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Zoë
@zoepolando.bsky.social
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Animator, illustrator, doodler extraordinaire

Wizard of the Coast; Art Director on Universes Beyond | Prev. Art Director at DFTBA Records

All posts are my own opinions & may contain strong language or suggestive content

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Plein air today
Water color painting of a river valley. The river is a deep green ribbon winding between buff colored cliffs adorned with undercover and pines.
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Blanket jail is for tiny criminals who take one too many swipes at our guests.
A supremely grumpy looking black cat wrapped in a fuzzy blanket up to her cheeks. One eye is open while the other is an angry slit. She also has one visible snaggle tooth.
October 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Still a WIP, but guess who decided to paint a mosaic last night. Ow my hand
Digital painting of a person staring directly at the viewer. They have an oval face, brown hair with silver strands, and they’re wearing a dark green blouse with slightly transparent sleeves. On their right arm they have a botanical tattoo sleeve done in the style of scientific botanical illustrations. There is a slight smile on their face as they regard the camera. The background of the painting is an art nouveau style mosaic that halo’s the figure’s head. It’s is composed of swooping greenery in abstract patterns with clusters of wheat blooming in each corner. There are also small hidden owl faces at equidistance around the edge of the circle.
August 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Today in small pieces of good news to keep you going:
I bought a teeny tiny olive tree earlier this year and I think it’s fruited
Close up picture of a small olive tree planted in a pot. The leaves are long and thin and the bark of the tree is a light silver. On the branches are small green balls which are hopefully baby olive fruits.
July 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Uh.
Screen shot of a text message on a black background from and unknown number. The text simply reads: are you within your home?
June 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Some news 👀👀👀

#wotcstaff
June 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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We were visited by a barred owl today! She hung out in this tree till it got dark and then took off to go on her merry way. I wish her many juicy rodents on tonight’s hunt
A stand of pine trees in a dense, temperate rainforest setting. One tree curves upwards in an arc and on the first branch sits a barred owl looking over its shoulder at the camera. The photo is a little grainy from the zoom.
May 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Photo study from last night.

#digitalpainting #art
A painting of a woman from the shoulders up with her eyes closed and head silted towards the bottom right on the image. She has pale skin contrasted against nearly pure black hair that is pulled back in a heavy bun at the nape of her neck. Her expression is peaceful and her mouth is quirked in a very slight smile. The background of the painting is a flat blue grey with a couple of brushstrokes to add texture.
April 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Every so often I remember this t-shirt concept for @jointhepartypod.com and mourn the fact that it never saw the light of day.
A rough t-shirt design done in bright solid colors and sketchy lines. In the center of the image there is a mini-golf green with an upright club and ball. The green directs into a giant muppet-esque puppet mouth that stands open at the end of the green. The head is shaped like one half of an egg with giant orb eyes, a tuft of green hair, and a oblong, yellow nose. Under the artwork is the phrase "Putts and Puppets Pirate Palladium" and on the left side of the head in smaller text is the phrase "Suns Out Clubs Out. Suns asleep, puppets do peep."
April 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Lunch Disaster, 2025. Colorized
A sad, melted plastic steamer fused with two lightly toasted buns held aloft over a kitchen floor.
April 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I just took them on a tour of the spreadsheet and we noticed something in the dream house
Zoomed in pic of a mid century modern bathroom. On the counter is a framed headshot of a blonde woman
February 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Ow! I might upload some more comics tomorrow, but I’m listening to my tendons and calling it quits for tonight.

#hourlycomicday
Single panel comic of a person holding their right hand in pain. Text reads” hand has thrown in the towel, so that’s it for today ❤️ “ Comic blurb reads stare”5:00 - flare up”
February 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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She’s doing important cat things.

#hourlycomicday
Four panel comic of a black cat. Comic caption reads “4:00 - Cricket Interlude” Panel one: a black cat standing with all four legs braced staring in space. Panel text reads “stare at the ghosts.” Panel two: picture of a black cat curled up in a tight ball to nap. Panel text reads “ void nap” Panel three: picture of a black cat wiggling on its back. Panel text reads “wiggle time” Panel four: zoomed in image of the black cat staring into space. Panel text reads “the ghosts.”
February 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Rip

#hourlycomicday
A single comic panel with the caption “3:00 - M passes out.” The comic panel depicts an unamused person holding up a snoring figure that’s collapsed into their arms. Text on the panel reads “one of the two people pictured was out till 3:00 AM and then went out to brunch”
February 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Will draw for smoothies.
#hourlycomicday
One comic panel that has the description “2:00 - M gets home” The comic panel shows a person who just got home in sunglasses and a jacket holding a smoothie and another sitting at a table drawing and smiling up at the first person. The first person says “smoothie delivery”
February 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I prefer to think that Agatha Christie just climbed through peoples windows on the reg.
#hourlycomicday
A three comic panel page. Panel one: A person sweeping the floor and listening to an audiobook. Panel text reads “the book I’m listening to uses the phrase “they entered through the window” a lot.” Panel two: An image of a hour with french windows. Panel text reads “they probably meant French windows” Panel three: an image of a 1940s woman climbing through a window into the living room. A man sits on a sofa smoking a cigarette and looking at her. Panel text reads “but it sounds like” with an arrow pointing to the woman climbing through the window. Full comic text reads “12:00-1:00 - Chores & Audiobooks
February 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Ow. #hourlycomicday
A pen and ink comic with a single panel. In the left side of the panel is a figure doing a deep back bend. On the right side text reads “31 is the year my hyperflexibility caught up to me. If I don’t stay super stretched out, my muscles try and yank my skeleton apart. Super fun.” The comics caption reads “11:00 - Physical Therapy”
February 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I’ve been trying to spend some time deliberately doing nothing every day. Getting really into the neighborhood squirrel drama #hourlycomicday
Person sitting on a love seat and looking out a window at a backyard full of trees and foliage. On the right side of the image there’s a round table full of plants. The caption says “10:00 Quiet time”
February 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Starting #hourlycomicday off strong by being late to the party
Single comic panel done in black and white pen work. The caption says “8:00 am - wake up.” The image is of a rumpled person in a mountain of blankets with a black void of a cat next to them who is staring intensely. The cat is saying “feed me mōthër” Four comic panels. The caption at the bottom is “9:00 get ready” Panel one, a person brushing out their hair with the phrase “done go online wrapping around them. Panel number two: a person pulling on a sweatshirt with the phrase “don’t go online” wrapping around them. Panel three: a black cat face down in the wet food bowl Panel four: person drinking a cup of tea with the phrase “don’t go online” wrapping around them.
February 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The base doodle that inspired this. If I remember correctly, I was reading the bridgerton books to see what the hype was about and got really annoyed with the descriptions of women's bodies vs what was shown on the cover illustrations.
A quick pencil sketch of three depictions of a lady in a regency gown. On the left side of the image are two close ups of the characters face, the top one showing her surprised with wide eyes, raised eyebrows, blush marks, and a small frown. The bottom image is a more neutral face that is a little less cartoonish. She has a small bow mouth, dark eyes, and a button nose. Her hair is poofy and curly, escaping any attempts to pull it back in an orderly manner. On the right side is a full image of her depicted at a quick trot. She's drawn in a 3/4 view and she is looking over her right shoulder with a small look of consternation on her round face. Her hands clutch her skirts so that they don't trip her up in her haste. Unlike a lot of portrayals of regency women, she is depicted with a solid build, with thick legs, a chubby torso, and soft arms.
January 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A teeny run cycle I’ve been picking away at when I get bored. Animating fabric is not my strong suit, so pray for me.
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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'Sup Bluesky, happy #portfolioday I'm Zoë, an art director, illustrator, and sometimes animator who loves drawing spooky things, plants, and weird history tidbits. Even better if those three are combined.
An alternate art of the Death tarot card. It depicts the figure of Izanami from Japanese mythology. She is rendered in reds and is reaching her right hand towards the viewer, breaking the frame of the card. Her head is tilted to the right and framed by long, burgundy hair that is cut off by the bottom of the picture. The left side of her face is serene, but the right side of her face is in a late stage of decay with muscle and bone showing under the patchy flesh. This is a take on the spiderman meme with two identical spidermen pointing at each other. However, the spidermen are replaced with King George the V of England and the last Tsar of Russia. Historically, the two cousins were very difficult to tell apart. Instead of a police van behind the left figure as in the original meme, there is a royal carriage. A four panel comic from Bagels and Coffee Comics First panel: Two mice surrounding a large hunk of cheese and munching on it. Second panel: Close up of the second mouse screaming in terror, letting their cheese snack slip through their fingers. Third panel: Second mouse checks themselves out and asks first mouse "Am I still a mouse?" First mouse responds "Yeah" Second mouse responds "oh thank god" Fourth panel: first mouse leans on the large wedge of cheese with an unimpressed expression, staring at second mouse. Second mouse stares into the distance in horror and mutters "I thought I had an inbox." Panels end. Under the panels is the url bagelsandcoffeecomic.com A image of a retro kitchen lit only by a single hanging light and a figure of a sterotypical house wide engulfed in flames. Her body is angled towards the back left corner of the room, but she stares over her shoulder at the viewer, her face completely taken by the flames, but two glowing eyes still meeting the viewers gaze.
January 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Please admire her s t a n c e
A picture of a black cat in a green love seat. She is sitting, but her front legs are braced as she stares at a bird toy above her. Around her neck is a green kiwi pillow that looks a little bit like an Elizabethan lace ruff. Her face is turned upward and her eyes are the most prominent feature of her face, wide, staring, and perfectly matching the color of the ruff.
December 28, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Hey @murray.senate.gov want to explain how your NDAA vote aligns with this statement from your website?
Screenshot from Senator Patty Murray's website as of Wed, dec 18th, 2024. The selection is taken from her section on "civil rights & democracy." Text reads: Senator Murray has made her commitment to racial justice in America clear. She believes that racial injustice and violence against Black people and communities of color—from unfair lending practices and redlining of Black neighborhoods to egregious and painful instances of police brutality—continue to present real and ongoing challenges that demand action. That’s why in all of her work—from health care to education to workers’ rights—she prioritizes examining and eradicating systemic racism and discrimination, which has too often led to communities of color, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community being left behind. End of text.
December 19, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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Quote Green Art 💚
A square self portrait of the 29 year old artist drawn in various, intense shades of green. The artist is portrayed from the shoulders up and takes up most of the image. Their mouth is quirked in a slight smile, and they look like they are deep in thought, staring off to the left. Their hair is pulled back in a bun, but frizzy pieces of hair escape it to frame their head like a halo. The artist is also backlit, so that the free tendrils of hair almost glow. Over their face is depicted a couple of poppy blooms, almost as if they are tattooed onto the skin, or something inside of them that is glowing through them.
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM