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Super excited to finally share my full piece for @mcrswarmzine !! I'm so happy that I was able to be part of such a massive project with so many incredible artists and writers. Also, shout out to the mods Cieara, Amanda, Nick, and Luca for undertaking the logistical side of this zine. Y'all are amazing.

If you're unfamiliar, SWARM: Answering the Call is a charity zine with the goal of bringing artists and writers together from all over the globe to express how the MCR return tour personally impacted them. The preorder period for physical copies and merch ended in October, but you can still purchase digital copies here! As of December 2023, the zine has raised $10,000 for Black & Pink, an organization dedicated to prison abolition and supporting incarcerated LGBT+ people and those living with HIV/AIDS.

Again, I'm so honored to be part of a project that brought the fandom together in this way.

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"Your arid fields are a pomegranate orchard with luscious fruits; henna with spikenard." - Song of Songs 4:13

Translation from Sefaria.org

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new pfp!

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Something simple I started back in June for Junicorn, but ended up abandoning for a bit. I revisited it this month and reworked the colors, I'm liking it a lot more now :,)

The flowers featured are Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), also known as spotted touch-me-not. It's a native plant to North America/Turtle Island. Here in Atlanta I mostly see it growing in the swampy areas of creeks all throughout spring and summer! The flowers tend to show up well into the summer season. By now the plants have mostly died back due to the cold, but a few are still hanging on. Here's a link to the plant profile by the US Forest Service if you want to learn more: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/impatiens_capensis.shtml

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oops i forgot i like working with acrylics

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Oh?

I launched a Patreon! It's basically a $2 monthly tip jar right now where I plan on posting high res art files, even more WIPs, and sketchbook sneak peaks on there a couple times a month. I’ll also put out the occasional poll or post asking if there’s anything y’all are interested in me drawing. Even if you don’t join, thank you for considering!! https://www.patreon.com/gatorskulls