Nusha Ashjaee
@nushaaa.bsky.social
Illustrator and designer in the South Bay ☀️
Previously @ Z2 Comics, Dotdash Meredith, Akashic Books
🎨 NYT, NBC News, Global Press Journal, others
Previously @ Z2 Comics, Dotdash Meredith, Akashic Books
🎨 NYT, NBC News, Global Press Journal, others
Hay-angels and pink chickens for #kidlitartpostcard 💕
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hay-angels and pink chickens for #kidlitartpostcard 💕
The only nepo baby I care for 💖🐾
Who is YOUR favorite Bobby??
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#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #womenwhodraw #puppy #puppylove #kidlit #picturebook #picturebookillustration #procreate #doglife #dog #bobby #kidlitart #childrensbook #digitalart #labradoodle #doggust
Who is YOUR favorite Bobby??
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#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #womenwhodraw #puppy #puppylove #kidlit #picturebook #picturebookillustration #procreate #doglife #dog #bobby #kidlitart #childrensbook #digitalart #labradoodle #doggust
August 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The only nepo baby I care for 💖🐾
Who is YOUR favorite Bobby??
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#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #womenwhodraw #puppy #puppylove #kidlit #picturebook #picturebookillustration #procreate #doglife #dog #bobby #kidlitart #childrensbook #digitalart #labradoodle #doggust
Who is YOUR favorite Bobby??
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#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #womenwhodraw #puppy #puppylove #kidlit #picturebook #picturebookillustration #procreate #doglife #dog #bobby #kidlitart #childrensbook #digitalart #labradoodle #doggust
Loved the panels and workshops so far for @scbwi.bsky.social virtual conference! Excited for day 2 and hello to everyone cause I have not posted in awhile!!!
Here’s a little cloud girl I’ve been playing with ⛈️
Here’s a little cloud girl I’ve been playing with ⛈️
August 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Loved the panels and workshops so far for @scbwi.bsky.social virtual conference! Excited for day 2 and hello to everyone cause I have not posted in awhile!!!
Here’s a little cloud girl I’ve been playing with ⛈️
Here’s a little cloud girl I’ve been playing with ⛈️
Happy #kidlitpostcard day! It was also sizdeh bedar this week!
Hire me for your spring projects! I will work on it outside!
#kidlitillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #nowruz #sabzi #birds #bluebirds #flower #spring #picturebookillustration #picturebook #illustration #illustrator #haftsin
Hire me for your spring projects! I will work on it outside!
#kidlitillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #nowruz #sabzi #birds #bluebirds #flower #spring #picturebookillustration #picturebook #illustration #illustrator #haftsin
April 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy #kidlitpostcard day! It was also sizdeh bedar this week!
Hire me for your spring projects! I will work on it outside!
#kidlitillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #nowruz #sabzi #birds #bluebirds #flower #spring #picturebookillustration #picturebook #illustration #illustrator #haftsin
Hire me for your spring projects! I will work on it outside!
#kidlitillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #nowruz #sabzi #birds #bluebirds #flower #spring #picturebookillustration #picturebook #illustration #illustrator #haftsin
I was super self conscious about having visible body hair growing up, so I reimagined a version of myself in a #ya book where that’s actually a super boring thing to be worried about. Would you read this book?!
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#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadultbooks
#bookcover #childrenillustrator
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#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadultbooks
#bookcover #childrenillustrator
February 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I was super self conscious about having visible body hair growing up, so I reimagined a version of myself in a #ya book where that’s actually a super boring thing to be worried about. Would you read this book?!
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#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadultbooks
#bookcover #childrenillustrator
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#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadultbooks
#bookcover #childrenillustrator
January 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
November 5, part III
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
November 5, part III
November 5, part II
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
November 5, part II
November 5, part I
January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
November 5, part I
Imagining my middle grade self starring in a middle grade novel 🐣
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#wip #sketch #kidlit #yalit #illustrator #illustration #middlegrade #youngadultnovel
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#wip #sketch #kidlit #yalit #illustrator #illustration #middlegrade #youngadultnovel
November 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Imagining my middle grade self starring in a middle grade novel 🐣
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#wip #sketch #kidlit #yalit #illustrator #illustration #middlegrade #youngadultnovel
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#wip #sketch #kidlit #yalit #illustrator #illustration #middlegrade #youngadultnovel
👋🏽 Left Twitter the day that guy bought it
November 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
👋🏽 Left Twitter the day that guy bought it
Home is where you’re held 🫂🌱
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This was a piece I originally did for an article about self-care within activist communities.
Thinking of the families who have been targeted and displaced last year and from decades prior. And remembering those who can’t be held today ❤️🩹
#fromtherivertothesea
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This was a piece I originally did for an article about self-care within activist communities.
Thinking of the families who have been targeted and displaced last year and from decades prior. And remembering those who can’t be held today ❤️🩹
#fromtherivertothesea
October 7, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Home is where you’re held 🫂🌱
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This was a piece I originally did for an article about self-care within activist communities.
Thinking of the families who have been targeted and displaced last year and from decades prior. And remembering those who can’t be held today ❤️🩹
#fromtherivertothesea
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This was a piece I originally did for an article about self-care within activist communities.
Thinking of the families who have been targeted and displaced last year and from decades prior. And remembering those who can’t be held today ❤️🩹
#fromtherivertothesea
Distracted…I fell in love 🥺🥹
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#moodeng #sketch #illustration #illustrationartists #sketchbook #animals #kidlit #picturebookillustration #womenwhodraw #pink #hippos #babyhippo #wildlife #pygmyhippo #babyanimals
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#moodeng #sketch #illustration #illustrationartists #sketchbook #animals #kidlit #picturebookillustration #womenwhodraw #pink #hippos #babyhippo #wildlife #pygmyhippo #babyanimals
October 5, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Distracted…I fell in love 🥺🥹
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#moodeng #sketch #illustration #illustrationartists #sketchbook #animals #kidlit #picturebookillustration #womenwhodraw #pink #hippos #babyhippo #wildlife #pygmyhippo #babyanimals
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#moodeng #sketch #illustration #illustrationartists #sketchbook #animals #kidlit #picturebookillustration #womenwhodraw #pink #hippos #babyhippo #wildlife #pygmyhippo #babyanimals
Day 2 of my period 🩸
September 18, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Day 2 of my period 🩸
Commissioned poster featuring some of the cutest guys and their favorite things 💕🍃🐦
#kidlit #caturday #kidsillustration
#kidlit #caturday #kidsillustration
August 18, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Commissioned poster featuring some of the cutest guys and their favorite things 💕🍃🐦
#kidlit #caturday #kidsillustration
#kidlit #caturday #kidsillustration
Some examples from a picture book that didn’t come through, though would love to do more 🩵🩵🩵
August 4, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Some examples from a picture book that didn’t come through, though would love to do more 🩵🩵🩵
Saw Jenny Lewis play twice so I made a poster to remember it
#notapsycho
#notapsycho
July 27, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Saw Jenny Lewis play twice so I made a poster to remember it
#notapsycho
#notapsycho
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*nominating Jenny Lewis to take over the Dead bootleg market
*nominating Jenny Lewis to take over the Dead bootleg market
July 25, 2023 at 12:48 AM
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*nominating Jenny Lewis to take over the Dead bootleg market
*nominating Jenny Lewis to take over the Dead bootleg market
