#may do another art with the correct flowers

[staruie]

if you were satisfied, then i’m glad 🪷

[nininikki]

divorced-ish — n. kento

content warnings: ex-husband!nanami, delusional!nanami (he’s cute tho)

author’s note: sigh i need him

ex-husband!nanami who just couldn’t stay away from you if he tried

ex-husband!nanami who you’d originally separated from on account of his work seeming to hold more priority over you, and then your newborn daughter.

ex-husband!nanami who still keeps a photo of you and the baby on his desk at his job (which, ironically, was the thing that ultimately led to his marriage failing). when asked by his nosey secretary why he still kept the photo, he only responded, “it’s my family. why wouldn’t i?”

ex-husband!nanami who had yet to actually finalize the divorce. but really, it wasn’t his fault. he just hadn’t gotten around to sending the papers over (or having them printed up at all), what with all those crazy shifts at work. oh, well, it didn’t matter. he would do it at some point.

ex-husband!nanami who had left you virtually everything in the not-so-finalized-divorce. the four bedroom, four bathroom house, your diamond 6 carat engagement ring, your wedding china, the aston martin db9 he had gifted you for your birthday, the park avenue apartment, the country house in monaco—all of it.

ex-husband!nanami who you had never been able to turn down whenever he stayed over just a little later after dropping the baby back off with you. the two of you would sit on the couch and catch up over a glass of wine. then one glass turned to two, then two to three. and for a minute it would almost feel as if you were still married.

nanami never ended up leaving until the late hours of the night. by which point you began to wonder where he’d gotten all the free time he couldn’t seem to find when you were actually married.

ex-husband!nanami who internally scoffed whenever you mentioned going on a date with another man.

“do you think you could watch her on saturday? i’ve got a date i really don’t wanna miss.” you’d asked at the tail end of an already too long (thirty minute) phone call.

nanami breathed a recognizable, pensive sigh on the other end, chewing through what he’d earlier told you was tempura, but considering how long it was taking him to answer, it may as well have been your nerves.

“you know i will, but, uh,” you heard him swallow. “a date?”

although your ex-husband didn’t exactly sound like he was joking, you couldn’t help the giggle that vibrated through your body. glancing at the clock on your nightstand that read eight-thirty and the baby sleeping soundly in the crib next to your bed, you propped the house phone between your ear and shoulder. what was the harm in killing another thirty minutes?

“yes, kento, a date. his name is scott. he’s an art dealer. i think you’d like him.”

“does scott know you’re still married?”

“separated,” you corrected him. “and no, he doesn’t. do you tell every woman who asks you out that you’re married?”

nanami hesitated for a second before answering, “yes, i do.”

ex-husband!nanami who came to your house with flowers and a store bought pumpkin pie for thanksgiving. more than you’d like to admit, you liked having him around for the holidays. he was so good with the baby, and so attentive to everything else. cleaning up all the leftovers and stray baby toys as the night came to an end.

it was nearing ten o’clock when he had successfully put the baby to sleep, and then came down to help you tidy up the downstairs. “y’know you didn’t have to buy a pie, right?” you told him after you’d discovered it hidden amongst the array of leftover pots and aluminum pans. “i know it’s your favorite. i’d have made you some.”

nanami brought his task at hand (loading the dishwasher) to a stiff halt and joined you at the island countertop. “but hey,” you added, tearing the lid off the pie. “we could see if it’s as good as the real thing.”

your ex-husband, usually the most well-spoken man you knew, could only stiffly nod in your direction while you retrieved a pair of shiny silver forks, still in the drawer they’d always been in. “and i got some whipped cream if you want.” you added as you gave him a fork, now taken aback by his sudden lack of speech. seriously, he hadn’t spoken this little since the year leading up to your separation.

what you didn’t know was that nanami couldn’t speak if he wanted to. he needed this. the three of you hadn’t had a real holiday together since last halloween, and even that was admittedly very bleak. “i miss you,” nanami blurted.

and he did. he missed your desserts for every holiday—savory pumpkin pie for thanksgiving, sweet apple pie for christmas, strawberry eclairs for valentine’s day. he missed opening his eyes every morning to the sight of your face smushed into a pillow, or a bit of drool gathering at the corner of your mouth. he missed coming home from work to the sight of you and the baby sound asleep on the couch. he missed being your husband, and even more knowing you were his wife.

ex-husband!nanami who spent the night fucking his ex-wife into the couch as though they were still married. wrapping you in his strong arms, while murmuring promises of change and betterment. “i’ll never go to work again, swear,” he said, shuddering between deep thrusts. “please just take me back, baby.”

[vickyvicarious]

"opened it with much impressment—assumed, of course" van Helsing's unboxing video... no but really this line. He's actively trying so hard to appear cheery and lighthearted all the time for Lucy

awwww Lucy sounds SO cute when she thinks she is receiving a gift

"but not for you to play with." Um, van Helsing, people don't typically play with bouquets of flowers...

I fricken love whenever people describe Lucy having an animated face. The thoughtful wrinkles Art and Mina love. The sharp look she gave Jack when telling him to go to bed. Today's "wry look" and van Helsing telling her "you need not snub that so charming nose" - every time it feels like more of the true Lucy being expressed beyond the face she puts on for her mother/society at large.

But once again van Helsing is mischaracterizing Art by saying he wouldn't like to see Lucy's snub nose. I am one hundred percent confident he would specifically love that expression on her face. I wish he had not worded it in a way to make her feel guilty over the idea of upsetting Art with her appearance, because she's too prone to be worried about things like that (at least as regards her illness) already. I know he was joking but still

LUCY'S VOICE WITH LAUGHTER

"I never jest!" you filthy liar

No but really his sudden sternness is super telling. He's been actively trying so hard to be gentle and lighthearted and reassuring. But he is extremely stressed and his instructions have already been discarded once to disastrous effect. I don't know that Jack would have told him it was Lucy's idea, in which case he'd want to nip this in the bud all the more, or maybe it was just the pressure getting too much at the idea of another such dismissal. He's gone to a lot of effort to get these flowers and he may not be entirely sure that they will work yet but he wants to give the best chance possible, and at that laugh he loses his control for a moment

but again I hate that he guilts her. It's a good method to get Lucy to do something but she doesn't deserve it and I fear she'll take it to heart

anyways, Jack sounds so taken aback by vH's snapping too. "seeing poor Lucy scared, as she might well be" with such a sense of 'wow, professor' awkward silence

I love the rustly flower noises. And the window sounds! (someone fix that broken window)

"It all seemed.. grotesque to me" well that's a bit harsh Jack

"It is well we have no sceptic here, or he would say that you were working some spell to keep out an evil spirit." Jack says this line half like someone would say 'okay so this story happened to a friend of mine' when it was obviously them, and half like someone making a joke out of a suspicion specifically with the intent of being corrected and told that they're wrong

But instead van Helsing says "Perhaps I am", with ominous music and everything. Love the delivery, more than half to himself. and Jack, not getting the response he hoped for, falling into awkward silence rather than replying

Lucy's calm solemnity in her promise <3

The way Jack says "unshed tears..." is so good

[emma-dennehy-presents]

Celebrating Black Queer Icons:

Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax

Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax was born December 28, 1916 in Houston, Texas to parents William Broadnax and Gussie Frazier. Broadnax was an American hard gospel quartet singer that gained widespread popularity during the Golden Age of Traditional Black Gospel (1940s/50s). He received the nickname Little Axe from his short stature and as a companion to his brother, William "Big Axe" Broadnax, a popular baritone. By the time of the 1930s census Broadnax was living with his mother, brother, step-father Augustus Flowers, and step-sister Amartha Broadnax*. Broadnax began his career in gospel during his teen years, alongside his brother William. In the 1930s the Broadnax brothers joined the St Paul Gospel Singers in Houston, TX. The Broadnax brothers would later move to Los Angeles and join the Southern Gospel Singers. The group did not tour, and only preformed on weekends. The Broadnax brothers eventually broke off and formed their own quartet, The Golden Echoes. At some point Broadnax's brother, William, left the group and moved to Atlanta, GA where he joined The Five Trumpets. Broadnax stayed on as the lead of this iteration of the Echoes until they disbanded in 1949, after Specialty Records label chief, Art Rupe, decided to drop the group. The Golden Echoes only made a single recording with the label. Pianist Willie Love would go on to say "Little Axe couldn't sing low, because he had a relatively high voice. It wasnt falsetto, it was naturally high. So somebody had to sing the bottom.". Broadnax and the baritone Paul Foster sometimes created the illusion of a multi-octave singer together. In 1950 Broadnax joined The Spirit of Memphis Quartet, recording for King Records, and appearing with them until at least 1952. He would go on to join The Fairfield Four, shortly after, and in the early 1960s served as one of Archie Brownlee's replacements in the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. Broadnax lead another iteration of The Golden Echoes until 1965, releasing singles through Peacock Records. As gospel's popularity waned Broadnax decided to retire from touring. Broadnax continued to perform and record in some capacity, most notably recording with the Blind Boys in the 1970s and 80s. On May 23, 1992, in Philidelphia, PA, Broadnax was killed by his lover, Lavina Richardson. After witnessing Richardson in a vehicle with another man, Broadnax pursued the vehicle, bumping into it several times with his own. At some point both vehicles stopped and Broadnax pulled Richardson from her vehicle and threatened her with a knife. A bystander disarmed Broadnax, after which Richardson picked up the knife and stabbed him three times. Broadnax died several days later, on June 1st, 1992, as a result of the injuries. Richardson was later convicted of manslaughter. After Broadnax's death it was publicly discovered that he had been assigned female at birth, which created a notable stir in the gospel community. Many claimed "they always knew" but there is no evidence to support anyone other than Broadnax's brother and other close family knew.

*This post by @ubleproject (The Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project), which served as a source for me and Broadnax's wiki article, speculates that its possible Amartha is the deadname of the singer we know as Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax, and that Amartha may have assumed the older brother's name to preform. In which case, Broadnax was born in Louisiana in 1922 to Frazier and Flowers. In the 1930 census Amartha's entry was corrected by hand to list Amartha as a girl. The census taker had initially listed Amartha as a boy, suggesting Amartha may have been presenting as such, at the time. Amartha is also, interestingly listed as Amartha Broadnax, despite being listed as Frazier and Flowers' biological child. There are little to no records of Amartha's later life. I have two more planned, but not sure on the order I will be doing them. The last will probably be out in the beginning of March. After that I will be saving the rest of my list for October, when the US is having LGBT History Month, and the UK is having its Black History Month. I will start including cis icons as well, such as Bayard Rustin. As always corrections and suggestions are welcome and much desired.

[deepspacehare]

I didn't expect my OC post to blow up but I'm glad it is, people deserve to have fun!

Now here's a little guide, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Also this is not to say you cannot create these or anything !!! I am just a little afraid people get confused?...

I've been seeing people post Kinsona adopts and such. Now i know SOME people find their kinselves through art and i am not here to discuss kin for fun discourse or my opinion on it, but I'll say even if its for fun, I'm not really sure how this works.

So i thought i'd put the differences between everything.

OC / Original Character / Original Creation = A character that is made by yourself, or with/by others. It can be anything.

Inspired OC = An OC that is inspired by something. Another OC, official Characters, themes (ex: space, flowers etc ), etc. Still can be anything.

-Sona = An OC or Character that might be you or Your take on something.

Examples: • CharacterSona ;; A Sona that is based off of an official character. Is not usually a kinsona/self and is just a design. COULD be a redesign, but this is typically just one offs. ( Ex: RainbowDashSona, someone has made a Rainbow Dash design that may not look anything or appear as to the original ). These can look close to canon to being an alternate universe where say Rainbow Dash is a Jedi or a Transformer and doesn't know the mane six.

• Kinsona ;; This is you! This is your kin. Kinsonas are when someone is a character, object, oc, etc and is designed to what you think or know you look/looked like. Similar to character sona as they can be AU related or not. But this is typically You and not-not you.

• Systemsona ;; This is a mascot for Systems! This could be multiple things

A systemsona to represent the whole system

Multiple Systemsonas for multiple headmates

A singletsona to appear as a singlet for the system

• Fursona ;; A sona that is a Furry !!! This can be anything also. It can be a brand new OC to an official character. This can also merge with kin, system and character sonas.

• Therian OC / Sona ;; Similar to kin! This is you but your therian type. May or may not be furry related, but is usually an animal. Feel free to correct me on this one because i do not know if fantasy animals count here or if fantasy animals have their own name /gen

Self Insert = You but not in a kin or a therian way, this is your OC Thats 100% you. Can be anything.

Note ;; This is not to say "stop making kinsona adopts" !!! This is just saying "hey this is the difference". I love kinsonas and i love OCs.

Also if its still hard to see the difference, thats okay! They are all very similar and if your oc changes a lot into one of these thats okay too! Nor am i saying "hey ocs have rules actually".

I hope you have fun and i hope you enjoy your creations!!!

[leonstamatis]

ao3 year in review is an awesome idea. 12, 22, 25?

oh thank you!! i cannot take full credit for it -- i am absolutely sure i've seen it around before -- but i'm glad you enjoy it!

12: What’s your most popular fic for the year? Is it your best one?

it is by far symbiosis, a character study based on the dnd movie. i think it is definitely one of my most successful studies this year, and there's a lot about it that i love. but it's not like. particularly innovative? so by one measure, it is the best! and by other metrics, perhaps not so much. i do love it though.

25: Free space: Recommend a fic!

i don't even watch the show, haven't since the first campaign, but i do think folks should read this critrole fic because it's perfect to me: when you're in trouble, go into your dance

22: Share a deleted scene, if you have one.

ooh lemme dig... i don't think i have a deleted scene from a current work, but i can give you one for an abandoned WIP:

Boston digs its nails into Layna, deeper and stronger than the teeth of the Hellmouth. It’s the first time, really, that she’s felt anything stronger than the tug of her home; if she’s honest about it, she’d never thought that kind of thing was possible.

She should know better. There’s always something stronger, something bigger, something that can carve your insides out and leave you feeling hollow.

Well. Maybe that’s a little too on the nose. Layna shakes her head at her own dramatics and focuses instead on the coffee in her hands, the person seated across the table from her in this very loud, very Boston cafe.

“It’s not so bad,” Moses Mason, formerly Simmons, formerly excellent actor, says. They smile in the sort of lopsided way Layna knows would make most people swoon. “The team is pretty insular, but if you’re patient…”

They wave a hand, as if that’s an adequate end to a sentence. Layna’s lips twist to one side of their own accord.

“Then they’ll get over the fact that I was never supposed to be here,” Layna finishes, “and that I am a constant reminder of a significant hit to both performance and morale?”

Moses’ smile doesn’t waver. “Sure, something like that.”

Layna sips her coffee. It’s too bitter, but she doesn’t have it in her to order another one. “You’re a terrible welcoming committee.”

“I’m the only welcoming committee,” Moses corrects.

“And?”

“And that means it doesn’t matter how good I am.”

They say it with a wink, like they’re letting Layna into some kind of secret. Maybe they are; Layna doesn’t have the lay of the land, here, not yet. Some other time, when she isn’t grieving, when she isn’t lost, when she isn’t absolutely furious at her circumstances, maybe she’ll be in on the joke. Maybe.

“My condolences to your captain,” Layna mutters into her drink.

Moses shrugs. “My condolences to you.”

There’s something there. Layna can see the spark of sincerity in the sentiment, like if Moses were just one or two degrees less relaxed there would be a genuine apology. She appreciates that they don’t go that far; she’s never been comfortable with pity.

And, as such, she is perfectly comfortable changing the subject, however clunky the transition may be. “Who should I be keeping an eye on around here, then? Any trouble?”

Moses shoots her a sharp grin, pretty and pointed. “Me, probably.”

“Oh, please.” Layna hides her own smile behind the rim of her mug. “I can handle you.”

“You sound pretty confident there, Hollywood.”

“I didn’t spend six years in the Hellmouth to fall victim to some big brown eyes and pretty flowers.”

“Aw,” Moses intones, dipping their chin down. “You think I’m pretty?”

Moses is a flirt. Layna knows it, and Moses knows it. The words are nothing; leaves floating on top of the current of a particularly quick stream. Easy to get distracted by, if she tries, but the thing is… The thing is, Layna’s been here a week, and she’s already seen who Moses tends to stare at during practice. It isn’t her.

So Layna meets the dipped chin, the artful pout, with a raised eyebrow. “Will a certain shortstop mind if I say yes?”

If it catches Moses off guard, they don’t show it. Instead, they shrug. They might be trying to force nonchalance, but then, they’ve got the training to pull it off. Layna narrows her eyes and looks for some kind of tell, a giveaway.

“I doubt it,” they say. They add a little flourish, even, flicking the hair and honeysuckle out of their – honestly, frustratingly pretty – big brown eyes.

“Hm.” Layna frowns. “Pity. Do you want him to?”

“You’re asking some very personal questions, for a stranger I just met,” Moses muses.

They don’t sound angry; if Layna had to put a word to it, she’d call them curious. Good. She can work with that.

“Then don’t call me a stranger,” Layna huffs, leaning in until her hair slips past her shoulder and falls, just slightly, over her face. “Call me your co-conspirator. You can even call me your date, as long as you’re buying.”

Pointedly, Moses pulls their wallet out of their pocket and flags the waiter.

Layna wasn’t lying, either. She can handle a Moses Mason, and she can certainly handle a Jacob Haynes. If she plays her cards right, they’ll be sorted out by the end of next season. Maybe sooner. Sure, she shouldn’t be here; she’s an anomaly, a mistake, a reminder of plots gone wrong and the dead weight around every team’s neck.

But she’s pretty damn good at writing a love story. Here, at least, that should be worth something.

[yuzukahibiscus]

IMPRESSION (MINAMI MAITO)

(Hey this is Hibiscus! This is another post but today is the second Shonichi for Minami Maito’s dinner show “ONE AND ONLY”! She did this dinner show before on April 20-21, and is having her final run today and tomorrow! I’ve pre-translated this 2-page feature from Takarazuka GRAPH March Issue in 2023. Hope everything will be well and successful for Maiti and the performers!

Impression – Discovering deeper into the star’s character in this and that angle!

No. 1 — Readers’ impression of Minami Maito

We conduct a survey for our readers with 10 Yes/No questions. Let’s look at the results together!~

Inviting others instead of being invited (*Active or passive) — YES: 63%; NO: 37%

— “Is this about where I want to go or towards my partner??”

When there are situations that I thought “It must be this!” for choosing where to go or what to eat, I’d say I’m pretty good at considering from the location or the transportation means to go there, but I don’t really think I’m the type to “invite others”. Even when I’m invited by others I’d be happy too! Are there people that would dislike the idea of being invited anyway? (LOL)

I don’t overthink too much! — YES: 59%; NO: 41%

— “It depends~ (LOL)”

Maybe it’s just for a moment, but I probably won’t care later. “I don’t overthink” because it can’t be helped sometimes (LOL). It's not embarrassing to be concerned about something, and it's very important to understand your feelings, but I’d think that I have to move on. In the end for me, no matter what I’ve been told, I’m a type that sticks to my intention.

On rest days, I’m someone that could have fun alone. — YES: 56%; NO: 44%

— “This is quite half-half.” (LOL)

It depends on how long of the rest day period I’ll have. When we’re performing, there’d be things to catch up on even during rest days so I’d basically be alone, if it’s any kind of rest day and we’re not in the current circumstance, I’d want to go out and play with someone. I’d want to share my feelings even if it’s a vacation trip, and I don’t go to vacation trips alone. But when I’m alone I’d have some laid-back days, so I think half-half is the correct answer here (LOL).

Very resilient when it comes to sudden incidents! — YES: 61%; NO: 39%

— “You can’t help it if it suddenly occurs!”

Of course I’ll fret and because I won’t be able to turn back time again, I’ll go straight out in the open and think “what should I do!”, quickly coming up with an adaptation plan. On stage, if something happened between me and my partner, I’d be surprised but I could calmly deal with it. But when I’m shocked, I’d let out a silly “Wa!” and usually just shout that out loud (LOL), so please don’t try to scare me when we’re at somewhere silent (LOL).

The “Very Immersed”! Type — YES: 91%; NO: 9%

— “What did everyone see in me for you all to answer this~!? (LOL)

I don’t have much interests, so I was thinking what you think I may be very immersed into… (LOL) But anything performing arts related is probably the only thing that I won’t ever feel tired of. Ah, Korean dramas are something that I pay attention to. Even if I have to stay up at night I’d still watch the whole episode in a sitting, so perhaps this focused attention [I have for Kdramas] shows a concentrated side in me? But about that, I’m not someone that watches the same show again many times, when I’ve finished the finale then [my attention] ends in a boom (LOL).

When I start imagining things, I can’t stop — YES: 50%; NO: 50%

— “It’s so cool that it’s just half-half!”

If I was an employee from a company, would I have a longer lunch time? Sometimes everyone in Flower Troupe would talk about these hypotheticals. Also when I can’t sleep I would make up a story about rabbits and squirrels (LOL). I’d count sheep when I can't sleep, but I’d think if there are too many sheep, won’t the farm be packed? Or they couldn’t enter if I don’t shave their hair~ I’d think a lot about these and in the end still won’t be able to sleep (LOL). So with that I would say that I imagine things.

Sensitive to even the smallest changes around me — YES: 95%; NO: 5%

— “So many voted for YES!”

Aren’t all otokoyaku in Flower Troupe like that? I do observe changes and say, “Is this a new skirt?” or “Did you change the way you do your makeup?”, but I’d also realise “isn’t she feeling well?” “Did something good happen”. But in order not to make this a trouble, I’d also be conscious of the timing that I tell [these observations] to others.

Sometimes lying is necessary! — YES: 40%; NO: 60%

— “Because I’m foolishly honest~”

For lies, I won’t say them and I don’t want to say them because people’d find out if I do say it. I’d hate it the most if people thought “What you’re saying now is different than what you said before!” So if it’s in inevitable circumstances [to lie] I’d want to be very prepared for that. Even though I won’t say lies to preserve myself, I may probably lie if I were to protect others.

The “Leave it all to me” type — YES: 58%; NO: 42%

— “There’s more YES than I imagined!”

Probably because I have a firm body… (LOL) If that’s the case, then it would be super cool, but unfortunately I’m usually not that type at all I think (LOL). I’m an elder daughter, and I’m also the leader among our Flower Troupe doukis so I’d have to be responsible sometimes, maybe that’s where the image came from.

Won’t be affected by the majority — YES: 85%; NO: 15%

— “That’s true!”

Usually, if there’s a majority supporting this side, I won’t change even if I heard their reasons for it. Even though I’d accept and agree with “This is the reason why they are the majority!” In the end if I really am [in the minority], I’d be okay with it even if there’s something wrong about my reasoning.

No. 2 —— Role creation –Creating the character–

“Messiah -The Legend of Shiroh Amakusa-” Matsudaira Nobutsuna

— This musical is about the rebellion against the ban on Christianity in the early period of Edo era in Bizen Shimabara. Matsudaira Nobutsuna are one of the important roles in the shogunate against the Christinas.

Before receiving my role, I had the opportunity of going to Amakusa for work (*recording Sky Stage programme) that the performance was set in. While I related the feelings of the suppressed Christians at the time, I was able to see such history about them in the information centre. But when I received the role, I turned out to be a role in the shogunate. He holds a stance of evaluating whatever is happening, and he’s also the one to command open fire when the attack [against the Christians] started… I would say that he’s a role that mentally exhausted. He's a historical figure, but for me that time he was too grand of a person and I was very worried since he was so different from me and that I worried too much and I was far from relaxed… Just because I want him to look grand doesn’t mean I can exaggerate the acting. Also, even when it’s about the way I speak, I want to articulate even the last of my words, so as to present this role to be someone capable of giving orders.

— When you’re acting as someone that’s far from yourself, how do you make that work?

I’d imagine as to “why is this person thinking like this?” He works for the Tokugawa family and also someone who feels that he has to protect the shogunate, but at the same time have the feeling of wanting to save the people of Amakusa who were being suppressed. He was someone who could not be relieved form this dilemma but had to call shots painfully. Even though on stage the shogunate is obviously outnumbered, yet when facing Asumi [Rio]-san’s lead and the energy of the people, I’d have to convince myself that I’m leading a majority of soldiers with me and I felt that significance to show that every day. He’s someone that I would want to act again one day.

“Gin-chan’s Love” Kuraoka Ginshiro

— He’s self-centred but also a movie star that you can’t hate – Gin-chan. This is a restage but how did you create this role?

When I’m watching this performancer as an audience, I’d relate to Yasu’s feelings. Like Gin-chan’s not bad? Even if he’s an adult man, how could he go around and about being this selfish. With that as a start, while reading the script and discussing the plot with other cast members, I started to think what kind of Gin-chan exactly am I trying to create here. This performance only shows a brief moment of Gin-chan in his life, so I’d have to imagine how the rest of his life looked like. At first, I want the audience to be able to objectively imagine that there’s a reason for being full-out self-centred, so I wanted to create him as “someone quite cute”, but that’s not the real him, [I hope to act as Gin-chan] that people who didn’t realise his arrogance before could have a natural reaction, words and actions.

— Amidst all things, his colleague “kiddos” still envy and admire Gin-chan. Was there a change to your impression of before and after acting as (Gin-chan)?

About that, I think this is a nostalgic, little love story. Even though he treated his kiddos and also Yasu (Hiryuu Tsukasa) very cruelly, everyone still followed him because he still clearly shows how he loves them. Gin-chan is somewhat quite “pure”, he has faith that people whom he trust believe in him and does not question that. But this is not easy to do, that if I’m not playing him, I don’t think I’ll be able to understand him.

“Jirokichi of the Wind –Night’s Flight Over Edo–” Saburouta

— As an honest young man who doesn’t lie, he’s an innocent role mistaken for committing murder.

Everyone of the cast members have vibrant personalities, and we got to hone these roles to make their personality stand out deeper, and for me the task is to create this colourless, transparent, clarity in this role. How should I play as a good young man who would never kill anyone and present it to the audience and to the other characters. Because he doesn’t have flaws, so a single mistake may not make the impression memorable to someone, that thought was very intimidating to me.

— So how did you dig deeper into creating this role?

I felt relieved that everyone helped me by thinking that this man is not someone who would kill others, so I would try to show a greater smile, I’d do my best to be on time, I would deliver what I’m saying clearly…and I’ll do everything of these actions to make people think I’m a good man. But it’s not just thinking that he’s a good person, even when he was being beaten up and punched, he was someone that had a strong will and thoughts for the one he loves, I can’t miss those parts either.

“CASANOVA” Priest Marino Barbi

— He’s part of the clergy, but he’s made a move on several women and got into jail – Priest Barbi. He’s probably someone difficult to relate to, but how did you feel?

I think he’s a cruel guy, he misused his position as a priest to tempt other women (LOL). For me, even though I’m always aiming for people telling me that I’m “so cool”, the musumeyaku would also scream and leave, and I would be belittled and I thought is this okay!? (LOL). Even now, I’d still say that “I liked this role” yet also think if I could have received a little cooler role!?, this is probably his charm.  The result of being the one who understood him the most [as the actor playing him] is in the end still thinking, “I just comforted the woman a little and yet I was jailed! Even though I did nothing wrong!” (LOL)

— Barbi broke out of jail while cooperating with Giacomo Casanova played by the then-Top Star Asumi Rio-san and the interaction of lines you two had was memorable.

At first, everything was already uttered quickly (LOL). I couldn’t grasp correctly how the scene where he first met Casanova was like in jail, so we rehearsed together many times. on stage, I’d think constantly that I have to do this correct every day, but I’d also make use of whatever new things are happening on the performing day. Being able to learn and act alongside Top [Star]-san is something that I’m very grateful for. Even for Barbi, meeting with master [Casanova] was like transforming my life into rose colour (LOL).

“I LOVE EINSTEIN” Thomas

— This performance shows a world where people could not live without androids, how was this rare imaginative world view to you?

There were some ways in acting that were difficult, and this was Tani (Takaya)-sensei’s debut work, so Sensei worked with us together to discover more about this musical in the classroom. Even the smallest kind of questions were in my consideration. But when I finally realised what Sensei wanted to portray was the “love” in Takarazuka musicals, that felt a closer approach for me.

— When the protagonist Albert who looks like human is also an android himself, that was a shocking development.

Even though this was clearly shown in the last of the first act, when I read the script, I was also very shocked. Thomas was the younger brother of Mileva and the wife of Albert who died in an accident of inventing the android. Then after his sister’s death, [Thomas] was the character who continued to help Albert in creating the android together. In order to know how this all happened, he found two pen caps in a box at his home which were named “Dr Albert” and “Sister”. After that, since Thomas always loved playing with dolls, now he wanted to try speaking for himself. He’s happy when he sees these “two people” in his hands, but he realised that this was something he made up…he’s a sad character. Even though this involves some role play, but I really discovered much from this role and found this profoundly interesting.

No.3 — Minami Maito Choosing The No. 1 of Flower Troupe

Challenger No. 1 — Reaki Mira

She has such skillfull hands! knitted my name on this parker [bomber jacket] with the font from the song “DYNAMITE” of my favourite group BTS. I wondered if she asked for a professional to help her do this! and I’m really happy that she did this so beautifully and challenged this difficult task for me. I can feel her love.

—— REPLY: I’ve been enjoying making these for a long while, and I want to do this well to profess my love for Minami-san by doing this task, so I demonstrated this challenger spirit! I’m so happy that you liked it and felt that way!!

Communication No. 1 — Hozumi Mahiro

Even though this was during the Special Live “Aqau Bella!!”, if it wasn’t for her, I probably would have failed as an MC. Since we’re both quite shy people, it took us quite a while to get along well and talk more to each other, but I respect her for having a great choice in words and the way she speaks is amazing. I think this is agreed by everyone, right?

—— REPLY: We’re truly shy, but I think it’s because I’m able to break through the barrier and share everything to Minami-san (LOL). I’ve always been careful with my choice of words, because I want to express my feelings well with my diction and dialect.

Strong mentality No.1 — Mihane Ai

She’s another person that I respect. Speaking of strong mentality, if there’s something that doesn’t go right, she’s very strict on herself, and is hardworking when engaging in performing arts. She really doesn’t give in on anything. Even if she’s listening to my little advice, her attitude and her perseverance is so very adorable.

—— REPLY: Ah~~~~ I’m so happy~~! I can’t say anything except for thank you… I really thought I was living through the days when I didn’t like how vulnerable I was…I will work hard even more!! Minami-san, I love you!!

Samurai Spirit No.1 — Kaga Ririka

I immediately thought, this would be Ririko-san (Kaga)! Of course she’s like that on stage, that even if she’s already a beautiful person, but inside she’s very manly!  This is an impression that hasn’t changed ever since [Takarazuka] Music School in our Yokasei-Honkasei relationship. I love Ririko-san who doesn’t change and is often directly progressive and moving forward.

—— REPLY: For me who wasn’t so capable, the only thing I could do was continue to push in what I do. I wonder if this is inherently a personality of mine. But I was able to show that side of myself because Maiti (Minami) would always come over and talk to me with a wide and open heart!

Gentle No. 1 — Kureha Maki

Maikotsu has always been this amazing person on stage. I often think that she looks like an English gentleman!? She so tender and she has that god-winning talent of finding the right timing to call to others. I think that she can express her gentle gaze to her partner as well.

—— REPLY: I never thought of myself like that, so receiving such comment just made me laugh out loud, like “It can’t be~” (LOL) But since Minami-san said to me, “now you should continue to show your best stage appearance to the readers  and the audience”, I will continue to work hard!!

(Right to left)

First is a heart ♡

And also a star ✩

M from “MINAMI”. The “kyun” (small heart) pose is also a highlight.

(Right to left)

Holding pen lights with both her hands and swinging them vertically, horizontally and infinitely...

What a fantastic shot!

Concluding this wotagei in the end.

[dismemberment-on-a-tuesday-night]

Divinity part three

Masterlist in my pinned

TW: religion, paganism, religious abuse, referenced animal sacrifice, emotional manipulation

"I will never be able to tell you how...happy I am to be standing in your presence," Wren said. "Anything I may do to serve you, I will."

Vo'ki silently debated what he ought to demand from Wren.

He needed to start slowly. Wren could be used to his fullest extent once he was fully under the control of Vo'ki, addicted to divinity.

Kindness. Vo'ki would use kindness. A simple concept for humans and even beasts. Near impossible for a god to understand, let alone put into practice.

"Tell me of yourself, my beloved Wren."

"I-" Wren broke off, struggling to think of anything which would prove of interest to his patron god. "I work at a pet shelter. I have three cats and twelve chickens. I take very good care of them."

The heart of Vo'ki filled with warmth.

"I deeply appreciate your looking after my children, the beasts of the earth."

"Thank you." Wren tucked a piece of hair behind his ear. "I love animals."

"I would not be your patron god if you did not."

"Would you like to see my pets?" Wren asked hopefully.

"Yes."

Wren gleefully lead Vo'ki upstairs into his cozy living room. Rainbow knitted projects covered the furniture and psychedelic art hung fron the walls, providing not a splash of color, but a lake.

Vo'ki knelt on Wren's woven blue and yellow rug to greet his cats. Wren knelt down too, not wanting to stand over his patron god in such a blatantly disrespectful manner.

Sunshine and Posey approached Vo'ki, not treating him with suspicion as they did most strangers, but accepting yet another kind presence in their home.

Vo'ki scratched Sunshine gently behind his ears, illiciting a great deal of purring. Posey crawled onto his lap, craving his attention. Vo'ki felt Posey's stomach, a look of sheer delight blooming on his face.

"She is with child."

Wren knew he had gotten Posey fixed, as to avoid these sort of troubles with a male and female cat living together.

But, upon seeing how happy Vo'ki appeared, it pleased him that the operation had not been effective.

"My beloved Wren," Vo'ki said.

Wren cherished the words many times repeated by Vo'ki.

Beloved. The state of being loved.

Vo'ki was not simply saying that he loved Wren, just as a human would for a partner, friend or relative.

It was something more. Something divine.

Wren belonged to Vo'ki. A person to be loved for infinitity, held dear by a god unknowable in full to any mortal mind.

Wren was beloved.

"Yes Vo'ki," he said, choking back tears.

Vo'ki rose, leaving Wren kneeling in front of him, his fingertips lightly tracing his devotee's jaw, tears running down to wet them.

"Now that I am here with you, I am to require more dedication than you have shown."

"What have I done wrong? Please tell me. Anything, I will correct it."

"You have served me to the best of your ability. I hold no resentment to your worship. But I am here to guide you, and you will obey."

"Yes." Wren sobbed, though he smiled. "Anything."

"I demand a proper sacrifice. One of my wonderful creatures." Vo'ki caught the shock on Wren's tawny face. "Oh no, not your pets. One of your beasts of sustinence."

"My chickens?" Wren asked in utmost relief.

"Yes. The beasts of the earth are my own, and you will slaughter your best for me."

"Of course." Wren leaned into the hand of Vo'ki, taking in his warmth and affection. "Whatever you will."

@elim-flower @devourerofcheesecake @whumpsday @whumpshaped @kira-the-whump-enthusiast @hearse-song

[lovings4turn]

hi my lovely angel darling bee congratulations on 1k !! u literally deserve that and more ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ for your celebration, could i potentially get 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 for the marauders plsplspls

im 5’0” an infp, filipino and a hufflepuff if it matters ^_^ i’m super duper into the arts, and i love taking care of my friends by spoiling them w lil gifts :) im a very affectionate and empathetic person, and i pride myself in being a shoulder to cry on for those around me. i love learning new languages, as i currently know 4 (english, french, tagalog, and japanese), and im incredibly passionate for music .

i love you sososo much, thank you for being the best friend a girl could ever ask for 🩷

hi my sweet girl my love my angel thank you 😽😽 !!! giving you all of my love ever actually ?? of course you can pookie <333 i love you just oh so much and am so grateful for you always i swear ,,, i lovelovelove you 😽🫶

𝐢'𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 !

now this was ... such a deliberation BUT ultimately ,, jamie won here <333 i just think you and james would be the absolute perfect pair , there's no doubt about it in my mind !!!

ᡣ𐭩 from the moment james spots you at the hufflepuff table in the great hall , he's convinced that you are the love of his life (and he's correct!!) he introduces himself to you as soon as he gets the opportunity and makes it his mission to win you over and make you his

ᡣ𐭩 james loves your height difference just oh so much . like he's a tall guy , and he uses it to his advantage . he's always resting his chin on your head and playfully pouting when you complain about it , or putting things onto higher shelves so you have to ask him to help you . he does , however , claim that it makes cuddling ten times better , as he can bundle you up and fully envelop you into his arms !!!

ᡣ𐭩 james loves spoiling you with gifts just as much as you !! i've mentioned it to you before ,, but he is so obsessed with just finding little trinkets and keepsakes and giving them to you ,, because 'his pretty girl should have all of the pretty things' !! of course he'll spoil you with bought gifts ,, but he's also obsessed with finding little things like pretty flowers or a cool looking leaf , items he'll present to you with just as much enthusiasm

ᡣ𐭩 in terms of languages , james begs you to teach him how to compliment you in any language you know . sure , he also asks for all the curse words , but he at least waits until after he's nailed the 'i love you's . he's very proud of his restraint there . sometimes it's a little wonky , and not quite right , but the huge grin on his face anytime he says something to you in another language is more than worth it.

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐧 !

ᡣ𐭩 you and remus definitely bond over music !! though you may have differing tastes here and there ,, remus is so open to listening to your favourite songs and giving you his in return . you two have had many a passionate discussion surrounding music ,, sometimes even going on for hours without even realising how long you've been caught up in your conversation until james starts complaining that remus has stolen his girlfriend away from him .

ᡣ𐭩 remus also appreciates how compassionate and caring you are . any time he feels stressed , or wound up , or like nothing is going his way , he comes to you . remus swears you have a sort of gift when it comes to calming him down ,, no one can help him out like you do and he's eternally grateful that he has you in his life to provide such support !! he has no idea what he'd do without you as his friend , honestly

ᡣ𐭩 you two definitely both team up to tease and poke fun at james , because it's just too hard to resist , really . james can't even get annoyed at you both - you're two of his favourite people , after all

[prophetic-hijinks]

Hi @prophetic-hijinks !!! I need some tips about colombian fashion. You see I need a new design for Sonia's new dress & Need help choosing the right style of fashion during Encanto. Google & pintrest aren't really helping me. I've seen Elena's fashion & love it!!! May I get some tips?

Elena being a city girl means she can draw a lot of her designs From 1950s Hollywood. Some movies were coming translated to Colombian around that time. And if you look up nightlife Columbia 1950s you can see their fashion was not too out of kilter with the fashion of Americas. I purposely have Elena dressed in Garments that Rita Hayworth might have wore, because I modeled Elena after her. Also there seemed to be a large mercantile and fashion district in Bogota the capital city.

One thing I try to keep in mind with the 1950s fashion when I do borrow it is they're not appropriate in the Encanto. So Elena does adjust her fashion depending where she is. This is due to being a Catholic modest society so no slinky dresses outside of the city, or their bedroom. She will wear her pants in the Encanto, which is fairly risque.

Another details the fabrics. Within the Encanto you're going to have cotton, or wool like fabrics. A bit heavier with stronger folds and embroidery details. Which kind of gives it a structured look and if. This is because they're making fabrics from hand woven techniques. Pepa's dress is like a cotton, while julieta's appears to be maybe wool, but not woven. Looks almost Wool felted, but I am open to correction.

But Elena has the benefit of access to new textile technology of elastics, mix fabrics like polyester's. That gives her a little bit more of a stretch to her fabric, so they could be a bit more curve hugging. Unless you have a very structured look like, say Alma's dressed where you can see the lines as it goes around each part of the body.

For your redesign, it comes down to whether or not you're Encanto is open to the world. And how much money you have. Isabella's dress those are hand embroidered details and handmade flowers that is insanely expensive. And not so easily purchased. This expense is why we may see Pepa's wedding dress dyed to be colorful (or it's too save on models, but that was by no means an uncommon practice)

But Augustin proves that different people from different regions of Colombia have put their mark on the town. Perhaps Sonia has some luck and comes across some very nice silk kind of fabric.

The art of Encanto goes into more detail of where the Encanto draws their inspiration from (I believe the Andean coffee region) but there are details from all over Colombia. They also have a concept where Mirabel went to the city, so you can see the artists interpretation of city fashion of the era.

https://disney-studios-awards.s3.amazonaws.com/encanto/books/flipJSi56TV4ke/index.html

In the end I am not much a historian, but I tried my best to learn. But I have made Elena a bit of a fashion forward, Hollywood cinema nerd.

[bleachbleachbleach]

Hi! You are a recognised Bleach specialist, so you're my only hope. Am I being crazy, but did Kubo and anime studio changes Inoue eye colour? In the early anime and manga it was for sure gray, but in the 1000 years war arc it is orange/brown? Was it somehow explained? Is it just retcone?

God, I hope we're not a recognized Bleach specialist, because I only chase down details if I think they will be more interesting than simply making it up. XD (Er, in ways that we label as headcanons, not just intentionally spreading misinformation!)

You are correct in that there are several color changes between the manga and the anime (and then again in TYBW, which hews closer to the colors of the source material). I feel like the one people talk the most about is Ukitake's eye color, though Orihime's may also be up there. Oh, and Matsumoto's hair, of course--and Orihime's. And because I am me, Daiguren Hyourinmaru's flowers and associated items.

I don't feel like minor design alterations like this are uncommon in the manga->anime pipeline, and I couldn't say for sure why this is, except that animators can take artistic license, or a studio might decide one color over another scans better on film. Or they simply didn't notice, which you'd think would be hard to do when designing your primary protagonists but hey, someone decided That Shinigami Guy was a worthy addition to the cause, so--!

Manga-wise, I think Orihime's eyes were always brown/chestnut? Unless we're talking early as in earlier than Volume 3:

I'm sure opinions differ on this, but I'm not sure it's anything that really needs to be explained? Aesthetic tastes change, and artists shouldn't be locked into one thing if they wake up one day and decide it's time for something completely different. (And/or it's time for something to be brown and not gray.)

I'm someone who expects variation when something is translated across media, or when a series spans incredible spans of real time, and I don't feel like every creative shift needs to be accounted for, or internally coherent at all times. Really, I'm only interested in making everything match up if I think that will be more interesting than living with paradoxes and incongruities, and I think I'm 50/50 on which of these I find more appealing at any given moment.

Like, in one of my other fandoms, people used to rage at any kind of narrative inconsistency or plothole or dropped thread, and point to this as a reason why their favorite show sucked. And yeah, objectively, it probably was often a narrative shitshow, and I'm not saying that shitshow was always to my taste, either. But I feel like that's one of the charms of week-to-week media, where every so often (or sometimes very obviously) you can see a thing flying by the seat of its pants and improving its way through life. It's like a middle ground between a studiously well-considered, slow-written, rigorously edited novel and live improv show, and I find that delightful. For me, that element is often one of the reasons I am so enamored with a thing, and see that as part of its character rather than a hindrance to whatever true form it "should" be taking.

(Granted, a lot of this kind of thing is also often wrapped up in people being overworked and underpaid due to Capitalism [and unionbusting, where applicable]--that part definitely sucks! Don't get me wrong! But the art that comes out of raw, non-ideal spaces or time crunches re: serial media, and the freeform yes-and [or no-that-never-happened-you-never-saw-that-episode-there-were-no-droids] nature of that type of storytelling is very enjoyable to me.)

[frisiunia]

Swans

Sofia was sitting and leaning against a tree. She finished drawing plan of something in her notebook. - Okay... So what do you think Flowey? - Brunette asked flower. - You surely like spikes, aren'tcha? - I like challenges. - Girl said in her usual expressionless tone. - But you know it won't be a challange for you, right? You would know how to slove that. - Flowey noticed. - I know but it's nice to make challanges for someone as well. - Sofia explained. - Fine but you realize that Toriel won't let you do that, do you? - You mean because another fallen human could get hurt? Yeah, I've thought about it already and I hope that Toriel will allow me increase the difficulty of these puzzles if I'll wrote some warnings and give more hints for them. - Hearing this, flower just sighed and said: - Well, good luck with this. - Thank you. Brunette wanted to take her pen and do something more but then she heard her sister's voice. - Sofia! - Natalie suddenly approached her twin and flower. - Oh, hey Nat. Do you want something? - Did you know that swans find mates for life?! - Round glass lady asked with enthusiasm and surprise. Sofia sighed. - So you just wanted to tell me how romantic this is, right? - But that's not everything! If one of mate is dead, the other one may die because of heartbroken! What do you think? - It's actually a bit sad but interesting. At least I know why swans are symbol of love. However for you it's probably just another excuse to give me lectures about Romantism. - While they were talking, Flowey thought about something. - Well, you are such cold hearted person, so a lecture about an epoch in art about being driven by emotions would be useful to you. And what is more emotional than death of your love? - I'm not cold hearted and- - Hey, that actually makes sense. - Flowey said suddenly. - What? She actually said I'm cold hearted and I that the lecture about- - I'm not talking about this! - Flower hissed and then both brunettes looked at him with interest. Flowey noticed this and sighed, calming down. - I meant that dying because of heartbroken makes sense. - He explained, what suprised girls. - Wait, didn't you say you're empty inside or something? - Natalie asked confused. - Right, you can't feel emotions. - Sofia confirmed. - So? What did you mean Flowey? - Well... - Flower turned his gaze in another direction. - I didn't mean this kind of love and I think I didn't actually mean heartbroken... - It seemed like he was thinking about something intensively. - I guess I meant that there is no point at living in world without love. Without person you really care about. - He finally explained and after a moment he clarified. - And I don't mean only romantic love. - After this sentence, twins looked at each other. They were silent. - What are you looking at? - Huh? Nothing... It was just... - Natalie tried to find correct word. - Deep, right? - Sofia did it before her sister. - Yes, I guess I can identify with it. - Round glass lady said, looking at her dear twin again. - We can identify with it. - Sofia corrected her and gived her slight smile. Natalie did the same, but more widely.

[sunflower-butch]

salut mon chou! yes that could be directly translated to hi my cabbage, but in my case when I say chou I mean the french cream puff which is a lot sweeter but infinitely less funny.

If you ever do have the chance to repaint one you should! it took me a whole summer for me to do mine but that's only because I did kinda like a patchwork of individual designs, (I'll send a couple of pictures on what I like to call a burner tumblr account because I didn't want to use my main account, i'll send the pics after I send this, I actually had this whole thing typed out but then my laptop died, it was a whole fustercluck)

I don't think I could have said the song/vibes thing any better than you.

some song recs for you my dear: these are two french country recommendations that I don't actually recommend because I feel deeply in my soul country and french don't mix but if I heard it, then you have to too, and if you like it then I know some more! un jour à la fois by Ginette Reno, there's also sur la trap line by Anique Granger.

I only listen to like the most basic pop punk so no recommendations that probably don't know, but I do have a couple random songs you may or may not like! two of my favourite songs from one of my favourite bands! atop a cake and saved by a waif by alvvays, also für élise by Klô Pelgag

Inch Plants, next to snake plants are on the top of my list of hardest to kill, fun fact but I kept it in the kitchen for a bit but it kept on getting knocked over somehow and it was fine, all the bit's that snapped off I just stuck into some soil and they grew really fast without me even having to propagate them! I love plants :D

I wish I had some pictures but in the spring here there are so many wild flowers it's beautiful, even if every time I step outside I sneeze lol.

I feel like this is kinda a weird thing to say after talking about how much spiders scare me, but despite all that i've always wanted a tattoo of a spider in between my shoulder blades I just think it would look cool.

love always and forever

-el

Hello darlin’! Another busy day or I would have replied sooner <333

I could be your cabbage or your cream puff, whichever you’d prefer, both are adorable. I wonder what it is with nicknames and foods? There seems to be a trend there.

I’d love to! I love repainting stuff, I’ve actually done a couple of denim jackets! But no guitars. Maybe I’ll match a guitar to my most recent jacket and it’ll be a super cool look I think. I saw your guitar pictures!!! Your art is beautiful, especially the flowers! You’re so skilled in so many different things and it’s so cool! Funny story, Tumblr apparently decided between this morning and this reply that those pictures were “inappropriate or abusive” so now they’re blurred out, so Tumblr is homophobic I guess lmao. Thankfully I got to see before they did that lol

Side note, fustercluck is my new favorite word, that’s funny as shit

Okay, baby, don’t judge me, but I did not expect to actually enjoy French country music and I actually liked both of those very much. Sue me. 💀 Especially the first one. Thinking Wild West Ronance thoughts… Anyway

I have never heard of Alvvays and that is a crime because both of those songs are new favorites now omg. The first one reminded me so much of 99 Luftballons. If you like them, I’d recommend the Sonder Bombs! Twinkle Lights and Atom are both excellent.

Are you a Paramore fan? (They’re might favorite band so there is a correct answer). Totally joking, but did you listen to their new song? I’m incredibly excited for them to be making music again

Oh that’s so cool! Maybe I’ll have to see if that’s one of the plants I can successfully keep alive! They’re so adorable.

Boy do I feel that. Pollen season is awful but so damn pretty. Bradford pears are my worst enemy. But! Wildflowers make me so happy. I wish I could go lay about in them like a total goofball but then I will be very itchy and have many regrets

Oh dude that would be sick as fuck! And definitely sounds like something a gay person would do 😂 Speaking of, did you make a decision about the purple hair?

Eternally swooning,

- Max/Lo

[archenemyintellegence]

(26/10/2022) HKMOA - "The Road to the BAROQUE"

Today I visited the art museum to watch an exhibition on baroque art. This is the second time I went to this exhibition because I lost the booklet I got from the first time. Due to having stuff to do, me and my friend only had around 30 minutes to enjoy the exhibition. It is not a big problem for me tho because I've seen the paintings before. I used this chance to take photos of some of the drawings that I like in the exhibition.

Here is the booklet of the exhibition. Besides of this, I got a pin from HKMOA too! Nice.

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 1777

This painting is the first one that caught my attention in the exhibition. The balance of colors and lighting are just amazing! The contrast between the orange and blue are so natural yet so bold. There are so many light sources, like the volcano and the moon, but still I can see that the scene is at nighttime, as huge proportions of the scene is shrouded by the shadow. However, the light sources are so cleverly places so every details can be seen clearly, even for the people and stuff at the bottom shadowy corners can be seen as their contour are highlighted by different light source.

Mattia Preti, Saint John the Baptist, 1653

This painting is surrounded by bunch of nude paintings. At the first time I went to the exhibition with another friend, we were talking about why everyone look so hot in baroque paintings. Even this old man looks hot af lmao. From the info in the exhibition, I guess it’s because they believe beauty=righteous that time. So the main characters in the paintings, which are often the good guys/woman, look so unrealistically hot.

Francesco Guarino, Saint Agatha, ca. 1640

This, is my favorite painting in the exhibition. Just speechless. The torture she’s been thru was horrendous but it is not the focus here, as you can see it’s only hinted by some blood stains, and her pale skin. The torture is not stopping her from radiating beauty and confidence. No sorrow or pain in her face as she believes in her faith and decision. Just… beautiful. (Reminds me of Viktor lmao)

Matthias Stomer, Supper at Emmaus, ca. 1632-1635

The dramatic yet cozy lighting makes me feel like I am sitting with these guys. The expressions on these guys faces are amazing. They be like, “WHAT? THAT MF IS JESUS? WE HAVING A MEAL WITH J E S U S?¿” (Tbh I forgot the context of this drawing and I didn’t have time to read it this time as it’s kinda crowded)

Giuseppe Recco, Still Life with Fish and Basket of Seafood, 1655 ca. - 1670 ca.)

I should really take a picture of the name tag next time I go to the museum. I have no idea if the date and the translation (I google translated it lol) are correct. The Italian name of the painting is “Natura morta con pesci e cesto di frutti di mare”. If you want to do more research you can find the painting with this name. Anyway, let’s go back to the drawing. Among all the still life shown in the exhibition, this one is my favorite. The colors of the fish are brilliant. I can look at the scales all day if there’s no one in the museum. The white belly on the red fish in the centre… it’s so wonderful. The use of more saturated yellow to highlight on a less saturated colder color, then the purple in the shading. Fish must’ve eaten the rainbow! Now I’m glad that the museum is crowded because I may cry if I have enough time to truly appreciate the amazing colors of the fish. Besides of how beautiful the fish looks, I can feel the fishy smell from the painting, which is unbelievable? Must be the reddish haze and lighting that introduced the fishiness to my brain!

Giuseppe Recco, Still Life with Festoons of Flowers and Game, 1671

Here is another still life that I enjoy. I like this painting because of how well-planned the arrangement of stuff is. The line of flowers is the thing that grab you attention at first as the flowers are im vibrant colors, which pops out from the less saturated colors of everything else in the painting. You want to look closer to see how beautiful they look and then your sight are being guided by them. First, I discovered the old hunter chilling in the shadow. Then, the bust and the pile of game in the corner. After that, I discovered the horn and being guided by the horn to look at the sky and trees at the background. Then, I saw some dude at the back and then being attracted by the flowers again. But this time, I have the attention to admire the trolley that seems to made of some high quality wood. Thanks to the big brain arrangement, I watched the whole drawing in detail, one by one, even when there’re so many details going on. However, there’s at least one detail I missed, which was the dog on top of the game. I know there’s a dog somewhere in the painting because I read the introduction but I just unable to find it the first time I went to this exhibition. I finally found the dog the second time, thanks to my friend, who pointed out the dog immediately after I told them how brilliant the arrangement is. She is built different I guess.

In conclusion, the exhibition is an amazing and inspiring experience. It’s the best 10 dollars I’ve every spent. It made me realize the photo is nothing compared to the real thing. I can never forget the shock when I saw paintings emitting rainbow glow in front of my eyes. They look so magical. It told me that I should really go to watch more exhibition to learn more about the magic. There’s no reason not to do that since covid is gone (not completely but at least the museums are opening). Also, I am an ART STUDENT TOO? I mean my course is kind of shitty, which I seldom have chance to draw stuff and explore art but THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE? NO WAY THIS IS THE FIRST EXHIBITION IVE SEEN IN THESE YEARS? I have worked so hard on my drawing grind all by myself in these two years so there’s no excuse to not do the exhibition grind too. From now on, I will be visiting the museums more often, and I hope one day I can see Dali’s work in person?? I really need to be moistened by Dali’s art. At last, I hope you enjoy this not very professional and informative report of the exhibition. I will keep recording my visits to exhibitions in the future. If you don’t enjoy it, I will try my best to make this more enjoyable by actually knowing more about art haha.

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During week 3 of ARTS 245, we completed Project 2 and began project 3. Project 3 involved using the copy machine to acquire many unique types of text from various media sources. I focused on gathering different letter weights, on various different backgrounds. Having a wide variety of text options allowed me to be more creative with my layouts.

For my first layout (top) I wanted to go with a simple column style. This is a grid that I have used before, and I like splitting my text into multiple columns. Because this grid is simple, I focused on making each cell unique. For the second grid, I chose to use diamonds. I thought this design would be interesting as some of the diamonds will be "hanging" off the edge. Using this method, I managed to have unique shapes while still strictly following a grid. For my final grid I wanted to try and make a board inspired by a chess board. When I was trying to decide I thought it would be best to go for the full 64 squares, even though it would be much more difficult and time consuming. A short glance at the board may reveal the checkered pattern but if you take the time to look at it you may realize the "pieces" on the left and right sides of the board. On the far-left row (black) and right (white) I tried to use bold lettering colors to signify the major pieces King, Queen etc. This was difficult to do while also trying to maintain the correct background color. The row in front of each of these was meant to signify the pawns of each color. If I could do this project again, I would probably just play it safe and do another simple board for my third one because it would have been much easier to have better craftsmanship. I wish we could have had critique for this project because I would have liked to have seen my classmates work and I wonder if anybody else did a unique design such as my chess board. During this week, we also got to start project 3 and finally get to start designing digitally! Project 3 involves in cooperating a flower of our given letter into the letter itself. Last year in arts246 i did a similar project, instead with a dog. I thought the letter "J" I received last year was tough to work with because it was just one curved line. This year though, I got "I" which in the Montserrat Black font is just a vertical rectangle. I think that the letter I was assigned will be tough because it has no inherent negative space to begin with. Below are my 16 sketches of the Indian Paintbrush. I think I am going to proceed with a design similar to the top right sketch because I think wrapping around the I is dynamic.

In this weeks reading we read about the golden section which was my favorite part of the reading last week as well! It was cool learning more about it and I wish I would have found some way to in cooperate it into my project 2.

[oompady-loompady]

When I was out walking the other day, I came across a patch of hibiscus flowers. I don’t know much about them, but this is what I could tell from my observations: 1) Hibiscus are really beautiful 2) Can get to be larger than your head and 3) have a super cool lifecycle.

For reference, this is what the flower looks like (sorry abt bad photo quality):

In most cases, when flowers decay they lost their petals one by one or they start to shrivel up. Unless something is putting them out of their natural element, hibiscus flowers don’t typically do that. Instead, the closer they get to death the more they close in itself until it almost looks like tulip before it blooms. You can see an example of this in the photo above to the right of the flower.

Another cool thing is that from what I could tell, hibiscuses don’t lose their petals one by one— instead, they curl up into the tulip-figure and detach itself from the stem as a whole. Kind of like a big hug.

Like such:

I may be completely wrong bc I know nothing about this I’m merely using my eyeballs, but this seems almost like a defense mechanism for the flower. I tried to look it up but you’d be surprised by how many people don’t give a shit. Something I DID find, though, is that along with tulips, poppies and crocuses, hibiscuses close up during the nighttime and open back up during the day. Basically, they are tucking themselves in for bedtime which is the most adorable thing I’ve ever heard.

Feel free to correct me bc I have no idea what I’m saying and—in case you couldn’t tell— I am more than willing to learn. Or add on any info of your own <3

Under cut: rest of my sketches I did at the park (not my best art but a solid summery of my post if TLDR)