new year, new me

Raziel -23- they/them - previously @raspberryholic and @razeltov

[gardengnosticator]

getting teary eyed thinking about gerda gottlieb's paintings of her wife after she transitioned

[gardengnosticator]

[narcissus-thee-squeekual]

thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

[keyboard-worrier]

Daniel Kwan (co-director of Everything Everywhere All at Once and Swiss Army Man) on maximalism in art.

[barcarole]

Some of Léon Bakst’s set designs for the Ballets Russes:

Boris Godunov (1908) 

Scheherezade (1910)

L’après-midi d’une faune (1912)

Daphnis et Chloé (1912)

[raz-angeles]

man I love video games (¬ ͜ʖ ¬)

[raz-angeles]

dumb thing of my favorite barbie girl UvU

[insertdisc5]

do you have any tips for dialogue in comics?? mine always seems so choppy!

also please take everything i write with a grain of salt and remember that rules exist to be broken. thank you for the ask and as always: i hope this helped

[rthwrms]

part one / part two / part three

(full poem found here)

[nephrosoupp]

commission for @razeltea

[raz-angeles]

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! This absolutely made my week !!!!!!!!! It’s been so amazing to see this piece reimagined (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))♡ It’s so whimsical and stunning and the colors are just fantastic and asgdhyshdys I absolutely love it <3

[nephrosoupp]

wip

[ollisuu]

They say love can break the proudest of spirits

[raz-angeles]

ended up liking some of the sketches for a larger tarot card project (which will be shown relatively soonish) ;0

[raz-angeles]

Another victory for the irkens everywhere!

also:

[raz-angeles]

Spent two long nights making these linocuts and I’m really happy with how these turned out <3

[raz-angeles]

being in the “good taste gang” does not mean that one has good taste and by that I mean pull the trigger

[raz-angeles]

❤❤❤

[devilmantarotproject]

Preorders are now open!

After several months of hard work, the Devilman Tarot Project team is pleased to announce that our finished deck, Tarot of the Black Sabbath, is finally available for preordering! All of our mods and contributors have put their hearts and souls into making this project a reality, and only a few of us had to merge with demons to make it possible.

The deck features 78 stunning original illustrations, each created by a different artist. It comes with its own tuck-box and guide booklet, plus an assortment of buttons, charms, pins, and other goodies, with different price brackets to fit your budget, as well as international shipping!

If you can’t donate or preorder, you can help spread the word by telling your friends or by posting about us on social media!

Now… let the Sabbath begin 😈

[devilmantarotproject]

[raz-angeles]

Some little snippets of the card I made for @devilmantarotproject! This was a lot of fun to work on and the project has a lot of really amazing artists so check it out!!!