Witch Week: Hakea, Witch of the Woodland Green
IT'S DAY 3 OF WITCH WEEK! We've got five witches in the Coven of Elders, which means artwork of each witch per day for the rest of this week!
Today belongs to Hakea, Witch of the Woodland Green.
At their center is a woman bowed with age. She moves a gown of moss and bark surrounding her. This woman is ancient. An older Black woman with hair bedecked by moss and vine, a wide-brimmed hat. Her venerable eyes look forward with a pulse of green light that casts the entire world—wherever she looks, becomes verdant.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's witch!
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Comments (82)
AUNTIE
This is a triumph! 1) The facial expression is that of a composed, satisfied woman. 2) The clothing styles are a combination of a kimono, cloak and a pimp hat, and the cane rounds it out. 3) The animals from the moths to the dragon and fireflies to the giant snake illustrate the nourishment she attracts and supplies. 4) The mist, Will o' the Wisps and the green flame / smoke make for perfect accents to the plant and animal life. A.G.
Your insights are fire, A. G.
Thinking on Hakea's domain - the land and what grows upon it - I can't help but wonder whether we might someday meet the Witch of the Waves and Tides. After all, there's a Naram corresponding to Orima...
Witch of the Wide Blue Sea is canon. Not around anymore 😔
I am so suspicious of this forest witch 🤨
Love her design! Get Mama Odie vibes 💚
My god, the detail of her hair going into that high collar, so easy to visualize how she falls into a bed of moss as described!
It's giving Mama Odie but with more wrath
i'm so hyped to see Meraura (if thats how you spell it) she has such a striking description with the mask and the head spikes. Witch week is the best all of these Renders are fantastic
So far I've spelled every witch's name wrong in my head. Indree, Grimoire, Hecaea, although perhaps Merara is spelled as it sounds.
This incredibly ancient, powerful witch is also a black woman and it warms my heart🥰 always thankful for the way these storytellers put all kinds of people in their worlds.
The fern instead of a feather is so good!
so many great details in all these. loving the high collar of bark!
I can’t remember, but does the snake have a name????
I don't believe the name has come up yet!
There she is
She is the GOAT
I love how she's equally terrifying and comforting
god i love her so much! my favourite (yes, yes, apart from ame)
GOAT witch
MOTHERRR
She's so amazing. I think Hakea is my fav based on these images and her grumpy ass
Dang, all these are really good. I know we haven’t actually met Oruna, Witch of the Deep Blue Sea or Scalvi, Witch of the Watching Fire, but I would love to see art of them too.
Yes
That's auntie and we love her
kinda cozy scary imo
I imagine that snake is extremely chatty. Original gossip girl. For the last 10,000 years she has been trying to make fetch happen.
That moss is on fleek!
mother, mhm
Her collar looks like an effing tree??? At what point in her very long life did someone try to chop Mama Hakea's head off? Let me at em 😡
Hakea is giving strong Mama Odie/old black granny vibes and I love her
Hakea is PIMPIN pimpin
Aw, I love her
Babe wake up, new witch art dropped!
I'm not sure if it has been asked. Are you guys ok with the pics of the witches being shared on other platforms? There's a lot of people that would definitely enjoy seeing them!
They are on their Instagram and their Tumblr. Not sure which platforms you mean, but people can always repost or reblog them their
way more terrifying than i imagined
The Spanish moss of her high collar blending into her hair is SUCH a good choice!! I love that she looks like the type to thwack you with a spoon if you try to sneak a taste of anything she cooks.
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Ok but I do really want a gown/coat of moss that would be so sick The smell of moss and peat and petrichor, but I could have magic to make it not too musty or too damp and uncomfortable??? Amazing
the oldest witch takes no shit. the youngest must beware. fang and midnight: feathers flock. the cruelest has a bear. 🪶📜
Nana Moss, can we make more mud pies?
She really does look like a venerable old woman— if Wren wasn’t my fave I would love to be Hakea’s Apprentice
I love it! When are we getting young Hakea?
honestly might do one some point soon (not in an official capacity)
Omg she's incredible
Hell yessss
I LOVE HERRRRRRR 😆💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🌿🌿
What a girlboss
Oh my goodness - the feather hat!! I love Hakea. Just faceplant into some moss Grandma!
my fave!!!!
Technically they’d all be gilfs, they’re all older than the concept of time
They're all human, so not older than time. Hakea is the oldest of the coven and the only one who is a founding member. Witches do live a long time so they may all be gilfs (depending on preferences)
I live for Hakea
a woman at ease in herself, and with a cool snake
Honest life goals.
So amazing!
I love it! She's more stout than I thought she would be.
still a total smokeshow
Peat smoke. lulz
What a viiibe. ✨️💚✨️
Her dress making her look both kinda like a mountain and kinda a rainforest is so good.
Hoping with my whole heart that we get a bonus art of Early Years Hakea from the star memories ✨️
The stars: “Uh. Yeah. Hold on. I’m still looking. Yeah, I *am* looking way back! Still scrolling…”
When I grow up, I wanna be Hakea 😂
I love the inclusion of the firefly light to accentuate her eyes, and the dragonflies, bog to the canopy she reps it all 🧙🏻♀️
Absolutely obsessed
BRB, gotta go melt into some moss real quick.
The art is matching the vibes I felt while listening so well!!
Badass forest grandma
I stan
Giving Mama Odie realness. “JUJU!”
Dope!
She need to keep the circle tighter because 😶🌫️
This is a lady that would just faceplant into moss
Faceplant into moss and be gone.
again, smash 🐍
Exactly how I pictured her! 💚
Truly my every inspiration for what I want to be when I grow up
Exactly this!
love this, she’s such a cool design with so many gorgeous details!!!