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I justified playing around on Canva by saying it helped me promote my novel and relieved stress in the process. Should I have been reading the Quran rather than making art? Probably. On the other hand, if making art that illustrates a work of erotic mysticism is a form of meditation, was it really a waste of time? Surely not. 

Playing with the Merlin and Nimue trope:

From Tennyson's In Memoriam, A.H:

I made this "Light It Up Gold for Autistic Pride" tile at the start of April, in response to Autism $peaks' "Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness" campaign. I am autistic. Like most autistic people, I am not fond of Autism $peaks. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a much better nonprofit to support, in my opinion. I like nonprofits that acknowledge me to be a full human being with equal rights and a capacity for self-agency and competency. Just one of those things...

Both "ancilla" and "Magister" are on the spectrum. I don't think I could write intimately about a neurotypical character using the first-person voice if I tried. 

"Magister" is in his feelings in this one.

I might have taken this Andrew Marvell quote a little out of context for the purpose of illustration. 

Here's a reworking of the Malkuth illustration. I wanted it to be a little more accurate to the prose. "ancilla" winds up getting a tiny nick from a sharp ritual knife because she looks down reflexively when she should be looking up.

I still haven't decided where to put this elemental illustration, but I like it. 

Quote from the Chokmah chapter:

Psst! Want a vampire book boyfriend? He'll steal your breath away (literally). He's great at bondage. He'll read poetry to you in bed, and bake you chocolate chip cookies from scratch...

Another autistic pride illustration, this one emphasizing my protagonist's "double rainbow" of autism and bisexuality.

Autumn leaves. Inspired by the Edith Piaf song.

Study and ascend...

Another "Magister" character collage

One for "ancilla"

And another one for "Magister."