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Sara 🎨 Illustrator
@sarahjertkvist.com
✍️ Freelance Illustrator
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I'm only in my 50s, but I'm trans/nonbinary. Didn't even know that was an option until my 40s!
Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...

Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Art is wild because you'll be stuck working on the same part over and over for hours and then you make one random extremely frustrated line and you'll be like "... wait... 👀" and it'll fix everything.
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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it's the universal queer experience /j
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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¡Por fin han llegado mis láminas! (Se había perdido la caja) Estarán disponibles en el stand de @pcrazyclub.bsky.social en Manga Barcelona 💀💕
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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A reminder to all that pointing, laughing AND SHAMING THE FUCK out of companies does Abso-fucking-lutely work and we should do it more often

They keep doing this becsuse they don't think it will harm their brand as much as not using it

Prove em wrong
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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did you enjoy creating it? did you have fun? does it make you happy thinking about it and sharing it? then that's it. you did it. you found the secret sauce. "was that a waste of time?" of course not, fuckface. expressing yourself creatively is always worthwhile. you're doing great
March 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"

"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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🍂🦇🍂
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Star picking~🧺✨

🖌️: Acrylic Gouache on Shikishi-board (135x120mm)

#witchart #illustration #shikishi
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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So, real talk. The imposter syndrome never really goes away either, it's like an old chronic injury that flares up again and gets really bad at certain times of the year, or if you've strained yourself. It creeps back when you don't expect it, and it's hard not to hear that little voice get louder.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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💌Traditional postcards💌

Watercolours or ink!

I’ll make a cute packaging for you ✨

Fixed price

If you’re interested please fill in the form below!!

#art #commissions #commissionsopen #postcard #traditionalart
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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there doesn't seem to be a space to make mistakes, to be a newbie. it's one of the reasons why I think frieren fan art meme is great and important. besides the memery, it's a huge protest against it - we all MISSED seeing amateur art because we don't SEE it anymore (algorithms!)
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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"Mother....Why?"
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I'm 40 today. Have some Astroboy studies 🤖
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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my brother in law was saying "god i wanna play more VTM" today after our game on sunday

yes YEEESSS I NEED EVERYONE CLOSE TO ME TO BE WEIRD ABOUT A VAMPIRE THEY MADE UP
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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How to make beautiful comics:

Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
imgs.xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Decided to hop on to this sweet little drawing trend with my own Frieren looking up

a bit of wonk happening when you try to do something really difficult is admirable, because it meant you were brave enough to try. #art #Frieren
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.

🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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I want art thats made by people, because i want to connect with people. I don't care if that art is made for personal reasons or for a coca cola commercial, i want to see art and think about the person who made it. How they got here. why they became an artist. What inspires them.
idk.
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM