#workshop wednesday

[archerinventive]

Happy workshop Wednesday!

New updates to the shop are underway! Which means I'm finally starting to use my massive collection of salvaged bottles that have been collecting dust and taking up totes of space over the last few years.

The only issue now is that I've realized how fun making these are, and I can't seem to stop. It's going to look like a full-on wizards Apothecary up in here once I'm done. 😊

[bardic-tales]

Worlds Collide Weekly: Workshop Wednesday.

In Fantasy Worlds Collide, the question is not who is good or evil, but who has the power to define reality: and at what cost. By positioning Bianca Moore and Sephiroth as protagonists while casting Cloud and his party as antagonists, the FFVII arc deliberately fractures a familiar moral framework.

The FFVII arc is a story where ethical righteousness does not guarantee victory, and where narrative control outweighs moral consensus. Examining the divide between narrative authority and moral authority reveals how FWC challenges traditional heroism, reframes resistance, and forces the reader to confront an uncomfortable truth: power does not need to be justified to be final.

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday!

Narrative authority and moral authority are not the same in this arc, and the story is structured to keep them deliberately separate.

Narrative authority belongs to Bianca and Sephiroth. They are the protagonists in terms of perspective, causality, and outcome. The story follows their interior logic, their goals define the direction of the plot, and reality itself ultimately bends to their will. Events unfold because of their choices, not because of Cloud’s resistance.

From the moment Bianca arrives on Gaia and forms her bond with Sephiroth, the story follows their choices, their survival, and their manipulations. Cloud and his party do not drive the narrative forward. They attempt to interrupt it. Even when Cloud defeats Bianca and Sephiroth at the North Crater, that moment serves Bianca’s arc rather than stopping it. Bianca and Sephiroth control the story’s momentum, its escalation, and its end state.

Moral authority, however, largely rests with Cloud and the Planetary Protectors, at least by conventional standards. Cloud’s party fights to preserve life, protect the Planet, and prevent total annihilation or domination. Their values align with preservation, consent of the many over the will of the few, and continuity of existence rather than replacement.

Within the ethical framework of Gaia, Cloud’s side is right. They resist genocide, oppose forced transcendence, and reject godhood imposed through violence. The narrative does not strip them of this moral position simply because they lose. Their resistance remains ethically coherent even when it fails.

Bianca and Sephiroth possess limited or conditional moral authority, but only within their own internal framework. From their perspective, the world has already failed: corrupted by Shinra, predation, false gods, and cyclical suffering. Their solution is not reform but erasure and replacement. They do not seek moral validation from Gaia or humanity, and FWC does not pretend they deserve it.

Their authority is existential, not ethical. They have the power to decide what reality becomes, not the moral consensus to justify it. Bianca’s trauma, Sephiroth’s origins, and their shared history explain their choices, but explanation is not the same as moral endorsement.

The tension of the FF7 arc and FWC comes from this split. The antagonists—Cloud and his party—are morally justified but narratively outmatched. The protagonists—Bianca and Sephiroth—are narratively inevitable but morally indefensible by planetary standards. Victory does not confer moral correctness. It only confirms whose will shapes reality.

This is reinforced by the ending: humanity is gone, the Planet is overwritten, and the new Creation reflects Bianca and Sephiroth’s values: not because those values were proven right, but because no force remained capable of opposing them.

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[unicorn-shieldmaiden]

Happy Workshop Wednesday!

Busy putting the finishing touches on this commission for delivery at Midgard Viking Fest in Arlington WA this weekend.

[lil-leviathan]

Workshop Wednesday: What’s in store?

We’re gearing up for the holiday season here, making new items and stocking up on older ones.

Our Halloween Hairbows are getting some wintery neighbors!

A new school of Oarfish Scarves is swimming in!

A new moth cape is in the works, along with the return of an old one!

New Acorn jewelry is coming together!

That’s what’s on the work table for this week. Check back on Friday for a big announcement!

[miss-v-is-fine]

[johariswindow]

Workshop Wednesday (Updated 10/17/18)

What comes to mind when you think of personality?

How do you feel about personality assessments?

Have you read a horoscope or taken a personality test? If so, what was your motivation? If you haven't, what unmotivated you to do so?

Is there a clear distinction between personality assessments and profiling?

Most people love personality assessments. From the Myers Brings Inventory (MBI) to Love Languages and The Enneagram Theory. Some might even consider Astrology as a personality assessment. I really want you think about 'where' these assessments come from, and 'how' they're used. Please be mindful and respectful of others. This is a co-learning environment intended to create, stimulate, and challenge meaningful dialogue across differences. As always- stay informed, stay involved~

[archerinventive]

Happy Workshop Wednesday.

Check out my sticks. :)

I've been saving these for years now, waiting on the right project, and finally found the one.

After a quick paint job. I wrapped these guys together to make one large piece.

I'll be using these as the base to my hanging fairy garden. Which will eventually reside in the studio.

I'm just working on assembling the mounting before all the dangly pieces get attached. :)

I hope you, too, are able to give new life to a piece in your collection this week.

Have a lovely rest of your evening.

[archerinventive]

Happy Workshop Wednesday.

This week was about making lattices for my indoor Bougainvillea, AKA Paper flower plant.

We have a neighbor trying to clear some invasive bamboo growing in the ground, and they've been kind enough to let me snag a few stalks.

I'm just happy I got these before the snow fell.

I'm also testing out growing English ivy indoors because no one can have too many plants. Just be careful with both these vines as they are known to be toxic to animals when ingested.