New and Updated Artwork

Funky Balrog by cílil
Depicted is the (chibi) head of a (female) Balrog. She has glowing yellow and orange eyes, a flame on her head and a few tiny flowers attached to her brow. Her horns have glowing ridges. One single fang is visible.

A funky chibi Balrog for the funky 70s!

 

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Balrogs
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Funky 70s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Back in Time by Lyra
Pencil drawing of the DeLorean-turned-time machine from the "Back to the Future" trilogy, in Years-of-the-Trees Valinor. Marty looks horrified at the bolder the time machine has crashed into, Jennifer is staring at the scenery, shielding her eyes, while Doc Brown speaks to Feanor and Nerdanel with his finger raised, trying to explain why they shouldn't be interested in his time machine at all. In the background, the Two Trees are growing prowdly on a hill.

What if, instead of taking Marty and Jennifer to 2015, Doc accidentally took them to Years-of-the-Trees Valinor?

Major Characters: Other Fictional Character(s), Fëanor, Nerdanel
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Crossroads of the Fallen King
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Lover of All Things That Grow by StarSpray
an embroidered hand stretched palm up with flowers growing out of the palm and fingers, and with woven-wheel roses at the wrist

"[Yavanna] is the lover of all things that grow in the earth, and all their countless forms she holds in her mind..." - The Valaquenta

Major Characters: Yavanna
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Funky 70s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
The Light and the Sea Cover Art by AdmirableMonster
A figure in an old raincoat gazing out at a lighthouse. Image has script saying "Admirable Monster" and "The Light and the Sea" appearing in the silhouettes of buildings and above the water.

Cover page for my Steampunk Númenor series, The Light and the Sea.  Nimruzimir gazes out at Númenor from Andúnië.

Major Characters: Unnamed Canon Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
One-handed Anonymous by Lyra
A rough sketch (stick figures) of various fictional characters (and Admiral Nelson) who have lost a hand grouped around a table in a self-help group scenario.

Imagine a self-help group for fictional characters who have lost one or several hands. That's it. That's the idea.

A very rough sketch to get in just under the wire to respond to three challenges at once:
- Tengwar (ampa - hook; technically Noldo)
- Crossroads of the Fallen King (Crossover with Star Wars, Peter Pan, the MCU, the Aubreiad, real world history, Mad Max and the Queen's Thief series)
- Funky 70s (Star Wars; some of the fancy drinks)

Major Characters: Historical Character(s), Other Fictional Character(s), Maedhros
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Crossroads of the Fallen King, Funky 70s, Tengwar
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

| | |
Uin's Delivery Service by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Uin the giant whale ferries the Elves to Valinor. He is less than thrilled about it.

Uin ferries the Elves to Valinor because Ulmo asked. If he has to hear "are we there yet" one more time, he might just dump the lot of them off the island. Or maybe not.

Major Characters: Uin
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Hans the Peacock King by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Hans the Peacock King (Servant of Manwe) has died...

The King of the Peacocks has passed away. Who will come to mourn his passing? Manwe will surely send his emissaries...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47759956 This poem goes with the artwork.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate
Warnings: Character Death

| | |
Third of January (for Larner) by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Fruit of Laurelin, Flower of Telperion, Star of Earendil (out of frame) as seen from outer space. Inspired by Larner.

Inspired by Larner's story "Transformation". http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=5312&cid=27860 Every third of January, Arda returns to its pre-transformed state. Who can see it happen? Why does it happen?

Major Characters: Arien, Tilion
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Super Craban Birb by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Super Craban Birb looks super confused, mostly

He's a craban. He's up to something. He mostly looks super confused...

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Elwing and the Silmaril by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Elwing carries the Silmaril to Vingilot with her silver sails.

Elwing carries the Silmaril to Vingilot.

Major Characters: Elwing
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Losing Something (or Someone) Precious by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Losing Something (Someone) Precious: Morgoth's Crown with the missing Silmaril, the Star of Earendil for Elrond, the One Ring for Sauron

Morgoth lost the Silmaril. Elrond lost his parents because of the Silmaril (and that was just to start with). Sauron lost the One Ring. All have lost something, or someone precious to them.

Major Characters: Eärendil, Elrond, Melkor, Sauron
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Where's Osse? by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Computer-drawn sketch of a walrus (Wally aka Osse?) on a blue background. A poem pairs with the drawing.

The adventures of Wally the Walrus...or Osse the Maia, in walrus form?

Major Characters: Ossë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
"Tengwar" artworks by chrissystriped
A moodboard with nine squares: 1. ash cloud, 2. golden branches, 3. a wolf, 4. a golden ring, 5. the words "Mairon/Sauron" on a black background, 6. a person with red hair and black and golden painted skin, 7. a reaching hand, 8. fire, 9. a black cat

Artworks created for the "Tengwar" challenge

Major Characters: Sauron
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Tengwar
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
The Siege of Himring by Dawn Felagund
The Siege of Himring by Dawn Felagund. In calligraphy, the text reads, "‘Seest thou not how here in this little realm in the Deeps of Time Melkor hath made war upon thy province? He hath bethought him of bitter cold immoderate, and yet hath not destroyed the beauty of thy fountains, nor of thy clear pools. Behold the snow, and the cunning work of frost!'" and "thought of their ancient friendship stung his heart." The image shows Fingon throwing a snowball toward Himring, where war machines toss snowballs

Fingon attacks Himring; Maedhros defends. A calligraphy piece done for the Hungarian Tolkien Society's Mailing Competition.

Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Aratar by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Emblems for the eight most powerful of the Valar, displayed on a rectangle divided in eight triangular slices. Clouds and blue sky, stars in night sky, fish and trident in turquoise sea, silver and gold sword on red background, sun in eclipse on dark grey background, teardrop on light grey background, green tree on brown background.

Eight emblems for the eight most powerful of the Valar. Drawn for "Scribbles and Drabbles" 2021.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
That Mighty Beech by StarSpray
an embroidered scene of a large three-trunked tree beside a river, against a backdrop of blue sky and green forest and grass, with white beads in the foreground

"This mighty beech was named Hírilorn, and it had three trunks, equal in girth, smooth in rind, and exceeding tall; no branches grew from them for a great height above the ground." - The Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Lúthien"

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Interpreting Memories by Anérea
Andreth looking at a book of lore

Andreth contemplates the different interpretations of her people's lore, memories handed down by word of mouth through the generations.

Major Characters: Andreth
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Meet & Greet
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Meet & Greet by cuarthol
Matryoshka styled figures of Celebrimbor and Narvi in front of a larger 'doll' shaped Doors of Durin

Matryoshka inspired art for the Meet & Greet Challenge

Major Characters: Aredhel, Beren, Celebrimbor, Edain, Elu Thingol, Eöl, Finrod Felagund, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maeglin, Melian, Narvi, Oromë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Meet & Greet
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Unbound by Anérea
Two werewolves in a dark startlit landscape

For Draugluin, death was just the beginning ...

Major Characters: Draugluin
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: New Year's Resolution, Understory
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Character Death

| | |
Portrait of Anairë by between_thepages
A coloured pencil drawing of Anairë, a black woman with dreadlocks in a bun and hanging over her shoulder. She is wearing a gold circlet, three gold necklaces with gems set in, and a blue off-the-shoulder gown with little golden stars woven into the fabric

A portrait of Anairë, wife of Nolofinwë.

Major Characters: Anairë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Portrait of Eärwen, Swan Maiden of Alqualondë by between_thepages
A portrait of Eärwen, an elf woman with brown skin and her blonde, textured hair up in a bun. She is wearing a blue headband studded with pearls, a three-row pearl necklace and a blue dress with a deep cut in the cleavage. The hems of the dress are also studded with pearls.

A portrait of Eärwen, created for Middle-earth is Multitudes

Major Characters: Eärwen
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Middle-earth Is Multitudes, New Year's Resolution
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
The Harad by Gabriel
The Harad burning under the intense heat of the sun.

The Harad, burning under the intense heat of the sun.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
The Light of the Trees of Valinor by Varda delle Stelle
The image of the Golden Tree of Laurelin shine through the glass thanks to the light of the candle

Through the Light of the glass shine the Light of Laurelin

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Experimental, New Year's Resolution
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
HC Nandoran Family Tree by UnicornsInSpace
A family tree that is labeled "Doriath Nandoran Side". Top blocks say "Lenwë" and "Denipor's Mother". Below them is Denipor, next to him, "Alaviel's Mother". Below 2 daughters, Alaviel and Eleviel. Alaviel married Galadhon, had 2 sons, Celeborn and Galadhil. Celeborn married Galadriel, had Celebrían. Galadhil married a woman Ereniel, had two daughters, Nimloth and Celeblassil. Eleviel married a Sindarin man, had Amdír. Amdír married a woman Lestiel, had Amroth. Amroth married Nimrodel.

Here is a family tree of the Nandoran nobles and some Sindarin nobles that I filled out with HCs. I gave names to lots of textual ghosts (including Celeborn and Amdir's moms) and connected them to Denethor so it makes sense they are in charge of the Silvan elves in the 2nd and 3rd ages. Also so they are not in charge because they are Sindarin. I did not like that. I used FamilyEcho to make the family tree after someone in the Tolkien OCs discord mentioned using it.

Major Characters: Amdir, Amroth, Celeborn, Celebrían, Denethor (Nandor), Galadhon, Galadriel, Galathil, Lenwë, Nandor, Nimloth, Nimrodel
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |
Nenlindalë by Anérea
Asemic music notation

A love letter between Daeron and Maglor in the form of musical notation.

(Asemic music notation and song lyrics)

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: Daeron/Maglor
Challenge: Experimental
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

| | |