Latest Posts by kritastrophe - Page 2
apollonian brain: please just go to bed
dionsyian brain: tumbelr post at 2am
I love your "once upon a time there was a wicked witch" art and I'm thrilled at being able to buy prints on redbubble but would you consider making them available as tshirts or do you think the formatting wouldnt work?? I would love to wear them š„ŗ
ty for the suggestion!! I exported them with transparent backgrounds and put them on a whole bunch of products, hopefully one is up your alley! and hopefully they come out looking ok if you decide to buy... Iāve never ordered from redbubble so no idea what to expect
OKAY SO I've been having a really bad artblock for days now and when I saw your angel in the backroads drawing I was suddenly blessed with song inspiration, a story to go with the drawing, and a whole world to build around it. I just wanted to thank you for giving me this power. Btw would you mind if I wrote a song based on the drawing?
thank you for getting in touch, it means the world that my little illustration inspired someone else to make art of their own! I don't mind a bit and I wish you joy in your compositions! & if you ever feel comfortable sharing I would love that too
Hi, I wanted to thank you for the incredible art of saints you made! I really like that some modern artists still get inspired by religion:))) Wanted to ask you where you get all the info about saints? Books or just internet like the rest of us?
This is so kind of you!!
I was very interested in the lives of the saints as a child & I read many books at that time. Francesco dāAssisi, Jeanne dāArc, and MartĆn de Porres were particular favourites.
Nowadays I mostly use online resources. There are very good ones for information and images both (if you google <saint name> icon youāll probably be able to see which ones inspired this set).Ā
Hi kritastrophe, would you ever consider making the āOnce upon a time there was a wicked witchā art into a print or something? Because if so I would absolutely spend money on that. (P.S. Itās cool if you donāt want too, itās your art after all!)
Absolutely! Iām thrilled that you like it. Find it in my shiny new redbubble store!
HOWEVER despite checking out a bunch of books on the internet archive, I was unable to find a reliable source confirming the existence of Fatima as a cultural figure before 600 B.C. If anyone is still in uni and can find something on JSTOR Iād love to check it out.
I still chose to depict her this way, firstly because I think itās interesting that attributes of the Moon Goddess as an archetype are preserved across cultures and time periods even as her name changes (Ishtar, Astarte, etc.). I also felt drawing Muhammadās daughter would run counter to the generally aniconic tradition of Islam. Maybe thatās an odd thing to say, since this is a quote by a radical feminist author and the poem itself is explicitly critical of religion and religious traditions. But I think criticizing institutions and treating individuals with respect and courtesy can exist simultaneously.
Anyway, because of my foggy sourcing, the iconography is not obvious, but the figureās palm is extended in an allusion to the āHand of Fatimaā. Iām unsure (Iām this a lot) about when exactly the hamsa symbol and Fatima as a cultural figure became connectedā¦ but to be fair to me, I think many historians are also unsure.
yo quick question what mythology is Fatima from in your art
The incarnation I was going for with my depiction was Pre-Islamic Arabian moon goddess
alternate title: SMSsenger of The Lord
angel on the backroads
angel on the backroads
who is this headache saint can you explain?? i canāt seem to find much on google
understandable! not only are there many saints acacius but there are many names this particular saint is referred to by (achatius, agathius... etc.)! thereās a great disambiguation here (see acacius of byzantium)
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, Part II/II
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, Part I/II
update: credit for the inspiring post belongs to @knivesplushearts
someone said Tommy as Madonna and it haunted me for a month
someone said Tommy as Madonna and it haunted me for a month
and they had this in common: that they were feared, hated, desired, and worshiped - woman hating, a.d.
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, Part II/II
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, Part I/II
medici was nice but it needed about six-thousand times more grovelling at Contessinaās feet.
inspired by @ancient-rome-auās awesome tag yourself meme
references this incredible project and this paper
Eurasian steppe women: khazar, hun, magyar, proto-indo-european, scythian
Eurasian steppe women: khazar, hun, magyar, proto-indo-european, scythian
Hey I just wanted to let you know I love your art style and that youāre extremely talented!! I hope youāre having a good day and staying safe
this is so kind! Iām so happy that you enjoyed my art, and I hope the same for you <3
tagged by the eternally lovely @schweetheart to post 10 pictures from my camera roll that represent me. I nearly gave up since most of it is people and places, but after a bit of scrolling, I present:
attempts at gouache
a little paintbrush case I sewed
Forgotten Gift by my mum/Bog Girl by me
charcoal life drawings/Greta the Strong by Daniel Sobol
a deceptively undercooked pie/witcher sketches
tagging @alice-the-brave , @jascel , @softlytea , @saowa , @ultrathrust , @crowsandcabbages , @godferdom- try this if itās your sort of thing! and anyone else whoād like to join is welcome <3
naiad
a knight, sent after a witch. does he have an ethical crisis? do they fall in love? does she drown him in her mountain spring?