Steve May
@stevemaythe1st.bsky.social
Award-winning children’s book #illustrator & #animation director - agent https://www.arenaillustration.com/artists/steve-may/
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guitar botherer in Cult Figures https://bsky.app/profile/cultfigures.bsky.social
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guitar botherer in Cult Figures https://bsky.app/profile/cultfigures.bsky.social
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Steve May
@stevemaythe1st.bsky.social
· Aug 4
I'm Steve, a freelance illustrator, animation director & guitar botherer with @cultfigures.bsky.social
- I'm currently available for commissions or come & buy something lovely from the shop!
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- I'm currently available for commissions or come & buy something lovely from the shop!
ko-fi.com/stevemayillu...
Oh lovely, Southern Water are ‘sorry’ but are leaving the clean up to volunteers!
Apparently yesterday they sent 3 voluntary junior employees without buckets down there! How do they get away with this again & again
Apparently yesterday they sent 3 voluntary junior employees without buckets down there! How do they get away with this again & again
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals
Southern Water has taken responsibility for the catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads that polluted the Sussex coastline.
Local charities reported a huge spill of millions of biobeads over the weekend, washing up on beaches including Camber Sands. Andy Dinsdale, the founder of the plastic pollution campaign group Strandliners, said it was the worst pollution event he had seen. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Oh lovely, Southern Water are ‘sorry’ but are leaving the clean up to volunteers!
Apparently yesterday they sent 3 voluntary junior employees without buckets down there! How do they get away with this again & again
Apparently yesterday they sent 3 voluntary junior employees without buckets down there! How do they get away with this again & again
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ICE won’t stop with immigrants. They are Trump’s thugs
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICE won’t stop with immigrants. They are Trump’s thugs
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
Every bloody year!
(Thanks @sliderulesyou.bsky.social )
(Thanks @sliderulesyou.bsky.social )
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every bloody year!
(Thanks @sliderulesyou.bsky.social )
(Thanks @sliderulesyou.bsky.social )
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On my death bed, I imagine that I may regret not calling all the other places I slept up until then my "life beds."
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On my death bed, I imagine that I may regret not calling all the other places I slept up until then my "life beds."
A man, a monkey & a dinosaur walked into a bar…
(insert punchline here)
(insert punchline here)
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A man, a monkey & a dinosaur walked into a bar…
(insert punchline here)
(insert punchline here)
Film quotes: Withnail And I
"Trade: Phenodihydrochloride benzelex.
Street: The Embalmer."
"Trade: Phenodihydrochloride benzelex.
Street: The Embalmer."
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Film quotes: Withnail And I
"Trade: Phenodihydrochloride benzelex.
Street: The Embalmer."
"Trade: Phenodihydrochloride benzelex.
Street: The Embalmer."
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An illustration by
Steve May
Steve May
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
An illustration by
Steve May
Steve May
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today, I believe this is the 'baked bean' anniversary?
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today, I believe this is the 'baked bean' anniversary?
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During the full moon werewolves start to come out…
October 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
During the full moon werewolves start to come out…
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An illustration by
Steve May
Steve May
A drunken monkey with its tail on fire! (My spirit animal?)
November 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
An illustration by
Steve May
Steve May
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An absolutely huge thank you to @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social who, armed with two pictures and a brief of "This is Kevin. He's a right bellend who loves barmaids, beer and boobs" has created this. I fucking love it! Thanks Steve!
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An absolutely huge thank you to @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social who, armed with two pictures and a brief of "This is Kevin. He's a right bellend who loves barmaids, beer and boobs" has created this. I fucking love it! Thanks Steve!
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'Draw me like your French girls'
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
'Draw me like your French girls'
Was extremely proud to be a part of Arena Illustration Ltd's 25 Year celebration a couple of weeks back!
Huge thanks for all your work & support Tamlyn Francis & Caroline Thomson!
www.arenaillustration.com/news/2025/10...
Huge thanks for all your work & support Tamlyn Francis & Caroline Thomson!
www.arenaillustration.com/news/2025/10...
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Was extremely proud to be a part of Arena Illustration Ltd's 25 Year celebration a couple of weeks back!
Huge thanks for all your work & support Tamlyn Francis & Caroline Thomson!
www.arenaillustration.com/news/2025/10...
Huge thanks for all your work & support Tamlyn Francis & Caroline Thomson!
www.arenaillustration.com/news/2025/10...
Happy birthday to me!
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Happy birthday to me!
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Anyway...here's 9. The 9th piece from the new album Smoke and Ghosts, which goes on sale 5/11/25
#NewMusic
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/9
#NewMusic
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/9
9, by Hilliat Fields
from the album Smoke and Ghosts.
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Anyway...here's 9. The 9th piece from the new album Smoke and Ghosts, which goes on sale 5/11/25
#NewMusic
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/9
#NewMusic
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/9
You all KNEW it was #NationalSandwichDay didn’t you?
- never drop your sandwich in the bath #dragonsandwichtips
- never drop your sandwich in the bath #dragonsandwichtips
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
You all KNEW it was #NationalSandwichDay didn’t you?
- never drop your sandwich in the bath #dragonsandwichtips
- never drop your sandwich in the bath #dragonsandwichtips
The Boomtown Rats were so good last night! (Worth today's hangover!)
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Boomtown Rats were so good last night! (Worth today's hangover!)
I had great fun immortalising Kevin the dog!
An absolutely huge thank you to @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social who, armed with two pictures and a brief of "This is Kevin. He's a right bellend who loves barmaids, beer and boobs" has created this. I fucking love it! Thanks Steve!
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I had great fun immortalising Kevin the dog!
The Boomtown Rats were the first band I really loved as an 8 year old & were the gateway for me discovering so much of the music that I love afterwards.
I know nobody thought they were cool, but music is personal.
I can't fucking wait for this tonight!
So there!
I know nobody thought they were cool, but music is personal.
I can't fucking wait for this tonight!
So there!
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Boomtown Rats were the first band I really loved as an 8 year old & were the gateway for me discovering so much of the music that I love afterwards.
I know nobody thought they were cool, but music is personal.
I can't fucking wait for this tonight!
So there!
I know nobody thought they were cool, but music is personal.
I can't fucking wait for this tonight!
So there!
New (Halloween) sketchbook.
I will NOT lose this one!
I will NOT lose this one!
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New (Halloween) sketchbook.
I will NOT lose this one!
I will NOT lose this one!
‘There’s a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets’
(thanks Half Man Half Biscuit!)
(thanks Half Man Half Biscuit!)
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
‘There’s a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets’
(thanks Half Man Half Biscuit!)
(thanks Half Man Half Biscuit!)
Don't let the door bang ye on the arse on the way out Andy!
#PrinceAndrew
#PrinceAndrew
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Don't let the door bang ye on the arse on the way out Andy!
#PrinceAndrew
#PrinceAndrew
Happy Halloween!
(Broomstick carefully!)
(Broomstick carefully!)
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy Halloween!
(Broomstick carefully!)
(Broomstick carefully!)
Happy Halloween kids!
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Happy Halloween kids!