Free / Happy Birthday Corazón!
🎀 The Birthday We Share 🎂🧡🎉
We made it to the final day of the Corazón Week 2025 challenge!! 💖✨
This has been such a meaningful and fulfilling journey, full of love, learning, and rediscovery of my own art and connection to this character.
And today… I’ve got something a little different. Not a digital painting.. but a photoshoot! Because today is not just Corazón’s birthday…
🎉 IT’S MY BIRTHDAY TOO!! 🎉
Yes, really. I share my birthday with my favourite character in the entire One Piece universe Donquixote Rosinante 💗 and it genuinely fills me with so much joy (and just a bit of poetic destiny)✨
Rosinante had already stolen my heart long before I ever found out we were birthday twins… and when I did, it just made everything click. I really do see myself in him.. I’m that emotional chaotic mess too, trust me. 😂
So, for this day, I decided to step out of the canvas and into costume. These cosplay photos are my way of celebrating not just my birthday, but also his.
I wanted something princessy, but a little odd… a little coquette, a little whimsical and this is what came out! 🎀👑🧁
The wonderful photos were taken by the lovely @moch.cos (on Instagram go show them some love!!).
Also yes I know Rosinante canonically hates bread and pastries 😂 so the cupcake is just a party prop. Let’s say it’s for the vibe, not for eating. But hey, I wanted something candle-worthy.
This week was truly a labour of love. Every piece I created.. from historical interpretations to teary-eyed saints, was made with all my heart, for you, and for Rosinante.
Thank you all for your support, your kind words, and your excitement throughout the challenge. It was an honour to walk through this week alongside so many talented fans and artists.🥺😭💗❤️
And finally, a huge thanks to the organisers of Corazón Week 2025. You made this space possible.
See you next year… and until then: Happy birthday, Rosinante. And happy birthday to me. 🎂💗