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i should do some of these more often

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

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IT HAPPENS HERE

based on this post by @likeareligion (with permission), it really struck something in my brain. good things happen every day. we need to remember that

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#zine #hopeful #bis arts #art #my art #inspired by a post #artists on tumblr #8 page zine #we're gonna make it #perzine #handmade zine #1 sheet zine #posca markers #posca pens #zinepril #optimistic #image described

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i'm far from happy with all of this (the grapes are amazing though) but i a) need to post a zine today and b) want to show the process of me learning

#bis arts #posca markers #paint markers #art #traditional art #zine #8 page zine #zinepril #perzine #handmade zine #artists on tumblr #my art #1 sheet zine

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does it still count as a zine when i'm just drawing whatever watercolour thing comes to mind but it's in an 8 page booklet? i say yes

there will be a reblog with closups, because the textures up close are really beautiful and tumblr doesn't want me to add more than 10 images at once

it'd make me very happy to hear which page you like best

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #closeups #texture #zinepril

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does it still count as a zine when i'm just drawing whatever watercolour thing comes to mind but it's in an 8 page booklet? i say yes

there will be a reblog with closups, because the textures up close are really beautiful and tumblr doesn't want me to add more than 10 images at once

it'd make me very happy to hear which page you like best

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #zine #8 page zine #handmade zine #artists on tumblr #traditional art #my art #watercolours #watercolors #art experiments #physical art #paint

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i'm now going to crochet some more

for more on little guys see this zine

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #art #zine #perzine #zinepril #my zine #handmade zine

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a zine transcribing a post by @spiderversegf , the post being this one. i really like that post, and i wanted to give myself an extra reminder of it

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #zine #hopeful #my zine #perzine #8 page zine #1 sheet zine #traditional art #watercolours #handmade zine #zinepril #zine making

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a zine about how to rest

as usual with my zines with advice, i hope it helps some people, i know it won't help everyone

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

also i'll probably put this zine (possibly a version 2 of it) and other printable zines up on gumroad for pay-what-you-want at some point, tell me if you want to be tagged when that happens

#bis arts #zine #my zines #art #mental health advice #tips #handmade zine #perzine #8 page zine #1 sheet zine #artists on tumblr #how to rest #my art #physical art #zinepril

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give this a try sometime maybe. it works for me, and i should remember to do it more often. even if not a little creature, put pen to paper and doodle

#bis arts #art #artists on tumblr #my art #traditional art #zine #cute #handmade zine #1 sheet zine #8 page zine #my zine

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if I don't make it back from where I've gone, just know i loved you all along

And what you see is not the dark It’s just the gods upturning inkpots Cos they know what you’ll become

i had a lot of fun with this! text is from Inkpot Gods by the Amazing Devil, if you've not listened to it yet, do it now!

i've had this idea in my head for at least a year, this is the earliest record of it i can find

I've tried executing it at least once before, digitally, and it didn't work out. but yesterday two things aligned, i saw beautiful TAD art by @jakienova and i spilled soda all over my laptop, so digital art wasn't an option.

i considered many other lyrics to illustrate, but eventually went with my oldest idea. i was a little afraid i wouldn't be able to do my imagination justice. i think i did though :)

some progress pictures!

i used acrylic paint from the Amsterdam line by Talens, pigmented ink from Koh-i-Noor, and Van Gogh watercolours, i think also from Talens

all forms of interaction with this post appreciated, but words most of all :)

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a zine about what it's like to make so many zines

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #art #my art #my zine #zine about zines #artists on tumblr #zine #handmade zine #zinepril #physical art #traditional art #1 sheet zine #8 page zine

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empty spider places: a zine without spiders

this zine came to me in a dream

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #my zine #handmade zine #zine #zinepril #traditional art #pencil art #spider zine #8 page zine #1 sheet zine #artists on tumblr #my art #art

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thanks to @littlenosie for reminding me of some things i enjoy saying

this was inspired by me saying thumbsupsing in a discord voicecall, which i don't say with great regularity but i did enjoy it very much. the rest are regular occurrences in my vocabulary

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #words #art #cute art #washi tape #zine #zines #my zine #artists on tumblr #bis speaks #silly zine #hamdmade zine #physical art #highlighters #zinepril #aprine #my art #undescribed

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the lighting in these pictures isn't ideal but i'm not getting up to get a better lamp

this was fun to experiment with

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pinned post for navigation

a little post for navigation of this blog: the tags on this post should also be able to take you most places

about me

my fibercrafts discord server - links to tumblr post with info and invite

i might add links to specific tags on this blog later but for now, use the option to click the tags under this post

#about me #discord server #zine #yarn #digital art #traditional art #bis speaks #crochet #knitting #zinepril #poem

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about me

i am Bis/Bismuth, i am in my early 20s and i am dutch. i use he/she pronouns, and i'm genderqueer, a woman, and something else.

besides my creative hobbies i really like history and some related topics, like theology and philosophy. also specifically fashion history has a special place in my heart

i am christian, protestant, i do not feel very connected to the teachings of any particular denomination, but i do strongly believe in universal reconciliation and that also informs some of my more actionable beliefs, like prison abolition.

speaking of beliefs, i am an intersectional feminist, i think transandrophobia and transmisogyny are both useful words, i am an inclusionist regarding the queer community and believe microlabels are useful for those who want to use them. self-diagnosis is useful and valid. i think that's about it for discourse i want to make my stances clear on

i am autistic and adhd and i have dyslexia. i sometimes make art related to these things

what i do

i have a number of creative hobbies i post about. in no particular order, with links to some of my favourites of the thing:

making small zines (1, 2 )

crochet ( 1, 2 )

digital drawing ( 1 , 2 )

circular gallifreyan ( 1 , 2 )

non digital drawing ( 1 , 2 )

poetry ( 1 )

knitting ( 1 )

embroidery, particularly blackwork. i discovered in the making of this post i never posted a finished blackwork piece on this blog, that may change, for now, look at this one

writing of prose, but i don't actually currently post about it. one day

boundaries + information for interaction

if we're having a tense discussion, do not call me Bis, call me Bismuth, or op or some such ofc

some artists don't enjoy when people like their art but don't reblog. while i of course like reblogs, i like any interaction with my art, including if you just leave a like.

do love of course when people leave comments on my art. feel absolutely free to make conjectures on the meanings of my art. i try to not say a lot about what my art means according to me because i want to leave it open to interpretation. so if you want to share yours with me i am overjoyed

i do not accept constructive criticism on anything unless i have stated explicitly in the post i'm looking for it

especially, do not correct my spelling.

#bis speaks #about me #this was gonna be a pinned post but then it was too long

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worms off the strings!

no more needs to be said i think

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #art #drawing #zine #zines #handmade zines #traditional art #worms on strings #worms off strings #8 page zine #1 sheet zine #mini zine #physical art #silly art #ecoline markers #zinepril #aprine