writing + art inspo and references

The retention of vivid hues allows a window into the wearing of a garment that has survived more than 250 years. The 1750s caraco brocade bodice demonstrates the beauty of a supplementary weft allowing the flowers to float above the blue. Sold via Augusta Auctions.

Oh, to be a tiny mermaid to escape the heat

Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Part 1 I'm working on a series of illustrations - gryphons of the Pacific Northwest! I plan to make a few of them and potentially sell these as prints.

苗疆miaojiang style fashion designed by hanfu stores

The Eben Ice Cave in Michigan, USA.

Fruit vendor in Tbilisi waiting for customers. 2005, Martin Roemers.

References: P. Dorman shutterstock crab photo and @adorkastock’s reverse mermaid ref pack

HERO_SWORD.EXE HERO_AXE.EXE HERO_SCARF.EXE

shoutout to the >2,000 year-old 120ft-long Nazca Lines cat geoglyph