Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Jun 11

Hello, everyone! Not much to report on at the Institute this week. This week's tour was nearly empty! Here's hoping things pick up soon...

In other news, here is this week's update: berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

-AP

Notice of Funerary Proceedings • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

5 4

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Jun 3

We also updated the site! You can read this week's entry that Gin illustrated here:
berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

YAAAY

-Aimi

Journal Entry, Dated 05/02 • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

3 4

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

Σ(°ロ°) gin @ginsays.bsky.social · Jun 3

Jasmine Finds Blossom, from the Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination's current exhibit, The Last Lighthouse Keeper

@berelyse.org #berelyse

2 14 22

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

🐍 Little Damnit Man 🐍 @spacejamtwo.bsky.social · May 16

Had to draw my girl Spica from @berelyse.org which you should check out if you like fantasy and non-linear story telling!!!!

Story @ellsyx.com
character art @starsowing.bsky.social

#art

2 14 46

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · May 28

Aimi and I are back from vacation... from Seabreeze Shoal, actually. Amherst thinks we should write a news post about our experience, so expect that later this week.

In the meantime, updates continue as usual. You can read the latest here: berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

-Ellsyx

The Legend of the Lighthouse • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

4 3

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · May 14

"Tuesdays" at the physical Institute are usually quiet. A welcome reprieve coming off the chaos of Leohstdays, which are full of staff meetings and public tours.

The allows us to focus on updating the site. The latest of which you can read here:
berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

-AP

Report from Seabreeze Shoal, Upon Arrival • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

4 6

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · May 7

This Tuesday's addition to the archives is now live. You can read the entry here:

berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

We hope you enjoy!
-AP

Journal Entry, Dated 04/02 • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

4 2

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Apr 30

Today is the OFFICIAL START of our weekly additions to our digital exhibition! We will continue our updates weekly. Ellsyx tells me you all call this day.... "Tuesday?"

You can visit this "Tuesday's" addition here: berelyse.org/archives/i/4...

We hope you enjoy!
-AP

Unsent Letter to Jasmine, Written Approximately 04/02, Recreated Here • The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination

berelyse.org

6 5

ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙 @starsowing.bsky.social · Apr 13

BERELYSE MUSEUM WEBSITE IS OPENNNN 🥳🎉 ADMISSION IS FREE SO SEE YOU THERE! we hope you enjoy the exhibit!

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Apr 13

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination's official website is now LIVE!

We've uploaded an entire section from our archive for your perusal to celebrate launch. Stay tuned - there's so much more where that came from. (-;

Check out the start of our digital exhibition at berelyse.org.

-AP

Text that reads: The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination is proud to present The Last Lighthouse Keeper, which examines the end of an age primarily through the eyes of those who lived through it. Select works, including diary entries, letters, and legends, have been faithfully preserved and recreated for visitors to peruse. Though not from primary sources, additional exhibits have been curated by our team of experts to help aid visitors’ understanding of the events that transpired.

Through this special exhibit, we invite all visitors to ask: if you illuminate a single subject, who controls that light, and what might they leave behind in the darkness?

7

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Apr 13

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination's official website is now LIVE!

We've uploaded an entire section from our archive for your perusal to celebrate launch. Stay tuned - there's so much more where that came from. (-;

Check out the start of our digital exhibition at berelyse.org.

-AP

1 18 20

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Apr 13

BERELYSE IS LIVE!!!!!!!!! oh my god! ITS LIVE!!!!!!

literally 3 years of my blood sweat and tears have gone into this project. and ive spent four months agonizing over getting launch in order. but its LAUNCHED and you CAN GO CHECK OUT berelyse.org NOW!!!!

the best part? theres SO MUCH MORE to come

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · Apr 13

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination's official website is now LIVE!

We've uploaded an entire section from our archive for your perusal to celebrate launch. Stay tuned - there's so much more where that came from. (-;

Check out the start of our digital exhibition at berelyse.org.

-AP

4 18 25

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Apr 11

Introducing His Eternal Warmth, He Who Sparked Flame Into Being, The Keeper of the Forge, Commander of All the World, The God-King of All Eternity.

#berelyse

A man, his face a dark silhouette and the rest of his body glowing like hot metal, sits as if on a throne. In his hand is a giant hammer, resting by his feet. He wears a long cape and heavy boots. Behind him is a glowing sigil in the shape of a fire. The entire piece is dark and red, with sharp, geometric shapes.

1 10 17

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Apr 10

"The lighthouse makes our differences even starker. When I’m up here, I’m a shadow blocking the light. She’s absorbed into its brightness."
-Jasmine

Introducing Blossom, Jasmine's younger sister. Often heard singing strange, unfamiliar songs she claims to have not written.

#berelyse

A young girl with pale blonde hair and blue eyes sits in front of the silhouette of a lighthouse. Her hands are clasped together as she stares directly at the camera, mouth open like she's singing. She wears a mended yellow dress and has a blue clip in her ponytail. She's backlit from the lighthouse.

1 13 22

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Apr 9

"I do not have the strength to fight for myself. But if allowing myself to be someone else’s pawn means protecting you, then a pawn I shall be."
-Spica, in an unsent letter addressed to Jasmine

Introducing Spica. Jasmine's childhood friend, and His Eternal Warmth's newest soldier.

#berelyse

A young woman poses anxious, her hands crossed in front of her defensively. Her expression is worried. She is in long purple robes with black armored shoulderplates. A silver and yellow sword hangs off her waist from a purple scabbard. Her hair and eyes are a mix of yellow and lavender.

1 11 24

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Apr 8

“And when I first saw you, Jasmine? Oh, you shone. Blinding and bright. You were unlike anyone I had ever seen before.”
-Nico

Introducing Jasmine, the last lighthouse keeper of Seabreeze Shoal, and the focal point of the Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination’s exhibition.

#berelyse

A young woman with a long black ponytail with blue lowlights holds a small silver object in her hand, examining it. She wears a long blue cloak, a white shirt, and dark blue pants tucked into brown boots. Her face is harsh and blank. Behind her is what looks like a beam of light. Waves of light blue cover the bottom of the image.

1 14 30

ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙 @starsowing.bsky.social · Feb 27

imo we cooked at blistering temperatures LIKE WITH A WOK OVER A VOLCANO

1 1

ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙 @starsowing.bsky.social · Feb 27

CHECK OUT MY GF'S COOL NEW PROJECT WE'RE COLLABORATING ON!!! i worked hard on the designs and key art, please come visit the museum website when it launches >:3 🔥

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Feb 27

THE BERELYSE INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL ILLUMINATION PRESENTS:

THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER

DIGITAL EXHIBITION OPENING APRIL 2025

#berelyse

A 2d illustration of 'The Last Lighthouse Keeper', which the text on the piece reflects. At the foreground is a young woman with a fierce expression holding a lantern. She wears a white shirt, black pants, and a blue cape with fishing line lining the inside. She has a black ponytail with blue lowlights.

To her left is a nervous-looking young woman with ombre blonde and lavender hair.. She wears black shoulderplates and gold armor over purple robes. A silver and yellow sword sits inside a scabbard on her waist. On her hand and hanging from her center stole is a sigil; the same one that glows in the center of the piece.

Going clockwise, the characters are as follows: a young girl with a short blonde ponytail seems to sing, her eyes closed in happiness. She wears a worn yellow dress with light blue accents. Next to her are two young boys holding hands: one in tattered brown clothing smiles and points off in the distance. His companion, in green and a brownish-red cape, looks on with a soft smile.

At the center behind the glowing sigil is a woman who winks at the viewer. The same sigil from the center of the piece glows on her cheek. Her hair spills out like smoke from under a green hood. She wears a short green dress.

An old man with dark skin and a gray beard looks away, his face obscured. He wears a gray robe and a large brown hat.

A young woman looks warily at the camera. She has light blue hair and wears a white cloak embroidered with pink berries over a pink dress.

A young man with fluffy brown hair in a thick red jacket smiles down at the young woman with the black hair in the foreground. His hands press against her back, seemingly pushing her along. His eyes, like the two women with the sigils, have an orange glow in them.

In the background there is a silhouetted lighthouse, which emits blue light across the piece. Two seagulls fly above. A small cabin sits at the other end. The silhouette of a man, glowing like embers, stands at the back of the piece.

1 3 11

Reposted by ems / aimi 👩‍🌾🌙

da big cheeze @ellsyx.com · Feb 27

WE'RE MAKING MOVES!!!!!!!

i am SO excited to finally announce berelyse to the world! we're so close to launch i can taste it. more to come so keep an eye out for future berelyse posts!

art by the amazing lovely and beautiful @starsowing.bsky.social, which is posted here with her permission!