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Aug 2023, bookbinding of The Silent Isle Imbowers by Tharkuun.
I’m sooo so so pleased to finally share this! I have been actively working on this for many months and waited until Tharkuun received her copy before posting so the final result would be a surprise.
-----------About this bookbinding under the cut
This binding has been one of the more elaborate pieces I have attempted so far. This has been my first binding where I (1) made three copies of a piece at once, (2) used a modified a historical illustration, (3) collaborated directly with another artist on the decorative elements, (4) finished matching art for the cover and title page, and (5) layered paint and heat-transfer vinyl for the covers. These are also (6) the first non-tiny books I have made with this style of hinge and cover attachment.
Pretty much immediately after I first read this story I felt I had to make myself a copy of this. I had a strong mental image of a vintage-looking cover for a fairy tale, with a deceptively simple design of flowers on the cover, probably with fancy metallic accents, the kind of thing you’d find in an interesting used bookstore with no summary, no text on the back, no dust jacket, just the flowers and maybe a title. I’m going to make a separate post about making this cover design a reality because oh man has it been a journey lol! I designed and drew the digital art for the cover (digital because of the cut and application method), as well as the corresponding title page illustration (pencil and dip pen, scanned, title added digitally).
When I asked Tharkuun about it she was excited to suggest I get in touch with quillingwords, who generously agreed to collaborate with me! Among her talents quilling writes calligraphy, and hand wrote both the book title and chapter headers for me to incorporate into my plans. Check OUT those chapter headers! So fancy! A font could never!! Quilling has also been very encouraging and let me yell about this project in dms for months so the final result could be a surprise for Tharkuun. Thank u so much quillingwords, your calligraphy adds invaluable amounts of swag to this project.
I was going to do some kinda neat font for the chapter headers, but quilling’s work is too cool for that and I decided to use a modified piece of a historical illustration instead. The illustration also happens to be cool as heck: I was browsing the Artstor database (an academic quality resource available for free via Jstor, my beloved) and found E. N. Neureuther's 1836 gorgeous etching for etching of the fairy tale Briar Rose, an illustration made for a printing of a Brothers Grimm recorded German fairy tale with Sleeping Beauty elements. Much to my delight this illustration not only matches the general look I wanted but is actually relevant to the story, itself a Sleeping Beauty spinoff.
Slightly less stylistically consistent are the endpapers, which are prints of two different paintings by Arnold Böcklin: Isle of the Dead (1883) in the front and Isle of Life (1888). The first painting had occurred to me as an excellent visual to go with the story, and Tharkuun and I discussed this and agreed that pairing it with the related later, more optimistic piece was too thematically appropriate to resist.
I had fun and learned a lot making these books and I am very pleased with the result!!
Materials: Archival bookboard, cardstock, cotton cheesecloth mull, archival PVA glue, linen thread coated in beeswax, paper cord, red cotton embroidery floss. Blue cotton backed with archival paper, acrylic paint, machine cut black and gold heat-transfer vinyl. Laser printed text and illustrations. Metallic scrapbooking paper.
#artists on tumblr#bookbinding#ficbinding#fanbinding#dreamling#my art#here there be fandom#the sandman#the silent isle imbowers#tharkuun#described#id in alt text#pls imagine me screaming continuously about this project for oh idk 4 or 5 months? oh I can make shiny books??#im not allowed to @ people in this post apparently#links and fic rec in reblog#laying on the floor I found a few missing words I must have deleted on accident while fixing formatting#poppies (Papaver somniferum) and mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)#tailfeather binding
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"it's okay as long as you're not hurting anyone"
me, whose pronouns are punches to various different body parts to denote the type of pronoun:
#this isn't making fun of people with neopronouns btw.#someone i follow reblogged a 'reblog if your blog is safe for neopronouns users' and tagged it with 'as long as you're not hurting anyone#it's ok'#and i just found it really funny to imagine neopronouns that can hurt you#shiny pile
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Every instance of prsk characters wearing glasses (so far!!)
#collecting them all as if theyre a shiny pokemon <3#prsk#prsk glasses#project sekai#saki tenma#tsukasa tenma#so slay of him to appear twice#rui kamishiro#kaito#l/n kaito#mafuyu asahina#kohane asuzawa#so slay of her to appear twice#akito shinonome#haruka kiritani#airi momoi#shizuku hinomori#if i missed any pls let me know!#or reblog them any is fine~#rosierambles
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Hi, sorry if I reblog or post too much on your dash that it becomes annoying. I'm also not stopping. I hope that clears things up
#shitpost#ngl i really don't want to be annoying especially when i reblog things that interest me and not what people follow me for#but who am i to deny a shiny rock its pedestal?#also spreading other's art is important and that's how Tumblr does that
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hi i finally finished some Eevee cursors after having it half done for months now
ANYWAYS, they are F2U ofc! there's 10 total, and the rar comes with instructions on using them on windows, how to make your own, the .ani files and the .gif files. You can see all the gif files + the rar link here: https://toyhou.se/22799924.f2u-eevee-animated-cursors
#ik adding links to my post basically dooms it but#i cannot be assed to include it in a reply or reblog#eevee#pokemon#my art#gif#cursor#pointer#webcore#shiny#pmd
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we! love! weird! green! cats!
#neopets#aisha#pokemon#espeon#shiny#shiny espeon#aliens#illustration#the crossover nobody asked for#digital art#daxeart#i'm gonna start posting art on main and just reblogging it to my art blog#main blog cozy
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Stobotnik Holo Charms!
They're holographic and double-sided!!
They're for sale on my Etsy!
You can also DM me here on Tumblr if you're interested!
#stobotnik#agent stone#dr. robotnik#dr. eggman#sonic the hedgehog#jimbotnik#sonic movies#honestly I'm SO EXCITED with how good these turned out!!#the photos actually don't do them justice#they're so clear and shiny and pretty aaaaaa#finally I can have a stobotnik keychain on my bag TvT#please reblog even if you can't get one!!#it helps! :3
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I got commissioned to make art for @/purplecliffe 😳 And this is what I made!! Bonus points if you can get all the references in here ;)
I just shared the video link to his live reaction but if you can’t find it it’s on his second channel @/Purplecliffe2 on YT!
It was such an honor to be able to do this and seeing how much Cliffe liked the art totally made my day 🤧 And I had a TOTAL blast drawing this!! 💖
#Pokemon#Purplecliffe#Pokemon Mystery Dungeon#PMD#Buneary#Lopunny#Cliffeside#Shiny Buneary#Mimikyu#Ditto#Pastel#Art#Digital art#BTW since Jack didn't gett the goggles Buneary reference. It's supposed to be a Minion reference LMAO#Anyway I spent Many hours on this so you Should reblog it actually <3#I crossed a big YTbers radar I think that's important. Right. LOL#Shima arts#shima-draws
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I have so many thoughts after session two oh my god
But most important of all
WE GOT A SHINY DUO MOMENT BABY WE WIN THESE-
(clip under cut because uh, I don’t know what you mean I’m totally normal about them and didn’t immediately save it because of how wholesome it was)
#secret life spoilers#traffic smp spoilers#life series spoilers#no you dont understand this is what ive been waiting for all along I FINALLY HAVE MY LIFE SERIES SHINY DUO MOMENT#i just. them ❤️#i just think theyre neat :)#pearlescentmoon#geminitay#shiny duo#shinyduo#trafficblr#saved clips#i might reblog with a transcript later if im free but we’ll see#mcyt
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I've noticed a behaviour that I've been blocking popular bloggers for.
We all have boundaries. Things that we won't accept. Lines where it becomes NOT OK for someone to talk to us anymore. It's incredibly important to enforce those boundaries - even moreso in the deluge of communication online that comes from people we don't know and don't share values/norms with.
I've noticed a particular thing that (sometimes) happens when a person dealing with the maelstrom of a popular social media account hits their "NO" line. It goes something like:
"How DARE you (a person who may never have interacted with me before) violate my boundary (which you should have known by paying careful attention to all of my posts and sharing the exact same sense of online norms as I do.) I am going to use forceful (or hurt/put-upon) language to tell you how terrible you are for doing this."
"If you question, explain, or even apologize, I am going to tell you you have done further harm, because you should know (by reading my blog/mind) that I consider it a boundary for YOU to not interact with me after I scold you. I am going to continue this conversation instead of blocking/disengaging, because for my boundaries to be enforced, I require you to back down."
It's not always quite this obvious, but as time goes on I both have less patience for this attitude and start to recognize the harm that internalizing the "rules" that are broadcast like this has done to my life.
I have a lot of sympathy for the people running these accounts I, too, work with the public. And when you're running a community of any kind, it can be really helpful to slowly teach people the most useful ways to interact with you. It also sucks that no matter what you do, some people are going to be jerks. Wherever possible—easier said than done—you do need to exclude some people from your community!
But the more it looks like someone is repeatedly engaging in these behaviors:
Beating people over the head with the concept of boundaries instead of personally enforcing them
Scolding people for not being personally familiar with them and their blog
Having a large number of sometimes-conflicting rules
Claiming that their cultural norms and expectations for behaviour are universal
Using emotionally-loaded language to ensure the offender is seen as having egregiously violated an agreement
The more I've started realizing, "Ah, this person is not safe for me to be around, and reading some of their posts might be harmful to me. Better block them."
And we're all happier for it.
#yes I'm in therapy how did you know#tumblr old#social media#discourse tw#this is a fandom blog now back to your regularly scheduled shiny big fandom reblogs
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Seconds before disaster
#He wants the shiny✨#Thanks y’all so much for you comments and reblogs it means so much to me to see people enjoy my pieces🫶#toh#the owl house#toh hunter#baby hunter#fanart#fanfic#toh fandom#emperor's coven#toh fanart#raine whispers#toh fanfic#toh covens#bard coven
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Oh hey look it's an AU of my AU because my brain won't shut up :D
Ganondorf dragged his feet, slowing his pace as he stared at the deli.
"No," Nabooru immediately cut in. "I know what you're thinking."
"I want some," he said simply, stubbornly, resolutely.
"You're not a child," Nabooru argued. "Have some blasted self control. It's not on the grocery list."
As the pair argued, Link wandered over, a box of goldfish in hand. Nabooru immediately raised an eyebrow at him.
"My budget," he reasoned with an innocent shrug.
Nabooru sighed. "Fine. Put it in."
"Oh, so he gets to grab anything he wants, but I can't?" Ganondorf grumbled.
Nabooru rolled her eyes. "He is paying for his own groceries. How old are you?"
As the two continued to bicker, Hemisi poked Link, motioning with her phone. "You've got to see this meme, it's hilarious."
Link peered over her shoulder, eyes curious as a smile pulled at his lips. Meanwhile, Ganondorf finally conceded, glaring into the void as they continued their trek beyond the beloved meat section.
When the family got home, Link helped Ganondorf unload the groceries, setting his own aside, while Hemisi and Nabooru greeted their poodle and made sure he had dinner. Eventually, everyone settled, with Ganondorf and Nabooru humming along with the radio while they meal prepped for the next day, and Hemisi and Link relaxing on the sofa together, both on their phones. Occasionally the teenagers exchanged memes and videos, giggling.
When the parents were finished, Ganondorf moved to dismiss Link for the night when he saw that both children had fallen asleep on th sofa. Hemisi was laying across it, her legs draped over Link's lap while he sat slumped on the corner, arms resting over her. Nabooru smiled at the pair as her husband sighed.
"The boy might as well move in," Ganondorf half joked. "He almost always falls asleep here."
"That's a dangerous idea having them actually live together while they're dating," Nabooru chuckled. "I can't watch them 24/7."
Ganondorf hummed in agreement, walking over and gently picking up his daughter. Yes, she was fifteen, but he didn't care - she would always be his little girl, and he was gentle enough that she didn't wake up. He tucked her in to her bed and watched her a moment, smiling.
Meanwhile, Nabooru grabbed a pillow and helped ease Link to lay down across the sofa, covering him with a heavy blanket and kissing him softly on the temple. "Rest well, baby."
The parents stayed awake a little while longer, chatting quietly at the table as they sipped some hot tea. When Link abruptly startled awake, falling off the sofa and nearly hitting his head on the side table near it, the pair rushed into the room to settle him. His nightmares weren't too frequent, but they came often enough that both were familiar with it.
"Link," Ganondorf said gently, grounding him as he gasped for air. "It's all right. Relax. You're safe."
Link stared at him, disoriented, and the man sighed, pulling the teenager into a hug. Eventually, he picked him up, settling on the recliner and letting Link rest on his lap. He yawned as he rubbed the boy's arm calmingly.
"Maybe he should move in," Nabooru said with a half smile as she threw the blanket over them both. "You gonna stay here for the night?"
Ganondorf grunted in the affirmative, and Nabooru's smile grew. "Perfect. That means I get the bed to myself. Come on, Ghirahim!"
Their poodle trotted happily after his mother as Ganondorf scowled, but he got over his grumpiness soon enough. The house grew still, and peace filled the air.
#y'all wanted them to just be happy so here#have them just being happy <3#yes I'm making aus of my aus#no I won't elaborate#or continue LOL I HAVE ENOUGH WIPS OK BLORBOS. DO Y'ALL HEAR ME#*side eyes imprisoning war blorbos*#writing#is this worht self reblogging LOL#whatevs I said I would for all my writing >.<#Ganondorf's “I take what I want” paired with Link's “oooo shiny” would be disastrous in a grocery store y'all#that's literally what I thought when I was grocery shopping and then this whole scene happened haha#hero of shadow#technically#his nightmare was of the actual story LOL#good thing modern Gan is nicer#ganondorf#lovelies the idea of Ghirahim being the family poodle is SENDING ME HAHA
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So Spinda reminded me of a story and I thought this would be fun.
Reblog with the craziest way you’ve lost a shiny Pokémon or just the one you’ve been the most upset about!
So when I was in high school I found a shiny Spinda playing Pokémon alpha sapphire. I was ridiculously psyched cause with the spots it makes the shiny even more unique!!
Anyway I wanted to start a new game and my roommate said he’d trade for my Spinda and we could trade back whenever. We never really got around to it and then he moved and when he moved back to the area he didn’t want to be friends with me anymore so he never gave me my shiny Spinda back and I’m still upset about it
#still mad#tag game#reblog game#shiny Pokémon#pkmn smash or pass#pokemon smash or pass#smash or pass#pokemon#pkmn#I don’t shunt hunt either#so this was fully random#I’ve only caught like 3 shinies
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Joseph Quinn called me “My Darling” nbd or anything 🖤
#so swoon worthy#after this phot he told me ‘see you later’ and I said “’thank you’ back💀💀#I’m only 5’1 I thought he was gonna be so tall!! he’s a short king!#I LOVE his lil belt#NONE of you lol shits better repost this or I’m hunting your family for sport! I’ll Kermit if I end up on the fp w/ an emoji over my face💀#reblogs are welcome but NOT reposting anywhere#my moms main comment on those photo “’your hair is so shiny!’ MOTHER it’s literally a photo of me with Joseph Quinn!!#also pointed out that he’s wearing wing tipped shoes and said they are very uncomfortable lol ‘beauty is pain’ she said bc he was on his *#*feet most of the day yesterday lol I cannot with her!#fan expo philadelphia#joe quinn#Joseph Quinn#fan expo philly#Katya speaks#my fa
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tiny doodle of the beastie ever
#all the care guide says is 'biomass'#art#monster prom#miri's so shaped. love her.#reblog to kiss her snoot. or to smack her bald head. either one.#also yes lmfao this is the fanfic notebook bc i got it out again#its very good at not smudging the shiny fountain pen ink i have while still keeping it. yaknow. shiny.#and yeah this means ive been working on Things again
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