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maria 💛
@mariathereseart.bsky.social
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maria | 30 | she/they | digital & clay artist | aspiring garfield collector
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reference + closeups ive been plagued w visions of the bad girls as boygenius since fhjy came out and i think of them every day
a photo of boygenius that was used as a reference for the previous drawing. phoebe bridgers, julien baker, and lucy dacus are standing outside in school uniform style outfits with julien balancing her hands on a golf club in the center. a closeup of fig faeth as phoebe bridgers a closeup of kristen applebees as julien baker a closeup of adaine abernant as lucy dacus
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
will you be a bad kid with me 🎸🌽🔮 #fantasyhigh
a digital drawing of fig faeth, kristen applebees, and adaine abernant from dimension 20: fantasy high as boygenius. fig is dressed as phoebe, kristen as julien, and adaine as lucy. they are all leaning on each other and kristen is balancing her hands on a golf club in the center. behind them is a yellow background and white stars, with "badkidgenius" written above.
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
me when my printer cant do colors anymore but i have crayons and a lot of disabled rage in my heart 🖍☀️
Page 1: Text reads: "Imagine the worst sunburn of your life. You can't get out of bed. It hurts to move. It hurts to lie down." Pictured: a hairless sphynx cat lying in bed, very sunburnt and crying "owwww." He is wearing swim trunks with fish on them. Page 2: Text reads: "Someone offered you sunscreen and you said no because you have aloe at home. So now you've covered your whole body in aloe and just have to wait it out. It takes weeks to heal." Above: a little flashback cloud of the cat slightly sunburnt and declining a hand offering sunscreen with the sun behind them. Below: the cat very sunburnt holding a bottle of aloe and applying it to his head. Page 3: Text reads: "You start getting sunburns like this all the time. So does everyone else. It's starting to make life difficult." The cat is on the way to the beach holding a ball of yarn like a beach ball. He's in a crowd of other very sunburnt hairless cats. One says "this is so weird!" Another cat in a baseball cap says "idk how this keeps happening! i put a hat on when i go outside!" Page 4: Text reads: "Now imagine you've run out of aloe. You can't find it in stores. You find out the government's limiting who can buy aloe and you can't get it anymore." The cat, still bright red, is at a store looking at a shelf that is empty except for one cobweb with a spider and a sign on top that says "sowwy :(". Above is a TV screen with Trump speaking in front of an image of an aloe plant with a no symbol over it. The cat says "what do we do if we can't treat our sunburns???" Page 5: Text fills the page behind the sunburnt cat's head looking up at it in fear. Text reads: "now imagine sunburns are contagious and can kill or permanently disable you and they usually spread asymptomatically and disproportionately affect marginalized people and there are no safety nets for people who get it and people are losing their health insurance and also sunscreen is getting banned in some cities and people are..." The rest of the text is obscured by the cat saying "uh oh." Page 6: The cat, still so very sunburnt and holding a beach bucket with a little shovel, walks beside Maria, a human in large glasses, swimwear, a sheer cover-up, a baseball cap, and a black KN95 mask. Maria is carrying a Garfield tote bag and holding up a bottle of sunscreen. The cat says: "man, this sucks." Maria asks: "do you want some sunscreen?" The cat says: "no thanks, i'm good. anyways what was this an analogy for?" Back cover: Maria on the beach in the shade posed like the Spongebob "and live" meme with their arms out in a "stop" motion. Maria says: "I AM AWARE SOME PEOPLE ARE ALSO LIKE THIS ABOUT SUNSCREEN"
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
made another zine can u guess what this ones gonna be about. can u guess ☀️ ⬇️
Photo of a hand holding a printed zine. Front cover: Title: this is an imperfect analogy by @maria.therese.art below the title is a drawing of a beach with two bottles of sunscreen in the sand
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
manifesting ppl hearing themselves and taking their own advice in the year of our lord 2025 <3 peace and love <3
page 1: the cat says: "i'm cis but i still put my pronouns in my bio! the more cis people normalize it, the safer it is for trans people to do it without being a target!" the cat is wearing a "protect the dolls" t-shirt and a she/her pronoun pin. she's showing us her instagram page on her phone with her name "cat" and her pronouns underneath. page 2: the cat says "why would i wear a mask? i'm not disabled!" maria, a human wearing a black kn95 mask and a she/they pronoun pin. they are looking at the cat and trying to hand her a mask. the cat is not taking it. page 3: the cat says "every vote counts! if we all decide our vote doesn't matter then we'll never get anywhere!" the cat is wearing a t shirt that says "iVoted" like the iCarly logo and holding up a sign that says "vote 4 kamala so i can go 2 brunch." page 4: the cat says "why would i wear a mask? it only works if everyone does it!" maria looks slightly towards the viewer, still facing the cat, trying to hand the cat a mask. the cat is not taking it. page 5: the cat says "omg lockdown was soooo bad for my mental health. humans need in person community!" the cat is at a concert in a crowd of cats, wearing a hatsune miku shirt and crying. she is holding a "ur music saved my life" sign. page 6: the cat is throwing up her paws and rolling her eyes saying "ugghhhh i GUESS i can wear a mask in essential spaces, but why would i wear one at a concert? if you're high risk just stay home!" maria looks directly at the viewer, wearing a "i heart miku" pin, still trying to hand the cat a mask. the cat is not taking it. back cover: the cat says "protect the vulnerable ♡" and "we keep us safe ♡" maria's hand makes one final attempt to hand the cat a mask. the cat says "no ♡"
August 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
logic that "leftists" seem to understand (until you ask them to put a dang mask on)
a silly little zine by ur local tired disabled person ⬇️
front cover of a printed zine! title reads: "logic that "leftists" seem to understand (until you ask them to put a dang mask on)" top left corner shows hand reaching out to hand a black kn95 mask to a little anthropomorphic cat in the bottom right corner. the cat is closing her eyes and covering her ears.
August 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
why this matters - just bc we can't always achieve perfect accessibility in theatre doesn't mean we shouldn't try! disabled people belong in the arts and everywhere
Speech bubble reads: "i've never heard anyone brag about how inclusive their industry is more than (white cis able bodied) theatre people. but the truth is that theatre - from broadway to your nephew's middle school production of finding nemo jr. - has so much work to do to be truly inclusive for marginalized communities. disabled people are no exception. even tony award winner ali stroker had to wait in the wings when her win was announced in 2019 instead of sharing that moment with her peers because there was no ramp from the audience to the stage. disabled people have been excluded from theatre long before 2020. and we've had a few wins! but systemically, not much has changed. how many have had to give up performing due to the lack of covid protections? how many disabled actors have lost their careers because the industry left them behind?" In the bottom left corner is Ali Stroker, a white blonde wheelchair user in a formal dress triumphantly holding up her Tony award. In the bottom right corner, Maria is doing heart hands at Ali and hearts are floating towards her. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art Speech bubble reads: "i've seen artists like kimya dawson and jensen mcrae put a ton of work into making their concerts safer and collab with local mask blocs to provide masks for everyone. kimya even did her whole show with a mask on! while solo artists playing their own music may have more freedom than actors, i would love to see that kind of effort and care in theatre spaces. if we want to address the accessibility problem in theatre, it starts with our own actions. you may not be able to singlehandedly make all theatre spaces safe for all disabled people. but whether this is your job or your hobby, you have power! not only can you show your peers what's possible, but you can show disabled performers that someone in their community still cares about them. we are worth the effort." Below is a drawing of Jensen McRae's concert. The viewer is facing the audience, with a back view of Jensen standing on the stage in a sparkly bodysuit and a guitar on a stand next to her. The audience is mostly blobs with eyes and masks with Maria recording on their phone in the bottom left corner. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art The little cat at the top says: "i'm still not sure about masking during rehearsals. how is anyone gonna see me act???" Maria says: "listen man i'm not your dad. i can't make you do anything. but it's live theatre! you're performing for the back row of the balcony babey! if you need any encouragement that it can be done here are some real photos of me at a rehearsal where i was told that my reactions to people being talented were very funny" Below are 3 photos of Maria in a black shirt and mask pasted into the image: one with smiling eyes and hearts around their head, one with hands folded and eyes closed having a spiritual experience with music notes around their head, and one excited with eyes wide and an exclamation point above them. Im the bottom right corner is a drawing of Maria doing a peace sign. Text below reads: "thanks for listening!!! stay safe!!!" In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
what you can do during the whole process from auditions to rehearsals to tech week!!

find a mask bloc near you: covidactionmap.org
title reads: "auditions & callbacks!" Speech bubble reads: "i'm masked up while i'm waiting until i'm in the room. i usually have it on when i walk in so the table sees it before i take it off - if me protecting myself & others is a dealbreaker i don't wanna work with them! not doing this for a living means i can afford to lose a role over this - professionals do that at your own discretion!" Below are 3 drawings or Maria wearing a short sleeved jumpsuit and star earrings: one sitting on a bench with a mask on holding a binder labeled "music" and shaking nervously, one standing and removing her mask while speaking, and one singing. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art Title reads: "rehearsals!" Text: "i stay masked up during the whole rehearsal process up until mics come in. no one had an issue with this when i was ensemble - i can't speak for principal roles and how important it is that everyone sees your face at any point, but it worked for me! i tested a few different masks and the 3M aura N95 is easiest for me to sing in. bifold KN95s would slip and slide everywhere while i was singing, but a good trifold moves with your jaw! 3m auras do leave pretty visible marks on my face due to their tight seal - keep that in mind if you know they'll need photos of your face that day! try a few different styles if you can and see what works best for you!" Below are 6 side profiles of Maria's face: the first 3 are in a black bifold KN95. One shows the mask sitting normally over a closed mouth. The next shows the mask sliding down Maria's nose with an arrow indicating motion in their jaw. The third is a copy of the second one with an x-ray view of Maria's open mouth with a speech bubble of a music note next to them. Above these 3 text reads "bifold" with a frowny face. The next 3 are in a white 3M aura. One shows the mask sitting normally over a closed mouth. The next shows the mask staying in place and stretching out as Maria opens their mouth, with an arrow indicating motion. The third is a copy of the second one with an x-ray view of Maria's open mouth with a speech bubble of a music note next to them. Above these 3 text reads "trifold" with a smiley face. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art Title: "tech & performances!" Main speech bubble reads: "i keep my mask on until it's time for makeup and it goes right back on when i greet friends in the audience after the show. i take extra precautions during this time, testing regularly and isolating as much as possible so the cast, crew, and audiences are some of the only people i'm ever around. i even take that time off my day job if i can afford it! if i have any symptoms, even if i'm getting multiple negative covid tests, i stay home until i'm symptom-free. the last thing i want to do is spread any illness to my castmates, covid or not! i'd rather my director have to figure out what to do without me than without half the cast!" Smaller speech bubble reads: "tests can be expensive - if you need free tests and masks go to covidactionmap.org to see if you have a mask bloc who can help!" Maria is wearing a tank top and holding a makeup brush. She has very heavy blush, eyeshadow, lashes, and lipstick on with her glasses on top of her head. Next to her is a negative covid rapid test. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art Speech bubble reads: "theatre spaces don't make it easy and it'd be way less of a risk if there were still audience mask requirements. i hope that more people in the performing arts start caring enough to make it safer for all of us. theatre should be inclusive for everyone on stage and off! ask yourself: how many people are in the room with me? how important is it that they see my whole face right now? if there's intimacy in this show, is there any room for adjustments? would it hurt to fake a stage kiss? (covid is airborne, but other viruses can spread through saliva!) would my theatre be willing to implement safety measures like air filtration and masked audiences if i brought it up? what about mask requirements for one performance? do i have a mask bloc near me who can help?" Below is Maria back in the Phantom shirt holding a clipboard and taking a pencil out from behind their ear. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
if ur a performer it is actually in your best interest to protect yourself and your peers from long covid! your body and your lungs are kinda important for that i think!!

the zine: newlevant.com/covidzine
Title reads: "disclaimer!!" Text: "i am not a medical OR a theatre professional! i am just one silly little guy with a musical theatre b.a. who is disabled and did my first community theatre show since the Before Times this spring. it's been some trial and error and performing at all is a risk not everyone can take. this is just what i've learned in my efforts to keep myself and my castmates healthy enough to keep singing!" Below is Maria shrugging. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art The little cat says "wait, why do i still have to worry about covid?" Text: "because people are still being disabled by covid on a huge scale! our current vaccines help reduce hospitalizations and death from acute infections, but we still don't have one that stops the spread or prevents long term damage. even mild or asymptomatic infections can lead to long covid, no matter how young and healthy you are! a high quality mask like a kn95, kf94, or an n95 is the most effective tool we have against covid and other airborne illnesses, especially to protect disabled people. newlevant.com has a great zine that sums it up, i also have a ton of info in my insta* story highlights. come back when you're caught up! so how can you make your shows safer?" Below is a black KF94 mask with a sparkly mask chain and a white 3m aura N95. In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: *@maria.therese.art
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
happy disability pride month!! i see sooo few ppl talk abt covid safety in theatre so i made a lil zine about it 😷💕🧵
Doodles of little characters with speech bubbles on a yellow background surrounded by stars. A little cat says "but i'm a performer! i can't wear a mask on stage!" A little Maria says "same! let's talk about it!" Maria, a thin pale genderfluid person with a buzzcut, large round glasses, a black KN95 mask, baguette earrings, a black Phantom of the Opera t-shirt, and denim shorts stands in the bottom right corner and gestures to the title in the middle of the image. Title reads: "covid safety: theatre kid* edition!!" Below is another asterisk. text reads: "or performing arts in general but i only know things about theatre [heart]" In the bottom left corner is maria's instagram handle: @maria.therese.art
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
showed up at the library like this to pick up let this radicalize you and an alison bechdel graphic novel the librarian said oh im sure
full body drawing of maria holding a tote bag with a keychain of a kid in a frog costume. text and arrows pointing out details of their outfit: "dan & phil hat" - baseball cap reads "dan & phil are my dads," "trans mask chain" over a blue mask, "old cut up doctor who t-shirt" - a dark blue crop top with the sleeves cut off and a graphic of the van gogh exploding tardis, biker shorts and a pink "fruits basket tote bag w/ lil frog guy," "raisin bran socks w sandals"
June 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
helloooo here is a 2025 edition meet the artist to welcome u to my page!!! i hope u enjoy whatever is happening on here
Maria's meet the artist for 2025! A windows 95-98 style microsoft paint layout with a yellow and pink color scheme, with Maria in the canvas wearing a yellow tank top, denim overalls, and froggy chair earrings sitting cross legged and doing a peace sign. The background is a big scribble with different colors filled into the gaps. The toolbar on the left includes the asexual and aromantic pride flags, the autism rainbow infinity symbol, and a US flag. Text on the title bar on the top of the window reads: "Meet the Artist." Tabs below the title bar show Maria's instagram and tiktok handles "maria.therese.art" and their bluesky and etsy handles "mariathereseart." Over the canvas are several popups: the largest has a little trail from being dragged across the screen. Title bar reads: "wow!" the popup reads: "Maria!!" with two buttons below that read "30" and "she/they." On the left side of the popup is a yellow triangle symbol with a ":o" emoticon in the middle. In front of the popup is a light pink pixelated arrow cursor. Other popups: Title bar reads: "likes" popup text reads "theatre, plushies, board games, iced chai lattes." Title bar reads: "dislikes" Popup text reads "ai, antimaskers, live action remakes" Title bar reads: "watching" Four buttons on the popup are photos of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer title card, the Dropout logo, Wirt and Greg from Over the Garden Wall, and the Dan and Phil Games logo. Title bar reads: "listening" Four buttons are album covers: Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain, the Jesus Christ Superstar cast recording, I Don't Know How But They Found Me by Jensen McRae, and the Next to Normal London cast recording. Objects scattered across the canvas: a white KN95 mask with a trans pride colored mask chain, an apple pencil, a sunflower paint water cup with paintbrushes and a palette knife inside, a Garfield plushie, and a disability sunflower lanyard. Behind Maria are closeups of her tattoos: a Corona Sun from Tangled with an arrow poin…
June 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
this look....the tie dye overalls.....i was so obsessed the tiny feet tied into his hair that i didnt even notice the baby doll heads. inspired
a screenshot of jiavani from game changer season 7 episode 5. she is wearing a yellow tank top with tie dye overalls, with two baby doll heads and tiny plastic feet in his hair
June 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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the show wouldn't show us giles in the season 4 group hug i have to do EVERYTHING around here!!!! #btvs
A digital drawing of the scooby gang in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 episode 21: Primeval. It is a redraw of the group hug between Willow, Xander, and Buffy with Giles added.
June 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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ready to hear @jensenmcrae.bsky.social sing massachusetts in the titular massachusetts (thank u for handing out masks and keeping us safe!!!)
marquee at the sinclair in massachusetts that reads "tonight! jensen mcrae, sold out" selfie of maria wearing a 3m aura n95 with a yellow mask chain and daffodil earrings mirror selfie of maria wearing a yellow jumpsuit with a long sleeved striped shirt underneath 6 friendship bracelets: "daffodils," "ego death," "massachusetts," "make you proud," "let me be wrong" (with an upside down R), and "immune"
May 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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me texting everyone i know that kermit and miss piggy are officially back together after 10 years
"girl who is going to be okay" meme: a girl sitting outside with a matcha latte looking hopeful
May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
i will stand in the dark for you i will hold you back by force i will stand here right outside your door i wont see you disgraced i will protect your name and your heart
chops from animal crossing
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
every day i get on the internet and see chops slander..... u guys dont get him like i do..... hes my best friend hes my pal my sweet cheese
animal crossing new horizons screenshot of maria and chops sitting in maria's living room at the hello kitty table in their froggy chairs animal crossing fish eye lens photo of chops in a fancy little teal suit jacket and bow tie
May 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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me @ my body i need to get OUT OF BED!!!! i have THINGS TO DO!!!!
the meme of that guy from i think the office? i haven't watched this show? yelling very angry and the text is "shut up about the score! shut up about the score!"
March 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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these are the gi joes im talking abt btw with the flocked hair.....i forgot what the word was for a minute but my mom had a couple of these guys and i put them through so much. their feet screwed on and off it was so silly
vintage GI joe doll in a green uniform with flocked hair and beard. he is standing in front of a box that reads "Hasbro Talking GI Joe; adventure team commander; with life-like hair and beard; he talks!"
March 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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i wanted to design her after the barbies from the year i was born so this is ur standard 95 barbie.... also based on the fit i wore to see the movie. i saw one image of weird barbie and said oh she is JUST like me for real
photo of Maria wearing a sheer pink lacey dress over a pink camisole and purple pants covered in paint marks
March 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
mariathereseart.bsky.social
do u guys remember when the barbie movie came out and we were drawing barbiesonas that was so fun.....anyways heres my barbiesona from that era she comes w a marker so u can draw on her. imagine she has hair like the old gi joes do u know the ones
Digital drawing of Maria as a Barbie doll in a big pink box. The doll is holding a paintbrush and wearing heart glasses, egg earrings, and a sheer pink dress over a pink tank top and lavender pants with paint marks all over them. The box is full of accessories: a pink ukulele, a paint palette, a juice pouch, a tablet, a tablet pen, a small painting of floating lanterns, a pair of pink and yellow crayon earrings, and Kermit earrings. There are also two other outfits: a frog bucket hat, a yellow crop top with a frog on it, patched denim shorts, a purple striped crop top, and patched denim overalls. There is a human sized marker in the box and the doll has hearts and flowers drawn on one arm. Text on the box: Maria; Maria "says: "Wow!" "man." "My tummy hurts!" Text in the background: This Barbie has no thoughts; Head empty
March 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
photo of a rat and a tiny little rainbow colored toy piano. text below: "Neil banging out the tunes April 13, 2006"
March 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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me excited to see more snow vs me remembering my walk to the bus stop + the grocery store will probably be 70% ice again
blurry screenshot of tutter from bear in the big blue house very excited wrapped in a blanket with his mouth open very big screenshot of tutter from bear in the big blue house in his bed looking a little bit concerned
February 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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been thinking abt samia a LOTTT lately so here is a rare maria traditional art from when i saw her open for noah kahan in tampa and wanted 2 believe i would be able to give this to her Somehow. samia i dont know if ur on this app but i love u
pink and blue colored pencil drawing of samia cut out and pasted onto a collage-style background. behind her is some patterned origami paper, heart stickers, bee washi tape, and the words "i'll be your snake" pasted on.
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM