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Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

I have introduced a new character during Folktale Week.

#folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidlitart

November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

I wonder how people manage to create only nice art in their sketchbooks. I could never flip through mine in front of other people without feeling embarrassed 😅

November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

I should do some work, but I’m in an Inktober flow today.

September 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Been busy rearranging the garden layout, but today I actually drew something! 🤓

August 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

My illustrations for the Hidden in the Garden challenge over on Instagram.

#illustration #kidlitart #garden #spring

March 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Live keeps me busy, but here is a late Valentine’s for you 😘

February 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

The final bird of the short list is the Cuban Tody. A super fluffy cutie 🥰

#birbfest #birbfest2025 #birds #illustration

January 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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Jess Taylor

@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social

I thought I’d do a proper intro post with links 👋 I’m Jess aka Loadofolbobbins a textile artist and illustrator inspired by nature, books and coosplaying pigeons. 🐦❤️

Shop: www.loadofolbobbins.co.uk
Birb Zine Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/loa...
Newsletter: eepurl.com/hZtidz

A flat lay of a selection of original bird illustration prints by Loadofolbobbins. They’re all muddled together overlapping to create a joyful mass of birds. The birds you can see as illustrations are a goldfinch, pukeko, white browed tit warbler, curl crested aracari, brown hooded kingfisher, Californian sage grouse, king penguin, red billed oxpecker, bluejay, harpy eagle, Bluethroat, white created helmetshrike and a red and yellow barbet.

A selection of laser cut wooden jewellery featuring illustrations inspired by ivy and the wildlife it attracts. Working from left to right, a small vibrant variegated ivy necklace with a jersey tiger moth stuck to the leaf, a pair of ivy stud earrings (left one is variegated with lime green border & slightly darker green centre, right stud is dark green ivy leaf with light green veining), small wooden charm of an ivy mining bee, a swallowtail moth lapel pin on a illustrated ivy backing card, a large dark green veined ivy leaf necklace with red admiral butterfly stuck to bottom left, a jersey tiger moth lapel pin on a backing card full of ivy illustrations, pair of matching ivy mining bee stud earrings on a backing card, a small wooden charm of a golden hoverfly, a small vibrant variegated ivy necklace, a large dark green veined ivy leaf necklace with a golden hoverfly stuck to the bottom left and a red admiral butterfly lapel pin. Text says Ivy League by Loadofolbobbins

An original digital illustration of a Cassowary bird by Loadofolbobbins. The illustration focuses on its neck and head. A very dinosaur looking bird the Cassowary has a bright reddish orange wrinkled neck and wattle that transitions to a bright intense blue face with sharp angles of the skull visible underneath its skin. It has a beak slightly elongated and pointed downwards. It has a large eye with a yellowy orange iris that is glistening in the sun. On top of its head is a casque, which is an enlargement of the bone from its upper skull and looks almost like a Mohawk and is an array of greens in colour. The background is a splash of light grey ink.

A photo montage of pigeon themed product from Loadofolbobbins. Clockwise from top left a hardback book of illustrations called 100 days of Coosplay by Jessica Taylor and Fred the pigeon, a laser cut wooden necklace showing an illustration of a pigeon coosplaying as a unicorn, a series of three laser cut wooden pins showing illustrations of a pigeon coosplaying as Elizabeth the first, an artist and a roller derby player.

January 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

The fourth birb from the short list was the Cassowary. To me he seems like a real fashionista.

#birbfest #birbfest2025 #art #fashion

January 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

I’m behind the Birbfest schedule 😱

January 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

The third bird of the short list was the Masked Trogon.

#birbfest #birbfest2025 #sketchbook #art

January 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM

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Pauline

@paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social

Presenting todays #Birbfest2025 bird, which I was really looking forward to: the Northern Potoo.
#birbfest #art

A digital drawing of a two nothern potoos, a chick in the foreground and a grown-up in the background. The lighter chick has its eyes closed and looks content while its parent looks lika an alarmed muppet

January 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Birbfest Day 2 (short list) - Northern Potoo

#birbfest #birbfest2025 #watercolour

January 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Jess Taylor

@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social

Mornin’ all today’s #BirbFest2025 bird is the Crimson Topaz Hummingbird and this here is my illustration of it….

#BirbFest #Birds #Hummingbird #SciArt #WildlifeArt #BirdArt #ArtSky

An original digital illustration of Crimson Topaz Hummingbird perching on a branch by Loadofolbobbins. Facing its back to the viewer and its head turned to the right the main body feathers have a kind of ombré effect going from a deep rich red through warm oranges to vibrant yellow. Its head is a deep purple/red almost black with a long grey blue beak curving down at the end. It has two long thing tail feathers that curve over each other and are a deep purple blue colour. The other tail feathers just above this have an almost gol like iridescence. The back is a light blue inky splashy wash.

January 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM

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Claire Spiller

@claireaspiller.bsky.social

Hello #Birbfest 🪶

Ross's Turaco illustration with alcohol markers and coloured pencils 🎨

January 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM

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Jess Taylor

@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social

So here’s my offering for day 1 of #BirbFest2025 a Lady Ross’ Turaco, the punk of the bird world. Love the dark rich blues 😍

#Birds #BirdArt #BirbFest #WildlifeArt #SciArt #ArtSky #Illustration

An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Lady Ross’ Turaco bird. With a deep rich purpley blue body and head it also has a pinky red Mohawk like plume of feathers on its head. The bright yellow beak curves and points down with the same colouring surrounding its eye like a mask. It’s perched on a large gnarled branch in grey browns with mossy bits of green. The background is made up of splashy ink marks that are light blue.

January 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Birbfest Day 1 (short list) - Lady Ross’s Turaco

#birbfest #birbfest2025 #illustration #sketchbook

January 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Happy New Year, everyone 🥳

January 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Let‘s say goodbye to the year of the dragon and welcome the year of the snake. I hope it will be a great one for all of us.
Are you guys having any New Year’s resolutions?

#newyear #newyear_art #yearofthesnake2025 #chinesezodiacart #childrensbooksart #illustration

December 30, 2024 at 8:13 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

I‘m gonna join #birbfest next month. But I‘m only doing the short list. Maybe I can doodle some more birbs, tho.

Who else is going to join?

#art #artchallenge

December 30, 2024 at 2:59 PM

Kibi

@sailorriceball.bsky.social

Time to look back on 2024. I made a little collage of my personal favourite pieces from this year. I didn’t draw much, but compared to the past years, I actually created something! Hope to be able to make more art next year.

#kidlitart #artof2024 #watercolour