#art by teri

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Okay. I can’t hold back anymore, I must share this FANTASTIC commission crafted by the amazing @aliasnnmknt!!

A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to Teri to see if she could help me bring an idea to life. This was the first time I’d ever commissioned an idea including an original character/MC, and watching Teri turn my scattered descriptions and references into the EXACT vision I had for this character was like witnessing magic. And we all know Teri’s depictions of Nanami are always A1 (and if you don’t know, you must check out her page, yesterday lol).

The level of detail she managed to incorporate in this is truly incredible, from the braids and the charms, to the sheet music, to the specific vinyl LPs! The mood captured here, in the facial expressions, in the posture and overall body language is immaculate and so true to what I wanted to convey.

I feel so blessed to have been able to collaborate with such a talented artist and to add such a wonderful illustration to this little idea that has been trotting in my mind for a while. I keep staring at it in awe and I am using it as fuel as I put the finishing touches to this story.

Working on this was such a delight, Teri is so kind, patient and incredibly quick! Thank you @aliasnnmknt, for taking my request and for crafting such a lovely piece! Anyone reading this, run, don’t walk to her blog — she delivers banger after banger after banger!

This concept is based on an upcoming Nanami x Reader fic of mine titled Syncopation. It’s a story that tackles themes that are so meaningful to me, such as combatting stifled creativity, finding purpose in life, and learning to accept love, and it’s all set against a backdrop of modal jazz music as a genre.

I’ll be posting it in the upcoming days, in the meantime, I’ve put a snippet below, if you’d like a sneak peek:

If you made it this far, thanks for reading and I hope that you'll enjoy the full story! Now go follow the wonderful @aliasnnmknt!

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Puttin on the riiiiiiiitz 🧟‍♂️

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Between his hair being down, his shoulder freckles and that expression on his face, I lack the coherent words right now and I will revisit this later, but goodness gracious.

That twt reference

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Teri Malo (b. 1954) - A Ghost from the Soul's House

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Now you know.

Genderbend Troy and bonus genderbend abed + friendship collars because ofc she wants to do that as soon as the friendship becomes official

Meet Teri and Aida !

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NDN Princess - Teri Greeves, Kiowa - 2004

Beads on canvas high-heeled sneakers, Eric and Barbara Dobkin Collection, Crystal Bridges Museum - Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Winter Solstice 2024

It is cold and it is dark, but the Winter Solstice brings the promise of light's return and the warming of our world. To celebrate this most important day, we feature a naturally-dyed wool weaving entitled Náhookǫsji Hai (Winter in the North) / Biboon Giiwedinong (It is Winter in the North) held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) and produced by Navajo artist D. Y. Begay in 2018. This image, which is only a portion of the slightly larger work, is from our copy of the exhibition catalog Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists edited by Jill Ahlberg Yohe and Teri Greeves (Kiowa) and published by the MIA in association with the University of Washington Press in 2019.

D.Y. Begay (b. 1953), a Navajo born to the Totsohni’ (Big Water) Clan and born for the Tachinii’ (Red Running into Earth) Clan, is a fourth-generation weaver. Begay’s tapestries encompass her interpretation of the natural beauty and descriptive colors of the Navajo reservation, reflecting on her Navajo identity and her family’s weaving tradition. This spiritual connection to the plants yields the natural colors that are transformed into evocative land formations on her loom. Of the weaving shown here, Jennifer McLerran, curator at the Museum of Northern Arizona and a retired assistant professor of art history at Northern Arizona University, writes:

Most of D. Y. Begay's textiles respond to the Southwest landscape in which she was raised and resides today. For this work, a textile produced with all-natural dyes and handspun wool, Begay traveled to Minnesota in the depths of winter to observe the land surrounding the Grand Portage Indian Reservation of the Ojibwe people. Over an extended period she observed changing light conditions as the sun and clouds moved across the sky, altering the hues of snow and water.

D. Y. Begay with her weaving Confluence of Lavender by Arizona videographer Kelso Meyer, 2016. From the University of Virginia Mellon Indigenous Arts Program.

We wish you a most serene Winter Solstice.

View posts from Winter Solstices past.

View other posts from our Native American Literature Collection.

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Teri, I’ve been in awe of your talent for awhile now. That first post of Nanami relaxing in bed captured me immediately. And your kindness when I reached out about your halloween series and your willingness to draw demon Nanami, your support to writers and artists alike shows how sweet you are.

When you decided to do commissions I almost missed the cut LOL. But im so happy you were able to do this for me. I was frothing at the mouth on twitter and almost forgot to come here as well 🥺

Your unique artistry created yet another moment between me and Kento. I love him so much, and I love this so much.

Thank you again for being the wonderful artist you are 💕💕 This is going to help get me through the holiday season.

Please support @aliasnnmknt but please be patient as well !! Commissions from artists are a privilege, and they have lives outside of art just like readers and writers 💕

[angelleplaytoonbeary]

🍀 SHOCK!!! 🍀

Day #4

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Amphibiuary 2024.

Day 17: Robot

How much memory does a robot frog have?

One Teribbit.

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Vampire au Teru is so dramatic

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digimon dbibtal monstemrs

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Goodness gracious…I cannot do this. I LOVE the lighting, it makes him look absolutely ethereal, and so at peace. 🥲

Quiet moments

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Teri

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POV: It's 2020* and you've been caught sneaking into a public area without a proper cloth mask.

On a technical note, ever since I've got my hands on Shigeru Mizuki's Tono Monogatari before winter holidays, I've been itching to take some cues from it, given how these are easily the best B&W illustrations I've seen so far.

42cm x 59,4cm paper, fineliners. Warhammer 40,000 © Games Workshop Teri (The Amazing World of Gumball) © Ben Bocquelet, Cartoon Network / Warner Bros

*Or whatever year (as of writing) in the near-future when USA's ongoing medical reforms result in a much worse pandemic outbreak than the covid one.

You can find me (along with more Teri drawings) on Bluesky.

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Meanwhile, in an alternate universe

Got this Lil idea while I was fighting Miss Teri for the first time~! It doesn't exactly fit with the "canon" Natsuki timeline, but it was still a fun idea to me~

Sometimes it's fun to make aus of aus, and in this case that just means more Trans!Nate aus~!

I hope you enjoy, and if ya do, commissions are open! Details on the blog!