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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 2h

& just because I like seeing this kind of thing from others, some WIP screenshots ✍️ I used this @trueref.bsky.social pack: trueref.io/products/sta... 📷 Highly recommend! 💛

Screenshot of an early-stage sketch side-by-side with the reference photo used (TrueRef's Jess Starter Pack), showing a plus-size model, seated, with a sword.

Screenshot of a WIP sketch, side-by-side with some reference/inspiration images mostly collected from Pexel (featuring cathedral windows, overgrown skulls, thorns, patterns).

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 2h

I love the prompts on this list 💀🖤 Week one: Thornblade! ⚔️ #cursedrelics #cursedrelics2026

Close-up of the full illustration, focussed on the face of the woman. She's got purple and blue multichrome eye shadow and a deep plum lipstick, as well as a dagger earring, and thorn circlet. The thornblade is not visible in this crop.

Illustration of Thornblade, the first prompt of AlbaBG's Cused Relics drawing challenge for October. The main element depicted is, of course, the thornblade itself. It has a serrated black blade, and thorny vines growing from the hilt. It's being held by a woman, who's seated on a pile of rocks. She has thorn-shaped scars on one arm, a circlet of thorns, dark clothes, and celtic/gothic accessories (like a cathedral window belt buckle). The setting is a drab, foggy, scraggly forested area. The illustration has decorative border elements which incorporate ghostly skulls, vines, leaves, and more celtic knots.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 08/07/2026

#ArtFight continues! Today with a sad zombie girl. 💀💜 Abby Normal belongs to hapycow.tumblr.com 💚 #ShareMyAttack2026 #Art

Illustration of Abby Normal, a zombie girl. She kneels in the dark, clutching at herself tiredly, surrounded by shadows and eyes. She looks very tired, has dark purple goth-leaning makeup and clothes.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 05/07/2026

Since #ArtFight is at the same time as #DisabilityPride, I'm challenging myself to draw more aids/devices. 😊 So, #DarkAcademia wheelchair! To match October's style (she's @zero0810.bsky.social librarian/witch) 🌙🖤✨ I used (and recommend) refs: tinyurl.com/2jkatv2y #ShareMyAttack2026 #Art

Illustration of October Lovelace, a librarian/witch. The atmosphere is (hopefully) somewhat dark and moody, and aesthetically dark academia. October's wheelchair has a highland gothic tartan cushion, and ornate swirly high back. It also has a lamp attached, which glows with blue fire. October dresses predomiantly in blue. Everything is enclosed in a minimalisticaly ornate border featuring thistles and moths.

Close-up of October's face. She has blue and black jellyfish hair, long bright lashes, and blue lips.

Close-up of Octobers hands, holding a book. Though maybe I should have featured the wheelchair more.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 03/07/2026

Hello, I'm Constance. 😊 I work in Tech and draw as a hobby. 👩‍💻🎨 Making slow progress on my webcomic ✍️🐌 I'm here primarily to support Artists! 👏 I love Illustration, Comics, and Animation 💛✨ I repost a lot of #art 🖼️ Vegan🌱 Autistic ✨ Ace 🖤🩶🤍💜

Image. First self-portrait I did after completing my sleeve tattoos! 70 hours later... I love love love artwork being a permanent part of my body! Illustation shows the artist with very long blue hair, round glasses, and (black ink only) ornamental floral geometric mandala tattoos.

Illustration shows a partially obscured moon shining from behind foggy purple clouds, which are being blown low across a cold and foggy landscape of dark, bare, bleak trees in snow. In the foreground stands a deer-person, unbothered by the cold, looking at something offscreen.

Digital fan-art of Bee from Bee and Puppycat. This scene is set on Planet Donut, from Episode 3 of Lazy in Space, and shows the moment when the warlock hands are destroying nearby space-rock and Bee is injured. She's leaning forwards, almost falling, with a vacant expression, and her robot innards are coming out of her arm.

Digital Illustration of a colourful, psychedelic, face that has a third eye. The hair moves like it's swirling in air currents, and the figure (shown up to the collar) looks as if it's lit from within, perhaps. Hints of a skull show through the face, but not in a creepy way. It's very colourful but still calm.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 02/07/2026

It's my first year participating in #ArtFight! � I'm targeting neurodivergent characters especially, since July is also #DisabilityPride ✌️✨ (please link your ocs!) This is Grim, they are autistic and semi-verbal, but prefer to use an AAC device. owner: jesterkoi.tumblr.com/ #ShareMyAttack2026

Illustration is an artfight attack (aka gifted art of someone else's original character). The picture has only an implied background, with the silhouettes of trees, some grassy tufts, and part of a park bench. The palette is warm green and brown. Grim Wilder sits at the bench, resting their head on their hand and looking a little wary. Behind them is their AAC device, and they also have a sunflower lanyard. They have a tasselled hat with wolf ear shapes, big muddy hiking boots, and much-repaired and patched trousers.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 30/03/2026

Thank you for introducing me to this tag!! 😊🌸💛

Flower shows cute tiny purple flowers blooming from beneath a wooden fence, from between dry brown leaves, emerging from winter!

Photo shows crocuses emerging from a dry forest floor, lovely pale purple petals opening gently

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 08/03/2026

Ich heute auch! Danke fürs teilen, Blumen sind in meiner Feed immer sehr willkommen 😊🌸🩷

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 08/03/2026

I've recently been converted to the idea of seeing my art practice as medicine🌱💛 I love someone who is autistic (it's me) #autistic #art & happy belated @weirdpride.day 🐌✨

Photo of a colourful sketchbook page, showing the text 'I love someone who is Autistic (it's me)' with lots of flowing colourful fluffy, flowery, soft noodley shapes. Overall it gives a soft, pastel, calm vibe.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 25/02/2026

I'm doing my best to draw characters actually inhabiting some setting, rather than standing in front of a backdrop. Looking forward to the gentle spring sunshine! 🌱✨ #art

Image. Soft golden sunlight streams down into a greenhouse, little motes of dust float suspended. A deer-person with soft freckled skin and cosy clothing stands in the middle of the room, reading from a book they hold in their hands. Old wooden tables house terracotta pots and large-leaved plants. There are buttery yellow flowers. There are arched windows set into old wobbly brick walls. Everything feels quiet and peaceful.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 14/02/2026

I continue to fight my tired, misguided, brain in a quest to enjoy the flow-state of drawing regardless of output. It's like meditating when my brain is being mean and loud, trying to accept the discomfort and let it pass. 🐌 #art

Image shows a close up of the aforementioned deer person, who, it turns out, has green and purple eyes, and dpesn't mind the cold at all.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 04/10/2025

Moss, my #oc, drawing UML diagrams and thinking about the app they're developing (which combines plant identification and virtual garden building) while enjoying autumn vibes 🍂 Once again referencing @jookpubstock.bsky.social's book pack! ko-fi.com/s/6a370b3dd1 📚💛 #art #ocsky

Moss, the person in this illustration, sits at their desk in casual pose, gazing in an unfocused way at the candle sitting on the desktop. They're writing in a book that lies open on the table before them, using a halloween-themed pen with a large pumpkin on top. There's a collection of acorns next to the book, in various stages of ripeness, and a steaming cup of tea in an earthy glazed mug. Moss is a deer-person with long green hair and dark horns. In the background we see more of Moss' home, which seems to have actual trees embedded in the walls and acting as shelves to a collection of books and trinkets (such as pinecones, jars, and a little wooden korok). Beyond this, the living room is also visible, which is mostly in darkness, but lit by a little glowing mushroom lamp.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 03/10/2025

Yes! Visible mending! 🙌 I got into this recently to extend the life of my child's clothes 💛 Rainbow thread and cannibalised ripped/outgrown clothing make for some colourful repairs 🪡😊✨

A happy yellow embroidered dinosaur, with rainbow spikes on its long neck, on green fabric, works as a patc. It's being sewn onto a pair of jeans with a ripped knee (rip once repaired already haha, but not visible in the photo). Rainbow thread is being used, and many small (and not terribly neat) stitches run along the outside.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 28/09/2025

I didn't set out to make an anthro #oc, but now that I have, I'm completely unprepared to draw a snout from different angles. 🥲I've just been lazily going with instinct/vibes so far, but maybe I need to decide on some underlying construction 🤔 #art

Sketches of Moss, an anthropomorphic deer person, from various angles. They have a gold nose ring, dark antlers, and I have no idea how they should look from the front, or how to incorporate their mouth. A small sketch of the artist also appears, who looks contemplative and tired.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 27/09/2025

Drawing people's avatars on gaiaonline was the first online community experience I had, and it was the main reason that I kept drawing in my teens! Sometimes I still check the #art freebie requests for some nostalgia and inspiration. 😊

Illustration of a magic user, body turned away, and hand outstretched. Some invisible force is lifting their long tasselled scarf across their arm and into the air. They have horns, and one eye seems to be transforming and swirling. Smoke or water like patterns shadow their skin and scarf.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 21/06/2025

Finished this #oc #art of Moss, who is no longer exactly albino because I cannot resist dark horns after all 🙃 I have no idea what I'm doing re: backgrounds. I think I need to do more stylised/simpler shapes and muddy the colour less 🤔

Illustration of a deer person, reading a botanical book while sitting on a tree-stump in a forest. The predominant colour is green. Moss, the deer person in question, is almost-but-not-quite albino. They have pale colouring, except for their horns, fingers, and toes, which are almost black. They have long green hair, big fluffy ears, moon earrings, and a nose ring. And a cool tattoo.

The same image as before, but cropped to focus on Moss.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 20/06/2025

Always thinking about my #oc Moss, whose ear and horn shape and placement still vary wildly.. 🙃 #art You will receive a botanical infodump if you ask what they're reading. 🤭 Relatedly, I highly recommend @jookpubstock.bsky.social's stock packs, this one is from Books (ko-fi.com/s/6a370b3dd1). 📚👏

Image shows an unfinished illustration of Moss, who is an albino(ish) deer person with fluffy ears and curling horns. They're sat hunched over a large book, presumably a plant reference book, whilst looking at (I imagine) some wild specimen. They have long green hair, fluffy eyelashes, golden earrings, and a nose ring. Maybe one day I'll finish this.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 27/05/2025

#art of my #oc Moss, whose face shape I still can't get down reliably 🙃I figure I'll just draw them 100 more times and see where we end up 🤭

Illustration of Moss, my OC, who's looking tired. They're a humanoid albino deer person with antlers and long green hair and eyelashes.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 24/05/2025

A teenager told me I look 'so cool!' on the underground today, and seemed completely genuine, which I am still feeling flattered about 😊 I attribute the praise mostly to Tealeaf, my cute rucksack buddy, who is from @littlesofts.bsky.social 🌸✨ (he's a B-grade but you wouldn't know! recommend!) 👏

Photo of Tealeaf, my rucksack buddy, who comes from Little Softs. He's a blue, grey, and white raccoon, with hearts on his paws, ears, and forehead. He has a big smile and is super fluffy. He's resting with my shopping bags.

Photo is a close-up of Tealeaf's neckerchief, which has two enamel pins. One reads 'animals are friends, not food' and the other is a rainbow autism acceptance loop with a little star that you can slide around the perimeter!

Photo of me, with my back to a mirror, in order to take a photo of Tealeaf, who looks super cute on my back!

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 23/05/2025

And because I can't talk about Moss without also mentioning Percy, here's my other precious #oc ☺️

Illustration of Percy, who is based on a moth, and primarily purple. They have 4 arms (which may have been daunting before I realised I could take my own hand reference pose pictures), very long eye lashes, and glowing golden eyes. They're resting/squashing their face on one hand and looking rather glum at present.

Image shows a moodboard for percy, which is full of sparkly pastel colours, flowers, and soft textures. They like journalling, stationary, and the night. The quote in the middle (with an image from the last unicorn) reads 'what if my messy, flawed, imperfect natural self is infinitely more enchanting then the standard of perfection Ive been taught to attain'

$Screenshot of Percy's character page in Notion, showing a fraction of their traits (clumsy, sensitive, inauthentic, fawning, kind) as well as ND traits specifically (masking, RSD, meltdowns) and what they THINK they want (being less of a 'mess') and what they actually need (self-acceptance).$

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 23/05/2025

I am 100% a parent 🤭 I can tell you about my precious #oc favourite smells, phone lock screen, speech patterns, mannerisms, recurring feelings, kitchen contents... 👀 Sometimes it starts with the designer (minus the next-level skills) and then keeps growing 🌱

Illustration of Moss! My main OC. They're an autistic, asexual, thoughtful plant-loving outsider, who is somewhat obsessive and has joke blindness. They have (at the current iteration) white/beige skin, antlers, is generally tall and square, and wears loose comfy natural clothing. Also, a septum ring, moon earrings on her ears, and, possibly, freckles.

Image shows a mood board for Moss, featuring an albino deer, chai tea, soft moss, rain in the forest, bark, books, and a quote which reads 'from my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am them, and that is eternity'

Image shows a screenshot of a (partial) notion page all about Moss. Clothing, tattoos, and lists of their traits (both in general, and specifically autistic traits), as well as what they THINK they want, and actually need.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 23/05/2025

I'm always reminded of this meme when I'm doing this. 😂 And yeah! After all! Why not? 😤 So what if it's the same as the previous 20 times that I draw a kinda trippy colourful floating portrait creature? So I'm not practising anatomy or background, but I'm enjoying myself! 💛

A meme. Shows bilbo from Lord of the Rings across 2 frames. In the first, he's looking at the ring and saying 'after all... why not?' and in the second, he's putting it on and saying 'Why shouldn't I draw my OC over and over again?'

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 23/05/2025

More instances of one of my favourite types of relaxing and self-indulgent #art (2017-2018) ☺️ Something that I just *enjoy* doing! ✍️💛 time & again Not for any purpose, project, or learning/improvement. Just to relax! I think one of the best ways to keep drawing is to draw what *you* enjoy. 🌈✨

Very colourful illustration of a person's face, glowing in all the colours of the rainbow, surrounded by hair (or is it leaves?) whose growth direction is hard to determine. They have a glowing mandala in the middle of their forehead, and the brush strokes and transitions everywhere are soft and calm. It's self-indulgent because it's just.. the enjoyment of layering colour after colour. No active thought went into creating this, just instinct, and that's relaxing.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 01/05/2025

I loved seeing these kinds of posts in my feed this week, it's so interesting to see how people draw themselves! 👏 #art

Image shows a collage of self-portraits of the artist, drawn between 2023 and 2025, with one photo of the artist (who has long blue hair, round glasses, and a big black witches hat) in the middle-ish. The self-portraits vary in expression between neutral, concentrating/frowning, and happy self-acceptance.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 24/04/2025

Some recent self-portraits 🌱🤭🌈✨ #art & on a side-note, enabling bsky's 'require alt-text before posting' setting really kicked off writing more/longer/(better?) alt-texts for me, and it turns out to be a fun thing to practice ✍️

An illustration of the artist, featuring very pronounced lines in the areas that crease substantially while trying to counter the effects of strabismus in one eye (one frowning eyebrow and half a smiling mouth). It has a touch of the abstract, and features mostly blue and green tones, including the mouth and nose. Glasses are half-there (maybe the other half failed to substantiate) and moon earrings are untethered. The artist has a bulky braid of blue-green hair.

Illustration of the artist resting their hand gently on the fluffy manifestation of their own self-acceptance, which looks relaxed and round. A succession of fluffballs, each a different colour, comprising a rainbow, seem to be emanating from the artists' eyes, and the infinite autism acceptance symbol hovers in the background.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 24/04/2025

Following this up with my non-work desk because I love seeing people share photos of their setup! Spirit City not currently featured, but often present, on the monitor while I'm drawing on the tablet display. ✍️😊✨

Photo shows a cosy art desk setup. The predominant colours are green (from plants on nearby surfaces) and yellow (pillows, blanket, art on the walls, lighting). The desk top is made of bamboo, and is supported by two sets of drawers with custom (plant-themed) wallpaper on. There's one floating monitor, one display tablet, as well as some external tools like keyboard, pen, and so on. The framed art on the wall behind show people or creatures observing plant-life. If you look closely it's possible to see wooden korok figures, and Isabelle from Animal Crossing, who is, presumably, cheering on the artist as they work.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 24/04/2025

I find body doubling via Spirit City Lofi Sessions really effective at work! 😊✨ I use it in my free time while I'm drawing, too. 💛 I know it has todo lists and a pomodoro timer, but it's actually enough to just see my avatar doing the same activity (and crucially, for work, hearing the typing)! 🧠

Photo showing my working desk set-up. A curved bamboo desk which has two large floating monitors (not via magic, just hidden arms, I wish they could float, anyway). On the screens are various papers and writings on Neurodiversity in the workplace. Also on the desk are the non-work laptop running the Spirit City game, and an iPad showing more notes. There's a (sadly empty) cup, keyboard with custom green botanical caps, and a touchpad mouse. If you were to zoom in further, you'd see a cute fluffy sloth, and smooth chilled frog, which are visual reminders that it's okay to go slow.

This photo shows a laptop running the game (spirit city). A person with long blue braided hair and glasses sits at their desk typing on a laptop. The spirit companion Chapterpillar (a bookworm) is providing further motivation to keep studying by sitting at the same desk pouring over a book.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 26/11/2024

Thanks for doing this! I am a big fan 🐸💚 Hello everyone, I'm Constance, herbivorous hermit ✌️🌱 I like drawing kind, colourful, trippy, calm, magical things (usually involving plants) 🌙🌿 Tagging 🌸 @ashenwave.bsky.social @jually.bsky.social @jillsunflower.bsky.social @indiana-jonas.bsky.social

Digital Illustration of a person hugging themselves. Five arms gently encircle the person, enveloping them in compassion and self-acceptance. The person seems to be on the verge of laughing, or falling asleep, or both. They are glowing from within.

The illustration shows a deer-person on a calm green background. They have green hair, brown skin, deer ears and horns. They're wearing a black hood and fluffy green cardigan, and clutching a botanical book protectively.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 25/11/2024

Cleaned up some of my sketch-notes on #Neurodiversity in the workplace from the Women in Tech conference I went to in Berlin last week. ✍️😊

The image shows sketch-notes from a conference talk on 'neurodiversity in the workplace'. It took place at Fem Tech Conf Berlin, and the speaker was Luisa Liesenberg. The notes are in black, pink, and yellow, and look hand-drawn. There's an illustration of Hermit (the artist), as well as someone masking, and a sparkly brain. The main text, sadly, shows that 50% of 1152 managers suveyed said they would feel uncomfortable hiring a neurodivergent person. But neuro-inclusive leadership is for everyone !

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 21/11/2024

There were also lots of good ideas on #NeuroInclusive Leadership. ☺️ E.g: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. 😰 Leadership towards your own self might look like documenting & celebrating successes. Towards others, by re-thinking the feedback strategy (EEC rather than personal) 💛

Image shows a (partial) sketch note again, this time showing the 3 pillars of neuro inclusive leadership (towards others). Including Awareness and education, Strength-based approach, and Flexibility and adaptation.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 21/11/2024

I'm at FemTechConf Berlin this week. #WomenInTech! 👏 & happy to hear a talk specifically about #Neurodiversity in the workplace (Luisa Liesenberg) 🧠✨ Disappointing to hear that 50% of managers (1,152 surveyed) said they'd feel uncomfortable hiring a neurodivergent individual' 🥲 But also-

Image shows a (partial) sketchnote of Luisa's talk. The background is a light purple, and the text looks like black pencil. It's rough and quick, but does include an illustration of Luisa (the speaker) and Constance (the sketchnoter). There's a sparkly brain, and the quote about 50% of managers is highlighted.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

I also love plants 🌿 #Art And am intermittently (hyper-focus) intense about them 😅 (hundreds of detailed spreadsheet entries and data analysis of light conditions over time) 🤓 House plants are my friends 😊 & my Balcony plants are wild native species that I plant for the local insects and birds. 🐝💛

Illustration of a Monstera plant. It's a study, and shows the plant on a wooden floor, with sunlight illuminating some of it's leaves from behind.

Illustration showing a statue of a person being slowly reclaimed by nature. It's a peaceful scene, with late evening sunlight over mossy ferns and trees. The quote reads 'Without a doubt we perceive the world differently than a tree does. But deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical' by Carl Sagan.

The illustration shows wheat leaves silhouetted in against a sunset so late it's almost twilight. Mostly it's dark green, with a hint of amber on the horizon. The quote from Henry Beston reads 'It is only when we are aware of the earth and the earth as poetry that we truly live'

Illustration showing Hermit, the artist, sitting at her desk and drawing on a large graphics tablet. She looks either calm, tired, or both, leaning her face on one hand. She's surrounded by house plants, and some dust motes illuminated by sunlight.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

I'm #Vegan ✌️ Here's some related #Art 🌸 I don't have/want a car, bike always and in all weathers 😤🌨️ (which I can, because Germany). I'm interested in Climate-Tech that isn't Greenwashing 🙃🌳 & in living more sustainably in general. 💚 Trying to retain some hope in the face of various horrors. 😞

Illustration showing someone cuddling a lovely gentle cow, on which flowers are growing. Both the cow and the human are rainbow-coloured, and the person's jacket has open eyes on it. It illustrates a Terence McKenna quote: 'Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. It is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.'

Illustration showing three cute fluffy rats curled up in a cuddle puddle. They're blue, purple, and pink, and their fur looks almost cloud-like. Their eyes are closed, they look happy and warm. The quote reads 'the world, I realised, brimmed even fuller with life that I had suspected. Rich with the souls of tiny creatures who may love their lives as much as we love ours.' by Sy Montgomery

Illustration showing a person, who seems celestial, mostly blue and semi-transparent, tightly hugging a baby deer with a moon glyph on its forehead. There are stars and flowers, and the vibe is calm and kind. Text reads 'there is no humane way to exploit animals'.

The illustration shows a lake at sunset, surrounded by trees and glowing light. There are misty clouds and the words read 'I am not vegan because I love animals. Rather, veganism is about justice. It is not a lifestyle choice. It is not a personal preference. Veganism is not about you or me at all. It is about the fundamental right of all nonhumans not to be used, owned, labelled, branded, enslaved, exploited and generally commodified to serve our interests and convenience' by Kerry Wyler

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

I still draw but it's just doodles and studies mostly. ✍️ #art, I'll share some better ones.. Have so little time for myself & often too tired to think/draw at the end of the day. 😪 Probably because I'm working full-time as a ND parent! (gotta stay the safe side of burnout, teering, teetering) 😓

The image shows a collection of portrait studies in mostly shades of grey.

The image shows a portrait study of someone with a long neck and interesting eyebrows/freckles.

The image shows a portrait study, this time with the reference photo included. There are several sketches and one in colour

The image shows a portrait study, in colour, of a woman with glowing shiny skin and a fluffy afro

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

I've been a dormant artist ever since becoming a parent 🥱 I still hope that I can return to this side of myself one day. For now, though, nothing is more important than this responsibility, and it gets most of my energy. 🤲🐥 #art

The illustration shows Hermit sitting on a gym ball infront of a desk with many monitors and a drawing tablet, with a baby in a sling on their front. They're saying 'I made this tiny human!' and looking a bit dishevelled.

The illustration shows mostly a very very very tired mother, squinting through bleary eyes, looking vague. A baby is alternatingly sweet or screaming or both.

Illustration of a sleep-deprived mother, in bed, at 05:30am, being woken up by an enthusiastic toddler standing on her face and drooling. The child is sweet, but the mother cannot sleep.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

Some of my favourite comics include: 🌸The Sprite and the Gardener (Rii Abrego) 🌷Don't Go Without Me (Rosemary Valero-O'Connell) 🌙The Moth Keeper (Katie O'Neill) 🐸 Grog the Frog (Alba BG) 🖋️Witch Hat Atelier (Kamome Shirahama)

Image shows the cover of the comic 'The Moth Keeper'
It's colours are quiet, the main character (who has lovely fox ears) is gently cupping a glowing moth in their open hands.

Image shows the cover of the comic 'Grog the Frog'
The cover shows the main characters from the book, mostly in blue, green and yellow. There are lots of lovely intricate details.

Image shows the cover of the comic 'The Sprite and the Gardener'
It's mostly in shades of pink, and shows the Gardener's hands, palms open, within which the Sprite is sitting. There are lots of flowers.

Image shows the cover of the comic 'Dont Go Without Me'.
It's mostly purple and pink, a woman sits in the foreground on some kind of bus or train, whilst outside the window a great many creatures are shown in a confusing vortex. Her face, in the reflection, is splitting in the middle, showing something beneath.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

Actually, I used to make Comics about a lot of things back when I had the time and energy to devote to it. 🥱 Now I just read and collect them. 📚 Maybe I'm in my dreaming period. 🌱 #comics #art

A page of a comic illustrating a teacup/bird person spiritually bond/melding with a magical apple personification (yes I'm sorry it's confusing, these things are not apparent from what you can see but it's what it is). The illustration itself has a lot of flowing lines, third eyes, inner light, and other spiritual tropes throughout.

The image shows a comic page, mostly in black and grey, with hints of light blue. The text reads 'I focus on the waves, the steady swell and retreat slowing my breath' and shows alternatingly the moon's reflection on waves, and a person falling asleep while blanketed by waves on a beach. It's peaceful and quiet and tries to represent that liminal state that's neither awake nor asleep.

The image shows a comic page that has no colour. Hands grip a seemingly empty jar, and the text reads 'I thought I'd buried this'. There is some texture to the page, but otherwise it's stark.

The image shows a comic page that is predominantly golden and fluid. The text is about relinquishing a control that you never had in the first place, and reaching a creative state by being wakeful (or sleepy, or both).

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

But that was a long time ago and now I can only work on my imaginary hypothetical comic via daydreams. ☁️😪☁️ It would be about a dream-travelling herbalist deer-person called Moss, unravelling emotional stories and traumas in their slow every-day life. 🦌🌱 #art

The illustration shows a deer-mushroom entity, clothed in baggy brown and green clothes, sitting and growing mushrooms from their hands. They have deer horns and golden eyes, and in the background is a botanical pattern in green and gold.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 18/11/2024

I used to create a WebComic about anthropomorphic fruit and vegetables who fought robots, and tried to find an energy source that wasnt fucking stuff up. They also had teagull (bird teacup) familiars who gave them rad abilities. 🍵✨ Still exists: slightlyeccentric.thecomicseries.com 📖 #art #comics

The image is of a comic page. An anthropomorphic potato scientist called Podgeworth is stealthily approaching some robotic animals in a mossy brown and green forest. The robots detect a presence and ask the intruders to leave the quarantine, but Podgeworth throws a small watermelon (resembling a pokeball) at them instead.

The image shows a comic page. On a light blue, fluffy, sky island, with a golden sky, an anthopomorphic Apple and Load of Bread are speaking with their teagull familiars.

The image shows a comic page. The setting is a miserable, grey, excessively foggy (or polluted) and dessicated forest. Podgeworth, an anthropomorphic potato scientist, names it as The Blight. He removes his rucksack just as the little watermelon robot enters sleep mode, as its power is depleted.

An anthropomorphic egg, walrus, and sprout are in conversation. They're sitting on boxes in a sandy warehouse, and the egg is suffering through micro-aggressions from the sprout, who urges them to stop dawdling.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 17/11/2024

I also write about things like how workplaces in which you need excessive courage stifle the creative spirit (aka the importance of psychological safety & measurable impact it has on teams). 🌸 I support queer, trans, ND (and other minority) folks 🏳️‍🌈 In general, but especially in tech. ✊ #art

Illustration of three people thinking and talking about code together. They're gathered around a device of some kind, and surrounded by swirling pastel circuit-board patterned version control branches. Featuring a trans-pride jumper, lesbian smart-watch, and sparkly outfit-co-ordinated wheelchair! So bored of 'software dev' image search results. Bring on the colourful teams with diverse experiences!

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 17/11/2024

If you are following me because I appeared in a Software Testing starter pack: I do sometimes write articles and make tech/test #art But I very rarely post about software testing here So, feel free to unfollow with no bad feelings! 👋

Illustration of an androgynous person with pink hair and large glasses, looking at a laptop first with frustration: 'Alright, uhm, it should load under... two seconds? At the, uh, let's see.. percentiles? Let's just see what the test spits out'.. then with increasing horror at some result: 'uhh.. friends? there.. there's a lot of red here'

Illustration of some performance metric monitor, personified as a stubby rectangle creature with a siren on it's head, running past some people with an alarmed expression while shouting AAAAAAAAA and throwing little envelopes and paper as it goes, which read 'error! warning!'

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 17/11/2024

I potter about in my digital garden (drawntocode.com), which is a continuous & imperfect work in progress. ✏️🌱 I wrote the code from scratch so that I could quickly turn my interlinked .md notes into a blog. 🤓 I write mostly tech/adjacent, like: - being kind 🌸 - the environmental cost of GenAI 🏭

Illustration of Hermit, who has blue hair and a very tired expression, sat hunched over a laptop, typing. There's a circuit board pattern in the background. There's text that reads 'It's taken me a decade (that's how long it's been since I got my CompSci degree) to develop enough resilience not to panic when I fail & make mistakes, repeatedly, and keep trying anyway, without considering myself to be a stupid incompetent waste of space.

An illustration of hermit, blue hair, circuit-board earrings, glasses, saying: 'it turns out that struggling and failing (and reflecting kindly, with self-compassion, avoiding unrealistic standards, and incredible perfectionist pressure) are actually pretty integral to the learning process.'

A half-finished, somewhat scribbled illustration, showing hermit leaning back in a chair and half-grinning despite also looking tired, saying: 'I'm a mess! A work in progress. And these corporate-owned walled gardens don't feel like the place to be that way.' They've created their own digital in order to have control over every detail. It's not polished, but it's theirs.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 17/11/2024

Hey, I'm Constance. 😊🌱 I work in Tech and draw as a hobby. 👩‍💻🎨 #art You can read this lengthy Intro Thread for more detail🧵🙃 I'm here primarily to follow & support Artists! 👏 I love Illustration, Comics, and Animation 💛✨ Also here to follow Tech Critics and Climate Activists ✊

The illustration shows a green androgynous person sat in the lotus pose in front of a planet, with golden vines and flowers growing out of various chakra points on their body. Above, is written the following Rachel Carson quote: "Those who contemplate the beauty of earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts".

Illustration of Constance Hermit, who has huge glasses and blue hair, & their baby (in a carry, which is black, with a golden plant pattern). Hermit is using a digital art pen to sculpt plants out of a circuit board while levitating a cup of tea, USB cable, and pen. Green wheat sways in the background.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 08/11/2024

I used Icon Packer and Niagara Launcher, recommend both for anyone else on Android 😊 Ty for including a minimal empty room wallpaper variant, great idea ❤️

Screenshot of an android home screen, featuring an empty golden autumn afternoon room as wallpaper, and Camila's Staying In icons for apps.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 08/11/2024

Thank you for adding a bsky icon! 😊 Love your wallpapers and sets, my phone is 100x more cosy now ❤️ I want a set for each season for sure 😚

Screenshot of an Android phone lock screen, the wallpaper of which is Camila's Staying In. It shows a cute ghost sitting on a chair reading a book in a very cosy lovely afternoon light room, with plants and trees outside a window.

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‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬ @constancehermit.com · 14/12/2023

Check out maggieappleton.com/glitter-devs and computecuter.com !! 🌸✨

Screenshot of the Computer Cuter website. The colour palette is soft and cute. There are flowers. There are painted nails. There is a custom set of keycaps in lovely colours. There are links to nice colours schemes and fonts you can use in your IDE, Terminal, and so on. Visit the site!

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