The second coffee painting I ever did was of Nori the Dwarf. I loved painting the intricate hair, and the contrasting leather and suede of the clothes, but I had yet to find the method I now use with light and contrast.
I gifted the original painting to Jed Brophy, who played Nori in the hobbit trilogy. A year later, we met again at another convention, and ended up on the same plane from Sweden to London for the red carpet premiere of Battle of the Five Armies. Afterwards, I went straight to New Zealand for a few weeks of Hobbity goodness, and managed to run into him again by chance while in Wellington 😅
He sure seems to be a big Beecake fan, but who can blame him? 😂
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“There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?”
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Thorin Oakenshield - "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world"
By Belle Noire
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I had to draw this scene.. even though it destroyed me. I miss them so much
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My dear LOTR and Hobbit fandom. My heart is still with you no matter how many years pass by❤️❤️❤️ September 2nd will be the 50th anniversary of Tolkien's death so I decided to do a mural in his memory in this year's Bulgarian mural festival in Staro Zhelezare🌺🦎
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It’s been a while.
Finished my new drawing of dragon-sickness Thorin. :)
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I was apprehensive to eat mushrooms at someone's house yesterday, as I'd never tried them, but I said, "For Frodo," and it's strange how much difference that made.
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Tolkien Fandom Event Calendar
Recently I’ve received some asks about events/weeks in the Tolkien fandom, so I thought I’d compile a list of those that I know about. This is not exhaustive, and dates are subject to change by the organizers of these events!
Other blogs you can check out are @tolkieneventsblog and @tolkienfandomevents, though I’m not sure how active those are. The @silmarillionwritersguild Discord also has a channel dedicated to signal boosts for all sorts of Tolkien-related & general fandom happenings, which is another excellent way to keep up with fandom goings-on.
Want to run your own event? Here’s some of my tips!
If your event is not on here and you’d like it to be, let me know and I can add it :) Note: I will only add events that have announced dates!
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JANUARY
Screw Yule
My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — work time
Lord of the Rings Secret Santa @lotr-sesa — reveals
Thorin’s Spring Forge @thorinsspringforge — signups
Second Age Week @secondageweek
FEBRUARY
Hidden Paths
My Slashy Valentine — reveals
Thorin’s Spring Forge — claims
Maedhros and Maglor Week @maedhrosmaglorweek
MARCH
Back to Middle-earth Month @spring-into-arda
Thorin’s Spring Forge — work time
Fëanorian Week
Fun with Fanon Fest Round 1 @funwithfanon
APRIL
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang @tolkienrsb — signups
Silm Remix @tolkienremix — signups & assignments
Thorin’s Spring Forge — reveals
Aralas Week @aralas-week
Barduil Month @bi-widower-dads
All of Arda is Autistic @all-of-arda-is-autistic
F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase I @spring-into-arda
MAY
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — claims
Silm Remix — reveals
Aspec Arda Week @aspecardaweek
Angbang Week @angbangweek
Gondolin Week @gondolinweek
F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase II
JUNE
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time
Scribbles and Drabbles @fall-for-tolkien — signups
Tolkien Ekphrasis Week @tolkienekphrasisweek
F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase III
JULY
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time
Scribbles and Drabbles — claims
Tolkien Gen Week @tolkiengenweek
LotR Ladies Week @lotrladiessource
Tolkien Appreciation Week @tolkienweek
Tolkien Latin American & Caribbean Week @tolkienlatamandcaribbeanweek
AUGUST
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — deadlines
Scribbles and Drabbles — art reveals
Innumerable Stars Exchange @innumerable-stars — nominations & signups
Tolkien of Colour Week @tolkienofcolourweek
Silvergifting Week @silvergiftingweek
Tolkien OC Week @tolkienocweek
SEPTEMBER
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — reveals
Scribbles and Drabbles — work time
Innumerable Stars Exchange — signups & assignments
Sindar Week @sindarweek
Dor Cúarthol Week @dorcuartholweek
Finwëan Ladies Week @finweanladiesweek
OCTOBER
Innumerable Stars Exchange — reveals
Scribbles and Drabbles — work time
Half-elven Week @halfelvenweek
NOVEMBER
Tolkien Secret Santa @officialtolkiensecretsanta — signups & assignments
Scribbles and Drabbles — fic reveals
Nolofinwean Week @nolofinweanweek
DECEMBER
Tolkien Secret Santa — advent calendar & reveals
My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — signups & assignments
Lord of the Rings Secret Santa — claims
Khazad Week @khazadweek
MONTHLY EVENTS: These events have prompts/challenges occurring every month.
Teitho Contest
Tolkien Short Fanworks
Silmarillion Writers’ Guild @silmarillionwritersguild
(this list was last updated 5/4/23)
LEGACY EVENTS: These events used to occur, but have not happened within the last year.
Arda Needs More Pride @ardaneedsmorepride (bimonthly; last run 2020)
Kiliel Week @kilielweek (timing variable; last run 2021)
@oneringnet monthly events (last run 2021)
Atani Week @ataniweek (January; last run 2021)
Legendarium Ladies April @legendariumladiesapril (April; last run 2020)
Gates of Summer Exchange @gatesofsummerexchange (May-June, last run 2022)
Tolkien South Asian Week, run by @arwenindomiel (June; last run 2022)
Arafinwëan Week @arafinweanweek (July; last run 2019)
Fëanturi Week (August; last run 2019; no official blog and the creator has deactivated)
Imladrim Week @imladrimweek (November; last run 2019)
Doriath Week @doriathweek (November; last run 2020)
Tolkien Family Week @tolkienfamilyweek (November; last run 2021)
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Looking for more Hobbit/lotr moots
I’ve finished the hobbit movies and book (mostly but it was a struggle [lovingly])
I am on the second Lotr movie so no spoiler yet please!
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On the one hand I totally get why Smeagol would try to eat Bilbo, my mans has not missed a meal and been frolicking in flowers and shit, free range six meal a day and looking like a SNACK
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Fun with Fanon Fest: A Tolkien Fandom Mini-Event
Hello and welcome to the first Fun with Fanon Fest!
This event is a celebration of fanon and community storytelling in the Tolkien fandom! It was created to encourage the interaction of fans with the source material and each other, interrogating and uplifting how we create narratives together as a community.
Share your favorite bits of fanon! Give fanon your own spin! Tackle the questions posed or answered by fanon, and address them in a new way! Create your own counter-fanonical version of events!
Our event aims to celebrate collaborative creation by honoring and encouraging the interrogation of fanon concepts, whether by going “headcanon accepted!” or by saying “Wait, what if ___ instead?” We welcome both depictions of common fanon and fandom tropes, or offered alternative and inversions of the same. The more people joining in this collective conversation and sharing ideas, the better!
This is a 2-day mini-event occurring quarterly! Our first event is March 25-26. Our daily themes remain the same every event: Day 1 (Saturday) is Favorite Fanons, and Day 2 (Sunday) is Fanon Inversion.
We will also provide 4 prompts for each event, to get your brain working. Our current prompts are “Maglor = Lindir” and “Arkenstone = Silmaril,” and we’ll be adding two more in the weeks to come! If you want to submit an idea for those prompts, you can do that here!
Check out our FAQ for more info, and have fun!!
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there is criminally little The Hobbit fanfics that are centered around Hobbit culture rather then Dwarf culture. ofc i love fics that r centered around both or js dwarf culture, but like- sometimes a (maybe/sometimes/half) girl is js craving that good ol’ hobbit culture n lore, yk???
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Are there any hobbit fanfics that have some focus on fiber crafts? Sewing, crochet, knitting, anything like that?
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I’m sitting here crying as I listen to this. I love Clamavi De Profundis: their dwarven compositions are just…gut wrenching amazing. I am pretty sure I am a bit over emotional today lol. Regardless here’s their newest song that just came out Monday. Of course it has been immediately added to my Apple Music playlist.
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144 Arts in the S&D Galleries
The 2022 Scribbles & Drabbles galleries have opened for participating authors - and there are 144 Tolkien fandom pieces this year! Split between the main gallery and the nsfw gallery, they are sure to inspire this year's authors.
If you are currently signed up as an author or beta reader, please check your email for your gallery links! If you would still like to sign up as an author or beta reader, sign-ups are still open through July 31st this year, so you have a little over a week to join the party! (https://forms.gle/yBy4MRqN3g97hLub6) Being a participant is the only way to gain access to the art galleries for the event.
Thank you to all of the fabulous artists this year, who created an amazing selection of works, ranging from moodboards, paintings, sketches, drawings, photomanipulation, paper art, jewelry, sculpture, and photographs, to playlists and songs, comic panels, poetry, a quilt, a delicious recipe, and animation.
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