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"The unassuming magnificence of the common and ordinary good" - "The Hands of the Emperor" by Victoria Goddard

Every so often I get the urge to practice my hand-lettering. Out of the many (many!) excellent quotes in these books this one might be the one closest to my heart.

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The private study scene from "The Hands of the Emperor"

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The Lays of the Hearthfire books by Victoria Goddard completely consumed my last couple weeks in the best way and my artblock relented enough for me to actually paint something 🥹

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Happy Halloween! 🎃

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✨Discoveries ✨

Painted this back in June but I’ve been holding onto it for some reason. I know every critter artist has done their own version of this thumbnail already, but here’s one more :)

Digital Painting. 12 hrs. Original redraw of the Critical Role c2ep135 thumbnail.

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The Shadowhand

Finally taking the leap and posting some of my cosplay photos for the first time! Essek’s character and story arc is one of my all-time favorites in any piece of media, and this cosplay was really a labor of love.

💜 Essek Thelyss created by Matthew Mercer for Critical Role 💜 Cosplay and Beacon prop made by me 💜 Photography by me

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In addition to making the actual cosplay, the beacon prop, and trying body-paint for the first time, I also fulfilled a long-time dream of trying short hair by getting a real-life Essek haircut (15 inches off).

I’ll probably post photos that show the actual outfit and makeup eventually (once I work up the nerve), but I also just love how these photos turned out! They are both single, long-exposure photographs, and are not edited beyond a slight contrast adjustment and removing a couple tiny artifacts caused by dust on the camera lens.

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The Shadowhand

Finally taking the leap and posting some of my cosplay photos for the first time! Essek’s character and story arc is one of my all-time favorites in any piece of media, and this cosplay was really a labor of love.

💜 Essek Thelyss created by Matthew Mercer for Critical Role 💜 Cosplay and Beacon prop made by me 💜 Photography by me

(additional notes below the fold)

In addition to making the actual cosplay, the beacon prop, and trying body-paint for the first time, I also fulfilled a long-time dream of trying short hair by getting a real-life Essek haircut (15 inches off).

I’ll probably post photos that show the actual outfit and makeup eventually (once I work up the nerve), but I also just love how these photos turned out! They are both single, long-exposure photographs, and are not edited beyond a slight contrast adjustment and removing a couple tiny artifacts caused by dust on the camera lens.

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Thanks for an unexpectedly awesome day you guys! Discovered some really amazing new people and reconnected with longtime friends. Sadly must sleep, but it's been a blast 💕

This Boop feature is the most wholesome thing I’ve experienced online in a long time - feeling some uncomplicated good vibes on this hellsite today. love you guys. 🐾

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RIP Jester you would have loved the Boop feature

#YouBooping?

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Guys I’m on mobile and can’t superboop but just know I’m superbooping you all in my heart right now

This Boop feature is the most wholesome thing I’ve experienced online in a long time - feeling some uncomplicated good vibes on this hellsite today. love you guys. 🐾

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This Boop feature is the most wholesome thing I’ve experienced online in a long time - feeling some uncomplicated good vibes on this hellsite today. love you guys. 🐾

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Annual Egg Post!

It seems I’ve accidentally started a Silmarillion Heraldry tradition for myself! The center-top Luthien design was done in 2021 and the rest were done this week (2024). Which is your favorite?

Idril (left, 2024) Luthien 1 (center-top, 2021) Luthien 2 (center-bottom, 2024) Finarfin (right, 2024)

These designs are based on JRR Tolkien’s heraldry designs and each egg takes about 5 hours for me to create.

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“Welcome to the Mighty Nein”

Finished my first watch-through of C2 and what an incredible experience it was 🖤 I don’t really have the words, but here’s some art to celebrate these wonderful characters and their story.

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Happy holidays my friends! Hope you have a restful and magical close to the year. Wishing you the best in 2024!

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I haven’t posted much this year but thank you for sticking with me! 2023 has flown by faster than I could have imagined and much of my free time and attention has been on other projects, recovering from burnout, and experiencing big life events with friends and family. Looking forward to sharing new pieces with you soon!

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“The portrait had seemed like a memorial.” - “The Bedlam Stacks” by Natasha Pulley

I’ve started and restarted this painting a dozen times over the last two years trying to do justice to this gorgeous book.

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Braided Water. First painting of the new year! These braided streams are one of my favorite parts of Iceland’s landscape.

Digital painting. 4hrs. Based on my photos from Iceland last summer!

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Wrapping up the year with a reread and small tribute to one of my favorite books, “The Bedlam Stacks” by Natasha Pulley ❄️

Digital Painting. 13 Hrs.