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Emily Hare

@emilyhare.co.uk

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Folklore, fantasy & fairytales with a light dusting of peril - human made art - watercolours & sculpture. Creator of Strangehollow. Click the bell icon! NO Ai, NFTs, DMs. Links: bio.site/theartofemilyhare #fantasyart #watercolour #fairytale

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Don't forget I have a snazzy new book on Kickstarter right now. It's called Savage Strangehollow and it's the fourth in a series of books set in the world I created. Filled with loads of wonderful creatures!
Get yours here: buff.ly/raZbj7q
#kickstarter #watercolour #creature #Dragon

giant black dragon diving out of thunderclouds, crackling with lightning, chasing a smaller red dragon which is desperately trying to escape with its life!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 6h

I wanted to share an amazing message I got from one of my backers on Kickstarter. Henning is also a friend over on Facebook, but this was an out of the blue, glorious surprise I found when I logged into Kickstarter one day. Thank you Henning!!
#testimonial buff.ly/raZbj7q #art #folklore #artbook

"For those of you who are new to Emily Hare and curious to back this: to me (a huge fan of fantastic illustration) Emily has a very special tone and builds a world unique in being both whimsical and at the same time having a dark/realistic quality to the creatures. And there is a tangible believability to it, brought about by Emily’s beautiful watercolours and drawings all singing with the same voice, a voice absolutely unique in the vast choir of the fantastic.

If you either look for a new and wondrous world to let your mind wander into, or if you look to be utterly inspired to pick up a pen or paintbrush yourself this is the place to start: back her book. Or you just want to live in a non artificial world where people who are prepared to spend hours and hours to conjure up extraordinary fluffy critters and fanged beasts for us by the magic in her hands and mind to be able to do this: back her book.

Back her book and be rewarded with worlds." - Henning Cedmar Brandstedt

mockup of my book 'savage strangehollow'. It is dark purple/pink and green textured cover with savage strangehollow written on the cover.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 12h

Englebert. (From my book, Cauldron, which you can find here: buff.ly/TY9g8aW

#gif #enchantedtoad #watercolour #painting #creatureart

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

PSST... my kickstarter is still live! It end next week (Thursday)! Where does the time go?
buff.ly/raZbj7q
#unicorn #fantasyart #painting #watercolour #folklore #crowdfunding

watercolour painting of two unicorns in a forest surrounded by will 'O' the wisps

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

I'm off on holiday today to a lovely wild and wooly place in the UK. But I've got all these posts scheduled for your delectation while I am on my break! This tree-goblin comes from my second Strangehollow book. He is DEFINITELY up to no good. #gif #creature #watercolour #animation

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

Yeah it's really annoying isn't it!

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

I was always under the impression Ireland had it set up so that artists didn't get taxed until 50K as well, didn't know they were also doing this!

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

So you accidentally walk past something you wouldn't normally walk past and buy it.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

I self publish using Kickstarter to provide enough money to print the books :)

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

Yeah a couple of friends have said the same, I missed that show so wasn't aware!

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Thank you!

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Ooh thank you :)

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Lovely. I have signed up to the newsletter. I'm a sucker for smells. I was signed up to a company called Ffern - It was a bit too expensive but I got a couple of bottles back when I was doing well! It's a lovely company

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

lol

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Now that I've made gifs work, I may bombard you with ones I've made... sorry.
This is a tree dragon from my second Strangehollow book, Secrets Of Strangehollow. Love this little guy. #dragon #gif #animated #animation #watercolour #painting #artbook

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Yep, consent seems to be a tricky concept for many. Concerning.

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

I don't i'm afraid, they've all gone away now and I no longer have a useful camera that would work well enough to show it close enough!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

The description: forest mushrooms, turmeric, myrrh, treemoss, dry bones, sea kelp, dark patchouli, creamy ylang - is RIGHT up my street. Patchouli is a fave, and myrrh. Could only be improved if vetiver were in there LOL

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Bob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · 2d

A zoom into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection, which is where the spectacular skull is exhibited. Also pictured is a smaller "sea-rex"

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld

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Koffie Kobold - Yip Yap Crew @bemusedbehemoth.bsky.social · 2d

Alternatively I could consider doing this dragon instead...

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Melissa Sue Stanley 🌿✨🍄 IX Showcase, October @melissasuestanley.bsky.social · 2d

Years ago I went through a phase of putting chicken legs on ... stuff?
Everything I've ever made has always been a bit absurd and self-indulgent.

For example: here is a breakfast radish on legs, which I made of wool and wire.

Photo of an object in front of a plain white background. The object is a soft-sculpture made of wool. It's a breakfast radish in red and white with white roots growing out of the bottom and big leafy dark green leaves growing from the top. It's also in a bird pose and standing on two bright orange chicken legs. It's an odd animal.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

The rumour that I heard was that they were beards for each other anyway (as Nicole was for Tom). But was just a rumour from a movie person who had allegedly met Nicole's wife...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

But yeah, agree.

Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

It's the daily mail, it's a rag, he likely never said anything of the sort.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

I always associated a skinhead with the fascist element here in the UK, but that is likely due to my age!