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Shelby Pearson
@blistermonster.bsky.social
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Art and animation in Minneapolis. Bugs, crafts, and native gardening. she/her 🌸⭐💙 Check out The Queer World of Ms. Cupcake! https://tinyurl.com/y49ekjxx
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qrp with something watery!
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Carving out slivers of time with the spare change of creative energy at the end of the day to work on some soft personal work. WIP of a pony. 🎀 Remember to keep some creativity for yourself, when you can. 💙
A work in progress of a horse sketch. It looks glowy and soft.
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I just love drawing bugs ok
A marker drawing of a bunch of caterpillars in various shapes on a dark background.
September 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A small companion.
A drawing of a hand holding a small dragon.
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Every pen I own is dying but I'm determined to make it work.
A sketch of a spooky horse drawn with a drying brush pen.
August 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Someday I'll stop drawing cats. Today is not that day.
A drawing of rainbow cats on a black background surrounded by sparkles, and the same cats white on a rainbow background. Watercolor painting of pink cats. Silhouette ink painting of black cats.
August 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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I'm overjoyed to announce that the children's book @ms-cupcake-drag.bsky.social and I made is available for preorder! It's work of love and I couldn't be more proud to have been a part of a project so special and dear to my heart.

Check out The Queer World of Ms. Cupcake!
tinyurl.com/y49ekjxx
An illustration of a fabulous witch and a werewolf floating in front of a pink moon. The text reads "The Queer World of Ms. Cupcake" with the author's name "A.J. O'Callaghan" and "Illustrated by Shelby Pearson" below.
August 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Finally getting around to scanning in my plein air sketches from my trip last month! I can't wait to paint in Yellowstone again someday.
A watercolor plein air painting of Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park. It's dated June 24, 2025. Two watercolor plein air sketches from the Mount Washburn trailhead in Yellowstone National Park. It's dated June 24, 2025.
July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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I made my cat (but really I made for me and my partner because Barnaby would rather lay on a paper bag from Cub) a cushion out of worn out flannel shirts! I've been mending them for years, and finally were beyond the fixable point. So I made something new! #sewsky #memade
July 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Take comfort.
An orange cat laying by a window. The exterior is full of green leaves.
June 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Absolutely obsessed with this pic of my cat
An orange cat on a harness and leash chomping grass in the yard. He looks tiny because of the camera lens.
June 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I finished modifying my little ink shelf!! Even added some decorative guards so the inks don't slide off the back/sides. Little DIY projects like this make me so happy.
A painted brown tabletop shelf with ink bottles on it, as well as some small bowls containing water soluble graphite. A closeup of a small shelf holding ink bottles. It has a decorative guard with leaves carved into it so the ink doesn't slide off.
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Manicure's shot. #gardening
Dirt covered hand with chipped nail polish.
May 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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So much fun!!
Two hands holding bows.
May 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Treasure.
A stick with intricate insect trails.
May 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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My prairie smoke has started going tufty!! 😍✨
Prairie smoke that has fully bloomed into its fluff stage.
May 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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I don't take much from my native plants, but some of my standalone volunteer columbine got flattened in the crazy wind so now I have the most fae bouquet. ☺️
A vase with wild columbine and pepperomia stems.
May 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Happy #mermay everyone! Mermaids are alive and well in the ponds of the midwest.
A digital painting of a frogmaid in the shallows with a few tadpoles. She look a bit frozen, as she's been seen by the viewer.
May 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Introducing some maidenhair and ostrich ferns into my yard. Huzzah for native biodiversity!
Alternating maidenhair ferns and ostrich ferns in a raised bed. They are mulched.
May 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Baby bur oak is popping OFF right now. Absolutely incredible. 10/10 stunning catkins bbygirl
A closeup of a bur oak branch laden with catkins. Closeup of bur oak catkins.
May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Thumbnails exploring ideas for a passion project! I'm feeling so inspired by spring and all the native plants popping up.
Six thumbnails done with watercolor and chalk: Upper left: a canopy of trees seen from underneath. Upper middle: plant cells. Upper right: a colorful burst of color and light. Lower left:a drab and dreary neighborhood. Lower middle: a simple line figure secures a plant in the ground. Lower right: color bursts forth from the plant and the person. The figure has a surprised look on their face.
May 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I love this time of year!!
A bright pink azalea blooming against a clear blue sky.
May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Here's the original sketch! I drew this years ago while I was releasing sketchbooks on Patreon.
A pencil and marker drawing of a fawn holding a bow with three yellow birds and a floating arrow.
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Creative energy is low today, so I recolored an old sketch to keep the art muscles working.
A digital drawing of a fawn holding a bow with a floating arrow and three yellow birds.
May 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I snagged a pic before the rain started today! Caltha palustris, marsh marigold.
Marsh marigold growing in front of a chain link fence. Caltha palustris!
May 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM