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Deena Pagliarello
@deenadraws.bsky.social
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🇨🇦Freelance Illustrator, movie nerd, muppet snob, disney aficionado and romance book lover ✨she/her
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Deena Pagliarello @deenadraws.bsky.social · Jan 14
Oh hey it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m a Toronto based Illustrator working freelance for over ten years. I love incorporating hand lettering into my work and have tabled at many markets and shows for over a decade. Check out my work here along with my online shop: www.deenaillustration.com
And illustrative design for the film, the mummy (1999) it features the character Evie with the line “ I’m proud of what I am. I am a librarian.” A sticker design, it says muppet snob with a filigree border and a small drawing of Kermit in the top centre An illustration of Elizabeth Bennett and William Darcy. They are framed in an old fashioned frame with foliage of trees coming out of the frame. An illustration of Rogue and Gambit from the series X-Men. Gambit is kissing rogue’s hand.
deenadraws.bsky.social
A little tribute to the women of middle earth. I’ll have this at Hal-Con this coming weekend, if you’re attending the con you can visit me at booth G3 #lordoftherings #galadriel #Eowyn #Arwen #tolkien #art
An illustration of the three main female characters from the Lord of the rings. They are all in individual frames, but in the shape of rupees the top one is the character Galadriel. She is wearing a white costume and appears to be looking down and has a Woodland background. To the right down below is. Eowyn, she is looking to her left and is holding a sword. She has a brown tunic top on with gold filigree. And she wears a beige under dress with very long sleeves that are tied at her elbows. To the left of Eowyns frame is Arwen. Arwen is dressed in her green coronation gown, holding up the banner of Gondor. She wears a silver headpiece with filigree that is reminiscent of her elven heritage. Each Al character has a border surrounding them that references their background. Galadriels is an arching frame reminiscent of the elves of Lothlorien. Eowyns frame references her Rohirrim heritage, it includes Celtic braiding and two horses atop. Arwens frame reflects her wall tapestry in her room at Rivendell, very fine and elegant silver filigree with leaves. A close up of Galadriel from the piece A close up of Eowyn from the piece A close up of Arwen from the piece
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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eraldo.bsky.social
Don't stop talking about us: Palestine, Congo, Sudan.
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
Happy Halloween!! Here’s some cute Muppet ghosts to mark the occasion! #muppets #art #illustration
An illustration of three Muppet ghosts. They are all in slight variation of colors. The one on the left is a more blue green. The one in the middle is more of a dark blue and the one on the right is more in purple they are all flanked by two candle wall sconces. On the middle one it says the words happy Halloween in the colour orange.
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
I think empathy is a superpower, it connects me to people. To think that there are those who believe that it’s dangerous, baffles and saddens me. Empathy is cool. Full stop. #empathy #art #digitalhandlettering
A digital handlettered piece that says Empathy is cool. The lettering are in pink with a darker pink outlining them. Behind the lettering is a yellow ochre plaque and on top of the plaque is a green pothos leaves poking out
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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aquagem.bsky.social
VOD is up on my Youtube (youtube.com/@aquagem) - it's only the first 30mins or so (and then I play Minecraft!) If you have any questions, you can post them here or on the video - I will try to answer everyone best I can.

Thank you again for all the support. Your solidarity made this possible.
August 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
I’ll be at Fanexpo Canada this weekend! Table M10 in Artist Alley! Here’s a small smattering of products I’ll be bringing with me!
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
My very cute Miss Piggy keychains came in and I adore them! I’ll have these at my table for Fanexpo Canada at table M10 in Artist’s Alley! #misspiggy #themuppets
A miss piggy keychains came sits on orange flowers. The image on the keychain is Miss piggy sitting on a lily pad, wearing a short blue dress and her signature purple gloves. The word moi? Is written underneath her The back of the Miss piggy keychain shows the back of her sitting on the lily pad. You see the back of her head with her blonde hair. A lily flower is behind her along with a frog that suspiciously looks like Kermit the frog
August 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
With Fanexpo Canada fast approaching here’s another treat I’ll be bringing along with me. A cute little silver foil Satine from Moulin Rouge #moulinrouge #filmart #digitalart
Satine from the film moulin rouge is sitting on a swing, covered in rhinestones. She is wearing black shoes, fishnet stockings, a corset covered in sequins, she has a long tailed train, slightly swinging behind her. She wears a top hat and is looking down A foil print of the previously described text, it has many bits in silver foil.
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Part 23 in my weekly poster series of 2025 #art #hopepunk
August 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
This film made me cry three times and was the hopecore movie I needed. #superman #krypto #film #artists
July 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Trans folks, I know the world feels dead set against you right now, but you are all the shining lights of creation, and your lives are pathfinders to the future. I won't give you platitudes of everything being ok, but I promise that you are loved, wanted, and needed just as you are.
June 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!
June 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
deenadraws.bsky.social
#Yeticon is this weekend and I’ve been hard at work with this Powerline piece! #agoofymovie #digitalart #illustration
June 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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brongadoo.bsky.social
Our BRAND NEW stopmo short:

⚡⚡⚡Boggle's Clean Routine! ⚡⚡⚡

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Ht...

See what the resident mischief maker Boggle gets up to in the early hours around the office of the BBARC (The Banshee Bay Animal Research Centre)!

Like and subscribe on YouTube www.youtube.com/@Brongadoo
Boggle's Clean Routine | Stop Motion Animation Short Film
YouTube video by Brongadoo Productions
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June 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️✨MY SHOPPE IS OPEN AGAIN!✨🏳️‍⚧️ queer wares, get your queer wares here!
www.etsy.com/shop/NooskaArt
Photo of my Hansry illustration as an A4 print. Photo of two sets of sticker designs. The first is a beige coloured banner decorated with medieval style flowers. It says "Ye Olde Trans Rights" in medieval inspired font. The second is a shield banner divided into pink and blue, separated by white. It says "Trans Knights" in a medieval style font. Photo of my ye olde trans rights medieval inspired banner illustration print. It shows a beige flag that says "ye olde trans rights" in medieval inspired font. It is surrounded by floral patterns with pink, blue, and white flowers.
June 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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aquagem.bsky.social
THIS SATURDAY JUNE 7TH is my 12hr Birthday Charity Bash! Join me for fun, games, chaos and community as we raise funds for World Central Kitchen @wck.org with @tiltify.com

#charity #stream #birthday #worldcentralkitchen #tiltify
June 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Resist. Rejoice. Remember.

I dedicate this year's pride knight to my community. My trans family, friends and loved ones are beautiful, resilient and amazing and we will continue to thrive like the weeds society treats us as.

Happy Pride. Trans liberation at any cost.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
An illustration of a knight facing to the right. They are clad in silver armour, and carry a shield with trans pride colours, which shows a unicorn and the slogan 'Resist, rejoice, remember'. Additionally there is a trans pride coloured decoration on their helmet. The image is framed with a border of dandelion and hanging pride flags.
June 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Supporting evidence: Miss Piggy as Isabella Rossellini, Sam Eagle as John Lithgow, Fozzi as Stanley Tucci, Gonzo as the mystery cardinal
amandawtwong.bsky.social Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · May 28
I finally watched Conclave. I like that Ralph Fiennes has the same energy as Kermit the Frog trying to keep The Muppet Show from going off the rails.
May 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."
An image of three screenshotted tweets. The original from user @hell_doe: "Thinking about the girl who bought me coffee from Texas and joked that I would have to ration it out for special occasions. My friend, I do not save my good things. Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets." User Mike Hamilton, RIV tweeted a screenshot of the original tweet to say: "being alive is as special an occasion as it gets" fundamentally altered my brain." User Oliver Darkshire quote tweeted Hamilton to say, "Ten years as an antiquarian, hearing nothing but "my relative kept these untouched in a box their whole life but they died and I don't want this stuff" has radicalized me. annotate the books. use the china. wear the clothes until they wear out. your life should not be a museum."
April 15, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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kikidoodle.bsky.social
An incredibly important skill REQUIRED for being a mentally healthy successful creative is to practice going "That thing isn't for me, but I'm really happy for its apparent success!"

Spending energy on hating things and making that your personality always leads to unhappiness or self embarrassment.
May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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esqueer.net
Every Harry Potter book or shirt you buy directly funds the persecution of trans people.

There's absolutely no excuse to support anything Harry Potter anymore unless you hate trans people.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
deenadraws.bsky.social
Just some of the various Star Wars pieces I’ve made over the years! #maythefourthbewithyou
May 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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imbibecoffee.bsky.social
Revenue at Duolingo in 2024 was up 41% on 23 to $748M. Net income was up by 451% for same period and yet they're firing workers. We've long been at "insatiable greed" point of late stage capitalism. People may feel helpless but there's a very easy way to kick companies like this. Delete their apps.
domevans.electricmarshmallow.com Dom Evans @domevans.electricmarshmallow.com · May 4
I have completely deleted my Duolingo. I was informed by one of my kids that the company has removed most of its employees and 70% of the company is run by AI.

I urge everyone to delete their app.
Duolingo CEO says he's getting rid of contract employees and replacing them with AI
Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.
fortune.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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One of the animators from Titmouse was seriously injured during the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in Vancouver. He’s now out of immediate medical danger. Please consider supporting his recovery through this GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/gofundme-f...

Wishing him strength and a full, speedy recovery ❤️
Donate to Lapu Lapu Incident GoFundMe for Sweet Boy Saadiq, organized by Ashley Kim
Lined up for a food truck at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver, Saadiq w… Ashley Kim needs your support for Lapu Lapu Incident GoFundMe for Sweet Boy Saadiq
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May 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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translifeline.org
Please help us correct misinformation!

Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".

We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.

Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM