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Helen Whistberry
@whistberry.bsky.social
Pen name for autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, they/she. 🚫NO A/I!

ART PRINTS: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/whistberry/

threadless tshirts: https://whistberry.threadless.com/

Other links: https://linktr.ee/whistberry
New shirt design in my threadless store!

The Black Rabbit

threadless is having a huge sale!

Get t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers, notebooks, even a shower curtain at a discount. Great for gifts!

whistberry.threadless.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Working on new shirt design... does one of these options jump out at you? (in a good way, not a scary way)

1) dark blue against white
2) colorful against blue
3) blues and greens against white
4) white against black background
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Went in a bit of a different direction with this month's #BirdWhisperer... seemed like it was all about the eyes with this spotted owlet 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New design in my threadless shop!

They are having a huge sale right now... great time to get gifts for others or yourself for less 🙂

Available in lots of different t-shirt colors! Also hats, mugs, pillows... all froggy! 🐸

whistberry.threadless.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Stay groovy 😎💀
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
5) Death's-head hawkmoth (with bonus ghosts)
6) giant green anemone
7) painted spiny lobster
8) scaly foot gastropod
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Can't decide which one to submit! Do you have a favorite among these 8?

1) buff-tip moth in 2 poses
2) would you still love me earthworm
3) green-lipped mussel spat
4) red-banded leafhopper

(choices 5-8 in comment!)
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Earlier version of same approximate layout! Not sure which I like better. The both have pluses and minuses 😂
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here's a different take on the koi drawing.

I have trouble controlling my lines sometimes because my hand shakes. It used to bother me a lot & I'd spend time trying to correct them, but nowadays, I'm like, to hell with it. It proves a flawed human drew this imperfect thing with human intent 🙂

#art
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Feels like I'm seeing a lot of new to Bluesky artists lately so just a lovingly and humbly offered PSA:

There is a pretty hardcore group of users here who won't repost or engage with images that don't include at least some basic alt text. Alt text = more engagement opportunities
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I invented a moth

Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)

Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?

#art
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here's 3! I'm not a book cover designer so it's weird my art ended up on three books (but a good weird)!

From l to r:
NEW(!) poetry collection by @mimulus.bsky.social

Indescribably imaginative & fearless project by @laguettler.bsky.social

Lovely story collection by @saltboy.bsky.social

#AMoRaR
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Never underestimate the power
of a quietly stubborn creature💜
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Stay stylish, my friends!
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...

...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.

#TransRightsAREHumanRights
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So much Watership Down love today... I couldn't resist 🐇
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Happy #WorldAnteaterDay to those who celebrate!
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Taking psychic damage from seeing someone say nobody remembers the book Watership Down anymore 😱
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hope you find some joy today, or joy finds you... either works 🩷
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I've not been able to spend as much time here because I suddenly have creative projects coming at me left and right but when I check in, I find a half dozen new things to worry about and my worry list is full up! 😅

Got me feeling like this:
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
An experiment. Not sure it is entirely successful, but sometimes it's fun to just fool around to no particular purpose 🤷🏻‍♂️
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What fresh hell is this?

Sketch for a work in progress 😅
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Moon Man by Tomi Ungerer had a hold on me. The vivid colors and the whole storyline just made the biggest impression
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Someone was asking if they could print out this image for a sign to carry at a protest against anti-trans legislation and the answer to anyone with a similar question is a thousand times yes. Wave Furious Trans Raccoon at as many genital-obsessed clowns as you like, no charge 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Today's drawing is another abstract meditation doodle. I was thinking of trees and autumn leaves, but, as with all art, you may interpret it as you please 💜
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM