april dela noche milne
@apricotjoy.bsky.social
Often writing, always drawing! NORA AT NIGHT coming Fall 2026. :)
🥝Rep'd by Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social
🍌Fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
🍋🟩Portfolio, etc: aprilmilne.com
🥝Rep'd by Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social
🍌Fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
🍋🟩Portfolio, etc: aprilmilne.com
all children and and all people deserve to be safe #freepalestine #fromtherivertothesea
October 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
all children and and all people deserve to be safe #freepalestine #fromtherivertothesea
2-for-1 today: #peachtober25 & #kidlitartpostcard 🌬️🪁
I'm finishing up my author-illustrator debut with Kids Can Press & I'm looking for illustration projects :)
I'm rep'd by the best, Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social !
www.aprilmilne.com 🍃🎐
#kidlitart #peachtober #peachtober25kite #illustration
I'm finishing up my author-illustrator debut with Kids Can Press & I'm looking for illustration projects :)
I'm rep'd by the best, Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social !
www.aprilmilne.com 🍃🎐
#kidlitart #peachtober #peachtober25kite #illustration
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
2-for-1 today: #peachtober25 & #kidlitartpostcard 🌬️🪁
I'm finishing up my author-illustrator debut with Kids Can Press & I'm looking for illustration projects :)
I'm rep'd by the best, Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social !
www.aprilmilne.com 🍃🎐
#kidlitart #peachtober #peachtober25kite #illustration
I'm finishing up my author-illustrator debut with Kids Can Press & I'm looking for illustration projects :)
I'm rep'd by the best, Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social !
www.aprilmilne.com 🍃🎐
#kidlitart #peachtober #peachtober25kite #illustration
oops I meant to post this earlier!! doing a few of the #peachtober25 prompts this month over on IG. here is an acorn for the first day of October 🌰🍂 #kidlitart #illustration
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
oops I meant to post this earlier!! doing a few of the #peachtober25 prompts this month over on IG. here is an acorn for the first day of October 🌰🍂 #kidlitart #illustration
it’s july!! and finally it’s been hot around here!! hope you are all staying cool as a freezie pop and sharing your treats 🧊🍦 i cleaned up a little comic from my sketchbook for this month’s #kidlitartpostcard :) #kidlitart #cankidlit #illustration #kidlit #canadianillustrator
July 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
it’s july!! and finally it’s been hot around here!! hope you are all staying cool as a freezie pop and sharing your treats 🧊🍦 i cleaned up a little comic from my sketchbook for this month’s #kidlitartpostcard :) #kidlitart #cankidlit #illustration #kidlit #canadianillustrator
it's been rejuvenating and productive so far :') also took a little break from digital drawing yesterday afternoon to do a little watercolour and pencil crayon study of the field outside #drawing #illustration #kidlitart #art
June 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
it's been rejuvenating and productive so far :') also took a little break from digital drawing yesterday afternoon to do a little watercolour and pencil crayon study of the field outside #drawing #illustration #kidlitart #art
really grateful to take the week off work to make progress on final art for my picture book, Nora at Night :')<3 #kidlit #kidlitart
June 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
really grateful to take the week off work to make progress on final art for my picture book, Nora at Night :')<3 #kidlit #kidlitart
#kidlitartpostcard day! convalescing on my couch so reused an illo again, hehe 🌸 I'm a mixed Filipino-Canadian author-illustrator, rep'd by the loveliest Janine Le! @janinele.bsky.social
🌼cute portfolio: aprilmilne.com
🪐fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
🌼cute portfolio: aprilmilne.com
🪐fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#kidlitartpostcard day! convalescing on my couch so reused an illo again, hehe 🌸 I'm a mixed Filipino-Canadian author-illustrator, rep'd by the loveliest Janine Le! @janinele.bsky.social
🌼cute portfolio: aprilmilne.com
🪐fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
🌼cute portfolio: aprilmilne.com
🪐fun newsletter: mygutisacosmos.substack.com
#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a mixed Filipino-Canadian author-illustrator. Rep'd by the wonderful Janine Le! @janinele.bsky.social
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#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
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#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
April 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a mixed Filipino-Canadian author-illustrator. Rep'd by the wonderful Janine Le! @janinele.bsky.social
🌟💫✨⭐
#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
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#illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
i've fielded q's & worked on a couple of projects lately that made me realize i needed to check in with how much i charge for things 🙂↕️ remembered I have this very useful tome!! thank you past me for splurging!! the graphic artist's guild pricing handbook is a bible for illustrators! luxury wow
March 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
i've fielded q's & worked on a couple of projects lately that made me realize i needed to check in with how much i charge for things 🙂↕️ remembered I have this very useful tome!! thank you past me for splurging!! the graphic artist's guild pricing handbook is a bible for illustrators! luxury wow
incorporating other interests into your illustrations is a very important part of keeping your passion alive !! in my case, it's beautiful shoes I can't afford, hehe 🤠👞✨ #illustration #comics
February 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
incorporating other interests into your illustrations is a very important part of keeping your passion alive !! in my case, it's beautiful shoes I can't afford, hehe 🤠👞✨ #illustration #comics
I added this extra seaweed to the front wall hoping they can mark her height on it as she gets older and taller TvT
I'll get a better picture soon :') #mural
I'll get a better picture soon :') #mural
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I added this extra seaweed to the front wall hoping they can mark her height on it as she gets older and taller TvT
I'll get a better picture soon :') #mural
I'll get a better picture soon :') #mural
I missed hourly comic day this year - first time in a looong time!! devastating. but I was too busy finishing the nursery mural this weekend 💛🥹 hard to photograph properly but I'm pretty happy with it!
I added little sparkles to the whale eyes hehe ✨🐳 #illustration #art
I added little sparkles to the whale eyes hehe ✨🐳 #illustration #art
February 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I missed hourly comic day this year - first time in a looong time!! devastating. but I was too busy finishing the nursery mural this weekend 💛🥹 hard to photograph properly but I'm pretty happy with it!
I added little sparkles to the whale eyes hehe ✨🐳 #illustration #art
I added little sparkles to the whale eyes hehe ✨🐳 #illustration #art
This weekend I worked on an ocean-themed nursery mural I designed — for my pamangkin who is due in April! (I keep suggesting she should be called April Jr but my brother is not a fan of this for some reason! mystery!)
can't wait to meet my little niece soon 🥹💛🦭🐳 #illustration #art
can't wait to meet my little niece soon 🥹💛🦭🐳 #illustration #art
January 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This weekend I worked on an ocean-themed nursery mural I designed — for my pamangkin who is due in April! (I keep suggesting she should be called April Jr but my brother is not a fan of this for some reason! mystery!)
can't wait to meet my little niece soon 🥹💛🦭🐳 #illustration #art
can't wait to meet my little niece soon 🥹💛🦭🐳 #illustration #art
This week I recoloured a personal piece from last year and I'm feeling pretty happy with it! it's so cold and crisp in Vancouver lately that it feels appropriate to share hehe 🌬️ #kidlitart #illustration #art #drawing #canadianillustrator #kidlit
January 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This week I recoloured a personal piece from last year and I'm feeling pretty happy with it! it's so cold and crisp in Vancouver lately that it feels appropriate to share hehe 🌬️ #kidlitart #illustration #art #drawing #canadianillustrator #kidlit
illustrated an essay for the globe & mail last week - about pet sitting! had a lot of fun drawing this big cuties 🐕🦺🐕🐩🐾 #illustration #art #editorial #canadianillustrator #dogs
January 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
illustrated an essay for the globe & mail last week - about pet sitting! had a lot of fun drawing this big cuties 🐕🦺🐕🐩🐾 #illustration #art #editorial #canadianillustrator #dogs
it's so fun that @thestorygraph.com creates such pretty graphics of your reading habits, even from month to month!! love to learn more about me hehe #reading
December 10, 2024 at 8:36 AM
it's so fun that @thestorygraph.com creates such pretty graphics of your reading habits, even from month to month!! love to learn more about me hehe #reading
still here at Slice on Venables til 5! with prints, stickers, zines, cards 🥰💛🙂↕️ #vancouverartist #vancouverillustrator #illustration
December 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
still here at Slice on Venables til 5! with prints, stickers, zines, cards 🥰💛🙂↕️ #vancouverartist #vancouverillustrator #illustration
🫠 did it again!! drew this earlier in the week for #folktaleweek2024 and then kept forgetting to post it..love moving in silence I guess!! 🙂↕️ anyway this was for BLIGHT. I imagined a witch trying to make things better but making things worse 🥀🥀🥀 #folktaleweek #kidlitart #illustration #art
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 AM
🫠 did it again!! drew this earlier in the week for #folktaleweek2024 and then kept forgetting to post it..love moving in silence I guess!! 🙂↕️ anyway this was for BLIGHT. I imagined a witch trying to make things better but making things worse 🥀🥀🥀 #folktaleweek #kidlitart #illustration #art
I meant to post this yesterday for the #folktaleweek prompt of GATE... but didn't bc I wasn't illustrating a folktale and felt like maybe it didn't count! but crows and ravens are part of so many fairytales that I now believe it's valid! so here it is ok 🙂↕️🐦⬛ #kidlitart #illustration
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I meant to post this yesterday for the #folktaleweek prompt of GATE... but didn't bc I wasn't illustrating a folktale and felt like maybe it didn't count! but crows and ravens are part of so many fairytales that I now believe it's valid! so here it is ok 🙂↕️🐦⬛ #kidlitart #illustration
using an illustration from a story I abandoned a couple years ago for #kidlitartpostcardday ! 🌝🐅🐯 better late (in the day) than never! #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustration #drawing #childrensillustration #picturebookillustration #canadianillustrator
November 8, 2024 at 1:20 AM
using an illustration from a story I abandoned a couple years ago for #kidlitartpostcardday ! 🌝🐅🐯 better late (in the day) than never! #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustration #drawing #childrensillustration #picturebookillustration #canadianillustrator
oof this weirdly didn't upload yesterday! But...
against her better judgement she's back baby!! And by 'her', 'she', and 'baby' I mean me, myself, participating in #peachtober24 again, despite looming deadlines and other responsibilities. Day 22: 'village'. #kidlitart #illustration
against her better judgement she's back baby!! And by 'her', 'she', and 'baby' I mean me, myself, participating in #peachtober24 again, despite looming deadlines and other responsibilities. Day 22: 'village'. #kidlitart #illustration
October 24, 2024 at 5:12 AM
oof this weirdly didn't upload yesterday! But...
against her better judgement she's back baby!! And by 'her', 'she', and 'baby' I mean me, myself, participating in #peachtober24 again, despite looming deadlines and other responsibilities. Day 22: 'village'. #kidlitart #illustration
against her better judgement she's back baby!! And by 'her', 'she', and 'baby' I mean me, myself, participating in #peachtober24 again, despite looming deadlines and other responsibilities. Day 22: 'village'. #kidlitart #illustration
Oops - a very belated posting to here of my #peachtober from a couple days ago, for 'slow'! Taking it literally hehe 🐌 #kidlitart #illustration
October 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Oops - a very belated posting to here of my #peachtober from a couple days ago, for 'slow'! Taking it literally hehe 🐌 #kidlitart #illustration
day 16 of peachtober: owl. drew a little eastern screech owl and it was very soothing to sink into coloured pencils again✏️ #peachtober24 #kidlitart #illustration #owl
October 17, 2024 at 3:10 AM
day 16 of peachtober: owl. drew a little eastern screech owl and it was very soothing to sink into coloured pencils again✏️ #peachtober24 #kidlitart #illustration #owl
cozy vibes this weekend for burrow, day 14 of #peachtober24 #peachtober24burrow #kidlitart #illustration
October 14, 2024 at 10:24 PM
cozy vibes this weekend for burrow, day 14 of #peachtober24 #peachtober24burrow #kidlitart #illustration
the last couple of days I have been in a witchy vibe I guess! ☄️🌬️☁️🕳️🧹☁️✨
for CAPE and EARTH #peachtober24 #illustration #kidlitart #witch
for CAPE and EARTH #peachtober24 #illustration #kidlitart #witch
October 14, 2024 at 7:40 AM
the last couple of days I have been in a witchy vibe I guess! ☄️🌬️☁️🕳️🧹☁️✨
for CAPE and EARTH #peachtober24 #illustration #kidlitart #witch
for CAPE and EARTH #peachtober24 #illustration #kidlitart #witch