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Maarta Laiho
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Comic Colorist for WINGS OF FIRE and HILO.
Keeper of Cats.
Hermit in the woods of Maine.

📧 MaartaLaiho@gmail.com
http://www.Pencilcat.net
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Hi Bluesky! I'm Maarta, a fulltime comic colorist working on series like WINGS OF FIRE, and HILO!
I also draw a lot of dragons 🐉

💻 linktr.ee/Pencilcat
Well we had 2 good days before 2026 went right into the trash
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm not going to say 2026 will be better

But I am ready to throw 2025 straight into the trash 🗑
December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Baking Christmas cookies and Pippin is mad none of them are for him
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Fuzzy noses always make the day better.
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Lost power and currently sitting in the dark. Huge windstorm knocked everything out.

So bored 😩
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What's everyone's preferred brand for large HDD external drives? Especially ones that don't use bloatware to use.

Looking to be more serious about backing up my old work, so I'm not always relying on cloud services.
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Welp, that's disappointing to read.
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm sure there are many reasons for it, but it's soooo annoying when subtitles for tv/movies don't match what's being said, especially if it's the same language.
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
signing up for health insurance

everything is awful
a baby girl is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and making a funny face .
ALT: a baby girl is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Woke to the sound of chewing and scratching in the attic space above my bedroom. 😖

Guess all my plans for today have been postponed while I attempt to deal with the trespassers. 🐿
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
That brief moment of joy after buying a new car 🥰

until you go to update the insurance and pay the excise tax 😱
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Buying a car really is the most miserable shopping experience. Can we ban car dealerships already.
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It's my birthday! I've completed another lap around the sun and leveled up.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Let's go Maine!!! Hell NO to Voter Restriction Laws!
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Feels good to be Hopescrolling for a change
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Wings of Fire: Darkstalker Graphic Novel releases soon, so here's a quick little doodle to celebrate. It was a fun book to work on, and I hope all the fans enjoy it! 🐉😈

Darkstalker is a fun character to draw, I should do more in the future.
October 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Zoh Shia
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Milk truck I spotted today
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Wings of Fire: Darkstalker Graphic Novel releases soon, so here's a quick little doodle to celebrate. It was a fun book to work on, and I hope all the fans enjoy it! 🐉😈

Darkstalker is a fun character to draw, I should do more in the future.
October 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I wanted to like A House of Dynamite, but I've never been so frustrated with a movie's editing. Just bizarrely paced, and the ending is the worst I've seen in a long time. A lot of really phenomenal actors in minor and do-nothing roles too. It's just an odd movie.
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
That struggle of wanting to keep up with the news to be informed and educated on what's happening around us

but also *holy fuck* there's so much *every day* it quickly turns into doomscrolling and then wanting to stick your head in the sand to escape it all
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Standoff
Acrylic on Board
2025
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM