Hi! My name is Morgan (he/him), I’m a queer Ukrainian artist, I specialize in digital illustration and graphic design (specifically print layout design and prepress). Originally from Kyiv, at the moment based in Belgium.
◆ Donating to Ukraine: [link]
I’m a huge folklore and material culture nerd (and just a nerd in general), love playing video games (you can check my custom Minecraft skins here), watching movies and anime, listening to music, occasionally writing prose and poetry.
Art tag (GhostArt)
◆ Commission info
Price estimation (may vary depending on the difficulty):
- Coloured sketch 20€
- Linework with flat colours 40€
- Full shading w/o background* 60€
- Full shading w/ background 70€
*Note: it can be transparent (PNG), one colour or a simple gradient (2 colours).
Time estimate: please kindly count for at least 1 calendar week.
Bank: Revolut or KBC (for Belgium).
If you would like to commission me, please leave a message!
Email: [email protected]
Telegram: Fatalwa
◆ Contact info and websites:
ArtFight
ArtStation (portfolio)
Email: [email protected]
Instagram (art)
Ko-Fi
Pixiv
TeePublic (Apparel)
My personal side blog: @fatalwamod
Minecraft blog: @forestfawn888
◆ Neznaydénnyy (Can’t be found)
It is a story I started working on in college. Now I only have concept art from my diploma work. Originally it was planned to be a comic but now I’m thinking about writing a novel. In other words: work in progress.
Was working on Ukrainian translation for FreeSewing (the support for languages besides English was removed due to technical reasons)
Привіт! Мене звати Морган (він/його), я квірний український художник, спеціалізуюся в цифровій ілюстрації та графічному дизайні (особливо дизайні поліграфічної продукції). Оригінально з Києва, наразі мешкаю в Бельгії.
◆ Пост про донати в Україну: [покликання] (англійською)
Я захоплююся фольклором та матеріальною культурою, комп’ютерними іграми (мої ручні скіни для Майнкрафту можна подивитися туточки), мультфільмами та аніме, музикою, іноді пишу прозу та поезію.
Тег з мистецтвом (GhostArt)
◆ Рисунки на замовлення
Ціни (можуть вар'юватися залежно від складності замовлення):
- Кольоровий нарис 20€
- Рисунок з заливкою 40€
- Повноцінний рисунок без тла* 60€
- Повноцінний рисунок із тлом 70€
*Уточнення: маються наувазі прозоре тло (формат PNG), одноколірне тло чи простий градієнт з двох кольорів.
Час: розраховуйте, будь ласка, принаймні на 1 календарний тиждень.
Банк: Revolut або KBC (для Бельгії).
Якщо Ви хочете замовити в мене роботу, не стидайтеся писати!
Пошта: [email protected]
Телеграм: Fatalwa
◆ Контакти та соціальні мережі:
ArtFight
ArtStation (портфоліо)
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Instagram (мистецтво)
Ko-Fi
Pixiv
TeePublic (футболки та інші речі з моїми артами)
Персональний блог: @fatalwamod
Майнкрафтівський блог: @forestfawn888
◆ Незнайде́нний
Це історія, над якою я почав працювати в коледжі. Наразі маю лише концепти зі свого дипломного проєкту. Оригінально планувався комікс, однак зараз задумуюся щодо писемного твору. Двома словами: у розробці.
Працював над українським перекладом для FreeSewing (підтримка мов, окрім англійської, була зупинена через технічні причини)
Thanks for sending your ask! Caught me by a pleasant surprise hehe.
5. What's your drink of choice? (Coffee/tea order, alcohol of choice, pop, etc)
A thousand times tea. I cannot go over 1 cup of coffee per day because of health reasons but tea is something I'm drinking throughout the whole day (even instead of regular water).
My preference skews towards darker teas generally, my absolute favourites are Indian Assam and Nepalese Kuwapani Tippy for black teas, and I also really enjoy Japanese green teas (Kukicha and Gyokuro) for their strong grassy flavour.
Here are some of the teas from my tea collection that I also really like in no particular order: Genmaicha (brown rice tea), Akai Ume Benifuki from Yakushima (black tea), Hojicha from Hachimanju tea farm on Yakushima (lightly roasted green tea), Tie Guan Yin (green Oolong tea), Yi Jun Puer (fermented black tea), Dark GABA (darker Oolong tea).
11. What kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?
Honestly, I've been listening to the same artists for the past year, just choosing what I'm more in the mood for. These are: Hozier (pretty much all of the albums), Bastille (Bad Blood, Wild World and Ampersand), Linkin Park (a mix of everything, not a particular album), Піккардійська терція (also a mix of their songs, Очі Відьми is my favourite) and Zwyntar.
I did get a Rammstein song stuck in my head (Mein Herz brennt) at work recently which was a surprise because it wasn't even playing on the radio but a welcome one nonetheless.
14. If you could give a TED talk on anything, what would you talk about?
I am a big nerd when it comes to material culture, art history and mythology, AND I am a big fantasy and D&D fan, SO I think I would discuss building religions for a fantasy world and how that would reflect in the material culture, as well how it would shape the day-to-day life and general art culture. A great possibility to look for real-world inspiration as well as being creative and creating something new by combining your knowledge on the subject. I am a big fan of elves as is evident by my art (and also my D&D characters) and I have a lot of ideas around their religions and cultures that differ from the standard Art Nouveau inspired art and architecture, and general ethereal nature.
Дякую, що написали! Ви обрали дуже цікаві запитання :)
I sketched out this artwork before the Christmas period and was loosely inspired by the star of Bethlehem which takes a significant role in Ukrainian Christmas iconography. Emotionally this could signify staying true to ones path and holding hope in the thoughts during these trying times.
As I was rendering this artwork during the past two moths, Ukraine has been vigirously shelled by russia. Our energy infrastructure was specifically targeted during the attacks, leaving the majority of people without heating and water supply, with very limited electricity (several hours per day at most). This has led to further infrastructure damage as tempertures dropped to as low as -25°C and caused severe pipe damage. The weather itself was weaponised against the people of Ukraine.
As we perservere and continue to have hope in a brighter future so we can fight for it, I am kindly asking you to do the same - to hold a vision for the brighter future and do your best to realise it. If you are willing to donate and help Ukraine finally win this war, consider United24 platform, Save Life (Come Back Alive project) and Prytula Foundation.
✨ Commissions Open ✨
Hi, I’m Vilha - ukrainian artist trying to keep afloat during war. I’m autistic, dealing with BPD+CPTSD, and right now therapy and meds are draining my wallet faster than I can refill it. Debt is piling, and I really need some support.
That’s where commissions come in! You get custom art, I get to pay for the things that keep me alive and functional. Win-win, yeah?
Even if you can’t commission, reblogs help a ton. Every share makes it more likely someone who can help will see this.
Я та @fatalwa, написали коротку, спільну оповідку (розповідь)!!!!
Я мандрую широкими стрічками, що стеляться попід лісами та відділяють їх від полів. Люди звуть їх дорогами. Вони, як річки, стрімко охоплюють луки своїми руслами та притоками-стежками. Я довіряю цим досвідченим провідникам, що ведуть мене незнайомими місцевостями - вони були тут задовго до мене й будуть, коли я мину.
Я стою на вершині могутньої скелі, даремно намагаючись спіймати запах океану чи бодай пустелі у вітрі. Він омиває моє обличчя, як хвилі, що накочуються на берег. Па́вітер подорожував цим світом задовго до мене й не зникне, коли зникну я.
Я блукаю лісами самонасадженими, які віками ростять коріння у землю, тиснуть на мене своєю мудрістю і шумлять, галасують у вухо - переповідають останні новини. Їх крони лагідно переплітаються, немов волосся у коси. Цим пестливим розмовам я не бачив початку, і не зустріну кінця.
Я пливу оксамитовим морем, що всмоктує історії човнів та слова мореплавців заблукавших у бурі. Охоплює їх, ніби ковдра, й ховає на дні, ба то скарб. Воно робило це задовго до мене й не зупиниться, як поглине мене.
(Ver. 2 updated Aug 13th, 2024)
I will be reformatting this and adding more in the future when I have time.
Also a quick note, all of the groups I have found through twitter have been around long enough for them to be vetted by each other and the brigades they work with. In fact, a lot of these groups collaborate with each other too. Those that are in the fight for Ukraine have been diligent in calling out those that are grifters. Word spreads around quickly if an organization doesn't show up with what they promised. They also use their social media (often Twitter) as a means of transparency for their work.
Remember: When considering on whether to donate, always use your best judgement and donate to those you trust if you do not see what is listed is up to your standards.
Multi-Purpose
United 24 has various fundraisers dedicated to defense and drones, medical aid, rebuilding Ukraine, humanitarian demining, and science and education. You can pick which one you want to contribute to under their various projects.
Liberty Ukraine uses funds for humanitarian aid, medical supplies, protective gear and equipment, and rehabilitation therapy. You can choose which campaign of theirs to donate to.
Come Back Alive is a charitable foundation that supports Ukraine's military with competent assistance while also focusing on security and defense. They also have projects that use sports to help veterans rehabilitate. You can choose which campaign to donate to.
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation works to help both civilians and Ukraine's army. You can choose to donate to an active project or any of their general campaigns. Civilian aid campaigns cover temporary housing, supporting crisis and emergency responses, schools, demining, and healthcare. Military aid campaigns cover drones, optics units, communications equipment, and support of air defense teams.
Food Aid
World Central Kitchen works with local partners wherever they are providing food aid. They make sure meals and meal kits are what the local population eats. Even though there is no separate fundraising campaign for Ukraine (that I can see), they still do great work.
Animal Rescue
Hachiko Foundation works to help displaced pets and strays in frontline areas. They help with veterinary care, outdoor shelters, setting up feeding stations, and rehoming animals.
Medical Aid
Hospitallers (Website) is a volunteer organization of paramedics that was founded in 2014. They evacuate the wounded, provide medical aid on the frontlines, assist in rehabilitation, and transfer of the deceased to burial sites. They are also supported by Ukraine Charity. Visit Hospitallers' website to see how many they have evacuated, different methods you can donate, and more information about them.
Other
Saint Javelin (Twitter; Website) is a great place to get apparel, gear, and other cool loot to show your support for Ukraine. They don't take donations, but instead raise funds through their shop with a portion of their sales going towards humanitarian aid and critical items needed by the defenders (generators, pick-up trucks, medical supplies etc). Part of their shop has items made in Ukraine to support Ukrainian businesses. Overall, their products are high-quality. I include them due to their impactful presence in the Twitter community I follow and how they make Ukraine visible in an alternative way. Consider buying someone a gift from their shop.
The Kyiv Independent (Twitter; Website) is a great English language resource for news about Ukraine. I include them because I think supporting good journalism is incredibly important, especially now when the information space is fraught with Russian propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation. My followers have probably noticed I've pulled a lot of quotes from their stories in an effort to amplify Ukrainian voices and experiences. Look on their website for more information on different way to support them, such as their Patreon.
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If you're on twitter, there are a number of groups and people that fundraise for Ukraine and for specific units fighting on the frontlines. If there is no official website, a PayPal for donations is listed in their profiles. When considering on whether to donate, always use your best judgement and donate to those you trust if you do not see what is listed is up to your standards.
@/Teoyaomiquu almost always has a fundraiser for Liberty Ukraine with a specified purpose. At the time of writing this, he is currently raising funds for engineering equipment such as excavators. One such excavator is already in Kursk. Follow him to stay up to date with what he's fundraising for.
Dyga's Paw (Twitter: @/dzygaspaw) is a smaller group that has recently raised funds for starlinks, drones, batteries, and Ecoflow generators. You can look at the fundraising campaigns they currently have on their website.
@/DefactoHumanity represents and founded Planet of the People with their website U(a)nited for Freedom. She frequently posts updates about their fundraisers and what their partners need. They are known for providing Frontline medical aid supplies, protective equipment and other military aid, technical equipment (starlinks, drones, scopes, etc), and infrastructure equipment (generators, vehicles, power stations, etc). They even have a merch store of the battalions they partner with if that's your jam. Here is their link tree if you wish to explore more. And in case you're curious, there is an article bout the founder here.
@/wilendhornets (Website) specialize in making high quality drones that have gotten a lot of praise from Ukraine's army. They have attracted a lot of media attention too. Check out their website for the list of articles that have been written about them. Their Twitter is very active with strike footage.
Ants Kitchen Hub (@/ants_kyiv) is a volunteer kitchen that makes dry rations for the Ukrainian army. They are more active on their other social media. To learn more about them, check out their link tree.
@/frontlinekit (Front Line Kitchen) is represented by Richard Woodruff. Originally they made shelf stable food for the Ukrainian army, but now their fundraising has branched out to other campaigns such as raising funds for medical supplies and drones. They are a well known group that many battalions have come to for help.
@/bekamaciorowski (Rebekah Maciorowski) is as combat medic and nurse who helps provide medical care to soldiers and civillians at the frontlines. She raises funds for medical supplies and other equipment, but also helps train soldiers in first aid. More of her social media that features her work can be found in her link tree.
@/UkraineAidOps (Website) is another organization battalions frequently go to for help. They fundraise for all sorts of equipment from medical supplies to drones. If you're interested, they also have a shop with patches from different brigades and flags signed by soldiers. Their shop also includes a separate section called the Victory Gallery where artifacts from the war are turned into art. This includes shells that are painted on, scrap metal from downed enemy planes are turned into keychains, and pieces of a rocket are turned into lamps.
Chris Garrett is the co-founder of Prevail. His organization deals with humanitarian demining as well as training for trauma care, training of bomb disposal, and education to the public. Prevail works with local agencies in Ukraine as well as the army.
Project Konstantin (Twitter; Website; Linktree) is still going strong after the death of their founder, British paramedic Peter Fouché. His digital ghost can be found here. They collaborate with the military, thus giving them an insight into what is dearly needed. They often raise funds for starlinks, personalized first aid kits (IFAKs), generators, portable power stations, and other nonlethal military equipment. I regret forgetting them the first time this post went around. Visit their website to see everything they have done and more. It has more information on what and how they do it than this post can cover.
One Team One Fight (Twitter; Website; Linktree) has some of the original members that worked for Ukraine Aid Ops. They formed their own group after differences with the previous one, and are still helping Ukraine. They are very visible on various social media showing what they have accomplished in their deliveries to various brigades. They're another group that seeks to bring starlinks, drones, medical supplies and protective gear to the battalions that come to them for help. Check out their website for more information on their current fundraisers, their achievements, and received recognition.
NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade (Twitter; Website) Another small group that focuses their funds on delivering drones, generators, vehicles, and saving the occasional furry companion. They are very diligent in their updates for their fundraising campaigns. Check out their website for more information and the articles written about them.
Postmaster General Boomer (Twitter; Website) focuses on humanitarian aid, animal aid, and logistics. Boomer is the beloved pet of one of the founders and the secret boss/mascot. They have many transparency reports and are diligent in reporting the various "tours" they do in getting supplies where they are needed to go. They are based in Germany but have built up many connections during their existence. They have also worked closely with Ukraine Aid Ops.
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I am sure I have forgotten some, so please reply or comment with any more I should add to this master post. I will edit and update as I see and evaluate more.
The fact that there’s an actually functional website for the library of Babel is one of those things that fucks me up more and more the more I think about the implications.
So, if anyone hasn’t encountered the concept of the library of Babel, the idea comes from a story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges, which is set inside a seemingly infinite library which contains every possible combination of letters, periods, commas and spaces that fits within 410 pages.
So like… It isn’t THAT out there that someone was able to make a digital version of it. Making an algorithm that randomly generates every possible combination of those 29 characters within that space and making a website that lets you explore those combinations are things that are pretty squarely within the scope of things you’d expect someone to be able to make a computer do.
But it begins to get pretty out there when you start thinking about all the things that are technically contained there (and that someone randomly browsing it could THEORETICALLY stumble upon) just by virtue of being one of those possible combinations of letters, spaces, commas, and periods.
Somewhere in that website there IS a book that specifically mentions me by full name before giving an accurate, excruciatingly detailed, 410-page long physical description of me. There’ also many more books that SEEM to be that but are actually factually inaccurate. There’s also versions of all of those containing every possible combination of every possible typo, spelling mistake, and grammatical error.
Somewhere in that website there IS a book that’s a perfectly accurate prediction of how and when I will die narrated in third person over the course of 410 pages. There’s also a book that contains the exact same events narrated in first person. Not only for me, but for every person in the world. There are many more that claim to be that but are actually inaccurate.
Somewhere in that website there IS a book that’s completely blank except for the world’s funniest dick joke written right at the end of the very last page.
But chances are no one browsing that website is EVER going to see any of that because for every book we would consider useful, interesting, or even intelligible there are millions upon millions upon millions more that are just completely full of gibberish from cover to cover.
Every single thing I will ever write (barring punctuation marks that arent periods or commas and the letter ñ) is already contained somewhere on that website.
I have a volume from the Library of Babel! it’s one of my most treasured books.
on the second to last page, about halfway down it reads “OH TIME THY PYRAMIDS” a singular grain of order in the sea of chaos.
The library of babel contains every book to ever exist and moreover it contains all information that can be encoded in a finite string of characters from its alphabet.
I cannot overstate how much I love the Library of Babel. it’s wonderful, it is my heart and soul.
The Library of Babel is one of my favorite science fiction concepts of all time! Especially because now that the digital version of the Library exists, we may be on the verge of resolving the Perplexing Nexus.
So in the book, the library of Babel consists of a bunch of hexagonical rooms, arranged more or less like a beehive. Two walls are doors connecting them to adjoining hexagons. One wall contains the supplies necessary for human life. the other three walls contain these 410-page books (it’s 410 pages because that’s how long Borges’ copy of Don Quixote was), most of which are gibberish.
The story is mostly focused on what life is like for the humans inside the Library- their only source of stimulation is the books, they have no idea why they’re here, and they can’t get out. It’s generally agreed that the answer to why they’re here and how to get out is somewhere in the library, but there are literally TRILLIONS of books, and as stated above, even if you find one that makes sense, there’s no way to know if it’s true. some people have devoted themselves to searching for the way out, some just collect anything that makes sense, and some are wholesale burning every book they find to try to break the library.
Borges wrote his story in the 1930’s well before the advent of databases, and the mechanics of the library weren’t the main focus- the effect on people when confronted with the dubiousness of The Truth was. We now live in an era where the Library is Real- or at least, a digital version of it is, and we may be able to do something none of Borges’ characters could:
Actually sort the damn thing.
Text AI is unfortunately being used for stupid purposes, but we’re getting close to machines that can read text and reasonably judge if the text is gibberish or Real Words, and do so at speed. There are Trillions of Books, but we crunch bigger datasets than that.
Imagine a sorting algorithm that moves through the library, room by room, reading every book in the room in a flash, and flagging it as “total gibberish” or “some comprehensible text”, highlighting any comprehensible text, and perhaps even searching for cryptographic clues in the nonsense. It’s going through the library much, much faster than any human can, and methodically, room-by-room, never returning to a room it’s already processed, a but like the old phone game of Snake.
Acutally, kind of literally. I imagine it would manifest in the database as a sort of enormous serpent, twisting through the labyrinthine library, devouring books whole. The Comprehensible ones are left standing on the shelves in its wake, survivors not of a force of nature, but a cataclysm of technology.
…But can you trust it?
Who created this monster? What parameters did they use? Why the hell did they make this thing? Can you trust the creator’s motives? and what about the serpent itself? Is it a mindless thing, following it’s creator’s orders, or is there a spark of self with in it? Has the consumption of this data changed it? Or are we talking to
Be, be as you've always been
True to the time and the placе you've been given
Your heart in thе world, and a world there within
And, lover, be good to me
Be there and just as you stand
Or be like the rose that you'd hold in your hand
That grows bold in a barren and an uneasy land
And, lover, be good to me
Since I fled because of the war and finished my studies abroad, I've been struggling with drawing anything at all. I have barely any free time and when I do, well, there are always chores and I still want to rest afterwards. I guess it doesn't help that my transition into adulthood happens in such circumstances.
So I just want to say that I'm trying. Maybe someone struggles the same way I do and I just want to let you know that it does eventually get better. I don't feel it yet obviously but I've started my journey with art again, be it a simple sketch of my original character.
And, well, just like in the song, I try to be present and work with what I have at hand. Step by step.
It sounds cheesy and I'm not that good with words to articulate it better but just know that you're not alone.
Be, be as you've always been
True to the time and the placе you've been given
Your heart in thе world, and a world there within
And, lover, be good to me
Be there and just as you stand
Or be like the rose that you'd hold in your hand
That grows bold in a barren and an uneasy land
And, lover, be good to me
