Sailor Moon Locket

Sailor Moon Locket

also for the reddit exchange. problem with that much gold is it flattens out really badly, had to use some china white to try and redefine the shapes which was not the best solution.

notmusa did one of these for herself, so I figured why not hop on this aged bandwagon? hers is, of course, a lot more concise and coherent.

narrative paintings and illustration in western art history.

biology, fishes, gunnels in particuar, my aquarium volunteering

local plants, blackberries, “I was born and raised in the briar patch”

Dianna Wynne Jones, Dark Lord of Derkholm. best fantasy book.

sea otters. the dream I was rescued by otter people, possibly this makes me a shaman now. that’s a shaman thing.

northwest native art, Davidson in particular. look at the use of blocks of black and white, composition and carving.

chiara-bautista. 

eastern-tradition watercolor painting. use of negitive space

Spike Trotman

Harry Potter, that whole magical universe

Mt. Rainer, local geology in general.

the OZ books. all of ‘em.

John Singer Sargent, specifically carnation lilly lilly rose.

Carbonel, King of Cats. 

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai in particular, uke oe prints in general.

egyptology. it’s a lifelong interest.

sacred geometry.

Ursula Vernon, Digger in specific.

Ray Troll

Dennis Mcnett  Taught me that it’s alright to make what makes me personally happy. even if nobody in my immediate vicinity gets or likes it. this is the most important thing I learned at art school.

did you know deer like to swim? the world is a weird place. more unbelievable stuff happens every day than any story would ever accommodate.

Gary Larson

I don’t remember who drew this one, I just fuckin’ love it. huntress mythos.

Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics. taught me pacing.

Narnia. by way of Ana Mardoll taught me about worldbuilding

Ways of Seeing by Berger.

Narbonic. first taught me how to wrangle spot-blacks

Betty McDonald.

D’Alulare’s Greek Myths

Miss Monster

Sailor Saturn Transformation Wand.

Saturn is my reddit giftee's favorite sailor scout, so I of course smudge this one the worst. looks pretty good though, the gold works better when it's more subtle.

MAKE THE THING.

today, I made a coaster out of craft felt and embroidery thread.

it glows in the dark (note glowing action shot) and it is a gibbous moon. I'd show you the back, but it's boring because I capped everything with another layer of purple. I think I'll make a set of these for myself.

DONE. TRIUMPH AND GLORY ARE MINE FOR THIS PROJECT IS DONE

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, GLOW IN THE DARK EMBROIDERED SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE.

THIS PROJECT TOOK ME MONTHS, NAY, YEARS, TO COMPLETE. BASK IN THE DELIGHT OF MY PROGRESS PICTURES FOR I HAVE GROWN MY SKILLS MUCH IN THIS TIME.

WHAT ONCE WAS A MISPRINTED SCRAP OF CANVAS NOW IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF TAPESTRY, ENCHANTED WITH A SPELL OF PROTECTION AND RENEWAL THIS CLOTH WILL GUIDE THE WEARER IN BRIGHTEST DAY AND DARKEST NIGHT.

ALSO NICO TOTALLY HAS DIBS AND I'M NOT MAKING ANOTHER ONE. SORRY Y'ALL.