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[illustoryart]

I just wanted to draw something without thinking and that's what I got.

Not the beautiful light of the new dawn, but a glow from the distant fires.

The world is not a safe place for many of us anymore, and there is no justice.

Please, don't give up anyway ❤️‍🩹

[illustoryart]

A very important message for you all ❤️‍🩹

I know too well how hard it is to really believe this.

And how your mind tricks you into thinking that you are worthless.

Good news! It’s not true, not even for a second.

Ohh this one should be my personal mantra 😭

[illustoryart]

After some ever so slight mail snafus, I finally got my OFMD affirmation cards by @illustoryart (also big shout out to them for getting the whole mail situation sorted so quickly and effectively)! They’re SO pretty and so nice you guys ❤️ Everybody needs to go to their shop immediately and buy ALL of their art.

[illustoryart]

Death in my mind isn’t a finality. There’s a continuum: It’s like at night, you go to sleep and in the daytime you wake up, or whenever you wake up, and it’s a new day.

— David Lynch

Safe travels.

I hope the coffee out there is divine ☕

[illustoryart]

I always struggling with starting something new.

What if it goes wrong? What if I mess it up? What if it doesn't work? 🫨

But I'm trying to change this mindset.

Let us hope for the better, even in hard times ❤️‍🩹

[illustoryart]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but we are going on a little vacation! 😅

The mountains are calling and I desperately need some time off screen ^^'

See you in a week or so 🏔

I hope you are having a wonderful beginning of the year too! Have fun and don't forget to rest ❤️

[illustoryart]

Close your eyes and screenshot to pick a card! What affirmation for new year did you get? ✨

Share this with your fellow pirates, angels, demons and humans 😇

We are living in dark times, but I hope we all can find a bit of joy in the new year ❤️‍🩹

As a little holiday gift, you can get both OFMD and GO affirmation decks for free at our Ko~fi! Link in profile 🎁

[illustoryart]

Dear 2025,

PLEASE

have mercy

on our souls

[illustoryart]

What are TOP-3 things you watched this year? Priority to 2024 titles, but new seasons also count!

Movies, animations, series, anime - anything you would like to recommend ❤️‍🔥

Here's mine:

1. Interview with the Vampire

Yes, technically the first season aired in 2022, but the second was this year and both are excellent 🩸

I watched them one after another, and the storytelling, the acting, the music - everything was perfect.

Loved every bit of it, strong rec, but be aware that the show is 18+ with a lot of graphic violence and some explicit scenes 😳

2. Delicious in Dungeon

DnD and anime - what a combo... ahh, also the food. Actually, mostly the food 😅

It's a perfect anime to watch while you are eating. But it also has amazing characters, touching stories, and exceptional animators' work 😍 The manga is also great, but I didn't have time to read all of it yet ^^'

3. Dead Boy Detectives

Gone, but not forgotten 😔

As you may know, this show was canceled by Netflix, but in my opinion, it was one of the most original and promising new series of this year. It may feel a little bit childish but that's the point - look at the world with the eyes of someone who died way too young and also seen way too much. DBD was a jewel in the sea of endless sequels and I still mourn the loss 😭

What is your 2024 TOP-3?✨

[illustoryart]

This year was wild 🫠

Maybe one of the hardest for me ever.

But it also had so many wonderful moments! ❤️‍🩹

I had a fair share of fun and snow in the winter mountains 🏂🏻🌨️

With my friends I traveled to Khevsureti, Tusheti and Svaneti - the most amazing and authentic regions of Georgia 🇬🇪

This year I had a chance to ride horses and snowboards, hiked more than 300 kms, slept at 2700 m, saw the most beautiful sunsets and stars ✨

I learned A1 level German 🇩🇪, very basic Spanish 🇪🇸 and started learning French 🇫🇷

I didn't draw anything for approximately 200 days 😱, had about 25 meltdowns and still survived for 366 days 🥲

(oh, it was a leap year, that explains a lot)

Here's for 2025 to be kinder, because if I'm lucky I will have to make a huge leap of faith 🌚

[illustoryart]

I love the quiet part of winter holidays ❤️

The days before are usually chaotic and stressful. The family and friends gatherings are nice, but loud and overwhelming.

And then you have a few blissful days, when you don't need to go anywhere.

You can even read all day long...

Slow days, full of simple joys ☕📖

[illustoryart]

Drawing process of the warmest scene ever 🥂

Crowley and Aziraphale are spending winter holidays together in the South Downs cottage ❤️‍🔥

Wishing you the most magical and comfortable winter! 😇✨

[illustoryart]

Happy holidays!🎄

Wishing you the most wonderful winter and a lot of cosy evenings with your loved ones ❤️

Crowley is not really a holiday person, but he would do anything to snuggle under one blanket with Aziraphale 😳

Also there is wine! 🥂

And the fireplace is quite nice and warming ✨

[illustoryart]

Monday affirmation from Anne Bonny 🏴‍☠️

You are not too old, and it's not too late!

I think it's never too late ✨

It's always a perfect time for new beginnings 💜

[illustoryart]

Happy Yule! 🌲

We just got through the longest night of the year ✨

From now on there will be more light with each day!

It's a turning point of the Wheel of the Year, but we still have plenty of winter left ❄️

My dream is to spend a few days reading some nice and hopeful book in front of the fireplace ☕

I think the Moomins by Tove Jansson are perfect for a cozy holiday reading 🩵

What book would you recommend to read in winter?

[illustoryart]

Aww, thank you so much! 🥰 I'm so happy to hear it, this is really the best holiday gift for me ❤️

I finally got my copy of @illustoryart’s art book, and I’m not even, like, a quarter of the way through and it’s making me flail from how cute and beautiful it is! However wonderful the art looks on our screens, it’s soooooo much BETTER on a high-quality printed page! 🤩 If you’re a fan, I definitely recommend snagging one for yourself!

[illustoryart]

Every year in December I feel like I haven't done enough.

This year is no exception. I have barely did anything, haven't I?

I think that's why it's important to look behind every once in a while.

Maybe this year I didn't draw as much as I wanted, but we made a bunch of awesome projects.

First ever enamel pin collection, 80 pages hardcover artbook, two new affirmation decks and more pins, yay! 🎉

All of this required so much work and passion from our team. And yeah, maybe I'm a perfectionist and you can always do more and better. But I think now is the moment to appreciate everything that was done.

It might have been unperfect and not always on time, but we did it anyway ❤️‍🔥