Leslie Strock

@nokkinatter.bsky.social

✨Art Director | Character Designer | Puppet Fabricator ✨ Creator of "Fins & Crinolines" on Webtoon! Clients include Henson, LINE, Disney, & PBS Kids ✨Available for work!✨ 💌 leslie.strock.art@gmail.com Other places to find me: linktr.ee/lesliestrock

Tired, post-work doodle. But I was thinking, if I was on Berk, what kind of Viking would I be? And I definitely think I’d be a bread making Viking 😆🙌 And I would use Scauldron steam to make a dragon-dutch oven so the bread is nice and crispy on the outside, and soft and fluffy on the inside 😊✨

Doodle of a woman on a ladder putting loaves of bread into an oven above a dragons head

Just fyi for anyone who sells on FB Marketplace, Insta is now showing marketplace ads that share your full real name and the city/state that you live in. I don’t have FB and nothing on my insta is connected to FB, but I’m still able to see this. Just fyi in case you want your info to be private!

Screenshot of Facebook marketplace ad

Tired, post-work doodle. But I was thinking, if I was on Berk, what kind of Viking would I be? And I definitely think I’d be a bread making Viking 😆🙌 And I would use Scauldron steam to make a dragon-dutch oven so the bread is nice and crispy on the outside, and soft and fluffy on the inside 😊✨

Doodle of a woman on a ladder putting loaves of bread into an oven above a dragons head

When I went to Berk, I kept running into a Viking named Legburn and we basically became besties! She mentioned that she had tamed a dragon that “not even Hiccup had seen before” and that it was about the size of a goose. So I made drew her and what I think her “dragon” looks like 😆💕

Illustration of Viking holding a goose wearing a dragon disguise
Close up of illustration Photo of Hiccup, Toothless, the artist, and Legburn in Berk at Epic Universe

Today I learned that you can make fresh butter by just shaking a jar of heavy whipping cream for 5 minutes! And you get fresh buttermilk from it which I then used to make some homemade buttermilk ranch! I’m so excited! 🤩🙌💕

Bowl of fresh made butter in small balls. Behind it is a glass of fresh buttermilk

This project has been on my to-do list for years, sitting half finished thru multiple moves across the country 😅 So I decided to use MerMay as an excuse to finally finish her! 💖✨ Made entirely with paper, paper clay, and gouache paints!

3/4 view of paper sculpture of Ariel on a rock with waves splashing behind herFront view of paper sculpture of Ariel on a rock with waves splashing behind herSide view of paper sculpture of Ariel on a rock with waves splashing behind herBack view of paper sculpture of Ariel on a rock with waves splashing behind her

Flower folks, I have another question. My hibiscus has sprouted this other flower that’s almost like a carnation. It’s on the same stem and same plant as my hibiscus flowers and nothing looks different about the area it sprouted from. So what the heck is happening? Did my plant mutate?? 😆

Hibiscus plant with two pink flowers and one yellow carnation

THIS. I have been lucky enough to work with some incredible artists But I will never stop being shocked by experienced artists who get offended by feedback from their art directors. And sometimes flat out refuse to make changes. We’re trying to help you improve. Not personally attacking you.

Aaron Schmit@aaronschmit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Criticism can hurt, especially if it's undeserved or coming from bad faith arguers. But it is important to see criticism, when it is constructive and professional, as opportunities to grow rather than as an attack. Good criticism is meant to encourage improvement, not hinder it.

Today’s my birthday!! It’s hard to believe that I’ve been around for 36 years now. I can’t remember the last time I celebrated my birthday with friends, so I started daydreaming about what would happen if my characters threw a birthday party for me. I think it would be chaotic but lovely 😆💕🎉

Woman in white shirt and orange skirt surrounded by illustrations of her characters

Californians! Social media is full of the idea that waiting until the last minute to vote in California's election is strategic. But not if you're voting by mail. Attorney General Rob Bonta warns voters to mail ballots at least a week ahead of the June 2 election.

Election officials urge early mail-in voting, warn about 'misinformation'

State elections officials warned voters Tuesday to send their mail-in ballots in early after changes at the U.S. Postal Service that have led to slower mail service throughout California.

latimes.com

Does anyone know what these little things are on my plant?? I can’t find anything about them online. And neem oil didn’t work to get rid of them. And they’re killing my favorite plant 😭😭😭

Plant stem with little black/dark red aphid looking things with white spots

I wish people would focus more on experiences rather than instant gratification. I’ve been to 3 events recently where I was just handed a piece of paper and the worker was like “wow you get 25% off!” Or “wow! You got a red prize!” I had no context. No anticipation of getting something special. No v

I wish people would focus more on experiences rather than instant gratification. I’ve been to 3 events recently where I was just handed a piece of paper and the worker was like “wow you get 25% off!” Or “wow! You got a red prize!” I had no context. No anticipation of getting something special. No v

I had the weirdest dream that I was visiting England for the first time, and when I went to the hotel to check in, the first question the lady asked me was “Did you just get out of jail?” 😆😆😆

Just a friendly reminder that 90% of what you see online is a fake or glamorized version of reality. I’ve been watching a fitness influencer “jog” the same 20ft of sidewalk outside my apartment more than 6x now, trying to get a good shot of him “running” in his clearly-never-used running attire. 😑

a man wearing a white hat is running down a sidewalk with the words box video downloader above him

Alt: a man wearing a white hat is running down a sidewalk with the words box video downloader above him

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I'm hiring for a small freelance project! Are you an artist who does amazing typography design AND are vehemently opposed to generative AI? Please share a link to your portfolio in response here and make sure it includes the best email to contact you, too! 🙏 sharing is appreciated🙏

I got this bread at the store. It’s supposed to be 100% wheat, but the texture is like a yoga mat. And I got sick to my stomach immediately after eating it. I’m so frikin tired of not being able to eat food in this country. Even the produce tastes like chemicals now 😭😭😭😭

I got this bread at the store. It’s supposed to be 100% wheat, but the texture is like a yoga mat. And I got sick to my stomach immediately after eating it. I’m so frikin tired of not being able to eat food in this country. Even the produce tastes like chemicals now 😭😭😭😭

Lately I’ve been cooking, baking, and gardening more to try and give myself better food options, since everything from the store tastes like crap these days Sunday, I made my own buttermilk which then became buttermilk ranch, chicken curry using a fresh onion I harvested, and a loaf of bread! 🙌💕

Photo of buttermilk ranch, chicken curry, and bread that I made this weekend