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After the Quest

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The king ran to embrace him;

more than a hundred times

he hugs and kisses him.

As soon as he got a chance

he gave him back all of his land;

he gave him more than I’m telling you.

“Bisclavret” by Marie de France, 12th C.

Prints available here!

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faint heart never won fair maiden 💝

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Do you ever just start an illustration meant for Valentine’s Day and then not finish it until July? The good news is I’ll be offering full size prints and 5x7 greeting cards (with matching envelope!) of this illustration at all future events! Perfect for those who want to be extremely prepared for next February. Or for declaring what’s in your heart to your lady love any time of year. Handlettering blackletter text on a curved baseline was a big challenge for this piece. The flowers in each corner are, of course, bleeding hearts. The original inspiration was Victorian Valentine’s Day cards, but it took a very different turn as it progressed.

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Portrait of the Vampire Lestat, 16th C. 🩸

I’m so delighted to finally share my full piece for Blood & Brocade, an Interview with the Vampire zine inspired by historical fashion! Preorders are now closed, but you can still get a digital copy on the @thevelvetcompote‘s website!

The concept is Lestat’s chartreuse rockstar outfit from the S3 trailer but make it 1500-1550! Featuring my horrifying realization that Lestat would absolutely love a codpiece. The pose and some details are based on Leyendecker’s Arrow Collar Man Reading A Book, which also inspired the robe Lestat wears in S1E1 ‘In Throes of Increasing Wonder’. The book is Paradise Lost. This piece doesn’t fit into the canon timeline but I had a lot of fun imagining what Lestat might have worn in this historical period.

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My latest Sir Gawain and the Green Knight illustration, book cover addition! Also, I am currently available for book cover commissions.

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a little teaser of my 16th c. Lestat for the Blood and Brocade zine!

For those not yet familiar, Blood and Brocade is an artbook/zine celebrating the intersection of Interview with the Vampire and historical fashion! Definitely a theme after my own heart. For more information, check out @thevelvetcompote, who did a masterful job organizing this project, as well as all the other amazing contributors to this project.

🩸Preorders open on November 10th, and this artbook features 200 full color pages of illustration and writing.

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𝕬 𝖂𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉 𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖉𝖊 🗡️

A Nazgûl at Weathertop, printed as a two color risograph print. Inspired by Lord of the Rings metal and dungeon synth album art. Black and mint ink on pale gray paper.

DM or email me if you’d like one of your very own!

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All green bedight that knight, and green his garments fair 🌿

prints of this piece are available here!

this illustration is a result of all the love the Arthuriana tumblrinas left on my other Sir Gawain illustration as well as my Bisclavret illustration! thanks for all the lovely tags everyone 💚

edit: the book cover version of this illustration