Michele Rosenthal
@michelerosenthal.com
Freelance vector illustrator in New York 🖍️ Corporate Memphis apologist 🖍️ Building @ArmadilloStock 🖍️ she/her 🏳️🌈 ✡️
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Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Michele, a freelance vector illustrator in New York, always looking for puzzles to solve.
Since 2010 I've worked in tech, publishing, packaging, healthcare, nonprofit, and more. Currently, I'm launching the licensing site @armadillostock.bsky.social.
🎨 michelerosenthal.com
Since 2010 I've worked in tech, publishing, packaging, healthcare, nonprofit, and more. Currently, I'm launching the licensing site @armadillostock.bsky.social.
🎨 michelerosenthal.com
Let's go NYC!
Hoping to get hired by Andrew's Cuomo's campaign 🤞🏻
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Let's go NYC!
What should I make next?
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What should I make next?
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Debate moderator voice: "Mr. Mamdani, do you think there should be kink at Pride?"
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Debate moderator voice: "Mr. Mamdani, do you think there should be kink at Pride?"
I hate hearing leftists say "the problem is that people are stupid." It's such an ablist take. The problem is that people lack empathy and imagination, and the best way to combat that is through art. Intelligence has nothing to do with it.
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I hate hearing leftists say "the problem is that people are stupid." It's such an ablist take. The problem is that people lack empathy and imagination, and the best way to combat that is through art. Intelligence has nothing to do with it.
Ok hear me out, what if cave paintings depict animals more often than human figures because our ancient ancestors were furries?
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Ok hear me out, what if cave paintings depict animals more often than human figures because our ancient ancestors were furries?
What a fantastic ending to our Kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in this project as much as I do!
And a special thank you to our marketing team, @xanaroker.bsky.social and @kitsnow.bsky.social, for the work and wisdom that made our grassroots campaign such a success!
And a special thank you to our marketing team, @xanaroker.bsky.social and @kitsnow.bsky.social, for the work and wisdom that made our grassroots campaign such a success!
🎉 THANK YOU! 🎉 Our Kickstarter is complete, and we've raised an incredible 150% of our goal!! Late pledges are open if you still want to support us or get early artist access.
We couldn't be more grateful as we prepare for the launch of our beta site later this year. Stay tuned for updates!
We couldn't be more grateful as we prepare for the launch of our beta site later this year. Stay tuned for updates!
September 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What a fantastic ending to our Kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in this project as much as I do!
And a special thank you to our marketing team, @xanaroker.bsky.social and @kitsnow.bsky.social, for the work and wisdom that made our grassroots campaign such a success!
And a special thank you to our marketing team, @xanaroker.bsky.social and @kitsnow.bsky.social, for the work and wisdom that made our grassroots campaign such a success!
I can't stop laughing at "of Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa, I trust Sliwa's word the most"
Curtis Sliwa and I don't agree on much. But we do agree on this: City Hall is not for sale.
You can't say the same for Cuomo or Adams.
You can't say the same for Cuomo or Adams.
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I can't stop laughing at "of Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa, I trust Sliwa's word the most"
*smoking a bowl, gazing up at the stars* I wonder what happened to the Entwives
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
*smoking a bowl, gazing up at the stars* I wonder what happened to the Entwives
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With less than 48 hours left in our Kickstarter, we'd like to take you on a quick tour of our wireframe!
September 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
With less than 48 hours left in our Kickstarter, we'd like to take you on a quick tour of our wireframe!
I refuse to believe we're in a "media literacy crisis" unless someone can point out which period in history had more media literacy than today
September 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I refuse to believe we're in a "media literacy crisis" unless someone can point out which period in history had more media literacy than today
Girl with a Perler Earring
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Girl with a Perler Earring
I'm so proud of the entire Armadillo team, so grateful for the community support, and so ready to build the best licensing website we can build!
🎉 We did it! The Armadillo Kickstarter is funded! 🎉
To celebrate, we can finally reveal our mascot's name, as chosen by you. Meet Arlo Strawberry Armadillo, or Arlo for short.
This was a true grassroots campaign, and we can't thank you enough. You still have 9 days left if you want to support us!
To celebrate, we can finally reveal our mascot's name, as chosen by you. Meet Arlo Strawberry Armadillo, or Arlo for short.
This was a true grassroots campaign, and we can't thank you enough. You still have 9 days left if you want to support us!
September 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm so proud of the entire Armadillo team, so grateful for the community support, and so ready to build the best licensing website we can build!
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We're so close to our goal!! Help us cross the finish line so we can build an alternative licensing website for illustrators!
September 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We're so close to our goal!! Help us cross the finish line so we can build an alternative licensing website for illustrators!
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The Armadillo Ambassadors are the talented group of artists featured on our site who supported us early on. Thank you @paulheaston.bsky.social, Kendyll Hillegas, @breelundberg.com, @sonnyross.bsky.social, @feanne.bsky.social, @alannaflowers.bsky.social, and @michelerosenthal.com! 2/2
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Armadillo Ambassadors are the talented group of artists featured on our site who supported us early on. Thank you @paulheaston.bsky.social, Kendyll Hillegas, @breelundberg.com, @sonnyross.bsky.social, @feanne.bsky.social, @alannaflowers.bsky.social, and @michelerosenthal.com! 2/2
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The Armadillo Ambassadors are the talented group of artists featured on our site who supported us early on. Thank you @paulheaston.bsky.social, Kendyll Hillegas, @breelundberg.com, @sonnyross.bsky.social, @feanne.bsky.social, @alannaflowers.bsky.social, and @michelerosenthal.com! 1/2
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Armadillo Ambassadors are the talented group of artists featured on our site who supported us early on. Thank you @paulheaston.bsky.social, Kendyll Hillegas, @breelundberg.com, @sonnyross.bsky.social, @feanne.bsky.social, @alannaflowers.bsky.social, and @michelerosenthal.com! 1/2
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Photo of an artist's photo-reference morgue. A really nice one.
Before the Magic Electric Internet, artists & cartoonists had to create their own Google Images, by clipping photos out of magazines and filing them according to topic.
I had a morgue until the mid-1990s. Not as good as this one.
Before the Magic Electric Internet, artists & cartoonists had to create their own Google Images, by clipping photos out of magazines and filing them according to topic.
I had a morgue until the mid-1990s. Not as good as this one.
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Photo of an artist's photo-reference morgue. A really nice one.
Before the Magic Electric Internet, artists & cartoonists had to create their own Google Images, by clipping photos out of magazines and filing them according to topic.
I had a morgue until the mid-1990s. Not as good as this one.
Before the Magic Electric Internet, artists & cartoonists had to create their own Google Images, by clipping photos out of magazines and filing them according to topic.
I had a morgue until the mid-1990s. Not as good as this one.
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Here are answers to a few common questions we've gotten. Let us know what else you'd like to learn about the project. And thank you for helping us reach over 3/4 of our goal, let's keep it going!
September 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Here are answers to a few common questions we've gotten. Let us know what else you'd like to learn about the project. And thank you for helping us reach over 3/4 of our goal, let's keep it going!
This is exactly how I feel about fine art vs commercial art
My hot take: there is no such thing as literary fiction anymore, if by literary fiction we mean intellectually challenging high-brow fiction. It's all just a battle for eyeballs now. If you've been asked "who is this book for?" by PR, congratulations, you are writing commercial fiction
September 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is exactly how I feel about fine art vs commercial art
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Thank you so much for supporting a licensing platform for illustrators! We're well over halfway there, and we couldn't be more grateful! #illustration #kickstarter #noai www.kickstarter.com/projects/dia...
September 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thank you so much for supporting a licensing platform for illustrators! We're well over halfway there, and we couldn't be more grateful! #illustration #kickstarter #noai www.kickstarter.com/projects/dia...
It was so wonderful to talk to Julien about @armadillostock.bsky.social, illustration licensing, artist organizing, and more! There's even audio if you prefer listening to reading. Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the things I love!
I’m so excited to share this interview with @michelerosenthal.com about her alternative licensing platform @armadillostock.bsky.social!
We discuss:
🖼️ The economy and ecology of stock image platforms
🤖 Their relationship with AI
✊The role of organizing for freelance artists
We discuss:
🖼️ The economy and ecology of stock image platforms
🤖 Their relationship with AI
✊The role of organizing for freelance artists
Licensing platforms: is there no alternative? (Yes, there is.)
An interview with grassroots licensing platform Armadillo's founder, Michele Rosenthal
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It was so wonderful to talk to Julien about @armadillostock.bsky.social, illustration licensing, artist organizing, and more! There's even audio if you prefer listening to reading. Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the things I love!
After one day, we're about 50% funded!!! I'm so proud of the work we've done, and excited to finally share what we've been planning. I hope you'll support us and help spread the word!
The Armadillo Kickstarter is LIVE!
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
August 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
After one day, we're about 50% funded!!! I'm so proud of the work we've done, and excited to finally share what we've been planning. I hope you'll support us and help spread the word!
Reposted by Michele Rosenthal
The Armadillo Kickstarter is LIVE!
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Armadillo Kickstarter is LIVE!
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators!
Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
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James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.
August 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.
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It's finally happening! Our Kickstarter launches next week, so we'll see you there!
August 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's finally happening! Our Kickstarter launches next week, so we'll see you there!