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Jon Stubbington
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Human-powered book artwork. Book cover designer and character art illustrator for indie authors and small press publishers. Devon, UK.

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Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social · Feb 1
I've had another surge of followers (hello!) so it's (re)introduction time.

I'm a UK-based freelance illustrator.

I offer human-powered book artwork for indie authors and small press publishers: covers, interior illustrations, maps, and character art.

www.jonstubbington.com
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The Book Covers by Jon logo surrounded by examples of my book cover designs
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bluepoppypub.bsky.social
If you enjoy Alan Garner, and Tolkien, and Frank Herbert, then I have the perfect book for you.
#BookSky only available in the #UK
#Fantasy #SciFi #Folklore #Devon #Somerset #Exmoor
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The Barrow Ship by John Wilkinson | Waterstones
Buy The Barrow Ship by John Wilkinson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
Fuck ICE, fuck Reform, and fuck anyone who actually wants this.
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 5d
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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gnofhorror.com
"Horror Not Hate" is more than a comic; it's a weapon for good. This Kickstarter anthology fights real-world fascism & hate, with all profits going to LGBTQIA+ & immigrant rights orgs. Stellar creators. Vital cause. Back it!!!!

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Horror Not Hate: An Anti-fascist, Anti-hate Anthology Of Horror Comics And Art Supporting LGBTQIA+ And Immigrant Rights! - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
The 'Horror Not Hate' Kickstarter is live. This horror comic & art book anthology fights fascism & hate, supporting LGBTQIA+ & immigrant rights. Back it now!
gnofhorror.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
Holly Throsby and A Heart Divided for this week's #MusicMonday

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A Heart Divided
YouTube video by Holly Throsby - Topic
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January 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
A shady character.

ArtByJon
Portrait of a man with a wide brimmed hat and round, dark glasses on.
January 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
After moving website hosting over the new year, it's been working fine for everyone apart from me on my PC. I've cleared all the browsers, flushed the DNS cache... no joy.

Today I discovered some idiot (it's me, I'm the idiot) had added the website to my hosts file. Deleted it. Problem solved!
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
New sci-fi premade book covers that have been added to BookCoversByJon.com recently.

Available to purchase through my website (US$) or message me/email me to reserve (GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD).
Flight Twenty Three, a premade cover showing a rocket launch System, a premade cover showing stylised planets and stars First Light on a New Planet, a premade cover showing a close up of an astronaut in a helmet as she squints at the sun End of the Road, a premade cover showing a car trapped in flood water
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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trueref.bsky.social
Sneak Peak! 🩸
New vamp-inspired pose references drop either this month or early next! 👀👀
art pose references of a woman in a black dres with red curly hair. She is smiling wide, showing sharp fangs. art pose references of a woman in a black dress . She kneeling down, showing sharp fangs. art pose references of a woman in a black dress with red curly hair. She is crouching, holding her hand close to here face as if she's holding something. art pose references of a woman in a black dress with red curly hair. She is sitting with her legs crosses, and maniacally laughing.
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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gralefrit.bsky.social
This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.

Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
The northern lights in Devon!
A faint green and red glow in the sky with a tree branch silhouetted in front
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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This artist, Anna Leone, is fairly new to me but this track came out back in 2017 so I'm late to the party. She has a fantastic voice.

#MusicMonday

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Anna Leone - My Soul I (Official Video)
YouTube video by Anna Leone
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January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
With everything going on in the world right now, this feels like a terrible time to be promoting my work. But it has been a slow January and I have some available slots I'd love to fill.

So I'm offering 4 commission slots at 25% off.
Examples of head shot portraits Examples of half body portraits Examples of full body portraits
January 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
With everything going on in the world right now, this feels like a terrible time to be promoting my work. But it has been a slow January and I have some available slots I'd love to fill.

So I'm offering 4 commission slots at 25% off.
Examples of head shot portraits Examples of half body portraits Examples of full body portraits
January 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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ewylana.bsky.social
Whats about a small #artshare ?
You know the rules : Drop your work below and support each other

Bonus for mountains, snow and winter themed artwork !

And of course only human art

Enjoy !
An illustration of a snowy mountain landscape by night all in blue hues. In first plane, a hooded silouhette with a bow looks to the horizon, a crow flying off they shoulder to follow other crow along the road.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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gabino.bsky.social
It’s Sunday and the world is burning, but you can’t fight if you’re burned out, so take care of yourself. Read. Create. Check on your friends and family. Spend time with your pet. Go for a walk. Watch a movie. Eat tacos. Hope you have a good one.
January 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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hampus.bsky.social
CEO: What does it mean
Lackey: We clearly need to find better way of marketing this technology, so that consumers will want it
CEO: chatBot, what do you think?
chatBot: Great question! Here is a picture of your children naked
A screenshot of a poll conducted by DuckDuckGo. With 28,339 votes cast, a whopping 94% of voters assert that they do not want any AI in their search engine.
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
In life David Lynch was known widely for being the absolute king of weird beard arthouse filmmakers. In death, he is known mostly for his kindness, work ethic, and just being an all around rad person that made films HIS way. And I absolutely love that. What a legacy.

Rest in peace, king.
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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vladhat.bsky.social
Thank you for the share! Here's a linocut of a shrimp in a hat.
Linocut of a shrimp in a party hat holding a balloon in its little shrimp hand
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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danenglish.bsky.social
Thanks for the tag Aaron! Always appreciate you!

I’m Dan and I’m an artist and illustrator working in all things fantasy and sci-fi! I’m currently open for work!

danenglish.art
danenglishart@gmail.con
Digital painting of a large lizard creature and and human warrior standing among red desert rocks and looking out past the viewer. The warrior is dressed in white and yellow robes and is sharpening his glaive. A group of four digital portraits of fantasy characters. One is a white woman with red braided hair and silver armor. The second is a black dwarf woman with grey/silver hair and a gold headdress on. The third is a man with brown skin and curly brown hair and a scar covering one eye, smiling at the viewer. The last is a grey skinned man with horns lit by candle light and a purple magical halo above his head. A digital painting of a group of sci-fi soldiers fighting against a horde of bug aliens and being swarmed by them. They fire weapons in the enemies and a torn flag flies behind them. An acrylic painting of Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher video game series.
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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shiftypumpkin.com
Thanks for sharing! I make oil paintings of natural & fantasy landscapes #art #tradart #oilpainting

perceptivepumpkin.com/gallery/
shiftypumpkin.etsy.com
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“Haunted Swamp”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a swamp in several colors of green, grey, black, blue and purple. Glowing mushrooms and hanging moss dot the landscape. "Frozen Lake", oil painting on 18"x24" canvas. A frosty landscape at night with pine trees, mountains and an icy lake. Oil painting of a mountain valley in autumn on 18"x24" canvas. A mountain range in the distance overlooks a dense, forested valley. A path of trees, rocks and grass leads toward the valley. Sunlight creates dynamic highlights amongst the mountains, forests and leaves. 18”x24” oil painting of dark, jagged mountains amongst a cloudy, stormy sky. The clouds are sweeping across the largest mountain in the center of the painting. A break in the clouds from the upper-left casts a semi-golden light down on the landscape. Pine trees and a shallow pond sit in the foreground.
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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aaronradney.bsky.social
To kick off the year let's do an art share! rules as usual!

-No A/I or NFT nonsense
-Share your work and interact. Don't post and run
-Alt text (I'm more likely to share your stuff if you Alt text)
-NSFW is fine, just please tag
-Feel free to tag artists you think we should see!
Spirit Ambush An illustration man of medium complexion with slicked back hair and an aquiline nose wearing thick furs and with a sword slung over his back is seen from a low angle in what appears to be a cave. He has a lit torch in his right hand illuminating the space, orange and red light bouncing around a greenish tinted background. He seems uncertain as he looks around. In the background a spirit looms over him, threatening him. It’s a strange hulking creature with a massive back hump, a circular head that seems to have no face, just a sphere of energy and horns jutting from it. One arm is a reaching the fingered claw; the other is a writhing mass of tentacles. The figure hasn’t seen the entity stalking him but seems to be looking around as if he suspects something is there but isn’t sure as to what. He doesn’t seem scared, but he should be. Beneath the image, text says Art Share! in big white letters.
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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aaronradney.bsky.social
I'll start. I'm Aaron, a fantasy illustrator and cartographer looking for new clients and new opportunities this year! I love doing non-eurocentric art but can handle most things!
Mwindaji, Remnant Leader Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie yellow orange night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. Ayrmael, God of Creation A digital illustration of a massive divine dragon with purple and gold coloration. The massive beast flies over a mountain city with floating islands all around. As it turns in the sky its wings trail through clouds. The creature has a thick almost gorilla like body and stripes like a tiger but made of something like gold that seems to flow beneath its skin. Two fairies stand in a cold castle cast in blue light. A male kneels before a female fairy as she knights him. They're both seen in profile. The woman is tall with a hard, neutral expression and indications of magical tear streaks on her cheeks. The kneeling man has a scar on his arm from being struck by lightning. We see the scene from between two pillars as though we're interrupting an intimate moment between the two. All Aboard A trio of characters seen on the deck of an airship. A woman in white with a black belt and reddish black undergarments stands with a boat oar over her shoulder, a compass in hand and looking to the left, her black/blue/purple hair blowing in the breeze. A buff man in a gray shirt and dark pants sits crouched on a clearly unsafe back part of the ship with a rake as a weapon. A woman stands on the back part of the ship under the mast and magical sail in a patchwork outfit with broken chains dangling from her wrist. Blue glowing crystals can be seen keeping the ship aloft.
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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roberthutton.co.uk
The government retreat over AI and copyright is the headline, but yesterday's evidence from Google was also... interesting.

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“The creative industries are incredibly important to Google, and we see them as a partner,” Carter said soothingly. It’s now a couple of decades since Google “partnered” with the news industry, a relationship that left Google very rich and newspapers out of business. “We need an enabling copyright framework,” she went on. This is in rather the way that burglars need enabling window locks. Might the company hand over money to people who made things? “It’s not a question that we won’t pay. It’s that we need to have certainty of what we are paying for.” They could start by asking the people who are quite certain what they’re not being paid for. A peer concerned about the Elon Musk AI’s make-anyone-naked option asked whether the material on which Google’s AI was trained was all wholesome stuff. “It is not just that you want high quality data, you need the good, the bad and in cases the ugly as well,” Carter said. “If you’re training the model to be safe, you need to show it what is harm
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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scoobtoobins.bsky.social
Apparently it's #portfolioday !

My name is Alisha and I'm a freelance illustrator and comic maker based in North Wales.

I'm always looking for professional work, like comic cover or variant cover work. So contact me if you're interested!
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM