Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly

Hello! 👋 After a small break we are back to socialize, with new people on our team.

🫂 We are excited to build a community and reach out to many new creature enthusiasts! Perhaps we might even encounter a cryptid or two as well... 👽

🗣️ Feel free to say hello in the comments!~ 🗣️

Downside to having to block print 150 bandanas—finding space for them all to dry. Fortunately it doesn’t take them long to dry to touch, so I can print them in batches.

#sabbatical #artistlife #blockprint #linocut #printmaking #art #paintingdragonfeathers #weddingfavor

Whew, my hands and shoulders are tired, but I got the block all carved up!

#sabbatical #artistlife #blockprint #linocut #printmaking #art #paintingdragonfeathers #weddingfavor

While I am prioritizing recharging on sabbatical, I am chugging away at wedding prep/crafting—including ice tie-dying some wedding favors. 😉 I may see more tie-dying in my future cause this is fun!

#sabbatical #artistlife #tiedye #paintingdragonfeathers #weddingfavor

Yikes! I hope you’re recovering well yourself! And thanks for checking in!

#cosplay #con #convention #artistalley #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife #paintingdragonfeathers #fun #authoralley #indieauthor #indieartist #health #selfcare #burnout #creativeburnout

I will be online less frequently during my mini-sabbatical, but you can always DM me and the Painting Dragon Feathers online shop will remain open with existing stock if you’d like to check it out. Info in bio.

Learn from my folly—take care of your physical and mental health and don’t get crispy from burn out like I did.

#otakon #otakon2025 #anime #furry #cosplay #con #convention #artistalley #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife #paintingdragonfeathers #fun #authoralley #indieauthor #indieartist #art

Cosplayers assemble! Tag yourself or others if you recognize them. And thank you everyone who came by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth!

The Shallan cosplayer made my fiancé’s and I’s con, and we made her’s by recognizing her. XD

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All set up in the Otakon 2025 Artist Alley! Stop by for all kinds of creature goodies, from Poke’Ball Terrariums, Plot Bunnies, faux fossils, and author-signed copies of CryptoZoo!

#otakon #otakon2025 #animeconvention #convention #dealer #artistalley #paintingdragonfeathers #artist #fanart #artistlife #con #writer #diorama #pokemon #pokeball #pokeballterrarium #art #craft #terrarium #cryptozoo #cryptozoobook #cryptids #cryptozoology #dragon #creatures

All set up in the Otakon 2025 Artist Alley! Stop by for all kinds of creature goodies, from Poke’Ball Terrariums, Plot Bunnies, faux fossils, and author-signed copies of CryptoZoo!

#plotbunny #writing #poetry #murdermystery #mystery #otakon2025 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #artist #fantasy #illustration #creature #artistlife #speculativeart #3dprinting #3dsculpting #nomad #sculpture #figure

Both of these Genres and all the others have been restocked and will be flying to the Otakon artist alley this weekend. Find us at the Painting Dragon Feathers booth at H212.

Two new Genres of Plot Bunnies have been added to the flock—Murder Mystery for those who are fans of the gorier cousin of Mystery, and Poetry for those who like stanzas of flowery words. (I really dig how Poetry’s color scheme ended up looking very K-pop Demon Hunter, lol)

This weekend, for the final con of the summer before my wedding mini-sabbatical, Painting Dragon Feathers will once again be appearing at Otakon!

#otakon #otakon2025 #animeconvention #cosplay #con #convention #artistalley #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife

Also, my booth inside was apparently camped in front of the best water fountains in Johnstown. XD

#squonkapalooza #cryptid #squonk #con #convention #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife #paintingdragonfeathers #fun #authoralley #indieauthor #indieartist

Was so busy setting and vending in one day I didn’t get a chance to share day-of I was at Squonkapalooza! It was a blast, and I’m excited to see how this cryptid-loving show is growing!

Putting the finishing touches on a library’s worth of Plot Bunnies for #Squonkapalooza, #Otakon, and the online shop.

#plotbunny #writing #book#paintingdragonfeathers #art #artist #fantasy #illustration #creature #artistlife #speculativeart #3dprinting #3dsculpting #nomad #sculpture #figure

This weekend Painting Dragon Feathers will be appearing at Squonkapalooza! Stop by for all kinds of cryptid goodies and shenanigans.

#cryptid #squonkapalooza #squonk #bookfestival #cosplay #con #convention #artistalley #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife #fun #authoralley

#griffin #gryphon #furry #fursona #mythical #diorama #commission #art #artist #fantasy #illustration #creature #artistlife #speculativeart #3dprinting #3dsculpting #nomad #sculpture #figure #creature #artistlife #speculativeart #3dprinting #3dsculpting #nomad #sculpture #figure

I’d love to tackle more custom creature commissions like this, so as a make my way through my commission queue, please feel free to reach out if you’re interested and I can let you know when my queue is open. (More info at Painting Dragon Feathers)

This piece was A LOT of fun to work on. From rough sketchs to 3D sculpting from scratch to 3D printing, hand painting, filigreeing, and designing and crafting the diorama, significantly leveled up my art skills in so many ways and I’m grateful for the opportunity.

Here’s a commission that was over a year in the making—a custom diorama based on the commissioner’s original snowy owl/snow leopard gryphon fursona. Here’s a commission that was over a year in the making—a custom diorama based on the commissioner’s original snowy owl/snow leopard gryphon fursona.

#writewomenbookfest #wwbf #indieauthor #indiewriter #writerlife#convention #artistalley #paintingdragonfeathers #artist #artistlife #con #writer #art #craft #cryptozoo #cryptozoobook #cryptids #cryptozoology #dragon #creatures

All set up at Write Women’s Bookfest in Bowie Maryland! I’ll be vending today and on the fantasy worldbuilding panel tomorrow. Stop on by for lots of cool authors, CryptoZoo goodies, and some noble charity events!