Lauren Schooley
@laurenschooley.bsky.social
🍂 Illustrator | Designer 🍂
www.laurenschooley.com
Baltimore, MD ✨ | Durango, CO | Lilongwe, Malawi
MICA '23
Prints:
www.inprnt.com/gallery/lauren__schooley/
www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenSchooleyArt
www.laurenschooley.com
Baltimore, MD ✨ | Durango, CO | Lilongwe, Malawi
MICA '23
Prints:
www.inprnt.com/gallery/lauren__schooley/
www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenSchooleyArt
New illustration on Russel Vought, the self-proclaimed Christian Nationalist behind much of Project 2025, and now the Cabinet member currently in charge of slashing funding and workers from any federal agency he and the president don’t like.
#editorialilllustration #inkanddigital
#editorialilllustration #inkanddigital
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New illustration on Russel Vought, the self-proclaimed Christian Nationalist behind much of Project 2025, and now the Cabinet member currently in charge of slashing funding and workers from any federal agency he and the president don’t like.
#editorialilllustration #inkanddigital
#editorialilllustration #inkanddigital
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Marine plant life 🐚
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Marine plant life 🐚
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Uninvited garden guest… Happy Inktober! 🕷️ Only going to be doing a few of these this month, but excited nonetheless!
#inktober #inktober2025 #illustration #kidlitillustration
#inktober #inktober2025 #illustration #kidlitillustration
October 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Uninvited garden guest… Happy Inktober! 🕷️ Only going to be doing a few of these this month, but excited nonetheless!
#inktober #inktober2025 #illustration #kidlitillustration
#inktober #inktober2025 #illustration #kidlitillustration
Last Unearth post! Enjoy some detail shots from my Harpy field guide spread.
@unearthzine.bsky.social was such a great project to get to work on. Leftovers are open until September 29 at unearthzine.bigcartel.com. All profits from this project will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund!
@unearthzine.bsky.social was such a great project to get to work on. Leftovers are open until September 29 at unearthzine.bigcartel.com. All profits from this project will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund!
September 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Last Unearth post! Enjoy some detail shots from my Harpy field guide spread.
@unearthzine.bsky.social was such a great project to get to work on. Leftovers are open until September 29 at unearthzine.bigcartel.com. All profits from this project will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund!
@unearthzine.bsky.social was such a great project to get to work on. Leftovers are open until September 29 at unearthzine.bigcartel.com. All profits from this project will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund!
Harpy time! #illustration #creaturedesign
Leftovers sales are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29. Check it out at unearthzine.bigcartel.com!
Working on this creature's field guide page with Vivienne Timchenko was such a fun experience. Check out herr writing at innovatsia.com
Leftovers sales are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29. Check it out at unearthzine.bigcartel.com!
Working on this creature's field guide page with Vivienne Timchenko was such a fun experience. Check out herr writing at innovatsia.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Harpy time! #illustration #creaturedesign
Leftovers sales are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29. Check it out at unearthzine.bigcartel.com!
Working on this creature's field guide page with Vivienne Timchenko was such a fun experience. Check out herr writing at innovatsia.com
Leftovers sales are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29. Check it out at unearthzine.bigcartel.com!
Working on this creature's field guide page with Vivienne Timchenko was such a fun experience. Check out herr writing at innovatsia.com
Leftovers sales are officially open for the Unearth Zine, so I can start posting the work I did for this fantastic project! First up - the Hidebehind field guide spread I worked on with my creative writing collaborator, Cobalt.
Leftovers are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29!
Leftovers are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29!
September 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Leftovers sales are officially open for the Unearth Zine, so I can start posting the work I did for this fantastic project! First up - the Hidebehind field guide spread I worked on with my creative writing collaborator, Cobalt.
Leftovers are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29!
Leftovers are open for @unearthzine.bsky.social until September 29!
In light of recent GOP plans to sell off millions of acres of public land….
#illustration #protectpubliclands
#illustration #protectpubliclands
June 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In light of recent GOP plans to sell off millions of acres of public land….
#illustration #protectpubliclands
#illustration #protectpubliclands
From Sunrise Movement's Defend Our Schools rally outside the Department of Education on March 21, in response to the executive order calling for the dismantling of the department.
#educationforall #sunrisemovement #illustration #ink #coloredpencil
#educationforall #sunrisemovement #illustration #ink #coloredpencil
March 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
From Sunrise Movement's Defend Our Schools rally outside the Department of Education on March 21, in response to the executive order calling for the dismantling of the department.
#educationforall #sunrisemovement #illustration #ink #coloredpencil
#educationforall #sunrisemovement #illustration #ink #coloredpencil
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I spoke with former USAID employees who were working on the development of a “miracle drug” that could’ve turned the tide on the AIDS epidemic.TLDR; people will die.
Actually, a correction: People ARE dying.
Actually, a correction: People ARE dying.
Now is a uniquely terrible time to cut funding for HIV
New breakthrough drugs could eradicate AIDS. Why are we hobbling their distribution?
www.motherjones.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I spoke with former USAID employees who were working on the development of a “miracle drug” that could’ve turned the tide on the AIDS epidemic.TLDR; people will die.
Actually, a correction: People ARE dying.
Actually, a correction: People ARE dying.
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THIS! Everyone can learn to draw. If you only knew how much I struggle with fine motor control and coordination and yet here I am, drawing.
Drawing, writing, all creative pursuits are SKILLS you can very much learn to do.
At this point anyone who uses genAI is either hateful or lazy or both.
Drawing, writing, all creative pursuits are SKILLS you can very much learn to do.
At this point anyone who uses genAI is either hateful or lazy or both.
The thing about AI and this mindset that it allows those who “can’t draw” to draw is that is a lie. I taught college level courses on drawing and met multiple students who grew leaps and bounds in their drawing skill sets because they wanted to and took the time to try
Everyone can learn to draw
Everyone can learn to draw
March 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
THIS! Everyone can learn to draw. If you only knew how much I struggle with fine motor control and coordination and yet here I am, drawing.
Drawing, writing, all creative pursuits are SKILLS you can very much learn to do.
At this point anyone who uses genAI is either hateful or lazy or both.
Drawing, writing, all creative pursuits are SKILLS you can very much learn to do.
At this point anyone who uses genAI is either hateful or lazy or both.
March 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Mother Jones' editor-in-chief @clarajeffery.bsky.social evokes history to contextualize why USAID was first on the chopping block and the significance of widespread protests today.
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s."
This is my favorite bit:
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s."
This is my favorite bit:
February 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Mother Jones' editor-in-chief @clarajeffery.bsky.social evokes history to contextualize why USAID was first on the chopping block and the significance of widespread protests today.
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s."
This is my favorite bit:
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s."
This is my favorite bit:
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🤬🤬 Some jerk ran over this Ghost Rivers sign at @wymanparkdell ... yes, a car drove *through* the park and destroyed the sign!
Help replace it by donating to Friends of Wyman Park Dell’s GoFundMe.
gofund.me/939fbf4f
Help replace it by donating to Friends of Wyman Park Dell’s GoFundMe.
gofund.me/939fbf4f
Donate to Replace the Destroyed Ghost Rivers Sign in Wyman Park Dell, organized by Friends of Wyman Park Dell
Help replace the destroyed Ghost Rivers sign in Wyman Park De… Friends of Wyman Park Dell needs your support for Replace the Destroyed Ghost Rivers Sign in Wyman Park Dell
gofund.me
February 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🤬🤬 Some jerk ran over this Ghost Rivers sign at @wymanparkdell ... yes, a car drove *through* the park and destroyed the sign!
Help replace it by donating to Friends of Wyman Park Dell’s GoFundMe.
gofund.me/939fbf4f
Help replace it by donating to Friends of Wyman Park Dell’s GoFundMe.
gofund.me/939fbf4f
From Monday’s 50501 No Kings Day protest at Baltimore City Hall.
#fiftyfiftyone #illustration #editorial #baltimore #baltimore50501
#fiftyfiftyone #illustration #editorial #baltimore #baltimore50501
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
From Monday’s 50501 No Kings Day protest at Baltimore City Hall.
#fiftyfiftyone #illustration #editorial #baltimore #baltimore50501
#fiftyfiftyone #illustration #editorial #baltimore #baltimore50501
If you're looking for some art prints or cards, check out my InPrnt! I have 12 different pieces up from the last few years as prints of varying sizes and update this pretty frequently. Check them out here!
www.inprnt.com/gallery/laur...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/laur...
February 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you're looking for some art prints or cards, check out my InPrnt! I have 12 different pieces up from the last few years as prints of varying sizes and update this pretty frequently. Check them out here!
www.inprnt.com/gallery/laur...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/laur...
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bouquet from a secret garden ✦
February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
bouquet from a secret garden ✦
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OVER FIFTY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, LIBRARIANS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND MORE SIGN JOINT LETTER OBJECTING TO CENSORSHIP IN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON GENDER IDENTITY
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OVER FIFTY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, LIBRARIANS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND MORE SIGN JOINT LETTER OBJECTING TO CENSORSHIP IN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON GENDER IDENTITY
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Tune in today to @gristnews.bsky.social's Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestor's event to learn more about the power of climate fiction.
Register here: tinyurl.com/c98ehc4m
Register here: tinyurl.com/c98ehc4m
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tune in today to @gristnews.bsky.social's Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestor's event to learn more about the power of climate fiction.
Register here: tinyurl.com/c98ehc4m
Register here: tinyurl.com/c98ehc4m
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Agatha Award nominations are out:
@fs2024.bsky.social
On the Santa Fe Trail we meet the Kaw of the First Nation Peoples. Schoonmaker had her book read and vetted by members of the Kaw Nation. It was important in being truthful to history.
#agathaaward #goodreads #historicalfiction #sidjohnsonbook2
@fs2024.bsky.social
On the Santa Fe Trail we meet the Kaw of the First Nation Peoples. Schoonmaker had her book read and vetted by members of the Kaw Nation. It was important in being truthful to history.
#agathaaward #goodreads #historicalfiction #sidjohnsonbook2
February 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Agatha Award nominations are out:
@fs2024.bsky.social
On the Santa Fe Trail we meet the Kaw of the First Nation Peoples. Schoonmaker had her book read and vetted by members of the Kaw Nation. It was important in being truthful to history.
#agathaaward #goodreads #historicalfiction #sidjohnsonbook2
@fs2024.bsky.social
On the Santa Fe Trail we meet the Kaw of the First Nation Peoples. Schoonmaker had her book read and vetted by members of the Kaw Nation. It was important in being truthful to history.
#agathaaward #goodreads #historicalfiction #sidjohnsonbook2
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February 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
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A few drawings that I'm selling on my kofi <3
January 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A few drawings that I'm selling on my kofi <3
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Hey friends. I'm still selling original art and prints on my kofi shop. It's been a very rough year/months for work and your support means a lot. If interested you can dm directly or head over to my Kofi shop in bio. Thank you a always 🫶🏻
January 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hey friends. I'm still selling original art and prints on my kofi shop. It's been a very rough year/months for work and your support means a lot. If interested you can dm directly or head over to my Kofi shop in bio. Thank you a always 🫶🏻