Abbymcraft’s Cozy Corner🫶

She/her,adult, artist,basic DNI, please don’t steal my art, speaks English and French,pfp and banner made by me! Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/abbymcraft.bsky.social

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This is what I’ve been secretly working on in February and march! The link is in the post!!

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I always thought Reddit was a place where people could share things they created.A few days ago I posted one of my original paintings. People loved it. We had wonderful conversations about art, emotions, and how everyone saw something different in the same sunset.

About two hours later I was permanently banned from r/MadeMeSmile for “self-promotion.”

I accepted that different communities have different rules.But then something even stranger happened.Soon afterward, a moderator from r/pics started going through my account. Not just the new post—many of my older painting posts disappeared as well. One after another. Then I was permanently banned there too.

Maybe it was the same moderator. Maybe it wasn’t. I honestly don’t know.

What surprised me wasn’t even the ban itself. It was realizing how much power individual moderators have over what millions of people are allowed to see. One decision can erase years of posts from a community and instantly cut off your ability to participate, even if those posts had been happily sitting there for months or years.I’m not saying moderators shouldn’t have rules. Communities need moderation.But it does make you wonder where the line is between protecting a community and allowing a single interpretation of the rules to completely reshape what people can share.

The funny part?

I wasn’t advertising anything in those posts. I wasn’t posting prices or asking anyone to buy anything. I was simply sharing my original paintings because I enjoy discussing art with strangers from around the world.

Anyway…

Here’s the painting that apparently caused all the trouble. 🎨

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I just drew this cute bear squishmallow holding a bowl of cereal (ref on right, drawing on left)

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I saw this cute Winnie the Pooh Squishmallow while scrolling, so I had to draw him!!(ref on right, drawing on left)

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I started watching love through a prism recently so I drew Dorothy Brown!! (Ref on right, drawing on left)

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Got introduced to the art of ice boat racing recently so I drew this! (Ref on right, Drawing on left)

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Absolutely been loving the sun coming out lately so I drew this sun jellycat plushie! (Ref on left, drawing on right)

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Just drew toast from bee and puppycat (ref on left, drawing on right)

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Had this cute miffy plushie in my reference folder so I drew it today!!(ref on right, drawing on left)

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Felt like a spring pfp update is needed now!!☺️

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Was itching to do another mermaid, so I drew draculaura from monster high as a mermaid (ref on right, drawing on left)

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Since it’s mermay, I drew Elina from Barbie mermaidia! (Ref on right, drawing on left)

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Just drew wisteria the purple cow!!(ref on right, drawing on left)

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Just drew slimey from Sesame Street poking out from an apple! (Ref on right, drawing on left)

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Just drew Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street as I gave Ernie maracas on my tomodachi life: living the dream island!!

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I was suddenly inspired to do a little abstract art spread inspired by Eric Carle’s “the very hungry caterpillar”!!

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