Nadia Carmon

compilation of 5 swordtember illustrations

all of them ⚔

Because I knew people were going to ask 😅

But it's about finding that throughline from each element, which isn't quite there yet.

Regardless of whether or not I come back to this idea, or move forward with others I have, there's so much that I learned from this one that I can apply elsewhere.

There's a lot of ideas I had/have for this business, and a lot of areas of improvement. Should I revive this in the future, I'd definitely want to work on those.

The branding, for instance, could use a lot more finesse. I had a lot of ideas that definitely *can* work together.

Marketing, customer service, etc (shipping internationally/VAT is no joke)..

But it was also driven totally by passion.

I worked exclusively with women. With amazing and talented product photographers, logo designers, artists/drawers...

I did a short write up here www.behance.net/gallery/2213...

The first product I created (which took about 15 formulations) was a fragrance oil based on a badass princess from Bahrain named Afira.

I'm immensely proud of this project, cause it taught me so much about business. Each sale taught me something new. Be it about about pricing, shipping, pitching

This is Idèa Fragrances. From "I" + "Dèa"(Goddess, Latin). It was a project/business I started a few years ago on Squarespace. My first attempt at an ecommerce retail business.

The purpose was to create a showcase of powerful women in history & mythology, through body reverence and personal care.

I feel like I did a piss poor job introducing this the first time. Partly cause I was too afraid to share something that wasn't astronomically successful. A lame habit I picked up from being chronically on LinkedIn and want to kill with fire. So we're doing this again.

I have a few ideas. Could be comics, short films, I don't know yet. But I think it's a fool's errand to keep building up a body of work as scripts only. When there's so much more I can do with them. & many more talented people to work with.

Mind you, I'm saying all this knowing it was always a long shot.

The best I can do is what I've always done. Fully control the things I want *my* mark on as a creative. "Stay indie". Keep my voice.

So now's the part of the movie where I try something new.

Always felt like the vehicle to make that happen for the longest time.

But it's not, and there's countless reasons why.

Refer to Starry Eyes, the movie.

I can also see it perverting my ambitions, my vision, and maybe even my very self (the way Hollywood commoditizes & weaponizes stereotypes).

I guess this is important cause I've been thinking about how much it's been a dream of mine to see my ideas on the big screen. And how Hollywood

weird, because it's never been a strong need. I understand it's *very important* to a lot of people.

But it's always been another word for permission for me. And I've never asked for permission. I create my own space wherever I go.

anti representation I've always pushed for in my own art. Even unconsciously.

Here you have a creative visionary disregarding all the rules of how she is supposed to (allow herself) to show up in the world.

The concept of representation has always been

Probably the only show or film that's come anywhere close to true representation for me is We Are Lady Parts. The show's about an all female British Muslim punk rock group. A masterful slice of comedy / drama by Nida Manzoor. While I'm not Muslim (or religious), it's the sort of DIY, uncompromising

Cinderella - Night Songs

Vanity Mid

Slightly long winded post coming up in a few hours. Gonna leave it up and then disappear for a few more days. Nothing serious. Mostly about being an artist.

i do not “use fiction to cope”, i just so happen to experience divine inspiration and medieval nun visions of elf fanfictions when in moments of emotional distress

YouTube video by Jill Tracy JILL TRACY "You Leave Me Cold" with lyrics OFFICiAL

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 7: A song featuring a piano.

Jill Tracy - You Leave Me Cold

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHl6...
#Gothic #DarkCabaret #MusicChallenge

Some old sketches based on photos from goth zines. Nothing original. #Art #Goth #Deathrock

Conclave (2024) was pretty damn good. I thought it was from The Da Vinci Code guy, but it's not. So less of a sci fi adjacent occult mystery, and more of a...religious drama with some grounded mystery elements. But it held my attention. #films #movies

YouTube video by Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Topic Moon Without a Tear

Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Moon Without a Tear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02-s...

A message from writer-director Chad Michael Ward

FAIRY DUST is a culmination of everything that's made my artist brain what it is and the most personal film I've ever attempted to make. A fantastical exploration of what it means to be an outsider in a world that never quite makes sense. We could really use your help: tinyurl.com/FairyDustKS

But it's also about owning who I am/letting myself shine beyond any one single element. Aka Balance. Soft and hard, reserved and open, etc. Could dive more into that. But I'll leave it at the Cliff Notes edit.
P.S. Also funny the CoF drama is top of mind.

Seated near. We walk out of the classroom. End.

There's other things that happen during the dream, but I'll leave you with the the director's cut.
Lite Message: It's the perfect synthesis of different elements of my Personality working in concert, and with the world and people at large.

a woman is sitting on a couch and talking to someone . ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch and talking to someone .

Well I think it's my class. The lights are on. I'm meandering through people. I or someone asks me, "Is this the right class?" "What class is this?". & Luke Perry (?) looking professor w/ Brit adj accent says "This is Vagina 215". Sarcastically I say "Good to know" which elicits a giggle from girl

A girl in a Cradle of Filth shirt crosses my path. Lots of people, random styles. When we get to school, the lights are off. We ask a classroom sitting in the dark what happened, one girl with us points to a glowing red fuse on the ceiling. It's clicked. Lights turn back on. I head to my class

#dreamjournal. Today's gotta be the best dream of the yr so far. I'm walking with two people to school. Not sure if college or high school. I bring my battle jacket (w/ patches & buttons from metal and punk bands), prop it over a purse. I'm wearing a form fitting number. Close to school it's crowded

This channel "ASMRAiTist" is somehow able to evade blocks. I've clicked *don't recommend this channel* and *not interested* several times, yet I've been getting notifs for new vids every day or so. Annoying AF. #AI #ASMR