Danna Staaf

Screenshot of my "birthday cephalopods" post, in which I offered to draw cephalopods for prompts on my birthday. The words "today" and "Feb 19, 2026" are circled and pointed out with yellow arrows.

FRIENDS! No one would be happier than I if every day of the year were to be declared my birthday, but, alas, it is not so. Doodle requests sent after February 19th may or may not be drawn, as time permits. The fingers are willing, but the hours are few. ❤️

What an honor to have a place in this rogues' gallery! Thank you for spotting me 🤩🦑

I'm so glad! I found them so enchanting to learn about too!

Thank you! 🎉🦑

The best possible response really 🤣

Pen on paper drawing of a pajama squid half-buried in the sand wearing a blue-striped nightcap.

Very simple and silly comic: a blue and a green octopus are elegantly spread out with their arms tips touching, saying "WE R THE BEST AT ACROYOGA." Next to them, a skeptical crab says "O YEAH TRY IT ON LAND." On the far side of the page, the two octopuses lie flabbily together under the weight of gravity.

Simply stylish drawing of a purple squid (a ram's horn squid, Spirula spirula, to be specific). Inside its mantle where its shell ought to be is a flashlight, shining brightly out of where its photophore is located.

Last of the birthday cephalopods! I got a few offline requests:
- pajama squid with nightcap
- two octopuses doing acroyoga
- how bioluminescence works in squid

Thank you so much!

Thank you!!

I'm sure those claws are ethically sourced

hehehe I'm so glad

Aww thank you! Although this lovely request arrived after my birthday, I have the perfect art to recycle for it: bsky.app/profile/dann...

Simple pen on paper drawing of a brown nautilus swinging on the tentacles of a blue jellyfish.

A lovely idea! (I've also done a parent and child swinging nautilus: www.zazzle.com/nautilus_swi... )

Silly simple drawing in red pen of an octopus holding crab claws in two of its arms while the other six are bent to look like crab legs. It's like a really low budget costume.

I don't know if this is what you had in mind but I'm afraid it's what happened

A silly simple pen drawing of a paper-clip-shaped ammonite with eyes like those of Clippy the office assistant. A speech bubble reads "It looks like you're evolving. Would you like help?"

Yes yes yes

@dianateuthis.bsky.social I'm really glad you saw this 😁

🤯 wow let's pretend I had any idea what I was doing 😆

Simple pen on paper drawing of a purple and orange cuttlefish figure skating. Its eight arms are used in pairs to mimic the arms and legs of a human skater.

I hope you don't mind, my son convinced me a cuttlefish would be even better (maybe it's Stumpy?)

Very silly drawing of a small red octopus pointing at a very large diagram titled HOW TO DRAW A HUMAN. Text on diagram reads "1) Rearrange eyes, beak, and siphon. 2) attach four arms to mantle. By Prof Pulpo." The diagram itself looks like a totally normal human, ok that's a lie, it's horrific.

Incredible, a joy to create

Simple pen drawing of a blue octopus with an orange yo-yo string tangled around most of its arms. The pink yo-yo appears to possibly be still in play so maybe this isn't a disaster.

Ooo fun!!

actually I think this may be the best octopus I've ever drawn 😭

Simple drawing of a purple octopus emerging from the sea with huge adoring eyes to look at two tiny kittens sitting on a dock. One octopus arm is reaching up to pet one kitten's head.

Thank you! This is an amazing prompt 😍

One more hour to get doodle requests in before my birthday is locally over! I'll finish them tomorrow 🐙🎉

A close up of the above drawing. It is focused on the flamboyant cuttlefish egg that has been dispensed. You can see the baby cuttlefish inside, and they look slightly chubby (like a baby) and they are very cute.

I would die for him

A very determined octopus crouches around a curling...puck? ball? unit? Gonna be real, I don't know anything about this sport, I just looked up reference photos.

my dad suggested curling so here we are

🥺🥹

Drawing of a toy capsule vending machine with one of the spherical capsules rolling out of the dispenser. But all the capsules are eggs containing baby flamboyant cuttlefish! The structural parts of the machine are colored in red and black.

Drawing of a toy capsule vending machine with one of the spherical capsules rolling out of the dispenser. But all the capsules are eggs containing baby flamboyant cuttlefish!

Amazing idea, I love it! Thank you! Two versions as I'm not sure which I like better.

Simple drawing of a green octopus fairy with faint wings emerging from behind its mantle and long antennae growing up from above its eyes.

¡Muchas gracias! Qué buena idea, espero que te guste 🥰

Simple drawing of a red cuttlefish at an office desk. Two arms are manipulating a pager, one arm is opening a drawer full of paper clips, one arm is holding a stack of papers that another arm is signing, and the other arms are in a tizzy. A nameplate reads "SEPIA."

the poor thing!! this was fun 😁

Haha yes "no loose clothing, jewelry, OR APPENDAGES"

Ahhhh I'm so happy that you like it!