Nix ୭⋆｡˚ (semi-hiatus)

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO FOLLOW THEM RIGHT NOW! (pls :3 ) I'm looking at YOU. yes YOU! right now! x3

[tw - medical imagery / body horror]
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⎯⎯ ୨ Specimen ୧ ⎯⎯
─ a poem ─

cut me up and pin me
like a bug dissection.
first slice: the part you call
my spine. i laugh that you think it holds me
like a ruler.
you tap the scalpel against
the tray and wait for the pieces to
explain themselves.
i twitch anyway and you startle,
write it
down: irregular motion.

cut me up and pin me
like a bug dissection.
i let you move my ribs aside
to count organs, failures, theories.
you say “careful” and i want
to tell you care is just a word for watching me
bleed slowly until i make sense
under your lamp.

cut me up and pin me.
your voice stays quiet. your eyes
look only through
the lens, safe behind the glass while
i am hollowed.
the knife moves, i resist,
stretching against the pins,

cut me up and i laugh
because you are holding a body,
but i am holding you.

. . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ poetry: @Nix ୭⋆｡˚ (semi-hiatus) ࿐ྂ
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⎯⎯ ୨ expiration date ୧ ⎯⎯
─- a poem -─

the orange juice expires
tomorrow.

I put it back
today anyway.

the fridge a bee.

I stand
listening,

close the door
so the light
turns off.

. . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ poetry: @Nix ୭⋆｡˚ (semi-hiatus) ࿐ྂ
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Grateful for art and good friends.
Collaborated on this with Jay (@peculiar-exister ) <3

to-do list
(for my personal reference, post will be deleted at some point)
! = priority

- fanart of Carnivore !
- Map part !!!
- dmc entry !
- dta entry !
- art of @雹然蓮 's OC !!!
- art of @liko !! (CONTEST!! )) 's OC !!
- comic for mira. (either 1 to 4 pages depending on my motivation). !!
- make another bio update !

Here’s my entry for @◒ Crow ◓ 's contest!! Huge congrats on 50+ followers!

I actually listened to the songs to get his vibe down, especially the Prometheus/sun deity concepts and the heavy crow wings motif from the Pigpen lyrics lol x)

For the design, I added an earthy, warm green like you mentioned. I gave him a cozy journalist/adventurer outfit, plus a travel cloak option. I also sketched two extra hairstyles to the right ^^

Honestly I just love his lore and design so much, he was incredibly fun to draw!!

Finally finished!! This took me around 4 hours, which is the longest I've spent on a piece in a while, but I'm so happy with how it turned out. ^^'

challenge hosted by @kaitoes / diligent students artspace

Treeeeehhhhh!!! Hugee congrats on 2K likes!! Had to jump in and add my sona next to Vex for this milestone. :D

go check this wonderful star out: @🌱°•☆Sparrow/Ren☆•°🌱(they/them) :3

Me after swimming the 200 Free, the 500 Free, and being lead-off on the 400 Free relay in one swim meet.....

just thought this was funny lmao. i'm working and made loads o' progress on the comic panel lmao but alas i must sleep, my body demands it-

Had so much fun drawing this with @Boo ! I did the character on the left and the background. I was using this to practice rendering and I'm really happy with how it turned out! ^^

Finished this a while ago but totally forgot to post it. I drew my friend for her birthday (and actually showed it to her on time :00)!

hehehe i know she'll never see this post but she's awesome and knows it xD

I went for a comic book / pop art inspired vibe for this one. Lowkey really amazed by how the rendering turned out on it!

Expanded Mira's wardrobe bc i finally realized normal ppl don't wear the exact same outfit every single day of their lives lol..

Swapped her og frog hoodie for some cottagecore/practical gear for navigating the valley. (Also yes the 5 pages of google docs world-building lore was absolutely mandatory for this).

honestly i just love nerding out and dropping random bits of lore about how this whole world structure work so feel free to ask questions xD

Testing out a new artist signature/mark too so my friends will finally stop teasing me that my art is gonna get stolen smh.

which outfit/hair is your favorite :3 ?

Finally finished this lil tree sketch!

I found a really cool poem called Juniper Wisdom and immediately went on Pinterest to look up references for some quick tree practice.

Lil shout-out to @Ｐｏｌｉｚｃｈｋ for the inspiration! Their recent tree art made me want to sit down and actually try drawing one myself lol. ( go check em' out their art is amazing!)

Poem credit goes to Robert Baldwin. Full poem can be found here: https://grey-sparrow-press.com/202444-juniper-wisdom-robert-baldwin/

⎯⎯ ୨ Autoscopy ୧ ⎯⎯
─ a poem + artwork ─

just something personal i wanted to put into words + image. i suppose one could call it a quiet study of feeling distant from yourself.

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From sheets and heavy double
underneath the skin hardening
I couldn’t decipher the face
or the mattress which my shadow
would leave me through, in. I,
missing the morning, had to turn,
believe in bone. Because yesterday
decided to grow cartilage
inside my mouth I abandoned names
I left mirrors. Window that could
never be looked through and hollow
sound. I’ve forgiven the body
in my bed just to sleep with no echo
of who I used to be. I kept thinking
of the glass when the room went blank.
When the unobserved view made
someone else. So I could tear,
beyond imagining what within
would wake.

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. . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ poetry: @Nix ୭⋆｡˚ (semi-hiatus) ࿐ྂ
⇢ ˗ˏˋ original poem + formatting: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1368601386/
⇢ ˗ˏˋ thank you for reading

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is one of my favorite little birds to spot around here. They're surprisingly common where I live, and it's incredibly mesmerizing when their feathers catch the sun.

I actually saw an immature male the other day, which was really cool! He had little patches of iridescence peeking through among the green.

This bird was such a fun one to work on! :33 I used a reference and definitely spent longer than I planned tweaking little details (and procrastinating lol), but I'm really happy with how the colors and feathers turned out in the end.

Happy Birthday to me!! :3
Made a little wish this year... ✂️
Maybe birthday candles really do have a little bit of magic in them hehe...

My first artfight attack! This is the lovely Emma Geeves belonging to @Pear Bear in a Chair or https://artfight.net/~pearbear_in_a_chair

This one took me a bit of time to wrap up! I went back and forth for ages trying to figure out the exact color of her dress (still not entirely sure if it's green, grey, white, or what haha on the ref). I also used this piece to challenge myself and learn how to paint sun-dappled leaf lighting and shadows.

Meet my OC Mira! I've been working on her ref for artfight cough https://artfight.net/~Q1nix cough

Her personality is basically thoughtful, quiet, observant, deeply loyal, and a wry sense of humor. She has an older brother named Casmir who dreams of becoming a pilot. Mira of course is happy to keep her boots on the ground.

She spends her time hiking the valley they live in and exploring different caves for unique plants and fungi. She also enjoys birdwatching. Her frog companion, Tad, always accompanies her. Her satchel is mostly full of field guides, specimen jars, and whatever cool little treasures she manages to find.

The Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) lives high up in the misty mountain canopies of Mesoamerica and survives almost entirely on wild, miniature avocados!! They swallow the fruits whole, digest the flesh, and then spit the massive seeds back out completely clean, which helps plant entirely new forests!

This was such a blast to draw! :33 I used a ref and spent wayyyy too much time messing around with texture, and ended up creating a custom feather brush lol.

Massive thank you to @uriellllll for the drawing suggestion!