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Mara

@thecatfreaky

Queer disabled artist | chronic pain connoisseur | AuDHD | likes colors and kindness | ☭ they/she Long press for #art <- Also me: @maracunt.bsky.social 🚫NO AI🚫 I'm blocking genAI users See pinned thread for more about me

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This is a good article. He is not ahead in the polls, he is not the nominee.

09.03.2026 17:45 👍 56 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 0

I say this every year, but:

The uni students I'm teaching are thoughtful, intelligent, will make everything they encounter better.

With a new addition for 2026:

They deeply hate AI.

09.03.2026 20:17 👍 2771 🔁 343 💬 52 📌 38
a rough branch carved into a dip pen, the drawing end of it bright blue with ink

a rough branch carved into a dip pen, the drawing end of it bright blue with ink

a drawing of a hydrangea which was drawn with a hydrangea branch

a drawing of a hydrangea which was drawn with a hydrangea branch

a hydrangea stick pen being used to draw hydrangea flowers with bright blue ink

a hydrangea stick pen being used to draw hydrangea flowers with bright blue ink

pruned the hydrangea and turned some of the pithy sticks into pens, which is just as satisfying and magical as you’d expect

09.03.2026 20:31 👍 204 🔁 51 💬 3 📌 2

Oliver, das macht mich so happy! Gratulation!! Und alles Gute! ❤️

09.03.2026 11:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

CN Antisemitismus, Rassismus (inkl. antimuslimischer), Sexismus...

08.03.2026 15:51 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

I need every single male artist that follows me to read this. It's not very long. You need to bear witness to this shit. You have to see it with your own eyes because you never will in your everyday life.

I'm serious, read it all please

08.03.2026 03:46 👍 6235 🔁 3096 💬 30 📌 19

Wow!! Absolutely stunning!

08.03.2026 09:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Digital illustration of a map, in a playful and colorful style.

Digital illustration of a map, in a playful and colorful style.

I finally finished this map illustration and with that I want to say IF YOU NEED A MAP FOR YOUR PROJECT PLEASE HMU! I loved working on it, I want more map work in 2026!

It’s for a modern romance book series but I can do other styles except maybe sci-fi stuff.

#illustration #art #map #digitalart

07.03.2026 09:40 👍 140 🔁 27 💬 9 📌 0
A screenshot of the Kickstarter page for the “We’ve Always Been Here: A multicultural LGBTQ+ art book” showing 13,116€ in funding, 250 backers, and 25 days to go. Halfway is at 13,500€!

A screenshot of the Kickstarter page for the “We’ve Always Been Here: A multicultural LGBTQ+ art book” showing 13,116€ in funding, 250 backers, and 25 days to go. Halfway is at 13,500€!

Omg, woke up to 250 backers and nearly halfway funded!! 🥳

Please keep sharing to make sure our queer histories (and the work of 50+ amazing artists) is preserved and celebrated! 🩷

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

(No VAT/tariff costs for EU or US backers btw!)

08.03.2026 09:08 👍 211 🔁 130 💬 0 📌 3

Hier wird eure Hilfe benötigt. Ich kenne die Liebe Frau Sax persönlich und würde mich freuen wenn wir Jessica helfen könnten.

RT für Reichweite wäre auch super. 💚

07.03.2026 14:02 👍 16 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0
Why Work Is Starting to Look Medieval
Why Work Is Starting to Look Medieval YouTube video by Sierra LaDuke

youtu.be/f7iloI8V6Z8

07.03.2026 14:22 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
3 starter of Pokemon Winds and Waves

3 starter of Pokemon Winds and Waves

Pokémon Winds and Waves
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Art prints link in comment

07.03.2026 13:52 👍 138 🔁 37 💬 4 📌 0
Watercolor three panel comic of a tabby cat and its owner. The comic has a blue hue. The owner says in the first panel "i know what you are". The tabby cat behind her says "say it. Out loud" the last panel the owner says "hungry" and the cat says yep and smiles

Watercolor three panel comic of a tabby cat and its owner. The comic has a blue hue. The owner says in the first panel "i know what you are". The tabby cat behind her says "say it. Out loud" the last panel the owner says "hungry" and the cat says yep and smiles

Painted this cat comic at ECCC, available for $100

07.03.2026 05:04 👍 167 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 0

Really beautiful! I enjoy the texture of the bushes and the water and the lighting ang the sky are so beautifully done too!

06.03.2026 21:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Blurry lo-fi photo of a woman in an apartment trying on clothes in front of a mirror

Blurry lo-fi photo of a woman in an apartment trying on clothes in front of a mirror

Getting dressed

Diana Mini; Amber D400;

#lomography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #dianamini #lofiphotography

05.03.2026 07:53 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
a digital drawing of a goose in a green pond with soft lighting

a digital drawing of a goose in a green pond with soft lighting

hey, i made a goose!
I told myself I'd work on my backgrounds/environments more this year, lets see how it goes... #art #digitalart #animalart #birdart

06.03.2026 21:24 👍 64 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 1

No, I have not watched tng the whole day. Why are you asking?

06.03.2026 21:18 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Danke Rotnase 🥲❤️

06.03.2026 21:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm sorry if this made sense for you. (That is a lie.)

06.03.2026 21:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sometimes when I expand contractions for emphasis, I feel like Data.

06.03.2026 21:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I mean I have been in pain hell for years now, but they put in fresh coals.

06.03.2026 21:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I've been in pain hell for a week now. Additional symptoms (and pain locations) shift the whole time, so at least it's not boring... 🙃

06.03.2026 21:11 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
Wolf commute in the forest.

Wolf commute in the forest.

Happy KidLit Postcard Day!✨ I’m Bear, a cartoonist and illustrator, and I’m looking for fun new projects. #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #cartooning

05.03.2026 13:54 👍 130 🔁 26 💬 5 📌 1
Illustration of a child sitting, wearing a balaclava with antennae in a sandbox, smiling and shedding a single tear, holding a waving ant. There is a row of ants walking towards a sand castle and entering it. There are kids on a swing and a slide in the background.

Illustration of a child sitting, wearing a balaclava with antennae in a sandbox, smiling and shedding a single tear, holding a waving ant. There is a row of ants walking towards a sand castle and entering it. There are kids on a swing and a slide in the background.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Denis and I'm an illustrator who sometimes writes. I like hearty stories and combining bold lineart with wonky shapes and subtle painterly textures.

🌐 www.denisillustrates.com
📚 Rep: Emily Talbot (UK) and Susan Hawk (US)

#kidlitart #illustration

05.03.2026 11:03 👍 118 🔁 17 💬 3 📌 1
A throw blanket in a log cabin

A throw blanket in a log cabin

Illustration of a forest clearing

Illustration of a forest clearing

Intense floral design

Intense floral design

My cat will live forever print

My cat will live forever print

Hello, my bathroom ceiling collapsed. Unrelated, would you like to buy some art? They’re calling it “the best time” to do it ✨

www.sonnyross.com/shop
#illustration #nature #fantasy

06.03.2026 09:18 👍 214 🔁 118 💬 2 📌 2
Preview
Dive into Wool Creature Lab's World of Vibrant Felted Nudibranchs How artist Arina Bovenich's job at a remote biology research station transformed into a unique craft practice.

Wow, amazing #sciart via @thisiscolossal.com

05.03.2026 15:17 👍 461 🔁 177 💬 6 📌 20
Preview
Trans Girl Scouts Sell 330,000 Boxes Of Cookies In Public Outpouring Of Support The total boxes sold is the highest in the history of EITM's trans girl scout cookie list.

1. In an incredible public outpouring of support, trans girl scouts on our girl scout cookie list have sold over 330,000 boxes of cookies.

Parents report to us that they are in tears from the support.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

05.03.2026 15:34 👍 2105 🔁 673 💬 16 📌 31
A crop of an illustration of two Anglo-Saxon era lesbians. One is embracing the other from behind, burying her face in her neck while the other smiles joyfully, they are adorned by a background of various patterns inspired by the era.

A crop of an illustration of two Anglo-Saxon era lesbians. One is embracing the other from behind, burying her face in her neck while the other smiles joyfully, they are adorned by a background of various patterns inspired by the era.

💖We've Always Been Here💖
This is the final preview of my piece for this historical queer art book.
The Kickstarter has *just launched* here -> kck.st/4rGjFpk

03.03.2026 18:13 👍 318 🔁 119 💬 2 📌 0

Artists! I am looking for a Jewish illustrator for a middle-grade project focusing on Jewish history, practice, and culture. If your style feels fun, MG-appropriate, and both editorial & narrative, please drop a link or DM! (And editor & agent friends, if you have someone to rec, it's appreciated!)

03.03.2026 22:08 👍 144 🔁 164 💬 23 📌 2
Post von Markus Liske:
Es kommt nicht unerwartet, aber das macht es nicht weniger gruselig: Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer hat drei Buchläden wegen "verfassungsschutzrelevanter Erkenntnisse" vom Deutschen Buchhandlungspreis ausgeschlossen. Es handelt sich dabei um die sehr guten Buchläden The Golden Shop in Bremen, Buchladen zur schwankenden Weltkugel in Berlin und Rote Straße in Göttingen, die in der Vergangenheit immer mal wieder mit diesem Preis bedacht wurden, weil sie tolle Konzepte haben und tolle Lesungen veranstalten. Was den Kulturstaatsminister stört, ist offenbar allein die Tatsache, dass die drei sich explizit als links verstehen. Und weil sich das vor allem darin ausdrückt, dass man dort viele linke Bücher von linken Verlagen erwerben kann, können wir nun sicher die Uhr danach stellen, dass auch linke Verlage vom Deutschen Verlagspreis ausgeschlossen werden (wie es das rechtspopulistische Pöbelmedium Nius ja bereits gefordert hat) und linke Autorinnen und Autoren keine Bundesförderungen mehr bekommen. Die AfD wird's freuen, dass ihr die CDU/CSU mit dieser Bereinigung der Kulturfördertöpfe von linkem Gesocks Arbeit abnimmt. Muss sie dann nicht mehr machen. 
(Foto aus einem älteren Artikel von mir in der Jungle World: Zwei nützliche Idioten in AfD-blau.)

Post von Markus Liske: Es kommt nicht unerwartet, aber das macht es nicht weniger gruselig: Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer hat drei Buchläden wegen "verfassungsschutzrelevanter Erkenntnisse" vom Deutschen Buchhandlungspreis ausgeschlossen. Es handelt sich dabei um die sehr guten Buchläden The Golden Shop in Bremen, Buchladen zur schwankenden Weltkugel in Berlin und Rote Straße in Göttingen, die in der Vergangenheit immer mal wieder mit diesem Preis bedacht wurden, weil sie tolle Konzepte haben und tolle Lesungen veranstalten. Was den Kulturstaatsminister stört, ist offenbar allein die Tatsache, dass die drei sich explizit als links verstehen. Und weil sich das vor allem darin ausdrückt, dass man dort viele linke Bücher von linken Verlagen erwerben kann, können wir nun sicher die Uhr danach stellen, dass auch linke Verlage vom Deutschen Verlagspreis ausgeschlossen werden (wie es das rechtspopulistische Pöbelmedium Nius ja bereits gefordert hat) und linke Autorinnen und Autoren keine Bundesförderungen mehr bekommen. Die AfD wird's freuen, dass ihr die CDU/CSU mit dieser Bereinigung der Kulturfördertöpfe von linkem Gesocks Arbeit abnimmt. Muss sie dann nicht mehr machen. (Foto aus einem älteren Artikel von mir in der Jungle World: Zwei nützliche Idioten in AfD-blau.)

Was Markus Liske schreibt.

05.03.2026 09:15 👍 227 🔁 90 💬 10 📌 5