Solstice by @Jinx (Catherine Fitzsimmons)

The tl;dr/non-confrontational description: It’s a Christmas dragon. Enjoy!

The full story: I saw a few posts on Facebook a year ago about the origins of the cuetlaxochitl—or as it’s more commonly known in the imperialist West, poinsettia—but only this season did I read up on its true history (along with the sordid personality of its English namesake). Combined with my usual annoyance with the unchallenged sexism, racism, ableism, etc. of many “classic” holiday songs, I decided to make a painting that incorporated as many Christmas symbols co-opted from other cultures as I could (and which my limited Google-fu came up with). And because I’m me, I made it a dragon.

This was done entirely in Clip Studio Paint on an iPad with an Apple Pencil, all of which I immediately love. Finished 1 January 2024.