(dot)com
December 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
tl;dr: commissions open! sharing is appreciated.
👇
ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/com...
inquiries can be sent to hello(at)mxmorgan(dot)com
👇
ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/com...
inquiries can be sent to hello(at)mxmorgan(dot)com
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Available for work! Let me make your next
💥 Book/Comic cover
💥 Album cover
💥 Interior illustration
💥 Art for your TT game
💥 Promotional poster art
💥 A 6th awesome thing!
Full portfolio at mxmorgan.com
💥 Book/Comic cover
💥 Album cover
💥 Interior illustration
💥 Art for your TT game
💥 Promotional poster art
💥 A 6th awesome thing!
Full portfolio at mxmorgan.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Available for work! Let me make your next
💥 Book/Comic cover
💥 Album cover
💥 Interior illustration
💥 Art for your TT game
💥 Promotional poster art
💥 A 6th awesome thing!
Full portfolio at mxmorgan.com
💥 Book/Comic cover
💥 Album cover
💥 Interior illustration
💥 Art for your TT game
💥 Promotional poster art
💥 A 6th awesome thing!
Full portfolio at mxmorgan.com
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December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Showing off my students' work at ReClaim Clay Collective!
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Showing off my students' work at ReClaim Clay Collective!
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Share your knowledge if/when you can. Teaching other people how to do what you do doesn’t lessen your art - it just means more and better art for everyone.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Share your knowledge if/when you can. Teaching other people how to do what you do doesn’t lessen your art - it just means more and better art for everyone.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
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Haven't been able to secure a spot in our often-sold out Book Binding Workshop? @carapacestudios.bsky.social put together some book binding kits for you to make a cool and unique saddle-stitched sketchbook on your own! 🪡📚
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Haven't been able to secure a spot in our often-sold out Book Binding Workshop? @carapacestudios.bsky.social put together some book binding kits for you to make a cool and unique saddle-stitched sketchbook on your own! 🪡📚
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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A Very Tenebrous 2025.
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A Very Tenebrous 2025.
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
Last year, I published a book called Draw Bugs! This Saturday, you can draw bugs with me at Mudlark Oddities. www.eventbrite.com/e/draw-bugs-...
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Last year, I published a book called Draw Bugs! This Saturday, you can draw bugs with me at Mudlark Oddities. www.eventbrite.com/e/draw-bugs-...