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Merih`Saan

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~*Maine*~ Fantasy Artist | Plush Sewist She/her | Demi/Ace/Poly | Mate to Crayder and Rehkal Dragon/gryphon otherkin AuDHD Creator of The Gryphon Tarot illustrated deck (in progress) Commissions Closed

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Donate to Disabled Entrepreneur in Crisis — Help Craig Cover Rent and, organized by Craig Ames I never thought I would be writing something like this. … Craig Ames needs your support for Disabled Entrepreneur in Crisis — Help Craig Cover Rent and

gofund.me/01a6f085d

05.03.2026 20:28 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Ariane Matiakh
Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Ariane Matiakh YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

This masterpiece has lived rent-free in my head since I watched Fantasia as a young child. It has been instrumental in influencing my art style as an adult. 46 min of pure bliss
youtu.be/xWDIwsfgQnE

05.03.2026 15:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A brown-toned flightless terror bird and smilodon gryphon crafts-bird sits at their workbench, with a pentacle engraved disk in one front paw, the other front paw rests on a second. There are big windows in front of the workbench where the light is streaming in. Tools and woodchips litter the top of the bench, while supplies and unfinished disks are stored beneath it. There are 6 more finished pentacle disks stacked on the floor next to the workbench and leaning against the gryphon themself. There are a total of eight of these disks in the image to fulfill the 8 of Pentacles criteria. 

https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-pentacles/

​Eight of Pentacles Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings:

New job, self-employment, building business, trade, reputation, craftsmanship, quality, master, expertise, hard work, commitment, dedication, concentration, success, accomplishment, ambition, confidence, financial security, results, rewards, achieving goals, attention to detail, productivity, scholarship, qualifications
In a general context, the Eight of Pentacles Tarot card indicates a time of hard work, commitment, diligence and dedication. The effort you put in will not be in vain as your hard work will pay off and lead to results, rewards or the accomplishment of your goals. 

Eight of Pentacles Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Repetitive or boring job, failure, lack of effort/confidence/commitment/ambition/focus, shoddy workmanship, poor quality, rush job, bad reputation, carelessness, poor concentration/productivity, mediocrity, financial insecurity, scams, overspending, debt, laziness, under-qualified, workaholic, materialistic, mean, dead-end career, biting off more than you can chew.

A brown-toned flightless terror bird and smilodon gryphon crafts-bird sits at their workbench, with a pentacle engraved disk in one front paw, the other front paw rests on a second. There are big windows in front of the workbench where the light is streaming in. Tools and woodchips litter the top of the bench, while supplies and unfinished disks are stored beneath it. There are 6 more finished pentacle disks stacked on the floor next to the workbench and leaning against the gryphon themself. There are a total of eight of these disks in the image to fulfill the 8 of Pentacles criteria. https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-pentacles/ ​Eight of Pentacles Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings: New job, self-employment, building business, trade, reputation, craftsmanship, quality, master, expertise, hard work, commitment, dedication, concentration, success, accomplishment, ambition, confidence, financial security, results, rewards, achieving goals, attention to detail, productivity, scholarship, qualifications In a general context, the Eight of Pentacles Tarot card indicates a time of hard work, commitment, diligence and dedication. The effort you put in will not be in vain as your hard work will pay off and lead to results, rewards or the accomplishment of your goals. Eight of Pentacles Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings: Repetitive or boring job, failure, lack of effort/confidence/commitment/ambition/focus, shoddy workmanship, poor quality, rush job, bad reputation, carelessness, poor concentration/productivity, mediocrity, financial insecurity, scams, overspending, debt, laziness, under-qualified, workaholic, materialistic, mean, dead-end career, biting off more than you can chew.

New Card Art Day! Gryphon Tarot: 8 of Coins
4x6.5" Watercolors, Gouache, Inks on Canson old press.
Meaning in alt text

04.03.2026 03:59 👍 26 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
Dark painting in classical style, depicting a woman in a white dress with her back facing the viewer, wrapped in red fabric. The face of a man peaking through the darkness, near the woman's bleeding neck.

Dark painting in classical style, depicting a woman in a white dress with her back facing the viewer, wrapped in red fabric. The face of a man peaking through the darkness, near the woman's bleeding neck.

Book mockup of the first illustration.

Book mockup of the first illustration.

The Dracula cover I worked on is finally revealed.

I am very stoked about this project, because doing a cover art for a classical book is a dream I didn't know I had, and also because they agreed to have the cover art minimalistic and elegant, and I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

20.02.2026 19:05 👍 2881 🔁 741 💬 97 📌 14

At $761/900 - 11 days to raise just $139 more to make sure my March surplus bills are covered. Also really have to start setting aside money to cover costs for a new place. Any help is so greatly appreciated.

17.02.2026 16:44 👍 21 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 0
Image is a watercolor painting of a falcon type gryphon in flight with a staff grasped in its forepaws. The gryphon is tan and grown, with darker barring on the wing feathers, with a tan furred hindquarters resembling a mountain lion. There are 7 other staves laying in a cross-hatch pattern on the grassy ground beneath it. The background is a cloudy sky with sunlight peaking through to light a grassy knoll with stones sporting blue swirls and patterns cut into them. 

https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-wands/

Upright Meaning Guide
Eight of Wands Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Hastiness, speed, progress, movement, action, rushing, exciting times, travel, freedom, holiday, holiday romances, taking off, gaining momentum, ahead, thinking on your feet, sudden action, hard work paying off, results, solutions, energetic, positive, infatuation, obsession, being swept off your feet, jumping in


Reversed Meaning Guide
Eight of Wands Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Slowness, lack of speed/ movement/ action/ results, slow progress, delayed/ cancelled/ returning from travel or holidays, restriction, bad timing, losing momentum, missed opportunities, late start, unfinished business, lack of energy, negativity, lack of romance, panicked, hysterical, impatient, impulsive, out of control

Image is a watercolor painting of a falcon type gryphon in flight with a staff grasped in its forepaws. The gryphon is tan and grown, with darker barring on the wing feathers, with a tan furred hindquarters resembling a mountain lion. There are 7 other staves laying in a cross-hatch pattern on the grassy ground beneath it. The background is a cloudy sky with sunlight peaking through to light a grassy knoll with stones sporting blue swirls and patterns cut into them. https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-wands/ Upright Meaning Guide Eight of Wands Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings: Hastiness, speed, progress, movement, action, rushing, exciting times, travel, freedom, holiday, holiday romances, taking off, gaining momentum, ahead, thinking on your feet, sudden action, hard work paying off, results, solutions, energetic, positive, infatuation, obsession, being swept off your feet, jumping in Reversed Meaning Guide Eight of Wands Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings: Slowness, lack of speed/ movement/ action/ results, slow progress, delayed/ cancelled/ returning from travel or holidays, restriction, bad timing, losing momentum, missed opportunities, late start, unfinished business, lack of energy, negativity, lack of romance, panicked, hysterical, impatient, impulsive, out of control

New Card Art Day! Gryphon Tarot: 8 of Wands
4x6.5" Watercolors, Gouache, Inks on canson old press.
Meaning in alt text

#art #fantasyart #gryphontarot #gryphon #griffin #griffon #illustration #fantasyart #furryart #tarotcard #eightofwands

10.02.2026 16:33 👍 48 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
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I have these two left
$295 + shipping

08.02.2026 20:22 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Oh those are NICE. I need to budget for a pair.

06.02.2026 03:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Image is from Merihsaan's Gryphon Tarot. This card is the eight of swords, otherwise labeled as arrows, and shows a bald eagle and lion type gryphon sitting on a grassy knoll with its body mostly turned away and looking back at the viewer over the left shoulder. The gryphon is wearing a falconry hood, and is constrained with ropes around its wings, pinning them to their body. There are eight red-fletched arrows surrounding them. 

https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-swords/

Eight of Swords Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Feeling trapped, restricted, backed into a corner, hands tied, victimised, paralysed by fear/terror, keeping yourself stuck, anxiety, feeling pressure, hopeless, helpless, powerless, silenced, crisis, dilemma, drama, imprisonment, punishment, slavery, persecution, judgement, trial by jury, consequences, negative attitudes, psychological issues or major weight-loss

Eight of Swords Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Escape, freedom, release , finding solutions/ options, relief, taking control, standing up to abuse, self-belief, survivor, facing fears/ truth, releasing anxiety, hopeful, empowered, healing, mental strength, clear mind, overcome obstacles, prison release, end of punishment, severe depression, paralysis, oppression or surrender.

Image is from Merihsaan's Gryphon Tarot. This card is the eight of swords, otherwise labeled as arrows, and shows a bald eagle and lion type gryphon sitting on a grassy knoll with its body mostly turned away and looking back at the viewer over the left shoulder. The gryphon is wearing a falconry hood, and is constrained with ropes around its wings, pinning them to their body. There are eight red-fletched arrows surrounding them. https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-swords/ Eight of Swords Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings: Feeling trapped, restricted, backed into a corner, hands tied, victimised, paralysed by fear/terror, keeping yourself stuck, anxiety, feeling pressure, hopeless, helpless, powerless, silenced, crisis, dilemma, drama, imprisonment, punishment, slavery, persecution, judgement, trial by jury, consequences, negative attitudes, psychological issues or major weight-loss Eight of Swords Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings: Escape, freedom, release , finding solutions/ options, relief, taking control, standing up to abuse, self-belief, survivor, facing fears/ truth, releasing anxiety, hopeful, empowered, healing, mental strength, clear mind, overcome obstacles, prison release, end of punishment, severe depression, paralysis, oppression or surrender.

New Card Art: Gryphon Tarot: Eight of Swords(Arrows)
6.5x4" canson cold press
Watercolors, ink, gouache

Meaning in alt text
#art #illustration #tarot #tarotcard #gryphontarot #fantasyart #eightofswords #gryphon #griffin #griffon

03.02.2026 04:33 👍 49 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0

Call your senators/representatives, donate your time/funds/whatever you can. Art is good but there is a need for real help and action.

27.01.2026 20:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image shows a stylized chickadee shaped like the rebellion symbol from star wars. The north star shines above the word "dirigo" on a red banner. The borders are a dark green, with a landscape depicting mountains in the center circle above the bird's head. The word Dirigo is the Maine state logo, meaning "I lead". The state bird is the black-capped chickadee.

Image shows a stylized chickadee shaped like the rebellion symbol from star wars. The north star shines above the word "dirigo" on a red banner. The borders are a dark green, with a landscape depicting mountains in the center circle above the bird's head. The word Dirigo is the Maine state logo, meaning "I lead". The state bird is the black-capped chickadee.

Never AI, 100% human created Maine rebel bird.
Digital
#rebelbird #maine #fuckAI #resist #art #illustration

27.01.2026 17:29 👍 32 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
Icon of a California Quail in the shape of the rebel logo. NOT AI.

Icon of a California Quail in the shape of the rebel logo. NOT AI.

Thrown together, but still better than AI. Please feel free to modify, use for pins etc, just not for sale (CC NC).

27.01.2026 11:37 👍 244 🔁 54 💬 6 📌 2
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You gotta admit, their names sure are a cosmic coincidence.

25.01.2026 23:36 👍 1182 🔁 280 💬 18 📌 7
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Maine's Black-Capped Chickadee state bird reporting in as our entry in the growing Rebel Birds Movement. If you're a Maine rebel, I made this for you. Fly with it! #rebelbirds #Maine #riseresistrebel #abolishice

22.01.2026 17:58 👍 112 🔁 24 💬 5 📌 2

This is purely retaliation. Ive had door knocks for a "wellness check". They are in my city wrecking havoc on my community and I am angry amd anxious on a level I have never felt. My city is a college town, they are harrassing local business owners, students and residents. Disgusting.

25.01.2026 14:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They are here in Maine as direct retaliation to the governor telling the feds to fuck off, "See you in court". They're after our voter roles, SNAP/Mainecare recipients and they are indiscrimately targeting people. Maine has the lowest population of undocumented immigrants in the continental US.

25.01.2026 14:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

They're pulling the same shit here in Maine for the exact same reasons. Ive had knocks on my door already and my anxiety level is at an all time high.

25.01.2026 14:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, there was a bunch of kids going booth to booth at the Odd & Unusual Show asking vendors if they wanted to trade. My sales rely on foot traffic and I can't afford to trade if I want to make my booth fee. The shows last year were terrible for sales, I barely made my fee back at several.

20.01.2026 20:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The final touches on Starlight Dancer, shown in my solo exhibition at Haven Gallery last year 🌙🦋⁠

#oilpaintingdetails #oilpainitingprocess #fairyart⁠

20.01.2026 15:01 👍 348 🔁 80 💬 5 📌 2

That is an absolutely breathtaking painting. What pigment are you using for the glazing on the wings?

20.01.2026 18:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I encountered this at the renaissance faire, and all 4 other vendor shows I did last year. There's this thing called "trinket trading" that's become a thing, it's annoying and rude especially when I'm trying to run a booth and sales have been shit. I've just started saying flat out no to trades.

20.01.2026 18:05 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
The image depicts an owl type gryphon flying away from the viewer against a starry sky. Beneath them are 8 golden chalices containing wine or some other beverage, these chalices are sitting on a sand beach at low tide. 

https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-cups/
Eight of Cups Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Abandonment, abandoning plans, walking away, letting go, travelling, escapism, reaching limit, self-analysis, self-discovery, introspection, looking deeper, withdrawal, disappointment, looking for the truth, loneliness, leaving a bad situation, emotional strength, courage, fatigue, weariness
General Meaning and Interpretation (Upright)

In a general context, the Eight of Cups represents abandonment. It can signify walking away from people or situations in your life or abandoning your plans. It can indicate disappointment, escapism and turning your back on or leaving bad situation. The Eight of Cups can also represent the exhaustion or weariness that can prompt such a decision. Strength and courage are necessary to walk away from what you know into an unknown future and these qualities are also represented in the Eight of Cups. It is a Minor Arcana card representing travel so you could find yourself embarking on an adventure when this card appears in your Tarot reading. The Eight of Cups can signify loneliness, introspection, self-analysis and looking for the truth.
Eight of Cups Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings:

Fear of moving on, stagnation, monotony, accepting your lot, lack of self-awareness, lack of emotional maturity, staying in a bad situation, faking happiness, low self-esteem, lack of self-worth, clinginess, fear of commitment, fear of abandonment

The image depicts an owl type gryphon flying away from the viewer against a starry sky. Beneath them are 8 golden chalices containing wine or some other beverage, these chalices are sitting on a sand beach at low tide. https://www.thetarotguide.com/eight-of-cups/ Eight of Cups Upright Tarot Card Key Meanings: Abandonment, abandoning plans, walking away, letting go, travelling, escapism, reaching limit, self-analysis, self-discovery, introspection, looking deeper, withdrawal, disappointment, looking for the truth, loneliness, leaving a bad situation, emotional strength, courage, fatigue, weariness General Meaning and Interpretation (Upright) In a general context, the Eight of Cups represents abandonment. It can signify walking away from people or situations in your life or abandoning your plans. It can indicate disappointment, escapism and turning your back on or leaving bad situation. The Eight of Cups can also represent the exhaustion or weariness that can prompt such a decision. Strength and courage are necessary to walk away from what you know into an unknown future and these qualities are also represented in the Eight of Cups. It is a Minor Arcana card representing travel so you could find yourself embarking on an adventure when this card appears in your Tarot reading. The Eight of Cups can signify loneliness, introspection, self-analysis and looking for the truth. Eight of Cups Reversed Tarot Card Key Meanings: Fear of moving on, stagnation, monotony, accepting your lot, lack of self-awareness, lack of emotional maturity, staying in a bad situation, faking happiness, low self-esteem, lack of self-worth, clinginess, fear of commitment, fear of abandonment

What is this? Another finished card from The Gryphon Tarot deck?
8 of Cups
4x6" watercolors/guache on canson cold press.
Meaning in alt text.
#tarot #gryphontarot #eightofcups #tarotcard #gryphon #art #illustration #furryart #fantasyart

18.01.2026 04:08 👍 28 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

08.01.2026 02:29 👍 13512 🔁 8906 💬 212 📌 245
What Poland Spring Doesn't Want You to Know
What Poland Spring Doesn't Want You to Know YouTube video by More Perfect Union

Why are we allowing Poland Spring to extract our drinking water for profit? This is bullshit. It needs to stop.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxe...

07.12.2025 18:07 👍 138 🔁 24 💬 6 📌 3

Can relate. I've been on 45hr weeks and when I get home I'm so exhausted that I don't want to do anything, let alone cook for anyone, even myself. It's so hard to shut the brain off.

19.11.2025 00:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SNOW = shit no one wants
Its been doing that all day long

16.11.2025 21:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Netherwatch by mjdesigns - Gamefound A cooperative horror deduction board game with escalating supernatural tension.

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

26.10.2025 00:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Damn right. Collins has gotta go

13.10.2025 02:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing feathers, fascinators and my kid.

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing feathers, fascinators and my kid.

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

Nightwing Galleries Studio booth setup showing hanging and binned artwork

All set up and ready to roll in Portland ME today at the New England Odd & Unusual Show from 10-6 today and 10-4 tomorrow. Bonus offspring photobomb.

11.10.2025 15:24 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
LACKADAISY - Last Call
LACKADAISY - Last Call A preview of Lackadaisy Season One - the Speakeasy is in its prime as Mitzi and the band regale the crowd with an original musical number, Last Call. This seemed like the ideal way to announce that Lackadaisy is now officially a ‪Glitch‬ Production!!

Hey everyone, we have some big news to share!

10.10.2025 19:30 👍 3653 🔁 1247 💬 82 📌 92