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Layla Hale

@hale-the-hare.bsky.social

MRI Radiographer | Working on a long term #fantasy #book, making #art and #illustrations and #maps for the #worldbuilding that I craft around the words full of pages. | I take plain paper & glass + ink & imagination = mundane becomes extraordinary!! ๐Ÿซ™๐Ÿ–Šโœ๏ธ๐Ÿท

created April 16, 2025

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Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Cool. No seriously, where can I buy these Boho boots?

5/9/2025, 6:30:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

Hey, come here, I've got something to show you. Remember a little while ago I began #drawing the frame for a deep sea siren #artwork? Well here she is! She's finally finished! ๐Ÿ˜ Now what do I call her? She's going to need a name. I've already made for her in my #story #wip. #amwriting #BookSky

5/9/2025, 11:58:10 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I can't tell you what, but something happened that's stuck with me, and I think about it often now. I was thinking about it again, and heard branches moving, looked up. It was a Robin. I can't explain it, but it inspired me to use go back to this and start a story. I think it'll help people.

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4/9/2025, 10:44:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Love this, seriously pure goals and I'd love to stick to it. I'm trying but 3 days shifts are a bit of a stumbling block to get around. Really need to write out a daily goal.

2/9/2025, 12:12:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

And hats off to a prime invention involving taters... The humble British chip.

2/9/2025, 12:09:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you! โค๏ธ I'm really looking forwards to seeing how it translates on paper. ๐Ÿ˜ Was such a bizarre dream, but glad I had it. Im being extra meticulous drawing the details, want it to be as authentic and close to memory as possible.

30/8/2025, 9:38:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I'm starting a new #wip... I dreamt about this beautiful alien/faerie hybrid... Now, I've no idea where she might fit into my #writing, but I'll make a home for her. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ–‹ Bare with, I'll soon turn this rough outline into something stunning. #illustration #BookSky #fantasy #art #drawing #amwriting

30/8/2025, 8:43:12 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I've done it! I lost count of how many hours and cups of tea were involved, but I've finally finished the third map in my #worldbuilding collection! Now I just have to #write up the lore and history for it. Still not finished doing the previous write-up. ๐Ÿ˜… #booksky #illustration #art #amwriting

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26/8/2025, 3:24:30 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

๐Ÿ˜ณ Man looks like he's been transformed into a rejected Ken doll model. That's uncanny.

21/8/2025, 5:52:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

All knowledge is good knowledge, right? And who doesn't love cute bunnies?

21/8/2025, 5:49:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I've been sick recently, so I had absolutely no energy to do any #artwork. But I had a look back through my #sketchbook, and I just don't remember #drawing this. I drew a giant deep ocean #dragon the size of a city. Look at those teeth, like a box of needles... #bluesky #fantasy #ideas #abstract

18/8/2025, 12:45:29 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I get the feeling, the first time my blackberry plant produced an actual berry it was like a proud plant mama moment. You know the best way to pay homage to the first fruit your plant produces? Put it in a pudding. Go on. Make an apple pie, and don't be shy on the custard.

14/8/2025, 12:41:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

That icing looks banging though. Cupcake looks delicious.

12/8/2025, 6:12:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I hope you're all having a lovely, cosy Sunday. I'm in Scarborough, 100+ miles from home, and working my 3rd 12hr shift. The sun is warm, there's a gentle breeze, I got some lovely photos of the beach... And our unofficial mascot Percy is here just chilling too. โค๏ธ #Sunday #Sundayvibes #bluesky

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10/8/2025, 3:07:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I love #drawing scenes and #concept #art for my #story. It's a #book, that's still very much in the making. Helps to #create a visual #prompt sometimes and then #write out and add to the #wip. Plus, I got a lovely #illustration out of it. ๐Ÿ˜ The story is getting there! #booksky #amwriting

8/8/2025, 1:16:22 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I mean I've heard stories of there being very experimental fashion choices in the 70's... Mate, I've just shown my mum this photo, she said this is tame compared to Vivienne Westwood. She said the moustache makes the whole thing look a bit suspect, she can't tell which direction this is going. ๐Ÿ˜

6/8/2025, 10:24:41 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

It's a bit of a bugger when I'm in the mood to do a bit of #writing, and my brain is just... Trying to get #ideas for the bit of my #book I'm stuck on. I'm proper stumped on how a conversation between an ancient forest god and a new-age deity would go. #BookSky #amwriting #fantasy #storytelling

3/8/2025, 11:41:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Never knew they were Scottish!? I knew the digestive biscuits was invented by the Scottish but not these. Alright, you learn something new every day.

1/8/2025, 1:04:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm beginning to see ads for autumn clothing, arts and crafts, back to school ads... ๐Ÿ˜ญ We'll start seeing sales for Halloween costumes soon.

1/8/2025, 8:41:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

It's been one of those weeks. Well, 2 weeks to be honest. Just been so busy with life. Haven't done much writing either... But I found a little time to draw half a map. It's come along in leaps and bounds from the last post! โค๏ธ #drawing #art #mapmaking #illustration #booksky #amwriting #fantasy

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30/7/2025, 1:34:35 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

The little bee coming out of the flower. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ

30/7/2025, 11:32:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for letting me know, whoever gets it will be really lucky to have such a beautiful piece. Look forwards to seeing it finished.

27/7/2025, 4:35:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

That's a pretty intriguing comparison. But now you said it, this cutie does look a bit like a fancy lady in her fine fox fur.

22/7/2025, 8:44:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm loving the details on the feathers! Will it be a coloured one when it's finished or a black and white piece?

22/7/2025, 8:42:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh for sure! Get what you mean, though. I just keep adding bits and pieces of history and lore to it, and it could go on and on. I'm really having a time condensing and limiting the amount of history I'm writing for just one bit of the map.

19/7/2025, 8:34:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I'm #writing the #lore for my #fantasy map, but I'm finding it harder that the #drawing aspect of #worldbuilding. So far I've got... - A beach made of the granules of a dragon's body. - A noblewoman turned midwife for a Goblin queen. - A landscape formed from floating plates of meadow. #BookSky

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19/7/2025, 1:44:19 PM | 7 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Me outside with a glass of wine trying not to bake when the cloud suddenly goes away.

17/7/2025, 5:07:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr Robert Bohan (@robertbohan.bsky.social) reposted

๐Ÿงต An Irish Hare (2025) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan [1]

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17/7/2025, 1:16:02 PM | 54 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

This is getting me in the mood for fish and chips. ๐Ÿคค๐Ÿ˜‚ Looks a proper posh dish, what fish is it?

17/7/2025, 5:01:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I got hold of a glass vase, instead of jars and bottles that I usually use. It was going to be thrown away, so I took it, and gave it a new, beautiful #colourful life. It will be available to buy soon! ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽจโœ’๏ธ #art #glasspainting #floraldesign #floralart #glassart #natureinspired #upcycle #reuse

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17/7/2025, 4:49:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Looks gorgeous. Sometimes I see stuff like this and can't believe it's a place on Earth somewhere.

17/7/2025, 4:46:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

It's been a while for me, about 3 years since and I only went for a day. Would love to go back and see more too. I think they have a museum that goes more in depth with the lives of the people. I saw the stone on the hill where they'd leave money on a stone in exchange for food.

16/7/2025, 7:39:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

No way! Someone wrote a historical fiction about this? I've actually been to this place. Some proper ghosts there, I tell you. You can feel it in winter, there's an odd quiet. There's plaques, on the houses that people still live in to this day, naming the families who died who owned the houses.

16/7/2025, 3:30:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Could we officially change the name to 'Humble Bumble'? A nod to Darwin and a cool rhyming name all in one.

16/7/2025, 3:25:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

So I got a bit more experimental with the glass painting, and I've decided to have a go at painting an empty gin bottle. I went for a swan and pond theme this time. ๐Ÿ˜ Would make a good tulip vase I think. Most tulips would match the colours. #glasspainting #art #colourful #upcycle #reuse #paint

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11/7/2025, 7:33:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I know it doesn't look like much at this moment, but it's going to be another beautiful #map that blends in with this #book I'm #writing. I'm working my way through my #fantasy #worldbuilding like a jigsaw. It's a pretty good method TBH. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘Œ #amwriting #storymaking #storytelling #illustration #art

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9/7/2025, 11:33:08 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I love how it seems like they're all woven from tapestry thread. It's really neat detail that ties into the myth. At least, I'm pretty sure there was a thing called the tapestry of fate in the legends.

8/7/2025, 9:34:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I love the puffins. ๐Ÿคฉ

8/7/2025, 9:28:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Pretty cool. You write your own lore to go with your characters and landscapes? I do the same with mine too. I like your style, look forwards to seeing more.

8/7/2025, 9:27:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

You've pretty much aced it then, I thought insect based and you said it was inspired by beetles. Design is on point. ๐Ÿ˜ Why copper, may I ask?

8/7/2025, 10:58:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I have some news to share... I was talking to someone about my art and how I've gotten confident enough to show people. They said, if I give you a photo, can you do an art piece for me? I said yes! ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฉ Thank you universe. This was a lovely gift from you. #artwork #art #drawing #newbeginnings

7/7/2025, 9:00:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

This is really cool. I've just happened by chance on your profile and thought holy hell yes! Love dragons! Thos one is almost like an insect/eel fusion with the tail.

6/7/2025, 9:09:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

They're all so gorgeous...

6/7/2025, 9:05:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

A while back, I did a #sketch of a Hare and Robin exchanging gifts. I don't usually #draw #animals but it was something that was on my mind for a time, and I wanted to play around with some #pencil techniques and perspective... Well worth the time. ๐Ÿคฉ #pen #drawing #art #abstract #fineart #detail

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3/7/2025, 10:13:47 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

There's been a very tame young red robin hopping around in the roses in my garden. I did his portrait on a glass jar! Well, he's more legs than fluff right now, but hopefully, he'll gain a bit of bulk during these months. #glasspainting #art #natureinspired #glassart #painting #artsandcrafts #ink

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1/7/2025, 12:29:13 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes Lapis!!! Loving the subtle sparkle of water in her wings.

1/7/2025, 12:10:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Wish I'd grasped and took this to heart when I was younger. Shit, teenage years are rough for men and women alike, but I'm a woman, so I can only really speak from that front. You learn, though, you do, in time, who sees and loves you for the human being you are, not the delusions or expectations.

1/7/2025, 12:07:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I know we are often taught to fear the concept of death. I believe it's a cultural thing. But Life and Death, have been exchanging presents, ideas and thoughts since the dawn of time. What they achieve together, is a never-ending, transformative cycle. #art #penandpencil #abstract #drawing #ink

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27/6/2025, 3:27:50 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Definitely want to find a way to Windsor one day then. I've only gotten as far as High Wycombe on my travels south. That's awesome that you played for the Royal Theatre there, not so much dealing with the plumbing problems. ๐Ÿฅฒ

26/6/2025, 2:35:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm going to be biased and say London, not just to hype up my home isles, but because we have so much, in and around the place, London is well connected to other areas of the UK. Try Windsor Castle or Hever Castle, I've heard they're very beautiful places.

25/6/2025, 5:07:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

2/2. Years ago, I read a short story set in Victorian England, about a girl who belittles her step sister, calls her a liar and tells her to prove these 'fairies' are real. It was the first story to teach me about the feral, animalistic side of the fae, and it's stuck with me ever since...

25/6/2025, 4:46:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

This might be an out-there opinion, but I adore the idea of mixing unseen/fairy character concepts with lovecraftian/horror elements. Classic stories describe fae being capable of physics-bending, absolute mindf***ery... 1/2. #BookSky #worldbuilding #bookideas #amwriting #fantasy #storytelling

25/6/2025, 4:46:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

(Reupload, 1st pic was pixels.) First full section of my #fantasy map done! I remember the first notebook I had I'd begun with an island. I've begun to #write #fictional tidbits of lore for each section, feels like it's a real place! #amwriting #worldbuilding #art #story #illustration #drawing

A fantasy map of a single island, complete with mountain ranges, ruins, black sand beaches and mountainous swamps, fens and cold rivers.
23/6/2025, 9:44:16 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

Good luck. I think I can speak for a lot of us when I say the intense mental gymnastics of making a plan and making it work is a whole day's job. Oh! Then you get distracted by a book you didn't know you had, and then you stand there and read it, and an hour has vanished by then. So, good luck! ๐Ÿซก๐Ÿ“š

22/6/2025, 3:03:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

I mean I'm all for getting inventive with food and trying some new recipes out... But this, this is an idea that should have just stayed as an intrusive thought and never have gotten beyond that point.

22/6/2025, 2:52:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

Decided to decorate a pickle jar today, more of a canvas to work with, I'd say... I even discovered a way to blend the inks! Foxgloves to me, are one of the most beautiful #British flowers we have in the #countryside. #upcycling #glasspainting #art #artsandcrafts #bees #flowers #natureinspired

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21/6/2025, 2:19:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

Working on something new and a bit different. I had this cool idea about a Robin and a Hare and thought I'd try it. It's Life and Death constantly exchanging gifts in the constant cycle. It's going well. Which do you think is which? ๐Ÿ˜โœ’๏ธโœ๏ธ #art #drawing #amwriting #abstractart #Pagan #fantasy #pen

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12/6/2025, 11:10:06 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

People don't talk often enough about how literal a journey you go through when you read some books that just 'get' human experiences. Those stories are timeless, they change you a bit. Plus, if anyone can understand and enjoy them, not just the ages they were written for, then it's beyond gold.

10/6/2025, 2:47:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I've been working on a more intricate, #abstract #art style with #pen and #pencil. Based on more #pagan ideas and beliefs I wanted to explore. It's based on the stories and #folklore of #Ostara (Spring Equinox). I also love hares! The details took alot of time, but they're minutes worth spending.

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10/6/2025, 2:27:35 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

You ever get this urge when you look at something you're about to throw out and think 'that'd be a nice pot', or 'I need a place to put my stuff but would like it to look nicer?' I painted this jar with sunflowers and bees, and there's even a butterfly, too. #artsandcrafts #upcycling #painting

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27/5/2025, 1:04:06 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

This legit looks like a world created by the same magic that inspired Ghibli's imagination and I am here for it. I love it.

17/5/2025, 9:18:44 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social) reply parent

If you look back at his earlier films as a young conservationist, he had the most wonder-struck twinkle in his eye. At 99 years old he still has that twinkle in his eye. I wish him the best of everything, he's magnificent person.

9/5/2025, 9:31:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Layla Hale (@hale-the-hare.bsky.social)

I started drawing fantasy maps in Uni during clinical placement. I kept these rough pen doodles in a notebook, but I wanted to remake them. So I remade it using a world map to start. It's tied to a fantasy book I've been creating for around the same amount of time. โค๏ธ #artwork #fantasy #writing

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