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Amy Matsushita-Beal
@colorshelf.bsky.social
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illustrator ・ designer ・ hāfu・ L.A. → Tokyo・ they/them・イラストレーター ・ デザイナー・ ハーフ・ロス出身 東京在住・Eng/日本語/ASL/日本手話
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A sneak peek of my piece for the Art Book "Villainess" 🧡

Thanks to @novamali.bsky.social and @damesprod.bsky.social for having me!
Crop of an illustration of a demoness who appears to seduce a woman while breathing in someone's soul (orange smoke).
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Please Do Not Run With Your Pitchforks
risograph print with red ink on pink paper of an illustration of three little devils with pitchforks, floating in space. One is running, one is sitting, and one is lying down. The piece is signed Amy 松下 Beal
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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A red and green risograph print of a portrait illustration of someone nearly licking their finger. They are wearing glasses and around them are floating hot peppers. The white type at the bottom says Too Spicy? and the top left is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal
October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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risograph print of an illustration of a woman under water. She is wearing scuba gear and a two piece swimsuit that shoes her cleavage. Around her is floating red apples. Her mouth piece also has an apple design. The strap on her shoulder also reads "Amy Matsushita-Beal" written partially in Japanese kanji.
September 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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woof
A red and green ink risograph print of an illustration of someone with short braids and a neutral expression holding up a dog with floppy ears using one hand. The dog’s forehead says “hey” (or possibly “they” with the T partially cut off).The text to the left of the figure says “woof.” A small heart appears near the dog’s head. The top right corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal, with the Japanese part of the name written in kanji.
August 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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#KidLitArtPostcard
Hello!
My name is Amy Matsushita-Beal. I love drawing people and lettering and especially love doing book covers!
risograph print of a person with a bob haircut underwater in a two piece swimsuit, with wings that look like bubbles or air bags, and snorkel gear. They are holding a large, orange, smiling fish as big as they are.
August 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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My Gender is Kaijuu
risograph print of an illustration of Godzilla with angry eyes and smoke coming out of its mouth, using florescent pink and black ink. A profile is written in the back that reads: "Name: ゴジラ (or Godzilla in Japanese), Birth: 1954, Sex: 怪獣 (or Kaijuu), Ht: 100, Wt: 60,000, Hair: N/A. The piece is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal.
July 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Out of Sheer Delight
An illustration of a woman with a triangular afro wearing sheer underclothes and skirt, and a dark gray blazer. She uses forearm crutches. Behind her are several potted plants. The piece is risograph printed on brown craft paper with red and black ink.
July 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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risograph print of an illustration of a cute cartoonish creature with big angry eyes and a smile and hands covered in jam. It is surrounded by strawberries. The left side reads いちごジャム or strawberry jam in Japanese. The upper right corner is signed
June 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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An Old Love Stops By
Black and sky blue ink risograph print of an illustration where someone in a vehicle like a tractor with large wheels, wearing a tight shiny jacket with a fur collar and goggles smiles up at someone who appears to have flown down onto the wheel of the tractor. They have long black hair and large blue wings and are wearing kneepads and short shorts akin to swim bottoms. A small blue heart can be seen coming from the direction of the winged character. The upper right hand corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal.
June 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Something Fishy
A red and green risograph print of an illustration of a cat excitedly about to eat a fish. Faintly in the background, a muscular person in an apron, stirring a pot, looks shocked and angry at the cat. A shorter person with long hair lovingly hugs the buff person from behind and appears to have kissed the their face all over, leaving lip stick stains. The upper left hand corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal in a way that looks like a hanko stamp.
June 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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ink and pencil drawing on pink paper of a girl sitting cross legged, leaning on her hand, facing her toward the viewer. She wears a good with large bunny ears. The bottom of the image is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal
April 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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森
An illustration printed with overlayed orange and turquoise ink on off white paper. the center has the Japanese character "mori" or forest. In the character is a standing orange deer with large antlers that peek out of the character. Behind the stag is a forest and glowing orange dots, reminiscnt of fireflies. Above the stage's head is a flashing or sparkling orange light. In orange type at the top is "MORI" written in roman letters and the bottom right is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal
March 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Seven of Swords ⚔️
Illustration of the Tarot Card "seven of swords" A pale skinned woman with straight black hair has swords strapped to her back and forearm crutches. She appears to have "stolen" another blond haired woman from the village in the background. The blond woman smiles up at the other, while holding up a sword as well. Two swords are stuck in the ground behind them, as appears in the original tarot card.
February 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Hang on a Sec
Risograph print of an illustration of two girls hugging. One is dark skinned with somewhat curly hair, wearing an orange shirt, the other has pale skin and straighter black hair and wears a white shirt. The upper corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal.
February 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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My Cutest Reincarnation
A risograph print of an illustration with two sides. The left side is a white rectangle with a portrait of someone with locs and a dinosaur earring in a black square. The right side is an orange rectangle with a black T-Rex skull in a white square. The two heads appear to be facing each other. The corners are signed "Amy Matsushita-Beal”
February 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Here is a super close up of my piece for @novamali.bsky.social 's Queer Tarot Card project! Kickstarter below :)
a crop of an illustration of two women holding swords and smiling at each other. One has blond tan skin and curly hair and the other has pale skin and black straight hair.
January 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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✨
A witch strikes a dramatic pose and out of their wand falls several stars and frogs. The witch is fat and is wearing a large black witch hat, skin tight mini black dress with an open back, and has long black straight hair. One frog not falling from their wand sits contentedly at their foot.
October 31, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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🦇♥️ #art
A red ink illustration risograph printed on pink paper. A figure with long dark hair in a bikini leans forward with hands on their hips smiling at the viewer. They also have devil horns, large bat wings, and long fingernails. The bottom left is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal
October 23, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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Hello!
an idol pops out of a TV screen in a dark room, saying hello to an enraptured girl who sits in front of the TV. The girl's mother appears to be shocked, opening the door to the room.
October 18, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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A piece I made a couple months back for the NYT about Siri’s new AI “brain transplant”
An illustration of Three surgeons in masks and in black turtle necks working on an iPhone. One in glasses holds a new brain in a jar, indicating the new AI system in Siri. The dark scene is lit dramatically by the surgical lamp and there is an Apple logo on the back wall.
September 25, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Illustration of people sitting at tables outdoors drinking beer. It is night and fairy lights and floating musical notes are glowing. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, the music, and the beer, especially the two most visible feminine characters in the middle of the image.
September 9, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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"The Deluge and the Tree" by Palestinian poet Fadwa Touqan
a poem and drawing. The title of "The Deluge and the Tree, By Fadwa Touqan" is hand lettered in black. behind half the title to the left is a large red block in which a branch of an olive tree is drawn in transparent colors. The poem is written to the right and reads "When the hurricane swirled and spread its deluge of dark evil onto the good green land 'they' gloated. The western skies reverberated with joyous accounts: "The Tree has fallen! The great trunk is smashed! The hurricane leaves no life in the Tree!" Had the Tree really fallen? Never! Not with our red streams flowing forever, not while the wine of our thorn limbs fed the thirsty roots, Arab roots alive tunneling deep, deep, into the land! When the Tree rises up, the branches shall flourish green and fresh in the sun the laughter of the Tree shall leaf beneath the sun and birds shall return Undoubtedly, the birds shall return. The birds shall return." The bottom says "illustrated by Amy Matsushita-Beal
April 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Those Who Walked Before
a black and blue risograph print of an illustration by Amy Matsushita-Beal. A dark skinned person with tied up braided hair with beads, wearing a blue jacket, black pants, and a low cut black shirt, holds up a lighter skinned older woman in a black bikini in a princess hold. The older woman has straight, black, shiny hair and she smiles up at the woman holding her and has her arm around her shoulders. The younger woman looks down blushing. A long rectangle behind them shows an ocean back scenery with blue skies with fluffy clouds and a cliff and lighthouse in the far distance.
April 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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BANANA
A yellow and teal illustration of a man lightly smiling, eating a banana, and holding a soda can. He wears a collar shirt with rolled up sleeves, a tie, and glasses. His fringe is slicked upward and he has a bit of scruff around his chin and jaw. Three highly stylized cartoon bears can be seen in the background in yellow if looked at closely. Three bananas, one starting to be peeled, float along the left as design elements. Text reads: 877, sweet sweet, and Amy Matsushita-Beal
April 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM