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Mazie

@sillyartcollector.bsky.social

Illustrator, cartoonist, might be a wizard, might be three raccoons in a trench coat, might be all of the above #kidlitart #cartoonist โœ‰๏ธ sillyartcollector@gmail.com ๐ŸŽจ pencilbooth.com/Sillyartcollector

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The time in between getting help for depression and actually feeling better is actual hell. I just want to do things I like, but I canโ€™t, it all makes me miserable.

06.12.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I miss drawing

28.11.2025 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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05.12.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 99    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! It was originally for a market poster but thought it works for kidlit too!

05.12.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I spent so much money to findโ€ฆ. Nothing.

She probably just has a virus or the flu.

05.12.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

omg thank you for including me!!!

05.12.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screencap of the webpage ginaperry.com/postcard that lists all the dates for 2026 kidlitartpostcard days. It's also a grid of illustrations submitted on December's event. Work shown includes artists: Mazie Lovie (bright caterpiller drawing on a leaf), Charlene Chua (giant cat and kids surprised by a box full of kittens at the holidays), Caroline McPherson (mouse in a snowglobe with a sled), Debbie Palen (kid elves packing Santa's sleigh), Courtney Pippin-Mathur (Viking family hug), Gina Perry (siblings cuddled on a chair reading about dragons and knights), Graham Howie (lighthouse with cute crab and something in the water), Diandra Mae (two elephants making a snowman), Ginger Ngo (girl and pup cuddled under the covers of a colorful bedroom at night)

Screencap of the webpage ginaperry.com/postcard that lists all the dates for 2026 kidlitartpostcard days. It's also a grid of illustrations submitted on December's event. Work shown includes artists: Mazie Lovie (bright caterpiller drawing on a leaf), Charlene Chua (giant cat and kids surprised by a box full of kittens at the holidays), Caroline McPherson (mouse in a snowglobe with a sled), Debbie Palen (kid elves packing Santa's sleigh), Courtney Pippin-Mathur (Viking family hug), Gina Perry (siblings cuddled on a chair reading about dragons and knights), Graham Howie (lighthouse with cute crab and something in the water), Diandra Mae (two elephants making a snowman), Ginger Ngo (girl and pup cuddled under the covers of a colorful bedroom at night)

Did you know that I keep a mini gallery of #KidLitArtPostcard pieces on my website? I update it a few times a year, and each image links out to the artist's website. Thanks to everyone who shared work yesterday! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

05.12.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha no prob! Thanks for asking!!

05.12.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

like it's not EVERY one of my WIPs, but it's maybe a sign that it's a thing in 3 of them

05.12.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dads shouldn't be worried about their daughters having daddy issues because they might sleep with older men, they should be afraid of their daughters writing books and making the dad into the villain in every book

05.12.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Haha it did give me a little jump scare, I used to draw a lot of DA fanart when I was just starting out as an illustrator like 10 years ago so I donโ€™t have a lot of it, just these commissions and buttons from my Instagram, I donโ€™t do much fanart any more, but for DA? In a heartbeat lol

05.12.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Super frustrating to have a vague idea of a story, wanting to write it, but not having enough planned to do so yet

05.12.2025 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel that, good luck!

05.12.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

IM INTRIGUED ๐Ÿ‘€

05.12.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listenโ€ฆ I know I havenโ€™t drawn much DA fanart in recent years, but yall should mention me in this form ๐Ÿ‘€

05.12.2025 00:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats and also that sounds so good I canโ€™t wait to see it!

04.12.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A green caterpillar lounges on an orange oak leaf, doodling all over and around the leaf.

A green caterpillar lounges on an orange oak leaf, doodling all over and around the leaf.

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard !

Iโ€™m Mazie, a Canadian cartoonist and writer, looking for work in kidlit, specifically early readers and chapter books, though Iโ€™m open to any kidlit projects that fit my style. Iโ€™m also querying a graphic novel and chapter book series.

MazieLovie.carrd.co

04.12.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The cool ones do โ€ฆ?

03.12.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do a bingo card! Have not gotten bingo yet but Iโ€™ve only been doing it two years

02.12.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok spent a lot of money to find nothing so yay no surgery, but now she needs bloodwork to see what it is (probably pancreatitis, from what the vet said)

02.12.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, this is already costing me more than the bladder infection she had a couple weeks ago

02.12.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now my cat likely has a blockage in her tummy and Iโ€™m freaking out over money

02.12.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to itโ€ wrong. I donโ€™t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

01.12.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21778    ๐Ÿ” 8801    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 190    ๐Ÿ“Œ 285

: )

29.11.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3388    ๐Ÿ” 1043    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad it was helpful!

30.11.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even just researching into the graphic design elements might help! Since you already have an artistic background, just getting a clearer understanding of those things would likely help

30.11.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fair, tho I also donโ€™t think of them like a logo, just part of a โ€œvisual brandโ€ itโ€™s more of an illustrated title than a logo ig

30.11.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s like one of the first things I do usually! Helps me set the tone I guess?

30.11.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yes I like that very much!

30.11.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...

Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.

Share a bit of art, if you can!

Sing your own praises, if you like!

30.11.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1082    ๐Ÿ” 346    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 358    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

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