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Leilani Derr

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Visual Art, Illustration, & Design πŸ“Denver, CO πŸ“Resident at RedLine β€˜24-β€˜26 https://leilaniderr.com

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Hades and Persephone are tinted, lightened, cleaned up, and printed out on 12x16 Sanders Waterford 140lb hot press paper. (note this method only works with a printer that uses pigment-based inks, as pigment based ink is fully waterproof. Dye based inks will unfortunately bleed when wet 😭).

08.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 217 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Whenever polymarkets are mentioned, I can’t help but think of the movie Rat Race with Rowan Atkinson

06.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf Shoppers in upstate New York month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a live owl resting peacefully among items on a shelf.

Shoppers in upstate New York month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a live owl resting peacefully among items on a shelf.

28.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 440 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 21
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Gorillaz "The Mountain" 8-minute short film is now online.
Directed by Jamie Hewlett, Max Taylor & Tim McCourt at The Line studio.
An homage to the golden era of 2D animation, produced with a hybrid analogue-digital workflow.
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

27.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 7329 πŸ” 2762 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 204
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just β€œcried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

26.02.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 5852 πŸ” 3585 πŸ’¬ 325 πŸ“Œ 517

Thank you!😊

26.02.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An illustrated page from my sketchbook (Leilani Derr). Rough sketches of a cloaked figure made of reaching arms and tangles of hair.

An illustrated page from my sketchbook (Leilani Derr). Rough sketches of a cloaked figure made of reaching arms and tangles of hair.

A page from my sketchbook. Studying and planning for some sculptural pieces. #surrealillustration #illustration #wip #sketches

25.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Small, cute, and full of rage : The Daxire.
Because sometimes girls just wanna set the world on fire , but with style πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ πŸ’…πŸ’–
#art #bestiary #dachsund #cerberus #fantasy

03.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 416 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
a watercolor of a cute animal airplane

a watercolor of a cute animal airplane

the petliner... yay

03.02.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 8039 πŸ” 2087 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 10
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Macaulay Culkin Shares Heartbreaking Tribute to Catherine O’Hara: β€˜Mama. I Thought We Had Time’

β€œI thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say.”

Read more: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

30.01.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 701 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 28
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year of the fire horse risograph 🐎πŸ”₯

28.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 1666 πŸ” 565 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0

Floating rafts of fire ants in flood waters

28.01.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A Video Game Lets You Take Back Looted Artifacts An indie game studio in South Africa has developed a heist adventure that reframes play, memory, and repatriation.

In a new video game, players can join a heist crew to take back looted African artifacts from museums, but there’s even more at stake: Users must learn musical rhythms, consult elders, and participate in ceremonies to reactivate the social meaning of these objects.

28.01.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
An illustration of a blue bronco with red eyes amongst blue flames with β€œF**k ICE. Love, Denver.” lovingly scrolled along the bottom.

An illustration of a blue bronco with red eyes amongst blue flames with β€œF**k ICE. Love, Denver.” lovingly scrolled along the bottom.

Sincerely.

27.01.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

wapo.st/49Zqv1L

25.01.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 20907 πŸ” 8030 πŸ’¬ 818 πŸ“Œ 629

If this is what they do to white American citizens in front of everyone, imagine what happens to non-white people behind closed doors.

24.01.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 692 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

24.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 23730 πŸ” 7823 πŸ’¬ 632 πŸ“Œ 607

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

24.01.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 60627 πŸ” 18876 πŸ’¬ 1404 πŸ“Œ 741
a medieval painting of a scruffy white dog with a strangely human face

a medieval painting of a scruffy white dog with a strangely human face

normal dog, switzerland, 15th century

24.01.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 4285 πŸ” 981 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 130
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The White House is posting fake images of real people and mocking anyone who calls them out

22.01.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 636 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

Oh noooooo. Is that what happens when a company fundamentally refuses to listen to their user base? Weird.

17.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 3729 πŸ” 1220 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
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13.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Woodcarved standing up otter on a workbench, next to a carving knife and a few wood chips.

Woodcarved standing up otter on a workbench, next to a carving knife and a few wood chips.

Another point of view

Another point of view

First otter of 2026

12.01.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 956 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
A picture of green jay feathers (Cyanocorax luxuosus). They are all lined up and organized: primaries, secondaries, coverts, tail feathers. Most of the feathers are gray with a green tip.

A picture of green jay feathers (Cyanocorax luxuosus). They are all lined up and organized: primaries, secondaries, coverts, tail feathers. Most of the feathers are gray with a green tip.

I just stumbled upon featherbase, a database of feather pictures from a bunch of bird species.πŸͺΆ

So pretty!

www.featherbase.info/zh/home

06.01.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 2568 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 50
A whimsical interpretation of a Japanese mythological beast called the kotobuki. It’s an auspicious chimera made of parts of all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The kotobuki is a deep greenish blue on a hot pink textured background. The piece is 12x12” in size.

A whimsical interpretation of a Japanese mythological beast called the kotobuki. It’s an auspicious chimera made of parts of all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The kotobuki is a deep greenish blue on a hot pink textured background. The piece is 12x12” in size.

Detail shot of a whimsical interpretation of a Japanese mythological beast called the kotobuki. It’s an auspicious chimera made of parts of all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The kotobuki is a deep greenish blue on a hot pink textured background. The piece is 12x12” in size.

Detail shot of a whimsical interpretation of a Japanese mythological beast called the kotobuki. It’s an auspicious chimera made of parts of all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The kotobuki is a deep greenish blue on a hot pink textured background. The piece is 12x12” in size.

Here’s another #kotobuki I created for the final One Square Foot fundraiser at RedLine in October.

12”x12”
Acrylic on carved panel

Happy to see it adopted into a good home.

#denverartist #chimera #japanesefolklore #illustration #zodiac #monsters

06.01.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš—πŸšš #risograph

12.11.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.

03.01.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 2769 πŸ” 501 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 12

Something about waking up to a hot cup of coffee and an illegal war just makes a gal want to leave some lovely voicemails for our representatives. DO SOMETHING YOU COWARDS.

If you've never contacted your reps before - now is always a good time to start.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...

03.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Flock sees you when you're sleeping
Flock knows when you're awake
Flock knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

24.12.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3