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Legend has it that when the leaves begin their change from Summer's green to Autumn's orange,
the owl possess the ability to bring courage to any spirit until all the leaves have fallen.
However, the spell is not as easy to cast, as it will need the presence of three specific
creatures, encountered in a specific order.
The owl itself represents wisdom and most ancient beings of magic have even trained
them to perform certain spells, passing down the ability of magic to the owls we see today.
Hi everyone, I’m jumping right in today and I’m doing something that I’m not very
good at, creating on my Ipad pro in procreate.
I want to be much better at digital drawing, so this is one way I will be practicing.
The design is inspired by tarot cards and my challenge is to step outside of my comfort
zone of my microns and strictly use color without the need to outline everything in
black.
I will have this print in my shop and have the entire spread there as well, if you’re
interested, but overall I love it so much and I can’t believe that I did that!
I hope this little tad bit inspires you to try something you’re not good at.
Moving on, The first creature is the bat, representing flight.
They are nearly blind in the daylight and are active at night, but what makes them very
important to this spell is their inability to see.
Unlike most creatures, the bat does not rely on its eyes to fly, but its other heightened
senses, painting pictures through the echo of sound.
Because of this, it is regarded by all wizards, witches, warlocks, and all mystics to be the
ultimate flyer.
Flying unlike others, but flying nonetheless.
This month is dedicated to being brave.
Brave to do things differently than others, being different than others, and succeeding
differently than others.
Mary Anne Radmacher once said: Courage doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I’ll try again
tomorrow.
I hope this reminds you that simply trying again and again, is an act of bravery no matter
how small of an act it may seem.
Okay, we’re going on a quick tangent for a little pumpkin tutorial for the next spread.
They look complicated but are super simple.
Start off with an oval, add on a half oval, add on another one to the other side, and
then another one and then the stem, which looks like a volcano.
And if you want to make a taller pumpkin, draw taller ovals.
To color pumpkins, I personally like to add the color in the first, leaving white spaces
between each oval and then go back in to outline them.
Notice that I leave the horizontal part clear, that gives it an illusion that it’s round,
as if light reflected from it versus it being flat.
Now that you are pros, next up is new layout of my 3 month calendar page, allowing room
underneath for holidays, goals, or anything I’d like to remember for the next 4 months.
I’ve been realizing that I want plan farther in the future, so that I’ll know what I’ll
need to accomplish in the next few months, and this way it’ll help with that.
Underneath the calendars is a little scene of pumpkins and leaves and a witch’s hat,
bringing in the magical side of Halloween and a mix o f autumn.
So I switched up the monthly calendar last month and I loved it.
It’s very compact and straightforward, combining trackers and the calendar into one spread.
Since I want to focus much more on my tasks and goals, I don’t want to have to fill
out so many separate trackers.
So doing it all in one place is so much quicker and still is as satisfying.
For every day that I accomplish one of the task I set in the keys section, I’ll put
the same color dot next to the day.
I’ll be posting my September's flipthrough on Instagram, when the month is over, so make
sure you’ve joined that community if you’re curious.
In the box next to that is my goals for the month.
My first goal is to prep for my first ever Pop-up shop at west elm in Lancaster, PA on
October 13th and also prep for the holiday market on December 1st and 2nd in Philly!
More information is in the description as well so make sure to check below for all things!
And then regarding my book, I want to do one more draft, which will be my 3rd and start
searching for editors, which I’m so nervous and excited about!
To continue the spell, the owl will need to come across two black cats,
representing faith.
In all of history, black cats are associated with witches and as bad luck, but not many
know that they have the slightest ability to see the future but not change it.
It may seem like a burden, but to them it is the ultimate challenge of keeping their
faith that the future will change, through the goodness of all.
It is this ability that makes them irreplaceable for this spell of courage.
I’ll be using this page for either my video ideas or any ot her list making needs throughout
the month.
This way I have a little bit of freedom to the setup depending on my needs.
This month is going to be amazing because I’m going to join in to the Inktober festivities
where you follow the prompt per day and create one pen and ink drawing
I’ve seen this last year but it was a little too late for me to start, but this year I’m
challenging myself to complete the whole list!
If anybody wants to join me, I would absolutely love that!
Underneath the official prompt list, which you can find at the link to in the description
as well, is just a little scene of a pumpkin and a few magical ingredients for a spell.
The next page is another blank one for my milestones or anything else I’d like to
use it for, which simple fall leaves and colors that match the rest of the spread, so it works.
Finally, to complete the spell, the owl will need to come across two sleeping rabbits,
representing support.
It may seem very odd that rabbits are apart of this spell as they are rarely associated
with witches or wizards, but they also have magic within their history, with the ability
to quickly disappear and escape any situation.
But the characteristic that makes them the most valuable in this spell, unknown to most
beings, is their love and support for each other.
Once the owl has acquired all three, it will then cast the spell of courage to only one
spirit of its choice.
Giving the spirit the bravery of the bat to fly even though it doesn’t see as others
see, the confidence of the cats, that despite their association, they remain confident,
trusting of kindness to change the outcomes they know, and finally the love and support
of the rabbits, reminding the spirit that it will need to be loving and supporting of
others and of itself.
This is my weekly cover page, perfect as a reminder as I start the month of October to
be kind to myself as I navigate all of the new and old struggles to come.
I know this story is very different than any other t hat I’ve done, but I love it.
I had the idea to create a spread inspired by fantasy, Halloween, and to also create
something that brought to life the qualities of being brave.
And incorporate all of that into the beautiful style of tarot cards.
I actually had this whole idea to create 4 tarot inspired designs in which I can turn
them into postcards, but the owl and partly the rabbits are as far as I got.
I will continue to finish these up because I love them for the season so stay tuned for that!
I did change up a few things after I recorded the set-up just so all of the images worked
better together and looked more cohesive, so that’s why you see the new print and
older color print of the cover page.
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And that’s its, thank you so much for watching!
As I was working on this, I realized that I’ve been creating basically a mini book
every single month since i started with the bunny and bear and I have to thank you for
being my biggest encouragements.
I wish that your dreams will come true and wonderful days until then.
I’ll see you next time, bye!