A busy stall of flowers to wish you a very happy Easter / bank holiday weekend! 🌷✨ I painted this serious-about-plants tapir recently using gouache, something I’ve been wanting to use more of 🎨🖌️
The Small Gardener has many secret shelters across their patch, from shady nooks for sunny days to cosy caverns for when the temperature falls. This seed lodge is one of the Small Gardener’s favourites, with a good stash of supplies for the cooler months. 🌾🌰🫖🪵
You know whose comics are also extremely good? @kitsuneart.bsky.social's That's whose. You should buy them all and you can do online here: www.kitsuneart.net/shop "The sheer confidence of... construction and layout." - Me
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The air is warm and the breeze carries the scent of freshly roasted coffee through the lanes. Lanterns sparkle many colours across leaves and stones as the owls gather for their nightly brew 🌙☕️🦉✨🌺
Shimmer Paths from @beastlyworlds.bsky.social Another wonderful work from Bea, the tale of two darling cats exploring charming fantasy worlds. Great expressions on display throughout and really fun paneling! Apparently Bea has a longform serialised story in the works and I can't wait.
The new @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Six to Watch for 2026 will be revealed in a couple of weeks. In the meantime here's a reminder of last year's super-talented crew. #BF6toWatch www.brokenfrontier.com/six-small-pr...
Six Small Press Creators to Watch in 2025 – Spotlighting the Work of Beatrijs Brouwer AKA Beastly Worlds, Cara Brown, Chris King, Rein Lee, Shuning Ji and Zen K. – Broken Frontier
Meet Beastly Worlds, Cara Brown, Chris King, Rein Lee, Shuning Ji and Zen K, our 2025 Broken Frontier 'Six to Watch' creators.
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MOTHER has been nominated for 3(!!) categories in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025 🤯 If you'd like to read my ~award nomimated~ comic you can grab it digitally and physically here! ko-fi.com/abscomics/shop
Broken Frontier@brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 7mo agoVote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Best Artist' are: @abscomics.bsky.social, Anna Readman, @donyatodd.bsky.social, @keezyyoung.bsky.social and @decassette.bsky.social. #BFAwards25 Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-...
Happy winter solstice from the Small Gardener, wishing you warm drinks & snacks and much rest & coziness 🍵🕯️🌿🫐✨ Just finished my last market for the year, a HUGE thank you to everyone who visited my table at events these past months, I feel so lucky to be part of such a warm & lovely community! 💛
Aaah I love this!! ✨🥹🌿 thanks so much @pipturner.co.uk! Love how fierce this Small Gardener looks having found the perfect tomato hehe 💪🍅💛
pip@pipturner.co.uk · 9mo agoround 3: beastly worlds such a big fan of @beastlyworlds.bsky.social 's small gardener, I had to try drawing them! #GoshBFDD @brokenfrontier.bsky.social
And for round 3 of tonight’s Gosh and BF Drink and Draw we’re looking at our recent interview with @beastlyworlds.bsky.social. so that’s your theme! ‘Beastly World’. #goshbfdd
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH interview! “I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!” – Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds @beastlyworlds.bsky.social on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative Process. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 www.brokenfrontier.com/beastly-worl...
"I Hugely Admire Comics with Dynamic Page Structure!" - Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative Process – Broken Frontier
Beatrijs Brouwer speaks to BF's Andy Oliver about her comics and practice in our latest 'Six to Watch' interview.
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Very excited to be part of @deadlyknitshade.bsky.social’s amazing very tiny comics anthology / gumball machine, launching at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend 🤩 Look how tiny and cute!! I love all the tailored mini patterns for each comic cover as well 🥹
Deadly Knitshade@deadlyknitshade.bsky.social · 9mo agoCHOMPER by Beatrijs Brouwer is 1 of 25 limited edition comics in the first VERY TINY COMICS ANTHOLOGY: MONSTER @beastlyworlds.bsky.social 🔵 Coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social on Nov 15 and 16 in a shiny retro gumball machine and a flurry of 22mm (1 inch) comics 🟡 Find it at Bubbleboy Hall, F13
CHOMPER by Beatrijs Brouwer is 1 of 25 limited edition comics in the first VERY TINY COMICS ANTHOLOGY: MONSTER @beastlyworlds.bsky.social 🔵 Coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social on Nov 15 and 16 in a shiny retro gumball machine and a flurry of 22mm (1 inch) comics 🟡 Find it at Bubbleboy Hall, F13
Evening planning meeting ✨🕯️🦇 The bats aren’t sure about venturing out yet, for them the night is too young, although they’ll soon be persuaded to fly out for some fanged fun 🏰⛰️🌙
Also featuring: * Sofie Dodgson @sofiedodgson.bsky.social * Matthew Dooley * Rebecca K Jones @rebeccakjones1.bsky.social * Anna Trench * Dan Berry @thingsbydan.co.uk * Tor Freeman * Beatrijs Brouwer @beastlyworlds.bsky.social * Mereida Fajardo @mereida.bsky.social
This is my smoll but lovely haul this year from the artists alley. 🥰 Absolutely charming art from @ruthhammond.bsky.social, @abistevensart.bsky.social, @beastlyworlds.bsky.social & @stillwintercraft.bsky.social! 💖 If you head to Mcm this weekend check out their (& all the other artists ofc) stall!
Coming this MCM: A Spooky Folk stamp rally! I joined forces with the amazing: Nana Takeuchi, @abscomics.bsky.social , @shanefaced.bsky.social and @beastlyworlds.bsky.social to bring you this spooky sticker sheet filled with mythical creatures! If you’re comic to London MCM this month, join us!
Happy autumn equinox! ✨🍁🦇🍄🟫🍃🦔 Here’s a little autumn critter parade to wish you an invigorating and beautiful fresh season ahead 🧡🦝🍂🎃 I painted this a little while back using gouache paints, which I don’t use very often, hoping to experiment with them more soon! 🎨
Finally got round to reading Shimmer Paths by @beastlyworlds.bsky.social. It was warm, magical, emotional and a must-read for cat owners 🐱 The world building! The snacks! The creatures! I loved every second ♥️
Read "Fox Flight Market Night" by @beastlyworlds.bsky.social that I picked up @sequential-scot.bsky.social - I'd judged by cover, only to find it was a different story, but an adorable one about two shape changing fox sisters, one studying hard the other wanting to play and go to the night market.
Review! Zineapalooza – Party On as the Zinezilla Comics Anthology Returns with Work from @mereida.bsky.social, @beastlyworlds.bsky.social, @castrike.bsky.social, @rein-lee.bsky.social and More. www.brokenfrontier.com/zineapalooza/
Zineapalooza - Party On as the Zinezilla Comics Anthology Returns with Work from Mereida Fajardo, Beastly Worlds, C A Strike, Rein Lee and More – Broken Frontier
With Zinezilla coming this weekend what better time to check out 'Zineapalooza', the festival's newest anthology comic.
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Very excited to be at Gosh!Fest @goshcomics.bsky.social tomorrow, 30 August 🤩 Come along for a day celebrating indie comics, with signings & drawing happening throughout the day. My session will be from 12-1 pm! I’ll be bringing comics and zines + prints, stickers & pin badge pals 🌱 Come say hi!
KICKSTARTER IS HERE! My new original comic “The Ecstasy of Jenny D” is now LIVE at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pig... I’m so flipping excited to get this book printed! I’ve got some special early bird rewards so follow along :>
Had a lot of fun making a comic for the new Zinezilla anthology ✨ Can’t wait to see the whole thing at the Zinezilla comics, illustration and zine market on 7 September! 🤩
Mereida ✸@mereida.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis new Zinezilla anthology we made is my favourite thing ever. I can't wait for people to read all the wonderful comics by these up-n-coming creators, who'll all be tabling at Zinezilla on sunday 7th september! If you can't come on the day, or want a digital copy, its here zinezilla.bigcartel.com/
Thank you to everyone who bought these comics at Sequential last Saturday (and those of you who have bought them from my shop since!). We were able to give £130 ($172) to Animator Haneen's GoFundme today.
