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Vashti Harrison

4 years

This is crazy! FIVE! of my books are on the NYT this week! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported and thank you to those who helped bring them to life. Congratulations to @MatthewACherry and @Lupita_Nyongo @LittleBrownYR @SimonKIDS @KokilaBooks & thank you for your work!

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is on so I drew Charlie Bucket. A few years ago in an interview Roald Dahl’s wife Felicity said that he once imagined Charlie as a little black boy, so here’s my version. 🍫✨

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5 years

We are versatile #BlackHairChallenge 🙌🏾🖤 @itsgabrielleu

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5 years

I always thought she would have locs 🧜🏽‍♀️ #ariel #thelittlemermaid @chloexhalle

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

I have a Black father and an Indian mother. People have trouble with my first name. Ive been asked "what are you?" my whole life. Ive never had a public figure to point to that shared my background so closely before Kamala and I didn't realize how huge that felt until last night.

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

I found an unfinished #stylechallenge on my computer, finally finished it in Procreate, which made the inking so much easier!

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Vashti Harrison

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7 years

My name is Vashti Harrison. Im from Virginia but now I live in BK where I write & illustrate books for kids. This is me #drawingwhileblack

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

Breathe

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5 years

Goldilocks

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6 years

Nothing but respect for my Disney princess #shuri #blackpanther @letitiawright

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4 years

❤️🙌🏾 @4NIKKOLAS

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4 years

Disney unveils its mural dedicated to Chadwick Boseman in Downtown Disney 👑

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

One of my favorite tricks for drawing hair in colored pencil. Any guesses as to what my secret ingredient is? Full video on my IGTV

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

I’m Vashti. I just want to make magic and tell stories #artvsartist

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5 years

Ive got plenty of princesses too

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4 years

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3 years

Legend 💔

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5 years

Had a dream about this drawing so it’s my #tbt for this week

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6 years

The moment she decided to become a filmmaker 🎥✨ #femalefilmmakerfriday

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6 years

I promise, I start every drawing with the intention of doing something different, but it always ends up being a girl looking up at the stars - sorry not sorry 🤷🏾‍♀️👩🏾‍🎨

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Vashti Harrison

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7 years

My Little Ladies of #BlackHistoryMonth to be continued in #WomensHistoryMonth ✊🏾❤✨

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6 years

Pretty sure no caption needed.

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Charlie Bucket

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

Something new. Any caption suggestions?

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Last year I illustrated a Hallmark card and today I finally got to see the finished product! They added glitter - which I love! I found out it is *exclusively sold at Walmart* so if you’re looking for a copy, check in-store!

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Did you know both of these books were illustrated by the same person!?

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5 years

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6 years

#NiaWilson #SayHerName

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5 years

More black women in animation please.

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6 years

The boy who lived. #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter ✨

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

I may or may not have had a secret plan to put a hot dad in every book I illustrate 😂 #HappyFatherDay

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

Sorry this is overdue! @MatthewACherry reached out to see if I can make some art for Ariyonna last week, but this one was really tough for me-her cries felt so familiar. I’m 🙏🏽for the words of love & affirmation @LilWaveDaddy was there to give her. Ariyonna you radiate beauty! 🌼

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6 years

“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” -James Baldwin #naomiwadler #marchforourlives

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6 years

A new day is dawning #MarchForOurLives

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4 years

I wanted to rock my own design on a face mask so I made this new pattern 🤓😷

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6 months

What a Big day 😭🩷🌸

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6 years

A little sketchbook time

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5 years

In honor of #beychella

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5 years

It’s cozy-up-with-a-good-book season 🤓

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1 month

I had these figurines 3d printed & hand painted them for the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Jury members. I was down to the wire painting & spraying them right until I got on the airplane to go to ALA. They’re not for sale but hopefully one day can have a whole toy collection

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

😭❤️

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

3 years ago this drawing launched my #kidlit career (thanks to @scbwi and Lauren Rille!) I was living at home with my parents. Today my face is on a f*cking banner at BEA and i just did a signing with Lupita N'yongo! seriously hashtag blessed. hashtag whaattt???

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Some more of my mermaids!

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5 years

@ava Thank you @ava ! This little guy's got dreads AND desires AND dreams AND all the potential in the world #loclife

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

The bigger the hair the more they stare.

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Sometimes I wake up with an image in my head. I wanted to do this in pastels, but digital will do for now!

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Vashti Harrison

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3 years

Been seeing a lot of cloud girls recently, likely inspired by the talented @kianamaiart , so I decided to add my own to the mix!

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Little Mermaids

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Vashti Harrison

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3 years

New Middle Grade cover I drew 👩🏾‍🎨

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

When I was little I had an imaginary friend named “ghost friend” lol. Ghost friend somehow was responsible for any of the bad things *someone* might have done around the house. “Vashti did you break this figurine?” “No! Ghost friend did it!”

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

Catch a falling star 💫

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Welp. My dad has built a shrine now 😂😭

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

I’m so saddened to hear of Ms Katherine Johnson’s passing but feel so lucky to know her story, to share it & celebrate her in her lifetime. With a heavy heart I’ll have to change the dates in Little Leaders. Still it feels good to know she’ll be remembered forever as leader 🌕⭐️

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

What do you think her story is?

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Hope everyone has a good hair day today!

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4 years

Remember that time I illustrated a Hallmark card? Saw it for the first time in the wild! It’s sold exclusively at Walmart. Let me know if you see it!

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

oh and fun fact my last name is supposed to be Harris (like my aunt and cousin.) Legend says *according to my dad* they made a mistake on his birth certificate when a midwife said "thats Harris' son" lol

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Tried to do a quick second #royalwedding piece #meganmarkle #duchessofsussex

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Lady Soul

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

A boy and his dog, wishing you the best this season.

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

It’s me! #artvsartist #artvsartist2019

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5 years

Windy

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4 years

Found an old fave

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6 years

Painfully reminded tonight how absurd and senseless it was. It could have been any black boy in a hoodie. Still can...

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

Why is my father like this? 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

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🥇🩷🌸

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7 years

👀😱❤️😎🤓🙌🏾 my emotions!

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4 years

Rest

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Here’s the Instagram version #artvsartist

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5 years

Rainy days and Monday’s

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5 years

#BlackGirlMagic

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6 years

New York with you

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

I love that #WorldBookDay is right after #EarthDay since my favorite thing to draw is kids in nature reading 🤓🌿📚

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Explorer

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

Anyone else being made out to be the crazy person in the family for worrying about covid and trying to keep their parents from dying? 🙋🏾‍♀️

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5 years

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6 years

#mermay Slay

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5 years

Summertime magic

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

2018 vs 2016

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Vashti Harrison

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5 years

It’s the first kinda chilly day in New York, and rainy up and down the east coast, but that’s okay cus its #nationalreadabookday 📚📖❤️

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6 years

Storm

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5 years

Weekend goals

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

4 yrs ago today I started a drawing challenge for myself to depict a Black Woman in the form of these little kid characters I created every day for BHM. That project got turned into a book that just spent its 52nd week on the NYT Bestsellers list! TYASM! Happy #BlackHistoryMonth

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Vashti Harrison

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7 years

It's this inspiring lady's birthday 🙌🏾 @ava

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6 years

Can’t tell if she’s ready for the first day of school or one last adventure before the end of summer #blackgirlmagic #kidlitart

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5 years

Updated this beauty

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4 years

Rainy

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

It’s not a crazy secret if you frequent the art supply store lol, but it does feel like magic!

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Vashti Harrison

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4 years

My sketch and my first #stylechallenge from 2016

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Vashti Harrison

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6 years

Hey #VisibleWomen , I’m Vashti, an author, illustrator and experimental filmmaker from Virginia - working mainly on picture books. I really love illustrating girls, nature and magic! Website: Instagram: