Mazie

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 can’t, it all makes me miserable.

I miss drawing

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

I spent so much money to find…. Nothing.

She probably just has a virus or the flu.

omg thank you for including me!!!

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

Haha no prob! Thanks for asking!!

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

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

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 don’t have a lot of it, just these commissions and buttons from my Instagram, I don’t do much fanart any more, but for DA? In a heartbeat lol

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

I feel that, good luck!

IM INTRIGUED 👀

Listen… I know I haven’t drawn much DA fanart in recent years, but yall should mention me in this form 👀

Congrats and also that sounds so good I can’t wait to see it!

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

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard !

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

MazieLovie.carrd.co

The cool ones do …?

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

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)

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

Now my cat likely has a blockage in her tummy and I’m freaking out over money

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’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

: )

Glad it was helpful!

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

Fair, tho I also don’t think of them like a logo, just part of a “visual brand” it’s more of an illustrated title than a logo ig

That’s like one of the first things I do usually! Helps me set the tone I guess?

Oh yes I like that very much!

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!