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Been painting. One of many to come. A series of motivational words and thoughts that will keep me going when times are hard.

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i wanted to wait to post this mess until my anniversary….

two years ago today, i went to the movies and saw mad max: fury road. i pretty much knew three things about it going in: it had tom hardy, a lot of the stunts were real, and it had made men angry. i wasn’t expecting much, tbh, especially since it was a ~reboot~

i walked out in raptures, wanting more of the story, the characters, the vivid world i’d just seen. so bright! so shiny & chrome! when was the last time a movie had that much color, and told you that running away wasn’t the best choice, and had so damn many women who weren’t just set-dressing? 

two years ago i was depressed as hell. i’d just dropped out of college for the second time, i wasn’t on any meds or in therapy, i had no interest in anything except sleeping & worrying about the bleak future

yet despite the fog i was in, something about this movie grabbed me and didn’t let go. i went home and immediately looked up the fandom, and within three days i’d downloaded a cam copy (sorry!) so i could watch it again, and again, and again. it was the only thing that made me feel, and i watched it on repeat…. more than once let’s say

and then, it took less than a week for me to dip my toes into writing fic. i’ve never been a fic writer. a reader, yes, but the last “fic” i’d written was a couple of short anonymous things on a kink meme years ago & some truly awful attempts in middle school. but this damn movie got inside my head and filled it with stories, stories that didn’t exist yet in the fandom, and i felt compelled to force them out

one fic became two became three became an avalanche, a hemorrhage of words. i realized that i love telling stories, that i love the rush of feedback & validation that comes from posting a fic, that i was waking up not excited exactly, but determined to get words down onto the page so i could share them

last year at this time i was embroiled in planning for wasteland weekend, an absolutely insane event that i would never have predicted i’d want to attend, much less love as much as i did. immersing myself in that atmosphere for a few days was amazing, an experience i’ll never forget & hope to repeat in the future

i also never would have guessed that i’d meet such wonderful people thanks to this movie, read such amazing fics and look at such fabulous art, and the meta! ye gods, the meta in this fandom is off the charts

two years ago i sat down to watch a two-hour-long car chase, and walked out of that experience irrevocably changed. i’d like to say something over-the-top inspirational like my life is magical now, but truth is i’m still struggling more than i’d like. i’m on meds now though, and trying to get back to school, and some days i even feel hopeful about the future for more reasons than “maybe i’ll wake up to a nice comment”

so thank you fury roadies, you’ve truly made this a fantastic two years. what a lovely day indeed

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NOT SAYING I COULD USE A RIFLE STAND.

I know I’ve seen this somewhere on tumblr before… but here it is animated!

Immortan Joe’s Imperators wear black scarves as badges of office.

Furiosa definitely has one.

And when we see Max just before crossing the wastes, he doesn’t.

but CHECK WHAT THEY’RE BOTH WEARING THE NEXT MORNING

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? HERE BRO, IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE, TAKE THIS. I’VE ALREADY GOT ONE, SEE? THIS IS A TOTALLY REGULAR GIFT AND IN NO WAY A RENOWNED SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND POWER. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLETELY NORMAL SCARF THAT IS ALSO IN NO WAY A NONVERBAL SIGN OF RESPECT. COINCIDENTALLY THIS IS NOT OUT OF ANY SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR NOT SHOOTING ME IN THE FUCKING HEAD WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED DOING THAT EXACT THING TO YOU. NOT ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. NOT OFFERING TO LOOK FOR REDEMPTION WITH US. NOT SAYING I COULD USE A RIFLE STAND. BYE

fuck you George Miller

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“I Live. I Die. I Live Again.” 

“Bolt Cutter Clan” 

The final product of my contribution to the Mad Max Fury Road fandom. Both of these are up for sale, but I kind of want to sell them as a set. 

$15 for each or $25 for both. Plus the shipping cost. 

Questions? Want your own? 

Commission info: Here

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Today’s wood burning focused on one of my favorite movies.

To be honest, the world has gotten me down the last few weeks, my country is literally collapsing and I felt like this would help get that ol’ fighting spirit back.

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Just finished Stranger Things, Best thing ever!

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BETTER SELF

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Late night sketch – furiosa😍😤 #furiosa #madmax #furyroad #charlizetheron #comics #sketch #riffle #sketchoftheday #digitalart #characterdesign #dxb #pyroow #mefcc

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Imperator Furiosa and the Five Wives

Created by Federica Frenna

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Imperator by Matt Ferguson / Behance / DeviantArt / Facebook / Tumblr / Twitter / Store

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Night is now falling So ends this day The road is now calling And I must away

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I remember something like that.

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Finally saw Fury Road! Loved it!!

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Thank you all my lovely followers, for always being supportive, and liking my artwork!!♡

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Battle babes, Max and Furiosa. My contribution to the Mad Max: Fury Road fanzine, which was fully funded on Kickstarter a few of weeks ago. This book has some swoon-worthy pros in there, so I can’t wait to get a copy in print!

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I mean…basically.