Dobby says trans women are real women, trans men are real men and non-binary people are non-binary It really upsets me to see that the woman that created such a magical world can say such terrible Muggle words, but remember that this fandom is more than just one person! Witches & Wizards, stay true to yourself! Be free!
I am so pleased to be able to share my geeky christmas cards with you for the third year running! It’s become my Christmas tradition and this years set has to be my favourite so far.
Cards (and plenty of other goodies featuring the pics, like mugs and cushions) are now up for sale on Redbubble!
Click here to have a look!
Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed obsessing over every last detail like Thorin’s Smaug slippers and holding the arkenstone which is wearing a hat to keep it warm, and yes luke has a tiny R2Ds and yes that is a reindeer on Davros’ jumper and handmade patterned socks on John and nobody will ever see close enough to know that there’s a letter S on the present Harry is sending to Sirius of course and that Peter has little stars on his christmas sweater or how obviously that dalek learned cookery out of a 1970’s recipe book…and, well… just baymax being adorable.
…I mean, as much as I enjoyed drawing them :) Merry Christmas!
The first three book covers I redesigned for the Harry Potter series. Story-time: ever since I was a wee baby child, the Harry Potter series has always been a big part of my life. As cliche as it sounds, it’s what got me into reading when I was growing up and my interest in the books hasn’t diminished since. As a long time fan, I’ve been around the block a time or two and seen my fair share of variant book covers from different artists and countries. My concept was that I wanted to stray away from having any illustrations of the main trio and focus on specific elements/ objects that were important to each book without spoiling anything for new time fans while also incorporating Easter eggs for longtime fans such as myself.
Front and Back Covers: 1 of 2
1. The Sorcerers Stone: This was probably the hardest concept to design.I went with a silhouette of the Hogwarts Express in the foreground, behind that a silhouette of Hogwarts in the background and the forbidden forest on the sides. Then everything is placed inside of the Sorcerer’s/ Philosopher’s Stone to show that the Hogwarts will never vanish and will always live on. In front of everything else there are a couple Hogwarts letters falling like how Harry receives his letters in the books. The letter idea is further illustrated on the back cover (left) with the owl dropping dozens of letters around the text.
2. The Chamber of Secrets: This was the simplest design to create. The front cover is the door to the Chamber of Secrets while the back cover shows Dumbordore’s Phoenix:Fawkes fighting the Basilisk.
3. The Prisoner of Azkaban: My favorite book of the entire series and thus the cover I am most excited with the outcome. At first I struggled with ideas because the first thing I thought of was the wanted poster for Sirius Black since he plays a HUGE role in the book. But that idea seemed too obvious and overdone in my mind. So instead I went with the teacup that Harry receives in divination class with the prediction of the Grimm. In this metaphorical sense, the Grimm represents Sirius Black in his animagus form which is placed inside of Hogwarts castle because Sirius snuck into the castle while he was a dog. Both the design of the castle and the footsteps are reminiscent of pieces found on the Marauder’s map which Sirius and Remus both contributed in making. The footsteps also tie into Peter Pettigrew who was discovered to be alive by his footsteps on the Marauder’s map. Finally the circle that the illustration is in represents the full moon and Remus’s transformation into a werewolf each month.
Spines:
1. Sorcerer’s stone: Harry’s glasses with the iconic lightning bolt
2. Chamber of Secrets: Tom Riddle’s diary- aside from being an element of how Harry gets into the Chamber, it’s also a horcrux.
3. Prisoner of Azkaban: The Time Turner- Its how Harry and Hermione are able to go back in time to rescue Sirius and Buckbeak from death.
I’m taking orders for Christmas! This Christmas choose something unique and special, a custom piece full of love, a one of a kind gift that no one else has!
Custom Portraits, Custom themed portraits (Vintage Hogwarts, Lotr, Star Wars, Game of Thrones), Custom Illustrated Maps..all made with love!
