J. B. Bartram
@jbbartram.bsky.social
Illustrator, ceramicist, graphic designer, studio gnome. She/her.
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J. B. Bartram
@jbbartram.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Hi there, #portfolioday ! I’m an illustrator, graphic designer, and potter who specializes in book illustration (currently illustrating my 5th kids book & working away slowly at a graphic novel) & design/illustration for NGOs & other similar organizations!
📖 www.jessicabartram.ca
📖 www.jessicabartram.ca
I’m doing my first Ottawa market this weekend (613flea on Nov 15, 10-4 @ Aberdeen Pavilion for anyone who also lives here ) & have to promote this thing on insta…which lead to a gently unhinged video about the first chunk of mug-underglazing, brought to you by the LOTR extended editions. Enjoy!
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I’m doing my first Ottawa market this weekend (613flea on Nov 15, 10-4 @ Aberdeen Pavilion for anyone who also lives here ) & have to promote this thing on insta…which lead to a gently unhinged video about the first chunk of mug-underglazing, brought to you by the LOTR extended editions. Enjoy!
I got into my first local market for next weekend (613Flea at Aberdeen Pavilion for any Ottawa folk) & am trying my darndest to get a quick batch done. Pease wish me luck as I enter THE GLAZING FRENZY (everything has to go back in the kiln by Thursday!! Eek!!!).
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I got into my first local market for next weekend (613Flea at Aberdeen Pavilion for any Ottawa folk) & am trying my darndest to get a quick batch done. Pease wish me luck as I enter THE GLAZING FRENZY (everything has to go back in the kiln by Thursday!! Eek!!!).
This is the (possibly too adorable?!? Look at her TINY FACE) guest-pup, who I had to go get from the bedroom around 8am for her morning walk because she is the most chill animal?!
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is the (possibly too adorable?!? Look at her TINY FACE) guest-pup, who I had to go get from the bedroom around 8am for her morning walk because she is the most chill animal?!
Me waking up at 5am on a Saturday to start the kiln then feeling too awake to go back to sleep (even tho it’s got a long preheat on & will be under 200°F for hours).
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Me waking up at 5am on a Saturday to start the kiln then feeling too awake to go back to sleep (even tho it’s got a long preheat on & will be under 200°F for hours).
I’m up at 5am to get the kiln going for a bisque fire & I was wondering if the dog we’re looking after would get up with me/ask to go out. The answer is no, she’s sensible and WILL stay in her cosy little bed until further notice! Smart beast!
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I’m up at 5am to get the kiln going for a bisque fire & I was wondering if the dog we’re looking after would get up with me/ask to go out. The answer is no, she’s sensible and WILL stay in her cosy little bed until further notice! Smart beast!
The power of friendship!!!! (But seriously, so happy that he’s chosen a team he loves over money & also whoops I guess I have baseball opinions now!?)
I am beyond floored that Shane Bieber has exercised his option and stayed with #Bluejays. Not because I didn't think he liked it here, he absolutely did. But because he's only going to earn $12 million (US) in 2026 when he could have had 10 times that or more on the open market. Wow.
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The power of friendship!!!! (But seriously, so happy that he’s chosen a team he loves over money & also whoops I guess I have baseball opinions now!?)
This series turned me into a full-on, complete nerd-about-it baseball fan and I am SO ready to get into the regular season next year!! (Special thanks to my partner who is, thanks to his mom, a baseball encyclopedia & explains everything really well when I have Qs, which is all the time)
“It follows the seasons, beginning each year with the fond expectancy of springtime and ending with the hard facts of autumn…Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope, and coming home.”
Ken Burns, “Baseball”
Ken Burns, “Baseball”
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This series turned me into a full-on, complete nerd-about-it baseball fan and I am SO ready to get into the regular season next year!! (Special thanks to my partner who is, thanks to his mom, a baseball encyclopedia & explains everything really well when I have Qs, which is all the time)
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everyone automatically clacks these twice upon picking them up because deep down we all know we’re crabs
February 22, 2024 at 3:14 AM
everyone automatically clacks these twice upon picking them up because deep down we all know we’re crabs
So I tried to go to sleep last night & couldn’t stop thinking about baseball & ended up running through the plot of GdT’s Frankenstein* to comfort myself to sleep? Brain hack!?
*you can tell I loved the movie b/c I was able to remember a ton of it despite only seeing it once
*you can tell I loved the movie b/c I was able to remember a ton of it despite only seeing it once
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So I tried to go to sleep last night & couldn’t stop thinking about baseball & ended up running through the plot of GdT’s Frankenstein* to comfort myself to sleep? Brain hack!?
*you can tell I loved the movie b/c I was able to remember a ton of it despite only seeing it once
*you can tell I loved the movie b/c I was able to remember a ton of it despite only seeing it once
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1000% this.
The 2025 Jays played with guts and skill the entire season, came into the postseason the consensus favourites to get eliminated immediately, and fought the juggernaut that had been the betting favourite to win it all to a bloody battered draw. Keep your misery in its lane, Leaf fans
The 2025 Jays played with guts and skill the entire season, came into the postseason the consensus favourites to get eliminated immediately, and fought the juggernaut that had been the betting favourite to win it all to a bloody battered draw. Keep your misery in its lane, Leaf fans
Not to pick on this particular person but this was absolutely not a choke job and hadn't been the entire series. The Jays aren't the Leafs. The Dodgers were expected to walk away with the series, we made them work for every single hit. This is simply the outcome of a very close game and series
One of the greatest choke jobs in sports history. A Toronto tradition
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
1000% this.
The 2025 Jays played with guts and skill the entire season, came into the postseason the consensus favourites to get eliminated immediately, and fought the juggernaut that had been the betting favourite to win it all to a bloody battered draw. Keep your misery in its lane, Leaf fans
The 2025 Jays played with guts and skill the entire season, came into the postseason the consensus favourites to get eliminated immediately, and fought the juggernaut that had been the betting favourite to win it all to a bloody battered draw. Keep your misery in its lane, Leaf fans
Ok, well that wasn’t the result I was hoping for (to understate it) BUT we’ll always have Ernie’s stunning and elegant slide into home (& all the other amazing moments from this series) 💕 What a team, what a season. I’m ready for next year!!
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Ok, well that wasn’t the result I was hoping for (to understate it) BUT we’ll always have Ernie’s stunning and elegant slide into home (& all the other amazing moments from this series) 💕 What a team, what a season. I’m ready for next year!!
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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I like when they cover their mouths to whisper with each other, like they’re talking about boys that they like
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I like when they cover their mouths to whisper with each other, like they’re talking about boys that they like
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The Cortylorhynchus considers my problems, nods sagely, and says, "have you tried basking in the sun about it? While being as spherical as possible?"
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Cortylorhynchus considers my problems, nods sagely, and says, "have you tried basking in the sun about it? While being as spherical as possible?"
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May your weens be hallowed and your toads (& frogs) be-hatted!! I feel like these autumnal little pals needed to be showcased for Halloween — can’t you imagine them as a forest witch’s familiar?!
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
May your weens be hallowed and your toads (& frogs) be-hatted!! I feel like these autumnal little pals needed to be showcased for Halloween — can’t you imagine them as a forest witch’s familiar?!
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as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
May your weens be hallowed and your toads (& frogs) be-hatted!! I feel like these autumnal little pals needed to be showcased for Halloween — can’t you imagine them as a forest witch’s familiar?!
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
May your weens be hallowed and your toads (& frogs) be-hatted!! I feel like these autumnal little pals needed to be showcased for Halloween — can’t you imagine them as a forest witch’s familiar?!
I truly can’t stop thinking about how beautiful the Monster’s performance was…Elordi did so much with his eyes and physicality. Especially when he was brand new & Victor was cruel to him — you’re screaming at a giant baby who doesn’t know stuff, man!!!
Was able to make it to Frankenstein on the big screen and it was glorious — lush sets, stunning performances (especially Elordi as the Monster?!), THE COSTUMES!!! The kind of huge, sweeping gothic drama that Del Toro does so damn well (also makes me want to rewatch Crimson Peak!!).
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I truly can’t stop thinking about how beautiful the Monster’s performance was…Elordi did so much with his eyes and physicality. Especially when he was brand new & Victor was cruel to him — you’re screaming at a giant baby who doesn’t know stuff, man!!!
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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE,
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE,
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Was able to make it to Frankenstein on the big screen and it was glorious — lush sets, stunning performances (especially Elordi as the Monster?!), THE COSTUMES!!! The kind of huge, sweeping gothic drama that Del Toro does so damn well (also makes me want to rewatch Crimson Peak!!).
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Was able to make it to Frankenstein on the big screen and it was glorious — lush sets, stunning performances (especially Elordi as the Monster?!), THE COSTUMES!!! The kind of huge, sweeping gothic drama that Del Toro does so damn well (also makes me want to rewatch Crimson Peak!!).
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Another great detail to learn: The iconic Blue Jays home run jacket is a labour of love handmade by Jill Douglas, who works at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Cambridge, Ont., six days a week.
www.thestar.com/life/beauty-...
www.thestar.com/life/beauty-...
What goes into making the Toronto Blue Jays home run jacket: ‘It has to be put together piece by piece’
The celebratory garment is designed in-house and constructed by a fan whose own tribute jacket caught the team’s eye.
www.thestar.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Another great detail to learn: The iconic Blue Jays home run jacket is a labour of love handmade by Jill Douglas, who works at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Cambridge, Ont., six days a week.
www.thestar.com/life/beauty-...
www.thestar.com/life/beauty-...
Continuing on with photos from this last batch of pottery — pls enjoy these wee Worrybirds (warbler-mode)! I got a lovely matte clear glaze for this batch & they feel like the smoothest, most pleasant river stones now 🥰
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Continuing on with photos from this last batch of pottery — pls enjoy these wee Worrybirds (warbler-mode)! I got a lovely matte clear glaze for this batch & they feel like the smoothest, most pleasant river stones now 🥰
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One more set of photos tonight as I scream at baseball — staying on the trash panda theme with a raccoon mug! I was trying to capture the feeling of looking through my patio door & seeing the rotund beasts who use our fence as a highway trundling along.
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
One more set of photos tonight as I scream at baseball — staying on the trash panda theme with a raccoon mug! I was trying to capture the feeling of looking through my patio door & seeing the rotund beasts who use our fence as a highway trundling along.
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I spent all day editing photos of my latest batch of pottery & took advantage of the picturesque autumn situation in my yard for some of the creatures, including these wee raccoons! 🦝 💕 Stay tuned for a load of new photos soon!
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I spent all day editing photos of my latest batch of pottery & took advantage of the picturesque autumn situation in my yard for some of the creatures, including these wee raccoons! 🦝 💕 Stay tuned for a load of new photos soon!
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The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.