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couples must imagine that the mermaid lurking behind them is simply jealous and not hungry whatsoever, not at all.....

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collages i made for my sister's collage morning with the stack of national geographic magazines we got from my neighbors

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two sisters (gouache experiment)

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some mermaids doing mermaid things for mermay (freehanded them listening to presentations so please forgive everywhere that's a bit weird)

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for the first time in ages upon ages i've updated my neocities to put up the new version of this story (which is the version i've just posted roughly a million (eight) illustrations for!)...check it out if you feel so inclined!

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though of course there is also the dust jacket!

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8. i always knew you would run.

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6 + 7. here she was on the edge

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5: the eyes stepped into the clearing.

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4. they would run together

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3: realizing only then that the forest got quite cold

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in honor of the NEWS btw this is how it's set up in the gallery:) i wasn't going to post this till after i put all the illustrations up but i'll be a little early....just this time:) i hand bound the book myself because i didn't want to learn how to get in contact with a printer!!

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bluebeard (60 in by 42 in -ish, posca) (zoom for detail!)

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"The Bloody Chamber" vibes

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i was inspired to make this because of the bloody chamber, so you got it!!!!

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2: do say you'll stay with us forever!

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1: mila found the bearskin when she should have been cleaning the attic.

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decorative drop capitals for my short story "bearskin"!!! more artwork coming soon:) my favorites are the W and the second T (which I almost didn't do!!!) -- which are yours?

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also this is silly but you can make words with them.....

(bonus:)

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decorative drop capitals for my short story "bearskin"!!! more artwork coming soon:) my favorites are the W and the second T (which I almost didn't do!!!) -- which are yours?