‪Constance Hermit 🌱‬

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🌿 Herbivorous Hermit 😶‍🌫️ she/her ✌️ 🖼️ blanketfrog.tumblr.com ⚔️ artfight.net/~Ephy 💚 Art, Plants, Neurodiversity, Comics, Kindness

Illustration of a black magical dnd cryomancer called Rival. She's holding a magical spellbook in one hand and casting some very cold spell with the other. Her clothing has subtle runes, and she wears a lot of silver jewellery with recurring diamond (shape, not material) theme. Cool pallete.
Illustration of Abby Normal, a zombie girl. She kneels in the dark, clutching at herself tiredly, surrounded by shadows and eyes. She looks very tired, has dark purple goth-leaning makeup and clothes.
Illustration of October Lovelace, a librarian/witch. The atmosphere is (hopefully) somewhat dark and moody, and aesthetically dark academia. October's wheelchair has a highland gothic tartan cushion, and ornate swirly high back. It also has a lamp attached, which glows with blue fire. October dresses predomiantly in blue. Everything is enclosed in a minimalisticaly ornate border featuring thistles and moths.
Image. First self-portrait I did after completing my sleeve tattoos! 70 hours later... I love love love artwork being a permanent part of my body! Illustation shows the artist with very long blue hair, round glasses, and (black ink only) ornamental floral geometric mandala tattoos.
Illustration is an artfight attack (aka gifted art of someone else's original character). The picture has only an implied background, with the silhouettes of trees, some grassy tufts, and part of a park bench. The palette is warm green and brown. Grim Wilder sits at the bench, resting their head on their hand and looking a little wary. Behind them is their AAC device, and they also have a sunflower lanyard. They have a tasselled hat with wolf ear shapes, big muddy hiking boots, and much-repaired and patched trousers.
Flower shows cute tiny purple flowers blooming from beneath a wooden fence, from between dry brown leaves, emerging from winter!
Photo of springtime crocus flowers
Photo of a colourful sketchbook page, showing the text 'I love someone who is Autistic (it's me)' with lots of flowing colourful fluffy, flowery, soft noodley shapes. Overall it gives a soft, pastel, calm vibe.
Image. Soft golden sunlight streams down into a greenhouse, little motes of dust float suspended. A deer-person with soft freckled skin and cosy clothing stands in the middle of the room, reading from a book they hold in their hands. Old wooden tables house terracotta pots and large-leaved plants. There are buttery yellow flowers. There are arched windows set into old wobbly brick walls. Everything feels quiet and peaceful.
Illustration shows a partially obscured moon shining from behind foggy purple clouds, which are being blown low across a cold and foggy landscape of dark, bare, bleak trees in snow. In the foreground stands a deer-person, unbothered by the cold, looking at something offscreen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Illustration of Moss, my OC, who's looking tired. They're a humanoid albino deer person with antlers and long green hair and eyelashes.
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
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.
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.
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.
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?'
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
Illustration of magic emanating from a deer person, in lots of gentle sparkly glowy pastel streams.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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.
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.
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 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.'
The image shows a collection of portrait studies in mostly shades of grey.
The illustration shows Hermit sitting on a gym ball infront of a desk with many monitors and a drawing tablet, with a baby in a sling on their front. They're saying 'I made this tiny human!' and looking a bit dishevelled.
Image shows the cover of the comic 'The Moth Keeper' It's colours are quiet, the main character (who has lovely fox ears) is gently cupping a glowing moth in their open hands.
A page of a comic illustrating a teacup/bird person spiritually bond/melding with a magical apple personification (yes I'm sorry it's confusing, these things are not apparent from what you can see but it's what it is). The illustration itself has a lot of flowing lines, third eyes, inner light, and other spiritual tropes throughout.
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.
The image is of a comic page. An anthropomorphic potato scientist called Podgeworth is stealthily approaching some robotic animals in a mossy brown and green forest. The robots detect a presence and ask the intruders to leave the quarantine, but Podgeworth throws a small watermelon (resembling a pokeball) at them instead.
Illustration of three people thinking and talking about code together. They're gathered around a device of some kind, and surrounded by swirling pastel circuit-board patterned version control branches. Featuring a trans-pride jumper, lesbian smart-watch, and sparkly outfit-co-ordinated wheelchair! So bored of 'software dev' image search results. Bring on the colourful teams with diverse experiences!
Illustration of an androgynous person with pink hair and large glasses, looking at a laptop first with frustration: 'Alright, uhm, it should load under... two seconds? At the, uh, let's see.. percentiles? Let's just see what the test spits out'.. then with increasing horror at some result: 'uhh.. friends? there.. there's a lot of red here'
Illustration of Hermit, who has blue hair and a very tired expression, sat hunched over a laptop, typing. There's a circuit board pattern in the background. There's text that reads 'It's taken me a decade (that's how long it's been since I got my CompSci degree) to develop enough resilience not to panic when I fail & make mistakes, repeatedly, and keep trying anyway, without considering myself to be a stupid incompetent waste of space.
The illustration shows a green androgynous person sat in the lotus pose in front of a planet, with golden vines and flowers growing out of various chakra points on their body. Above, is written the following Rachel Carson quote: "Those who contemplate the beauty of earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts".
Screenshot of an android home screen, featuring an empty golden autumn afternoon room as wallpaper, and Camila's Staying In icons for apps.
Screenshot of an Android phone lock screen, the wallpaper of which is Camila's Staying In. It shows a cute ghost sitting on a chair reading a book in a very cosy lovely afternoon light room, with plants and trees outside a window.
Image shows a Famous? Moss Meme. A photo of a toy (person lying down, moss growing over them) with the packaging saying: why don't you just GIVE UP lie down in the woods and let the moss reclaim you (we are become dirt) suitable for all ages
Screenshot of the Computer Cuter website. The colour palette is soft and cute. There are flowers. There are painted nails. There is a custom set of keycaps in lovely colours. There are links to nice colours schemes and fonts you can use in your IDE, Terminal, and so on. Visit the site!
Illustration of three people thinking and talking about code together. They're gathered around a device of some kind, and surrounded by swirling pastel circuit-board patterned version control branches. Featuring a trans-pride jumper, lesbian smart-watch, and sparkly outfit-co-ordinated wheelchair! So bored of 'software dev' image search results. Bring on the colourful teams with diverse experiences!
A screenshot of an illustration in progress. It shows three people collaboratively working on some kind of technical device, with many branches and comments. Featuring: trans-pride jumper, lesbian smart-watch, and sparkly outfit-co-ordinated wheelchair.
A screenshot of Spotify's wrapped Infographic on Genres I listened to most this year. It shows Glitch hop, Substep, Chillhop, Downtempo bass, and Psychill. I reckon Spotify is a bit restrictive with genre labelling (I like soundcloud's functionality better there, where artists can put free text of their choosing on songs individually to describe the genre), and in reality there's probably a lot of lo-fi, psybient (actually many psychedelic subgenres) and hybrid downtempo things in there too.
Screenshot showing more ideas for the personification of the v8 engine, more closely based on the logo, which is a blue number eight with a grey V behind it.
Screenshot of a Miro board with post-its for each sub-category within the 'JS call stack and event loop' section. Each post-it is colour-coded to show whether it will be covered either: in detail, briefly, no, or later.
Screenshot of notes/ideas around what a personification of the v8 engine might look like (and how it works).
Photo of the book Leafman, by Lois Ehlert. The cover Shows a humanoid creature made of real autumn leaves.
Photo of a leaf creature, made by collecting, pressing, and sticking autumn leaves onto paper. It seems to be a kind of deer!
Screenshot of a spreadsheet with over 500 rows of data detailing lighting measurements for houseplants. Each entry is one light measurement, at a specific location, at a specific time of day, and under specific weather conditions and in a specific season of the year.
Illustration shows a person with a mossy jumper posting their art into THE VOID by 'spap' plopping it into a dark oily square...
The image, of a sleeping stone statue/giant, slowly being reclaimed by moss and plants, bathed in the light of a gentle sunrise, illustrates the following quote by Carl Sagan: "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."
Photo of a book titled 'RHS Botany for Gardeners: The Art and Science of Gardening Explained and Exposed'. The cover also shows botanical illustrations.