helyannis

[helyannis]

Your calligraphy of the lay of the children of Húrin is so amazing and insanely impressive!!

-@outofangband

Thank you so much ❤️

this is such a niche interest of mine, it's unexpected and wonderful to see that someone else likes it too :D

#answers

[helyannis]

The Lay of the Children of Húrin

fol. 4v

Description:

Verses 118–135 of the Lay of the Children of Húrin:

To the left, three Balrogs brandish whips and flails. In front of them, Morgoth stands talking to Húrin who is chained to a rock. Symbolically shielded by Húrin, Elves hide in the hills. To the right Thingol sits on his throne in Menegroth.

#tolkien #the lay of the children of húrin #i have not given up yet! #i'm a little out of practice but i left off at a convenient place #the next pages were already planned out #I'm going to add descriptions from now on! #because the illustrations are not very clear sometimes

[helyannis]

@feanorianweek is long past but I wanted to finish the series anyway

here are curufin, amrod&amras and feanor&nerdanel

#tolkien #feanorianweek #codex manesse style #theme weeks keep me drawing #curufin #amrod #amras #feanor #nerdanel #sorry i'm late mildly bad Things were happening

[helyannis]

Caranthir and Haleth for @feanorianweek

#tolkien #caranthir #haleth #feanorianweek #codex manesse style #theme weeks keep me drawing #this one was fun #haleth is the one on the right #if jirt mentions an interaction between a man and a woman and it's not romantic that's something to be celebrated

[helyannis]

Celegorm for @feanorianweek

#tolkien #celegorm #huan #feanorianweek #codex manesse style #theme weeks keep me drawing #hey it's not even 10pm and i'm done already #look at these horrible creatures XD #if you're used to the charming sheep in the utrecht psalter...

[helyannis]

Maglor for @feanorianweek

#tolkien #maglor #codex manesse style #feanorianweek

[helyannis]

OK! i'm not sure if i manage to do one every day for @feanorianweek but i'll try

here's Maedhros in Codex Manesse style with Elrond and Elros

#tolkien #maedhros #codex manesse style #better make a tag #feanorianweek #i think i like mediaeval illustrations because they do Faces not Portraits #i relate to that

[helyannis]

the ultimate few weeks of the year

#photography #wood anemones #we don't have the same early spring flowers here i'm used to #(i miss the hepatica) #but there's these and i love them with all my heart #the annual frolicking in the “woods”

[helyannis]

Moment of Truth

something very very fast for @maedhrosmaglorweek

#tolkien #sketch #maedhros #maglor #maedhrosmaglorweek #when you find what you've wanted and lose everything #these are their last moments together too

[helyannis]

Enelyë dancing under the stars by herself

#tolkien #elven women at cuiviénen not being baby-making machines is important to me thank you very much #where's the light coming from? idk #hey tumblr is ok with Bodies now isn't it?? #on another note i've been listening to the rotk audiobook again and i'm not okay

[helyannis]

Thank you! :)

it is Armenian/Eastern Mediterranean needlelace. I've never tried netted lace, but from a quick image search it looks quite interesting (if a little less versatile than knotted needlelace). I should give it a try some day!

more lace!

#replies etc

[helyannis]

The Lay of the Children of Húrin

fol. 3v and 4r

#tolkien #the lay of the children of húrin #some things get better some get worse #oh well #middle of first signature! #(if that is the right word) #the things on the right are a furnace and a forge btw :D

[helyannis]

since the tiny home-spun-cotton lace now has OVER 5000 NOTES (which is mad) and there are new people around (which is nice), let me self-reblog the piece of lace I'm the most proud of :D

with my hand for scale

more lace!

#self-reblog #probably bad timing?

[helyannis]

The Lay of the Children of Húrin

fol. 2v and 3r

#tolkien #the lay of the children of húrin #progrès! #note the metaphors depicted literally #tumblr didn't let me upload these at first but it worked in the end

[helyannis]

Drop this sunflower 🌻 into the inboxes of the blogs that make you happy! Let's spread a little sunshine ☀️

That's so sweet, thank you!! <3

#nice people

[helyannis]

the holidays are over and i'm back on my bullshit

#the lay of the children of húrin #kinda #sorry guys this project is all i can make progress on #it's because it doesn't require this creati-thing #which i do not possess #bottom right is a facsimile of the psalter!! my most prized possession <3

[helyannis]

Derwentwater

#pastels #landscape etc. #wow this was a pain for no reason #and i had to finish it before the holidays #the result is not exactly brilliant either