Help!

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Does anyone have a guess who drew this? They shuttered their Tumblr and searching their username or the image just leads me back to the defunct blog. It’s one of my favorite pieces—I’d like to give credit!

ETA: it’s @starsintheskysandsontheshore! The one I found was on their old blog.

Comments

[anotherwellkeptsecret]

Sadly, the style doesn't look familiar to me. Must be an older work!

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Must be 😦

[sarahthecoat]

I know i've seen it recently on tumblr, but not sure where. I'll keep an eye out as i try to catch up a bit today.
ETA, i wonder if it could be ireallyshouldbedrawing? They usually sign a corner, though. But scrolling one of the acd/granada focused blogs i follow on tumblr, i see one of their other art works with no source at the top but a grey face.

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Turns out it’s @starsintheskysandsontheshore and the one I found first was under their old url!

[sarahthecoat]

wow, good work sleuthing!

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Thanks, I messaged ireallyshouldbedrawing on ig after you suggested them and they pointed me to the source!

[sarahthecoat]

If it is ireallyshouldbedrawing, here is a link to their current tumblr
https://ireallyshouldbedrawing.tumblr.com/archive
Where there are a couple posts about having accidentally deleted their blog, so what is up now is the new one attempting to reconstruct. I'm not positive, since i dont see that particular image in their archive, but it feels like it could be.

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Sent them a message! Thank you!

[tripleransom]

I'm betting it's not them, although the style looks similar. I was gong to say that I really loved the image and ask you where it came from.

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

I don’t think it is either. It seems it’ll remain a mystery!

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

It’s @starsintheskysandsontheshore!

[rachelindeed]

I don't know the answer about who originally created this lovely artwork. One thing to consider, though, is that sometimes when an author or artist deletes, orphans, or otherwise withdraws their online content, it's because something has happened in their real life that makes it awkward for them to have their name associated with a searchable, public work (maybe they got doxxed, maybe an employer is searching online and they aren't comfortable with their fandom creations being visibly associated with them in that context, maybe they are not out and don't want to be outed accidentally because someone in their life has come across their pseudonym, maybe their feelings about a fandom have changed and they just want to leave it behind, etc.) So, although in general I think trying to give credit is important, if the creator has deliberately dissociated their name from their work then I think, since we don't know their reasons, it's better to be cautious and not add their name back onto it. Both giving credit and respecting deletion/dissociation are about respecting the creator, so I think which one is the best course depends on the individual case.

Of course, sometimes an artist's name gets dissociated from their work against their will, due to reblogs that don't give proper credit, and that's a case where searching for the original artist makes perfect sense! But from what you've said, that doesn't sound like what seems to have happened with this blog.

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Oh, excellent point. I guess it’s time to let go of the guilt of using it without knowing the source!

[a_candle_for_sherlock]

Turns out it’s @starsintheskysandsontheshore and the one I found first was under their old url! But they’re not hiding, it’s on their new blog.