I really need to draw more...

guess what I don't do often enough...

[callmealioness]

This, to me, is the worst thing about Katara in LOK.

I could’ve made peace with Katara becoming a healer and having seemingly no legacy if, at least, she had been happy. In every scene that she’s in, Katara looks melancholic at best and depressed at worst. Watch a scene of old Zuko and then one of old Katara, the difference in their demeanors is stark. Katara looks depressed - and, without any clear explanation, the fact that she didn’t attend Jinora’s ceremony and refuses to leave the SWT at all can be interpreted as her being so depressed that she’s become immobile.

That just makes me so sad. Everybody wants to see their favorite childhood characters getting to be happy, and I understand that TLOK is supposed to be a more realistic and gritty show, but this just feels mean-spirited to me. It’s like the creators kicked Katara into submission.

[shadelorde]

tlok logic is so odd (neoliberal) because their two villains who want freedom for the people and fight back against oppression always have some plot twist that makes then secretly frauds or just off-the-wall Actually Evil two episodes before the end of the season and their two villains who literally colonized/spread fascism over their respective nations had some plot twist that made them Not Responsible for Their Actions ('he was controlled by a dark spirit !!!') or actually had a super tragic backstory so they're redeemable trust ('she was an orphan!!!'). just interesting

[oxyintelligent]

“In The Legend of Korra we learn that Katara has, sadly, reverted to living the exact narrative she’s so clearly resisted for her entire young life in the original series. We learn through a series of one-liners and verbalized reminiscing from other characters that after the end of the original series, Katara quickly married Aang, started a large family with him, and proceeded to not do anything of political importance for the rest of her life until deciding to teach waterbending to Korra and occasionally healing a main character who was injured with her waterbending powers. While marrying young, starting a family, and living a quiet domestic life is clearly a perfectly fine choice for any woman in the real world, the choice to force this life onto a female character for whom they’ve made a major point time and time again would never be satisfied living that kind of narrative smacks of character assassination and sexism.” [Emphasis mine]

I’d like to recommend this great paper by essayist Anna Krouse, linked here:

Why 'The Legend of Korra' Owes Katara an Apology

Contains spoilers for "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

[pikestaff]

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

[themythicalcodfish]

To wit:

[switchelsweets]

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

[magnuspeccatori]

This is the most inspirational thing I've read all week. Possibly all year

[an-artist-complex]

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@hazemsuhail

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[an-artist-complex]

With a heavy heart..

Today I'm sharing a very painful story. If you can share it, it might save my brother's life.

@hazemsuhail

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[the-upper-shelf]

Lil cutiefly illustration

[passionpeachy]

music taste

(acrylic markers on panel)

[prettiestpear]

[dndprofessor]

[thevirginwitch]

why do witches love baths so much?

you can add essential oils for aromatherapy

it’s a great opportunity for meditation

connection to the element of water

extremely customizable (add candles, rose petals, bath bombs, etc)

beauty/self-care/glamour magic

mermaid time

[yksi-olento]

They like it because they are temporarily soup, I think.

[friend-crow]

most witchcraft is essentially about soup

[upthewitchypunx]

I don't like baths that much, but I do like soup. Soup is an excellent potion. A bath is a potion you can get into.

[idlelizard]

twisting and bitturning

[byjove]

GUESS WHO TURNED 30 TODAY!

That’s right! The world’s oldest (documented) cat! Her name is Flossie. She was born a stray in Liverpool in late 1995.

[byjove]

since she looks a bit sad and ponderous in the photos above, here are some pictures of her with her owner a few years back:

Flossie is emanating an aura of authority, definitely boss of that household

[transmasc-malleus]

curated 🌿🌻🍂🍁

[coffee-without-anesthetics]

i love becoming fond of characters through someone else's love of them . they were kinda mid to me before but seeing how Normal you are about them made me like them more

[glowcowboy]

silliness and sincerity are not opposites btw. they are married. bisexually

[celebrinienjoyer]

you may be losing the idgaf war but they wouldn't even let me enlist. on account of my poet's temperament.