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Olivia. Egyptian. Christ-Follower. I draw sometimes and cry over fictional characters

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Dearest Readers ✨ I feel like it’s a tradition for me to draw the Bridgeton leads every season so here is Penelope and Colin 🌸

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IT IS FINISHED!! I wanted to draw something after my recent rewatch of the animated series and Netflix’s Avatar the last Airbender. This show is one of the reasons I started drawing as a kid and so drawing them always feels like coming home, I’ve been drawing them for almost 20 years 😭 I bit off more than I could chew with this and experimented along the way but I’m pretty happy with it!

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Experimenting with color after reading One Dark Window by @rmgillig , it’s probably already my favorite series of the year and I’m in a book slump after finishing the duology and wishing I could just read it again 😭 I’m not typically into the spooky vibes but this was like reading a dark fairytale and I loved it so much 👌🏼

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That feeling when you start an illustration but slowly start to lose motivation 😭 figured I’d share this WIP anyway

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New stickers alert!! 🚨 I love all the candy heart designs for Valentine’s Day and I wanted to try my hand at my own version of this concept and design the packaging. There are a few little details in that sticker that you can find ;) plus the late night book club membership card, that is glow in the dark!! And my best selling slow burn 🔥These are all available on my shop now!

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This show is having me return to my PJO roots, the renaissance era of tumblr 🧡🔱🦉💙

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Art vs Artist 2023💫 I thought maybe I could fit one more piece in this year but I’m just gonna call it 😅 I feel like this year is one of my biggest breakthroughs in my art! I’ve talked about how I feel like I finally defined a coloring style, and I got projects this year I never imagined I’d get! I love making art, it is one of the greatest sources of joy for me, and so thank you guys SO MUCH for supporting me and watching me grow year after year. Especially if you’ve been with me since the tumblr days, you’re a real one 🫡 onto 2024!

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I’m a sucker for fairytales 🦊💘

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Someone put me in a universe like this so I can wear pretty gowns all day 💘

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There are some characters I come across and I’m just immediately like…dang, you caught me…I am your target audience, you succeeded 🫡 and while I have a huge backlog of characters I need and want to draw I just had to stop everything and draw this boy

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The pin the algorithm hates but I made anyway because I wanted it 🐍 making this pin reminded me how much I love enamel pins!! It’s so small and cute 🥹 I made 25 of these and they are available on my shop if you’d like one as well! I don’t plan on making any more so if you’d like one grab one now! if there are other enamel pins I should make let me know below, I just realized I could decorate my everyday bag with these and a world has opened 👀

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I’ve been sitting on these messy #fireborne and #whattheriverknows sketches and I gain nothing by just staring at them by myself so please enjoy

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My 25% off sale is still running until Monday! These are a few of the prints available for 25% off, the Cress and Thorne print is almost gone! Thank you to everyone who’s ordered so far and before and supports my little art business! Every order is so significant and it means so much! 🫶🏼

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Some of my shirts and sweatshirts that are on sale for 25% off until Monday!! This is the best sale of the year and the best price these shirts will come in! International shipping is available for these at a good price, the order just CAN’T include any stickers or prints because those come straight from me, vs these come made to order! I really love my enemies to lovers graphic tee and wear it all the time, so check these out if you’ve ever thought about getting anything from me! ✨

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Black Friday is starting now on my shop!! All of my stickers are eligible for 25% off when you order a minimum of $15! I just added 2 new stickers of Mr. Darcy and the Slow Burn matchbox, both of which are super cute transparent stickers 🥰 My ticket to emotional damage has been super popular on Etsy as a stocking stuffer for your reader friends!! Check out the sale on www.artbyviva.com !

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Pre-order campaign artwork I did for @wibbs_ink and @austins_b new book THE BREAKUP TOUR! You can get this print if you preorder the book and submit your receipt, check out their profiles ✨

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I’ve been reading What the River Knows by @isabelwriter09 and I’ve having so much fun with it!! It’s a book inspired by The Mummy, which is one of my favorite movies, and as an Egyptian it’s been so fun read an accurate I’m description of Egypt and seeing locations and Arabic words I recognize. Add that slow burn/tension romance and you’ve got me, I am a simple woman 🤗

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