Barbra Yaquer 🎨 illustrator 🐛
@cosmica.bsky.social
31 | They / She | Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Visual Artist | Gardening, bugs, amphibians n' reptiles | 🌟inquiries & commissions👉📧byaquer@gmail.com👈
🗣️ESP-ENG https://beacons.page/cosmica.solar
🗣️ESP-ENG https://beacons.page/cosmica.solar
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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The female gaze:
an older woman wearing a blue shirt and a necklace is sitting in a crowd .
ALT: an older woman wearing a blue shirt and a necklace is sitting in a crowd .
media.tenor.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The female gaze:
I'm scared of coming here with my not happy vibes.
January 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm scared of coming here with my not happy vibes.
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1/6 So one of the BIGGEST ad agencies in the world, got a giant project by the US GOVERNMENT to design it’s website. The agency used Midjourney.
So is the US government now into the business of displacing artists and elevating a tech that stole from artists and is terrible for the environment?
So is the US government now into the business of displacing artists and elevating a tech that stole from artists and is terrible for the environment?
December 3, 2024 at 7:17 PM
1/6 So one of the BIGGEST ad agencies in the world, got a giant project by the US GOVERNMENT to design it’s website. The agency used Midjourney.
So is the US government now into the business of displacing artists and elevating a tech that stole from artists and is terrible for the environment?
So is the US government now into the business of displacing artists and elevating a tech that stole from artists and is terrible for the environment?
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Hey, freelancers: it's time to raise your rates for 2024. You've gained another year of experience and you deserve to be paid for it.
December 29, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Hey, freelancers: it's time to raise your rates for 2024. You've gained another year of experience and you deserve to be paid for it.
Also, I love to learn. Like in general. It is so gratifying to use new things that you've learned.
November 18, 2023 at 11:30 AM
Also, I love to learn. Like in general. It is so gratifying to use new things that you've learned.
I love loveee tattooing.
November 18, 2023 at 11:28 AM
I love loveee tattooing.
Please look at this iguana.
November 11, 2023 at 4:12 AM
Please look at this iguana.
I exceeded my socialization quota too early today and now I'm unregulated making faces that make people feel uncomfortable 😣
November 7, 2023 at 3:16 AM
I exceeded my socialization quota too early today and now I'm unregulated making faces that make people feel uncomfortable 😣
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day!
Hi! I am a Venezuelan artist based in Peru. I love natural environments, botany, quirky children and curious creatures. Now seeking representation and open to projects 🐛
🌐 beacons.ai/cosmica.solar
🐞 byaquer@gmail.com
☀️ cosmica.work
💖 IG /cosmica.solar
Hi! I am a Venezuelan artist based in Peru. I love natural environments, botany, quirky children and curious creatures. Now seeking representation and open to projects 🐛
🌐 beacons.ai/cosmica.solar
🐞 byaquer@gmail.com
☀️ cosmica.work
💖 IG /cosmica.solar
November 3, 2023 at 1:19 AM
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day!
Hi! I am a Venezuelan artist based in Peru. I love natural environments, botany, quirky children and curious creatures. Now seeking representation and open to projects 🐛
🌐 beacons.ai/cosmica.solar
🐞 byaquer@gmail.com
☀️ cosmica.work
💖 IG /cosmica.solar
Hi! I am a Venezuelan artist based in Peru. I love natural environments, botany, quirky children and curious creatures. Now seeking representation and open to projects 🐛
🌐 beacons.ai/cosmica.solar
🐞 byaquer@gmail.com
☀️ cosmica.work
💖 IG /cosmica.solar
I really need a kidlit postcard reminder, I always forget about this and the other thingy too.
November 3, 2023 at 1:02 AM
I really need a kidlit postcard reminder, I always forget about this and the other thingy too.
Yesterday someone saw my white potato worm drawing and wanted a tattoo of it and I'm just so happy cuz ppl often want moon and stars or flowers but never my wormies 🥹🤍
November 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM
Yesterday someone saw my white potato worm drawing and wanted a tattoo of it and I'm just so happy cuz ppl often want moon and stars or flowers but never my wormies 🥹🤍
People who haven't left their home country will never understand how hard everything is for immigrants really. It pains me because we immigrants are not asking nobody to lay us a rose petal carpet but basic human decency and a tiny bit of empathy.
October 28, 2023 at 12:06 PM
People who haven't left their home country will never understand how hard everything is for immigrants really. It pains me because we immigrants are not asking nobody to lay us a rose petal carpet but basic human decency and a tiny bit of empathy.
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In the Hispanic heritage month I wanted to celebrate Celia Cruz, who still is and will be a reference and pride of Latinx culture. Iconic and brilliant✨
#Hispanidad2023 #HispanicHeritageMonth #illustration #digitalart #CeliaCruz
#Hispanidad2023 #HispanicHeritageMonth #illustration #digitalart #CeliaCruz
October 12, 2023 at 12:50 AM
In the Hispanic heritage month I wanted to celebrate Celia Cruz, who still is and will be a reference and pride of Latinx culture. Iconic and brilliant✨
#Hispanidad2023 #HispanicHeritageMonth #illustration #digitalart #CeliaCruz
#Hispanidad2023 #HispanicHeritageMonth #illustration #digitalart #CeliaCruz
Scarlet Beriko really did it with Jealousy. It was just what I needed AND that ending 😘🤌🏾✨ chef kiss
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October 25, 2023 at 6:39 AM
Scarlet Beriko really did it with Jealousy. It was just what I needed AND that ending 😘🤌🏾✨ chef kiss
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I can't believe Atsushi Sakurai passed away last week. I totally thought it was fake news. I'm so shocked and sad 😞💔
October 24, 2023 at 10:16 PM
I can't believe Atsushi Sakurai passed away last week. I totally thought it was fake news. I'm so shocked and sad 😞💔
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By now, I'm guessing most have already seen the news on our new project, Nightshade. Lots of artists sharing it, but here's the article from MIT Technology Review (tyvm to the wonderful Melissa Heikkila). This is a thread explaining Nightshade & its goals www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1...
This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
www.technologyreview.com
October 24, 2023 at 5:22 AM
By now, I'm guessing most have already seen the news on our new project, Nightshade. Lots of artists sharing it, but here's the article from MIT Technology Review (tyvm to the wonderful Melissa Heikkila). This is a thread explaining Nightshade & its goals www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1...
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Gas up your favorite artists folks. Its literally a combat maneuver in the face of all the shit we face today. Go find somebody and make them know their stuff matters.
October 16, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Gas up your favorite artists folks. Its literally a combat maneuver in the face of all the shit we face today. Go find somebody and make them know their stuff matters.
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Questions are always welcome!
Frequently used KidLit acronyms:
MG: middle-grade
PB: picture book
YA: young adult
GN: graphic novel
CB: chapter book
NF: non-fiction
Frequently used KidLit acronyms:
MG: middle-grade
PB: picture book
YA: young adult
GN: graphic novel
CB: chapter book
NF: non-fiction
October 16, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Questions are always welcome!
Frequently used KidLit acronyms:
MG: middle-grade
PB: picture book
YA: young adult
GN: graphic novel
CB: chapter book
NF: non-fiction
Frequently used KidLit acronyms:
MG: middle-grade
PB: picture book
YA: young adult
GN: graphic novel
CB: chapter book
NF: non-fiction
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Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
October 22, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
I'm glad the zucchinis are doing well! It was the first vegetable I planted in this new place and it always puts a smile on my face. 🌱
October 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM
I'm glad the zucchinis are doing well! It was the first vegetable I planted in this new place and it always puts a smile on my face. 🌱
Week 5 is too "god forward" and it's taking a real effort to read.
October 23, 2023 at 1:12 PM
Week 5 is too "god forward" and it's taking a real effort to read.
3. The feeling of frustration is mostly bc I'm missing news and/or events.
4. My mood was more stable.
5. I was actually motivated to do stuff (even working or take a walk ?!).
2/2
4. My mood was more stable.
5. I was actually motivated to do stuff (even working or take a walk ?!).
2/2
October 22, 2023 at 2:51 PM
3. The feeling of frustration is mostly bc I'm missing news and/or events.
4. My mood was more stable.
5. I was actually motivated to do stuff (even working or take a walk ?!).
2/2
4. My mood was more stable.
5. I was actually motivated to do stuff (even working or take a walk ?!).
2/2