welcome to the garden - a clangen comic - updates friday-monday - asks are open for me or the characters - main account: jjnostredame (i follow from there!)
Our Garden Under Heaven is a supernatural slice of life following the mission of Imptail and Angelwing - two stars sent from Heaven to find a special cat who will rebuild an ancient Clan. With Heaven's intentions less than clear, they must work together to make the most of this life they've been given, in a land they hardly understand.
In the Beginning // Newest Revelation
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TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR - religious (primarily Christian) imagery/themes/trauma, animal death/injury/abuse/neglect/illness, heavy discussions of grief, mild violence/blood/gore, pregnancy/birth, child abuse/neglect/abandonment, drug-like substances, depression, suicidal ideation, manipulation/gaslighting, indoctrination, overworking/burnout, misgendering/transphobia, eyestrain (bright colors), occasional strong language, domestic violence/abuse, cheating, high control groups/cults, sacrifice, and heavy use of eye contact and imagery - this list will be updated as needed. if you feel i have missed anything, please reach out via the ask box to let me know.
Our Garden Under Heaven is heavily based on a Clangen save, but please do not anticipate it sticking closely to canon Warrior Cats lore. Names, places, and in-universe laws will vary very greatly, and cannot be interpreted through the lens of canon Warrior Cats. While Clan Generator is used as an inspiration for the story, many liberties are taken in order to maintain the flow of the story.
Our Garden Under Heaven is a slice of life, Biblical-inspired fantasy. It takes place far in the past, and pulls much of its inspiration in story, characters, and setting from Bible stories. The story you are about to read is explicitly about religious trauma and existing within a theocratic society that often affects characters negatively. I am heavily critical of most religion and magical thinking, and this story is made as a partial reflection of past experiences with the church as well as my own complicated nostalgia. This blog is not a place for evangelism of any kind. No attempts to argue or convert anyone will be tolerated, and you will not be given a second chance if I see it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
You can call me JJ (he/him | in my twenties | ♉️). I consider myself far more of a writer/author than an artist, and this is the first and only comic I have ever made. I have been reading Warrior Cats since I was 8, and playing Clangen for YEARS now. This project began mostly as art practice and a good excuse to try new things and experiment with my art. Please expect plenty of mistakes and inconsistencies with my art style, and be patient with me as I continue to struggle to understand how Tumblr works.
You can find me on my main account - @jjnostredame , and on artfight. I am also active under the same user in the Clangen Creator Discord, which is a great place to come find me if you want to connect. Otherwise, I don't use social media very much. I do also have a Kofi, which I don't advertise much bc frankly monetizing my art scares me very much. But if you feel compelled to pay me, I won't stop you lol.
Please keep in mind I work a real job outside of this space. I have 3 cats and a partner to feed! I sometimes have to put the comic on breaks in order to make sure I don't run out of steam.
Thank you all so much for being here 🙏 I hope you look forward to watching our Garden grow.
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a little curious... how do beetle and olive feel about each other, especially compared to their families?
Olive and Creek are both VERY close to their mother, and one another. Being such a tiny family unit makes them fiercely loyal to one another, and they spend lots of time together. Lake adores both of them, showering them with her love and affection, and they return it by being quick to look after her and receive her attention. The two sisters are joined at the hip, and each other's best friends, but they are VERY different. While Creek is very focused (sometimes TOO focused) and tries hard to be practical and down-to-earth, Olive has always had her head in the clouds. Creek is quicker to anger, but Olive is more likely to brood and stay stuck in her emotions. Creek is more stubborn and outspoken, but also better suited for following rules and instructions. Olivepaw is a cat who likes to take things at her own pace - either rushing into things much too fast or refusing to move on from something for much longer than most cats would deem necessary. She is a slave to her emotions and her intuition, and finds signs and meaning in everything around her.
Beetlepaw, on the other hand, grew up feeling quite isolated from her family. While she's caught up in size now, she was born the runt of their family, and always found herself just a bit behind Heart and Moon when they would play together. Too slow, too small, too sensitive. The falcon grabbing Moonkit followed by Heartkit's illness was very isolating to her, and even though her fathers tried to give her all of the time they could, she found herself very lonely in that time, and would have been far more miserable if not for Olive's compassion.
Her family adores Beetle for who she is, but her touchiness is something that many cats around her struggle to take in stride. Before The Dreamer's death, she was closest to Heartpaw. Once he recovered from being sick, they began to prepare for their lessons, play fighting and hunting one another. Moon was the odd one out most of the time, preferring to spend time in The Dreamer's den as opposed to wrestling and chasing her siblings across camp. The Dreamer's death pushed Moon and Heart much closer though, and Beetle can't help but feel like she's been left out of their healing process. Moth and Little Crow are very attention to her, and her siblings do love her, but Beetlepaw has a tendency to isolate herself that makes things... difficult.
Olivepaw and Beetlepaw both feel like the other just Gets Them in a way that their families don't. Beetle looks up to Olive, and takes her intuitions and "visions" of things to come very seriously. Olive appreciates being seen as so wise, and really enjoys Beetle's ability to roll with whatever impulsive adventure she's cooked up for them this time. Beetle appreciates that Olive never seems put off by her shyness or sensitivity, and sees her as a safe spot to retreat to when the rest of the Clan is on her nerves.
Both of them love their families very, very much, but I think they'd agree - The Garden wouldn't be as fun without one another.
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We had 48 people submit quilt blocks for our pride quilt for this month's event and we've created an awesome spread representing the clangen creator community's pride. As usual if you have a question about who drew a particular square we can probably identify them for ya :3
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Is "our garden under heaven" intentionally mirroring "our father who art in heaven"? Or is that a happy accident
it was taken into consideration, even if it wasn't the main thing that got me there. i like a title that works on a lot of levels so it's a huge bonus ;p
it plays into an aspect of writing the comic that i often call "bible-speak" which is just my way of saying "these cats talk VERY formally." i opt out of it when the conversations are very casual or if the cats talking are either very young or very close, but i do try to keep the way cats speak at least a bit consistent. i like the tone to feel biblical, even if there isn't a one-to-one story or verse being referenced.
Just a clarification question, is Eel's new name spelled Eelbite or Eel Bite?
Eelbite!! All one word :3 it's a more old fashioned sounding name (a distinction that is more relevant to the cat's themselves than readers 🤔 think of it like an 'old lady name' or just smthn that has fallen out of fashion), more in line with Angelwing and Imptail in sound and structure than the other Gardeners.
Within GardenClan, names are always picked by the parents unless stated otherwise - Mulberry Wine just "gives" the name out of tradition. He's already leading the ceremony, and since Honey Fruit was the first cat he properly named (a name that WAS picked by him) the entire set up for a naming ceremony stuck. Especially for Eelbite, who is so new, he really wanted to make sure she felt like a part of the group, and this was a good way to do that. ALL OF THAT TO SAY that Fisher just isn't super familiar with the naming conventions within the desert, so Eel wasn't given an older sounding name deliberately, it just kind of worked out that way.
There's not really a stigma around a different type of name, it's just sometimes an indicator that a cat's parents have a preference or their own traditions to keep up. "-bite" feels like an obvious choice given her fighting talent and sharp snout and fangs, and she did also prove herself worthy of a full name in battle. Fisher also took into consideration her swift and direct personality, and her sharp wit. "-bite" sounds very decisive, after all. Though if you asked him directly, he'd probably say he named her after her "winning smile."
