#mixed race art

[thepomegranatewitch]

chag sameach and happy chuseok!

This year, for the first time ever, I built a sukkah. It was tough. I'm not going to lie, even doing it on the cheap it was expensive. There was a lot of hot, hard work.

But I am so, so proud of myself.

I put in the effort to make sure my kids have access to both of their cultures through me, and then I got a shady hut to sit in this last week. I also am making sure to be visibly, loudly, publicly all my selves, so another queer, neurodivergent, mixed race Asian Jew out there knows they aren't the only one.

For those who don't know, Sukkot is a Jewish harvest-time festival celebrating the harvest with some ancestor veneration. It's not a big deal holiday anymore, but it was one of the three pilgrimage festivals during Temple times. I've seen lovely photos of streets in eretz yisrael lined with many sukkot. Chuseok is a Korean harvest-time festival celebrating the harvest with some ancestor veneration. It's not such a big deal holiday anymore, but many people still use it as a time to travel and spend time with living relatives. I hear tell of planes and hotels being booked out for months and traffic being horrendous as people roadtrip to childhood or ancestral hometowns.

Here's some photos of mixed race Jewish Korean queer joy. If you follow the link at the bottom, you can watch the video with voiceover on my instagram. (I could download the video, but because I added the theme from Practical Magic behind my words instagram wouldn't let me download my own voice.)

Come with me and enjoy!

Image description: a light skinned mixed race person with dark hair and eyes, large dark green glasses, a white kerchief, and a light blue jeogori with dark blue collar and cuffs and white dongjeong smiles at the camera, gesturing with one hand upwards and back to the grass fence sukkah wall behind them.

Image description: building the sukkah. A series of five shots, the first two with the person described above wearing a long sleeve green tee and a striped buff straw sunhat on a cloudless sunny day. They use white cotton twine to stitch reed fencing to a metal pop up tent frame, with the top lowered to waist height. The third shot, without people, shows the roof completed and raised to useable height, with flowering bougainvillea and white oleander in the background against a cloudless blue sky. The fourth shot shows the sukkah with walls and an orange outdoor extension cord going into the sukkah. The top has more schach of flowering bougainvillea, pyracantha with orange berries, and an olive-like ornamental covering the roof under the metal frame point. The last shot, at night, shows the interior of the sukkah with a round outdoor table and four patio chairs with cushions inside. Sandbags hold the corners of the sukkah, and a large blue tapestry with a combined sun and moon is pinned to the back wall. Outdoor lights are strung so the sukkah interior glows brightly against the dark night.

Making songpyeon! Songpyeon are as important to Chuseok as a hanukkiah is to Xanike or a seder is to Pesach. They are two to three bite rice cakes traditionally stuffed with sesame seeds, pine nuts, beans, or chestnuts, mixed with honey. They are steamed on pine needles to make a sweet, earthy, chewy treat. I wanted to buy them, but nowhere locally sells them. The white and purple are from our first batch, and the decorated green and purple are from batches six and seven. We had seven batches in 48 hours, and I am grateful my preschooler has been getting plenty of playdough time at school - they were really good at making songpyeon!

A note on togetherness: it is traditional to make songpyeon at home together. I have many memories of the work and stress that went in to pulling off picture-perfect holidays, and while the photographed objects are perfect, the smiles never reach our eyes. I committed to making ugly art and focusing my energy on enjoying time with my four and one year old. I want their foundational memories to be enjoying time together, not me screaming at them to make perfect edible art. It was only on the last batch, when we had an empty afternoon stretching out before us, that we tried some more beautiful candies. I think they turned out great.

The white are plain, the purple is made with blueberry juice, and the green with green tea powder. We stuffed ours with a mix of honeyed pine nuts, honeyed white sesame seeds, and honeyed black sesame seeds. We also made a batch tinted rosy brown with beetroot powder.

Image description. Set of seven photos showing songpyeon being made. The first three show a plate with measured but unstuffed pieces, shaped pieces, and the same person as above in a black shirt, black apron, and teal tichel using a spoon to stuff a white songpyeon with sesame seeds. These all sit on a table with a large print of orange fruits, leaves, and flowers. The songpyeon are white and purple. Below that is a set of four images with green and purple songpyeon decorated with purple and green flowers to leaves. They are simple in design. The first two show the paler, uncooked pieces sitting on cloth liners and pine needles in a bamboo steamer basket on the table, and the last two are steamy shots showing the cooked pieces, now darker, still in the steamer basket in the pot on the stove.

Some shots of the sukkah just before the triple holiday started: Chuseok, Sukkot, and Shabbat. After all the work I did (plus baking our challah), we got takeout for dinner.

Our lulav is not standard. We don't have an etrog, but a very special lemon our friends grew and gifted us the harvesting thereof. The palm came from our home, and the willow from our friends,' but instead of myrtle I opted for redwood branches (also from our friends' home). These are similarly fragrant, grow in sets of three, and were foragable by me and the baby close to home. I believe there is a balance to be found between traditional observance, and localized observance. It's not right for everyone, but it is right for me and my family.

The table with with shabbat candlesticks and food is our jesa table. Jesa is an ancestor veneration ceremony in which food and bows are offered to the ancestors. They consume the energy from the food, and leave their blessings behind. When we consume the food, we receive the blessings. For more on traditional Korean practices, I recommend popping over to instagram to follow Mudang Mia, Mudang Jenn (who has a free digital magazine), and Mudang Seo Choi (who regularly has kickstarters for books!).

Image description. Four shots of the sukkah interior, showcasing the food. First shot shows a table set for two adults and two children, with printed homemade colouring books at each child's place setting, The table has a blue tablecloth, three takeout boxes of food, a takeout container of fried rice, a small floral arrangement, a challah wrapped in a red and gold cover with bees woven in, a bottle of de-alcoholized red wine, a bottle of pomegranate juice, a large jar of lemon water, and takeout containers for soup. The second shot is the same set but pulled back and showing the whole interior so the lulav table relative to eating table is visible. The third shot is a very narrow table with a blue cloth printed with smiling white suns on it. It has two glass shabbat candlesticks, a package of beeswax candles, a stack of five coconut jellies, chopsticks, and a plate with homemade songpyeon in white, rosy brown, and purple, white mochi with red bean paste, and three cylindrical puffed rice snacks. The fourth shot is of the lemon and lulav bundle as described above. The lulav is wrapped and tied with white cotton twine.

Bonus: the video I made, with voiceover available on instagram.

You aren't alone.

moadim l'simcha.

Image description: a twig with flowering pomegranate in various stages for seven buds and blossoms total. It has a large white circle behind. Collaged on top are three rounds of moon cycles, spiraling in towards the center in black.

#sukkah #sukkot #succos #sukkos #chuseok #jesa #jewish #judaism #earth based judaism #jewish art #queer art #mixed race art #mixed race #hanbok #jewish witch #witch sukkah #queer joy #jewish joy #mixed race joy #asian joy #songpyeong #lulav #homemade #handmade #the fifth acre

[shyhandart]

We should be so lucky to get Asks from you! I love the pink pony with three legs you uploaded a while ago, you did a great job with her.

Could I get an Octavia? She's my favourite, no surprise. If that's not okay, please draw the pink pony again! I love her mane.

Im so glad you like her!! I'll definitely draw sweetpea more.

Im not super into Octavia but i think shes cute. She gave me very square and sturdy energy for some reason whilst also being rather elegant. I found that combo odd as i typically associate elegance with smoother, flowing shapes. But she spoke to me and who was i to disagree

#thank you for sending one in!! #im genuinely so stoked you like Peas so much i love her too #also i wasnt sure what was going on with the grey in octavias mane so i just made it shiny #i considered drawing her more mature and with graying hair #but we see middle aged ponies in the show (ms harshwhinny or something?) and she js #*isnt designed like them #so gloss it was #art #digital art #mlp #fanart #mlp g4 #mlp fanart #my little pony #octavia #mlp octavia #pony art #oh also octavia is definitely mixed with unicorn. thats why she has ear and elbow tufts #ive got so many headcanons about the traits of the different races #but idk how id format a post about that soo

[juluia]

My hourlies for 2024! I wasn't going to do it but I had a great day ^^

#my art #hourlies #hourly comic day #tigress #terra #me #labrador #deer #horse #pelican #penguin #fox #crab #rain #CA #mixed race #slices of life

[dolls-self-ships]

had the idea of a human au for my chicken run self insert (and all the characters really, more to come on that) for a while now and I’m so glad I finally was able to fully get their designs out on paper (or I guess screen)

#I wanted to give Daphne a very Audrey Hepburn Dior look mixed with a bit of southern cottagecore since she is very lady like but comes from #the country so I hope that translated ^^; #also designing Mac and Ginger was just such a blast I’m really happy with how they both turned out #I feel like I hc Ginger as a mixed girl. like back then it was really common for mixed race people to try and conceal the side of them that #was more ‘ethnic’ which is really sad so I think Ginger would happily embrace that side of herself #as an act of rebellion also just as a general form of self love bc I think she’s always given off the vibe that she’s just very secure #of herself and the way she is/looks #self shipping #self ship #self ship community #self ships #self insert #self ship art #chicken run #mac #ginger #aardman #lovebirds ♥️🐔 #oc x canon #chicken run oc #oc #chicken run self insert

[moispanik]

When he's still breathing

#fyp #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin art #i like mixed race headcanon #it fits alright #ibispainreal

[fiery-emblems]

Throws crabs at you throws crabs at you throws crabs at you thr-

| Spring | Wedding | Summer | Resplendent 1 | Resplendent 2 |

#fire emblem #fire emblem heroes #soren #tellius #I take your soren is a pasty nerd who gets sunburn #and raise you soren is a mixed race person who never burns and just gets really dark when left in the sun #art

[starryluminary]

Ridonculous Race but Noah is friends with Owen part one: Let’s get this started right!

Why is Noah so mean to Owen in rr. Why doesn’t he like him at all. Why does he treat him so coldly when Owen’s just trying to engage. It makes me mad so I’m starting this series out of spite. I want them to be FRIENDS

Transcript:

Image 1 Don, offscreen: Owen and Noah: seasoned reality TV participants!

Image 2 Owen: Yea- ha- ha- ha!!! WOO!!

#edit: added a transcript under the read more cause my handwriting will get incomprehensible one of these posts #also with all this nowen ripper family stuff I’ve been growing a soft spot for them #so you might get these mixed with the kiss edits hope that’s cool #ALSO I promise I get better at drawing Owen #I had only drawn him like twice before starting this so he’s gonna look wonky forgive me #total drama #total drama presents: the ridonculous race #total drama ridonculous race #ridonculous race #noah total drama #owen total drama #noah td #owen td #tv reality pros #noah is friends with owen #Starry makes art

[kuro-no-kokoro]

#me #mine #black and white #follow #cute #kawaii #hot #girl #photography #women #woman #mixed girls #mixed race #Japanese #art #hi #I’m bored #can I just not be in this reality for a second?

[skitskatdacat63]

I drew all of my historical AU Sebs!!!!

In order they are(with relevant links to lore info if you are curious!!): Napoleonic Hussar Seb(x), Renaissance Muse Seb(x) and Boy King/Emperor Seb(x)

Let me know which you like best!!!

#oh my fucking god this was truly the endurance race of drawing sessions #i just drew for four hours straight or so......FUN! #and it is now almost 5 am on a school night so pls wish me luck in school haha #basically this spawned from me seeing if i could sketch all 3 of my Sebs easily and then whoops 4 hours later they are finished! #i think now i can draw the hussar uniform with my eyes closed. it was so comforting to draw honestly ;;;; #this is actually the first time ive drawn boy king seb with colors!! so i think it turned out pretty well? #hey guys do you notice what all of the Sebs have in common...? they all have a gold motif...GOLDEN BOY CODED!!! #anyways i think the most developed of these AUs is boy king seb which is funny bcs its the one ive created most recently #but gaahhhhhh ive done so much research and im literally brainrotting over it constantly #now i need to draw fernando in his 3 AUs hahaha but drwing Seb is sooooo much more easy/comfy for me #did you guys also notice i have a fondness for a specific seb hairstyle? malaysia 2010 my truly beloved youve served me so well #i mentioned this already but like i dont get how drawing these kinds of clothing is far more preferable to me than drawing racesuits #well anyways i have so much fun researching into these different eras!! and then very fun to mix it with the drivers #im very surprised i was able to draw this. im not usually able to draw good chibi anatomy #but like seriously i think i was posessed by my thoughts of boy king seb and i just couldnt stop drawing #in didnt really have any mental roadblocks which is surprising #but then again these drawings are me mixing my two major interests atm so ofc it'll come to me easily and make me passionate!! #anyways time to go sleep pwease dont let this flop my hands literally are overheated from drawing LMFAO #catie.art. #sebastian vettel #f1 #formula 1 #f1 fanart #formula 1 art #formula 1 fanart #f1 art #boy king au #renaissance muse au #hussar au

[unknownhomosapien]

finally got time to draw my ocs 🫣

short bio under cut

Eyheilig Sedalu

Got on the thief path very early, in an attempt to protect younger brother from difficult realities. It cost him their relationship as family, although he considered himself deceived and betrayed in the first place, which is why they stopped speak with each other until the Oblivion crisis. After the events, he changed his view on many things, and now holds a large load of guilt, regret, and deep hatred for most Aedra and Daedra, with the exception of I'ffre and Mephala.

Complex nature. Basically, Eyh prefer to live by his own rules that lead him straight into troubles, but has the ability to learn from mistakes and give preference to thinking, telling the truth and lying when needed, although he still an extremely careless and heavily stubborn person. But Elfmer was not afraid to be responsible for the actions he can commit in extreme cases. Somehow for long life malice and the ability to have fun was still with him, but it was the only thing that kept him from wanting to surrender to society.

Supports Green Pact, BUT is not a member of the Aldmeri Dominion. In addition to the Bosmer traditions, he also considers the worship of the saints of Morrowind as his own, as well as to the Tribunal. He continued to worship them as saints in 4E.

Fluent Danmeri, Bosmeri. Knows Nordic quite well.

Eystomand Sedalu

Patriotically served the Tribunal, nearly died from Mannimarco ritual and was in army against Mehrunes Dagon. He literally devoted his life to fighting the House of Troubles and Dagoth Ur, and did it well, but that didn't stop others from treating him like a dirty half-blood anyway.

Avoiding his double nature (which was reflected both in hermaphrodism, mental issues and mixed blood), he was distinguished by extreme conservatism and impatience, which was reflected in his poems as an Buyoant Armiger, in the form of unsentimental, but patriotic lines. That can be a reason why he in a fragile relationship with older brother.

For unknown reason he lost his memory and ends up in the prison of the Imperial City. According to rumors, he died during the Oblivion crisis, but other sources for some reason refer to the Daedric prince Sheogorath. At the time of 3E 433 he was 814 years old. Ironically, he repeated all he did before memory incident, but as new person called Tolin.

Fluent Dunmeri, learned Bosmeri on a bet, but speaks poorly. Also has some knowlege in Chimeris and Daedric.

#the elder scrolls #the elder scrolls online #morrowind #tesblr #dunmer #bosmer #tes #teso #tes oc #yeah sorry i love to write stuff #A LOT #its 2/7 of my tes characters tho #i love the ideas of mixed races and how it affects their lives #my art

[babygirlificationn]

Devious little fella.

#first attempt at drawing human alastor since. 2020. nice #i even gave him his fuck ass bob!! i think it suits him even tho it makes him look like a nerd #hazbin hotel #ive been so shy over posting hazbin stuff....but honestly cringe is dead. i love this show idc. #so yeah. enjoy this silly little doodle i drew on one layer over a month ago #fanart #digital art #art #my art :D #alastor #alastor the radio demon #alastor hazbin hotel #for his skintone i just took his canon colouring and saturated it untill he didn't look dead anymore. just saying. #like personally my ideal alastor hc is white passing mixed race man. #i just think its such an interesting position to be in considering the time period he is from #(and by interesting i mean it drives me up the facking wall)

[catastrouge]

he's annoyed

#charart #alastor #hazbin hotel #hazbin alastor #had to draw with my phone #my tablet died lol #art #ibispaintx #digital art #mixed race alastor #hazbin art #hazbin hotel art

[seal-berry]

everyone on twitter is redesigning the hazbin characters and i have only seen one design that is even close to capturing original alastors bastardity. you fools trying to make him follow design principles when his original design sends the message that he eats principles for breakfast.

#alastor #hazbin hotel #“he doesnt stand out against the bgs!” cant believe the people are learning that deer camouflage well #look at him do you think he cares that you think hes wearing too much red #also to the people who say he cant be mixed race while looking the way he does you all are weird fucks #i dunno i see so many people trying to say he is objectively bad and then blandifying him into something people “should” like #because DESIGN RULES #im sorry man but design principles are a coughing baby to al's hydrogen bomb. making that man follow design rules is like #fucking with an endangered species. why are you who have only ever mocked tumblr sexymen trying to practice the dark arts #leave things to the professionals who know the key is making them do :3 face and beat the shit out of eachother #i see the redesigned alastors and you know what i see #posers #god damned posers #it is funny to see the people who hate hazbin still try and ride it for clout tho #gotta get those notes

[clockworkreapers]

#i had the image in my head #had the idea needed to do it #ye sauron be that mix of dif dark elf type races and i think that just fits him well #art #artwork #fantasy art #fantasy character #oc #own character #in bg3 dnd hes a drow thats like closest i could get but i kinda made up my own stuff for my own ideas

[fierrochaseist4t]

damian w monolids and curly hair WILL be the norm one day i feel it in my heart and soul (no it won't but i can dream)

#stfu kory #never forget that this boy is mixed w 3 races you're allowed to incorporate chinese and arab features into your art #dc #damian wayne #also doing a new thing when i draw mouths now i think i like it

[sandygarnelle]

Posting them again

#oc art #the skrunkly #witch oc #witch #oc #character art #art #original character #character design #artists on tumblr #digital art #my art #sandy draws #illustration #mixed race #ukrainian art #ukrart #укртумбочка #henry kreuk #alex carver #alexandra carver #henry goes to hell #female artists #artist support #small artists #small artist