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Michael Dashow
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Illustrator, character designer, kidLit artist & gameDev art director.
Rep'd by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social‬ @ CMA
Tetris-level ability to pack refrigerator & expert recollection of 80's new-wave song lyrics.
He/him.

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · Jul 9
Hi, #PortfolioDay !
I'm Mike and I like creating fun, colorful character-driven art. I make lots of art for video and tabletop games and would love to create some MG book covers. I am also seeking representation.
Cheers!

#kidLitArt #characterDesign #characterIllustration #gameArt #illustration
A girl is trying to walk two fluffy samoyeds but has gotten entirely tangled up in the leashes of the two dogs who are happily running circles around her. The title reads "Zoey Crocker, Pet Walker" by Maureen Keene. Two kids explore a hallway in a dark mansion. They look worried, and the boy holds a flashlight. The hallway is lined with paintings in ornate frames, all of the eyes of the paintings watching the kids. We can see the shadow of some sort of horned monster coming up the stairs. The title reads "The Mystery of Mystic Manor" by Jo Barnett. Sherrif Saguaro, an old-timey western sheriff who also happens to be a walking cactus. He's wearing a dusty leather coat and boots with spurs and a red bandana, and while he wears no hat, his cactus head is the shape of a 10-gallon hat. He's dashing through a dusty old western frontier town about to throw a lasso. In the background is his trusty horse, who also happens to be a cactus. A panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.) Aside from the exploding cauldron, the browns of the scene make it warm and cozy. The cover reads "DeepWoods Academy for the Magically Inept" by Jo Barnett, book 1: Trouble Brewing
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gabrieletafuni.bsky.social
Deep in the forest, where the air hums with secrets, two twins stand before a frozen lion - a silent guardian of forgotten magic... Stories like this live in my head and spill onto paper through color and light.
It's #kidlitartpostcard day!
I'm Gabriele Tafuni a children's book illustrator.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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banalplay.bsky.social
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
mdashow.bsky.social
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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biggedybautz.bsky.social
Got another page in the can! Must keep going...! #indiecomics #comics #indies #comicbooks
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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angiensca.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky! I’m Angie and I’m a character designer/illustrator currently looking for freelance and/or full-time work ✨

Previous clients include Zagtoon/Miraculous Corp, Dreamworks TV, Mad Cave Studios, and more!

Website/Portfolio: www.angienasca.com

#artistforhire #artjob
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
mdashow.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#bird #ostrich
A cartoony ostrich, dressed up in clothing to make her look like a mystical magic-user. She's got a coat with moons and stars, etcetera, on it, lots of rings and necklaces, and a turban with an ostrich feather on it. She's holding a magic wand.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
mdashow.bsky.social
Here's the illustration that I shared last week for #kidLitArtPostcard day, only here mocked up as a full book cover. 🐺🤫

#kidLit #kidLitArt #MG #werewolf #spooky #spookyMG #bookCover
In a dark nighttime hallway with huge arched windows, a girl and a werewolf (also a girl) are sneaking around. Both are wearing school uniforms, although the werewolf's has ripped a bit from her transformation. She has just knocked over a small table and broken a vase and the girl is shushing her. Through one of the large windows, we see more school buildings and a full moon. The book cover title is "Boarding School Werewolf" by Jo Barnett. At the top of the cover, it says "School can be a transformative experience."
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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boringstorybook.com
There are a few scam DMs going around, don’t fall for them!
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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indivisible.org
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”

That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.

Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
adding alt just to help people text searching for this later / mute words / accessibility and so more friends can share it, see quoted post for the source 🎨
SNAP FACTS comic shows cartoon food with smiling faces sharing these facts on gradient color abstract backgrounds. the six foods aren't related to the particular facts they are apple, banana, milk carton, bread slice, broccoli and a chicken drumstick. the facts: $36: COST OF SNAP TO THE AVERAGE TAX-PAYER EACH YEAR. $360: ΜΑΧ AMOUNT QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE PER MONTH. $3: RAISE IN HOURLY PAY THAT COULD MAKE IT UNNEEDED. 14,500: NUMBER OF WALMART EMPLOYEES RECEIVING SNAP. $21 BILLION: WALMART'S NET PROFIT LAST YEAR. $0: ΑΜOUΝT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GET FROM SNAP from RAGINGPENCILS.COM at sign MIKE STANFILL.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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laurazarrin.bsky.social
Day 3 Character Design series. I remember how frustrated my youngest would get when trying to eat ice cream when they were little. It always melted too fast or fell off the cone. Luckily, little dogs are very effective cleaners of messes.

#kidlitart #picturebookart #kidlit #characterdesign
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Watch to the end
thedailyshow.com The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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thelettergii.bsky.social
Hi #PitchYaGame!

#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖

🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side

#cozygame #egl #cozygames
Title art for the game Sugarplum Cafe, with the name in large curly letters. Two ladies, Lady Milk Chocolate and Lady Vanilla, sit at a table having afternoon tea. In the background, they are surrounded by desserts. Screenshot of a game set in a cafe, with a currency counter on the top right and a cameo-shaped UI on the top left. Next to the cameo, some text reads "Collect 6 Cameos." The walls are white with pastel pink and teal color accents and gold filigree. In the foreground, three customers (one wearing vanilla, one wearing chocolate, and one wearing strawberry) have speech bubbles over their heads indicating what desserts they would like to order. In the bottom right corner, there is a grid with some desserts. There is also a display window in the background with more desserts. An elegant tearoom with baby pink curtains and large windows showing a pastel gradient backdrop. In the foreground, three tables with off-white tablecloths seat three pairs of characters, each pair having a tea party. From left to right: Jasmine and Lemon Madeline, Lady Strawberry and Lady Mint, and Lady Lemon and Lady Lime. The cafe is empty save for a dialogue bubble, with Lady Vanilla in the foreground. The text in the bubble reads, "LADY VANILLA: Ah, you must be the new owner. Nice to meet you!" There are two filigreed buttons in the corner, one to view past dialogues and one to skip the conversation.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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agentepsilon.bsky.social
Hi, #PitchYaGame!

Puzzle Spy International is a '60s spy adventure where you travel the world, chat with (& flirt with!) contacts, and solve substantial thinky puzzles involving wordplay, logic & rules discovery.

A standalone demo is on Steam at s.team/a/3406690 and on itch.io.

#puzzleGame #VN
In this screenshot from Puzzle Spy International: Demo & Prelude, Agent Epsilon - dark skin, short dark hair, serious expression, in a teal and charcoal mod dress - is listening to detective Ewan Danger - chiseled features, blonde hair, 5-o'clock shadow, vest and tie and trench-coat. They're in London, standing in front of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, and the new Scotland Yard (yes, they really are all right on the same block together, or at least were in the mid-60s.) Danger is saying "We've positively identified them as Hammer and sickle. They're two 'obfuskoperatives' who work for the Soviet Cypher Force." A puzzle with a bunch of clues at the top and 26 baggage tags at the bottom. The tags are from the '60s, back when each airport had its own colors and graphic elements on the tags, they didn't all look the same like they do now. The baggage tags are in disarray, as a player has already moved many of them around. Covering up some of the clues is a modal showing hints for the puzzle. The hints read "hint 1: There's something wrong with each one of these sentences" and "hint 2: There are places where letters are missing, but thanks to the baggage tags, we have extra letters!" A scene in a cafe. It's simplified, retro art with just a few colors, mostly browns, purples and tans. Several people sit at tables, and most of them are looking at you. Each person has a box to fill in next to them. There are hints on the left - for example, "Embarek is reading" and "Aloui and Bakhti hate each other and sit in opposite corners as far apart as possible" - but in this screenshot, some of the hints are in fake Latin. You'll have to eventually buy the game to see the real clues and find your contact in this cafe. Agent Epsilon is confronted by Stefania Plinth, who is agrily gesturing and saying "Those diavoli! They broke in here and stole the Eswatini Giant!" Both women are in 60s outfits, Epsilon in a teal mod short-sleeved dress and Stefania in a blue and cream dress with a wide collar and double-breaster buttons up the front. She's got cats-eye glasses and her hair is in a tight bun. Both are standing in the geology museum, with display cases of rocks, framed phots of how plate tectonics work, and a T-rex skeleton in the back. The scene is purple and gold and the whole thing is drawn in a mid-century modern art style.
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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mdashow.bsky.social
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day, I’m Mike and I love creating fun, character-driven work, spooky or no.
I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social and I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co

#kidLitArt #spooky #werewolf #spookyMG #kidLit #MG
In a dark nighttime hallway with huge arched windows, a girl and a werewolf (also a girl) are sneaking around. Both are wearing school uniforms, although the werewolf's has ripped a bit from her transformation. She has just knocked over a small table and broken a vase and the girl is shushing her. Through one of the large windows, we see more school buildings and a full moon. The text on the bottom reds "Michael Dashow, mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, repped by Vicky Weber @ CMA."
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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lunaludraws.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Jennifer, an illustrator living in San Francisco. Besides digital work, I also enjoy playing with cut paper collage and mixed media. Looking for work and representation!

jenniferluart.com
✉️ [email protected]

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #childrensbooks
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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laurengallegos.bsky.social
It’s #kidlitartpostcard Day! Using a newer piece to promote myself! I’m working on a story to go with it, so ask me about it, Editors! #kidlitart #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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shereesketches.bsky.social
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m available for illustration work in the kid lit space and I also have several dummies available upon request. You can view more of my work at shereetomba.com.

#KidLit #KidLitArt
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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mirtocomune.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitpostcard 🌟

I'm Mirto, a queer Italian freelance illustrator who loves to play with colors and textures!

🌟Represented by:
@gabycabezut.bsky.social

🌈 mirtomastroieni.portfolio.site
✉️ [email protected]
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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charlenedraws.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Rep' by Tracy Marchini Literary

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #starwars
Art showing a couple of Jedi kids holding lightsabers. One is a blue twi'lek girl and the other is a human boy. In the background are Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2D2 looking on with comic concern. Various spaceships from Star Wars are in the sky above.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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nicolaschofield.com
It's an autumnal #kidlitartpostcard day!

The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!

🌐 Nicolaschofield.com

Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart
Kidlitart postcard illustration by Nicola Schofield of a forest of trees that change in colour, left to right, from prinks and oranges, through shades of green, to black and bare. Small figures and scenes can be seen through the trees in various places.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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katelynburns.com
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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rsinclair-art.bsky.social
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day and this turkey is ready to share some pumpkin pie with you! 🥧

Hello! My name is Rebecca and I’m ready to create some silly yet sweet characters for your upcoming #picturebook projects. #kidlitart

Newly represented by Lane Clarke✨

www.rebeccasinclairstudio.com
Image of turkey wearing a scarf and holding up a pie.
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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boringstorybook.com
November #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m an author-illustrator represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social of @bradfordagents.bsky.social

Check out what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com 🍁
Illustration of a boy climbing a rope swing on a tree losing its colorful fall leaves as his dad looks on by Brian Kirby - text reads: Author/Illustrator Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez Bradford Literary Agency BrianKirbyStudio.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM