Kristen Uroda
@kristenuroda.bsky.social
✏️ illustrator + civic design researcher
michigan-based • working to spark joy and renew moral imagination through a vision of beauty and compassion • SCBWI member
kristenuroda.com
michigan-based • working to spark joy and renew moral imagination through a vision of beauty and compassion • SCBWI member
kristenuroda.com
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Hi! I’m Kristen, a Michigan-based illustrator (editorial + picture book) and civic design researcher just trying to do work that inspires people to dream, hope, and imagine a better, kinder world.
#kitlitart #illustrator #editorialillustration #picturebooks
#kitlitart #illustrator #editorialillustration #picturebooks
This was not on my 2026 bingo card.
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:
September 16, 2026 at 3:54 AM
This was not on my 2026 bingo card.
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Once again, #swordtember is upon us! This sword-themed creative challenge takes place across September and is intended to be very casual. Join in as little or much as you'd like!
I personally am too busy to participate this year but I've made a prompt list for the month.
I personally am too busy to participate this year but I've made a prompt list for the month.
August 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Once again, #swordtember is upon us! This sword-themed creative challenge takes place across September and is intended to be very casual. Join in as little or much as you'd like!
I personally am too busy to participate this year but I've made a prompt list for the month.
I personally am too busy to participate this year but I've made a prompt list for the month.
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AI billionaire-funded Super PACs will spend millions in the home stretch of the midterms to crush the anti-data center revolt in battleground states.
And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to how much these oligarchs would rake in from the AI takeover.
And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to how much these oligarchs would rake in from the AI takeover.
September 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
AI billionaire-funded Super PACs will spend millions in the home stretch of the midterms to crush the anti-data center revolt in battleground states.
And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to how much these oligarchs would rake in from the AI takeover.
And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to how much these oligarchs would rake in from the AI takeover.
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This needs way more attention. The U.S. Postal Service has built a new system that could effectively turn USPS into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. Here are the details on how it is supposed to work.
September 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This needs way more attention. The U.S. Postal Service has built a new system that could effectively turn USPS into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. Here are the details on how it is supposed to work.
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queen of hearts 💔
August 26, 2026 at 2:24 AM
queen of hearts 💔
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It’s been a joy illustrating covers for the Race to the Truth series so I’m excited to share that two more books are on the way. 🙂
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story and Displacement and the Palestinian American Story hit shelves in Aug and Sep.
#kidlit #mglit #bookcover #illustration
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story and Displacement and the Palestinian American Story hit shelves in Aug and Sep.
#kidlit #mglit #bookcover #illustration
July 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s been a joy illustrating covers for the Race to the Truth series so I’m excited to share that two more books are on the way. 🙂
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story and Displacement and the Palestinian American Story hit shelves in Aug and Sep.
#kidlit #mglit #bookcover #illustration
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story and Displacement and the Palestinian American Story hit shelves in Aug and Sep.
#kidlit #mglit #bookcover #illustration
I just want high-speed rail. 😔
The US is now spending more on construction for data centers than public transportation infrastructure.
Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs.
Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?
Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs.
Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?
June 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I just want high-speed rail. 😔
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I do a lot of historical research and often I find a political cartoons from one hundred years ago that explain political corruption better than contemporaries’ essays.
May 27, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I do a lot of historical research and often I find a political cartoons from one hundred years ago that explain political corruption better than contemporaries’ essays.
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If you are like us, you’re going to be watching the last episode of The Late Show with sadness. But, I love that Colbert IS unabashed in his nerdom and is never afraid to speak out against things he sees as wrong.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, Stephen.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, Stephen.
May 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
If you are like us, you’re going to be watching the last episode of The Late Show with sadness. But, I love that Colbert IS unabashed in his nerdom and is never afraid to speak out against things he sees as wrong.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, Stephen.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, Stephen.
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May 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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We are being reminded that a fundamental issue of our day isn’t simply the size of the government — it’s who our government actually works for.
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.
When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
May 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
We are being reminded that a fundamental issue of our day isn’t simply the size of the government — it’s who our government actually works for.
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.
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An unused Captain Planet cover
May 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
An unused Captain Planet cover
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There's a new flag-bearing statue in London and street artist Banksy confirmed he was behind it. https://cnn.it/498hK5D
May 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
There's a new flag-bearing statue in London and street artist Banksy confirmed he was behind it. https://cnn.it/498hK5D
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎
April 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Happy Earth Day! 🌎
I hear people say they are exhausted and long for boring politicians and politics when no—we don’t need to Make Politics Boring Again. We need more kindness and whimsy running government. We need more of this.
Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
April 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I hear people say they are exhausted and long for boring politicians and politics when no—we don’t need to Make Politics Boring Again. We need more kindness and whimsy running government. We need more of this.
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How it feels doing literally any task right now.
April 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
How it feels doing literally any task right now.
👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Just here in the mid-west hanging out and doing my best. 🥲
See more of my work: kristenuroda.com
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
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See more of my work: kristenuroda.com
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
#kidlit #kidlitart
April 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Just here in the mid-west hanging out and doing my best. 🥲
See more of my work: kristenuroda.com
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
#kidlit #kidlitart
See more of my work: kristenuroda.com
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
#kidlit #kidlitart
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Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings
March 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings
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I'm reminded of these wise words from Mr. Fred Rogers on what would have been his 98th birthday. We are all in this together. Let's renew ourselves to the fight for the common good. It's all the more important during these difficult times.
March 20, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm reminded of these wise words from Mr. Fred Rogers on what would have been his 98th birthday. We are all in this together. Let's renew ourselves to the fight for the common good. It's all the more important during these difficult times.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."
March 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."
“Artists are not powerless in this system. Every shared resource, every self-built spreadsheet, every diary page, and every refusal to participate in exploitative calls is a small redistribution of agency.“ 👏👏👏
“Application fees are the first place many artists encounter the field’s structural inequity — not through theory, but through a checkout screen.” –Damien Davis buff.ly/KDdZcfi
March 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
“Artists are not powerless in this system. Every shared resource, every self-built spreadsheet, every diary page, and every refusal to participate in exploitative calls is a small redistribution of agency.“ 👏👏👏