Miranda Jacoby

@practicalpigeon.bsky.social

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Artist, animator, and huge bird nerd. (she/her) Portfolio: https://www.mirandajacoby.com

Scatterbrain Screenings - Free Animation Screening - Saturday July 18th, 6 PM @ RUMAH. Featuring work from: Lydia Spears - Raquel Salvatella de Prada - Alex McRorie - Napoleon Wright II - Miranda Jacoby
A pair of large white waterfowl, Mute Swans, forage for water plants. One rears up out of the water, head held high and stretching its wings. Its orange beak and white plumage glow in the sunlight. The second swan is bottoms-up, its tail in the air and its head out-of-sight underwater. Behind the pair, small boats float anchored.
Digital painting. On a clear green lake, a small black bird with a white beak and long lobed feet swims away.
A plushie of a gormless cat in armor (The Legend of Pipi) sits on a towel in a park.
Cramorant, the gulp Pokémon, flies off with a long loaf of bread it stole from a lakeside picnic. An Espurr looks on angrily. Location is Lake Axewell in the Galar region.
Poster for Shooom's Odyssey, an animated short film for television from 2019. Written by Claire Paoletti and Julien Bisaro, directed by Julien Bisaro. Image is a warm green wetland scene with a pair of joyful owls.
Illustration of three crows flying on a cloudy day. One crow is big and centered in the frame, with its beak open to caw. The other two are further away, following behind and above it to the left. To the right, a small triangle of bright blue sky pokes through the voluminous clouds. The clouds are pale pastel colors, ranging from purple to blue to teal to pink.
Dracilily, a humanoid vampire spider with six arms, holds a green lollipop out towards the viewer in one hand. There is a cricket encased in it. Draculily is looking at the viewer, smiling with an open mouth, and gesturing towards the green lollipop with 4 of her hands. The 5th hand holds a cricket lollipop in blue. Draculily is wearing a purple dress with 6 long sleeves. On top of the dress sits a yellow mantle with a red brooch, a high collar, and red interior fabric. The mantle covers the tops of her arms and has a bat wing shape on each side sticking out. She has two black legs and is wearing red boots. The toe of each boot has a pair of spiked shapes, they point up like fangs. Draculily's face and hands are pale blue. She has big yellow eyes with small black pupils. Her nose is two slits. She has two visible fangs and a purple tongue. Her ears are pointed and her hands are thin and bony. She has short dark hair with two points at the top. One segment of hair swoops down over her brooch. Overall she looks to be having a great time.
Illustration of three crows flying on a cloudy day. One crow is big and centered in the frame, with its beak open to caw. The other two are further away, following behind and above it to the left. To the right, a small triangle of bright blue sky pokes through the voluminous clouds. The clouds are pale pastel colors, ranging from purple to blue to teal to pink. 
Illustration. Rika is smiling, down on one knee, and gesturing with an open hand towards Clodsire. She is wearing a hot dog vendor hat and apron on top of her usual business casual outfit. The Pokémon Clodsire, a round brown salamander the size of a large dog, looks happy with its mouth wide open in a smile. It is wearing a chili dog costume that makes its body look like a hot dog, with buns to its sides and chili topping above. A line of mustard runs from its back down to its head. The top corners of the illustration are decorated with kidney beans and slices of green serrano pepper. 
A male Red-winged Blackbird stands in profile atop a green tree during sunset. In the background, a large fluffy cloud is visible in the pink sky. The bird has bright red feathers on its shoulders, with a thin line of yellow feathers underneath. The rest of the bird is black. It is facing to the left.
Image of a Pileated Woodpecker pecking at a bare tree branch. The bird is about the size of a crow and has a black body, a black beak, a white face with a black stripe, and a bright red crest on its head.
Color illustration of Yoshida the bird leading the player character through a countryside dotted with white flowers and lush grass. It's daytime, they pair are walking to the left, and mountains are visible in the distance. The player character's body is invisible. They are wearing a long green cap with a curling tip, and white trim around where their head would be. They wear white gloves, an orange vest with a circular blue closure, and a pair of round brown ankle boots. Yoshida the bird holds their gloved hand with one of his spindly black arms, pointing forward with the other. He has a confident expression. Yoshida's beak is dark orange, and his head is yellow with a tall green plume on top. His arms stick out of the blue and yellow bands of color on his neck. The rest of his bird body is purple. His bird feet are light orange, with 3 toes on each foot.
Color illustration of a Rock Ptarmigan yelling into a microphone. This chicken-like bird is facing to the left, wearing a dark leather jacket, and holding the mic stand with its foot. The ptarmigan is in winter plumage: bright white, feathered feet, a red spot like an eyebrow above its eye, a black eye stripe, and black outer tail feathers. Behind the bird's head is an energy burst with pointy edges, in yellow with a similar orange shape layered underneath. The background is green. Text on the top right reads "ROCK & ROLL", text on the bottom reads "PTARMIGAN".
The cast of FRANKEN face off against moon god Eclypson. Bunko raises their sword, cape billowing dramatically. Condor jumps in with a pair of knives and a smug expression. Great Wizard Troab readies her magic. Balgus cheers while HEAVEN'S KNIGHT prays. Frankenstein looks off into the distance, shedding tears and smiling while inexplicably sporting Leiji Matsumoto-style eyelashes. And just who is that guy in grey, lounging out of reach on Eclypson's hand?
Color illustration of a pair of Hooded Mergansers, a type of duck. They are on a calm purple-blue lake in a wood. The trees in the background are a mix of bare, and ones covered in yellow, orange, and brown leaves. The male duck is facing to the right and centered in frame, with his bright yellow eye looking at the viewer. He has a black head with a raised round crest that has a white marking on it. His body is black and white, with orange underparts. The female duck is in the midground to the left of the male, facing to the right. She has a round orange crest and a brown body. Her beak is open. The ducks' reflections are visible in the water.
Greyscale illustration of the cast from In Stars and Time. Siffrin, Isabeu, Bonnie, Mirabelle, and Odile stand upon a patchwork brick floor, floating in a black void. In the background underneath the bricks, Loop can be seen on the left and the King on the right. Siffrin has a depressed expression and looks away from their group, towards Loop. Isabeau is clenching his fists and looks towards Siffrin with concern. Bonnie is brandishing their frying pan, looking towards the King with anger. Mirabelle has her rapier drawn, and looks towards the King with trepidation. Odile looks down with an impassive expression at the book she is holding. Loop has their hands clasped and eyes closed, as if in prayer. The King is crying, face obscured by clenched gauntlets and tendrils of hair.
List of films screening at Stranger Days Independent Film Festival.
Study sketches in black on white background of bird species Prothonotary Warbler in a variety of poses.
4 digital painting studies of pigeons. Studies are dated April 3rd - 17th, 2024. #1, bottom right, is sitting relaxed on a green floor in a home interior. Reference image belongs to Twitter user @chenpn. #2 bottom middle, is poofed up and sitting on a nest. Reference image belongs to Reddit user u/ps144-1. #3, top middle, is flying with wings and legs outstretched. Reference image belongs to Twitter user @IncNaturalist. #4, on the left, is perched on a mossy wall. There is a stone tower surrounded by water in the background. Reference image belongs to Twitter user @13_Pigeons_.
Looping video in 4 panels. Top left is a black cat with big orange eyes pouncing at a small yellow bird (a prothonotary warbler). Top right is a vulture perched on a stump. The bird dramatically lifts its head, revealing it to be a vulture skull with glowing green circles in its eye sockets. Bottom right is the small yellow bird again, with its leg caught in orange string as it franticly tries to fly away but is held in place. Bottom left is Draculily, a humanoid vampire spider character with six arms. She is smiling while leaning over a coffin and gesturing at a vampire hunter who is holding a stake and has a frightened expression. In the doorway behind him, a dark creature with many tentacles creeps in.