Magickal Vision: The Art of Jolie E. Bonnette

This is the blog of Pagan artist Jolie E. Bonnette. I'm originally from the Houston, TX area & now live in MI. When new art & designs are available it will be posted here along with anything else I like. Beware I'm an insane insomniac so things may get weird. ;-D Buy me a coffee Visit my LinkTree to see where my merch lines are being sold.

[mto-art]

Thor, son of Odin, God of Thunder.

[design499-blog]

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[joliebonnette]

Just thought I'd give you a heads-up. Now through February 23, my entire shop on #TeePublic is on #sale. You can save up to 35% on everything from mugs to phone cases to tees. The #tees are on for $17!

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[missmonstermel]

"Who touched my butt?" Making more ink drawings this week and will have a group in the s h op this Friday at 2pm PST. Pens are Pentel pocket brush, kuretake white brush pen and AK metallics!

[joliebonnette]

Erased

So the other day I saw that the T was removed from the national monument at Stonewall so it just says LGB now. Donald Trump is pretty much erasing all trans people. It got me thinking. They didn't just erase trans people. They also erased anyone who falls into the QIA+ groups.

So now I technically don't exist as I'm a non-entity made by Trump's ridiculous rules and dangerous ideology. I'm nothing, no one, an imaginary being. Hmmmm. Imaginary beings can't be prosecuted. Does that mean I can now just go around willynilly being as naughty as I please because I no longer exist? Laws aren't for imaginary beings. No no. They're made for people. What say all of us who've been erased have fun with that?

I'm joking on that last bit, of course. But what I would like to do is make myself a featureless white mask and paint on it in red "Erased by Trump". I would attach it to a hood that's basically the asexual flag. I'd wear it to any anti-Trump rally I could get to. Imagine if we all did that with our group's flag colors on the hood and turned up enmasse to every rally and protest we could get to. What impact would that visual have?

All I know is that my heart is breaking for everyone in the erased TQIA+ groups. We've fought so hard just to make sure all LGBTQIA+ people have the same rights as everyone else. My erasure won't change much for me to be honest. I'm already in the category of "you can die now" as a woman with multiple genetic and chronic illnesses. Being asexual is just a redundant nail in the proverbial coffin. But I think of all of the people who have spouses and families. They could lose their happy lives as their rights get pared away one by one. What happens to them if their marriages are nullified? This is the world we live in for now. I promise, I will stand with you and fight for you just like I did before when I was just an ally and hadn't figured out I was an aroace yet.

[joliebonnette]

jbonnetteart

These sites: https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/tribal-ferret-tattoo https://artpictures.club/ have been busted for illegally redistributing my "Ferret Trybe: War Dance" art. There are TONS of stolen images on these sites. I suggest checking them if you've ever posted your #art online. I'm not sure if you can reverse image search a particular domain, but #pixsy.com will find them pretty quickly with their free alert service. That how I found out. Of course, the copyright and abuse emails for both sites came back "undeliverable". They probably think people who want their art removed won't know how to find ways to report them. I do. Here are the hosting and registrar for both. https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/ Registrar: [email protected] Host: cloudflare.com (have to sign up, sign in and use abuse report form) https://artpictures.club/ Registrar: [email protected] Host: cloudflare.com (have to sign up, sign in and use abuse report form) No, I'm not being petty here. From now on, when I catch people #stealing my work, I'm going to publicly post their info on whatever site I find them. I'm sick and fucking TIRED of having to waste time I could be spending on #art and posting merch tracking these #assholes down and reporting them. SO, if you don't want a lil wanted poster on my feed, don't steal my stuff! #artthieves #artthievesbusted #artthievesonblast

#Update

Cloud flare claims they're a "passthrough" and can't remove content from sites. 😡 Seriously? Then why do they have copyright infringement as one of the reasons for an abuse report?

[joliebonnette]

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[joliebonnette]

ICE Raids

So, already in just a week of sweeping nationwide ICE raids thanks to the Mango Mussolini, there are reports of members of the Navajo Nation being wrongfully detained. What the actual fuck?! Indigenous peoples, who have more right than ANYONE to be here are now being arrested merely for existing and not looking white.

This is why this isn't an immigrant problem. This is an everyone problem. Sorry, ICE, if I see you trying to drag off someone just because they don't look white enough for you, you're going to have ME in your way. Arrest me for protecting a fellow human being from this assinine shit and there's going to be ACLU lawyers all over you.

This is important. If you aren't white looking, you're at risk. It's time for everyone who has a soul, a heart, a conscience, ethics or any of the many attributes which make actual GOOD people to stand up and fight this. Today it's the Navajo. Tomorrow it could be a friend. Next it could be a family member. How long until it's you? If you don't stand up against this now, there will be no one left to stand with you when they come for you and yours.

Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Wrongly Detained or Questioned in Trump Immigration Raids

One Navajo Nation official said that “many fear for the threat of being deported.”…

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN

At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by

Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears

A U.S. veteran and Navajo residents have been asked for identification. Critics are complaining of racial profiling as raids and deportation

‘Fear and anxiety’ as Navajo Nation members targeted in ICE operations

Native American report ICE wasn’t recognizing their documentation

Navajo Nation leaders alarmed over reports of Indigenous people targeted in immigration raids

Navajo Nation officials have said that at least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being detained or questioned by

[jackedjacket]

I always see people complaining about queer events being held in bars/nightclubs because they sell alcohol, but you can always go to those things and just not drink. I can't go to queer events at bars/nightclubs because they're never epileptic friendly. I never have and probably never will see a drag show because they come with strobes. I have to stay home while my friends go to bars and clubs because there will most likely be strobes there. I can't participate in a large majority of my community because going there will send me to the hospital and ruin everyone's night. Why do we need to have strobes at things.

[joliebonnette]

I don't even have epilepsy and strobes totally screw with my brain. It's very overwhelming to my senses and makes me actually nauseous after a while. When I used to go clubbing because I wanted to dance with my friends, I sometimes wore sunglasses when the lights were too much or lowered my eyelids so my thick lashes blocked out a lot of the light. It looked like my eyes were closed, so it was a little weird, but it was enough to manage. Worst came to worst, I'd go outside for some air and chat with folks seeking refuge from the noise until I felt better. These days I'm a recovered alcoholic so I really just prefer not to be in an environment where people are likely to get absolutely falling down drunk. It's just too tempting to break my 2 drink limit, especially if I'm having depression issues.

[shuploc]

Jayce frame study

[sparrowlucero]

A scary winter wyvern for a dnd campaign

Commission for @ladysqueakinpip!

[thebreakfastgenie]

I do actually care marginally about the guy in that reddit screenshot who voted for Trump and is now worried that he might lose his medicaid funding because I did not fucking stutter when I said healthcare is a human right but the people losing their internships and job offers to the hiring freeze are straight up hilarious.

[sprinkledsalt]

My mom was telling me about this YouTube video she watched (I can't remember the name, sorry) where the person shared a screenshot of some MAGA voter from Florida asking for help, because his wife had been hired for a nursing job with the VA in Texas, so they sold their house and were preparing to move. But they rescinded her job offer after Trump's executive order. The post from the guy was basically like "I already contacted Senator Ted Cruz's office, and they said they couldn't do anything about this. Please help me get this story to President Trump, we love him! We voted for him 3 times! And we know this was just a mistake and he'd help us!"

Just.................a part of me laughs, and another part of me thinks about how cult followers genuinely believe that the cult leader cares about them

[kalessinsdaughter]

This is the part about believing in universal human rights that can be a bit difficult: they're universal, and should never be denied anyone, no matter who they are or what they have done.

You can be – you should be – furious with people who voted for Trump, for wilfully trying to sabotage those rights and make them conditional, a privilege for the "deserving", a privilege they can deny the "wrong" kind of people.

And when the MAGA crowd are hit by the consequences of their actions, and denied basic human rights because it turns out their Great Leader doesn't actually include his followers among the privileged, it's tempting to say that they deserve to be denied those rights, because that's what they wanted to do to others.

But if you do that, you don't truly believe that those rights should be universal; you just have a different idea than the MAGA crowd about who should be included among the privileged.

You can still tell the MAGA who's crying that the leopards ate their face that you're angry with them for letting the face-eating leopards loose. But you shouldn't be fine with their face being eaten.

[delvinanaris]

The key here, IMO, is the distinction between your emotional reaction to hearing about it and how you consciously believe people should be treated.

Having a positive emotional reaction, enjoying the schadenfreude or whatever, doesn’t mean you’re bad and isn’t something you need to suppress. You just need to also be able to say, “but that shouldn’t happen, not to them, not to anyone.”

[thebreakfastgenie]

This is a good articulation! I'm going to reblog this addition because I think it might be helpful for some people who are sorting out their feelings to see this stated so plainly!

[joliebonnette]

I'm just like, "You kept telling me I was stupid, a liar, an LGBTQIA+ cunt, unwanted/unlovable asexual (I choose the bear bitch), an insane person (duh, I'm pretty clear I have mental health issues), Libtard (I state clearly that I'm an independent), trailer trash, and on and on. Instead of running your mouth you should have been opening your ears and eyes, reading/watching what I showed you. I TOLD YOU what you were doing. You did it anyway. No sympathy for you. I'll be too busy trying to keep innocent BIPOC folks from getting rounded up and put into internment camps because they aren't white to give a damn about your troubles. I'll be too busy fighting for my OWN medical care to worry about yours. Suck it. Bottle and drink your own salty Trumplodyte tears. I AM DONE WITH YOU ALL. "

I stand with the actual good, kind, caring and smart people who didn't join the Trump cult like a bunch of ignorant sheeple who will believe anything if they hear it often enough. I'm not helping the ignorant masses who put us in this situation. This includes you assholes who wasted your vote with stupid ass write-ins or didn't vote at all. So cry me a river. Boo fucking hoo. I don't care anymore. You are reaping what you sowed. I'm not eating those rotten vegetables. They're all yours.

[lunegrimm]

V.I.T.R.I.O.L

Finally after a long time a painting again!

It started off as a study, I'm currently experimenting a bit with paintings trying the find a style that blend well with the illuminations I usually do, so this still isn't 100% what I'm aiming for but I still like it.

I'm even contemplating turn this into a fullbody piece eventually. Working with alchemy inspired themes is really fun, I already got some other ideas while working on this!

[i-will-write]

[midwinterhunt]

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

[narrettwist]

Homie gonna share this

[joliebonnette]

I'm definitely not hot. But I do like passing on useful resources, especially free use ones.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Write for yourself first. Write what you like and be in love with what you create. Readers who will love it as well will just follow naturally.

[joliebonnette]

I've got a few projects I work on occasionally. One is a fan-fic. Another is my own world creation using a modified version of my original character from that fan-fic and other being like him. The last is a collection of short stories focusing on various struggles for power between humans and non-human beings and the friendships which can inevitably form in such trials.

[iliothermia]

The Unicorn of Thessaly

[puppyboycunt]

@horsefigureoftheday

[dia-tou-amphistomou]

Ok but can u imagine being an actor vehemently playing a character as gay and spending the next 30 years talking about how the character is gay in every single interview/comicon/video and even writing two plays and a novel about it, to finally get to voice act the character at the ripe age of 82 and canonically make them gay.

This is the life of andrew robinson. Winning out here for all of us.

[joliebonnette]

I still have my copy of A Stitch In Time floating around here somewhere. It's beat to hell and rough looking, but I have it. 😁 And it's not "one of the best" Trek novels. It is THE best. I was up for two whole days straight devouring it on my first read.