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Traci VW Creations
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Kidlit author & award winning illustrator, game artist, dog & nature lover. Dragon tamer. Also a picture taker & city gardener. She/her. Supporter of diversity!
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www.tracivanwagoner.com
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Traci VW Creations @tracivw.bsky.social · Dec 17
Art vs. Artist time for 2025. Here's a roundup of some of the new artwork I've created this year.

#kidlitart #artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #illustrator #childrensbooks #SCBWIArtober2025 #dragon #unicorn #PBart #PaintPlay
A grid of my artwork from 2025 surrounding a photo of me standing in front of the Statue of Liberty last winter. 1. MG cover art -boy and girl chasing a dragon. 2.Close up of a spread from my PB currently out on submission. 3. A unicorn in a forest 4. Painterly art of a couple dancing at a masquerade ball 5. Three kids and a dog holding a candle with big monster legs. 6. a dragon sniffing a pie in an open window while two kids look on. 7. A scared monster hiding under quilt with a glowing nightlight. 8. A girl sculpts an ice dragon
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Portfolio of the Day | Guweiz → buff.ly/mC4IFo9

#art #portfolio #illustration #drawing
The Art of Guweiz
Discover the finest artists from animation, games, illustration and comics…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social
I'm illustrating a board for a game with a bunch of diff rooms & it's a lot like playing Sims, in which I enjoy building & decorating most. Happiness. Here's a little sneak peek.

We hope you are able find moments of happiness too.

#gameartist #illustrator #tabletopgames #boardgames #vectorart
Vector art of a top view of a hotel bed room mostly in blue
January 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
I have a new post where I ask for your opinion on something. I'd love your input -- either here or on my site. Thanks!

#kdilitart #kidlit #coverart #titles #childrensbooks #picturebookmaking #publishing #illustration

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What's in a Title?
A New Post Where I Ask for Your HelpIt’s a brand new year and I’m diving back into my mourning doves picture book. It was on pause for a short time while illustrating Carlos Crosses the Border now ava...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
I have a new post where I ask for your opinion on something. I'd love your input -- either here or on my site. Thanks!

#kdilitart #kidlit #coverart #titles #childrensbooks #picturebookmaking #publishing #illustration

www.tracivanwagoner.com/post/what-s-...
What's in a Title?
A New Post Where I Ask for Your HelpIt’s a brand new year and I’m diving back into my mourning doves picture book. It was on pause for a short time while illustrating Carlos Crosses the Border now ava...
www.tracivanwagoner.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Win all 3 books in our #LunarNewYear giveaway! 🧧

Enter here: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6

#kidlit #bookgiveaway Benson Shum
Photo showing 3 picture books - Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua, Alex’s Good Fortune and We Are Lion Dancers by Benson Shum
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Missed a UPS delivery while I was out. Could it be ... my first physical copy of STILL FRIENDS?

Maybe. But honestly, I'm hoping it's some new edition or translation of one of my previous books instead.
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
Trying to look to the future with a growth mindset is difficult when the world is burning around us. But I have to keep making art and writing books. I only hope I can continue making money doing so.

#kidlitartist #gameartist #Illustrator #AuthorIllustrator #PaintPlay #JustBreathe
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
Hey, hey, it’s National Pie Day! Any day you can have pie is a good day.

#kidlitart #paintplay #scbwi #nationalpieday #dragon
A boy and a girl peer from behind a bush at a red dragon sniffing a pie in the window of a house
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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There's an exciting opportunity coming from #RevPit! Keep an eye on this space 👀💖
#RevPit Exciting Opportunity Incoming Stay tuned!
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
This was a fun character to create! For some reason pirates are really fun to draw. So much character possibilities.

#illustrator #illustration #gameartist #characterartist
kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social Kurt and Traci Gaming @kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social · 8d
A bit of #ThrowbackThursday coming your way. A Pirate in Bloomers, which happen to be polka dots -- just in time for #NationalPolkaDotDay. Painted by Traci VW.

#TBT #GameArt #CharacterDesign #CharacterArt #Pirate

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Art of a pirate character caught in his polka dot bloomers
January 22, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Taking commissions for February, please RT 🧡

If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com

Full info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Two horsemen running for their lives. In the background there are two giants, one of which is stabbing the other. The blood flowing down in glowing like molten lava. A portrait of a red-haired elf-woman with pale skin and yellow eyes. She is surrounded by flames A giant man with white pearlescent scales on his shoulders and tail covers a small woman in a red dress with his hand The man has a huge bleeding bite on his shoulder.
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Qrp with wing art!

#Dragon #Art #Fantasy #PaintPlay #IceDragon
A flowing and majestic ice dragon in a land of ice in a sunset sky
January 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
In honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day, a haiku & a fall walk...

A squirrel playground
Tree branch highways and byways
A maze in the sky
~Traci VW

Take a moment to breathe & appreciate nature today, especially a squirrel or two!

#haiku #squirrel #paintplay #SquirrelAppreciationDay #NatureintheCity
Haiku: A squirrel playground Tree branch highways and byways A maze in the sky Traci VW -- over art with a couple and their dog in silhouette walking in front of a skyline, fall trees, and a fence -- the trees are filled with squirrels running about.
January 21, 2026 at 9:11 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
I'll say it again, in plainer terms...
IMPEACH AND REMOVE 47!
Black and blue splatter background with 8647 in white
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
I'll join the fun of #ArtABCs starting with Beluga Whales for B.

#kidlitart #PaintPlay #animals #whales #kidlit #belugawhales
Children's book art of a pod of beluga whales chasing fish in the dark sea beneath the ice
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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B is for… #Beetle💚
Join us for #ArtABCs, the most laid-back art challenge ever
Share your art of anything starting with B!

No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed

dotart.blog/karin-wander...

#Art #Watercolor #Watercolour #Nature #Insect
Watercolor jewel beetle in shimmering greens and blues.
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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#scbwiny26 Strategies to Develop Your Next Project & Beyond with editor Claudia Gabel

Permission: It's okay to be distracted for a little bit from your main project if brainstorming through new ideas helps you maintain creative energy and career forward motion.

#WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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jessicahorton.bsky.social
Utah friends! Read this to come up to speed on HB197 and how it fits into the national pattern of book banning bills. Then contact your legislators to tell them to vote no on this bill! Don’t forget to join @letutahread.bsky.social for updates on how you can help this legislative session! #utpol
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Even more bad library bills being proposed in state legislatures. Don't just read and understand what's at stake here–take action to help stop their progress.

Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks.

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Even More Bad Library Bills for 2026–and How to Fight Them Now
Two more bad bills have hit state legislatures in Indiana and Ohio. Here's what they are, what they do, and how to take action now.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
tracivw.bsky.social
Happy Friday. I'm appreciating another dragon for some Friday night tea time on this Appreciate A Dragon Day.

#AppreciateADragon #kidlitart #paintplay #DragonAppreciation
A red dragon sits at a table with a girl sipping tea. The dragon's tea has something in it (a mouse!)
January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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kamakru.bsky.social
It's #DragonAppreciationDay it seems! Or is it #AppreciateADragonDay? I don't know which as I only found out recently lol. For those who don't know me, I paint a lot of dragons! Here's one soaking up the last rays of sun while overlooking its domain.

#watercolor #gouache #dragons #traditionalart
Watercolor and gouache painting of a dragon high up on a sunlit cliff with wings spread. Fir tree branches border the illustration. Signed Katie Croonenberghs 2022 text www.kamakru.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Happy Appreciate a Dragon Day! 🐉

#art #dragon #kidlitart #fantasy
A painting of a twisting, twirling dragon flying in a dark night sky above a city with orange and red lights shining the night. The dragon's head is even with a woman in a yellow dress standing on a skyscraper.
January 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Happy Appreciate a Dragon Day 🐉 💚✨
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Happy ‘Appreciate a Dragon Day’ to all who celebrate! 🐉

#dragon #AppreciateADragonDay #kidlit #kidlitart

Cover for Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon, by Kat Zhang illustrated by Charlene Chua Cover for When You go to Dragon School, by Chelsea M Campbell illustrated by Charlene Chua
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Feel free to reach out with questions!
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January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM