Isabelle Hemlock

@isabellehemlock.bsky.social

Katharina • she/her (40) • LGBTQIA + Catholic • married/fandommom • 90% IWTV (but also love OFMD, RWRB, TOG, Good Omens, Heartstopper, Hannibal, Penny Dreadful • top 3: ♏️♌️♑️ 🔗 bit.ly/isabellehemlock 📌 bit.ly/IWTVPins #IWTVArt | #KatsCatholicCommentary

YUP I am at it again for @tdvzine.bsky.social volume 2 and excited not only to continue my role as graphic design mod and one of the sm mods - but expanding to tackling orders and shipping now that I can bring my art business experience to the roles 🫶🏻💗 Want to join us? Sign ups open through Feb!

TDV Fanzine@tdvzine.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 Meet the Mods - Part 3 of 3 🎉 @sanguineousvamp.bsky.social @isabellehemlock.bsky.social & Will 🤗 Plus a bonus message of encouragement around our project 🖤 🏷 #IWTV #IWTVSky #InterviewWithTheVampire #OpenCallCharityFanZine

The digital manip includes a black satin backdrop with purple gradient, and a silver colored multi-lines frame, and a set of three purple arrows at the bottom implying to swipe for more.  A neon purple colored divider separates the name of the mod from the rest of the information, which reads: 

Hannah (they/she) 
• Front of House - Social Media Mod 

The Why 
l'm excited to be a part of this because IWTV & the fan community mean so much to me & have changed my life for the better. I want to get involved in any way I can to pour that love back into this amazing community - all while raising money for charity! 

• Fav Character & Scene 
○ My favorite characters are Lestat, Claudia and Armand. My favorite scene is either the church scene from the pilot episode of the AMC series,. or Madeleine's turning scene

My first #Heartstopper art and it features Elle with Mona Lisa vibes? Say wha-? . . . Yup, because I signed up for FTH again this year, I wanted to expand my portfolio as I'm hoping to offer two portraits for several fandoms. Stay tuned for more details on that a little later ✨️

A digital portrait of Elle from Heartstopper in a Mona Lisa homage.  She displays a soft, yet charming, knowing look back at the viewer, wearing a teal colored top, and half up, half down hair.

My insta post yesterday ~ sharing where I stand, and the digital boundaries I'm taking moving forward to show both my support but also extending empathy for this political and social climate 🫂 Though I cannot change the world - I will continue to "do small things with great love." (St. Therese)

"Now, we got to get this thing right. 
What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and that love without power is sentimental and anemic 
Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is love correcting evenfthing that stands againsf love. 
- Martin Luther King JrSomething that's really helpful is to treat
acceptance and inclusion as a social contract,
not a moral code. Treating it as a moral code
means inclusion of everyone no matter what. If
we instead treat it as a contract, ONLY PEOPLE
WHO ALSO PRACTICE IT ARE INCLUDED. Only
those who are inclusive and accepting are
included and accepted. *Disclaimer: this is not
my original idea, I read it in a different post that
I can't find and just think it's brilliant.

- insta user, AndreaCredit: ineffablekink

Aziraphale: The system is broken and must be fixed 
Crowley: The system is working exactly as intended and must be dismantled 
I hold multitudes, and so do you 💖

While I understand that to many I'm "just" a fanartist, I know I'm also someone who tries to foster communal joy in creative spaces that are inclusive and aim to add beauty & belonging to the collective.

While I can't change the world, I can stand in my truth - which is this: as a queer, disabled, and neurodivergent person navigating chronic illness, shaped by life as a dual citizen and the child of immigrants, I know what it feels like to be "othered." I'm not just an ally - I'm part of the community that is deeply concerned for what lies ahead, both politically and socially.

I've spent too much of my life shrinking myself, waiting for permission to take up space in public communities - and I will never do that again.

While I'm continuing to explore privacy options to protect my data (I'll link an article about that in my stories soon) and curating my timelines as a form of self-care (which I encourage you to do too), I'm not leaving.  Instagram is more than just a social app for me - it's a vital tool for my art business: a place for marketing, networking, and building connections with all of you.

I understand if this decision leads to unfollows; your boundaries are valid.  I'm not pressuring anyone to stay, nor am I suggesting we can't remain friends if you choose other platforms.  I hope we can continue to invest time and energy into mutually respectful relationships wherever we cross paths.  I'm sharing this to be transparent about where I stand with my account and to empathize with fellow members of the queer, spoonie, and immigrant communities.

We all deserve to exist fully and unapologetically, together.  Let's continue to build healthy, welcoming communities that honor mutually respectful moral contracts - take up space ❤️