Carolyn Paplham
@cpaplham.bsky.social
Graphic designer & illustrator, probably in need of a nap.
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No hell hot enough
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 AM
No hell hot enough
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our two political parties are the party of "i'm gonna kill u lol" and the party of "everything is just fine actually, what are you talking about"
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 PM
our two political parties are the party of "i'm gonna kill u lol" and the party of "everything is just fine actually, what are you talking about"
One got cancelled in a neighboring village south of me! Locals got wind of the plans and got mad and vocal FAST. The pushback worked!
There have already been 25 data center cancellations or postponements this month, according to @macroedgeres.bsky.social.
That's nearly as many as the previous 6 months combined.
That's nearly as many as the previous 6 months combined.
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
One got cancelled in a neighboring village south of me! Locals got wind of the plans and got mad and vocal FAST. The pushback worked!
I switched to @stickerninja.bsky.social years ago and never looked back. Watching the official sticker mule twitter account being used for covid denial was yiiiikes.
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I switched to @stickerninja.bsky.social years ago and never looked back. Watching the official sticker mule twitter account being used for covid denial was yiiiikes.
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How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
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"how you treat people is who are are" is a WORD this evening.
If being disrespectful to black women is a means to your supposed antifascist end, fuck you and your revolution.
How you treat people is who you are.
How you treat people is who you are.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"how you treat people is who are are" is a WORD this evening.
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2025 was… well. Not great. I’ve had worse years, but this one was definitely a challenge. But one bright side is that I increased my artistic output—still not as much as I’d like, but definitely an improvement on previous years!
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
2025 was… well. Not great. I’ve had worse years, but this one was definitely a challenge. But one bright side is that I increased my artistic output—still not as much as I’d like, but definitely an improvement on previous years!
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
1. Pitch a picture book to publishers (via an agent)
2. Pitch a graphic novel to publishers (also via said agent)
3. Create & license out surface design work
4. Revive some old personal projects from the back burner
5. Find a full-time job or be so successful with 1–4 that I don’t need to 😅
2. Pitch a graphic novel to publishers (also via said agent)
3. Create & license out surface design work
4. Revive some old personal projects from the back burner
5. Find a full-time job or be so successful with 1–4 that I don’t need to 😅
What are your art ambitions for 2026? Make sure to post them here so we can publicly shame you if you achieve none of them!!
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
1. Pitch a picture book to publishers (via an agent)
2. Pitch a graphic novel to publishers (also via said agent)
3. Create & license out surface design work
4. Revive some old personal projects from the back burner
5. Find a full-time job or be so successful with 1–4 that I don’t need to 😅
2. Pitch a graphic novel to publishers (also via said agent)
3. Create & license out surface design work
4. Revive some old personal projects from the back burner
5. Find a full-time job or be so successful with 1–4 that I don’t need to 😅
Hey all, Aspen has been dealt a series of bad hands over the last several years and could really use a bunch of helping ones instead ❤️
Hey y'all, I'm having a really tough time of things lately. My car was illegally towed, among other things, and I've just generally been having a difficult time keeping up after having been uprooted earlier this year. If you could share this I'd really appreciate it
gofund.me/6bef8ef36
gofund.me/6bef8ef36
Donate to Help Aspen get their car back & get their CDL to recover, organized by Aspen F
Hi, my name is Aspen/Sunny. I'm a queer artist who's been struggling … Aspen F needs your support for Help Aspen get their car back & get their CDL to recover
gofund.me
December 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hey all, Aspen has been dealt a series of bad hands over the last several years and could really use a bunch of helping ones instead ❤️
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Healing from trauma is often very hard, but very worth it.
Taking little steps in the right direction everyday
Taking little steps in the right direction everyday
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Healing from trauma is often very hard, but very worth it.
Taking little steps in the right direction everyday
Taking little steps in the right direction everyday
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Hark! The herald angels sing 🎵
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Hark! The herald angels sing 🎵
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
Hark! The herald angels sing 🎵
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Hark! The herald angels sing 🎵
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
Merry Christmas! May the season be filled with joy and good cheer 😄
#illustration #Christmas #seal #greyseal #caroling
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December 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
Ornamentsssss (posca + bisque = 🥰)
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ornamentsssss (posca + bisque = 🥰)
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This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
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Did a little sketch while selling my goods at a holiday art market 🦭
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Did a little sketch while selling my goods at a holiday art market 🦭
Did a little sketch while selling my goods at a holiday art market 🦭
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Did a little sketch while selling my goods at a holiday art market 🦭
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This is something about "AI" that I have a hard time putting into words, but creators just love the WORK. It's just fun. Even when it's hard. All the thinking, and all the detail work, and all the struggle, it makes the things we make, I don't know... have weight and value for us.
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is something about "AI" that I have a hard time putting into words, but creators just love the WORK. It's just fun. Even when it's hard. All the thinking, and all the detail work, and all the struggle, it makes the things we make, I don't know... have weight and value for us.