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Vincent Desjardins
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Illustrator, surface pattern designer, reader, children's books, classic movie lover and a gardener with an interest in native plants

https://www.vincentdesjardins.com
Today's No Kings protest in Bloomington, Indiana.
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
More protesters in Bloomington, Indiana on the Courthouse Square. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #saveourdemocracy
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Protesters at today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #bloomington #saveourdemocracy
April 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. There were probably 500 to 600 people present, maybe more, all willing to protest Drump's agenda, even if it meant standing in the rain. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
GOP politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare & Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars.

But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
March 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Two works of historical fiction, based on true stories with themes of resistance and both by Mary Doria Russell. "A Thread of Grace," set in Italy during WWII and "The Women of the Copper Country," about Annie Clements who led a strike against the largest copper mining co. in the world. #resist
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill is a great way to introduce your kids to nonviolent civil disobedience. It's also a fun David vs. Goliath story. Perfect for our times when resistance is more important than ever. #booksforkids #childrensclassics #booksaboutresistance #civildisobedience
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Please don't stop the pressure. Call Your Representatives. #resist #persist #dissent #stopmusk
February 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
January 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A few surface patterns and drawings I created in 2024. The bottom row of images started out as gelli plate prints. I was unhappy how they turned out so I drew on top of them using colored pencils and ink.
January 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Another of my illustrations for "Mercy," by Nancy Furstinger. In this scene, Henry Bergh, founder of the ASPCA, stops a horse drawn trolley that is filled beyond capacity. #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #illustration #kidlitnonfiction #ASPCA
December 7, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Whenever I do an illustration with a dog in it, the dog invariably is based on my dog, Poppy. She's around 15 years old now and this drawing was done around 2010, the year that we adopted her. #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #illustration #dogart #vincentdesjardins
December 2, 2024 at 4:37 PM
One of my black and white digital pen illustrations, created in Corel Painter from the book "Secrets of the Magic Ring," by Karen McQuestion. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #illustration #blackandwhiteart
December 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Genigraphics 100B console in 1982.
December 1, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Now that the garden has gone to sleep, it's nice to see this colorful photo from July. In the foreground is Monarda punctata (spotted Bee Balm), easy to start from seed and a vigorous, first year bloomer. #nativeplants #beebalm #gardening #nativeplantindiana
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 PM
A portfolio piece from a few years back. I think I originally created this for an Illustration Friday prompt which was "Breakfast." #kidlitart #kidlit #orangutans #illustration #art #childrensbookart #breakfast #retroillustration
November 27, 2024 at 12:57 AM
I have an old dog who is around 15 now. We got her a little over 14 years ago from our local animal shelter and we believe she was 10 to 12 months at that time. Since this past spring, I've been drawing and/or painting her every day in my sketchbook. #kidlit #kidlitart #dogs #dogart #dogsketch
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The first snowfall of Autumn called for some baking, so I made these delicious Vegan Apple Cider Doughnuts from the Nora Cooks blog. They are delicious. #vegan #veganfood #noracooks #doughnuts #veganbaking
November 22, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I believe this was something I did for Illustration Friday back in 2010. #kidlit #kidlitart #art #illustration #winter
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 PM
I created a new variation on my Western Nouveau design. This new one features a howling coyote in the central panel and is called Western Coyote Nouveau. It's available for sale now in my Spoonflower shop. #surfacedesign #surfacepattern #artnouveau #illustration www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
November 19, 2024 at 1:13 AM
An image for a story I illustrated for the Farfaria story app. This one was an update of the old Tortoise and the Hare fable, but set during the Summer Olympics in London in 2012. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration #illustration #picturebookart #picturebooks
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Here is another new surface pattern I created for an upcoming Spoonflower challenge. This one was created from a scanned watercolor. "Cabincore Fox Woodland" is the name of my design. #surfacedesign #surfacepattern #foxes #illustration #Spoonflower #cabincore www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
November 17, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Here's a new surface pattern design I finished today for an upcoming Spoonflower challenge. I call my design "Western Nouveau." #surfacepattern #surfacedesign #illustration #art #westernart #artnouveau www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
November 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Henry Bergh, the subject of "Mercy" by Nancy Furstinger also advocated to improve the conditions of children living in poverty in the 19th century. One of my illustrations for the book published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2016. #kidlit #kidlitart #bookillustration #illustration #art
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
One of the illustrations I created for "Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh," by Nancy Furstinger, published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This scene shows the poor working conditions of the dogs forced to pull heavy rag carts operated by the ragpicker. #KidLIt #KidLitArt #HenryBergh
November 14, 2024 at 3:47 PM