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It’s been such a week, & I still have to get my teeth drilled on Monday. *sigh* 🫩💜
A marker, ink, and paint pen cartoon of my OC, the basket creature (a sentient Victorian toy, that is a little tan blob of stressed out fluff with pointy ears and a round white puff of a tail), with their back to the viewer, looking over their left shoulder, mouth open, pink tongue hanging out, holding a long, pink, narrow pennant flag upside down in their left hand. The flag folds back and forth four times to the ground, and “MAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” is written in fluorescent green, with the As going all the way along to the pointed end. Basket Creature’s giant round eyes have green irises and black pupils, and they are staring at the viewer, their ears drooping, looking freaked out. Over their head is written “ZERO CHILL” in large pink letters that match the pennant, curved over BC’s head. Some days you just need to scream!
September 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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#difficultweek #busybusybusy #oldart #basketcreature #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #postaday2026

…and today is going to be spent at the hospital for a (scheduled) thing, so I don’t know how much drawing I‘ll get done.

Art to tide you over.
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of my OC, the basket creature (a shapeless beige bunny-like thing with giant eyes with green irises), facing right in profile, with an orange Pacific giant octopus wrapped around their head. The basket creature has one eye visible, and it is staring at the viewer. Their tongue is also visible between octopus arms. The basket creature is making a thumbs up sign with their left hand. Background is white, with hand-lettered text to the left and right, with the basket creature and the octopus in the center. On the left, text says “I’M FINE. THIS IS FINE.”. On the right, “IT’S ALL GOOD.”. This is how my migraines feel, even when I don’t have an infected tooth.
September 24, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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I have been on 2 120+mi round trips to dentists this week, I have an infected root under a crown, & I have to wait til Monday. 🫠

What little I got drawn says it all for me today. 😑
An ink and marker cartoon of my OC, the basket creature (a sentient Victorian toy, that might be a lamb or a rabbit, no one knows)(but they have a round fluffy tail), with their back to the viewer, looking over their left shoulder, mouth open, tongue hanging out, holding a long narrow pennant flag upside down in their left hand. The flag folds back and forth four times to the ground, and “MAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” is written all the way along to the pointed end. Basket Creature’s giant round eyes have green irises and black pupils, and they are staring at the viewer, their ears drooping, looking freaked out. Over their head is written “ZERO CHILL” in arched letters. This is a WiP.
September 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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maaaaaaaaaah.
A marker, graphite, and paint pen drawing of my OC the Basket Creature, but only their huge round eyes with green irises and pinpoint pupils, in the dark. From the shape of the shadow in front of the back eye, BC is facing right, making eye contact with the viewer. Digital text in white underneath says “yup, still hiding. maaaaaaaah.”. (It may not look complicated, but this is six layers of colour for the darkness, and multiple layers to get the colours of the sclera and irises of those freaky, freaky eyes. Total time: 2 hours, 15 minutes. Size: 4x6 inches.)
May 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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…those days when you wake up with an octopus hugging your sinuses.

No, no, it’s fine. This is fine.
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of my OC, the basket creature (a shapeless beige bunny-like thing with giant eyes with green irises), facing right in profile, with an orange Pacific giant octopus wrapped around their head. The basket creature has one eye visible, and it is staring at the viewer. Their tongue is also visible between octopus arms. The basket creature is making a thumbs up sign with their left hand. Background is white, with hand-lettered text to the left and right, with the basket creature and the octopus in the center. On the left, text says “I’M FINE. THIS IS FINE.”. On the right, “IT’S ALL GOOD.”. This is how my sinuses feel in spring and summer, even when I don’t have a sinus infection.
April 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Don’t mind me, just bumping this up to the top of my feed. #basketcreature 😁💜
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Laura Mellin @lauramellinatelier.bsky.social · Apr 21
Human artist, use only one piece to convince ppl to follow you! The full story that goes with this drawing is in the alt text. 😁💜💜💜 #artbyhumans #noai #aiisunethical
April 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Still sick. Need antibiotics. Made the mistake of having a glass of wine at lunch - my first in… 6 years? & I got a tummy ache & a headache. 🤧🫩

Back into the basket.
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of my OC, the basket creature, a shapeless furry toy that might be a rabbit, but who knows. Only their beige fluffy butt and creamy white tail are visible as they climb back into their light brown woven basket. One leg is hanging down, one is on the lip of the lower basket, and one shapeless front paw is holding onto the right edge of the basket as they climb in. They are saying “meh.”. Background is a dark red wall, non-matching red carpet, light coming from upper right and casting shadow.
April 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Tired. Goin’ back in my basket for a bit.
An ink drawing of my OC, the basket creature, a shapeless furry toy that might be a rabbit, but who knows. Only their fluffy butt and tail are visible as they climb back into their woven basket. One leg is hanging down, one is on the lip of the lower basket, and one shapeless front paw is holding onto the right edge of the basket as they climb in. They are saying “meh.”. Background is plain, though there is a line where the floor meets the wall.
April 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Am pretty unicorn princess. Do not kill my dream.
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of my OC, the Basket Creature, based on a Victorian automaton with an animal in a basket that might be a bunny, or a lamb, whatever, they are beige and furry. They have pink ears, wide open green irised eyes with pinpoint pupils, and an open mouth with their tongue hanging out. They have a round fluffy tail. Their back is turned, they are looking over their right shoulder, and they are lit with a bright light from the left front. Their shadow is dark against the red wall and non-matching red carpet. They are wearing a purple party hat, the cone kind, decorated with shiny purple dots, attached with elastic under their chin. In their shapeless paws they are holding a wand with a gold star. I think they were playing “pretty unicorn princess”, and were caught. The basement door was closed, and everyone agreed never to speak of this again.
April 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM