Rachel illustrates : fantasy art and Faerie devotion
Believe in the unseen ~~<3
Could not manage whimsy today, dear followers.
Too furious.
Too terrified.
For myself, for my loved ones, for anyone with a uterus. For the rights they’re going to try to take away next.
Like my marriage.
Like contraception.
Like access to hormone replacement therapy.
Like any and all bodily autonomy and privacy.
Here’s some places that could use support, if you’re able:
And here’s how to contact your senator:
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(Hope you lot are happy to see LOTS more of Tock herself this JuneFae, since apparently she’s my drawing comfort space, and I seem to be needing a lot of that lately!)
As for today’s – I started a new sketchbook recently 🦋 And as I’ve mentioned before, I always start a new sketchbook with a drawing just for me, and a quote that both inspires and resonates with where I’m at, at the time.
Full drawing with the quote, and my notes on why I chose it, available here 💖
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With Sunday Gnomedays and Junefae vibes – time for another patrons-only “Tock the Gnome” world building post, dear readers!
(For the record, we will be bouncing back and forth between this blog and my Tock-specific one for all JuneFae posts this month – I will do my best to reblog appropriately so no one misses anything 💖)
Anyhoo:
This week, we’re taking a bit more of a streamlined look at when/how airships came into popularity in Gnomish culture.
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Drawn in a desperatey-panic moment earlier in the week, and so, grateful for the magic and hope it offered! Both then and now – as, on the day of this posting, I am more than likely looking at a challenging day again (graduation season at hotels is SUPER fun, everyone).
Whatever challenges you’re facing, I hope you come through them smoothly, with faith in the Universe too 💫
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Continuing the theme that’s popped up a couple times on-and-off this past month-and-a-half of “When in doubt, draw Tock looking peaceful with exterior objects of Significance and/or people she loves.”
So today, daisies. Which – as noted before in the dream sequence for her tale – signify innocence, purity, new beginnings, true love, and the keeping of secrets. All things Tock herself heralds, in one way or another! And things I hope will start resonating – constructively (or destructively, if something needs tearing down!) – for all of us, soon.
As always, you can read more about Tock here 🌼
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With a solider of the Crown, from my comic “Tock the Gnome” (and an unexpected “foe!”). Pose reference. from AdorkaStock.
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Hail to the earth and hail to the fire
Hail to the sea and the rain
Hail to the air and hail to the spirits
Hail to all life on Beltane
Blessed day of Love and spring Union, everyone (but especially my fellow witchy folk 💟 And especially the fae, in their infinite wisdom – and of course, blessed Samhain instead to my friends in the southern hemisphere!!).
With it having been (or continuing to be) a challenging time, had to bring some self-indulgent Tock and Onna in for the holiday, with flower symbolism also seen in their dream sequence.
May our day be filled with blessings, whimsy, and hope – wherever we are, whatever we’re going through. And thank you *all* for following my work.
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An honest to goodness commish for the Good Folk 🧚♂️💕 Captain Shakespeare, faerie-pirate from “Stardust” (the film version).
There’s a bit of a longer story about this, but suffice it to say that communion with them can be tricky sometimes, and I’m grateful for the grace to know when to back off, be honest with them, and ask for clarity!
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Rachel illustrates : fantasy art and Faerie devotion 