The Art and Mind of Rachel Seratte

Enchanted Doll Contest

2011-03-08T14:50:00.001-08:00

My entry for the Enchanted Doll Contest.

The Castle I designed that won First place back in College

2011-02-25T09:29:00.001-08:00

Every Year South Beach, Fl. holds a Sandcastle contest. This particular Year Lewis Ulman, ( old dude on the right ) asked for me to design it. Admittingly, It was a 2 mintue sketch but the idea was solid. Not only did we have a blast, we also took first place as evident by the Trophy. I had fun that day. My deceased ex-boyfriend is the one taking the picture. That was such a beautiful day too....

Page of Cups

2011-02-24T07:58:00.000-08:00

Sca Awards II

2011-01-29T05:21:00.001-08:00

This stairs idea is borrowed from a Hellboy comic. I liked the way the stairs were portrayed in a twisting fashion so i borrowed the idea and added my own spin. The text tranlates as " Down into the Abyss"

The demon is borrowed from an issue of Spectrum. I thought it was well done and wanted to see if I could produce the same results. I was successful in acheiving what i wanted. The text translates as " now the tears come". Note the missing shoe and the patched bag on his hip. He hasn't been very lucky and well now his umbrella is on fire.

The dragon is borrowed from a book called Images in the Margins by Margot McIlwain Nishimura. It's about illumination and all the little imagary inbetween that may be overlooked.He came out well. Some of the white paint is tainted by the Burgandy paint i used....not because I mixed it intentionally but because the pigment was so strong.

SCA Awards- Part I

2011-01-26T21:10:00.001-08:00

Mage Mage

2010-11-22T18:51:00.000-08:00

This is a mage i did for a card game that never took off. I like the contrast of it.

Black and White

2010-11-22T18:50:00.001-08:00

Sumi Ink and a #2 brush really works wonders.

Madonna of Population Control

2010-11-22T18:45:00.001-08:00

Number 2 in the Madonna Series. What are the things we need today? In the pre and post Renaissance they needed things like hope, and purity and religion.Every day that creeps by I feel religion is more of a prfunctionary thing and not something that is genuine, real or even useful. Did you know the catholic church used to sell seats in heaven? And for the low, low price of 199.oo you too can see Jesus. Some people buy it. I don't. We need more useful icons of worship.

SCA Awards

2010-11-13T06:39:00.000-08:00

Awards for SCA people. Not being paid for it and I like doing them.
Unemployed again. I feel like such a waste of space and air.
Why do I even have all this talent?

Old...Old Artwork from 1996

2010-10-25T08:17:00.000-07:00

Holyee Crud. I have to admit though I think my talent has evolved and grown....

Dreams I have...

2010-10-21T18:32:00.001-07:00

I had a dream of a woman with multiple arms giving birth and raising the child up. There was a rush of horses and banners and birds....there was also water and a catfish.

Girl and Wolf

2010-10-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

Some Wolves Wear Human Skins...

Wolf Sketch

2010-08-29T06:29:00.001-07:00

Random sketch done on cardstock with pencil. I'll post the completed one.

I'm gonna name her Friday.

2010-08-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

I caught a Preying Mantis today. I saw a ladybug on a guy's shirt last night. I caught this beauty today. Are these good omens? I really hope they are. This pic is from my Iphone.

Jungle Jungle

2010-07-19T10:12:00.000-07:00

Don't feel sorry for the rabbit. He had it coming.

Warhammer mini WIP...almost done.

2010-06-10T13:34:00.000-07:00

Awesome? Oh Yeah.

2010-06-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

The Elven Archer

2010-06-10T07:39:00.000-07:00

You will never see an elven archer....unless it's the last thing you see.

Tarion....

2010-06-10T07:33:00.001-07:00

This is one of my characters. Her name is Tarion. She visits every so often in my imagination and never stay for long. I only know part of her story.

5 of Wands

2010-06-08T18:41:00.000-07:00

This card means..."experiencing competition
feeling the thrill of the contest
going against an opponent
rising to the challenge
being involved in a game or sport"

Celtic Witch

2010-06-05T17:09:00.001-07:00

Bewitching

2010-06-05T17:04:00.000-07:00

From an old sketch book...

Two of Swords

2010-04-29T18:41:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to stay semi loyal to Rider Waite. I like the look of this one.

Ace of Wands

2010-04-13T18:10:00.001-07:00

I think this is one of my better ones.

Strength

2010-04-12T18:42:00.001-07:00

The Star

2010-03-24T19:40:00.000-07:00

3 of swords

2010-03-11T19:27:00.000-08:00

Devin Crumb..." The colors look like your monitor is adjusted weird."
I happen to like the colors. That's why i chose them.

9 of swords...

2010-03-11T16:26:00.000-08:00

Hmmm. Not bad if I do say so myself.

5 of cups

2010-03-01T18:22:00.001-08:00

The Five of Cups is about loss., the Five of Cups can alert you to the possibility of a loss and its associated emotions - sorrow, regret, denial. The loss could be great or small. It could be tangible (money, possession, relationship, work), or intangible (dream, opportunity, prospect, reputation).

6 of swords

2010-02-21T17:47:00.001-08:00

3 days of working on it....
I'm fairly pleased with it.

Second Attempt

2010-02-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

Definately an improvement over the first attempt. The texture is different from Polymer clay but not in a bad way.

Two of Cups

2010-02-16T19:18:00.000-08:00

"Here is the very picture of romantic and sexual attraction. The energy between these two is almost palpable. The Two of Cups shows the beauty and power that is created when two come together. This is the card that lovers want to see, and, in fact, the Two of Cups is the minor arcana equivalent of the Lovers card in many ways."http://www.learntarot.com/c2.htm

Queen of Swords

2010-02-11T18:49:00.001-08:00

Above all else she admires honesty, and she lives by her commitment to being truthful. Lies, tricks and games are of no interest to her, but she's not easy to fool. She is experienced in the ways of the world, good and bad...

doll face attempt one

2010-02-10T11:43:00.001-08:00

Devin said the above pic looked a bit gaunt.....so I added cheeks.

I plan to do one a day for a month. The practice will do me good.

Mural in South Beach

2010-01-15T17:50:00.001-08:00

'Avatar' leads Hollywood to biggest weekend ever

2009-12-28T10:37:00.000-08:00

'Avatar' leads Hollywood to biggest weekend ever

Autumn in Technology

2009-11-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

a page in my sketch book...

2009-11-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

My personal CD Covers look like this....

2009-11-03T09:06:00.001-08:00

Character concepts for Maya Modeling

2009-11-03T09:03:00.000-08:00

Tarion - a character portrait from 1997

2009-11-03T08:50:00.000-08:00

The Emperor

2009-08-30T16:16:00.001-07:00

The Fool

2009-08-16T07:51:00.001-07:00

The Fool- The Fool stands for each of us as we begin our journey of life. He is a fool because only a simple soul has the innocent faith to undertake such a journey with all its hazards and pain.

The Empress

2009-07-25T21:20:00.001-07:00

I had fun doing the background. More symbolism here. The fruit = Fertility and womanhood. The Heart = Feminity. The Braid = Feminity and Complexity. The Crossed fingers = women can not be trusted and yes, that was intentional.

Ace of Cups

2009-07-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

I know I know it's upside down. However, look at the birds. They arent. The Ace of Cups symbolizes longing. Longing for what? I think the most important thing people long for is freedom. Not freedom as in Abraham Lincoln but freedom from themselves and the expectations of society and the world. The long to be part and belong and feel connected and thus the feathers tied to the wolf. Not alot of people feel connected anymore so they go to extraordinary lengths to incorporate themselves into anything that will take them. For some it is drugs or gangs. For me it is my art and in that I feel connected.

Death

2009-07-25T20:34:00.000-07:00

This is the Death Card. The wheat ear he is holding is a Muslim superstition in that horses who have the wheat ear on their chest ( the way the hair grows ) is usually a sign of bad luck. Also, wheat and the autumn leaves signify in general the closing of the year and harvest time. Harvest time ( typically October ) holds one of the greatest traditions for spirits aka All Hallows Eve. The symbol on the flag is from a traditional Waite Tarot deck. I thought the skull with the live wolf body was important to show. I may touch up the fur later but I am overall very pleased with this.

Horses of Apocolypse

2009-06-24T06:48:00.001-07:00

The Paladin

2009-06-11T07:02:00.000-07:00

This was my freehanded character and some fun with Photoshop Brushes. I love Photoshop 7 but I also like ArtRage which i own a license to. This work was a bit fun to do actually.

Whore of Babylon

2009-06-11T06:24:00.000-07:00

The bible has great imagery.

Grom will Crush! Hulk Smash!

2009-06-11T05:55:00.000-07:00

Work in Progress....cant wait to do his slobber

What I am looking for and Who I am....

2009-06-02T15:56:00.001-07:00

By request..... A Basic Guide to Raebugificus Weirdicus Rex I'm an artist/ professional illustrator who is published, the book is called a Dolphin's Tale by Richard Blake and it's available on Amazon; who likes Larp ,Wow, Movies and having all sorts of fun. I like reptiles and animals. i love to travel....i like seeing different places. Know thyself. That should be a law...somewhere. Did you know i like tarantulas? They are so creepy and cool! I like swimming and bike riding. I hope to be involved in endurance riding sometime in the near future with Paso Finos. ....but i like to bike ride and swim. i role play online in a game called Werewolf the Apocalypse...i am also a professional illustrator that is actually working. I am also working on illustrating a werewolf tarot deck of my own design. Huzzah for me. I’m really good at Drawing. Painting. Ceramics. I paint the most beautiful ceramic bowls ,I am good at dealing with animals....and Live action Role playing...heh. and kissing.I love to laugh. That is so important. How can you love if you can't laugh. The first thing(s) people usually notice about me my very green eyes and my smile....my glasses...my sense of humor. How i am smart and yet so judgmental. Kind yet cruel. Funny but occasionally overwhelmingly serious. Damn, i hate being a Gemini. My favorite books are the Talisman by Steven King and Peter Straub, Conversations with God, and last but not least The Alchemist, i love horror movies and i adore exotic eats...sushi. i love sushi. movies....Donnie Darko. LOTR....anything with a good story. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Miayzaki & other occasional anime The six things I could never do without.... 1. my alienware laptop 2. WoW 3. a sketchbook 4. a pet 5. Laughter 6. Being able to make my own decisions...and ren faires....where else can you hire a professional insulter or watch The Mud Show? I bought a corset this year. I look great in it. On a typical Friday night I am... watching Heroes on Scifi or the Chiller channel and playing wow....or maybe traveling to LARP with friends across the state of florida to watch total strangers dress in costumes and act out a character in a scenario....entertaining. Highly entertaining. Catch me on Wow on Thorium Brotherhood as Tamurilsere or Burning Legion as Natulcien.....or AIM/GCHAT as Rathjinn or yahoo as Raebug2000...whew im all over the net! Saturdays are spent going to the movies! "Quite simply, you are You... nothing more, nothing less: secure, confident, fun-loving, intellectually curious, articulate, and constantly seeking enlightenment. You don't make excuses for who you are. You seek momentous meetings and are open to the possibility of anything and everything. You are equal parts 'not sure of my place in this world' and 'loving the journey and where it is taking me'. You love Life, and you travel through this world with the Knowing that Life loves you right back just as much....."-QuirkyAloneit's simple and precise.perfect. Please, also be honest about being single.

Picture Picture....

2009-06-02T15:42:00.001-07:00

This is me donning a corset. Yes, I am well endowed. This picture was taken by Rebecca Crumb.

Pony Girl

2009-06-02T15:27:00.000-07:00

Rachel's Believe it or Not........this has nothing to do with sex. Someone is thinking...well, of course it does. Allow me to insist it has more to do with loathing and my own self image rather than sex. Also, do not misread this. This is not about my loathing, my loathing my own self image or anything like that. The loathing has to do with being forced to perform rather like a trick pony. Sometimes I feel like that trick pony when people who employ me force me to do this to make themselves look good or feel better about themselves...

Self Portrait

2009-05-23T18:12:00.000-07:00

This self portrait is inspired by a drawing done by Arthur Rackham. I didn't have a cat at the time but I did have a ball python named Ka.
I still own my good and evil shoes....
As I post this I am in Alexandria VA. I am moving to Maryland soonish...I wonder where this is taking me. I'm getting De Ja Vu more ofte and it kinda bothers me that through all my tribulations and trials and hard times ....this is the track I'm supposed to be on?
I think it will be good for me. New people and new places with a fresh start.... I wonder what will happen...

I <3 Cons.

2009-04-23T17:54:00.000-07:00

This person was in a full furry suit at Animae Super Con in Miami and it looked so awesome! I just wanted to cuddle him so much! ^^

Mini I painted

2009-02-23T11:40:00.001-08:00

Red Hulk. Hehe.

and Both Wings....

2008-09-18T20:56:00.002-07:00

This was for a co-worker who wanted a logo/image for his goth satan influenced band. He was on board till it was time to pay me. He did not recieve this image to use in any way shape or form.
Jerk. Please note: the name of the band is Prophets of Doom. Please also note that he was a poser.

The World

2008-08-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

For the Werewolf Tarot Deck. The World.

the magician

2008-08-04T07:00:00.001-07:00

The Magician for the Werewolf Tarot Deck. See how entangling the vines are?

2008-07-14T07:15:00.000-07:00

the rogue

2008-07-14T07:13:00.001-07:00

The Sun

2008-07-13T11:21:00.000-07:00

The Sun for the Werewolf Tarot Deck. See how joyous and full of life? The cloth was fun to do. The mask represents the sun. I wanted the wolf reddish...staying with warm colors.

The Moon

2008-07-07T17:38:00.000-07:00

This is one is one I like alot. I tried to incorporate alot of cool colors and where the sun mask is up this one is down as I play with the opposite representations there. The eyes are closed and the mask's expression neutral in a calming way. I feel calmed by the moon sometimes.

From the sketch book...

2008-06-02T19:21:00.000-07:00

" I am a puppet of the system...see my strings and vacant gaze." People say you are so weird why is her heart in her stomach. This is where people need to be trained on symbolism. The heart here is misplaced. The heart according tot he Eygptians is where your feelings and thoughts came from. How do you feel when your heart is in -your- stomach? Please note the access to this heart is visible but locked...in other words I want people to see it but I feel the need to keep it safe.

Souls?

2008-06-02T19:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I feel wicked.

Evil Intent sketch

2008-06-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell Sketch

2008-06-02T19:14:00.000-07:00

Madonna of Intention

2008-05-13T17:04:00.000-07:00

Madonnas of the Renn. often portray an inncoence, a loftyness, a beauty that seems to glow as they hold baby Jesus. My question was how would a satanic madonna appear? Would she also be proud to hold her child? Would she be pure of heart and body? What sage advice would the child offer?

Rise of the Dawn Bringer...

2008-05-11T20:22:00.000-07:00

The woman was handrawn. The background was done with a 3d program. The butterflies are butterflies....i scanned in a dead butterfly i found in the driveway. Colored in Photoshop 7 with my tablet.

THE HERIOPHANT

2008-05-11T20:14:00.000-07:00

werewolf tarot number 2

The heriophant...

Werewolf Tarot One- The Hermit

2008-03-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

I am starting a Werewolf Tarot Card Deck. They didnt seem to have one at B&N....or Borders.
How many cards are in a Tarot Deck? I dunno....one down?

For Sam

2008-03-22T19:30:00.000-07:00

this is a character portrait for Sam ( for Changling the Lost ).....he likes it. I wish it was a bit more dynamic instead of ..statue-ish...i guess im my own worst critic.

The Overwhelming Tide - Blog Intro

2008-03-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

After much deep thought and consideration, I have come to the conclusion that I am not normal. I know, everyone says that. It's like "the thing" to do these days. Claim you aren't normal. Everyone is doing it so by default I suppose everyone is, in fact, normal.
But this goes a little deeper than that. My general oddities are well... odd. I don't say I'm not normal in the sense that I'm some totally unique individual. I'm a rather boring individual. There are probably hundreds like me out there.
That's a rather frightening thought actually. Some days, I drive myself insane. I feel great sympathy for anyone that must deal with me on a normal basis... if I had to deal with more than me, a leap from a bridge and the load that will inevitably land in my undies long before I hit the water or ground or whatever happens to be beneath said bridge begins to look almost appealing (though, no worries folks; suicide takes too much time and effort and is relatively pointless to my way of thinking and I don't have time for pointless, no energy for effort, and generally detest pointless shit so I won't do myself in).
But, there probably are others out there like me, as I said. And so, I have to say they are equally as odd and not normal as I am. Not that it's a bad thing, just... odd.
Take for instance, my overwhelming desire to help people. I love making people's lives better. It's what I do. It's what I love. Doing something for someone else just for the hell of it, is great. I love surprising people with things, writing a note to say hello and offer encouragement, agreeing to some massive project to ease someone else's workload, volunteering countless hours of time to work alongside other people that have a desire to reach out and assist yet other people.
But, despite my insane love of helping people, I don't like people. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate everyone. In fact, there are quite a few people I absolutely adore. But that still leaves several billion that I can't be bothered with. I'm indifferent to most people. I'll help them with whatever they need help with, but I don't particularly want to know them or spend time with them. They can contact me from afar and I will do what I have to do and let them know when I'm finished. I don't want to be buddies with most people. I don't want to share feelings with most people. In fact, I would rather like to yell dumbass and be done with most people.
People bug me. I mean really irritate the piss out of me. I actually think that at times my indifference to people is more of a defensive mechanism than anything. I don't want to turn into some homicidal maniac and as often as people irritate me with pointless crap, that looks like a good option some days (not that I would do it. I also have an overly active conscience and I prefer to avoid giving it something else to hold over my head). So, I just don't bother with them. Saves me time, sanity and a prison cell.
But, I got to thinking about it at work last night and aside from being a defensive mechanism to not turn into an axe wielding maniac, indifference to people gives me a little more freedom. I can be a bitch at times. I try not to be, but every so often I go into bitch phase and spend a few days saying incredibly snarky things. It relieves the irritation that most people give me, I suppose.
And then of course, I feel guilty that I was a bitch. But that's rather beside the point. Not liking people gives me a little more freedom to not give a shit what most people thing of me or how they feel toward me. I rather like that aspect of it. I care what I think about myself and my actions (which is where the entire guilty conscience comes in), but most everyone else can suck it, choke on it. Whatever.
Society as a whole spends far too much time worrying about what others will think. Will someone be angry if I say that Bush is an asshat? Will my friend think me cruel if I tell her she looks like hell? Will the people in the store remember me as the girl that told the rude cashier to shove the cell phone up her ass? Is it okay if I'm an environmentalist, will people accept that? Will people accept if I renounce my religion, announce that I'm gay, and wear clothes only on Tuesdays?
Honestly, who cares? Why spend your life worrying about others will think when the only one who really matters is you? You're the only person you must live with day in and day out. The only one that you must go to sleep with and wake up with. The one who knows you better than anyone else. Is it going to weigh on Tom's conscience if you tell Jenny she needs to stop being such a whore? Five years from now is the highlight of someone's life going to be that you told the cashier to get off the damn phone and do her job?
Probably not. So why waste the time and energy paralyzed by fear that someone isn't going to like you, love you, absolutely adore you? If we spent even a quarter more time actively doing things than we do actively obsessing over what someone else thinks, we might solve the problems we want to solve. But, we can't do that.
We're too busy obsessing over whether our idea is "good enough" that we forget to put that idea forth. Where's the progress in that?
It doesn't matter if you don't have a degree in political science, if your opinion isn't as well formed as someone else's. It doesn't matter if you're a bitch, have a guilty conscience, like people or just like to please people. What matters is what you do.
And right now, we don't spend nearly enough time doing. I would like to propose a little challenge. At least once a week, stop worrying what other people will think and just do what you want to do, whether it's chaining yourself to a tree with the crazy environmentalists, telling your friend she could do better than the loser boyfriend she has, or running naked around your bedroom singing show tunes. Use the time you would normally spend obsessing over whether or not your behavior, thoughts or attitude is acceptable by societal standards and just do whatever it was that had you obsessing. Why can't I do that?
Chances are, people will accept it. They might not always agree, they might not always like you, they might even calling you a pea brained twit, but who cares? They don't have to live inside that pea brain. You do. Why not make the most of that existence and do what you want to do because you want to do it, not because it will make others happy?
For me, helping other people without becoming everyone’s best friend makes me happy. And that makes me odd. It’s normal to obsess over other people… what they think, how they feel, especially when it is about you. It’s not normal to not care and do what you want to do because of how you think and how you feel about you.
I don’t always make decisions I like. I’ve talked about a certain someone rather cruelly and quite a lot, recently. That bugs me quite a lot. And it is not because she will ever know, or because others will frown upon my behavior, but because I frown upon it. I don't like talking, yet alone talking about someone yet alone talking about someone badly.
I’m not that person and yet… I’ve let myself become that because I ignored the little voice that whispered the first time. And I kept on ignoring it, until it slapped me in the face and said Congratulations. You’ve become exactly what you dislike. The person who finds it easier to break a promise to herself not to talk about another than to be the person who keeps the promise to herself. Self doesn’t like the words self used. But self kept on using them. It was easier. Lazy Fuck.
We wish to solve the world’s problems, and yet… we’re too scared to even solve our own by being the people we really are instead of the people everyone wants us to be. It is easier to ignore the voice and stay the course than it is to dive out of the vehicle and push it. But pushing it is where it’s really at. It’s there that we examine what we want, what we need, and decide who we really are.
I don’t see anyone else in my car. It’s just me and my nagging conscience making that journey we call My life.And we have miles and miles and miles to go. Alone nonetheless.

2008-03-19T14:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome to My Art Blog. Well, i have been inspired by Johnathan Coultan and his thing a week project....and i am going to try to follow suit with a drawing a week, sketched, inked and colored.
Ambitious I know.