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MOTH👑MONARCH 2026 EDITION
@mothmonarch.bsky.social
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🐛 mothmonar.ch ✨
Bug King • Independent Artist & Designer • aka M. Capaldi 🌟
they/them, queer variety pack, real human artist
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MOTH👑MONARCH 2026 EDITION @mothmonarch.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hi, I'm Moth Monarch, a non-binary artist fascinated with the intersection of the eternal & ephemeral in the world and within us. I make lots of stuff!
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🛍️ Shop my Art: shop.mothmonar.ch
🌟 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/mothmonarch
🐛 Tip Jar: ko-fi.com/mothmonarch
Digital art of a cartoon moth dressed as a red mage in a leaping pose, rapier held forward in their right hand and floating focus held behind in their left. The moth is beige with green eyes and brown and beige wings with reddish vein patterns. Their clothing consists of a small red hat, long fancy coat with gold details, elbow-length black gloves, and knee-height black boots. Magic circles, vines, and petals behind them evoke the "Resolution" spell from FFXIV. Eight images of Celestial Insects enamel pins: comet moth, dragonfly, peacock spider, stag beetle, shield bug, wasp, periodical cicada, honeybee. All of them have starry and celestial imagery incorporated into their natural shapes with colors leaning heavy toward yellows and deep blues with some red. Photo of Moth Monarch behind their convention table in a shiny colorful jacket and sunglasses, smiling and gesturing broadly at their wares displayed around them. They have enamel pins, bandanas, stickers, prints, posters, commissions and more. Some of the wares are displayed on wire panels erected on either side of the table with purple cloth backdrops, with a few smaller displays on the table itself and bandanas strung overhead between the wire panel stands. There is a purple table runner down the center with the artist's crowned moth logo and name. The convention center behind is whites and grays with light coming in from windows in the ceiling. Photo in a hotel lobby. A printed standee for Eve the kangaroo is on the left. She is various shades of brown with blue eyes, a patch of orange hair, and freckles on her face and limbs. Eve is wearing a matching sports bra and pair of shorts and holding a pink and orange water bottle. The artist, Moth Monarch, is standing on the right, holding their arms wide to showcase the character. Moth Monarch is shorter than the standee; they have dark hair shaved on the sides, glasses, a black tee, yellow lanyard with convention badges, and palm leaf print leggings.
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stratica.bsky.social
I've been dealing with loss recently and as a result had to cancel my plans for MCFC, impacting me financially. Could use some help from sketch sales.

These are $55 each. If interested, please either DM or submit via form: forms.gle/n7jLRQDgukvt...
Kelly shown in a monochrome drawing #furry #furryart
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Lots of new people since "Starchild"! Hello!! Heads up, I've got range!
Digital artwork of a death's-head hawk moth drawn in stylized realism with a golden outline, holding a large moon with many rays coming out of it that spread across the remainder of the image. The moth itself has brown and black intricately patterned upper wings with a bit of yellow and red, yellow lower wings with black stripes, a brown upper body and face with a soft skull shape on its back, and a lower body with dark stripes that is blue down the center and yellow on either side. The background fades to a darker blue around the image edges and is filled with many stylized stars, some stylized as six points with rays and others more like dots, four-points, or asterisk shaped. Below the open wings of the moth are three moon phases on each side. Digital art character badge of a pink and white snow leopard furry smiling and posing toward the viewer in a shiny white and bright green techwear outfit, holding a large mechanical-looking book in front of her in one hand. She has violet eyes, magenta hair, and some of her spots look like hearts. The outfit consists of a light jacket in white with a rainbow sleeve accent visible over a thin green hoodie, green fingerless gloves, white long shorts with black and green checkered leggings underneath, and white and green sporty shoes. The book is white and bronze with green-blue light accents highlighting wing-like protrusions at the top edges of the cover as well as a few visible wires and techy details. The name "Skye" appears to the right in purple decorated with pink lines inspired by circuitry, and the background cut to shape is a lavender-purple gradient with a faint circuitry texture. Signed MM. Photo of a framed artwork on a gray chair. It's a black and white ink piece with a cartoon moth standing on a rock in the middle of a river with their eyes closed and body postured as if listening intently. More rocks line the river around them, with trees growing high on the banks near the top of the image. The mark below the piece reads "Moth Monarch | MothMonar.ch" Digital art illustration of cartoon insects partying: fireflies sit on a frame above shining light on a dancing caterpillar, ant, bumblebee, and mantis below. Text top, middle, and bottom reads "do a little dance / you're a little bug / get down tonight"
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
🌘 "Starchild" 🌟
Commission for @franzanth.bsky.social & at last another of my Golden Orbits.
Digital artwork of a dragon head caterpillar (Polyura schreiber) with the many dots on its horned head and chubby body rendered to resemble little stars, a few actually being tiny four-pointed stars. Above its head a partially eclipsed moon is framed between its inner horns, and large four-pointed stars rest on the center of its upper head and hang on either side of its head between its outer horns. More stylized rays and stars radiate out into the edges of the image, rich textured gold against a dark blue framing the green bug's body. The caterpillar is outlined in metallic gold and has fairly realistic face details and feet. Art by Moth Monarch.
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
when you are finished a cool project but you gotta wait for the commissioner to approve before you post it (I got like 3 of these in the barrel augh)
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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pikaole.bsky.social
Bees 🐝
This art features 100 bees of various colors and shapes. These bees are designed in a cartoonish style, based on real species. The common name or species is written below the animals. Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests. Cute and colorful atmosphere. There are over 20,000 species of bees, so I only depicted a very small fraction of them!
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Pages out of the square book. 🖋🐛
Sketchbook page of various cartoon insects dated Nov 2025. A few are in coats or sweaters; one moth is standing reading a book through large round glasses while another is dressed in a cloak and robe. Lots of small bugs in various poses fill out the rest of the page. Art by Moth Monarch. Sketchbook page of various cartoon insects dated Dec 2025. A moth carrying a book glances behind them saying "heh" to the left. A damselfly in a labcoat with a clipboard in one hand holds up a finger of the other hand with to the lower right. The rest of the page is assorted smaller bugs in different poses, some with outfits. Art by Moth Monarch.
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Just got things lined up for my hysterectomy ✌️ No date yet but they ballparked six months. I'll be so glad to get rid of it after decades of that thing being a nuisance. Also it'll be interesting to see how recovery compares to top surgery!
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Been playing Baldur's Gate III with two of my favorite people in the whole world some recent evenings. Which one do you think is my character?
Three Baldur's Gate player characters. Left, a dwarf barbarian with tan skin and a pale beard in armor with a hammer at his back. Middle, a tiefling bard with gray skin in green clothes with a lyre at their back. Right, a blue dragonborn with odd eyes and a glowing effect on their chestpiece and around them on the floor. Behind these are a bear and Gale the wizard.
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
The January review is out for patrons!
www.patreon.com/posts/149807...
A trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario, new designs in the works, sketchbook explorations & more!
Photo of two sketchbook pages of cartoon insects and some acrylic paint pens resting above one. The smaller left page has a cartoon moth looking frazzled and hurried, reaching out ahead of them toward the left while glancing behind them with a determined expression. The words "first they must catch you" are written to the left in warm gray. The larger right page is an assortment of bug characters such as a moth in a sweater and skirt with a coffee and messenger bag and various flowers and leaves; the spaces in between have little nature doodles such as flowers and leaves. Art by Moth Monarch.
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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palaeoplushies.com
Betta drop! I've got some big plushie Betta splendens and some new plakat keychains in stock over at www.palaeoplushies.com !!

I've got a few different plakats I haven't photographed yet that will be going up later today too!
Six big (for a Betta) plushie Betta fish in multiple colours Four different plushie keychain plakat bettas
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
🖋🐛
Cartoon moth drawn in paint pens on blank paper, photographed at a tilt. The moth is yellow and orange with green eyes, wearing a teal and blue sweater and darker teal skirt. They have a brown messenger bag and cup of coffee with a little steam rising from the lid.
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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elegantlab.bsky.social
please know when I use the ✨ emoji, I do not mean anything to do with AI. they stole my emoji from me.
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Con apps asking for how long I've been doing this or how many times I've vended is like. I don't know. I'm old now. I've been drawing forever. I lost track past 50 cons. I was supposed to count? Nobody told me this in 2009??
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Recent sketch of @ethryaswiftstep.bsky.social, just because. Probably get it polished up later! #ffxiv
Digital clean sketch of a lalafell sage from FFXIV in an ornamented robe with glasses and mismatched earrings. They are grinning at the viewer and standing with one hand behind their back, one held up as four small nouliths hover around them. The sketch is in black and gold lines with the character's eyes colored in green.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Powerful and necessary. Goddamn.
jacobgeller.com Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 19d
How do we see the future? Is it an expansion of possibility and imagination, a canvas on which we can paint anything? Or is the future a contraction? A place where ideas are bound by the spaces we’re given to create them — a place that determines what we’re allowed to dream youtu.be/F0K2DnI1TDk
Jacob Geller sitting in front of the moon in a darkened room
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Listening to Pete Seeger's rendition of "We Shall Overcome" and thinking of home.

Thinking of my childhood & time with my dad in the folk music scene, festivals by beautiful riversides and singing together, hundreds, thousands strong from the heart.

There is so much worth fighting for together.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Still creating but still here sometimes. It'll be a long road, I think. I'll just keep doing my best.

I won't let those who trample on my heart and take advantage of my good will change me for the worse. May they sleep as well as they deserve.
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
I have had little to say on certain things because my heart is too heavy to piece the words together. Oh for a world where we could dare to love each other well.
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Psst! For a limited time, my two most recent completed sketchbooks are available via Ko-Fi as PAY WHAT YOU WANT downloads! ko-fi.com/mothmonarch/... 🖋️🐛
I welcome all to enjoy & share with others you feel might like my work too. Keep some wonder and adventure in your heart.
Interior cover of a sketchbook. Top bar has white text on blue reading "Digital Sketchbook"; beneath is hand-written "The Art of Moth Monarch" with a cartoon moth head below facing the viewer. A crown and the eyes are done in metallic gold. A thin border around this is interrupted on the sides by moon phases in gold, at the top with a tiny crown, and at the bottom by a tiny moth. Interior cover of a sketchbook. Top bar has white text on blue reading "Digital Sketchbook"; beneath is an ink naturescape with a path cutting through pine trees and layers of mountains. Two small cartoon insects feature on the path, one looking out into the distance and the other approaching them carrying a backpack. Hand-written text at the top reads "The adventures that await us" with a heart shape after, then smaller, "The Art of Moth Monarch"
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a #dragon 🐉
Digital artwork of a white eastern dragon with a pink mane and tail, yellow belly scales, purple horns and claws, and blue eyes. It is looking left with its body twisting into the distance of a light blue to pink and purple gradient background.
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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chentomology.bsky.social
It’s probably weird to say that, but I do have a lot of personal attachment to cockroaches. When I draw 1 roach, there are always another 10 more I wanna do! But there’s only so much canvas space so I had to make choices … swipe to see the species list!
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
A little ink, a little color, a little imagination. 🐛
Photo of two sketchbook pages next to each other full of cartoon bugs. The left smaller page has lots of moth busts and some full characters in various poses and expressions in black ink. The right larger page has a mix of characters and more realistically shaped but still stylized bugs in an assortment of black and colored markers. A brush pen rests out of focus to the top left. Art by Moth Monarch.
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Recently watched what's out of Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) and really enjoyed it. Very charming with some balanced darkness to it, just what I've been in the mood for! Hope the rest comes out soon.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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rumwik.bsky.social
DO YOU SEE???

#art #bug #comic
July 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
mothmonarch.bsky.social
Ants & Plants 🪴
Digital drawing of two cartoon ants talking about a small sad-looking potted plant on a desk between them. The left ant looks is wearing a sweater and says "Do you think it's too much water? Too little?" The right ant is wearing a bandana around their neck, a small belt with pouches around their waist, and a larger wrap with pouches around their abdomen. They are looking at the plant with a thoughtful expression, saying "Hm." Behind them on either side are some other larger plants in pots. Art by Moth Monarch.
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM