I've finally finished my Dread Wolf tarot embroidery from Dragon Age Inquisition! Clocking in at 64 hours of work, it measures 11.5 X 19.5 cm and I've been chipping away it during my downtime at work. My fellow community council members on Dragon Age: The Veilguard may have been biased while helping me choose which character's card to do, but I'm so grateful they did because it was so much fun to work on, and so different from the previous ones.
This is my fourth large Dragon Age character card project, and the first one I started since I uprooted everything to train as a costumer. Having a portable yet elaborate project was comforting while travelling for new experiences.
Now, who's excited for the new game later this year?!
just an isopod and its springtail
Christian Krohg (1852-1925, Norwegian) ~ Oda med Lampe (Oda with Lamp), n/d
[Source: gwpa.no]
some notes on drawing fat bodies in a stylized or cartoony art style! i tried to explain and illustrate things i keep in mind while drawing :)
Dragons in the modern world II
some of my january value & color studies :-)
Struggling with the idea behind that quote lately. Autumn is constantly reminding me of change. Some days I’d rather disappear. I wake up and struggling to focus on anything worthwhile. Other days it comes easily to me, I feel myself drifting through life like a leaf.
Some days taking care of myself is easy, I keep trying to go to the gym, meditate, eat. Yet I struggle with purpose, I know my purpose is to be evolving, changing and learning. But sometimes I feel as stagnant as winter snow. My creative ambition seems to be sedentary. What am I doing if I’m not creating? I’m hoping for more change. 🍂
When you're a bug fangirl and you find a weird ass bug outside and start fangirling
At every Dark Moon, deep clean the house (Hekate's Deipnon is generally a time of purgation but it can still serve as a monthly cleaning mark). Sweep the floors and wash them. One can wash them with salt water and, after that, basil water in order to protect against evil spirits, ensure peace and bring good fortune.
Every Sunday, clean the house to prepare for the new week and do a little bit of magick to call in good spirits and kick out the bad.
Every Sunday, cast a divination spread to find out what the week entails, what omens to look out for, what to get involved in and not to get involved in etc. A geomancy chart is quite good for this because its easy to cast (once you get the hang of it) and shows a good amount of detail.
Every Dark Moon, dispose of all the offerings that have been gathered as an offering to the Wandering Dead and the Mistress Hekate.
In lieu of Sabbat celebrations, get in tune with things by practical work. During the transition into the colder months, wash down the house, wash the bedding and put extra blankets, if you have the ability to gather firewood for the hearth, do so etc.
In lieu of Yule Rituals, simply celebrate by use of spiced teas and spice cakes.
To welcome the spring, bring flowers into the house and place them on the dining table or some focal point.
Always step into buildings with your right foot.
Always give the first bit of bread to the spirits of the house.
Salt water is good for cleansing, basil water good for fortune, cinnamon water good for money and businesses, chamomile for protection against curses and anger.
Wash your clothes in heavily diluted salt water.
Sprinkle chamomile/lavender tea over your bed and bed clothes to ensure a restful sleep. Sprinkle rosemary over it if you wish to remember your dreams or obtain a dream oracle.
Bergamot helps with the drops (A term in my family for those period sof time brought about by Depressive Disorders). and it is found in Earl Grey Tea.
Rice water for hair...
Keeping a pine branch/cone/needles over the bed protects against ill health.
Make a Kathiskos
Keep a glass of salt water or white vinegar and salt behind the front door so that people who enter have negativity diffused.
A bowl of salt, a bowl of rice or a cut up onion in each of the rooms of the house absorbs negative energy. They should have regular disposal.
The Faerie Journalist ✨
a piece inspired by my favorite Norman Rockwell painting “girl running with wet canvas” ft. my good time girl Aiva, and a Yew tree Faerie.