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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Keep practicing. Cultivate your (artistic, creative, visual) voice and let it grow as you do. Avoid slop.

(this scene came to mind but I couldn't find a gif, so here's a screenshot, hee)
Screenshot of a scene from an animated show, The Owl House, with the character Bat Queen and her babies. Bat Queen is a large fanged face with Asian features, with bat legs and bat wings and long hair up in curlers. Her babies are smaller versions of her, facing away from the viewer. In this scene, she holds up a book in front of them and tears its pages out to feed the babies. The dialogue in this scene has her saying, "Yes, consume. Grow wise. Avoid paper cuts."
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Art-making is immersive for the body-mind. It's important to take time understanding what accommodations you need to show up for sustained practice.

Let routines vary. Get ergonomic tools. Keep your fave art supplies stocked. Make time for rest & activities that counter physical/mental strain 🌸
galileogb.bsky.social 🦎Galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 13d
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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thecatfreaky.bsky.social
Hey, if you like my art (or me) and want to (and are able to) support me with money, I would really appreciate it rn.
www.paypal.me/Maralen
Absolutely no pressure tho! It's not great atm, but it is managable. It's not an emergency or anything.
Pay Mara Kunz using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/Maralen and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.paypal.me
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
#SundayFishSketch been a while! Health stuff is rough-going, will take it slow with #FishArt this year.

Started a sketchbook study of a tank pal we had who recently passed. Thick-lipped honey gourami 🐡
#art #SciArt #sketchbook #WIP #artists #fish #animalArt #ArtYear
A delicate pencil sketch focusing on line and shapes of a thick-lipped honey gourami fish, swimming away from the viewer with a slight side profile view of its face. It has a pair of thin long fins extending from the underside of its gills, kind of look like arms. Drawn in sketchbook by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan.
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
My art makes space for realities & aspects of the inner world that often go unseen. Nuances are held in composition & color - through nature-centric & whimsical themes - inviting them to be accepted.

I work traditionally, digitally & w/mixed media. Everything is hand-drawn, from years of practice.
alejandrapinal.bsky.social Alejandra Pinal @alejandrapinal.bsky.social · 11d
Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.

I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.

No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at

Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay 👋🏽 Queer disabled artist in Southeast Asia open for work on cover art & illustrations for adult, YA, kidlit SFFH & literary projects.

I specialize in hand-drawn 2D with nature-centric, whimsical themes. Folio & commission bookings: bydhiyanah.carrd.co 💖
#SupportArtists #art #artists
An intricately detailed traditional and digital mixed media illustration by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan. An ornate frame with Arabesque and Jawi Peranakan inspired designs frames the illustration as a brown femme in a batik sarong and tank top sits on the floor next to her walking stick. A fantastical plant with glowing flowers grow from a wound on her back, ripping the back of her tank top. The plant faces us, the character is facing away, her face pointed between her cream-colored cat who is walking up to check on her and a large mystery moon glowing in the sky. Dark crescents surround the larger moon, and the same flowers from her body is depicted glowing in the purple watercolor sky amidst the stars. A brown femme person with an undercut, a coral textured tanktop, and a series of golden jewelry stands with her hands over the center of her upper chest with eyes closed listening to her heart beat as a golden glow emanates from her heart. Behind her is a wooden heart, also slightly aglow, with large leaves growing from its top against a pastel galactic watercolor sky. Surrounding this scene are decorative elements and frames that imply resonance and bridges. Hand-drawn illustration by artist Dhiyanah Hassan. A giant emperor snakehead or channa marulioides fish with yellow scales, black markings and red eyes is swimming up to a little girl in a sleeveless red dress and a top hat who is offering it a glowing flame. She is standing on a large scaled creature that is off-frame in the foreground. In rhe background are bubbles and sediments floating like stars against the water's depth, with shadowy tentacles sprouting from below and light rippling through the surface. The scene is whimsical and surreal. An illustration by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan of two trans and genderqueer mermaids or mer-people gently swimming through an underwater seaweed cluster with interlinked arms and looks of wonder and affection on their faces. Parts of their bodies and tails are adorned with crystalline structure reminiscent of kyanites.
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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thecatfreaky.bsky.social
Finally made another stamp! Had this one in my sketchbook for some time. 🐟 #art
Two blue stamp prints of a blue fish. One looking to the left, one to the right. The same stamp was used for both, even though the fish isn't symmetrical, making one of them upside down from the other. The variations are only slightly visible in the fins though.
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you!
🐡🌈

#art #artists #fishArt #FantasyArt #DisabledArtist #SFFartist
Hand-drawn illustration by artist Dhiyanah Hassan. A giant emperor snakehead or channa marulioides fish with yellow scales, black markings and red eyes is swimming up to a little girl in a sleeveless red dress and a top hat who is offering it a glowing flame. She is standing on a large scaled creature that is off-frame in the foreground. In rhe background are bubbles and sediments floating like stars against the water's depth, with shadowy tentacles sprouting from below and light rippling through the surface. The scene is whimsical and surreal.
January 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#birds #BirdSky #art #SciArt #artists #birb
A realistic hand-drawn digital painting of a common sparrow by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan. The bird's body is facing away from the viewer with its head tilted back so that its side profile is facing the viewer. Bits of nest are suggested on the ground against a light blue sky background.
January 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Nudging back semi-online so I don't miss #InverteFest! I tried something new this time. Meet Mawar 🌹🦀

She's in great company here in the free art book celebrating invertebrate art 💚
drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#crochet #crab #OC #crochetArt #invertArt #SciArt #art #diy #artists
A photo of a stylized crochet crab plushie photographed against a white background. The crab is a fictional design based on the artist's original character named Mawar. She has a golden shell and two rose blossoms where her claws should be. She has blue eyes which she keeps close to her body and her legs are done in curly cues so that the plusie doubled as a stim toy.
December 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Mawar happened bc I've been reorganizing work spaces (hoping to upgrade some stuff for better disability accommodations 🤞🏽) & found this yellow cap-like piece from an incompleted project. I didn't wanna waste it & the shape seemed to fit a cartoon crab design, doubling as a stim toy. #crochetArt
bydhiyanah.bsky.social Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · 24d
Nudging back semi-online so I don't miss #InverteFest! I tried something new this time. Meet Mawar 🌹🦀

She's in great company here in the free art book celebrating invertebrate art 💚
drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#crochet #crab #OC #crochetArt #invertArt #SciArt #art #diy #artists
December 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Thank you for supporting my art and livelihood.

Happy New Year 💐
#art #ArtVsArtist #artvsartist2025 #SupportArtists #illustration #DisabledArtist
A 3 bu 3 square grid with previews of artwork created by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan im 2025. From the top left, first row: crochet watermelon accessories for a fundraiser, a surreal illustration with a giant fish, a cartoon crab plushie. Second row: illustration with a surreal moon, a photo of Dhiyanah's hand with a corn snake wrapped around it, an illustration of a brown person with an undercut meditating in front of a giant heart-shaped tree. Third row: a planthopper designed with batik motifs, an observational study of chili rasbora fish, a moth designed with batik motifs.
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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qospress.bsky.social
#Booksky We’re working on new titles for 2026, including a terrific collection of sapphic fantasy pirate tales by @jolantru.bsky.social, which gorgeous cover art by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social! Stay tuned for preorders and more!
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
I enjoyed making an #ArtSummary grid for '24, so here's one for '25! Previewing some of the pieces from personal & commissioned work that got me expanding technique & playfulness.

p.s. open for commission bookings for March onwards 🙌🏽
forms.gle/xbdSuuQRwwfA...

#art #artists #SupportArtists #ArtYear
A 4 by 3 grid of 12 tiles displaying previews of art by Dhiyanah Hassan. From left, top row: batik-infused insect art, sketchbook studies of fish, cover art with Southeast Asian ornamental designs. Second row: a kidlit art illustration of a defiant heart-shaped cloud, a commissioned portrait of an author in xyr true dragon-fae form, a stylized portrait of a gulper eel. Third row: a baobab tree in a surreal landscape, a portrait of a walking shark, black and white commissioned line art of a South Asian woman with a surreal reflection beside her. Last row: a brown femme with an undercut meditating in front of a giant heart-shaped tree, a commissioned cover art featuring a light trail weaving in and out of portals on trees, a crochet cartoon crab with flowers for claws.
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
#INPRNT has a free shipping sale this weekend! I've got a range of mindful, soothing, diverse, vibrant, and fantastical art on my shop there that'd make wonderful gifts for yourself and/or loved ones 🦋

www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh...

#art #bsnm #artists #prints #SupportArtists
bydhiyanah.bsky.social Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · 20d
'Resounding with the Heart Drum Tree,' available as prints!

A statement for the heart as space/place for listening, bridging, and growing. Living w heart flare-ups now, illustrating this felt defiantly soothing 💚
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh...
#art #bsnm #illustration #DisabledArtist #artists
A brown femme person with an undercut, a coral textured tanktop, and a series of golden jewelry stands with her hands over the center of her upper chest with eyes closed listening to her heart beat as a golden glow emanates from her heart. Behind her is a wooden heart, also slightly aglow, with large leaves growing from its top against a pastel galactic watercolor sky. Surrounding this scene are decorative elements and frames that imply resonance and bridges.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Update: Medical appts on pause for now. Focusing on weekly treatments & routines for pain management🤞🏽
Commissions open. Ko-fi sales help, saving up for mobility aids/tools for work station:
💚 www.ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah
💖 forms.gle/xbdSuuQRwwfA...
#DisabledArtist #chronicPain #SupportArtists #artists
December 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
'Resounding with the Heart Drum Tree,' available as prints!

A statement for the heart as space/place for listening, bridging, and growing. Living w heart flare-ups now, illustrating this felt defiantly soothing 💚
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh...
#art #bsnm #illustration #DisabledArtist #artists
A brown femme person with an undercut, a coral textured tanktop, and a series of golden jewelry stands with her hands over the center of her upper chest with eyes closed listening to her heart beat as a golden glow emanates from her heart. Behind her is a wooden heart, also slightly aglow, with large leaves growing from its top against a pastel galactic watercolor sky. Surrounding this scene are decorative elements and frames that imply resonance and bridges.
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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amtuomala.bsky.social
Thinking about something Dhiyanah Hassan (@bydhiyanah.bsky.social) said at Flights of Foundry, about finding themself starting a lot of projects--something like, "I must be drawn to beginnings right now."
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Been thinking about this lately too as, beginnings do their branching off - creative seasons and cycles, all the shapes they can take when we meet them with our whole selves. As whole as we can be in the moment, anyway, given *waves arms* everything. Forging compassion anyhow.
amtuomala.bsky.social A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · 17d
This was one of the best things I took from that con: to see your own patterns as information, rather than leaping to judgment and castigation; to look at the work you can do with compassion, and to be grateful for the lessons that work can teach you.
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Fulfilling a new year ritual! I document a photo capturing #WIP in the first week of what I'm working on that anchors a feeling, a hope, an opening of sorts. It's a temporal checkpoint acknowledging my disability-informed r'ship w time, while insisting on gentle transitions 🌱 #art #wip #artists
A flatlay photo showing a few work in progress pieces by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan. A butterfly sketch in a sketchbook. A new cat art in the making on the tablet screen. And some printed text on paper is sneakily placed beneath the book and the pen. A grid collage displaying six photos, each depicting a work in progress or creative self-care moment by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan. From the top left: a doodle in planner of a cartoon version of the artist holding the frame with a t-shirt that says You Got This, a flat lay of multiple paintings in progress, a photo of a teddy bear head plushie and a sketchbook painting. Second row, from left: a sketchbook drawing with Dhiyanah's hand holding a necklace locket with a painting in it and the word for healing in Malay, pulih, a photo of Dhiyanah's hand holding a pen working on their custom self-care workbook, a photo of Dhiyanah holdong up a cup of tea while in the background the tablet screen shows their illustration of the planet Earth enveloped in a pink protective bubble with a rose on it.
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Need to rest a lot for weekly appointments & daily pain management.

While I've some spoons for admin, might be a good time to review commission briefs?
1 spot open for Feb, 2 spots each month ahead. Plz circulate or drop by my shops to support. All links in bio + folio 🦋
bydhiyanah.carrd.co
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
My 'Pallas Squish' poster/print is available on my inprnt shop. And the coloring sheet version is on my ko-fi shop! For prints, remember to place orders in early for gifts/holidays 🐾

🖼️: www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh...
🎨: ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah
#art #artists #bsnm #SupportArtists #caturday #catArt
A photo of the artist's hand holding up a light black-bordered frame with a cute cat illustratoon art in it. Hand drawn by the artist, Dhiyanah Hassan, the illustration is of a stylized pallas cat or manul smiling at the viewer while squishing its tail. The word 'Squish' is drawn underneath it extending from the cat's shadow in a playful script framed with whisker-like marks. Above the cat are little light orbs or snow flakes which, against the warm grey background, gives a calming wintery feeling to the piece.
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
My #crochet blanket now covers my lap! Been working on this for months, the process provides a lot of soothing (also I'm determined to celebrate some progress today, heh) 🧶
#crochetArt #diy #DisabledArtist
Photo of Dhiyanah's hand holding a crochet hook in the foreground as they work on a multi-colored square blanket.
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Portfolio is live 😁💖
bydhiyanah.carrd.co
It's gone through a big update! Really happy with it & grateful for things coming together.

Must rest now, staying slow + gentle for this week's recovery cycle 🍵
#SupportArtists #DisabledArtist #art #artists #illustrator #writer #SFFH #SFFart
Dhiyanah Hassan
Portfolio of the artist Dhiyanah Hassan showcasing a wide selection of their multi-disciplinary practice in art, illustrations, and writing.
bydhiyanah.carrd.co
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
Accepting project and commission proposals for 2026! Early bookings required 🌈🌸🦋

For: Cover art, paid collabs, kid lit, adult/YA SFFH themes, lit fic, non-fic. Would love to do more animal/nature/hybrid illos. Also open for private art/gifts.
#artists #art #SupportArtists #SupportBipoc
bydhiyanah.bsky.social Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · Jun 9
Open for early commission bookings for the months ahead, prioritizing book covers, private art/gifts, & larger projects w flexible timelines that can cover my medical expenses for a few months: forms.gle/xbdSuuQRwwfA... 🌱
#art #illustration #DisabledArtist #SupportArtists #SupportBipoc #artists
bydhiyanah.bsky.social Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · May 3
Looking for commissioned work for the months ahead! Would love to work on private comms & book covers w whimsical, nature-focused themes.

Open for tips/mutual aid to help with medical expenses (+ there's a lil shop here): ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah

Thank you for shares/support 💚 #artists #SupportArtists
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM