An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Secretarybird. A landscape composition with a rather proud looking secretarybird taking pride of place in the centre. With exceptionally long thin legs and a crest of black feathers looking like a halo around it's head. The main body is pale grey and white with the lower wing and leg feathers are black. A bright pink area around the eye makes for a stark contrast against it's pale beak and grey feathers. The bird is standing in a loose sketchy depiction of dry grassland with an inky blue wash sky.

About time I shared some #BirdArt with you all, been busy prepping for an event. A while back I took part in #Creatives4Sudan and the winning bidder chose for me to draw them a Secretarybird.... may we all stride forward with the confidence of this beauty...
#SciArt #Illustration #Procreate #ArtSky

5 books lying on a beige carpet. From top left to right: 'the notwitches prison break' & and 'the notwitches' by Gary Panton and illustrated by Dotty Sutton, 'Tiffney Aching's guide to being a witch' by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, illustrated by Paul Kirby. Bottom left to right: 'Donut squad: Make a mess' by Neill Cameron, 'Midnight Treasure' by Piers Today, cover by Alla Khatkevich.

These are the ones I've gained over the last couple of weeks. @garypanton.co.uk sent me these lovely signed copies after #Creatives4Sudan, I had @neillcameron.bsky.social pre-ordered 🤩, bought @pierstorday.bsky.social finally and was gifted Tiffney Aching by my brother (my request) #KidsBooksFriday

Dining table with holly and mistletoe background in greens. Signed copies of I am Rebel and Small Wonder by Ross Montgomery with signed bookplates for school copies of books too.

Kirkwall airport departure lounge, seats and view out the big windows over Inganess bay. My jean clad legs crossed with my new signed copy of Small Wonder by Ross Montgomery balanced on them.

When you discover a parcel in your safe place minutes before your taxi arrives! @mossmontmomery.bsky.social thank you so much! For the copy of I am Rebel & bookplates as well! Can't wait to get them into the school library books!
Small Wonder is my plane read 🤩 #UKKidLit #EduSky #Creatives4Sudan

Thrilled that I've managed to snap up the generously donated books by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social @garypanton.co.uk @swapnahaddow.bsky.social AND Katherine Rundell in this great auction. Amazing to hear it has raised £19,000 to help people in #Sudan #Creatives4Sudan #KidLit #EduSky

The money from the #Creatives4Sudan auction is heading towards community workers on the ground in Darfur, supporting those who are escaping the genocide in El-Fasher.

Waking up to see we raised ninteen grand in #Creatives4Sudan. Amazing, everyone. Thank you all for your generous bids, and donating items. If you bid, the auction will put you in touch with the relevant creative by email.

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You can also donate directly! Chip in here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #Creatives4Sudan

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Teachers! Parents! Bid on a graphic novel-based school visit from Mo O'hara at an absolute bargain! #Creatives4Sudan app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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You have til midnight TONIGHT to bid on #Creatives4Sudan - your chance to help raise funds for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan and bag some incredible Christmas presents (including for yourself)

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Text says, Bid to have me illustrate your favourite bird! Receive a print of it too! Images show an original illustration by loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue. Underneath this is an image of a hand drawing with an apple pencil on an ipad a sketchy illustration of a bird. Creatives for Sudan.

Just hours left to bid on your chance to have me illustrate a bird of your choice and receive a print of it!

What bird would you choose? #Creatives4Sudan

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#BirdArt #SciArt #Procreate #ArtSky #Illustration

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The #Creatives4Sudan auction closes TODAY (saturday 6th) at midnight! Your last chance to bid on incredible things approaches. Like this one-to-one hour of comics mentoring by UK comics supremo Woodrow Phoenix aka @mrphoenix.bsky.social app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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One day left of the #Creatives4Sudan auction! So many amazing items for a good reason #Sudan
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One for the aussies in this auction - stunning comic art by australian artist Safdar Ahmed
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And oooh now following on insta www.instagram.com/safdarnama #Creatives4Sudan

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Writers! There's a GREAT lot here in #Creatives4Sudan - an edit of a short story up to 20k words from award winning writer Alison Armstrong. One day left! BID BID BID! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

That is some very good news but YES, we can do better. Take a look and contribute/amplify if you can! #Creatives4Sudan

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If someone bids over £300 on my Loki item, I will unlock a new benefit - an annotated copy of LOKI: A BAD GOD'S GUIDE TO CAUSING CHAOS, with additional doodles, messages from Loki and insights into my writing and plotting process. Even spoilers... #Creatives4Sudan app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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It's Friday! Time for the good news thread. What's YOUR good news? In lieu of a pic of what I'm watching, I'm sharing the #Creatives4Sudan auction again. My good news is we've raised over 13k now but we can do more. Please consider a bid to make my news even better! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

A montage of some of the items you can bid for at the Creatives 4 Sudan auction. Raising life-saving funds for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher. Top left is a close up of part of a triptych by Alaskan artist Anna Huöng called The Salmon Run, beautiful expressive line work and subtle colours show fish swimming together across the paper. Beneath this is an image of a sterling silver handcrafted necklace by Sara Strebler of a Aglais Io Butterfly. At the bottom are images of three books Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, One Day by David Nicholls and The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton, all of which have been signed.

There's just 2 days left to bid on an array of stunning art, books, mentoring sessions and experiences all in aid of the people of Sudan! Definitely lots of #ArtAdventCalendar worthy pieces there.... #Creatives4Sudan

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#ArtSky #BookSky #CraftSky #Art

#Creatives4Sudan and all of you bidders are SMASHING IT. Can we push it further to fund Emergency Response Rooms?

You can have yourself a merry little me-mas (aka 2 mentoring sessions)! Bids still open..:

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This is still cheap as chips cos we only just put it up. The Perfect xmas present for a fantasy fan in your life - a signed copy of THE hot SFF debut of the year, Firstborn of the Sun. And it's a gorgeous looking book too. #Creatives4Sudan app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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Thanks for everyone who's bid on the #Creatives4Sudan auction so far. In amazing news, we're at 12k. We have TWO DAYS LEFT though. If everyone places lots of little bids, I think we could get to 15k easy. The money is going to Sudanese-run Emergency Response Rooms. 💗🇸🇩 app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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If you have a fantasy lover in your life I have the PERFECT gift to suggest as part of #Creatives4Sudan - a signed copy of one of the most exciting fantasy debuts of the year, Firstborn of the Sun by Marveellous Michael Anson. ❤️ app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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New writers! The incredible @amdassu.bsky.social is offering a mentoring session as part of #Creatives4Sudan. Currently an absolute steal. Get publishing and writing advice for a wise, kind author and help us raise ££ for people fleeing genocide in El-Fasher in Sudan. app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):

#book #bookish #bookdragon #booksky #bookworm #christmaslist #reader #readersgonnaread #read #bookishlove #books #reading #tuesdaystabulations #art #furryart #birdart #artadventcalendar #creatives4sudan #procreate #sciart

Text says, Bid to have me illustrate your favourite bird! Receive a print of it too! Images show an original illustration by loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue. Underneath this is an image of a hand drawing with an apple pencil on an ipad a sketchy illustration of a bird. Creatives for Sudan.

I’ve actually donated a bird illustration commission to #Creatives4Sudan charity auction so if you want me to draw your fave bird bid here and you’ll get a print too!

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#BirdArt #SciArt #ArtAdventCalendar #Procreate

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Keeping up the bookish theme, bag yourself a signed book bundle from NYT bestselling author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé including THE book of next year, The Heirs app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #Creatives4Sudan #Xmaspresents #KeepEyesOnSudan

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We are into the last 5 days of the #Creatives4Sudan auction. There are some INCREDIBLE lots on there. Please consider a cheeky little bid. EG on creative mentoring from @rashmiwriting.bsky.social #KeepEyesOnSudan app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

This item is VERY special - a one to one with my amazing agent, Molly Ker Hawn. Ask her anything about publishing, esp about children's and YA! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... Bid bid bid! Let's get this auction to ten grand by the end of the day! #Creatives4Sudan

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Over the next week I'll be flagging ace items in the #Creatives4Sudan auction raising money for people fleeing genocide in El-Fasher. While our news is wall to wall about budget nonsense, Sudan is ignored. Help #KeepEyesOnSudan and raise funds by sharing and bidding. app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war. Around and beneath the cover image is this text, connected by arrows to different parts of the cover image: She's a scandalous seductress; he's famously moral, virtuous and chaste; “Yes, I may kill him, but I’ll kill anyone else who tries”; Enemies to lovers; preorder now.

If you're impatient to read Book 2 in the Queens of Villainy, Enchanting the Fae Queen, you can bid now to get a signed ARC and raise money for a good cause: app.galabid.com/creatives4sudan/items/038a7bb8-184d-4f5c-8faa-0130e92ab8c6

#creatives4sudan #romancelandia