#marlowe lune

[vinceaddams]

One of my favourite artists whom I follow on the internets recently got married and the wedding photos are finally up on the photographer's blog and they're SO GOOD.

I've been looking forward to seeing the pictures since they first started posting about how they were both designing, embroidering, painting, and sewing all the clothes and decor themselves! 11/10, everyone looks fabulous and the colour scheme is magnificent.

[soranatus]

The Ghoul Pals By Marlowe Lune

[tiffbaxter]

🌘The Court of Elfame⭐️

This was drawn for Marlowe Lune's Merry Blackbird Postcard Society as the November bonus postcard!

If you want to sign up check out their patreon.

[flameintobeing]

art by Marlowe Lune

[arethouyetliving]

The twitter algorithm did something good for once and gave up this beautiful piece of art. It’s by the illustrator Marlowe Lune (who appears to have all but left tumblr) but you can find their twitter here: @MarloweLune

[ashenalchemy]

📚🎻🌷”The Storyteller’s Treasury”

✨Introducing: A new collaborative project between Marlowe Lune and Old Growth Alchemy!

✨The Storyteller's Treasury is a celebration of beloved fairy tales and the feeling of slipping into a land once upon a time. In this ongoing project, @oldgrowthalchemy and @marlowelune will guide you on an enchanting (and delicious) journey into the lore that continues to resonate through the centuries, and it begins with: The Storyteller themself.

✨The artwork above for “The Storyteller’s Treasury” will be August’s Postcard of the Month for the Merry Blackbird Postcard Society! Crow Collector and Raven Dandies will receive a 5x7 postcard of this piece!

✨Old Growth Alchemy has brewed up a companion tea to accompany you on many a long night by the storyteller's fire listening to tales spun from your favorite books of old. The Storyteller will be available exclusively through their monthly tea club, the Old Growth Alchemy Tea Guild, as August's member blend. The Guild opens on August 1 and closes August 5 to new members, so follow along to be alerted when the membership is open once more! A mystery blend in the theme of fairy tales will also be available to select tiers, so stay tuned for more to come.

[uirukii]

Contest entry for Marlowe Lune’s DTIYS contest.

[siegecraft]

Patreons I Support

Between the impending Twitter collapse, the growth of unethical AI applications in creative spaces, and [gestures broadly at the world], I’m trying to more regularly uplift the art and artists I admire—and in this case, materially support. 

Many folks are familiar with Patreon. If you’re not, Patreon is a membership platform that allows creatives to earn a monthly income and deliver rewards to their subscribers. Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, and Memberful are similar alternatives. 

A lot of Patreon creators offer tangible perks but personally, even if they didn’t, I would still patronize them! Below are the Patreons I currently back:

Kelly Turnbull

https://www.patreon.com/coelasquid/

I’ve been a fan of Kelly Turnbull’s work for over a decade, starting with her webcomic Manly Guys Doing Manly Things and then everything I’ve seen from her since. Turnbull is an animation director, cartoonist, and remarkable storyteller. I’m not familiar with most of the media she makes fan comics for and I still adore all of it; her capacity to convey complex character relationships is a masterclass in dialogue writing and visual narrative. If I ran a major animation studio I would give her an absurd amount of money and tell her to do literally whatever she wanted, that is how strongly I feel about her work.  

Marlowe Lune’s Merry Blackbird Postcard Society

https://www.patreon.com/marlowelune/

Marlowe Lune is an illustrator of very trans historical and fantasy subjects. Their art style is stunning, unique, and thoughtfully researched, and subscribing to their Patreon comes with the perk of regular postcards of their prints. My partner and I have a lot of Lune’s art up around our house, and though we cannot put up anymore lest our abode just become a Marlowe Lune tribute gallery, I remain subscribed because I’m a big fan of what they do and the postcards make great gifts. 

max graves

https://www.patreon.com/maximumgraves/

I read the webcomic What Happens Next earlier this year and immediately went and subscribed to graves’ Patreon because it’s that fucking brilliant. It's an ingenious exploration of queer victim culture and (absence of) accountability and true crime and so much more. One of the main characters is a trans guy who was an accomplice to a murder but won’t delete his My Little Pony tumblr. There’s actually no explanation I can give of WHN that will convey how remarkable it is so you should just go read it. This comic is really special and I’m really looking forward to seeing where graves goes with it and what he creates in the future. 

Possum Creek Games

https://www.patreon.com/possumcreek/

If you’re a fan of even one Possum Creek Games title (I am a fan of many) or indie tabletop roleplaying games writ large, supporting the Possum Creek Games Patreon is some of the best money you could possibly spend. It gets you access to the wonderful community that is the PCG discord, some behind the scenes stuff, first looks/early access to games, and some really thoughtful more academic-type writing about ttrpgs and storytelling from their Editorial Director, Jay Dragon. Possum Creek is a strong positive force in the indie ttrpg scene and I really appreciate their generative, nuanced, and people-first approach to everything. 

Snake Discovery

https://www.patreon.com/snakediscovery/

Snake Discovery is an educational reptile YouTube channel (and now zoo). There are a lot of deeply unethical animal content creators and so I appreciate that the people behind the channel, Ed and Emily, are thoughtful, transparent, and very specific about standards of care. I really love reptiles but do not presently have one or plan to have one in my care any time soon, so I enjoy living vicariously through the dozens of videos of baby snakes they share each year.  

There are other wonderful creators out there whose work I greatly admire but unfortunately I cannot support infinite Patreons. If you love an artist’s work and you have the means, I strongly encourage you to find a way to regularly support what they do, whether that’s via Patreon or some other means.

[arthur-lesters-spinal-cord]

A young Charlie before the war and subsequent horrors

[arlo-rose]

Book nook <3

[soranatus]

As the Summer turns to Fall Schoolboys flock to hallowed hall English by day and Latin by night Reciting lines by candlelight…

The spooky season is upon us, and this band of merry gentlemen is here to guide you into its mysteries. Will you take their oath? Art By Marlowe Lune

[iamthemaestro]

accidentally picked the perfect bookmark today

[frmulcahy]

We Have Always Lived In The Castle graphic novel when

[screechfoxes]

i've spent some time today sorting my Big Box of Unframed Art (ie. nearly all my art ;-;), and i have unearthed the problem with monthly art subscriptions

namely, that i could cover my walls in all of these alone (each brown pack contains four prints)

[acchief]

for pride i ordered an art print from my favourite queer artist and hooo boy i can't wait

[vincentbriggs]

so i am newly in a wheelchair which has been a Massive gain in my ability to go out and about. but i realized that i have aprox 0 clothes that look Good while seated. its a completely different silhouette and i am at a loss as to what to do for it. do you have any suggestions for what could look good seated? preferably no skirts or dresses.

Edit: Check the notes for more people's input, including actual wheelchair users who know much more about what works than I could!

Congrats on chair acquisition!!

Since you're sending this to me specifically I am working under the assumption that you mean to do some amount of sewing.

A high waisted silhouette definitely works best for sitting. I make all my pants with the waistband at my natural waist, and a bit of pleating or gathering at the back just like they did on 18th century breeches, and I've never noticed any particular discomfort from sitting in them. (I think high waisted pants are more comfortable in general, and that low rise jeans are evil.)

It's something I've never really thought about before, but sitting is a very legs-forward position, so perhaps a colourful or fancy stripe down the side would work well.

(I made this pair 10 years ago and they didn't fit well and are long gone, but I should do a better version someday...)

Or some other form of side seam decoration, like these fabulous button tabs.

(I don't know what the source for this mid 19th century fashion plate is.)

Cropped jackets would also be good. The first thing that comes to mind for me is the Carmagnole, which was a style worn by French revolutionaries. It's got a pretty similar cut to a regular 1790's coat, just shorter.

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And there are other styles of short jacket, like this one from a few decades later.

I think it might be possible to get a similar effect from cutting down a thrifted corduroy jacket, depending on the pocket placement? It's not something I've done myself though.

A fancy little bolero could be a lot of fun too! I quite like these ones made by Marlowe Lune. Super easy to sew, and could be patterned by cutting down a bigger pattern that fits the torso.

They'd be a good thing to try if you have a smallish piece of fancy fabric, or a small bit trim to use, or want to try a small amount of embroidery.

There are lots of historical styles with sleeves too, and all sorts of decorations.

(Dunno the source for this one either, unfortunately, but the pin says 1880s reception dress. I think a little jacket like that would look good with a puffy shirt and pants.)

Short capes might be practical too, and the late 19th and early 20th century have tons of fancy capelets for inspiration, like this one.

Or this one.

I hope this is somehow helpful! I don't know if you're looking to sew things from scratch or to buy and alter stuff or what, and I have no personal experience using a wheelchair, but these are the best things I can think of for a suitable silhouette. Dramatic sleeve/shoulder puffs would also be shown off to great effect, if that's something you'd like to wear.