Dorkys Ramos

Illustrator, writer, and stationery designer for Porcupine Hugs

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@Elizabeth_A_May @scbwi Thank you!

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I just finished the last piece I'm including in my art portfolio for next Friday's @scbwi conference! 👩🏾‍🎨
#watercolor #illustrationwork #kidlit #kidlitartist #watercolorart #inkandwatercolor #womenwhodraw #artportfolio #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #floralillustrations #fairies

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Idina Menzel stood right next to her ex-husband Taye Diggs looking fine as hell and then belted her face off like her vocal cords were still in 1996 and THAT is the energy I'm going to carry into 2019. #RentLive

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Checking out the @nytimes Travel Show with @emily_elliana today. Wanderlust: Activate! ✨🛩 #NYTTravelShow #travelshow #traveler #travel #wanderlust

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In my latest #YouTubevideo I'm art journaling & taking you back to Christmas time when the temps were way warmer than they've been lately.🎄Here's a preview of my NYC holiday tour featuring my favorite intro yet. #artjournal #youtuber 🎶: @iksonofficial 💁🏾 https://t.co/jwic1vo8KO

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I launched a #YouTubechannel! It's currently filled with #bulletjournal tips and #notebookreviews, but I'm adding more painting videos, art projects + more Dorkys hamming it up for the camera. So please check it out, like, subscribe, and share! https://t.co/NnvWx0bpA0 #bujoideas

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Read on for some of the WHY and WHAT you can do to help.

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I'm knee-deep in my own artwork as I prepare an art portfolio to showcase at the @scbwi conference in two weeks! This came up waaay too soon, but in the end, it somehow gets done. (God let it get done 🙏🏾) #SCBWI #artportfolio #kidlitart #kidlit #ChildrensBooks #kidlitwriter

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Yesterday, I had an art day with my girl @jennifereolin and painted florals. 🌼🌸🌺I went with my watercolors for the first page and then played around with her gouache set for the second.… https://t.co/XZkwEl5ryu

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I used to do all my arting around on my kitchen island, but now that I have things up around my desk and no longer have to stare at a blank wall, I've migrated my creativity over to that… https://t.co/l7DUT3HqJf

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I kept messing this little guy up while painting him yesterday (probably because I was more focused on the nephew), but I gave it another go this morning and he looks so much better!… https://t.co/5FQxGnFDVg

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Joined my sister and nephew for his baby swim class (which was omgsocute!) and was inspired to draw this little merboy for day 16 of the #drawingaday challenge with #johnvernonlord and… https://t.co/K5vxg5OUtv

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My answer to why I feel so tired today is a two-parter for day 15 of the #drawingaday challenge with #johnvernonlord and @illustrationhq.
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Even though Washington Heights is nowhere… https://t.co/TuAXNqPKtn

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Two neighborhood landmarks: the Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. Thanks for suggesting the George Washington Bridge, @jennifereolin 🏙
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Any ideas on what I should draw… https://t.co/0emGXKRhqm

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When I first heard about the attack on the Twin Towers, I thought it was a sick joke. I was in a car full of frat boys on our way to an architecture design class and Howard Stern announced… https://t.co/v9m340LKS1

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Confession: I've become low-key obsessed with Ed Sheeran ever since I heard "Perfect" for the first time a couple months ago and then saw the video for the song (it was beautiful and… https://t.co/djDjy7rjE5

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For the long Labor Day weekend, I hopped on the Metro-North Thursday evening and took the train up to Beacon, NY. 🚞It had been years since I had last visited and I remember it being such… https://t.co/wbWl9mshVO

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Welp, I can finally cross off "Bike to work" off the list! We've been at the new office by the World Trade Center for three weeks and it's been either rainy or oppressively hot since… https://t.co/PvDH94HQhW

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Sharing some images from my new home today! I love love love how my main living space/kitchen turned out. It's so bright, sunny, and colorful and full of art and greenery. I still have to… https://t.co/Jga2wZePHf

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In case you missed it in my Instagram Story on Friday: my calligraphy was recently featured on buzzfeed! (Thanks for the heads up, @ByKimberleyA!) I haven't practiced in a bit so this… https://t.co/0Z7582xNce