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Origami Around
Kaledo Art
if i look back, i am lost
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One Nice Bug Per Day
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trying on a metaphor
Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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Keni
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
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@avatar-fan
The moon is always watching
[id: yue in her moon sprit robes, sitting on a black background which resembles a night sky. she is turned away from the viewer and looking up at the moon, which she appears to hold in her hands. appa is flying over it, and it is as if she is watching over the gaang. /end id]
People really underestimate this relationship and favor Katara’s grief over Aang so much that we never really get to see fan art of her and her brother. Ultimately, I feel like Sokka’s death had the potential to hurt her the most - especially if we consider that Aang could have died before him, and he was all she really had left. But that’s all speculative.
[Also, do not remove my artist comments/source and/or watermark. You will be reported, otherwise. Thanks!] @DeviantArt [x]
Can you guys reblog this one instead, cos it has my WM on it and also it’s on the new acct. thank.
I,, want to cry
Toph Beifong
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Katara Waterbending in Book Two: Earth
"I am a warrior, but I'm a girl, too."
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So here is my new question who is your favorite character in atla?
ty lee, who ran off to join the circus so that she could be different and no longer be a part of a matched set, ends up joining the kyoshi warriors. but underneath the clothes and the makeup, ty lee still feels like her own person. each girl’s skills are valued, everyone brings something new to the group. her chi blocking technique is quickly adopted and she instantly becomes a part of the team. with the kyoshi warriors, ty lee no longer has to stand out in order to feel secure in her identity.
YES!!! There’s this quote from the director, Anna Rose Holmer, of one of my fav films The Fits: “We’re saying that there is power in collective identity. And it should not be conflated with conformity. There is that fear, though, and it’s real. What Toni [the main character] is struggling with is fear of herself. Not knowing her own body, desires, insecurities, limits. That’s what adolescence is about. It’s pretty scary.”
It’s incredible to think about how Ty Lee and Mai, who are so distinct in personality and skill are actually conforming under the coercion of Azula—and more broadly the Fire Nation. Their proficiencies and heightened personality quirks, while certainly revealing a part of their true interests and natures, are protective. They want so badly to belong without losing their selves. And by the end they find it. The Kyoshi warriors and Suki in particular are really great examples of collective identity as opposed to conforming. The fact that Suki goes in and out of the series because she has her own priorities related to Kyoshi Island and the Earth Kingdom demonstrates an independence and clarity of self. And each time she reenters in an episode she is welcomed back gladly without any blame on the gaang’s part. So having Ty Lee join this group who both have a strong sense of connection and independence is just so right! Just another one of the ways the series really demonstrates that extra sprinkle of care on even its side players.
@soozencreates thoughts?
While I can appreciate the point that was made, I disagree with it- at least with Ty Lee and the Kyoshi Warriors.
From what is shown with the Kyoshi Warriors (which, admittedly, isn't a lot), there seems to be a unity through sameness with them; that they dress the same, that they fight the same, that they all use the same weapons. There doesn't seem to be a place for self expression or for one to stand out from the rest.
What Ty Lee was running from when she joined the circus was that her identity was only that of a matched set- that she couldn't be seen for just herself. She desperately craves attention, which is why performing in a circus was perfect for her. And that desire for attention doesn't disappear when Azula recruits her; she still does whatever she can to stand out, like sucking up to Azula in contrast to Mai's projected apathy or flirting with every guy she comes across.
But when she joins the Kyoshi Warriors, there isn't a chance to stand out. She has to wear the same makeup as everyone else, the same armor as everyone else. And if the Kyoshi Warriors actually allowed for different fighting styles, that could potentially work for her. But they don't. They all fight the same way.
When Sokka was learning the ropes of what it means to be a Kyoshi Warrior, Suki demonstrated that they have their own distinct fighting style, of using their opponent's momentum against them. Sure, they later adopted chi blocking into their fighting style, but that just makes it no longer unique to Ty Lee, which makes Ty Lee even less able to stand out, which is such a core part of who she is. She wants to be seen for her talents, not for blending in.
I just see Ty Lee as a part of the Kyoshi Warriors as a very temporary thing; a way to get out of the Fire Nation as fast as she can, and to distance herself from how she had actually helped Azula. Probably at first it felt good because she made new friends and everyone was in awe of her chi blocking, but I dou t that will last. Give it a couple years at most, and Ty Lee will be off busking in larger cities or trying to find another circus to join.
Joo Dee Has an AMAZING Name
So I was working on my “What’s in a Name” series for the Earth Kingdom, specifically researching Joo Dee’s name origin. I initially thought Joo Dee’s name was meant to be a joke, since it sounds like such a mundane English name (Judy). However, the more I looked into her name, the more depth of meaning I discovered. Allow me to share these discoveries with you:
The name Joo Dee literally means “Local” (局地) in Mandarin Chinese. It’s a very fitting, if somewhat uninteresting name for a tour guide. However, when you break down the hanzi (Chinese characters) of her name, she becomes both an ominous and tragic figure of Ba Sing Se.
The characters used for her name mean Bureau (局) and Earth (地), respectively. So when writing her name, you literally read it as “Bureau of Earth”, which sounds like a label you’d slap on a piece of government property. Keep in mind, Joo Dee is not the name of one person, it’s an identity forced upon droves of brainwashed women. They’re not just figurative tools of the government, they are literal tools of the government and are never allowed to forget that through the name given to them.
The American Equivalent to this would be:
“Hello, my name is Cia and I’ll be your DC tour guide! ^_^”
“Oh, Sia, that’s a pretty name…”
“It’s spelled C-I-A, short for Central Intelligence Agency! ^_^”
“Wait, you work for the CIA?”
“No, I AM THE CIA. ^_^”
And then you find out she’s a victim of Project MKUltra.
And that is Ba Sing Se in a nutshell: systematic and casual dehumanization with a thin veneer of affability.
this person’s What’s In A Name? series is really excellent
The Final Fight: Aang versus Ozai
ID an watercolor picture of Ozai in the back standing far away in a pillar rock formation and shooting fire from both hands towards the front and from the mouth to the sky, there is smoke coming from other pillars Aang standing in the front with his back turned to the viewers, the tattos are glowing end ID
Monthly reminder that Azula only lost to Katara because of plot armor
This Katara libel on my dash?
the entire gaang jumped azula and she was fine and she damn near killed aang while he was in the avatar state AND even iroh didn’t wanna go against her….do you legitimately think azula couldn’t take on katara 1v1 and most likely kill her if it wasn’t for her lil plot forwarding breakdown….
Azula was always unstable and didnt like loss. We see that through her entire character arc where anything less than perfection isn’t good enough, to the point where perfection didn’t even satisfy her. The bitch was strong but she was crazy, and let her guard down.
It’s hubris sis, they’ve been doing this since ancient Greece dont act high and mighty because you dont understand Hamartia.
Also let’s not forget that Katara is an insanely powerful waterbender. Like her skill is unique at her age. She stops rain out to like 20 feet away from her and mastered blood ending after only working with internal water for about a day. We see Zuko even be scared of her power and impressed by her restraint.
There is only one bitch who matched Azula’s raw bending power and her name is Katara so gtfo.
Also in that scene where Azula got a (lucky) shot at Aang in his avatar state, someone was kind enough to bring up that Katara was going to to toe with Azula and nearly ran her into the ground until Zuko came to help her ass. So no, if anyone could beat Azula it was Katara
Bitch, Katara was about to fuck up LEAGUES of Dai Li agents when Aang went into the avatar state in the Earth Kingdom. Zuko knew he couldn’t face Azula alone on her best day so who did he ask to come with him? Katara. This is a girl who went up against a waterbending master and held her own so well that it made a culture change their values and customs. Don’t you EVER disrespect queen Katara like that.
fuck off with ur Katara disrespect. not in my house.
So, everyone has discussed this to death and Katara is more than proven within the show to be able to take down Azula, mentally stable or not. But OP made a very serious accusation that I feel I have to address.
“…Azula only lost to Katara because of plot armor”
You know what? I’m gonna let Piandao have the stage from here:
“…your weapon is an extension of yourself. You must think of it as another part of your own body.”
“…You must learn to use your sword to stamp your identity on a battlefield. Remember, you cannot take back a stroke of the brush, or a stroke of the sword.”
Oh, and look at Katara, all sparing Azula’s life without spending 5 episodes of preachiness about it! She could have let her drown. She could have stabbed her with an ice dagger. But she didn’t. Do people talk about this? No. It’s all about Aang and his lack of character development.
“Landscape painting teaches a warrior to hold the lay of the land in his mind. In battle, you only have an instant to take everything in.”
“Rock gardening teaches the warrior to manipulate his surroundings and use them to his advantage”
Katara uses her element like an extension of her own body, she is able to quickly survey her surroundings and take advantage of them, all the while considering the implications of her actions and choosing whether to take a life or not.
@trapcard, everything is a plot forwarding device. This isn’t real life. Not a single stroke of color in the show is there by accident. Every element, every word, every decision anyone makes through 61 episodes is intentional and there to further the plot. Azula has a mental breakdown. That is her character, that is her arc. Katara has canonically bested her twice, both when she was stable and when she wasn’t. In this fight, we see Katara being the epitome of a warrior the way Piandao has framed it - fluid, creative, fast thinking. And more importantly than anything else - she makes her own decisions, taking into account her surroundings and options. She doesn’t let them make the decisions for her.
You know what a plot armor actually looks like?
this:
And don’t forget that Katara and Azula are foils. Both are the younger sibling, just 14 and grown up too quickly, who lost their mothers at a young age and are bending prodigies who have mastered sub elements.
And yet Katara can best her in battle. No doubt.
south air temple but make it blue 💙🌫
Katara.
The story arc of Katara & Zuko Suggested by x
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
“I will never, ever, turn my back on people who need me”.
I just finished avatar: the last airbender🥺💛 here’s a drawing of our queen katara 🌊
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reading trump tweets as azula is sending meeee
I made a painting of the Gaang™️ on an adventure on Appa (the star of the painting) because I think there should be more art of them just having fun tbh
also I put this on my redbubble if you wanna….. make a sale……
hey guys! Not sure if I ever posted the set together before but here they are! I’m so glad it’s on Netflix now I can properly watch it again!
