The Art of Moth Monarch (M. Capaldi)

Scan of a traditional sketchbook page in black ink and yellow-orange marker. A cartoon moth reaches out to a hovering four-pointed star; other stars fill the surrounding space. Text reads: "KEEP SEEKING LIGHT. Reach for hope - lean on love - we need not face the dark alone, nor bear pain in silence. we light each others' way."

I didn’t really get into it much here on tumblr, but I was very ill (digestion related) for a lot of 2025. It took about 5 months to get proper treatment & the medication was rough and required its own recovery. Very grateful I was able to enjoy the holidays & looking forward to a better 2026!! Let’s go!

Q:
Do you have any plans for restocking some of your sold out celestial pins? Your bugs are gorgeous (as is your art in general!)
Thank you for your time :)

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I do plan to restock them and apologize that some have been out of stock longer than I intended! It’s been a rough year in a lot of ways, so I’ve got catching up to do with the shop stock and new designs. Hopefully 2026 will be more fruitful. I’ll be letting folks know as soon as I can restock any!

Digital art of a dark purple cartoon firefly in a blue and purple gradient poncho decorated with yellow stars and a moon. They are running to the left with arms out so we get a good look at the poncho, which also has some strings hanging from the hood with little star beads at the end. The firefly is smiling with a little yellow star-shaped sparkle in the pupil of their blue eye, and a slight glow can be seen from beneath the poncho. Stars of various sizes also surround them on the lavender background.

A little dreamer cloaked in stars. 💫

Ad for Moth Monarch's Black Friday shop sale - 15% off with "crown15" shopwide Nov 26-30. The ad shows images of original insect art including a purple sticker sheet of whimsical moon moths left and a grid to the right with a celestial bee pin, cartoon moth sticker with pride flag, set of three pill bug enamel pins, "potato bug" sticker of a cartoon bug in a box of french fries, a celestial stag beetle enamel pin holding a sun, several honeybee patterned bandanas, two infinity millipede stickers in rainbow and red, a "good bumble" sticker with a fluffy bumble bee in front of a hydrangea, and a geometric mantis enamel pin. These are framed top and bottom by part of an illustration by the artist of a moth holding up a moon with stylized gold rays and stars against a deep blue background.

The shop is back & the sale is on! ✨
15% off shopwide with “CROWN15” this whole weekend! Get some delightful buggy treats and support a tiny artist, win-win!

SHOP.MOTHMONAR.CH 🐛