Nesta Week : Self Care

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Nesta Week: Metamorphosis

My original idea of her clawing out of a cocoon as a beautiful butterfly was beyond my abilities as an artist. I tried. It looked deranged. Maybe next year!

So instead I decided to show that as Nesta evolves, part of her growth comes from reconciling the past and accepting the different facets of herself.

Friend. Lady. Home owner. Sister. Book lover. Shit stirrer. Music appreciator. Dancer. Curmudgeon. Future Pegasus rider. Valkyrie. High lady of the dusk court. Queen of queens. Mate. Witch. Auntie. Dread trove wielder. Illyrian (according to Rhys). Chocolate cake fan. Survivor.

@nestaarcheronweek 🩵

Nesta Week Day 1

My originally planned drawing for Queen of Queens just wasn’t up to snuff, so here’s the Nesta Barbie showing off her books, mask, harp and sword, crowned in her Valkyrie ribbon 🤍

Caspian (Beasts of the Briar), Desmond Flynn (Rhapsodic), Ruhn (Crescent City), Grimshaw (Lightlark), Mazrith (Court of Ravens and Ruins), Talemir Starling (Slaying the Shadow Prince), Nytos (Fire in the Ember), Luther (Kindred’s Curse), Killian (Empire of Wolves), Caldris (Of Flesh and Bone), Azriel (ACOTAR), Elander (Shadows and Crowns), Bastian (Kiss of Iron), Calix (Darkness and Ruination), Luthor (Darkfell Vampire Clan), Raihn (Crowns of Nyaxia), Dorian (Throne of Glass), Von (Between Life and Death), Jackie Estacado (The Darkness), Kase Errikson (Broken Kingdoms), Artemis Entreri (Forgetten Realms), Kallias (These Shadows Between Us), Drasek Riven (Forgetten Realms), The Darkling (Grishaverse), Samkiel (Book of Azreal), Rhys (ACOTAR), Vor (Bride of the Shadow King), Malyr (Feathers so Vicious), Ryker (Worthy of Fate), Xaden (Fourth Wing), Arioch (Hell Fyre), Death (Belladonna), Garrik (Masks and Shadows), Nyte (Nytefall), Kane Ravenwood (A Dawn of Onyx), Zeke (A Kingdom of Flame and Fury), Prince Alaric (The Hurricane Wars), Arithon S’ffalenn (The Wars of Light and Shadow), Death (Death’s Obsession), Kylar Stern (Night Angel), Nox Draven (Bonds That Tie), North Draven (Bonds That Tie), Cormac (Crescent City), Evren (A Kingdom of stars and shadows), Kai (Bonded Nightmare), Caius (Umbra King), Azathe (Tea for Two)

We’re coming up on Nesta Week and I’ve been trying so hard to draw some Nestas but I’m utterly failing.

None are working and the week is creeping up on me 😭

I love these illustrations!

Here they are all together! 💍✨ I have also officialy decided to make an artbook (or two) with all the characters! Hopefully it'll be printed and ready in summer!

Big thank you to all of you who reserved some of the originals. I'll send you the info and ship the drawings during next two weeks 💖

If there is someone still interested in getting some of the original drawings please let me know. These characters are left - Bard, Thorin, Ghan-burin-Ghan, Beorn, Roäc, Wormtongue.

The prices are from 50 to 80USD (shipping included). All the earnings will be sent to charities.

Thank you! 🌿

Crowns of Nyaxia gets kittified 💖

Acotar characters get pets (part 2)

Eris: greyhound 🚌

Gwyn: she thought it was an iguana but it’s a baby Komodo dragon 🐉

Emerie: sugar glider 🪂

Tamlin: Pomeranian 🍙

Lucien: fox 🦊

Suriel: chicken 💀

Bryaxis: Cassian ❤️

ACOTAR characters get pets (part 1)  There’s logic(ish) behind each pet choice, I promise:  Elain: bunny (likes gardens, not to be underestimated) 🐇 Rhysand: ferret (tenacious, gets up in your business whether you want it to or not) 🐾 Feyre: bat (because I had to) 🦇 Cassian: golden retriever (duh) 🦮 Nesta: cat (has claws, will use them) 🐈‍⬛ Mor: llama (awesome in theory, a bit messy in reality) 🦙 Amren: bird (not very cuddly, fierce pecks) 🦜 Azriel: (mysterious, adorable) 💙 

(The lack of ferret and shadowbaby emojis is, quite frankly, a travesty) 

((I hope they all get a cute/sassy animal sidekick because ACOTAR needs a Fleetfoot or Syrinx))

(duh of course there's going to be a part 2)

Daddy Vincent is back with some tips on raising a child:

The prison dungeons can be converted into a playroom more easily than you'd think (do they still make those doorway bouncy baby swings??)

Banish untidy vampires

Let her have her space (I might be conflating Buffy lore here)

You can teach multiple life skills in one night

#crownsofnyaxia #daddyvincent #orayanightborn #carissabroadbent #

We never saw it happen, but canon never says it didn’t happen!

Part of me is a serious adult I swear

Crescent City deleted scenes

(Light spoilers)

She’s baaaack

Bryaxis is truly living their best life 💖

Feyre, Elain, and Nesta pack a variety of ensembles for their leisurely bonding vacation around all the seasonal courts.

Bonus capsule collection for their scenic route home via the Middle.

(Trip highlights: helping Elain to pilfer flower seeds from Spring in the tulle layers of Feyre's dress, Nesta nudging Eris into staging a coup in Autumn, getting witchy with their powers in the Middle)

Nessian by the lake

Which dance moves were these?!

Any book, any genre, any character... if they do a "vulgar gesture" then I picture the crotch chop and it always elevates the scene.

Reference 👇

No regrets. Makes every scene more fun.