South Asian Tolkien Week is finally here and I am very excited! To start the week I have gone back and found some of my favourite pieces of South Asian Tolkien fanart.
In art it can be hard to know if what am I seeing is what the artist intended, especially when thinking about the ethnicities and cultures represented. If anybody would like me to remove their artwork from this post then please let me know and I will take it out immediately.
Luthien leaning on her hands by @ehhhtelion
Luthien in a blue dress by @tar-miki
Luthien and Morgoth by ebe-kastein (via @tolkien-heroines)
Caranthir in indigo and Caranthir in green by @starwrought
Arwen by @m0ntygue
Haleth in a wedding dress by @schneegurochka
Galadriel, Luthien and Glorfindel by @tumblerislovetumblerislife
Varda by @art-calavera
Vaire by @scarletstatic
This Irmo and Vaire (the Irmo always reminds me of my friend's brother!) by @southaway
And of course as we all know @arwenindomiel's beautiful blog, which has many South Asian (and other poc) edits and has been such a wonderful influence on this fandom. It is amazing to have this event! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
If you have a piece that you would like me to add to this list then please do send to to me or submit it and it will make me very happy! I will most likely make a second post after this week is over, to show the new art that I know that amazing artists in this fandom will make over the week!
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Free digital Warframe fanzine
"This is Who We Are"
35 community artists from all over the world came together to contribute to this fan project based on the free online multiplayer game Warframe by Digital Extremes.
The zine was organized by Mordu and AnkeLive. Find us on Twitter @Warframe_Zine
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List of participants:
Alex Tarca/Eph: pages: 57
https://twitter.com/Eph_iK
Angela O'Hara: pages: 67
https://twitter.com/FellminaGames
http://artbyangela.ca/
https://www.patreon.com/fellmina
AnkeLive: pages: Cover, 47, 55, moderator
https://www.deviantart.com/ankelive
AR Keay: pages: 37
https://www.artstation.com/arkeay
Aster Clarke "bioluminosity": pages: 50, 68
https://www.artstation.com/bioluminosity/
Clarissa "Exist9": pages: 26
https://www.artstation.com/exist
https://twitter.com/Exist9
"Cora Rm": pages: 13
https://www.deviantart.com/cora-rosemountain
https://coralpenguin.tumblr.com/
https://twitter.com/cora_rm
Dana New "Mordu": pages: 12, moderator, graphic design, planning
https://concupio.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/xmordu
Danny Flexner: pages: 63, 65
dannyflexner.com
Dragonzzilla: pages: 70
https://twitter.com/dragonzzilla
Eliasdrid: pages: 22
https://www.artstation.com/eliasdrid
Evermeer: pages: 59
https://www.artstation.com/evermeer
https://twitter.com/softSkeleton
Fell: pages: 17
https://twitter.com/TotoSummers
Fishatar: pages: 39
https://twitter.com/Fishatar
GORYGLASS: pages: 27
https://twitter.com/GORYGLASS
Healingpack013: pages: 15
https://www.deviantart.com/healingpack013
Htg17: pages: 19
twitter.com/Htg17_arts
Jawlipops/Cat Ciao: pages: 48
https://twitter.com/jawlipops
kinixuki: pages: 53
https://www.artstation.com/kinixuki
https://twitter.com/kinixuki
Monarobot: pages: 69
https://twitter.com/monarobot
https://www.patreon.com/monarobot
http://www.weejapeeja.com/artists/monarobot/
Mushi: pages: 29
http://mushiart.weebly.com/
Nick Picciano (Pencciano): pages: 23, 34
https://www.pencciano.com/
Paperwick: pages: 49, 58
http://paperwick.tumblr.com
Sarianne: pages: 43
https://www.artstation.com/sarianne
https://twitter.com/SarianneAries
Savannah McKendree (scarletstatic): pages: 31, 42
https://scarletstatic.com/
https://twitter.com/scarletstatic13
Scott "Shadderstag" Francis: pages: 30
https://www.artstation.com/shadderstag
Shuuzaar: pages: 56
https://www.artstation.com/shuuzaar
Spaceyderg: pages: 14, 21
https://twitter.com/SpaceyDerg
Tamara Erman - Fireflyness: pages: Warframe couplet illustrations, 41, 61
https://www.artstation.com/tamaraerman
https://www.instagram.com/fireflyness_scribblery/
TBGkaru: pages: 11,18
https://twitter.com/tbgkaru
Tiano/Nalucire: pages: 33
https://www.instagram.com/TianoSuru
https://twitter.com/BakaTiano
Undergroundwubwubmaster, Wub: pages: Back cover, 35, 40
https://twitter.com/UgWubwubmaster
WriterRaven: pages: 2, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36, 45, 52, 60
https://twitter.com/WriterRaven_
Yilinzc: pages: 25
https://yilinzc.carrd.co/
ZenDream: pages: 51
https://www.instagram.com/zen.dream
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Thoughts on Revan, the Jedi-turned-Sith-turned-gray-Jedi?
scarletstatic
(gray jedi are not a thing and Revan was not one.)
Revan is...I have a lot of opinions on Revan at different points in their life. If the KotOR series is a mirror to the films, then Revan is a stand in for Anakin in a different time and place. Insanely strong with the Force, a paragon of heroism who fell to darkness and wore an obscuring mask and armor that would become so integral to their legacy that it cannot be removed, much like how Vader is synonymous with his breath and skull like mask. Revan is like a Sun in the skein of fate, and when they fall, everything in their galaxy shakes as a result. Again, much like how Anakin’s fall turned the galaxy to a period of darkness, Revan brought about era of war that brought everything out of balance and even for all their strength, it would take more than their own will to set it all right again. It would take Luke’s parallel in the KotOR series, the Exile, to see that quest fully done.
But it’s a mistake to look at Revan as only a force of nature. They were human, and they did terrible things, and no matter how righteous their intention, evil was done on their command. Even before they publically turned Sith, they utilized torture of the mind, warcrimes on a massive scale, and spent the lives under their command not with the intent of restoring peace to the Galaxy but to grant themselves more power. Malachor was orchestrated intentionally to purge his army of Jedi and soldiers loyal to the Order and Republic. Sacrificed so nothing would stand in their way when they left to build the foundation of their Sith Empire.
They were trapped in darkness of their own making. It took them losing their memory and going on a quest of rediscovery to find themselves again to witness what their actions had wrought. When the truth inevitably came out, they had a choice to make. Some still question the validity of that choice, for hadn’t their memories been taken from them? Were they still really Revan or just the new personality programmed into them?
In the end, my belief in the importance of choice leads me to decide on the former. Revan’s choice was ultimately not one made with loyalty to either the Dark or Light, for there are powers beyond that of the Force in that far away galaxy. “I believe in the power of redemption” they said at the end of their initial journey.” For one so marked by the Force and destiny, that was a powerful thing to declare. That betterment and absolution was a greater power than the source of all their might. I like to think of that moment as Revan as their truest self in that moment, their apex not as Jedi Crusader or Sith Lord, but prodigal knight, trying to be their better self.
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Hey guys, this is our cat Angel. We’re trying to raise some money for a dental surgery to have some teeth removed and the rest capped so this never happens again. He’s got inflammation and/or an infection in two of his teeth so they need to come out, trouble is we’re short on the money we need to make sure this infection doesn’t get worse.
@scarletstatic and I are opening up sketch commissions to supplement any donations we might be able to get for him.
I’ll do a little sketch commission for any amount you can donate, we’re just desperate to get this done soon so his condition doesn’t worsen.
If you’re interested, please send me or @scarletstatic a message. Either of us would be happy to put together a sketch for you in exchange for your help.
Thanks guys, hope everyone out there is doing well.
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