#and maybe I'll act have smth proper drawn for the 15th Anniversary!

[pennumbra]

So I've been seeing a ton of art for Tangled's 10th Anniversary, and it’s been a treat!! I rly didn’t expect to see a lot of commemoration for it outside the fandom either!

I don't have anything to post- but I am feeling nostalgic and wanted to talk abt my own exp with the fandom!  I wasn't an OG fan of the Tangled movie- although it was one of my favs- so I don't have that connection, but the series has meant a lot to me these last 2ish years.

I've touched on it a bit, but I don't think it's exaggerating to say TTS brought me out of a pretty major creative funk. I just watched it at the right time.

I got into the series shortly after S1 finished airing, when I saw clips of the songs on YT (I think RaIEB and “Wind in My Hair”). I was curious enough to check it out- and then I binged the rest in short order. (I have a v fond memory of watching SotSD on my phone in bed, at a terrible hour of the night, when I had a final the next day. Completely worth it tbh.)

Since then I:

Started a new account- originally just so I'd have a place to post the little doodle of Var I did after finishing the first season.

Posted a lot more art, and got comfy with drawing fanart again! I started focusing on making art just for me, which imo is and continues to be the most important thing.

And I really got involved in a fandom for the first time! Like I'd watched and been a fan of many other shows but I wasn't... IN them, y'know?

I met some very cool people, and made some new friends!!

I streamed the latter half of season 3 for a few hundred viewers! That was honestly prob the highlight of the fandom exp for me; not smth I ever thought would be my gig, but getting to watch eps with everyone right when they dropped, and the excitement before specials and hyped speculation and reaction posting after, was rad and super memorable.

Participated in events, hosted some of my own, and joined my first zine for the show! The sense of community, friendliness, and coziness that comes w/ it being a smaller fandom has been lovely. I know I don't know everyone but it kinda feels like I do w/ so many familiar faces, if that makes sense.

Anyway, I def have a lot to thank Tangled + TTS for. I could keep rambling, but tl;dr, I feel like TTS was pretty defining for me as an artist. It’s become a huge comfortshow, and the characters, world and lore, visuals, style, and songs continue to inspire me. 

And of course, a big thank you to everyone who’s followed either of my blogs, or liked, replied to, or reblogged my posts and art! It means a lot. And a ty to all the content creators out there whose work I’ve been enjoying all this time! Here’s to more art and creativity!