'tober compilation
I L L U S T R A T I O N · I N K T O B E R 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 1
A mashup of Inktober & Drawtober illustrations from the past two years. Inktober 2019 based on the following day-of-the-week themes. Drawtober 2020 based on the written words of James Mark Miller, A Small Fiction. A mix of styles. Similar shades. Inktober 2021 Tarot Deck. Plus random af subjects.
B E A S T Y I L L U S I O N S
The other beasts all shrugged it off
when crocodile cried,
but never thought to wonder if
his laughter also lied.
— a small fiction
T R A N S P A R E N T B O W S
The lighthouse on the cliff
threw its beam against the night.
Don't come close, it shone. Stay away.
Beware the ghost ships harbored here.
— a small fiction
F L O R A & M A R R O W
She whispered kindness to the bones
she buried in the ground;
for when the dead arose, one day,
they might recall the sound.
— a small fiction
S K Y ' S E M B R A C E
The sun dipped low.
"Spend another night with me?" asked the earth.
"Of course," said the sky.
And blushed.
— a small fiction
T R U E B E L O N G I N G
"Don't go into the woods.
The monsters will get you," she'd been told.
So she went to the woods & found the monsters there.
They shared stories of the world beyond the woods, & all agreed
it was more trouble than it was worth. She was glad.
They got her after all.
— a small fiction
