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🎆 Did you see any fireworks this year? 🪡 I spent way too long on these costumes, but I had fun! 🤔 What do you think will be the theme the August picture? #dogcostumes #funnydogs #4thofjuly #cutedogs

Check out @studiohoffmann.bsky.social’s livestream on Instagram right now. It’s a free illustration class from a professor/ department head of 20+ years #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #aspiringillustrator #aspiringillustrators #artmentor #artmentorship

@audreygonzalez.bsky.social Hello! Is the next #PortfolioDay July 7th? Thanks!

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · last mo.

😮 Thursday 1/2: A SPECIAL episode of Gab ‘n’ Doodle featuring an illustration professor of over 2 decades! 🎨 😌 Featuring the return of a new segment featuring yours truly: “Lauren’s List”! #kidlitart #illustration #liveart #illustrationadvice #art #artists #artadvice #aspiringillustrator

Class is in session! Attendance will be taken. It’s time for Professor Buts to do a little teachin’! Join the Professor for a couple hours of helpful tips, lessons, q+a and more this Thursday at 6pm et on Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #picturebooks #PictureBookArt

Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · last mo.

An exciting unboxing! What’s your favorite thing to “unbox”? ⚓️BOOGY & TEE AND TWINKLE & HEW: out Sept 1! Preorder from your fave indie bookstore Going to #ALA? Author Kathy Stinson & I will be signing books & giving out great freebies Read on for book description⬇️ #alaac26 #picturebooks #kidlit

Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How many tones can YOU make at once? What a talent, Kayda! #LoveIsland #LoveIslandUSA #loveislandusaseason8 ##loveislandusas8 #loveisland8

Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Aren’t kids’ drawings the best? Read on and pick your favorite!👇 Happy #NationalLuckyPennyDay ! Here’s some fun 2nd & 3rd grader art from school visits, using the activity guide for A PENNY’S WORTH by @kimberlywilson.bsky.social & me (guide available on my site) #luckypennyday #kidlit #kidlitart

A kids design for a coin, which looks like a silly clown with a mustache

A 3rd grader’s writing: “This coln cost"1000,000,000,000”$ I Know it's weired that its a penny that iS worth “1000,000,000000” but you could make someaones day if you give it to them.

Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Have you ever had to write a resume? 📝Did you embellish it at all? Le me know in the comments, I won’t tell! #realityvslinkedin #linkedin #artmeme #artmemes #kidlitart #illustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Side by side comparison with same illustration of a goofy mole:
Left side: Reality: Dug a tunnel.
Right side: LinkedIn: Spearheaded a multi-channel underground infrastructure expansion project, delivering high-volume earth displacement output with visible terrain transformation metrics.

Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🪽Artists, if you see this, post a bird 🎨No AI #kidlitart #illustration #ifyouseethis #qrt #artshare

Collage & paint illustration of a boy iba crown, riding on the back of a flying bird with colorful win , above a dark background with a river, sailboats, mountains

sen✨🌿@vol-sen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Artists, if you see this post a bird.🪶 Any art form; no-AI 🎨

The Onion @theonion.com · 3mo ago

My favorite genre is “books politicians haven’t read but want to regulate.” Oppose H.R. 7661. Sign now. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social #read #reading #library #libraries action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

action.everylibrary.org

Racehorse Receives Carrot Every Time He Wins $2 Million For Owner

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s gonna be MAY! And it’s gonna be another star-studded month of #kidlit creators makin’ art ‘n’ talkin’ shop on Gab ‘n’ Doodle! 📚❤️ #kidlitart #illustration #liveillustration @julienchung.bsky.social @laancham.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATES!!! May is here and so are the best folks from #kidlit on Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. @julienchung.bsky.social @laancham.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists

A new bill in Congress would give school districts federal funding to fight book bans. It's called H.R.7691, the Fight Book Bans Act Email Congress and sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/schoollibrar... via @everylibrary.bsky.social #stopbookbans #bookbanning #fightbookbans #freedomtoread

School Library Action Week - Back the bills.

Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!

action.everylibrary.org

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔧 Mark gets nothing but glowing reviews from everyone he mentors! #kidlitart #illustration #artmentorship #portfolioreview #artadvice #kidlit

Collage and paint illustration in red, pink, and yellows: a little girl hands a wrench to her dad who is working on an engine of a car text above says going
Mentorships.
Spaces of available text on the bottom says I’m ready to lend helping hand

🔧Need a helping hand with your artistic practice? Great news! I am offering mentorships. And I can’t wait to work with you. Spaces are limited, so act fast. DM me to check availability, go over options, and plan. #artmentorship #portfolioreview #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Would you want the superpower to talk to animals? Would your own pets get annoying? #kidlitart #superheroday #nationalsuperheroday @dapsdraws.bsky.social

🦹If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Who would be your sidekick? Tag a friend & assign them a name & superpower 🦸Happy #NationalSuperheroDay! I made this piece when the amazing Dapo Adeola was on Gab ‘n’ Doodle #kidlitart #superheroday #illustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #art

Collage and paint illustration in a primary color palette: a child superhero hovers in the air shooting laser beam shoot out of his eyes at a super villain with angry eyebrows, opaque glasses, and a thin mustache. Gems scatter from the super villain.

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’m excited to watch funny person, actor, and now #kidlit author/illustrator Kate Micucci on Gab ‘n’ Doodle! I’ve been a fan for years! #illustration #kidlitart #picturebooks #earlyreader #earlyreaderbooks #childrensbooks @mowillems.bsky.social

Kate Micucci, superstar of movies, tv, stand-up, music, and wouldn’t you know it… #kidlit will be joining me. Join me in welcoming Kate Micucci this Wednesday day at 2pm Eastern, on insta, on Gab ‘n’ Doodle. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration @mowillems.bsky.social

📚Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. 🙏Please sign & share! action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social #kidlit #books #booksky #nobookbans #stopbookbans #stopbookbanning #stopbanningbooks #bannedbooks #kidlitart

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

action.everylibrary.org

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Can’t wait to watch @studiohoffmann.bsky.social & @thebathwater.bsky.social tomorrow on Gab ‘n’ Doodle. I have a feeling they’ll be like two peas in a very silly pod #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #artistsofbluesky #art

🎉 Join me & illustrator/animator James Braithwaite @thebathwater.bsky.social TOMORROW Thurs 3/5 at 8pm EST on Instagram! 🤣 James is a hilarious dude with the most fun work. It’s sure to be a goofy good time #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #illustrators #artists #liveart @joselourenco.bsky.social

Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

SAVE THE DATES!!! We’re marching into March with the coolest stars of kidlit on Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. The schedule is all over the place, so check for dates and times. @thebathwater.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social @mowillems.bsky.social @juliebenbassat.bsky.social