Aly Fell

'CANDELSTONE: A Faery Tale' is LIVE! I had to press that 'launch' button some time! EEK! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...

The Rich Repose Of Autumn, by Walter E Spradbery, 1924.

A Girl of the Sixties, c. 1900 by Bessie MacNicol, Scottish painter #Womensart

Thank you everyone for the shares and support. 'Candelstone: A Faery Tale' is now 5 days into its 28 day campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...

Hoist thy sword! Incant thy sorcery! Black Beth returns! HUZZAH! Also, @alyfell.bsky.social is a bloody genius.

Update to the campaign: I've had people ask for digital copies of my two previous books, A Trick of the Light and The Kissing Gate, so they're now included as 'add-ons'. Thank you for the support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...

Thank you everyone who supported and shared my launch of Candelstone yesterday - your help allowed the target to be reached in half an hour, and then pass it by a huge margin! I cannot wait to get this in to the world! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...

Students made their first minicomics in my intro making course - mostly standard format but this student, a first time maker(!), did something so off the charts I’m still reeling from it! & he made like 12 of them for his classmates! A paper engineering feat of flipbookery as well as killer drawing!

90 years ago today. youtu.be/Vv9iZ6Aj8oM?...

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The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷

Just finished the 1972 children's fantasy horror series ESCAPE INTO THE NIGHT via YouTube. You'd never get away with such measured pacing today but it's a crackingly eerie little tale. The film PAPERHOUSE was based on the same book by Catherine Storr.

The graphic novel section of a SUPERMARKET.

Your fact of the day: Adrian Bell was the first cryptic crossword setter for the Times. Martin Bell, his son, was THE Martin Bell - legendary BBC journalist and (briefly) independent MP. But know who Adrian's DAUGHTER was? Anthea Bell, the translator of Asterix comics into English.

Olaniyi Omotayo, Nigerian (1995- ), Empowered Unity 4, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in, private collection

Book all but done with a title change! Two 'special' internal pages to finish which I saved as a treat, and the cover is currently underway. It'll go to Kickstarter early Autumn, and I'll set up a pre-launch soon. This is one of the early pages - I will show more eventually - there's 120 of 'em!

I'm a bit worried... I just realised I don't have an opinion about 'The Odyssey'.

Bessie MacNicol, Under the Apple Tree,1899, Scottish painter, one of the 'Glasgow Girls' group of artists #WomensArt

RIP to the incomparable Sam Neill

"...and under them the ice darkened and began to glide. A channel opened very slowly in the floor, and all their luggage floated out in the river of moonlight. All the suitcases were open and full of darkness and moss, and none of them ever came back."

From Rockabilly Rats to Blitz Kids. From Post Punk to Neon Rave. subCULTURE is a tribute to the cliques & coteries that razed the status quo. Let’s hit the funding halfway mark today: 160 Backers on board and less than 1K away from 10K! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...

This quote has been keeping space in my head recently, for all sorts of reasons...

Annie Lennox is quite amazing in this, but really - the whole thing, brilliant.

'Peter, (A Young English Girl)' 1923/4 by Romaine Brooks. 'Peter' is 'Gluck' ('Hannah' Gluckstein). BBC IPlayer currently have a fascinating documentary about Gluck at the mo, but only for a couple more weeks.

Just back from Dubrovnik, and a few days away for my partner’s birthday. Lots of cats of the grumpy variety. On return we discover our local councillor is now Green, which is nice!

Only a few days left for the Orlando Kickstarter! It ends on Friday! I’ll be posting about little bit about Orlando behind the scenes stuff in the run-up. One of the rewards I’m currently making for it is a little zine of references and Easter eggs, which is really nerdy but also really fun to make.

Just 6 more backers needed to get us to 200! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

moonlit

I don't want to shoot videos I don't want to post tutorials I don't want to show my process I don't want to pour varnish I don't want to turn my canvas I don't want to record my screen I don't want to cultivate parasocial relationships I just want to make pictures and shitpost

"Cat" is a poem J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote in 1956 for his granddaughter. However, in his Legendarium, the poem was written by Samwise Gamgee, demonstrating Hobbits' love toward comic bestiary lore: a cat that imagined itself as a ferocious beast in its dream. 1/2 #WyrdWednesday #BookologyThursday

Our Kickstarter for ‘Orlando’ by @julesscheele.bsky.social just went live! We’re so excited about this stunning adaption of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel. Order your copy of the book, and see what excellent kickstarter exclusives are on offer too! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

Curious French Cat, 1956 by Sylvia Plath, US poet #Womensart

Hey #portfolioday! I'm Emily and I love everything to do with fantasy, folklore & fairytales. www.emilyhare.com

After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who displayed kindness & community, showing goodness even in the darkest times #BookArtWeek

Superbly done!

Olden art from the spaces in-between. Drawn for an event in Portland many moons passed. My character Rosie Poe meets Mr Crowley and Mr Lovecraft. A clash of world views, maybe. I don't think it was ever very funny, but I quite liked it. Lettered by Nate Piekos, the one and only Blambot.

"How does one hate a country, or love one?" Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.