Celebrate Diversity

The purpose of this blog is stated right in the name: to celebrate. Celebrate the little things, the things that make you smile, the things that make you YOU.This was previously used as a collection space for the "Celebrate Diversity" art project, now more for writing, photography, etc. Artist Statement: To celebrate diversity is to celebrate differences. That which makes us unique, individual; what makes me different from you. Religion, races, sexuality, economic status, gender, geographical location - the list is endless. Do not see these things as hindrances, but rather as opportunities. Opportunities to grow and learn from each other. To support and thrive with each other. When a number of individuals come together and do exactly this, they become more than just a group, they become a community.

[simena]

[dorywhynot]

Watercolor, 2023. A gift for the incredible inkworm <3

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Shop | Patreon | Instagram

[into-wonderland-caroline]

[sosuperawesome]

Katerina Marchenko on Etsy

[flightlessartist]

a fairy for your monday🧚🏻‍♀️✨

✦ find me on instagram @the.flightless.artist ✦

[fishtrouts]

Crows are kinda bad at this kind of thing..

Webtoon | Patreon

[dovewithscales]

This feels like me talking to myself.

[secondlina]

Check out my ongoing comic Crow Time. It has crows, and also neat pantheons of epic beasties.

[secondlina]

Please check out Crow Time on Webtoons!

You can also help my out by voting for my comic as best Comedy comic of 2022 by clicking this link. If you have the webtoon app, you can also vote by clicking on the canvas tab, followed by the Canvas Awards 2022 banner. 

[sosuperawesome]

Ulysse Salaün on Instagram

[darrensomft]

[sadclowncentral]

2023

1. COMMIT TO THE BIT

2. PARTAKE IN THE DIVINE ACT OF CREATION

3. LET THE SOFT ANIMAL THAT IS YOUR BODY LOVE WHAT IT LOVES

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Christmas Tree by Boris Groh

This artist on Instagram // Facebook // Behance

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Red by F3LC4T

This artist on Instagram

[aluhnim]

The Goddess and her Knight

[chamomile-g-tea]

this piece has lived rent free in my brain for years it’s so beautiful

[celebrate-diversity]

(woop imma go on a nostalgia rant)

How it started / How it’s going

Congrats to @aliiveswrites on WRITING A FREAKING BOOK! The Winding is a witty LGBTQ+ futuristic fantasy that, I can confidently say, has been nearly 15 years in the making. 

I count myself among the lucky ones to have witnessed the world Ali has built - from the sidelines - starting back in senior high school classes and lunch breaks, where doodles of an eyeless man with floating eyeballs and a pair of dice would make his way into Ali's ongoing sketchbook. 

To countless hours where we should have been doing homework, and instead making "zaney" (heh) characters of our friend group, lovingly called The Epitome of Science. To witnessing these fun little doodles evolve into independent characters, with their own thoughts and personalities. 

"To those we carry with us"  Ali held onto this idea over the years,  and it was always a joy to see new art she'd created, or hear about a new direction a character was going in, or a new thread on this story she was building and a mystery at the heart of it. 

I couldn't be prouder of the hard work and determination Ali has gone through to make this book a reality. Turns out, the publishing industry is hard AF. I love that she found a publisher in Literary Wanderlust that believed in her vision for the world she built. And now it exists and I still can't believe I can hold it in my hands (The cover is VERY SOFT 10/10 would recommend). 

To see "Book One in the Epitome of Science Trilogy" is something my brain can't fully comprehend. I'm so excited to reconnect with these characters - old and new. We are so lucky that these characters refused to leave and had a capable host to tell their story.

The Winding by Ali Ives 

"In a world of gods and monsters, the future rests on a toss of the dice"

Order through your local bookstore! Check it out at  https://www.literarywanderlust.com/product-page/the-winding

[asmeesh]

The wildfires have been turning the sun red where I live.

[pascalcampion]

The rain

#kittycatandmanlyman

#pascalcampion