Yuko Shimizu
@yukoart.bsky.social
NY based Japanese illustrator. I did NOT create Hello Kitty. Yukoart.com
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My sister has a very powerful job. I got a voice mail from a headhunter who was calling me, yeah she said “hi Yuko”, but she was actually trying to headhunter my sister. All the details in the voice mail was her job description. 😵💫😵💫😵💫
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
My sister has a very powerful job. I got a voice mail from a headhunter who was calling me, yeah she said “hi Yuko”, but she was actually trying to headhunter my sister. All the details in the voice mail was her job description. 😵💫😵💫😵💫
I brought all my glasses to a near by Warby Parker. They take secondhand glasses to be donated to those in need.
They asked me if I wanted the glasses cases back. I said no, I will never be in need of glasses ever again.
They asked me if I wanted the glasses cases back. I said no, I will never be in need of glasses ever again.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I brought all my glasses to a near by Warby Parker. They take secondhand glasses to be donated to those in need.
They asked me if I wanted the glasses cases back. I said no, I will never be in need of glasses ever again.
They asked me if I wanted the glasses cases back. I said no, I will never be in need of glasses ever again.
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Hello #PortfolioDay
I’m Frank Barbiere and I write comics and video games, teach, and generally try not to be an asshole. These days, I’m trying to tell stories that stand for something and always looking for collaborators and likeminded chums.
I’m Frank Barbiere and I write comics and video games, teach, and generally try not to be an asshole. These days, I’m trying to tell stories that stand for something and always looking for collaborators and likeminded chums.
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay
I’m Frank Barbiere and I write comics and video games, teach, and generally try not to be an asshole. These days, I’m trying to tell stories that stand for something and always looking for collaborators and likeminded chums.
I’m Frank Barbiere and I write comics and video games, teach, and generally try not to be an asshole. These days, I’m trying to tell stories that stand for something and always looking for collaborators and likeminded chums.
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If Donald Trump doesn’t like being called a pedophile protector, he should stop being a pedophile protector.
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
If Donald Trump doesn’t like being called a pedophile protector, he should stop being a pedophile protector.
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Temporary power, permanent consequences 💥
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Temporary power, permanent consequences 💥
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#CallingCaldecott: Shelley Isaacson on IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social + @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "The genius of Shimizu’s art is how she pays homage to Imogen’s work, thru well-researched illus, while expressing her own creative flair" www.hbook.com/story/callin...
Imogen
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January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Shelley Isaacson on IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social + @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "The genius of Shimizu’s art is how she pays homage to Imogen’s work, thru well-researched illus, while expressing her own creative flair" www.hbook.com/story/callin...
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How many dead bystanders is too many dead bystanders for an arrest? Asking for a Congress...
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
How many dead bystanders is too many dead bystanders for an arrest? Asking for a Congress...
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Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
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Neighbors got sick. Delivering food.
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Neighbors got sick. Delivering food.
I’m face blind (for real, diagnosed), and I can’t tell differences between Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt. But now I think of it, i can barely tell differences between them and some of the Trump daughters.
Is it because I’m face blind, or are they all morphing into one mass of a Mar Lago face?
Is it because I’m face blind, or are they all morphing into one mass of a Mar Lago face?
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m face blind (for real, diagnosed), and I can’t tell differences between Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt. But now I think of it, i can barely tell differences between them and some of the Trump daughters.
Is it because I’m face blind, or are they all morphing into one mass of a Mar Lago face?
Is it because I’m face blind, or are they all morphing into one mass of a Mar Lago face?
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All of these “missed” Trump redactions that DoJ is redacting after the fact makes me think there are heroes “forgetting” to redact his name here and there.
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
All of these “missed” Trump redactions that DoJ is redacting after the fact makes me think there are heroes “forgetting” to redact his name here and there.
I’m on a big deadline, and file got corrupted. It’s ok this happens, I went into Time Machine, but I cannot find the backup. Whyyyy!? 😭😭😭
Currently I’m waiting for my IT person to reach back to me.
Currently I’m waiting for my IT person to reach back to me.
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I’m on a big deadline, and file got corrupted. It’s ok this happens, I went into Time Machine, but I cannot find the backup. Whyyyy!? 😭😭😭
Currently I’m waiting for my IT person to reach back to me.
Currently I’m waiting for my IT person to reach back to me.
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The Author Immortal Vol. 1 will be in shops this April from me, @morganbeem.bsky.social, @arden.rip, @sievish.bsky.social, Hassan Otmane-Elhaou, and @imagecomics.com with a gorgeous @yukoart.bsky.social cover. Please consider ordering from your local comic shop or book store!
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Author Immortal Vol. 1 will be in shops this April from me, @morganbeem.bsky.social, @arden.rip, @sievish.bsky.social, Hassan Otmane-Elhaou, and @imagecomics.com with a gorgeous @yukoart.bsky.social cover. Please consider ordering from your local comic shop or book store!
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Wow, this ancient Egyptian linen shirt is the world’s oldest known complex woven garment. Known as the Tarkhan Dress, it was cut and tailored to fit some 5,000 years ago!
📷 Petrie Museum. : antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/ste...
#Archaeology
📷 Petrie Museum. : antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/ste...
#Archaeology
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow, this ancient Egyptian linen shirt is the world’s oldest known complex woven garment. Known as the Tarkhan Dress, it was cut and tailored to fit some 5,000 years ago!
📷 Petrie Museum. : antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/ste...
#Archaeology
📷 Petrie Museum. : antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/ste...
#Archaeology
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social , illus. by @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Nonfiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/upb6ma4wrf
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
Our choices for the best books of the year.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social , illus. by @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Nonfiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/upb6ma4wrf
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I could have gone my entire life without seeing a Trump-branded condom, but here we are.
Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I could have gone my entire life without seeing a Trump-branded condom, but here we are.
I just finished and gotten approval for a book jacket illustration. OMG, it is for one of my ultimate favorite author’s upcoming release.
I’ve been illustrating for 20+ years, but there are still times like this, when things feel like a dream. 🥺
I’ve been illustrating for 20+ years, but there are still times like this, when things feel like a dream. 🥺
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I just finished and gotten approval for a book jacket illustration. OMG, it is for one of my ultimate favorite author’s upcoming release.
I’ve been illustrating for 20+ years, but there are still times like this, when things feel like a dream. 🥺
I’ve been illustrating for 20+ years, but there are still times like this, when things feel like a dream. 🥺
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⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social; illus. by @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social): "Shimizu’s illustrations perfectly capture the historical period...More importantly, they also capture Cunningham’s indomitable spirit" www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social; illus. by @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social): "Shimizu’s illustrations perfectly capture the historical period...More importantly, they also capture Cunningham’s indomitable spirit" www.hbook.com/story/review...
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@randomhousekids.bsky.social @emmykastner.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @taekeller.bsky.social @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social @epartridge.bsky.social @yukoart.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social
Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is POETRY + NONFICTION youtu.be/1MG0EO6-d0o; here's the complete list: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Poetry and Nonfiction
YouTube video by HornBookInc
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December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM