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Mattie
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As seen in HAUNTED Magazine UK! Illustrator of FABLE by Bryn Wickerd, BROKEN WINGS AND BURIED SECRETS by Bethany Votaw, and other fine publications ✨
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Mattie @mattievictoria.bsky.social · 2d
I’m Mattie, artist and forest creature from LA! Do you want to work with me? Email me at mattievictoria89(at)gmail(dot)com!
An illustration of Noemí Taboada from the novel Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. In this illustration Noemí, in only her teal peignoir and nightgown, wanders the halls of High Place— a decrepit Victorian manor owned by her cousin’s in-laws the Doyle family. Noemí holds up an antique oil lantern that emits an eerie glow, revealing golden mushrooms protruding from the walls and threatening the space around her. On the upper portion of the walls are various photos of the Doyle family, where fungi has began to grow and weave around the picture frames. The illustration has a tight, almost suffocating composition; Noemí stands in the center of the golden mushrooms and the glare of the Doyles’ photos with only a simple lantern to protect her and guide her way. An illustration depicting an eldritch ritual among desert ruins at sunset. At the focal point of the illustration, a young woman with short red hair in a black cloak clutches desperately to some kind tall effigy of long wooden poles and animal bones, topped with the skull of a four-horned sheep. She kneels in the desert sand, back to the viewer, clutching the wooden polls that construct the effigy with bloodied hands. Blood trickles down her arms and onto the sand at her knees, where a circle is drawn encompassing her and the effigy. The piece is painted in oranges and yellows with a touch of purple, and of course, the black of the woman’s cloak. Overall, the illustration has a foreboding and desperate feel to it. An illustration of a young woman/girl standing on top of a van with her arms outstretched as she communes with a trio of anomalous lights in the twilight sky before her. The scene is set on a dark forested back road, the yellow van (with a California plate that says BELIEVE) pulled over with the hazards on and the right-hand door open as if by some intuition, she knew exactly where to stop and get out. The girl herself is facing away from the viewer with her arms wide open in a welcoming gesture to the three lights in the sky. She wears a purple hoodie with a pink and orange ufo on the back, dark jean shorts with purple tennis shoes- colors that match the twilight sky. She’s Caucasian with long brown hair that blows in the wind. The lights look like vertical comets, long tails trailing behind them as they shoot upwards into the night sky. UFO, UAP, or whatever they may be, the young woman is ready to leave behind her life on earth and traverse the stars. An illustration of my young male Tabaxi/Catkin character Pan. He is a piebald tabby with green-yellow eyes and is a rogue. Pan stands as if he has just landed on his feet, his arms outstretched with a dagger in each hand and a tattered green cloak billowing behind him. Pan wears a peasant top of mismatched fabric, one white sleeve and one grey sleeve of a grey diamond motley pattern. Pan wears various leather belts and straps on his person to carry all his trinkets and weapons in, and also leather fingerless gloves, black pants, knee guards and linen wrapped around his feet and calves. Though his pose is dynamic, the illustration itself is static, with heavy black linework and a muted palette that is reminiscent of vintage illustrations.
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I had some time recently to test out a few new techniques for some red paper drawings. I drew on cardstock and took the suggestion a few folks made and implemented some more colors! More to come soon! #sketch #posca
A photo of a small sketch of an old-timey logging train on a tall railway winding through a forest. The paper the sketch is drawn on is red, while the sketch itself is drawn with black pen. There are grey highlights on the front of the train, and brown highlights on the logs stacked in the individuals train cars. Off-white highlights dapple the individual branches of the trees in the foreground, representing fallen snow. I have placed the sketch with a brown Posca marker and a black pen against a gnarled old hope chest, giving emphasis to the over-all Old Timey vibe of the sketch. A photo of a small sketch of a turn-of-the-century metal framed bed next to a snowy window, both sort set adrift against a black marker background drawn on red paper. The bed is frame is white, and the quilt is highlighted with shades off-white, grey, and black and of course, the red of the paper. Strange white lights float and flitter around the empty bed and window in this odd space. I have placed the sketch with two black pens against a gnarled old hope chest, giving emphasis to the over-all Old Timey vibe of the sketch.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.

Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
An art piece by Goran Gligovic of a sword resting against a battered tree in front of a rocky dungeon entrance amidst a snowy field. The text says UNBAN GORAN GLIGOVIC.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Wow, the premise of Catriona Ward’s new book sounds intriguing…
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Recently read and reviewed a book on GR that so many people wildly misinterpreted to a frustrating degree, it was so hard not to be snarky in my own little review because I… kind of have a hunch as to why it was so misinterpreted and I’m trying to be Kind. But it is Hard.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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I’m Mattie, artist and forest creature from LA! Do you want to work with me? Email me at mattievictoria89(at)gmail(dot)com!
An illustration of Noemí Taboada from the novel Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. In this illustration Noemí, in only her teal peignoir and nightgown, wanders the halls of High Place— a decrepit Victorian manor owned by her cousin’s in-laws the Doyle family. Noemí holds up an antique oil lantern that emits an eerie glow, revealing golden mushrooms protruding from the walls and threatening the space around her. On the upper portion of the walls are various photos of the Doyle family, where fungi has began to grow and weave around the picture frames. The illustration has a tight, almost suffocating composition; Noemí stands in the center of the golden mushrooms and the glare of the Doyles’ photos with only a simple lantern to protect her and guide her way. An illustration depicting an eldritch ritual among desert ruins at sunset. At the focal point of the illustration, a young woman with short red hair in a black cloak clutches desperately to some kind tall effigy of long wooden poles and animal bones, topped with the skull of a four-horned sheep. She kneels in the desert sand, back to the viewer, clutching the wooden polls that construct the effigy with bloodied hands. Blood trickles down her arms and onto the sand at her knees, where a circle is drawn encompassing her and the effigy. The piece is painted in oranges and yellows with a touch of purple, and of course, the black of the woman’s cloak. Overall, the illustration has a foreboding and desperate feel to it. An illustration of a young woman/girl standing on top of a van with her arms outstretched as she communes with a trio of anomalous lights in the twilight sky before her. The scene is set on a dark forested back road, the yellow van (with a California plate that says BELIEVE) pulled over with the hazards on and the right-hand door open as if by some intuition, she knew exactly where to stop and get out. The girl herself is facing away from the viewer with her arms wide open in a welcoming gesture to the three lights in the sky. She wears a purple hoodie with a pink and orange ufo on the back, dark jean shorts with purple tennis shoes- colors that match the twilight sky. She’s Caucasian with long brown hair that blows in the wind. The lights look like vertical comets, long tails trailing behind them as they shoot upwards into the night sky. UFO, UAP, or whatever they may be, the young woman is ready to leave behind her life on earth and traverse the stars. An illustration of my young male Tabaxi/Catkin character Pan. He is a piebald tabby with green-yellow eyes and is a rogue. Pan stands as if he has just landed on his feet, his arms outstretched with a dagger in each hand and a tattered green cloak billowing behind him. Pan wears a peasant top of mismatched fabric, one white sleeve and one grey sleeve of a grey diamond motley pattern. Pan wears various leather belts and straps on his person to carry all his trinkets and weapons in, and also leather fingerless gloves, black pants, knee guards and linen wrapped around his feet and calves. Though his pose is dynamic, the illustration itself is static, with heavy black linework and a muted palette that is reminiscent of vintage illustrations.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I've gotten really good at painting.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I LOVE the Cozy Grove games! I played the first one back in 2021 and recently found out the second one, Camp Spirit, had already been released and I started playing it back in August. I thought it was time I finally did some fanart! #cozygrove #cozygrovecampspirit
An illustration inspired by Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit. The illustration is draw in the cutesy, whimsical style of the game, and features my spirit scout wearing an oversized red and white mushroom hat with red wavy hair, fair skin, blue eyes and an orange and white Victorian-style dress with ruffles. She sits on a tree stump holding a purple and white small critter with large eyes that is covered in blunted spikes in her lap. At her feet are two of the companions from the game, Craw the dog and Snugula the snail (who is sleeping), both of which also have little mushroom accents on their head and shell respectively. On the whole, this illustration has a charming and cozy vibe to it, not unlike the game!
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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“Omg it’s the Friedrich Nietzsche mental breakdown horse movie” was not a statement I expected I’d hear myself make tonight
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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My copy of Arab Folktales by Inea Bushnaq, which is out of print, had a section of pages fall out 🥲 I *think* I can glue it back together… I was hoping to finally finish reading it this year and I… picked it up to read and a piece fell out……….
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I was today years old when I realized Paul Bunyan was basically an American daidarabocchi. Legend claims both of them built mountains and dug lakes and rivers.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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I originally meant to have this ready for the first of May, ha! Only five-ish months late, it's the next in my Summerisle Procession series of lino prints - It's Holly! Available from 12:00 (GMT) on Wednesday...
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Lino print of a girl in a white dress with her top half covered by a large hare head decorated with flowers.
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This Monday, November 17th @ 9am PST, I plan to do a cheap doodle stream on Twitch! ✍️ Viewers are welcome to get a b&w ($15) or color ($50) doodle I’ll draw live! ✨Plus✨ everyone who gets art that day will additionally receive a special NEW zine with some recipes I love!! Hope to see you there! 💕
a drawing of a cat holding a pencil and writing in a book
ALT: a drawing of a cat holding a pencil and writing in a book
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November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Browsing the community choice awards on Good Reads, I have not read any of these books AND I still have 5 more books to complete to meet my 15 book goal this year 😶
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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soup!!!!
illustration of two brown bears stirring a big pot of stew with a large wooden spoon. the two bears wear chefs hat, so you know they are qualified. the pot looks like ceramic and has a folk art pattern, based on old corning-ware. the soup has a bunch of colorful vegetables. there is steam in the shape of hearts coming from the soup. cuz it's made with love.
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Sif - watercolour and acryla gouache
a painting of Sif from Dark Souls, a good pup
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I got my Mouse Game (Winter Burrow) and I played it for most of the evening… I love it!
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Mouse Game TOMORROW
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Mouse Game Wednesday
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Not my scrapbook, but loose adhesive photo albums I found in storage. I decided that whoever invented self-adhesive photos albums should be arrested… these were important photos, like my brother’s Christening, and I had to spend hours painstakingly removing them from the album sleeves 🫠
A photo of my workspace where there are several 4x6 photos curled up next to an old self-adhesive photo album page popular in the 1980s and 90s. Another photo of my workspace where I have the previous day’s curled-up photos somewhat flattened in a photo album and a few lying next to the photo album. They photos are labeled “Erik’s Baptsim July 25, 1987” and show scenes from a Catholic baptism, my brother in a white baptism gown and cap, various adults who are very 1980s, etc etc.
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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#ffxiv
A Final Fantasy 14 version of the “I Am Going To Create An Environment That Is So Toxic” Sue Sylvester Glee meme that says “When 7.4 hits, I am going to create a glamour that is so powerful.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Mouse Game Wednesday
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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I encountered one of the weirdest lags in #FFXIV since I first started in playing in 2021 during last night’s DDOS attack. Has anyone else seen something like this?? My sister @sweetsparade.bsky.social said it’s a CreepyPasta and I have to agree.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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terrifying deleted scene from skinamarink
November 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Delighted to announce that my short story, "Not Yet, Little Witch" will be appearing in Flame Tree Press' first Romantic Fantasy anthology! It, along with 22 other #romantasy short stories, will be available in March of 2026!
Short Stories: A Breath of Time - Romantic Fantasy Graphic from Flame Tree Press
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM