i respect season 2 of the pitt for saying "ignoring your depression & trauma doesn't make you the sympathetic hero, it makes you a problem in the fucking workplace"

oh, i love this
clutching my own memorised poems like talismans, blessings

hoping someone out there does the same with poems i've written

there is magic in the world, and some of it is built on love, willpower, and poetry

(in my head it sounds like Tiffany Grant voicing Asuka in the ADV Eva dub)

I ALMOST DID NOT post #2 because it's not the most positive thinking but it's 2026. we need to be real. that sassy candor in your head that says "UGH I could do SO much better" is more than a voice: it's a battery

1) just write the really bad draft
2) think about all the bad stuff you've read that became successful and let spite power you up like Goku

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

Wow this resonated?? Hoping you all have some calm (whether it's boobs or swords or elsewise that brings it) and get some SLEEP

For double dates, right

a small crunchy pixellated art elf skips joyfully, wearing a party hat and holding a present under one arm and a balloon in the other hand. they have a huge grin. the background is lime green with stars

party elf | elf 107/365 |
#art #artsky #elfyear

I take like two looks at Dr. Abbott and my head starts putting him through Cruel Angel's Thesis levels of show opener action, like I love this man

waiting to watch the finale like there's a herd of supersonic dachshunds running 9000 mph laps at the crown royal in my head

boy it has been an INCALCULABLE amount of time since a show has gotten in my head like The Pitt

A black screenshot of a twitter post in white text with the following message: "I was extremely upset on a family vacation once and i asked my brother how he drags so calm and he said that he tries not to think about anything that isn't boobs or swords and every day I try to live up to that example"

emotional vulnerability kicking in late at night? 1) go lie down 2) remember this post

Big fan of the ol' Deinonychus

Cover art for Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Cover art for Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

A brave chocobo defends its rider against an immense threat

Interior art for The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth

‪Hey, I'm Ash, a freelance illustrator who does work for all kinds of things, books, games, you name it!
You can find all my links here:

✨ ashmackenzie.carrd.co

#art #illustration

Brie and Omi are wonderful friends; please think on them AND if you have not read Brie's cyberpunk novel Bang Bang Bodhisattva then, well—what're you WAITING FOR

it sounds SO ELEGANTE though

Had to do something more cheerful than "Ranch Exists," plus it really lacked the musical cadence

Vinaigrette Author

Young adult woman with seaweed shaped hair drifting in a body of water as spooky green hands grip at her from beneath the water

Artwork I painted for the novel "Sister of the Lake" by Olga Ptitseva + sketches

I like writing S&S because I never have to dial back my figurative language or worry if there are too many fifty-cent words in the ms. Imma give you allergies the way I get FLOWERY up in here 🌸🪷🪻🌺🌷

Finally getting through trip photos (visited Japan for 12 days - it was BEAUTIFUL) and also Amulet by Roberto Bolaño

one of my fav reads last year!

a digital illustration of a small elf holding a giant marker and writing out "happy 100th elfday". The elf has a green sweater and is standing on a seed with a tiny sprout growing. More text to the right of the elf says "I made a mini colouring zine to celebrate!". There is a flowery border around the image and the background is green with a leaf vein pattern.

🎉 celebratory elf! 🎉 | elf 100/365 | #art #artsky #elfyear #The100DayProject

I made a minizine of little elf scenes that you can colour digitally or print out and colour! find it here: ko-fi.com/s/c73808b8cc

COMING SOON

What mysteries does the Eye of Al-Khapish hold? Who may tolerate its eldritch power? Who shall become... Merynthia's Master?

sketches of characters from The Pitt

the Pitt………

a drawing of an elf kneeling and with their arms held up at silly angles, smirking toward the viewer. they have brown skin and they're wearing a green dress with generous thigh splits, and beige laced up thigh high boots. they have leafy fabric wraps on their wrists and cup and arm tattoos of cicular designs. their hair is short and brown, and they have gold earrings and gold jewelry on the tips of their ears.

gold-tipped | elf 87/365 | #art #artsky #elfyear #The100DayProject

Had to draw her 🌞

A sticker sheet with various designs inspired by Victorian era and my previous artwork "Secluded Manor". The sheet has the following designs: shoes, a frame, watch, two jars (one strawberry flavored, one orange flavored) a book with botanical illustrations, a Great Dane dog, a white Pomeranian dog, hands holding flowers with a ribbon tied over the hands, a vase, a hat, a tea pot, a swan with a pink ribbon on its neck, a hair comb, a face of the lady of a lady with red hair, a jar with cookies and a rat trying to get inside the jar, a jar of pickles, a hand mirror with the reflection of someone's eye, a dress, roses, a key.

A little complimentary sticker sheet I drew for a client.
I'm curious, if I ever open a small online shop, what kind of art goods people would be interested in? I was thinking to maybe start drawing tarot cards, sticker sheets inspired by different historical periods and maybe tapestries?