A. D. Thorne @adthorne - Tumblr Blog

Commisions are open!

Happy July! I'm opening up my calligraphy commisions via Kofi.

$5 - video prompts

Send me a word or short quote and I'll post a video of me writing it in your desired style and color.

$8 - bookmarks

A paper bookmark with a short quote in your desired style and color.

$15+ - postcard

A postcard size original calligraphy piece of a word or quote in your desired style and color. Add on multiple colors, illustrations, or design elements for additional cost.

$40+ - poster

A 14"x17" poster in your desired style and color. Length of quote and complexity of design may increase cost.

And if you're not interested in purchasing anything please share this post or any of my original calligraphy posts!

About me: I'm a queer, disabled artist currently in grad school and working two part time jobs. I love gothic styles, heavy metal, and classic literature.

#adthorne #calligraphy #gothic calligraphy #italic calligraphy #blackletter calligraphy #queer artist #spoonie

nemfrog

The little people of the garden. 1922. Book cover.

Internet Archive

There is a trend of hedgehogs stealing fruit in medieval manuscripts. For my friend's birthday I made them this coat of arms with the Latin phrase "Act for Fruit" and I had to add this little guy to it

#calligraphy #stormy sundays #adthorne #gothic calligraphy #medieval manuscripts #hedgehog #coat of arms

theinturnetexplorer

“The concept is simple. Take a blank sheet with nothing but the basic outline of a pinup girl and illustrate a unique scene around her.”

Art by David Jablow

ancientsstudies

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

ig credit: emilie.hofferber.

memories-of-ancients

Mails shirt with rings inscribed with the names of Mohammed and the five leading imams of Shi'a Islam, possibly Iran, 15th-16th century

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

pmamtraveller

A collection of Moroccan doors

micahulrichdraws

NEW LIMITED TIME SALE - “Warden” & “Guardian” Small Art Prints are now discounted, each hand-signed, while supplies last! You can check ‘em out in my web shop (in my bio)! ❤️

squeakowl

Art by Kelly Louise Judd || SwanBones (source)

sotrias-labyrinth-deactivated20

I feel like when I say ‘relatable’ what I really mean is ‘resonant.’ I don’t want characters who I feel are like me, I want characters who have emotions so strong I can feel them through the page.

secretlyatargaryen

I think this is important because a lot of us forget the power of stories to make us feel things about characters who are not like us, who have experienced things that we never will. The purpose of listening to someone else's story should not necessarily be identification, but understanding.