Ruth Mutch
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Ruth Mutch
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Illustrator who LOVES drawing penguins.
2023-24 Pathways Mentee.
I’m autistic and have Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS).
Most of the time wheelie.
Live in Sunny Scotland :)
www.penguinparade.co.uk
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Had such an amazing time at London Book Fair!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who supported us to get there! :D
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Our Crowdfunder to get 35 emerging #KidLit illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds to showcase our work at London Book Fair has been extended. We're almost there in making this happen.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...

Thank you x

#BookSky #Illustration
March 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Hello hello, we've had brilliant support for our Pathways London Book Fair Crowdfunder, thank you to everyone who has donated so far.

If we could get to £2500 by tomorrow that would be amazing. Please share, thank you

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb...

#BookSky #KidLit #Illustration
March 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I am so fed up of this damn anaemia. So little energy to do anything - as if it wasn’t challenging enough already!

I am grateful for the NHS, but my GP shouldn’t have to fight ridiculously hard to get gastro to agree to an iron infusion.
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Crowdfunder for an exhibition for children's illustrator's from minoritised/under represented groups - Pathways is a great project, help them get over the line for their exhibition? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslb... #KidLitUK
Pathways Children's Illustration Exhibition 2025
Support 35 diverse, debut children’s illustrators to present an exhibition of their work on a climate change theme at London Book Fair 2025!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Why is this exhibition a BIG DEAL?
London Book Fair is where UK publishers, agents & industry pros look for new talent.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 35 illustrators to showcase our work.
Please, Donate to our crowdfunding campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslbf25

#kidlit
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Help me and other diverse illustrators from the ‘Pathways into Children’s Publishing’ course show our work at London Book Fair 🙂

Every donation and share is massively appreciated!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslbf25/
February 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I have seen her nice illustrations becoming the best one during our Pathways Program, it will be wonderful to see her works on the London Book Fair exhibition!
Support by donating here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pathwayslbf25
#kidlit
February 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Please show your support to help these talented illustrators! ❤️
Support diverse illustrators!

For the past two years I have been a mentee on the ‘Pathways into Children’s Publishing’ course.

It has been an amazing experience, and we are now trying to raise funds to show our final work at London Book Fair next month.
February 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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35 emerging #KidLit illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds
1 opportunity to exhibit our work at London Book Fair
1 Crowdfunder to fund our printing costs

A bajillion thank yous from me and my coursemates x

1 link in bio

(Image is a variation of my final Pathways coursework cover)
February 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Support diverse illustrators!

For the past two years I have been a mentee on the ‘Pathways into Children’s Publishing’ course.

It has been an amazing experience, and we are now trying to raise funds to show our final work at London Book Fair next month.
February 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The #penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD is an emperor penguin that came strolling past me as I laid quietly on the ice and watched it just be a penguin. Which includes being curious, a bit wary, but mostly seemingly unbothered. By anything really.
🧪🌎🦉🦑
December 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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King penguins preening, loafing and probably sleeping is today's #penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD. King penguins are the second largest penguin species alive today, but still only about half the size of the largest, the emperor.
🧪🌍🦑🦉
January 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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To any potential reviewers: when I publish our emperor penguin tracks I want you to know that kids gave our penguins names like Big Mac Turbo 2000, Sparkles, & Golden Princess. And they will, nonnegotiably, be referred to as such in the paper. Thank you for understanding.
#penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD
January 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Super frustrated at delivery couriers right now. Being disabled, I rely a lot on online shopping.

Yodel was meant to deliver a parcel last week. They just left it in their depot and didn’t bother. Had to contact the shop so they could get it back and re-send it.
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
December 31, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Ho ho hold it right there! Some Super Christmas reading suggestions for you…
December 21, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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A trio of Emperor Penguins captured at Snow hill, Antarctica Peninsula.

www.dhphotography.info/antarctica

#penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD #Antarctica #emperorpenguin
#penguin #travel #ice
December 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Feeling icky, so I’m having an afternoon of 90s Arnie movies - ‘Jingle All the Way’ followed by ‘Junior’ :D

Kindergarten Cop is my favourite film, but I watched that last week 😅
December 15, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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The #penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD is from last year right around this time when I was at Atka Bay with the emperor penguins there. This colony moved substantially in the couple of weeks I was there.
🧪🦉🦑🌎
December 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
What Google AI thinks penguins wear…
December 14, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Trying her best to pretend she didn’t just spend an hour attempting to nom the Christmas tree…
December 14, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Google AI overview makes me laugh.

How they thought it was a good idea to allow AI to sum up search results without teaching it what a fact is, still boggles my mind.
December 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Not convinced my new cat cam is going to survive here… (it’s been moved so it can see around the Christmas tree)
December 12, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Motion to replace "two turtle doves" with "two toothless yawns".
December 11, 2024 at 10:45 PM