Diana Sudyka
@tinyaviary.bsky.social
Illustrator, author.
Midwest + Great Lakes.
My book: LITTLE LAND
Represented by Andrea Morrison, Writers House Ltd.
www.dianasudyka.com
Midwest + Great Lakes.
My book: LITTLE LAND
Represented by Andrea Morrison, Writers House Ltd.
www.dianasudyka.com
Thank you Dr. Goodall. RIP.
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you Dr. Goodall. RIP.
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.
The War on Truth Heats Up (just in time for Constitution Day)
Hannah Arendt famously wrote, “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the real...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.
We all deserve to have a happy and safe home where we are loved and respected by family and friends. So many today lack this, or it is being wrenched from them. My heart and thoughts today while working on this sketch for an upcoming book.
August 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We all deserve to have a happy and safe home where we are loved and respected by family and friends. So many today lack this, or it is being wrenched from them. My heart and thoughts today while working on this sketch for an upcoming book.
Proof of a new book on the horizon. A little scene from Just One Oak by @maria_gianferrari_author illustrations by me 👋 #justoneoak #beachlanebooks #simonandschuster
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Proof of a new book on the horizon. A little scene from Just One Oak by @maria_gianferrari_author illustrations by me 👋 #justoneoak #beachlanebooks #simonandschuster
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Cover reveal for JUST ONE OAK!
Stunning art by @tinyaviary.bsky.social
Coming February 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social
#oaktrees
Pre-order at S&S above or Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/just...
Stunning art by @tinyaviary.bsky.social
Coming February 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social
#oaktrees
Pre-order at S&S above or Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/just...
June 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Cover reveal for JUST ONE OAK!
Stunning art by @tinyaviary.bsky.social
Coming February 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social
#oaktrees
Pre-order at S&S above or Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/just...
Stunning art by @tinyaviary.bsky.social
Coming February 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social
#oaktrees
Pre-order at S&S above or Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/just...
Independent Bookstore Day is tomorrow and there’s so much going on! Beloved local indie store @bookedevanston has a FULL day of activities! I will be doing a drawing demo from 9:30-11:30am, and they will have a ton of new merch with designs I created! Stop by! Let’s goooooooo!
April 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Independent Bookstore Day is tomorrow and there’s so much going on! Beloved local indie store @bookedevanston has a FULL day of activities! I will be doing a drawing demo from 9:30-11:30am, and they will have a ton of new merch with designs I created! Stop by! Let’s goooooooo!
Finally finished my @kirikipress embroidery kit last night. 🐺
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Finally finished my @kirikipress embroidery kit last night. 🐺
Saturday morning stick bug. #illustration #illustrator #childrenspicturebooks📚 #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #gouache #watercolourpainting #watercolor #rolypoly #stickbug #biodiversity
April 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Saturday morning stick bug. #illustration #illustrator #childrenspicturebooks📚 #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #gouache #watercolourpainting #watercolor #rolypoly #stickbug #biodiversity
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Good news for fellow authors disheartened by your books being illegally used to train AI;
"If your book was used by Meta, you’re automatically included in the Kadrey v. Meta class action in Northern California..."
And @authorsguild.bsky.social has some practical steps you can take.
"If your book was used by Meta, you’re automatically included in the Kadrey v. Meta class action in Northern California..."
And @authorsguild.bsky.social has some practical steps you can take.
Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the on...
authorsguild.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Good news for fellow authors disheartened by your books being illegally used to train AI;
"If your book was used by Meta, you’re automatically included in the Kadrey v. Meta class action in Northern California..."
And @authorsguild.bsky.social has some practical steps you can take.
"If your book was used by Meta, you’re automatically included in the Kadrey v. Meta class action in Northern California..."
And @authorsguild.bsky.social has some practical steps you can take.
Recent commission, gouache watercolor on paper. #illustration #illustrator #painting #gouache #gouacheillustration #watercolor #watercolorpainting
March 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Recent commission, gouache watercolor on paper. #illustration #illustrator #painting #gouache #gouacheillustration #watercolor #watercolorpainting
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Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social
Before/after digital work on the original gouache painting of acorn woodpeckers for an upcoming book. #illustration #illustrator #picturebook #childrensbookillustration #gouache #gouachepainting #procreateart #ipaddrawing
March 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Before/after digital work on the original gouache painting of acorn woodpeckers for an upcoming book. #illustration #illustrator #picturebook #childrensbookillustration #gouache #gouachepainting #procreateart #ipaddrawing
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A cartoon by Elisabeth McNair. #NewYorkerCartoons
March 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A cartoon by Elisabeth McNair. #NewYorkerCartoons
Another fun illustration I created for beloved local, indie bookstore @bookedevanston ✨#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #digitalart
March 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Another fun illustration I created for beloved local, indie bookstore @bookedevanston ✨#illustration #illustrator #procreateart #digitalart
I had a lot of fun painting this recent picture book spread of acorn woodpeckers. Such a cool species!
March 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I had a lot of fun painting this recent picture book spread of acorn woodpeckers. Such a cool species!
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
Black-throated Blue Warbler on antique envelope. New painting in my shop.
March 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Black-throated Blue Warbler on antique envelope. New painting in my shop.
We need our old growth forests more than ever.
"In these possibly last days... I will not tell you how many tons of carbon per acre the old and mature forests absorb," Rick Bass wrote in 2022. "Know that it is a lot. That data and science are out there."
On the importance of our old growth forests as they face new attacks.
On the importance of our old growth forests as they face new attacks.
From the Oldest Forest in Montana - Orion Magazine
When a forest gets to be this old and untouched, it becomes something more than a forest.
orionmagazine.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We need our old growth forests more than ever.
Adding my name to this letter.
Not my most eloquent letter, but utterly sincere....
March 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Adding my name to this letter.
Another recent commissioned painting on antique envelope: barn swallow. #illustration #illustrator #waterc#watercolorpainting #goldleaf #goldleafing #ephemera #vintageephemera #collage #collageart #barnswallow #biodiversity
March 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Another recent commissioned painting on antique envelope: barn swallow. #illustration #illustrator #waterc#watercolorpainting #goldleaf #goldleafing #ephemera #vintageephemera #collage #collageart #barnswallow #biodiversity
A recent commissioned work: watercolor painting with gold leaf on an antique envelope.
March 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A recent commissioned work: watercolor painting with gold leaf on an antique envelope.
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It’s important for folks in their 40s/50s/60s to realize that some of us should get a measles booster. I did a few years ago
March 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s important for folks in their 40s/50s/60s to realize that some of us should get a measles booster. I did a few years ago
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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This is excellent.
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is excellent.