Ursula Murray Husted
@umurrayhusted.bsky.social
Draws comics/Believes in humanity/Hugs trees. (she/hers) 📚🌈🌍
'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
https://linktr.ee/umurrayhusted
'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
https://linktr.ee/umurrayhusted
Feeling a little more hopeful this morning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Feeling a little more hopeful this morning.
See y'all at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social, table #98! 💙
September 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
See y'all at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social, table #98! 💙
Well, I guess the STrib let the corn out of the bag. My tribute to Alice Neel made it to the MiA's Cream of the Crop show. This is a genuine and entirely unexpected honor.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Well, I guess the STrib let the corn out of the bag. My tribute to Alice Neel made it to the MiA's Cream of the Crop show. This is a genuine and entirely unexpected honor.
new.artsmia.org/exhib.../min...
new.artsmia.org/exhib.../min...
I am so sorry, folks. Due to a family health emergency, I am unable to leave for the Siglufjordur Comics Fest. I'm heartbroken and plan to come another year, but can't travel at this time. Hug your loved ones.
August 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I am so sorry, folks. Due to a family health emergency, I am unable to leave for the Siglufjordur Comics Fest. I'm heartbroken and plan to come another year, but can't travel at this time. Hug your loved ones.
Do I hand-carve stamps to hand-print hundreds of two color stickers for every convention I attend? Hard nope. But I am doing so for the Myndasöguhátíð Siglufjarðar / Siglufjörður Comics Festival because they deserve my very best efforts. I can't wait to come up and draw comics with y'all! 💙
August 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Do I hand-carve stamps to hand-print hundreds of two color stickers for every convention I attend? Hard nope. But I am doing so for the Myndasöguhátíð Siglufjarðar / Siglufjörður Comics Festival because they deserve my very best efforts. I can't wait to come up and draw comics with y'all! 💙
5/4 (assembled into one image)
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
5/4 (assembled into one image)
Got a maddening scam email and, since I don’t currently have any students to rant at, drew this to warn new author folk to never ever EVER pay to be interviewed for a podcast or anything else! Augh!
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July 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Got a maddening scam email and, since I don’t currently have any students to rant at, drew this to warn new author folk to never ever EVER pay to be interviewed for a podcast or anything else! Augh!
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@sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
A few pages of my altered sketchbook warm-up doodles based on some Elliott Erwitt kid photos.
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A few pages of my altered sketchbook warm-up doodles based on some Elliott Erwitt kid photos.
It was mostly collage techniques, altering books, and combining different forms of physical media. It certainly knocked the cobwebs from my brain and I had lot of fun seeing how the brilliant students made the assignments their own. Here are some warmup tibbits from my own altered sketchbook.
June 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It was mostly collage techniques, altering books, and combining different forms of physical media. It certainly knocked the cobwebs from my brain and I had lot of fun seeing how the brilliant students made the assignments their own. Here are some warmup tibbits from my own altered sketchbook.
My (fully human drawn) artist starter kit self-portrait isn't in a box. It is in a niche. Which, okay. Appropriate.
(Hat tip to our boy Sandro and his fresco 'Saint Augustine in His Study'.)
(Hat tip to our boy Sandro and his fresco 'Saint Augustine in His Study'.)
April 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My (fully human drawn) artist starter kit self-portrait isn't in a box. It is in a niche. Which, okay. Appropriate.
(Hat tip to our boy Sandro and his fresco 'Saint Augustine in His Study'.)
(Hat tip to our boy Sandro and his fresco 'Saint Augustine in His Study'.)
Can you believe it? I barely can, myself! I am genuinely well enough to attend my very first book event for Botticelli's Apprentice! Come chat with me this Saturday about the book, egg tempera painting, and pet some cats at the best beloved @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social! 💙
March 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Can you believe it? I barely can, myself! I am genuinely well enough to attend my very first book event for Botticelli's Apprentice! Come chat with me this Saturday about the book, egg tempera painting, and pet some cats at the best beloved @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social! 💙
This is what I get for making a (completely renaissance period appropriate) plague joke, eh?
Nevertheless, Botticelli's Apprentice is out in stores today!
Nevertheless, Botticelli's Apprentice is out in stores today!
March 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is what I get for making a (completely renaissance period appropriate) plague joke, eh?
Nevertheless, Botticelli's Apprentice is out in stores today!
Nevertheless, Botticelli's Apprentice is out in stores today!
Oh bother. Even sick I am still excited to get Mella and Blue’s story into the world. Bookplates and little reader gifts are at all three of my favorite TwinCities book stores already, so folks picking up preorders will have their books signed and painted in already. Thank you for reading me. 💙
March 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Oh bother. Even sick I am still excited to get Mella and Blue’s story into the world. Bookplates and little reader gifts are at all three of my favorite TwinCities book stores already, so folks picking up preorders will have their books signed and painted in already. Thank you for reading me. 💙
I couldn't be prouder of the kind words the brilliant @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social and @jayhosler.bsky.social shared about Botticelli's Apprentice- go read all of their books!
February 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I couldn't be prouder of the kind words the brilliant @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social and @jayhosler.bsky.social shared about Botticelli's Apprentice- go read all of their books!
The phenomenally talented @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social and @hopelarson.bsky.social both have great new books coming out this spring and very kind things to say about Botticelli's Apprentice. Run to put your eyeballs on 'Very Bad At Math' and 'Speechless'! 💙
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The phenomenally talented @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social and @hopelarson.bsky.social both have great new books coming out this spring and very kind things to say about Botticelli's Apprentice. Run to put your eyeballs on 'Very Bad At Math' and 'Speechless'! 💙
Some really unbelievably brilliant scholars have said lovely things about Botticelli’s Apprentice. Thank you, Drs Rosalind Brown-Grant and @medievalbadger.bsky.social!
Excuse my fangirling, here, but y’all, these scholars are a big. freaking. deal. and they read AND liked my book?
Excuse my fangirling, here, but y’all, these scholars are a big. freaking. deal. and they read AND liked my book?
February 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some really unbelievably brilliant scholars have said lovely things about Botticelli’s Apprentice. Thank you, Drs Rosalind Brown-Grant and @medievalbadger.bsky.social!
Excuse my fangirling, here, but y’all, these scholars are a big. freaking. deal. and they read AND liked my book?
Excuse my fangirling, here, but y’all, these scholars are a big. freaking. deal. and they read AND liked my book?
Seven hand painted bookplates down, about three hundred more to go. Want one? Preorder Botticelli's Apprentice from one of my favorite Twin Cities independent book stores- and thank you. 💙
ursulamurrayhusted.com/books
ursulamurrayhusted.com/books
February 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Seven hand painted bookplates down, about three hundred more to go. Want one? Preorder Botticelli's Apprentice from one of my favorite Twin Cities independent book stores- and thank you. 💙
ursulamurrayhusted.com/books
ursulamurrayhusted.com/books
Let the Wild Rumpus start, because at 10:30am through the afternoon on Saturday March 15th, I will be at @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈!
Drop by for a Wild Rumpus exclusive art print with a copy of either Botticelli’s Apprentice or A Cat Story and a demo on egg tempera painting. 🎨🥚💙
Drop by for a Wild Rumpus exclusive art print with a copy of either Botticelli’s Apprentice or A Cat Story and a demo on egg tempera painting. 🎨🥚💙
February 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Let the Wild Rumpus start, because at 10:30am through the afternoon on Saturday March 15th, I will be at @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈!
Drop by for a Wild Rumpus exclusive art print with a copy of either Botticelli’s Apprentice or A Cat Story and a demo on egg tempera painting. 🎨🥚💙
Drop by for a Wild Rumpus exclusive art print with a copy of either Botticelli’s Apprentice or A Cat Story and a demo on egg tempera painting. 🎨🥚💙
6pm on 3/11/25 at @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈for a discussion with @tylerpage.bsky.social and K.Woodman Maynard! Afterwards there will be a book signing and free bookmarks. 💙
Open to the public but please RSVP to help Red Balloon plan for attendance: www.eventbrite.com/e/tyler-page...
Open to the public but please RSVP to help Red Balloon plan for attendance: www.eventbrite.com/e/tyler-page...
February 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
6pm on 3/11/25 at @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈for a discussion with @tylerpage.bsky.social and K.Woodman Maynard! Afterwards there will be a book signing and free bookmarks. 💙
Open to the public but please RSVP to help Red Balloon plan for attendance: www.eventbrite.com/e/tyler-page...
Open to the public but please RSVP to help Red Balloon plan for attendance: www.eventbrite.com/e/tyler-page...
Holy cats (and dogs, chinchillas, cockatiels, doves, fish, geckos etc)- Botticelli's Apprentice has two events at fabulous Twin Cities Bookstores!
Thank you, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈and @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈- I can't wait to see you!
Thank you, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈and @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈- I can't wait to see you!
February 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Holy cats (and dogs, chinchillas, cockatiels, doves, fish, geckos etc)- Botticelli's Apprentice has two events at fabulous Twin Cities Bookstores!
Thank you, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈and @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈- I can't wait to see you!
Thank you, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social 🎈and @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social 🐈- I can't wait to see you!
That name is taken.
February 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
That name is taken.