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Look out for the EMN pride one next!! That one is always fun!

#natureartparty i was looking at the wrong coral this whole time..............thank you for a wonderful event!

the nature walk was, as always, sooo lovely :)

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Ardbert Hylfyst: Here we are. It’s nothing too special, I’ll admit. Just a bit of a nice view- somewhere to sit. To talk a while. Ardbert Hylfyst: Always gives me perspective, places like this. Used to find myself climbing all sorts of cliffs looking for ones like it. Some high-up perch to look out and see the world small and crawling onwards without me, in ever-present persistence. Some... built-in determination to live.

Ardbert Hylfyst: It’s harder, here. This air bubble might never fade. There’s life on this ocean floor that will never recover. It’s funny- the water made it hard to see, blurred vision and cast out light until you never knew what lived below. But you could rely on it. You knew it was there, in some strange, mysterious shape, some whispering of life below. Unknowable, untouchable. Ardbert Hylfyst: And then the waters left, and the air rushed in. Clear and bright and suddenly this whole world is here for all to see- and it’s struggling. It’s- …I don’t know. The world is healing, but here- these are bad times with no good answer. Things are different here.

Ardbert Hylfyst: Look- I’m not here to tell you it’ll get better here. But I’ve sat, and I’ve watched. The Ondo know better than any of us what’s been lost. But sit down here and watch them live… What can they do but keep living? Celebrating the passing of time, each other, meals. Suppose it might look irresponsible, to some. Like they don’t see it- the way it all bears down on them.

Ardbert Hylfyst: I don’t know. Maybe. Can’t say I rightly know what it’s like for any of you lot that still came out here to walk through such a sorry sight. But you’re here, aren’t you- ha. Takes my breath away, just a bit. The persistence of you. That come hell or high water, you’re here. No matter how doomed or damned or dark the skies, here you are. Ardbert Hylfyst: The sun will rise tomorrow. It won’t be all better, here. But the Ondo will tend to each other, and with that, tend to what’s left. What’s changed will be new, some day. A day at a time, aye- gritting their teeth along the way. But there’ll be laughter, too. Promise me that, then, heroes. That you’ll be there to see it.

The words Ardbert left us with at the end of #natureartparty #fishfest

digital sketch page of the denizens of The Tempest from FFXIV

Final page from the #natureartparty ! what a lovely event, very glad it was my first of its kind!

I only drew one fish but it's oke, I had a lot of fun! ^^ #NatureArtParty #FishFest

A digital illustration of creatures and environments from ffxiv. There is a natural bridge made by coral formations, a nautilus-like creature, a bio-luminescent sea plant, and some bright pink coral. Ardbert is in one of the environments, looking out into the scenery

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final stop
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sketch page from #natureartparty of the Tempest :]
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the rest of the drawings !! #natureartparty

Always absolutely adore hanging out with my lovely friends, the amazing hosts, and all the other guests at #natureartparty / #fishfest !! I wish I had drawings from tonight to present, but please take this gpose of Rosa enjoying the sights instead

wish I could have drawn but I still had a blast! Thank you again for hosting another truly wonderful #natureartparty

Giving Ardbert his flowers #Fishfest #NatureArtParty

THE BEASTS #natureartparty #fishfest #ffxiv

Im so proud of you!!! I hope you keep coming!! :D

ngl i didn't notice until much later that they had headphones on whoops! p2 #natureartparty

Page from Sarafina's sketchbook at tonight's #NatureArtParty

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just a little guy for the #natureartparty

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T'laqa Tia and Sosoban Checheban

Tillion Gin and Adonitae Letraust

C'yna Mon and Fraedaeg Flazbhar

Melodic Cerulean

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#natureartparty To the cool Aura that was next to me on our dear crab friend ! 🦀
(Now time to rest and fish)

Final stop fishing 🎣 #natureartparty

#natureartparty blue swimmer, and some ceiling coral!

In honor of #FishFest I just had to draw the king of the Tempest (and his two retainers) for the #NatureArtParty :)

Had a blast at #fishfest today! Glad i finally got to attend a #NatureArtParty to top it off!

stop 4 drawing
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A collection of the above three sketches, with an added Stippled Eel sketch.

My fourth and final doodle for #natureartparty was the first thing I fished up- a Stippled Eel! (I want to study and draw more eels now!)

This has been a wonderfully cozy event to end #Fishfest with and I hope to show up to more Nature Art Parties in the future. Ardbert's lectures are delightful :)

Where the Dry Return coral snack
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Akira floating peacefully in a pool of clear water surrounded by glowing algae.

finally kira is unbothered. moisturized. happy. in his lane. focused. flourishing. #natureartparty