We’re still alive! We don’t check tumblr much because I, Lucian, just kinda fell out of the habit for various reasons. Here’s a quick update:

1. New job for me, the lucian, after redundancy in 2019 and pandemig only-doing-art business - I now run a lgbtq research programme at a famous university and it is riotous good fun, even though much of my job is t 3 rf hunting

2. Boyfriend has a job, not just any job but a brilliant, incredible, perfect job which is an exemplary start to their career in all conceivable ways, except that it is in Oslo, so they’ve moved to Oslo, and I have gone completely insane with misery

3. I’ve learnt to carve wood

4. Now on thee Elvanse and as such my brain works Way Better and I am capable of so much. I am not, however, capable of not being catastrophically depressed while boyfriend is all small and far away

5. Getting on weirdly well with me mum

I think those are all the important things. I’m on instagram and patreon with greater reliability.

misterlucian:

The Jellicle Oracle is here.

In April 2021, I decided I wanted to make a zine of my spiritual response to Cats: the Musical.

When I was a child, Cats: the Musical had a special place in my heart because I interpreted it as a catalogue of semi-divine folk heroes or ancestral, inherited archetypes *for cats*. Of course it’s nonsensical and overwrought to human audiences. It’s *for cats*.

On the 6th of April, I streamed a live painted interpretation of the different Cats to the backing of “off-brand” Cats: the Musical songs. The lyrics remained unaltered, but the “music” was improvised atonal splunging on various instruments by my significantly unmusical, untrained partners. I worked on each Cat for the duration of their corresponding Hymn, with the intention of illustrating their individual energy as true to my “third eye”’s raw capture as possible. The result is 13 Cats, horribly illustrated, in pure ink wash with no construction, ready for YOU to use as a divinatory oracle. Instructions are enclosed.

My intention with this zine is to encourage you to approach oracles and divination in more playful, humourous ways. Creating emotional and magical connections through humour and play is very important, I think, in keeping magic accessible and fresh.

Contains a download code for a terrible surprise. Horrid accompanying sticker of Jemima, the adorable little white cat that does ballet that everyone’s gay for (pictured) is here.

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versegm:

A psa to my youngest followers:

- An older adult solely hanging with younger teens (I’m talking 25yo & 15yo) and who doesn’t seem to have any other adult friend is a red flag.

- An older adult talking to a younger teen and saying stuff like “you’re the only one who understands me” “I’d hurt myself if you weren’t there” “You’re my only friend” is a red flag.

- Someone (regardless of age) who constantly ends up in discourse & drama is a red flag.

- If you’re afraid to talk to your friend(s), if you feel like you’ve got to tiptoe as to not set them off and get yelled at/ostracized/worse, that’s a red flag.

Please take care.

misterlucian:

Annie

I won’t be sharing all the portraits I do of all my people for Patreon, primarily because I will absolutely forget to cross post them, but also because, you know, they’re for Patreon. Thank you for your understanding.

Anyway I wanted to share this one because I love it a lot. I was inspired by the partially damaged murals of the Muses discovered in Pompeii.

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I see I’ve had another influx of followers from my most popular input to this website ever. I assure you, my art account is more interesting!

Hello, yes, I still have a Face

entomancy:

My end of year project, actually finished for the end of the year! Black Orc team from the new BloodBowl edition. So pleased with these Ladz, especially the troll, so he gets more photos.

I painted my first ever minature in Jan 2020, so this has probably been my most developed skill this year :)

Your skills are absolutely fucking off the chain!!!!!