Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 103
May 9, 2021
a-gnosis:
An attempt to draw Persephone from Receiver of Many...
An attempt to draw Persephone from Receiver of Many and Destroyer of Light, a romantic and erotic retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone by kata-chthonia. I’m going to do some more proper fan art when I get the books, because I need to reread the story first to really do it justice. ^^;
I know I’ve said this before, but if you’re a fan of Greek mythology and Hades and Persephone, you should really check out these books. I’m usually not a great fan of the romance genre, but I still adore this story. It’s well-written, beautiful, sexy, and has a really badass Persephone.
… I took some liberties and gave Persephone a Mycenaean look, though I know that the characters are wearing the fashion from later periods.
therkalexander:
Fan Art for Receiver of Many
Kore by the very...
PHENOMENALLY excited for book 3!!!! An early huge congratulations to you for this accomplishment, can't wait to put it on my shelf next to the others and break out my pomegranate bookmark again!
Oh thank you! This is so wonderful to see, especially since it took me so long to write this book!!
It’s Mother’s Day so I’m taking a break from writing, but I’ll be back at the screen as soon as I get home.
TWO CHAPTERS TO GO and The Good Counselor will be done!Preorder links will be available shortly thereafter.
📚📘ALSO! If, like @sanaline you were one of the folx involved with the original Receiver of Many Kickstarter, DM me your current address if you want a signed ARC of The Good Counselor when it comes out in exchange for live tweeting spoiler free reactions to the book 😉
rabbiteclair:yesterday I learned there is a Roman snack that is basically just fried balls of...
yesterday I learned there is a Roman snack that is basically just fried balls of ricotta, and I am still coming to terms with the fact that fried cheese as a food is old enough that fucking Cato the Elder has a recipe for it in one of his books
When book 3 is out, will there be a special little box set...? I like my religious texts to look nice 👀
I plan to have the cover follow the artwork theme I’ve used so far. Same fonts, same prominent image on dark background, same image repetition on spine.
Worry not; I will never give you a mismatched cover if I can help it.
May 8, 2021
artofelaineho:
And all my Receiver of Many fanart culminates in...
And all my Receiver of Many fanart culminates in part 3, in which Rachel so generously allowed me to create a short illustrated book based off her work. Here are a few pieces that were inside!
It’s called The Sixth Equinox, and it’s a short story of Persephone and Aidoneus’ longing for each other as they’re forced to stay apart. During this time both threaten to upend the fragile peace they made with the gods of Olympus just to be together again, and the story illustrates their temptations.
I wanted the words to link the texts and images together, where Aidon ends his part of the poem, Persephone begins hers. It was my way of showing that even though they are physically apart, they’re still together.
(doomed love and mutual pining is 100% my thing gah I love RoM so much)
Honestly I loved the process of making this book. It was this project that planted the seed in my approach to art. I wanted to express the psychology of their pain in a visual form, and that persists in my work today.
Persephone Remembering (the landscape piece you see up there) got selected for Spectrum 24, and I was lucky to have fans who found my work through here and stayed with me even when I started doing other work.
All of which wouldn’t have been possible if not for Receiver of Many and @therkalexander. I’m grateful to have you all.
also you can find The Sixth Equinox on Amazon thx so much ilu byeeee
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PS: you can buy this single, Lullaby for a Young Goddess here.
met-greekroman-art:
Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D.,...
Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Size: Height: ¼ x 9/16 in. (0.6 x 1.5 cm)
Medium: Glasshttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/249850
