Lovely work, very evocative imagery, maybe its the amount of bramble beating I've had to do in '23, but I feel like I can feel the thorns, they're worth ripping through.

Aaah <3 very thoughtful concept... sometimes I wish I had walls like these ahahaah ^^'

Glad to see you finished it! 💙Those thorny antlers really look painful to draw, yes. Your patience and diligence in drawing them is impressive!

I like this idea in a very personal way, and this topic feels very relevant to me. Needing safety and creating it through thorny walls that don't let anyone in. Not trusting anyone. At the same time being in a prison of such isolation. It's such an accurate detail that the deer actually looks sad... I thought about symbolism like this, maybe someday I will be able to draw it.

Thank you so much for your kind words, indeed it took so long to draw them, and I hurt my neck too much in the meantime...lesson learned..

And indeed, it's a topic very personal for me as well for multiple reasons... especially when some mechanisms that uses to have a purpose to keep you safe, and now it keeps you isolated, detached, even from yourself and that you begin to forget who you really are....

Anyway yeah...it makes me think...

And gosh I'm sure you'd do an amazing interpretation, I just know it, you're one of my favorite artists when it comes to emotional artwork <3

You're very welcome! ^^ And yes, art can be sooooo hard work sometimes... be careful! :'D

Isolation itself is a way to achieve safety... it's just a reaction to trauma, I think. it's so natural to try stay safe and protected, it just becomes a problem when almost all parts of life and social interaction are perceived as unbearable and dangerous. Plus hiding vulnerable or traumatized parts so that no one can touch them again, because of fear, because of flashbacks or even shame for feeling all this... or so as not to see or feel them yourself because they are unbearable. Feeling cut off from yourself in a kind of dissociation, and the longer it lasts, the more painful and scary it feels to experience the contact again. I have been living in this for so long, it raised me and shaped who I am, so it's difficult for me to imagine that it can be different...

Anyway, I'm sorry for bringing up this topic if it's too personal or uncomfortable for you, and I'm sorry you have to go through this! But at the same time I think it's great that you're brave enough to express it in art. You are one of the very few artists I know who touches on such feelings and topics, and I love how you use the symbolism of nature and animals in this. You are a truly wonderful artist! 💙

And wow, thank you! :'D I'm touched and even flattered to hear that, as I never consider myself good enough, heh. It means a lot to me, yes. I would actually like to draw more about the topic of trauma and difficult emotional things... I have so many ideas and the characters associated with all this, and sometimes I try, but oh, I never feel confident and safe to draw and share such art, even though it may seem the opposite :') but I would like to keep trying, and I think art is a good way for reflection and sublimation!

god, I am in love with this piece... you're one of my top favorite artists, able to create such beautifully stunning art that perfectly conveys such emotional concepts. Always evokes so much emotion when I look at your pieces, it's truly one of a kind <3

Ouch. Down to the core, what a masterpiece.

The hatching and the details on the thicket are just wonderful!

stunning work
all the bad experiences form a wall :O

man everything about this is working so well together

This turned out so lovely...~

I love how this looks like wood art, so pretty <3 the markings came out really nicely!

Lovely, lovely artwork! Thank you for sharing!

And, Gott Nytt År!

Stunning and sadly relatable.

Briarbuck

This is a deep one, and beautifully realized.

Oh my goodness this is absolutely stunning! So much detail, all that cross hatching, absolutely gorgeous <3

Beautiful. And I can personally relate.