†MISERICORDE†

This blog is for crafts, etc. and creative works only; I interact from @desaulnierss. Expect a melange here—I do a lot, including visual art, writing, and music, but right now primarily post costuming and cosplay. My background is as a tailor (suit making, not alterations) and historical costumer, specialising in original practice prior to the electric sewing machine.

With a few exceptions, I’m fairly niche with my fandoms, and there’s a significant amount of time, effort, and resources that go into my creative projects, especially my costumes and cosplays. For these reasons, I don’t take suggestions for projects.

I try to keep things relatively organised here by tagging, if only for myself, but I can’t guarantee this and am not willing to do so if asked. Follow at your own risk.

In a similar vein, this blog is 21+, as I’m an adult and would like to keep my spaces as such. I’ll block you if you’re a minor, or if I can’t easily tell that you’re an adult, i.e., some indication somewhere in your bio, a pinned post, etc. Likewise, I don’t have a “””DNI””” or whatever, because I’m in my 30s lmfao, and will simply filter and block accordingly (this applies to trying to involve me in any discourse, or censor my posts, too). I’ll block you if you look like a bot, so please show some sign that you’re a real person.

I allow anonymous asks, but will immediately turn this off if it becomes a problem. I don’t check DMs.

FAQ (coming soon) More links

Mutuals can ask for Discord, Steam, loot my corpse for valuables, &c.

The individual, unedited shots from my piece for @palimpsestzine Labours of November. These are originally quite big, and tumblr loves to destroy image quality—it almost certainly ruined the full diptych—so I hope sharing the images separately is clearer.

As mentioned in the build book for this piece, I was inspired by the imagery and symbolism of tarot cards, namely the Magician and Five of Cups, respectively. While this was ultimately only loosely, and the final compositions of each shot were less literal than some of the initial concepts I explored (in part simply as the creative vision naturally evolved throughout the photoshoot, and based on which shots, well, looked the best), I think the spirit and my intent is still evident overall.

Random fun facts:

The field surgical kit is antique, albeit from the nineteenth century

There really is wine in that chalice; it’s from the bottle. This shoot involved day drinking x

The strange liquid in the glass phial is Monster lmao

The playing cards are the official Pentiment deck; they also made an appearance in my previous zine piece

There are indeed five cups in the second image

That linen tablecloth was advertised as being spill- and waterproof, which felt like an odd thing for a linen tablecloth to be, but my god was it. It couldn’t have been all natural, but idk what was going on there—for once, we were actively trying to ruin something, and it just wouldn’t be; I was gagged lol. There isn’t nearly as much of a mess from the drinks as I would’ve liked, but it was good enough

Quicquid coepit et desinit: “Whatever begins, also ends”

Dr. Werner Stolz—the same man, two dramatically different outcomes—for @palimpsestzine, Labours of November. Approximately 200 hours of work, including a costume handmade using historical construction and a live set, in honour of one of the games of all time.

Read more about this project here Download the zine here

The zine is free, but if you would like to support everyone’s work, please consider making a donation to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est / Medice, cura te ipsum

My partner and I saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe, do you wanna be our third

Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

Es war ein Traum Das Wort: „ich liebe dich, ich liebe dich!”

So pleased to finally share my piece for @palimpsestzine! This was a live recreation inspired by the Pentiment soundtrack album cover — the only editing you see, besides normal post-production, is the wood panelling background and the little bit of Nuremberg outside the window. Everything else was done through practical effects and craft: I got to show off everything I love about costuming and tell on myself as an ex-theatre kid and literally bring one of the game’s iconic images to life.

You can read more about the process for this project here (detailed notes coming soon). The zine is pay-what-you-want, with proceeds going to Librarians and Archivists With Palestine. Donations are open through the end of the month; go check it out to see everyone else’s stunning work, and consider donating!

“Listen, my brothers and sisters. I, Pistris, shall tell you about the world’s secrets.”

Bald kommt etwas…

Omnes ingeniosos melancholicos esse