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RED SHROUD ||BARRICADE DAY 2026||

This was inspired by Louise Michel’s poem À mes frères. I attempted to translate the last two lines:

As for us, let us wrap ourselves

In our red banners to die;

Together, in these beautiful shrouds,

We would be happy to sleep.

no one loves the light like the blind man etc etc

Happy Barricade Day!

Happy barricade daaayyyyyy

Here’s the piece for the first winner of the raffle, @ldimples !

A Group Which Almost Became Historic 

It's been over a decade since I first read Les Mis, and first drew this, (which still floats around in reblogs, the original post now being deleted with my old blog) and I thought I ought to finish this for Barricade Day. At the time, that illustration was the most ambitious I had ever drawn.

In the last ten years, Les Mis has perhaps felt more pertinent than ever. In Australia, where I live, bigoted, far-right political parties that were previously considered fringe are leading polls on the back of racist, anti-immigration rhetoric. I donate regularly to a charity that supports refugees that is local to me, the Asylum Seeker Resource Center, and am going to do so again today. I encourage you to do the same, either to the ASRC, or to an equivalent charity in your area.

Think, or pray

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A redraw of last year's "think or pray" piece! Textless and lineart versions below:

This one hurt, her work had such a profound effect on my life, thoughts, and politics.

May her memory be a blessing