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#55 - Crimson Flower

#55 - The Sun Shunners

Project Info

Gang name: The Sun Shunners

Working title/description: Crimson Flower

Synopsis: Alina had always been content to live her life in the village of Keramzin – a provincial village still beholden to the paganistic ways of old – and hopefully catch the eye of a certain Malyen Oretsev who unfortunately for her is more popular than she’d like. Her chance comes the Eve of the Midsummer festival when she has the opportunity to find the Fern Flower, a mythical flower that is fabled to bring prosperity and happiness to whoever is trying to find true love. However there are other forces at work in the village – namely, the brutal attacks that have left the victims drained of all blood, and the mysterious castle that sits perched on the cliffs overlooking the village. With tensions running higher and higher in Keramzin the more attacks there are, the village elders are forced to make a choice during the festival that will upend Alina’s life and force her to face who she is and what she really wants.

Gang Members

Etherealki

@blursed-caw​

Coroporalki

@sarchopathic​

Materialki

@shinpoochy

@ashleymasog

@oliviasillustrations​ 

Neil Josten you are my favourite cunt ever like that man was really on his deathbed being TORTURED and still managed to gain the confidence to call his torturer a “strung out whore” like boy give it up

“Staring.”

utilising the gift of imagination to hallucinate moments of tenderness between fictional people

It’s DOOOOONE! It’s finally finished! Oh my gosh, what a journey this has been! I started concept on this last July (2020) and have been working in chunks via Instagram Lives to complete this sequel papercraft of the Six of Crows for over a year! I’m so excited to present Hook And Crook, inspired by a specific scene that happens in Crooked Kingdom. I’ve been stating this over and over again during the lives, but there were specific mirrors happening here between the two papercrafts that wholly define the dynamics of the characters and the two books.  

We talked about how the symbols in the facade of the Slat in Featherdark (Six of Crows papercraft) represented the strengths of each character (cane, knife, guns, bombs etc). The crow is standing proud and upright, above the city, to symbolize the upper-hand that the dregs had during SOC.

Now, the tables have turned in Hook And Crook. The symbols on the facade of the hotel show the character’s weaknesses (gloves, a red bird, gambling wheel, Dunyasha’s stars, paintbrush & laurels etc). The crow is defensively crouching with its hackles raised, the city above and oppressing - all representing the dregs having to turn and fight under dire circumstances. And bonus! When you put the two side-by-side, a little nod to a certain Ravkan symbol takes form! What a stupidly fun project this was! I’m so happy it’s finally finished and I thank you all for those who joined me in the lives to watch the process! (so sorry for the low quality on this; Featherdark is my most pilfered artwork for unsanctioned merch 💔)

Valentine’s Day countdown, starting with Nina!

Jude Duarte my beloved

Who even am I

another random ass hc: neil wears athletic clothing all the time. like the cheesy “you can do it” nike shirts. those. he dresses like a middle school boy but slightly nicer.