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Jess Taylor
@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
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Textile artist and Illustrator in Portsmouth, UK. 🎨 Inspired by nature, books and coosplaying pigeons. 🐦 https://www.loadofolbobbins.co.uk/
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Just a heads up that this is actually open to bidders in the US, Australia and Canada as well as UK (listing is now corrected to reflect that) So go forth my international bird friends and bid....

app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

#BirdArt #SciArt #CharityAuction #Creatives4Sudan #Birds
Text says, Bid to have me illustrate your favourite bird! Receive a print of it too! Images show an original illustration by loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue. Underneath this is an image of a hand drawing with an apple pencil on an ipad a sketchy illustration of a bird. Creatives for Sudan.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Have you ever wanted me to draw your favourite bird? Well now's your chance, I've donated a commission to the #Creatives4Sudan charity auction which is now live. You get to pick any bird and receive a print of the finished piece! 👇

app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

#BirdArt #SciArt #ArtSky #Birds
Text says, Bid to have me illustrate your favourite bird! Receive a print of it too! Images show an original illustration by loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue. Underneath this is an image of a hand drawing with an apple pencil on an ipad a sketchy illustration of a bird. Creatives for Sudan. A poster announcing Creatives 4 Sudan auction now live raising life-saving funds for people escaping genocide in el-fasher bid today galabid.com/creatives4sudan
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Festive Fred the pigeon has entered the building! These beauties are all ready to be sent to backers but there's enough left over that they'll be available in my Holiday Shop....

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#PigeonSky #Illustration #GiftIdeas #Backerkit #ShopSmall #Pigeon #Christmas
a series of wooden illustrated pins and mini pins showing a pigeon cosplaying as various festive things including a gingerbread house, a Christmas tree, as santa, in a snow globe, as a wrapped present, with a red painted chest like a robin and as krampus.
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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As always just the biggest virtual hug to everyone who's already pledged to my @backerkit.com Holiday Shop, every pledge means the world! That said you lovely lot have got just 24hrs to qualify for the special early backer bonus....

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#BackerKit #ArtShop #BSNM #Art
A silhouette of a moth shape with writing inside that says lucky dip sticker.
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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We are a go people....internet allowing, given today's shenanigans...

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#BackerKit #ArtistSupport #ArtSky #Merch #Illustration #ArtShop #BirdArt #SciArt
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I would share a link to the @backerkit.com Holiday Market but this Cloudflare situation has rather put a spanner in the works….everything crossed it’s sorted by launch time today 😬

Here have a pic of some festive pigeon stickers instead, they’re from my last campaign & arrived this morning…
A series of three pigeon themed illustration stickers. Clockwise from top left an ice skating pigeon wearing a red woolly hat and scarf, a snow globe with glitter effect background and has a pigeon standing in a snowy scene amongst trees in it and finally a gift wrapped pigeon in snowy blue wrapping paper and red bow the pigeons feet and beak are peeping out from the paper.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Just 4 days until the bonanza that is the first ever @backerkit.com Holiday Market. Support your fave creatives by shopping their ready-to-ship items with special discounts and bundles!

www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#BackerKit #ArtistSupport #ArtSky #Merch #Illustration #ArtShop
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Finished Mr Fish lips and now on to a smaller canvas… who remembers these beauties from their younger days?

#CraftSky #Needlepoint #Tapestry #Nostalgia
A photo of a needlepoint kit canvas with the image of a bright red view master printed on it. It’s in a bright graphic style and some of it has already been stitched in tent stitch.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art.

#BirdArt #Owls
An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Just 5hrs to go and I've decided to unlock the Krampidge.... long live the Krampidge!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#Illustration #ArtShop #BSNM #Pigeon #Krampus
A mock up of a wooden pin showing an illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a pigeon cosplaying as Krampus. It has a long pointed red tongue coming from it's beak, spiral horns and dark brown furry head. There's a straw basket on it's back and both legs are furry, one has a cloven hoof.
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Partaking in a bit more needlepoint today with Mr Fish Lips, having fun with decorative stitches! 🧵 🪡

#CraftSky #Tapestry
A close up in progress shot of a needlepoint tapestry. It’s is red and white and shows the design inspired by a fortune teller fish you get at Christmas. All the red is in tent stitch but the white of the fishes body has double woven stitch and staggered diagonal stitch.
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Next stretch goal target in our sights is the lesser known Krampidge and there's just 9 days left to unlock it!! 👇

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#ArtShop #Illustration #Pigeons #Pins #Krampus #ArtSky
A mock up of a wooden pin showing an illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a pigeon cosplaying as Krampus. It has a long pointed red tongue coming from it's beak, spiral horns and dark brown furry head. There's a straw basket on it's back and both legs are furry, one has a cloven hoof.
October 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Here is said Father Fredmas for your perusal... suitably ridiculous and festive.

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#ArtShop #Art #Illustration
A mock up of a wooden pin showing an illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a pigeon cosplaying as santa. They have a red sack on their back, fake white beard and red santa hat on.
October 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Been busy sketching away some stretch goal pin ideas for the campaign. Inspired by suggestions from @harkthorn.bsky.social and someone on the campaign page. I present to you Father Fredmas and Krampus..

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#Pigeons #Illustration #Procreate #DigitalArt #Pins #ArtShop
A mock up of a wooden pin showing an illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a pigeon cosplaying as santa. They have a red sack on their back, fake white beard and red santa hat on. A mock up of a wooden pin showing an illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a pigeon cosplaying as Krampus. It has a long pointed red tongue coming from it's beak, spiral horns and dark brown furry head. There's a straw basket on it's back and both legs are furry, one has a cloven hoof.
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Here's a sneaky peek of the special sticker everyone who backs in the first 48hrs will get.... glitter, pigeons, snow what more could you ask for! 🐦

#Illustration #Stickers #Pigeons #PigeonSky #DigitalArt
A 3 inch eco glitter sticker mock up against a blue background. The sticker is from an illustration by Loadofolbobbins showing a snow globe with a pigeon in snow amongst tree. There is a silver holographic glitter effect in the glass globe.
October 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Ok my pigeon loving people 🐦❤️ the festive Fred the pigeon suggestion box is open... I'm looking for fun ideas for designs to add as stretch goals to my upcoming wooden pin crowdfunder...

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#Pigeons #CuteArt #OCArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #Birds #DigitalArt
A mock up of 5 different wooden pin designs featuring illustrations by Loadofolbobbins showing Fred the pigeon cosplaying as festive themed items. From left to right a pigeon in a snowglobe, a pigeon wrapped up in wrapping paper and ribbon with beak and feet peaking out, a gingerbread house with a pigeon's head peeping out the top and nibbling on it, a pigeon dressed as a decorated Christmas tree and a pigeon holding a paintbrush in it's mouth dripping with red paint and red paint on it's chest to look like a robin.
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Never underestimate the power of silly! Which is why Fred the pigeon fully embraces the art of coosplay... follow my upcoming wooden pin crowdfunder for a bit of festive flair!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#Pigeons #PigeonSky #Kawaii #ArtSky #illustration #Pins
a mock up of 5 different wooden pin designs featuring illustrations by Loadofolbobbins of Fred the pigeon cosplaying as festive themed items. From left to right a pigeon holding a paintbrush in it's mouth dripping with red paint and red paint on it's chest to look like a robin, a gingerbread house with a pigeon's head peeping out the top and nibbling on it, a pigeon dressed as a decorated Christmas tree, a pigeon wrapped up in wrapping paper and ribbon with beak and feet peaking out and a pigeon in a snow globe.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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My current down time project is stitching my Fortune Fish needlepoint kit. Created by my very talented sister The Makers Marks. If you find yourself in London this weekend she’s at the Knit + Stitch show, stand C44 at Ally Pally.

#CraftSky #Needlepoint #AllyPally #Tapestry #Stitching
October 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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In other equally exciting news my crowdfunder rewards are all go, many many moth stickers are here and the jigsaw is in production!!! 🦋 🥳

PRE-ORDERS for those who missed the campaign marvellous-moths.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

#SciArt #Moths #TeamMoth #Invertebrates #ArtShop #InverteFest
A birds eye view of piles of different moth species stickers, created from my, Loadofolbobbins, illustrations. They include kentish glory, female emperor moth, scarlet tiger moth, large emerald moth, mint moth, peppered moth, ethmia pusiela, scarce forester moth, barred hook-tip moth, ruby tiger moth, brimstone moth, mother shipton moth, blood-vein moth, cinnabar moth, schreckensteinia festaliella, large fruit tree tortix moth, elephant hawk moth, buff ermine, red underwing moth, hummingbird hawk moth, hypercallia citrinilis, chrysoclistra linnella and the herald moth. There are also two other stickers one with a holographic effect showing a magnifying glass looking at close up of moth wing scales and the other a light bulb with a glitter effect. A 1000 piece jigsaw of an illustration by loadofolbobbins of a group of 23 moths of different colourful species flying and perching around a lit light bulb, surrounded by foliage. The foliage and light bulb are all drawn in black, in the top left is a section of trailing ivy which leads to two thin branches, on of which has a Kentish Glory moth clinging to it. The light bulb is hanging in the centre of the image from a woven single light cord and the edison style bulbs filament is glowing. In the bottom right corner of the image is a large leaf with an equally large female emperor moth perched on it, just above this is a series of tall grasses, one of which has a scarlet tiger moth clinging to it. There is also a small clump of grass in the bottom left corner of the image which very slightly obscure a large emerald moth beneath. The other moths include a mint moth, peppered moth, ethmia pusiela, scarce forester moth, barred hook-tip moth, ruby tiger moth, brimstone moth, mother shipton moth, blood-vein moth, cinnabar moth, schreckensteinia festaliella, large fruit tree tortix moth, elephant hawk moth, buff ermine, red underwing moth, hummingbird hawk moth, hypercallia citrinilis, chrysoclistra linnella and the herald moth. All of these are either perched facing or flying around the light bulb.
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Lovely selection of goodies folks bought during my sale... which is still going on, just in case these entice you to check out what I've got..

www.loadofolbobbins.com

15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉

#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt
A collection of items created and sold by Loadofolbobbins. Clockwise from top left an illustrated 100% organic cotton tea towel of a robin on perched on a branch with mistletoe, a laser cut wooden statement nekclace also of a robin on perched on a branch with mistletoe, the berries are standing proud of the necklace which is in a lovely gift box, a shrink plastic brooch showing a pigeon cosplaying as princess leia, a pair of wooden pigeon stud earrings, a pair of wooden classic literature stud earrings inspired by Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. They show a small silhouette scene of Mr Rochester galloping towards Jane.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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As well as my plentiful supply of nature and bird themed wares I also have a collection inspired by the likes of Gaskell, Austen and the Brontës. There's a few samples of some of my hand painted ceramic decorations in the sale...

www.loadofolbobbins.com/collections/...

#BookSky #Ceramics #ArtShop
Classic Literature ceramic decoration samples by Loadofolbobbins. A series of circular white earthenware disc hanging decorations hand painted with silhouette scenes inspired by classic literature. Clockwise from the left is Jane Eyre with Rochester galloping towards her on his horse, Pride and Prejudice with Darcy handing Elizabeth a letter in a wooded clearing and Wives and Daughters where Molly looks out a window towards the small figure of Roger standing under a tree. Each decoration is hung with red ribbon and the Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre ones have special gold foiled lettering stating the title and author of each book.
October 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Here’s a small selection of beautiful bargains still available in my mega sale! Still lots of nature and bookish themed loveliness that would make great gifts *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*

www.loadofolbobbins.com/collections/...

#ArtShop #BSNM #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #ArtistSupport #Birds
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Also got a whole host of lucky dip pigeon coosplay brooches, just £2.50 each! Including Dr Coo… pigeons and pins what more can you ask for!

www.loadofolbobbins.com/cdn/shop/fil...

#PigeonSky #SciFi #ArtShop #BSNM #SuperSecondsFestival
A selection of pop culture themed coosplay pins featuring Fred the pigeon dressing up as a whole host of famous sci fi characters. Including mutant heroes and dr coo. Lucky dip brooches by Loadofolbobbins.
October 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Can you ever really have too many coasters? If you answered no to this question I have some great nature themed samples which are a mere £2.50 each...all like new just went with different manufacturer.

www.loadofolbobbins.com/products/sec...

#SuperSecondsFestival #ArtShop #BSNM #WildlifeArt #Moth
A series of four colourful nature themed coasters created from illustrations by Loadofolbobbins. Clockwise from top left they show a robin perching on a branch with mistletoe hanging from it, a Jersey tiger Moth perched on a background of ivy, a male blackbird perched on a branch of blooming lilac with an inky blue wash background and a red admiral butterfly perching on a ivy leaf background.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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To be completely honest with you most things listed as seconds have but a tiny fleck where the ink is missing in printing, including these colourful and very absorbent organic cotton tea towels...

www.loadofolbobbins.com/products/sec...

#BirdArt #UKGiftAM #ArtShop #BSNM #SuperSecondsFestival
Two tea towels for £7 one featuring a robin on a branch with mistletoe and another with a male sparrow perched on a branch and a female sparrow flying beneath. The backgrounds of both tea towels are a bright vivid turquoise painterly inky wash.
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM