Hello! My name is Elly, I’m a disabled/chronically ill lesbian artist (she/her) trying to make a humble living creating art. While I try not to paywall my art, I do have a few support accounts available as tip jars, and on Patreon I leave more regular commentary on my art and life updates. There is also access to a Discord server for Patreon members!
Here’s some information about my ongoing work and projects!
Resolve is an art book I have been working on since 2019 about my experiences with CPTSD, complex dissociative disorder, and recovery. It is autobiographical, but more than that an exploration on feelings and experiences through symbolic imagery. It is clocking in at over 140 images in total as of completing my thumbnails for it in 2022.
It is my primary personal project at the moment.
Star Bites is a newer project for me! It is a collection of little creatures designed from prompts largely from my Patreon supporters based on emoji. While there are no concrete plans for Star Bites at this time, I’m hoping to make illustrations and possibly merchandise(?) that include them. I also have some bigger plans that would require me to learn some coding...but that’s a little bit of a secret for now...
My partner is a non-binary (they/them) lesbian novelist who writes high fantasy novels. These books explore a range of themes, though particularly how relationships with others help us heal from or simply confront emotional wounds in fantastical worlds commonly featuring gods that walk amongst mortals, dragons, knights, and always a lot of magic. I frequently design and draw their characters, and all of these are found under my tag farren.books
They all heavily feature lesbian and trans characters, as Sam is interested primarily in writing for their personal community--the kinds of books they theirself did not get to read growing up. I have drawn the covers for four of their novels, and plan to work on many more.
More information about ALL of their books here!
If you are interested in following along any of these projects, a follow here will keep you up to date on completed art! Thank you for your interest in my work!