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Constance Hermit 🌱
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🌿 Herbivorous Hermit 😶‍🌫️ she/her ✌️

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🎨 Art and Tech 💻 (But no GenAI "art")
💚 Plants, Kindness, Neurodiversity, Comics

#art #comics #neurodivergent
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Moss, my #oc, drawing UML diagrams and thinking about the app they're developing (which combines plant identification and virtual garden building) while enjoying autumn vibes 🍂

Once again referencing @jookpubstock.bsky.social's book pack! ko-fi.com/s/6a370b3dd1 📚💛

#art #ocsky
Moss, the person in this illustration, sits at their desk in casual pose, gazing in an unfocused way at the candle sitting on the desktop. They're writing in a book that lies open on the table before them, using a halloween-themed pen with a large pumpkin on top. There's a collection of acorns next to the book, in various stages of ripeness, and a steaming cup of tea in an earthy glazed mug. Moss is a deer-person with long green hair and dark horns. In the background we see more of Moss' home, which seems to have actual trees embedded in the walls and acting as shelves to a collection of books and trinkets (such as pinecones, jars, and a little wooden korok). Beyond this, the living room is also visible, which is mostly in darkness, but lit by a little glowing mushroom lamp.
October 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Yes! Visible mending! 🙌
I got into this recently to extend the life of my child's clothes 💛
Rainbow thread and cannibalised ripped/outgrown clothing make for some colourful repairs 🪡😊✨
A happy yellow embroidered dinosaur, with rainbow spikes on its long neck, on green fabric, works as a patc. It's being sewn onto a pair of jeans with a ripped knee (rip once repaired already haha, but not visible in the photo). Rainbow thread is being used, and many small (and not terribly neat) stitches run along the outside.
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I didn't set out to make an anthro #oc, but now that I have, I'm completely unprepared to draw a snout from different angles. 🥲I've just been lazily going with instinct/vibes so far, but maybe I need to decide on some underlying construction 🤔 #art
Sketches of Moss, an anthropomorphic deer person, from various angles. They have a gold nose ring, dark antlers, and I have no idea how they should look from the front, or how to incorporate their mouth. A small sketch of the artist also appears, who looks contemplative and tired.
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Drawing people's avatars on gaiaonline was the first online community experience I had, and it was the main reason that I kept drawing in my teens! Sometimes I still check the #art freebie requests for some nostalgia and inspiration. 😊
Illustration of a magic user, body turned away, and hand outstretched. Some invisible force is lifting their long tasselled scarf across their arm and into the air. They have horns, and one eye seems to be transforming and swirling. Smoke or water like patterns shadow their skin and scarf.
September 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Finished this #oc #art of Moss, who is no longer exactly albino because I cannot resist dark horns after all 🙃

I have no idea what I'm doing re: backgrounds. I think I need to do more stylised/simpler shapes and muddy the colour less 🤔
Illustration of a deer person, reading a botanical book while sitting on a tree-stump in a forest. The predominant colour is green. Moss, the deer person in question, is almost-but-not-quite albino. They have pale colouring, except for their horns, fingers, and toes, which are almost black. They have long green hair, big fluffy ears, moon earrings, and a nose ring. And a cool tattoo. The same image as before, but cropped to focus on Moss.
June 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Always thinking about my #oc Moss, whose ear and horn shape and placement still vary wildly.. 🙃 #art

You will receive a botanical infodump if you ask what they're reading. 🤭

Relatedly, I highly recommend @jookpubstock.bsky.social's stock packs, this one is from Books (ko-fi.com/s/6a370b3dd1). 📚👏
Image shows an unfinished illustration of Moss, who is an albino(ish) deer person with fluffy ears and curling horns. They're sat hunched over a large book, presumably a plant reference book, whilst looking at (I imagine) some wild specimen. They have long green hair, fluffy eyelashes, golden earrings, and a nose ring. Maybe one day I'll finish this.
June 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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#art of my #oc Moss, whose face shape I still can't get down reliably 🙃I figure I'll just draw them 100 more times and see where we end up 🤭
Illustration of Moss, my OC, who's looking tired. They're a humanoid albino deer person with antlers and long green hair and eyelashes. Sketches of my OC Moss, who is a humanoid deer (with antlers) mostly in profile or 3/4 view because I can't quite work out what their face-shape looks like from the front, lol. An ongoing journey..
May 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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More Percy 🌸✨
#oc #art
Art of a sparkly humanoid moth called Percy, except make it very indulgent and lazy. They have super long eyelashes, a fluffy leafy body, and a sleepy expression More Percy! Sketches this time, trying to find some consistency in drawing them. Four arms makes for some interesting pose possibilities. If I had four arms I'd totally be warming my hands on a cup of tea whilst also typing!
May 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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A teenager told me I look 'so cool!' on the underground today, and seemed completely genuine, which I am still feeling flattered about 😊

I attribute the praise mostly to Tealeaf, my cute rucksack buddy, who is from @littlesofts.bsky.social 🌸✨

(he's a B-grade but you wouldn't know! recommend!) 👏
Photo of Tealeaf, my rucksack buddy, who comes from Little Softs. He's a blue, grey, and white raccoon, with hearts on his paws, ears, and forehead. He has a big smile and is super fluffy. He's resting with my shopping bags. Photo is a close-up of Tealeaf's neckerchief, which has two enamel pins. One reads 'animals are friends, not food' and the other is a rainbow autism acceptance loop with a little star that you can slide around the perimeter! Photo of me, with my back to a mirror, in order to take a photo of Tealeaf, who looks super cute on my back!
May 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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And because I can't talk about Moss without also mentioning Percy, here's my other precious #oc ☺️
Illustration of Percy, who is based on a moth, and primarily purple. They have 4 arms (which may have been daunting before I realised I could take my own hand reference pose pictures), very long eye lashes, and glowing golden eyes. They're resting/squashing their face on one hand and looking rather glum at present. Image shows a moodboard for percy, which is full of sparkly pastel colours, flowers, and soft textures. They like journalling, stationary, and the night. The quote in the middle (with an image from the last unicorn) reads 'what if my messy, flawed, imperfect natural self is infinitely more enchanting then the standard of perfection Ive been taught to attain' Screenshot of Percy's character page in Notion, showing a fraction of their traits (clumsy, sensitive, inauthentic, fawning, kind) as well as ND traits specifically (masking, RSD, meltdowns) and what they THINK they want (being less of a 'mess') and what they actually need (self-acceptance).
May 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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I am 100% a parent 🤭

I can tell you about my precious #oc favourite smells, phone lock screen, speech patterns, mannerisms, recurring feelings, kitchen contents... 👀

Sometimes it starts with the designer (minus the next-level skills) and then keeps growing 🌱
Illustration of Moss! My main OC. They're an autistic, asexual, thoughtful plant-loving outsider, who is somewhat obsessive and has joke blindness. They have (at the current iteration) white/beige skin, antlers, is generally tall and square, and wears loose comfy natural clothing. Also, a septum ring, moon earrings on her ears, and, possibly, freckles. Image shows a mood board for Moss, featuring an albino deer, chai tea, soft moss, rain in the forest, bark, books, and a quote which reads 'from my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am them, and that is eternity' Image shows a screenshot of a (partial) notion page all about Moss. Clothing, tattoos, and lists of their traits (both in general, and specifically autistic traits), as well as what they THINK they want, and actually need.
May 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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I'm always reminded of this meme when I'm doing this. 😂

And yeah! After all! Why not? 😤

So what if it's the same as the previous 20 times that I draw a kinda trippy colourful floating portrait creature? So I'm not practising anatomy or background, but I'm enjoying myself! 💛
A meme. Shows bilbo from Lord of the Rings across 2 frames. In the first, he's looking at the ring and saying 'after all... why not?' and in the second, he's putting it on and saying 'Why shouldn't I draw my OC over and over again?'
May 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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More instances of one of my favourite types of relaxing and self-indulgent #art (2017-2018) ☺️

Something that I just *enjoy* doing! ✍️💛 time & again

Not for any purpose, project, or learning/improvement.
Just to relax! I think one of the best ways to keep drawing is to draw what *you* enjoy. 🌈✨
Digital Illustration of a colourful, psychedelic, face that has a third eye. The hair moves like it's swirling in air currents, and the figure (shown up to the collar) looks as if it's lit from within, perhaps. Hints of a skull show through the face, but not in a creepy way. It's very colourful but still calm. My favourite favourite thing is glowy sparkly rainbows on a dark background, and I will NEVER get enough of the combo Very colourful illustration of a person's face, glowing in all the colours of the rainbow, surrounded by hair (or is it leaves?) whose growth direction is hard to determine. They have a glowing mandala in the middle of their forehead, and the brush strokes and transitions everywhere are soft and calm. It's self-indulgent because it's just.. the enjoyment of layering colour after colour. No active thought went into creating this, just instinct, and that's relaxing.
May 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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✨🌸🦌#art
Illustration of magic emanating from a deer person, in lots of gentle sparkly glowy pastel streams. Same illustration, but close to the person's face, their eyelashes are turning into light beams
May 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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I loved seeing these kinds of posts in my feed this week, it's so interesting to see how people draw themselves! 👏 #art
Image shows a collage of self-portraits of the artist, drawn between 2023 and 2025, with one photo of the artist (who has long blue hair, round glasses, and a big black witches hat) in the middle-ish. The self-portraits vary in expression between neutral, concentrating/frowning, and happy self-acceptance.
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Some recent self-portraits 🌱🤭🌈✨ #art

& on a side-note, enabling bsky's 'require alt-text before posting' setting really kicked off writing more/longer/(better?) alt-texts for me, and it turns out to be a fun thing to practice ✍️
An illustration of the artist, featuring very pronounced lines in the areas that crease substantially while trying to counter the effects of strabismus in one eye (one frowning eyebrow and half a smiling mouth). It has a touch of the abstract, and features mostly blue and green tones, including the mouth and nose. Glasses are half-there (maybe the other half failed to substantiate) and moon earrings are untethered. The artist has a bulky braid of blue-green hair. Illustration of the artist resting their hand gently on the fluffy manifestation of their own self-acceptance, which looks relaxed and round. A succession of fluffballs, each a different colour, comprising a rainbow, seem to be emanating from the artists' eyes, and the infinite autism acceptance symbol hovers in the background.
April 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Following this up with my non-work desk because I love seeing people share photos of their setup! Spirit City not currently featured, but often present, on the monitor while I'm drawing on the tablet display. ✍️😊✨
Photo shows a cosy art desk setup. The predominant colours are green (from plants on nearby surfaces) and yellow (pillows, blanket, art on the walls, lighting). The desk top is made of bamboo, and is supported by two sets of drawers with custom (plant-themed) wallpaper on. There's one floating monitor, one display tablet, as well as some external tools like keyboard, pen, and so on. The framed art on the wall behind show people or creatures observing plant-life. If you look closely it's possible to see wooden korok figures, and Isabelle from Animal Crossing, who is, presumably, cheering on the artist as they work.
April 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I find body doubling via Spirit City Lofi Sessions really effective at work! 😊✨ I use it in my free time while I'm drawing, too. 💛

I know it has todo lists and a pomodoro timer, but it's actually enough to just see my avatar doing the same activity (and crucially, for work, hearing the typing)! 🧠
Photo showing my working desk set-up. A curved bamboo desk which has two large floating monitors (not via magic, just hidden arms, I wish they could float, anyway). On the screens are various papers and writings on Neurodiversity in the workplace. Also on the desk are the non-work laptop running the Spirit City game, and an iPad showing more notes. There's a (sadly empty) cup, keyboard with custom green botanical caps, and a touchpad mouse. If you were to zoom in further, you'd see a cute fluffy sloth, and smooth chilled frog, which are visual reminders that it's okay to go slow. This photo shows a laptop running the game (spirit city). A person with long blue braided hair and glasses sits at their desk typing on a laptop. The spirit companion Chapterpillar (a bookworm) is providing further motivation to keep studying by sitting at the same desk pouring over a book.
April 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Thanks for doing this! I am a big fan 🐸💚

Hello everyone, I'm Constance, herbivorous hermit ✌️🌱
I like drawing kind, colourful, trippy, calm, magical things (usually involving plants) 🌙🌿

Tagging 🌸
@ashenwave.bsky.social
@jually.bsky.social
@jillsunflower.bsky.social
@indiana-jonas.bsky.social
Digital fan-art of Bee from Bee and Puppycat. This scene is set on Planet Donut, from Episode 3 of Lazy in Space, and shows the moment when the warlock hands are destroying nearby space-rock and Bee is injured. She's leaning forwards, almost falling, with a vacant expression, and her robot innards are coming out of her arm. Digital Illustration of a person hugging themselves. Five arms gently encircle the person, enveloping them in compassion and self-acceptance. The person seems to be on the verge of laughing, or falling asleep, or both. They are glowing from within. Digital Illustration of a colourful, psychedelic, face that has a third eye. The hair moves like it's swirling in air currents, and the figure (shown up to the collar) looks as if it's lit from within, perhaps. Hints of a skull show through the face, but not in a creepy way. It's very colourful but still calm. The illustration shows a deer-person on a calm green background. They have green hair, brown skin, deer ears and horns. They're wearing a black hood and fluffy green cardigan, and clutching a botanical book protectively.
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Cleaned up some of my sketch-notes on #Neurodiversity in the workplace from the Women in Tech conference I went to in Berlin last week. ✍️😊
The image shows sketch-notes from a conference talk on 'neurodiversity in the workplace'. It took place at Fem Tech Conf Berlin, and the speaker was Luisa Liesenberg. The notes are in black, pink, and yellow, and look hand-drawn. There's an illustration of Hermit (the artist), as well as someone masking, and a sparkly brain. The main text, sadly, shows that 50% of 1152 managers suveyed said they would feel uncomfortable hiring a neurodivergent person. But neuro-inclusive leadership is for everyone !
November 25, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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There were also lots of good ideas on #NeuroInclusive Leadership. ☺️

E.g: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. 😰

Leadership towards your own self might look like documenting & celebrating successes. Towards others, by re-thinking the feedback strategy (EEC rather than personal) 💛
Image shows a (partial) sketch note again, this time showing the 3 pillars of neuro inclusive leadership (towards others). Including Awareness and education, Strength-based approach, and Flexibility and adaptation.
November 21, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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I'm at FemTechConf Berlin this week. #WomenInTech! 👏

& happy to hear a talk specifically about #Neurodiversity in the workplace (Luisa Liesenberg) 🧠✨

Disappointing to hear that 50% of managers (1,152 surveyed) said they'd feel uncomfortable hiring a neurodivergent individual' 🥲

But also-
Image shows a (partial) sketchnote of Luisa's talk. The background is a light purple, and the text looks like black pencil. It's rough and quick, but does include an illustration of Luisa (the speaker) and Constance (the sketchnoter). There's a sparkly brain, and the quote about 50% of managers is highlighted.
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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I also love plants 🌿 #Art

And am intermittently (hyper-focus) intense about them 😅
(hundreds of detailed spreadsheet entries and data analysis of light conditions over time) 🤓

House plants are my friends 😊
& my Balcony plants are wild native species that I plant for the local insects and birds. 🐝💛
Illustration of a Monstera plant. It's a study, and shows the plant on a wooden floor, with sunlight illuminating some of it's leaves from behind. Illustration showing a statue of a person being slowly reclaimed by nature. It's a peaceful scene, with late evening sunlight over mossy ferns and trees. The quote reads 'Without a doubt we perceive the world differently than a tree does. But deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical' by Carl Sagan. The illustration shows wheat leaves silhouetted in against a sunset so late it's almost twilight. Mostly it's dark green, with a hint of amber on the horizon. The quote from Henry Beston reads 'It is only when we are aware of the earth and the earth as poetry that we truly live' Illustration showing Hermit, the artist, sitting at her desk and drawing on a large graphics tablet. She looks either calm, tired, or both, leaning her face on one hand. She's surrounded by house plants, and some dust motes illuminated by sunlight.
November 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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I'm #Vegan ✌️
Here's some related #Art 🌸

I don't have/want a car, bike always and in all weathers 😤🌨️
(which I can, because Germany).

I'm interested in Climate-Tech that isn't Greenwashing 🙃🌳
& in living more sustainably in general. 💚

Trying to retain some hope in the face of various horrors. 😞
Illustration showing someone cuddling a lovely gentle cow, on which flowers are growing. Both the cow and the human are rainbow-coloured, and the person's jacket has open eyes on it. It illustrates a Terence McKenna quote: 'Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. It is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.' Illustration showing three cute fluffy rats curled up in a cuddle puddle. They're blue, purple, and pink, and their fur looks almost cloud-like. Their eyes are closed, they look happy and warm. The quote reads 'the world, I realised, brimmed even fuller with life that I had suspected. Rich with the souls of tiny creatures who may love their lives as much as we love ours.' by Sy Montgomery Illustration showing a person, who seems celestial, mostly blue and semi-transparent, tightly hugging a baby deer with a moon glyph on its forehead. There are stars and flowers, and the vibe is calm and kind. Text reads 'there is no humane way to exploit animals'. The illustration shows a lake at sunset, surrounded by trees and glowing light. There are misty clouds and the words read 'I am not vegan because I love animals. Rather, veganism is about justice. It is not a lifestyle choice. It is not a personal preference. Veganism is not about you or me at all. It is about the fundamental right of all nonhumans not to be used, owned, labelled, branded, enslaved, exploited and generally commodified to serve our interests and convenience' by Kerry Wyler
November 18, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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I still draw but it's just doodles and studies mostly. ✍️
#art, I'll share some better ones..

Have so little time for myself & often too tired to think/draw at the end of the day. 😪

Probably because I'm working full-time as a ND parent!
(gotta stay the safe side of burnout, teering, teetering) 😓
The image shows a collection of portrait studies in mostly shades of grey. The image shows a portrait study of someone with a long neck and interesting eyebrows/freckles. The image shows a portrait study, this time with the reference photo included. There are several sketches and one in colour The image shows a portrait study, in colour, of a woman with glowing shiny skin and a fluffy afro
November 18, 2024 at 11:55 AM