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@faerthingale.bsky.social
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South African | 41 | ⚢ | she/sir | ボクっ子 I am a writer, illustrator, teacher and amateur voice-actor and I Don't Know How To Slow Down.

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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out, as a duet
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"Heavy Reading" is now on INPRNT, for international Bunwells fans who want museum-quality prints! www.inprnt.com/gallery/faer...
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My children, they are so deeply precious, thank you!! :3
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Parsley @parsleyroux.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
YCH comms for @faerthingale.bsky.social - these girls were so much fun to draw tysm!! #traditionalart #characterart #parsleydraws #art #comms #ych
Three chibi rabbit women. The first one stands with her hand on her hip, wearing a purple halter-neck cocktail dress. The second squee's excitedly, hearts in her eyes, wearing an olive turtleneck sweater. The third appears to have died and her ghost is exiting her body. She wears a grey dress shirt with a mustard sweater vest.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Particularly notable are the Utena x Exocolonist Rondo art, from a limited Comic Con line of handmade coasters, now available in sticker form to adorn all your possessions! tinyurl.com/mr37p7xm
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faerthingale Shop | Redbubble
faerthingale is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I've re-parcelled some of my previously South Africa only designs, over on Red Bubble! #iwasateenageexocolonist #revolutionarygirlutena #thebunwells
One of two promotional flyers for The Bunwells stickers, available on faerthingale's Red Bubble store. This one features Lilith Bunwell's range of dress-up doll outfits, and a new retro pin-up styled piece called "Queen of Femmecraft", where Lilith magically holds up an old-fashioned telephone while painting her nails, leaning back while wearing a blooming satin dressing gown with furry detailing. One of two promotional flyers for The Bunwells stickers, available on faerthingale's Red Bubble store. This one features images from the Self-care series, including reminders to hydrate and eat protein, as well as various other affirmations for a restful, mindful life.A promotional flyers for a crossover design series of Revolutionary Girl Utena and I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, available on faerthingale's Red Bubble store. The first design -- a set of square stickers, previously released as limited edition, velvet-backed coasters in South Africa -- features many sapphic ships from the Exocolonist game, drawn in the style of the 'nearly-kiss' moment between Anthy and Utena, in the RGU anime's intro. The second design are the female-identifying characters of IWATEX (including femme-mode Sol), posed like a famous promotional poster for the Utena movie.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
IWATEX x Twelfth Night This was a commission from tumblr; I call this throuple "Tangerine Sunrise". #iwasateenageexocolonist
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I love you Lena Disco Elysium please always bore me with etymological minutiae
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Finally settled on a concept sketch for a new Bunwells print. Been working on other merch ideas behind the scenes, but it's going to be a while before I've got time to render those given the comms list ><;;
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I did my first #remisa commission this week! <333 #deathnote #misaamane
A scene from a Misa Amane x Rem (the shinigami) fic, where Misa gently grasps Rem's monstrous hand, staring up at her affectionately, while the shinigami gazes down in quiet awe. They both wear the residue of inky water and semi-dyed rose petals, and Rem's head tentacles hold an entire rose, which flew there when the vase broke over her back. They are in front of Misa's apartment window, morning light hitting them from behind, as a group of crows take flight in the distance. The image is framed by baroque curtains at the top and sides, and a close up of the inky red roses at the bottom.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I mean, she definitely *should* have known. But that's not what I was talking about. I said that she can't leave a project that's been completed already, can only avoid promoting for it (which, judging by the Wales con appearance, seems to be the strat, as it wasn't included in her current promos).
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
It's my birthday in a few hours, so I'd like to spread my Bunwells merch around to celebrate! The paperdoll book is still one of my favourite things I've made, I love being able to hold it in my hands and feel the nostalgically waxy cover. (TuT) And the self-care sticker series too~ <3
The cover of the "Let's dress up! with Lilith Bunwell" paperdoll book, featuring Lilith posing in a matching plum underwear set, surrounded by three outfits rendered small: her principal ensemble, jade leopard print robe and "aces wild" waistcoat and pinstripe outfit.The rear cover of the paperdoll book, featuring all six outfits, the Bunwells logo and creator credits.The third sheet in the Selfcare Sticker Set series. On the left, Mary Bunwell places a flourishing pot plant at the top of a wrought-iron display column, upon which two other potplants and one padded vanity case each have a shelf. She is stretching up, so that her soft purple pullover raises up at her stomach, showing the waistlband of her slate-grey pencil skirt. Her hair is bountifully bound up in a loose bun and she smiles up at the new plant. The sticker text reads: "Plants make a house a habitat". On the right, Lilith Bunwell is wearing a dapper outfit of greens, brown and black, with gold touches. A ruched corset top is paired with leather leggings, a froufrou half-skirt fastened at her waist by a broad leather belt and ornate gold buckle. She also wears a black and gold matador jacket. Her arms are raised up, lifting her hair from behind as she observes herself in a mirror with satisfaction. Her text reads: "I don't need a special occasion to get fancy!"
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
It's my birthday in a few hours, so I'd like to spread my Bunwells merch around to celebrate! The paperdoll book is still one of my favourite things I've made, I love being able to hold it in my hands and feel the nostalgically waxy cover. (TuT) And the self-care sticker series too~ <3
The cover of the "Let's dress up! with Lilith Bunwell" paperdoll book, featuring Lilith posing in a matching plum underwear set, surrounded by three outfits rendered small: her principal ensemble, jade leopard print robe and "aces wild" waistcoat and pinstripe outfit.The rear cover of the paperdoll book, featuring all six outfits, the Bunwells logo and creator credits.The third sheet in the Selfcare Sticker Set series. On the left, Mary Bunwell places a flourishing pot plant at the top of a wrought-iron display column, upon which two other potplants and one padded vanity case each have a shelf. She is stretching up, so that her soft purple pullover raises up at her stomach, showing the waistlband of her slate-grey pencil skirt. Her hair is bountifully bound up in a loose bun and she smiles up at the new plant. The sticker text reads: "Plants make a house a habitat". On the right, Lilith Bunwell is wearing a dapper outfit of greens, brown and black, with gold touches. A ruched corset top is paired with leather leggings, a froufrou half-skirt fastened at her waist by a broad leather belt and ornate gold buckle. She also wears a black and gold matador jacket. Her arms are raised up, lifting her hair from behind as she observes herself in a mirror with satisfaction. Her text reads: "I don't need a special occasion to get fancy!"
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The process! #commissionsopen
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Pride comm of Laura DeMille and Shelley Byron from Doom Patrol! #commissionsopen
In early 1900s garb in tones of cream and brown, Laura and Shelley are posed affectionately, Laura sitting on a raised surface, her knees twisted to the side of Shelley and her side flush with Shelley's front. Laura's one hand is low on Shelley's hip and the other clasps a rose between her fingers, as that hand rests on Shelley's shoulder. Shelley holds Laura gently at the shoulder with one hand, while her other playfully boops her nose, while Laura gazes at her, slightly cross-eyed and ever so trusting.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Cartoony pride commission for @darlingdeeceased.bsky.social! (Comms very much open, situation not untirely un-urgent)
A muscular, buxom OC dressed in a dapper three piece outfit of grey, black and green, clutches a gloved hand to their chest, where a symbolic arrow of green and purple has pierced their heart. Though their expression is highly anxious, they are surrounded by blooming hearts. In a misty space above them, Doctor Who's Missy stands in three coquettish poses, her face evocative of 90s anime femme fatales.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Pricing... [3/3]
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
[2/3]
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Please help get Koda to a specialist, by commissioning me or sharing this around! (T^T)/ [1/3]
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I get that this is a response to the mindboggling Whitehouse post. But is "lol fat" really the way we want to denote immorality? Yes, Fascists use idealised bodies in their propaganda, but we shouldn't counteract that with 'overweight = immoral'. Fatness is a morally neutral human characteristic.
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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
streaming services: [high monthly fee incentivizes waiting until a series is finished before subscribing to binge] also streaming services: “this series didn’t perform well enough right out the gate, so we’re cancelling it before the season’s even over”
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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I got back my commission of the new comic boys from @dorkbait.bsky.social and have engaged Blorbo Protocol by making it my phone lockscreen. Did you know you can just make up a guy or two, and they can be whatever you want, and people will draw them for money?! It’s so cool. Real art is so cool.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Here's the original art (done for the @teezr.bsky.social pride event), with my usual shading!
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I've been thinking of beginner artist struggles and pillow-shading came to mind, so I decided to make this little guide... #arttips #shadingtips #arttutorials
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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is 50% off for the Steam Summer Sale! Now is a great time to play our game about growing strong enough to survive the future, or to buy a copy for a friend who needs one.
store.steampowered.com
Save 50% on I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine ...
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
This ability comes from her having (accidentally) bonded her spinal cord with an extremely rare (previously thought cryptid) form of semi-sentient swamp mould, during a self-funded expedition to prove its existence. Side effect of the fusing include temperature sensitivities and impaired gait.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
For those asking, her name is Milly Sutherland (codename: Mouldread) and she has a magical connection to the mycelial networks where she is, giving her the ability to affect both the fungi that make it up, but also the landscape itself, by the shifting of the root system.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
American coaster purchasers, your parcels are on their way, you should have received an SMS from DHL already! ^_^
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
In other-other news... I do not know why I thought HAND-CRAFTING this part of the process would be quick. Meticulous as I am, I've so far only finished *EIGHT* coasters. I am so sorry... orz
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
In other news, while I was finishing these off, my pen stylus broke. The clicker part just collapsed out, seems like time and wear and wear and wear wore down the pivot mechanism of the little see-saw. So now I'm drawing with a sliver of tape wrapped around it, and hooboy I'd sure like some income.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
All done and submitted!! The devs choose the top-ten and the SGmobile community select the final 3, so I'm not exactly hopeful (one references is older than most server citizens, for one thing), but wanted to give it a go regardless!
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Parasoul Tenjou just needs her highlights! And I've got a couple days to go...
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
The final run has arrived and, after I add felt backing myself, will head out next week! #iwatex #iwasateenageexocolonist
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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
every genAI sales pitch basically comes down to 'you don't have to experience anything at all! life can feel like death!' and I'd say for some reason it works but it isn't working. they WISH it was working and they're begging billions in subsidies to make fetch happen
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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!' 'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!' 'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!' the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art. like. *hate* art. deeply.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Nooooo... I only just learned about this ...orz
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
My greatest frustration with these is following the colour segments available to recolour on the original sprites, because I don't know if I can rightly give Maria and Annie glasses, despite them being kinda crucial. Also really wish there were more details on Parasoul to re-colour.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
@sgmobile.bsky.social is holding a Pride palette contest (divided into edited sprite and original drawn sprite) and I just finished colour blocking sketches. While I had a ton of ideas, in the end lesbian nostalgia won out in 2/3 of my allotted entries, shocking no one. #skullgirls
Sketches of Marie, Parasoul and Annie of Skullgirls, recoloured to resemble Anthy Himemiya, Utena Tenjou and Kim Kitsuragi.
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Rules: Payment is through Paypal or Snapscan (you can pay with your card using their gateway). Character interactions can be cheeky but not NSFW. (They don't have to be love-y interactions, your ship's flavour is yours to define, just nothing abusive please.)

Note: pride flags can be integrated on request!
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
[A drawing of Marzipan from IWATEEX and Nanami from Utena] text: You can have a more sort of anime-ish style like this, or...
[Continuing the gag, some letters are highlighted in red, to spell out HORROR][A drawing of Minette and Nadia from Skullgirls, in a Disco Elysium crossover, which is more stylistically complex]
Text: ...something more like this. (but without such a fancy bg lol)

[letters are highlighted red to spell SIN]
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Pride month couple commissions at only 35usd, come grab your dear blorbos as a treat in these trying times. 🧵
A drawing of Nadia and Minette from Skullgirls, as the Chucky and Tiffany dolls from Child's Play 2. The style is reasonably detailed yet cartoony, with textured shading and a black background with red paint splatters. The text says "PRIDE MONTH COUPLE COMMISSIONS", where the middle of 'pride month' is highlighted red to spell out DEMON, in reference to the meme where conservatives see Pride Month as part of a secret satanic agenda on the part of queer people, to topple society. This gag continues throughout the images of the commission post.Overlaying the darkened drawing of Nadia and Minette, is text: For 35usd, you will receive: A single couple interaction in toony or chibi style, with a simple textured background, as a 300dpi png/jpg. Valid for the duration of Pride Month.
[Letters are highlighted in red to spell out 'evil', 'cursing' and 'demon'. Suggesting that that is where the 35usd will go, when in fact it will go towards Ro's business and general life maintenance in this very stormy weather]
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Quote with your flags! >:3
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Thanks, I hope so! I missed that stage of the project ><;
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I reeeally wanted to apply for Revolutionary Girl Utena (or a couple other 90s shoujo) but I see they're not on the list. T.T
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 05/03/2025
Get in loser we’re creating honest sentimental art without a trace of irony and putting a piece of ourselves out into the world
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
That is a *kicking* title! Oh I am so stoked >:}
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Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Headline - Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable 
Strap - The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry “Then die”
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Getting back to my roots, because I miss her so very much, 毎日毎日. (We're on the 'meiku' layers stage) #WIP #Lilith
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Best rivals... Marzipan Exocolonist vs Nanami Kiryuu #iwatex #utena
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Ro @faerthingale.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Please note that all orders for the Revolutionary Exocolonist coaster set will close this Friday, and that will be the last chance to order until next year's Comic Con! #iwatex
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