Maria Blackman Creates
@mariablackman.bsky.social
She/her
Artist 🖌️
Writer ✍️
Reader 📖
On Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)
Artist 🖌️
Writer ✍️
Reader 📖
On Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)
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December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Folktale Week: charm
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Folktale Week: charm
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
Folktale Week: book.
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Folktale Week: book.
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Fellow Aussies, what are your plans for Bluesky? I just got the notification to verify my age so that I can access all the Bluesky features. So far I still seem able to just browse and post, though. Don't want to be dealing with a 3rd party for verifying my age
#australiansocialmediaban
#australiansocialmediaban
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Fellow Aussies, what are your plans for Bluesky? I just got the notification to verify my age so that I can access all the Bluesky features. So far I still seem able to just browse and post, though. Don't want to be dealing with a 3rd party for verifying my age
#australiansocialmediaban
#australiansocialmediaban
Perth folk, what happened to the Writers Weekend component of the Perth Festival? I can't see anything on the website or in the physical program about any literary happenings
#perthfestival
#perthfestival
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Perth folk, what happened to the Writers Weekend component of the Perth Festival? I can't see anything on the website or in the physical program about any literary happenings
#perthfestival
#perthfestival
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War as a moral metaphor is limited, limiting, and dangerous. By reducing the choices of action to “a war against” whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off.
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
War as a moral metaphor is limited, limiting, and dangerous. By reducing the choices of action to “a war against” whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off.
Beautifully written article about illustration 💗
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Beautifully written article about illustration 💗
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Taking a little break from Folktale Week art posting because I have another writing project that needs to be finished. I will get back to Folktale Week soon - I never get it done in one week anyway!
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Taking a little break from Folktale Week art posting because I have another writing project that needs to be finished. I will get back to Folktale Week soon - I never get it done in one week anyway!
Folktale Week: rain
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Folktale Week: rain
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
Folktale Week: echo
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Folktale Week: echo
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
Folktale Week: Night
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Folktale Week: Night
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener (@scrivenerapp.bsky.social) does not use AI in any way.
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
Does Scrivener use AI? / General / Knowledge Base - Literature and Latte Support
scrivener.tenderapp.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener (@scrivenerapp.bsky.social) does not use AI in any way.
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
Frankenstein by Guillermo Del Toro - wow! Loved it 🖤 Gorgeous colours, light, costume, everything!
#frankenstein
#frankenstein
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Frankenstein by Guillermo Del Toro - wow! Loved it 🖤 Gorgeous colours, light, costume, everything!
#frankenstein
#frankenstein
Get ready for a morning of action-packed fun at Young Readers Day Out!
Sunday 23 November 2025
10.30am-12.30pm
State Library of Western Australia
$20 for a family ticket -see website for details and ticketing
slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/you...
#scbwiwest #kidlit
Sunday 23 November 2025
10.30am-12.30pm
State Library of Western Australia
$20 for a family ticket -see website for details and ticketing
slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/you...
#scbwiwest #kidlit
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Get ready for a morning of action-packed fun at Young Readers Day Out!
Sunday 23 November 2025
10.30am-12.30pm
State Library of Western Australia
$20 for a family ticket -see website for details and ticketing
slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/you...
#scbwiwest #kidlit
Sunday 23 November 2025
10.30am-12.30pm
State Library of Western Australia
$20 for a family ticket -see website for details and ticketing
slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/you...
#scbwiwest #kidlit
Perth folk! I am appearing at the Young Readers' Day Out at the State Library WA on November 23rd! Come see me drawing funny looking bird and other comical picture book characters
#kidlit #scbwiwest
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#kidlit #scbwiwest
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
Young Readers Day Out 2025
Meet some of Western Australia's most well-known children's book authors and illustrators for a day packed with activities, including:
• Helping...
www.trybooking.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Perth folk! I am appearing at the Young Readers' Day Out at the State Library WA on November 23rd! Come see me drawing funny looking bird and other comical picture book characters
#kidlit #scbwiwest
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#kidlit #scbwiwest
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
Today a student told me, completely seriously, about something from "the old days, like the 90s" and I almost collapsed in a heap on the classroom floor.
#eldermillenial
#eldermillenial
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today a student told me, completely seriously, about something from "the old days, like the 90s" and I almost collapsed in a heap on the classroom floor.
#eldermillenial
#eldermillenial
Got my story in 🤞
Here are some fun things I researched for it: ancient Greek sailors, ancient Greek sailing superstition, seers and oracles, ancient Greek merchant ships, navigation, astrolabes, wood worm, ship worm. Any guesses what my story is about?
#nycmidnight
Here are some fun things I researched for it: ancient Greek sailors, ancient Greek sailing superstition, seers and oracles, ancient Greek merchant ships, navigation, astrolabes, wood worm, ship worm. Any guesses what my story is about?
#nycmidnight
The Scary Story Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your scare/action/character assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at bit.ly/3X3VZ0i. Best of luck to the 3,600+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours, and Happy Halloween! #ScaryStoryChallenge
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Got my story in 🤞
Here are some fun things I researched for it: ancient Greek sailors, ancient Greek sailing superstition, seers and oracles, ancient Greek merchant ships, navigation, astrolabes, wood worm, ship worm. Any guesses what my story is about?
#nycmidnight
Here are some fun things I researched for it: ancient Greek sailors, ancient Greek sailing superstition, seers and oracles, ancient Greek merchant ships, navigation, astrolabes, wood worm, ship worm. Any guesses what my story is about?
#nycmidnight
Folktale Week is an illustration challenge that happens every November. This year I am taking inspiration from Scottish folklore. My grandad on my dad's side was a proud Highlander and the Highlands are full of wonderful Scots-Gaelic tales!
#FolktaleWeek2025 #kidlitart
#FolktaleWeek2025 #kidlitart
November 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Folktale Week is an illustration challenge that happens every November. This year I am taking inspiration from Scottish folklore. My grandad on my dad's side was a proud Highlander and the Highlands are full of wonderful Scots-Gaelic tales!
#FolktaleWeek2025 #kidlitart
#FolktaleWeek2025 #kidlitart
SCBWI Artober day 31: bones
I'm a little bit sad that Artober is finished now, but I have plenty more creative projects to work on in November
#scbwiArtober2025
I'm a little bit sad that Artober is finished now, but I have plenty more creative projects to work on in November
#scbwiArtober2025
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 AM
SCBWI Artober day 31: bones
I'm a little bit sad that Artober is finished now, but I have plenty more creative projects to work on in November
#scbwiArtober2025
I'm a little bit sad that Artober is finished now, but I have plenty more creative projects to work on in November
#scbwiArtober2025