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Julian Plum

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Picture book author-illustrator working in gouache! he/they ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ ๐ŸŒฟ
Rep'd by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary

๐Ÿ’Œ contact: hello@julianplum.com
๐ŸŽจ portfolio: julianplum.com


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Adriane Tsai's avatar Adriane Tsai @theartofadriane.bsky.social
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Itโ€™s #PortfolioDay! Hi Iโ€™m Adriane, a #kidlit illustrator who draws fantastical scenes that bring child-like wonder to life. I am currently looking for my next illustration project! โœจ

๐Ÿ’ซ Repโ€™d by James McGowan

๐ŸŒ™ adrianetsai.com
โญ๏ธ adriane.art.2012@gmail.com

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Oooh brush markers! Excited to see what you make with them :) I think you'll have a blast! It's such a nice place to focus and I'm so excited to see what a workshop is like. The faculty & staff are truly so kind & so cool.

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!! Excited to see you there!! I got to go for the Rainbow Retreat last year (very different vibe I think, since it was a retreat!) and the campus is just gorgeous. Have you figured out what art stuff you're bringing?

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Ahh I certainly will! Sara is my faculty mentor for the workshop which is SO COOL, I'm sure I will learn so much!! I was lucky enough to get to go on the Trans/NB scholarship which, wow. What an honor.

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I'm leaving to go to Highlights tomorrow for the Illustration Summer Camp and I am SO EXCITED. also, I had to pick out childhood photos for a workshop (a little hard when you're trans but that's okay!!!) and found the absolute coolest photo of me as a baby just absolutely chomping some lilacs

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thank you!! truly a portrait of my own childhood absolutely covered in mud, haha :)

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Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Julian Plum, a queer #kidlit picture book illustrator who loves any story that ignites curiousity and wonder about the natural world. I'm looking for PB and board book projects, especially nonfiction!

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๐ŸŽจ julianplum.com

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Salaams and howdy itโ€™s #portfolioday ๐Ÿ˜… & I didnโ€™t know! lol ๐Ÿ˜†
Sharing some of my favorite illustrations.
My artwork is a representation of #childhoodmemories & joy.
My art is a mixture between analog & digital art.
Hope you enjoy & thank you for being here.
#kidlitart

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Clary Huang's avatar Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social
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Hello, #PortfolioDay โœจ I'm a #kidlit illustrator for children's literature who loves to capture magical moments between characters!

I'm available for picture books, board books, and kids' magazine projects.

๐Ÿ“ฃ claryillustration.com
๐Ÿ’Œ hello[at]claryillustration.com

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the blackbirds are out!! let them feast!!

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๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•!!! wishing us both lots of neat opportunities :)

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Julian Plum's avatar Julian Plum @julianplum.com
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๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’• thank you so much!! it's the best part of my days getting to paint things like this :)

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!! Thank you!! It was very cathartic to paint bc I always felt SO bad for the blackbirds in the pie in the rhyme as a child haha.

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Charlene Chua's avatar Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social
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Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Charlene Chua, & I illustrate children's books.

Interested in more book work (board book, PB, chapterbook, early GN) for 2025-onwards.

๐Ÿ’ผCharleneChua.com
Rep'd by Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Lit.
โœ‰ charlene[a]charlenechua[.]com

#kidlitart

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Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Julian Plum, a queer #kidlit picture book illustrator who loves any story that ignites curiousity and wonder about the natural world. I'm looking for PB and board book projects, especially nonfiction!

Rep'ed by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary

๐ŸŽจ julianplum.com

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Julian Plum's avatar Julian Plum @julianplum.com
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And also, this community is so positive and easy to interact with!!

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Since Threads is also algorithmic, it has the same issues as Twitter/IG and keeps promoting the most inflammatory, engagement-based takes to me, and also I'm really fed up with Meta's data policies.

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V excited to see you there!!

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Vanessa Gillings's avatar Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social
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Today's the day! My solo show at Nucleus Portland opens TONIGHT! There will be an opening reception from 4-6pm (tag me if you go, I'd love to see your photos and videos!)

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Andy โœจ Artfight Team Seafoam's avatar Andy โœจ Artfight Team Seafoam @prookal.com
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ooooo you really wanna follow an oc and fantasy artist for his birthday, right??

itโ€™s July 6th, so Iโ€™d like to cash in my yearly free selfish promo please โœจ this is some of my art from 2024 !

reskeets are so rad
#artistsupport #art #illustration

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Julian Plum's avatar Julian Plum @julianplum.com
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Their leaves get so big!! Did you get a million zucchinis?

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Updates from the garden ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒบ when the world feels scary for folks like me at least I have zucchinis and amaranth and nasturtiums!!

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Mine is a new and growing lil guy!

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I like the warmth and depth it brings!! Sort of a grounding effect!

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โœจโœจ shirt game absolutely on point, 100/10

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I'm a member and would love to be added!

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Omg the chipmunks have been doing this to our blueberries!! Like did you have to take out the whole branch little buddy, you're very small, surely one berry does it??? I hope the rest of your tomatoes make it!!

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Oh, what a fascinating look right into what might be missing from the market at the moment, that's super interesting! Really shows that no matter how many books there currently are there is always room for different stories and lessons and subjects! #kidlitchat

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Really love that way of looking at it! Less like "what's the trend" and more like "what are folks craving / what gap could I maybe fill" sort of, that's so smart. It's so easy to get caught up in the questions of what will resonate with who and when!! #kidlitchat

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What a lovely way to find trends! The Original Art Show is such a neat thing. Any trends you've spotted so far? #kidlitchat

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She's actually a big part of the reason I'm on bluesky now! A while back I asked where she thought folks were in the wake of Twitter, and she pointed me this way. Very, very grateful for her and for all the folks generous with their time and information! #kidlitchat

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Her blog has been absolutely invaluable for me over the last year or so!! It's such a kind thing to run and it's been a huge help in figuring out some of the more vibes-based etiquette / expectation parts of the industry. #kidlitchat

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what beautiful nutrients they are, too!!

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mildly obsessed with these new stickers I made they are SO SHINY??? working on my little shop update with them now and it would be wrong to keep them all but they're so cute!! #kidlitart #artshop

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Amazing!!! this is such cool news and what a great fit!!!

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Ahhh congrats! That is so cool!!

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I do! Mostly about food and foraging and plants ๐ŸŒฑ !!

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Julia Lundman ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽ€๐Ÿ’•'s avatar Julia Lundman ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽ€๐Ÿ’• @paintkatt.bsky.social
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Some wizard mice and various mouse studies. I love making pages of studies.

Do we add hashtags here? So many social media platforms I canโ€™t keep track. #kidlit

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our farmshare is full of early zucchini and garlic scapes, and out in the garden all the squashes we planted are blooming, so we had basically zucchini three ways for dinner and it was delightful! Made fritters, stuffed zucchini blossoms, and then a weird little zucchini juice drink. I am in heavenn

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A few warm up portraits to get back into painting people after months of mostly painting animals.

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