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Aya ζ–‡

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🌲They/Them🌿 Illustrator, printmaker and comics artist ☘️ SeattleπŸ€Eng / ζ—₯本θͺž https://www.ayaborucki.com https://plantlers.store

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got it !

05.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

27.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 3860 πŸ” 3250 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 69

Thank you!!

27.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am jealous I have no kardashians equivalent for when I returned πŸ₯²

27.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I will ! Thanks for the encouragement

26.02.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@zackdavisson.com nice meeting you tonight! It’s Aya

26.02.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

packed up for AZN Zine fest ! February has been fun so far, I don’t have any events lined up until Mid-March

26.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

apparently not online enough to know who punch the monkey is…I had to be informed in person

22.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

awesome ! thank you so much πŸ’•

13.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A February events schedule for Plantlers
Feb 15th Sunday - Pride in Panels at San Francisco Public Library
Feb 21st Saturday - Phinneywood Lunar New Year market in Seattle
Feb 28th Saturday - AZN (asian) Zine fest, Fubonn Shopping Center Portland OR

A February events schedule for Plantlers Feb 15th Sunday - Pride in Panels at San Francisco Public Library Feb 21st Saturday - Phinneywood Lunar New Year market in Seattle Feb 28th Saturday - AZN (asian) Zine fest, Fubonn Shopping Center Portland OR

Events list for Feb! This weekend I’m going to SF, after that will be back in Seattle and then down to Portland 🚞

12.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes eventually! I have several in person sales this month so I plan on listing leftovers online in March and doing another printing if I need to πŸ’•

12.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A close up of a riso printed comic page of a fox sleeping in a cave below a small shrine

A close up of a riso printed comic page of a fox sleeping in a cave below a small shrine

An old school style β€œWhoa! This comic reads right to left” warning with the main fox character holding a stop sign

An old school style β€œWhoa! This comic reads right to left” warning with the main fox character holding a stop sign

sometimes I am embarrassed my work is furry (a lot of comics agents do not seem to want to represent books about anthropomorphic characters) but I feel I made a story that’s important to me :)

10.02.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes that’s me ! Thank you :)

10.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Front and back cover of a riso printed comic, featuring an anthropomorphic fox among wheat and plants. Title reads β€œThe Time Before and After Words” author is Aya Borucki

Front and back cover of a riso printed comic, featuring an anthropomorphic fox among wheat and plants. Title reads β€œThe Time Before and After Words” author is Aya Borucki

The first two pages of the comic, read right to left. Colored swirling ink work depicting a forest and a fox climbing up an incline. Text reads: The time before words is blurry picture sound smell taste, second page reads: It is easy that way

The first two pages of the comic, read right to left. Colored swirling ink work depicting a forest and a fox climbing up an incline. Text reads: The time before words is blurry picture sound smell taste, second page reads: It is easy that way

New riso comic about a fox who gets turned into something beyond her comprehension and then joins a cult #furryart

10.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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momentary exception to not posting to amplify how beautiful & powerful this Providence protest is #ICEout

30.01.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 3946 πŸ” 1011 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 48
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Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

I'm auctioning off a query letter critique and a year's subscription to Agents & Books as part of the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser. Bid here!
www.32auctions.com/organization...

28.01.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

27.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 35877 πŸ” 12858 πŸ’¬ 638 πŸ“Œ 341

only 10 calendars left !!

28.01.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a digital illustration of a mouse. she's wearing a blue dress with pink trim and white ruffles. she has a dark blue ribbon around her waist, tied into a bow behind her. she's holding a picnic basket, standing in a field of wheat and red flowers, looking to the side.

a digital illustration of a mouse. she's wearing a blue dress with pink trim and white ruffles. she has a dark blue ribbon around her waist, tied into a bow behind her. she's holding a picnic basket, standing in a field of wheat and red flowers, looking to the side.

in the field🌾

15.11.2024 21:03 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9
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Hello! I’m a half-Japanese illustrator based out of Seattle

www.ayaborucki.com

23.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aya Borucki Aya Borucki is a half-Japanese illustrator, printmaker and comics artist. They make colorful work inspired by the natural world and their Japanese heritage.

portfolio: Ayaborucki.com
Store: Plantlers.store
Instagram: Instagram.com/plant.lers

15.01.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A watercolor painting of a figure growing green antlers with several deer surrounded by colorful ribbons and plants

A watercolor painting of a figure growing green antlers with several deer surrounded by colorful ribbons and plants

A couple embracing under a rearing horse, surrounded by stars and sparks

A couple embracing under a rearing horse, surrounded by stars and sparks

A risograph print of a dog in the back of a kei truck

A risograph print of a dog in the back of a kei truck

A risograph postcard of a painting of bamboo in front of the ocean

A risograph postcard of a painting of bamboo in front of the ocean

Hello #portfolioday ! I’m Aya, a half-Japanese illustrator in the PNW making colorful, nature-inspired art and merch πŸ€
Also seeking literary representation 🦌

15.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

less than 20 left !! Not planning on reprinting

13.01.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Text: Vegetable Thieves

Image: two goblins astride a doe who is leaping a barbed wire fence. One goblin has a sack of vegetables over its shoulder, spilling produce behind them as they flee.

Text: Vegetable Thieves Image: two goblins astride a doe who is leaping a barbed wire fence. One goblin has a sack of vegetables over its shoulder, spilling produce behind them as they flee.

π”™π”’π”€π”’π”±π”žπ”Ÿπ”©π”’ 𝔗π”₯𝔦𝔒𝔳𝔒𝔰 πŸ§…πŸ₯•πŸ₯¬

Prairie goblins will often recruit locals for their schemes, leading to hijinks that often plague rural Midwestern farmers.

From an Almanac of Midwestern Prairie Spirits.

09.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

JAM Osaka πŸ«ΆπŸ’• my goat

06.01.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026🎠🎍

01.01.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 4488 πŸ” 1637 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
Home - WNY Comic Arts Western New York Comic Arts We are a collective of comic artists, writers, and supporters based in Western New York. Our aim is to create a community of support for creators at every level. RICE 2023S...

Finally just filled out the exhibitor application form for RICE 2026! I don't do nearly as many comic shows as I did pre-pandemic, but I try not to ever miss this amazing little show in Rochester, NY. Applications are still open through January 10! wnycomicarts.com

02.01.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
9 square grid of the my 2025 art versus artist, featuring a photo of me pointing at mt. Fuji in center, 2 carved prints, 2 risograph prints, a watercolor painting and 2 plein air landscapes

9 square grid of the my 2025 art versus artist, featuring a photo of me pointing at mt. Fuji in center, 2 carved prints, 2 risograph prints, a watercolor painting and 2 plein air landscapes

#artvsartist2025 πŸ«ΆπŸ’« made a Lot of cat art

31.12.2025 23:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
9 square grid of the my 2025 art versus artist, featuring a photo of me pointing at mt. Fuji in center, 2 carved prints, 2 risograph prints, a watercolor painting and 2 plein air landscapes

9 square grid of the my 2025 art versus artist, featuring a photo of me pointing at mt. Fuji in center, 2 carved prints, 2 risograph prints, a watercolor painting and 2 plein air landscapes

#artvsartist2025 πŸ«ΆπŸ’« made a Lot of cat art

31.12.2025 23:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 12, Balearic shearwater

Critically endangered (19,000 mature individuals, decreasing)

The population declines at a rate of about 14% per year. This bird doesn’t begin breeding until 4-6 years of age and as such, adult mortality is its biggest threat

26.12.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1