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Sara Sydnor 🚫👑
@sarasydnor.bsky.social
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Collector of Hawaiian shirts, illustrator of things, voided warranty on my spine. Favorite Devo song is, "Dare to be Stupid".

IG: @SaraSydnor
http://SaraSydnor.com
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Happy Halloween! Here's some more photos of my handmade patchwork kimono in a full outfit! 🎃💀👻 #kimono
Photo of pale white lady with brown hair in a patchwork Halloween kimono. The color focus is black, orange, and white, and Halloween motifs like skeletons, black cats, ghosts, moths, etc. The collar is black, same with the obi around the middle of her body. There's a thin yellow cord around the middle of the black obi with a large moon brooch. The sleeves of the obi are not patchwork, but are vertically tiled cartoon skeletons. She's standing and wearing Converse shoes, and has her fingertips touching and placed on her front lap area. Photo of pale white lady with brown hair in a patchwork Halloween kimono. The color focus is black, orange, and white, and Halloween motifs like skeletons, black cats, ghosts, moths, etc. The collar is black, same with the obi around the middle of her body. This is a back view of her head and upper back. Her hair are messy space buns positioned in the middle of her head. There are skeleton hand clips cradling the hair buns towards the middle of the part.
November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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She has arrived! Miss @junobirch.bsky.social in all her stunning glory! She's been busy in her garden, and even managed to cultivate a new species of plant. 👽🌵🌭 #sarasydnor #illustration #junobirch
Digital illustration of drag queen Juno Birch. She has gigantic 1960s platinum blonde bouffant hair, pastel blue skin, and wears her iconic pink cat eye sunglasses (that also matches her lipstick). Her outfit is a sleeveless ensemble with very long pointed collars. The shirt is mustard yellow, and the collar is a whirl of graphic pink and maroon lines. She's also wearing her iconic yellow gloves with red painted nails, and she's holding up a potted hot dog plant. She has a sheer, reddish skirt apron thing on. She's kneeling on the ground, kinda pin-uppie pose. On her feet are chunky plump mustard yellow slides with striped foot strap. On the ground next to her is a pink watering can with a circular handle, and another potted cactus with a yellow glove jauntily placed on top of it.
October 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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(omg I deleted it by accident!) Sorry for the vague instructions, but here it is. We used hachiya persimmons, so they gotta get soft and ripe. Obviously remove the seeds. They're a very American-style cookie, so they're very soft. You scoop them onto a cookie sheet, I'd use parchment paper under it.
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Who took this photo of me making meringue? 💀
Goofy photograph of a fake skeleton standing in front of an electric mixer, with text on top that says, "beat until stiff peaks"
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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I returned to table at my local library comix event yesterday! It's really great (and important!) to establish local unity and connections no matter how small or big. I also drew and printed out a freebie coloring page of Derpy the tiger for anyone to grab. 🎃❤️
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Here is my patchwork Halloween kimono I sewed myself! This is my second komon/casual kimono. I've been sitting on my Halloween fabric for a few years, and finally decided what to make! The squares are 6", and over 100 squares were needed to make it. 🎃💀 #kimono #kitsuke #着物 #halloween
Photo of a pale, white woman facing the camera in a patchwork Halloween-themed kimono they sewed themselves. The color scheme is orange/orange-yellow and black, with the squares alternating between those two colors. The fabric motifs vary from cartoony skeletons, pumpkins, black cats, candy, ghosts, and other fun Halloween iconography. The sleeves are one solid piece of black and white skeletons, and the fabric designs are vertically tiled cartoon skeletons (this is necessary because the sleeve pattern is cut in one piece, so I wanted something that would still read upside down and right side up!) The collar is black with dark gray texture to match the black sleeves. The obi around the waist is plain black, and is decorated with a white-yellow skinny tie, called an obijime, and in the middle of that is a small gold-orange costume jewelry beetle pin. Just nestled above/behind the obi is a yellow-orange obiage, which is a scarf-like decoration. Photo of a pale, white woman facing the camera in a patchwork Halloween-themed kimono they sewed themselves. The color scheme is orange/orange-yellow and black, with the squares alternating between those two colors. The fabric motifs vary from cartoony skeletons, pumpkins, black cats, candy, ghosts, and other fun Halloween iconography. The sleeves are one solid piece of black and white skeletons, and the fabric designs are vertically tiled cartoon skeletons (this is necessary because the sleeve pattern is cut in one piece, so I wanted something that would still read upside down and right side up!) The collar is black with dark gray texture to match the black sleeves. The obi around the waist is plain black, and is decorated with a white-yellow skinny tie, called an obijime, and in the middle of that is a small gold-orange costume jewelry beetle pin. Just nestled above/behind the obi is a yellow-orange obiage, which is a scarf-like decoration.
October 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Photo I sent my local library event coordinator asking if I can hand this out as a coloring sheet for free at their mini comix event I'm tabling at in two weeks. #maythecattaxworkinmyfortune #Derpy #KpopDemonHunters #Halloween
Photo of a printed b&w lineart drawing and a cat on top of a patchwork quilt. The drawing is of Derpy the tiger from Kpop Demon Hunters curiously and gently tilting a wee jack-o'-lantern with his one huge left paw. Soosie the bird is unimpressed as usual. Beans the irl cat is curious but unimpressed it's not something to eat.
September 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I finished a WIP that's been in standby for almost 2 years. I started it before unexplained weight gain started happening to me (and still hasn't been resolved), so I think I stopped out of shame or worry that it wouldn't fit...I tried it on and it still fit, so I finished the body and sleeves!
September 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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My cat girly, Beans, turned 9 yesterday! Here is an uneventful recap of her day yesterday. 😂🐱🎂✨
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Meme infographic of the USA economy. Center image is the USA all bedazzled in the US flag. There is text around the image connected by black arrows that run clockwise. Top text reads: Economy collapses under a Republican president. Right text reads: America elects a Democratic president who sets the country on the path to recovery. Bottom text reads: The economic recovery is slow and uneven so America elects a Republican president Left text reads: Republicans institute their economic agenda Text inbetween Left and Top text, with a big red arrow pointing at a dot between: YOU ARE HERE
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Been AFK, here's some gluten-free challah my boss and I have been workshopping for a bit. It's close but still needs *something* to make it not as dense...if we add more liquid, it might not be braidable, which is what my boss wants to maintain. 😮‍💨 #glutenfreebaking #glutenfree #gf #baking #challah
Top-down photo of a 4-strand round gluten-free challah loaf. The color is a bit overdone but still pleasant. The braid definition is noiceeee. Crumb shot of the gluten-free challah loaf. The texture is dense but even. Some minor strand separation on the left but ohwell. Above shot of two more gluten-free challah, top is a six-strand, the bottom is a twee "poop emoji" singular strand bun. The six-strand has nice braid definition but a little bit burnt from the egg wash.
September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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What is Ms. Juno Birch holding? 🤔 #wip #illustration #JunoBirch #dragqueens
Image is closeup of a WIP digital illustration of Juno Birch, fabulous pastel blue-skinned alien drag queen. She has on her iconic pink cat eye sunglasses, pink lipstick, and hints of her bouffant blonde wig.
July 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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#notadragqueen
Meme image of Simpsons screenshots. Trump's head is photoshopped onto Homer's head as he leans out a car window at Lenny and Carl. Top image (Trump-Homer yelling out the window): "No one cares about Jeffrey Epstein" Bottom image (Lenny and Carl talking to each other): "What'd he say?" "I dunno. Something about being a pedophile."
July 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Me: 1
De Quervain's tenosynovitis: 1

Apparently the tendon sheath in my wrist that was strangling everything was built like damn onion layers rather than just being normal and chill with 1 or 2 layers. #overachievingbody #bodymaxingbullshit #biohackingthewrongway
Photo of OP's right hand giving a green wrist/forearm bandaged thumbs up in an interior car pic. OP has had de Quervain's Tenosynovitis for over a year and finally had a tendon release done because nothing was responding to PT or injections!
June 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I don't really have a favorite... because I don't... really have many keychains?? ANYWAY here's my cuteeee Jiji crepe that I got from a fellow artist alley seller a few years ago. 🐈‍⬛🍦❤️
June 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Day 2 and final day of #BakAnime! We broke down and bought a rechargeable fan last night. 🥵💩 Happy Pride Month!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#artistalley #BakAnime2025 #illustration #SaraSydnor
June 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Please accept my poorly cropped IG video to showcase my AA table at #BakAnime. #illustration #artistalley
May 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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I'm bringing my chunky, fun earrings love to #BakAnime with one of the games I love but can't play because it stresses me the fuck out. 🫣 PS, I ran out of time to do the other #Pikmin colors as well as leaf/bud variation I'M SORRY OKAY??? I also changed the earring hardware. (⁠ʘ⁠ᴗ⁠ʘ⁠✿⁠)
Photo of a WIP of Shrinky Dink earrings. The subjects are cartoonized Pikmin flowers, specifically (L-R) yellow, blue, purple, and red. Each Pikmin has different facial expressions (L-R) upside down open frown oh no, gasp, kawaii closer happy mouth, and general open mouth smile. Yellow Pikmin earring is complete with a short gold chain attached to a white flower, and a gold post earring. Blue has only the short chain, purple just has its magenta pink flower hovering above it, and red has nothing. Photo of WIP Pikmin earring with practice pieces of Pikmin for hardware placement. Ft purple Pikmin and its pink flower.
May 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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It's not much, but it's honest work. ETA next weekishly at #BakAnime. #BetterAPigThanAFascist #anime #stickers
Screenshot of part of a sticker order I made for a 3"x3" round sticker. There's a red and white border with white text. The text is a quote from Porco Rosso that reads, "Better a Pig Than a Fascist". The inside circle is a close up of Porco's face, making sure to feature his pig snout, and furrowed eyebrows.
May 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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I wanted to wear this to the @junobirch.bsky.social show tomorrow in LA but I don't think getting a heatstroke before or mid show would be stunning or gorgeous on my end ಥ⁠_⁠ಥ, so here's my #kimono coord laid out! (not pictured, silver metallic chunky loafers) 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💖
Photo of a kimono coord that I had planned on wearing tomorrow to a drag show (Juno Birch) but it's like 90°F and heatstroke is not gonna be cute. Featured is a kawaii kappa drawstring purse, with rainbow heart dangle earrings next to it. The main kimono is a medium sky blue background color with white and pink graphic flowers. 🏳️‍⚧️ The decorative inner collar is halftone-ish dots in full spectrum pride rainbow. 🏳️‍🌈 The obi is metallic silver, with a florescent green decorative under sash (called obiage). On top of the obi is a decorative band (called obijime) green leaf and pink leather, with a colorful rainbow cockatoo obidome.
May 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Me: Everything in USA politics is garbage rn and is terrible and ohgod he's crashing us straight into a fucking recession AT BEST. (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

Also me: Look at my very silly (albeit test) shrinky dinks for earrings and whatever BECAUSE I CAN AND IT'S CUTE. (⁠ ⁠˶⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ꁞ⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠˶⁠ ⁠)
A wee shrinky dink of a very silly, chubby, bright green cartoon frog in an equally chubby rounded lil dark green car that has 3 vertical yellow lines going from the grill up to the windshield. Another very silly shrinky dink of a brown cowboy boot with dark brown edge triming and red stars with yellow edges. White dots are also randomly placed around the boot. A goofy cartoon snake is sticking out of the top of the boot - it is yellow-tan? with red diamond pattern on its back. Above the snake-boot is a snake-sized tall, marigold yellow cowboy hat that tbh does kinda look like a hardshell taco, but that would just be silly. 🫣 The hat band has black horizontal stripes and red chevrons.
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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*indeed'ing intensifies*

#WIP #Destiny2 #Destiny2art #D2 #CommanderDadZavala
Cropped screenshot of a WIP of Commander Zavala from Destiny 2 in a shogun-inspired Japanese outfit. He's sitting down with his right hand pensively raised in a fist (as he do). His Ghost, Targe, floats off to his left. There's also a floating color palette left in by the artist.
May 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Me returning to my kimono Zavala pic I started last year but stopped because I thought it was trës gârbågé: Wait no I just need to do a few lil things...BOOM fuckin letsgoooo. 🔥

#Destiny2art #Destiny2 #Zavala #WIP #illustration
Rough sketchy digital illustration WIP fanart of Zavala from Destiny 2. He is seated all pensive, commander-ish and stuff. His attire is different from his normal get up, and is instead heavily inspired by feudal Japan shogun minus the tall hat (but he has MASSIVE kataginu that put 80s shoulder pads to SHAME to make up for it).
April 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM