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Maru🍉
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Maru/ 28 /she/her | Illustrator/designer based in the US | BA of Science in Design | I draw pieces of wonder. looking for work. inquiries: maru.illoart@gmail.com

Website: maruillo.com
Other socials can be found at : linktr.ee/maru_illo
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if you see this, post your bird art!
a blue magpie jay looks about on the branch, it is about to take flight . it’s is backed by a circular silhouette of green and blue that look almost cloud like a tit bird illuminated in a wintery setting, it perches on the center one of three bare branches. it seems pleased to see you Northern Silvery Kingfisher sits on a branch against an orange background A vulture in a soda shoppe outfit is holding an ice cream cone with strawberry and vanilla ice cream scoops covered with sprinkles and a cherry on top. There is writing in purple that says Swallow’s Vegan Ice Cream
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
maru-illo.bsky.social
i’m ripping off the bandage and am posting my people art for critique. this is my dnd oc i drew. please if yall have any tips or constructive criticism you can give me i’d greatly appreciate! i’m seriously trying to improve my people drawing
October 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Hello #Portfolioday! I’m Maru, a Nicaraguan-Egyptian Illustrator/designer based in the US. I have a Ba of S in Industrial Design and love to draw vibrant characters and creatures! I’m available for full time design & illustration work
🌟 maru.illoart@gmail.com
💫 maruillo.com
a tit bird in a wintery setting sitting on a branch staring directly at the viewer, it is content Three dogs in circus get up are performing a show, the central clown has his head poked through a paper circle, his companions are juggling and gesturing to him. There is a star spangled backdrop with swirling bands of gold and teal Norwegian forest cat with a starry constellation of Virgo. There is a crescent moon in a night sky a blue magpie jay looks about on the branch, it is about to take flight . it’s is backed by a circular silhouette of green and blue that look almost cloud like
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
maru-illo.bsky.social
i had to grab the tweet off of insta from some account that reposted it but it was my most popular tweet
tweet showing two images of american kestrels with the description “ i love kestrels cause they are like falcons but like the littlest pet shop version “
September 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
maru-illo.bsky.social
my most viral tweet involved kestrels so i drew one

#birdart #art
an american kestrel flying through a beige background
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
maru-illo.bsky.social
showing a tit on a friday
#birdart
#birds
a tit bird illuminated in a wintery setting, it perches on the center one of three bare branches. it seems pleased to see you
July 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
maru-illo.bsky.social
Northern Silvery Kingfisher here cause i drew a bunch of birds for a fellowship i got rejected from so might as well get some validation #birds #birdart
a Northern Silvery Kingfisher sits on a branch against an orange background
June 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I am become Lisa Frank
#birds #birdart
A magpie jay rests on a branch with a single leaf. Its backdrop is a circular cloudy background with hues of green and blue. Its ready to take flight
May 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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by popular demand
a picture of a muted sky blue hand knit sweater i just finished . the arms are crossed over the body against carpet flooring
April 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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HELLO #PortfolioDay!

I’m Maru, a Nicaraguan-Egyptian Illustrator/designer based in the US. I have a Ba of S in Industrial Design and I adore drawing pieces of wonder and whimsy! I’m available for full time design & illustration work.
🌟 maru.illoart@gmail.com
💫 maruillo.com
A seal in a costume inspire by Venetian clothing stands in front of a a door with a radiating sun. Its other half portrays a starry night with clouds and the moon, the former makes a bridge for the seal. A mushroom in adventurer gear sporting a flower lamp on the top of his head, he has an apple friend named toof that is with him. He is exploring a green path and inspecting leaves on the road to discover Three dogs in circus get up are performing a show, the central clown has his head poked through a paper circle, his companions are juggling and gesturing to him. There is a star spangled backdrop with swirling bands of gold and teal Norwegian forest cat with a starry constellation of Virgo. There is a crescent moon in a night sky
January 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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i wanted to share some of my stuffed animal progress. this is a miffy pattern i’m working on for practice that i based off of one of my miffy plushies. ( i do not intend to sell this pattern i just wanted to understand the construction of plushes ).

her head is a BIT too long but i love her
a handmade prototype of a stuffed bunny in blue gingham fabric
January 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
maru-illo.bsky.social
I'm 28 cheddars years old today ! so if u wanna repost my art or something 👀
A tiger with a 1990s computer head and disco ball ears is posed three times. One is sitting in glee, the other is pleasantly surprised, the third is 3/4 view of him smiling at the viewer. There is a disco tech floor, and the words Disco Tiger Beat above them. He's wearing overalls and his shirt has a control pad on it Black cat with crossed paws with a sun rise background with astronomical drawings of libra Norwegian forest cat with a starry constellation of Virgo. There is a crescent moon in a night sky a gray wizard kitty holding his paws ready to do some magic, he is in front of an ornate background with a sun in the center illuminating him
December 17, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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yeah yeah yeah hozier and florence and mitski shocker

dragon age changed me so much that the lost elf theme got up there in like 4 months
spotify wrapped depicting my top artists hozier, florence and the machine, elyanna, mitski,and mahmood. my top songs are swan upon leda, empire now, ciao ciao , trespasser the lost elf theme, and soldi spotify wrapped vibe for may was pumpkin spice forest fantasy my august vibe was atmospheric instrumental soundtrack my november vibe was hallyu catwalk kpop
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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I have a great love for using layer modes in procreate to make patterns
There dogs in circus get up are performing a show, the central clown has his head poked through a paper circle, his companions are juggling and gesturing to him. There is a star spangled backdrop with swirling bands of gold and teal Tabby cat illuminated by a moon. Its holding its paw up in greeting. Its backdrop is a star filled sky with the constellation of virgo A seal in a costume inspire by Venetian clothing stands in front of a a door with a radiating sun. Its other half portrays a starry night with clouds and the moon, the former makes a bridge for the seal.
November 18, 2024 at 4:20 AM
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Witch hat Catelier (2021)
#cats
#witchhatatelier
#art
#illustration
A gray wizard kitty holding his paws ready to do some magic, he is in front of an ornate background with a sun in the center illuminating him
November 14, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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Lets mingle like flamingos (2022)
#art
#illustrations
#animalart
#flamingos
Three flamingos look at each other, curving their necks to get a glance. Their pink bodies form a heart
October 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Mr Disco Tiger (2021)

My beloved

#art
#illustration
#tiger
A tiger with a 1990s computer head and disco ball ears is posed three times. One is sitting in glee, the other is pleasantly surprised, the third is 3/4 view of him smiling at the viewer. There is a disco tech floor, and the words Disco Tiger Beat above them. He's wearing overalls and his shirt has a control pad on it
October 26, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Just a lil Saladmander 🍅(2022)
A salamander is sitting in a field of wheat, he is wearing a bucket hat with a tomato on it and overalls with a carrot on it. He looks satisfied with a small bit of hay in his mouth
October 24, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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The Little Mushroom (2021)
#mushroom #art #illustration
A mushroom in adventurer gear sporting a flower lamp on the top of his head, he has an apple friend named toof that is with him. He is exploring a green path and inspecting leaves on the road to discovery
October 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Unseal the Gate (2021)
#celestialart
#art
#illustration
A seal in a Venetian inspired costume looking at a door with two panels. One half is a moonlit cloudy sky that extends to make a platform for the seal to stand on. The other panel is a radiating sun, whose rings expand into the other half. The seal is observing it with curiosity and reverence. There is a deep vermillion background
October 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Canine Circus (2022)
#art #dogs #animalart #illustration #digitalart #cuteart
Three circus dogs in jester attire. The center one is on a platform with his head in a paper circle. The other is juggling and gesturing towards him. There is a starry background
October 21, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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A companion piece to mimi but of momo the cat
#art #illustration
#stars #cat
#celestial
A Norwegian forest cat with a starry constellation of Virgo. There is a crescent moon in a night sky
October 18, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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I want to post my friends cat mimi to be official #art #cat #celestial #sun
Black cat with crossed paws with a sun rise background with astronomical drawings of libra
October 18, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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If I must die- Refaat Alareer
He was martyred on 12/7/23
Along with the rest of his family
They just recently got his body from under the rubble
If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so that a child, somewhere in Gaza while looking heaven in the eye awaiting his dad who left in a blaze— and bid no one farewell not even to his flesh not even to himself— sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above and thinks for a moment an angel is there bringing back love If I must die let it bring hope let it be a tale.
December 30, 2023 at 12:37 AM
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Oh rascal children of Gaza. You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window. You who filled every morning with rush and chaos. You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony. Come back, and scream as you want and break all the vases. Steal all the flowers. Come back.. Just come back.. -Khaled Juma, a Palestinian poet from Gaza
December 30, 2023 at 12:34 AM