LadySeshiiria

I mostly make original content and artworks, but I am dipping a toe with fanart and stuff finally. I think I've hindered my growth online artistically with just original content and it's made it difficult for people to connect with me. So hi, I like fantasy art, video games, and the fantasy genre in general. LOTR, Wheel of Time, Classics, etc... Games like Zelda, Diablo, Starcraft, Warcraft, NWN, Elder Scrolls, Balder's Gate, Heroes, Guild Wars, SIMS 1 and 2, etc... Anything D&D Based. Mostly OG gaming because I'm in poverty so I am not up to date on lore on current new games. (Old School Gamer)

I grew up in a cult and left a few years ago. I didn't know I was in a cult. I was a eighth and ninth generation Mormon cultist... Now Ex-cultist. (Not FLDS, that's something else.) I'm not sure how to feel about religion anymore... I don't know that I really want to talk about it, at least certain things... After all of this stuff that happened during the pandemic, I found myself exposed to quite a bit from the outside world. Outside of my bubble. I took time to deconstruct, ex-communicated myself, and the hardest thing I ever did was stand up to my abusers... I'm still learning... So please forgive me for anything ignorant that I may have said or did in the past. Essentially sorry for the shit I said when I was Mormon. I'm working to create a safer space for everyone one here. I tended towards compartmentalizing my online life from my Mormon life, e.g. I had gay friends and church members didn't know type of thing, out of fear and safety reasons for all parties. I had to hide a lot of who I was growing up and I still do for safety reasons when it comes to members of my family. I appreciate your understanding and patience. I'm unf*cking myself little by little. In the past I've found myself looking for external validation and permission to be, to exist, to participate- from people I've perceived as authority figures or leaders and it's unfortunate but I'm learning to stand on my own, unapologetically. I understand now as I've undergone a lot of deconstruction and studied psychology what I need to work on with myself, and I'm going to be doing that little by little as I untangle my trauma. Where I have mostly successfully avoided drama for the most part. I've had a couple in this community. So I'm just gonna do me, post my shit, and if people don't like me, whatever. You don't have to be my friend or interact with me. I am allowed to exist where I choose, and unapologetically take up space for me. This is me reclaiming my space for me.

I aim to keep this page a respectful, supportive space, and I care deeply about fostering safety—for myself and others. I welcome thoughtful, neutral questions about art and religious trauma.

That said, this is not an invitation for sexual conversation, roleplay, kink discussion, or commentary about my sexuality or yours. I am happily married and I honor that commitment.

Conversations about religious trauma may include sensitive topics, but they must remain non-explicit, respectful, and non-sexualized. Any attempt to push past these boundaries, sexualize the conversation, or use trauma as a pass into NSFW topics will not be engaged with.

I may choose not to respond to certain DMs in order to protect my mental health. This is not personal—it’s an act of self-care.

Thank you for helping me keep this space safe and respectful for everyone.

Art is the only thing I feel like that has kept me alive. I has gotten me through a lot of hard shit in my life. So whether or not I actually make something of it or not, no longer matters to me. I almost stopped posting because of AI, almost stopped drawing altogether. But as I have come to terms with it. I don't care how fast, or how good it eventually gets, or how slow I am in comparison. I will still do art for me. I'm showing up for me. End of story.

I've been apart of Deviantart since 2003-04. (Made correction. I found my old profile on archive.org. I thought I joined around 05.) This is my second profile and my only one on the website currently, I sometimes regret deleting my first profile but I mostly don't. Back then we couldn't change our username and I needed to rebrand. I used to do a lot of dark and macabre art out experimentation, I went through a dark fantasy phase. I don't plan on moving or making a new one. I did this to give myself a fresh start. I plan on staying with this profile from now on so no need to worry about me going anywhere!

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Copyright Disclaimer: No one should have to say these things but here we are... No you may not use my artwork for NFT or Ai, or 'Murals.'

Do not NFT, AI, Copy, Modify, Redistribute, Pin, Claim, Edit, or Trace my art in anyway. Please respect your fellow artists and ask for permissions before using their content for your youtube videos, blogs, articles or etc... We work very hard to produce our own content and it can be unfair and frustrating when others profit off our work when we may not even be making a profit at all in most cases! My work may not be sold with or for NFT's or other digital currency, if you see my work being abused in such a way please report it, and contact me so that I may proceed with a DCMA notice. I firmly believe that NFT's lack regulation and open up opportunities to hurt artists or other visual arts via fraud, financial loss, reputation, copyright infringement, and copy fraud, It is unfair. It is not the way of "the future of art" to abuse those that create it. Not to mention it's crashing the economy, NFT's aren't backed by anything. Art isn't free, it costs decades of time to craft a skill, time per project, money, and supplies. Like a doctor, lawyer, or a mechanic, artists work hard and deserve to be paid for their time and skills. Thank you.

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My thoughts on art:  "It's about getting there not arriving at one's destination. The destination may be important but the journey is special."

"I Am a Stone, Unaffected, Rain Hell Down Onto Me. Flesh and Bone, Unaffected Your Fool I Will Not Be."  - Demon Hunter (I am a Stone/ True Defiance)

https://www.artstation.com/ladyseshiiria

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