[thieleaf]

a pinned post?

hi hello, i'm thieleaf! 𐔌՞ ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ՞𐦯

if you're here because i interacted with a journalling/fountain pen post, i have thieleafsjournals just for my own journal posts, as well as a youtube for talking through things more in depth, if you're interested. i use the tag "pens and paper" for anything related -not just my own- on this blog. i do also reblog all of my own posts here anyway though.

sorry not sorry there's now suddenly a lot of star trek stuff here, i will not make a side blog for that.

i have not seen any star trek fandom stuff beyond what you see oh this blog (mostly art) -i do not know Any popular ideas or anything; im waiting until ive experienced it all myself and fully had a chance to explore my own interpretations before i start incorporating others' (which i do plan on doing!!)

currently at season 3 episode 19

i tag both for ease of finding things and because i have a lot to say that i want to say more quietly. i tag anything i have posted or comment reblogged using #thieleaf, this includes art. i dont consider myself enough of an artist to tag for my own art specifically

[piksiew]

bacteriography portrait of Five Pebbles I made from yeast , mold , acrylic paints and other stuff i found

[rabbitindisguise]

For the record, you don't need "good" handwriting to get (or use) a fountain pen. Before rollerballs and gel pens were popular fountain pens were the standard- including for all the people who had messy handwriting. The benefit of fountain pens is how they feel not trying to flex your cursive or whatever else.

[idrawr16yt]

Sometimes I think that there are not enough details in my ST draws...it's because I often draw during breaks and draws are really small😊🙈

[rimonoroni2]

my general opinion on what people should be "allowed" to portray and what topics they should be "allowed" to explore in fiction is that you can make whatever art with whatever themes you want but i'm also allowed to think the way you handled it was tasteless and should've been done differently. my negative opinion on your handling of sensitive topics is the price of admission for publicly showcasing your work. this is not a pro-censorship stance because i am not The Government

[rimonoroni2]

this is getting really popular so i’d like to add the important caveat that your criticism of a work is no more unassailable than the work itself. just as one is entitled to be critical of something someone else is entitled to disagree with that criticism. i add this because some of you pretend to give a fuck about thoughtful analysis and then when someone points out flaws in your argument you declare that all criticisms are valid. this is untrue. the status of a hater is no more sacred than that of a liker. get off your high horse and engage in the thoughtful discussion you pretend to believe in or perish by my blade

[ot3]

a couple of people on that last post are like 'i had to stop when i reached the point where i didnt know what was going on' and i always legit forget that insane shit happening that the audience can't understand yet is gonna be a turnoff for a lot of people. i have a real "lets see where the dog is going with this one" ethos in how i approach media and it has been nothing but a boon. how do you ever expect to find something that really blows you away if you tap out as soon as you're in uncharted territory.

[clementine-kesh]

call me terminally academia-brained but i do think a lot of the fun of character analysis is figuring out how to build a compelling argument for a particular reading using lines of evidence from canon as well as meta/intertextual support

[clementine-kesh]

and you could say that what i’m saying here is basically “a lot of the fun of doing character analysis is doing character analysis” but let’s be real a lot of fandom character analysis is pretty heavily vibes-based. and i think that’s where i really chafe up against the traditional thought-terminating fandom attitude of like, everyone’s opinions hold equal weight and any interrogation of that is inherently hostile. because i think it’s fascinating to dig into where others are coming from in terms of their views on characters or dynamics or whatever, especially when they differ significantly from more commonly expressed views, and part of that digging is asking people okay what parts of canon are you drawing from to support your opinion? what parts of canon are you disregarding or downplaying? how does this argument hold up in the light of how race, gender, class, ability, etc. operate both in the piece’s in-fiction and real world contexts?

[thieleafsjournals]

i ended up getting far more drawn into note taking (both analysis and creative) and so if you've been wondering where my normal journal posts have been... i haven't touched it in 2 weeks! i don't mind much, because all that has been on my mind is (special interest), and i don't want to force journal writing just for the sake of filling space.

anyway, i decided to move (special interest) into an a5 book, all by itself, since it was completely overtaking my standard character thoughts / media analysis a6 book. it's pretty weird to make the transition to a5, but it's working!

[belovedapollo]

got some of my recent film photographs developed and found out that the flash of one of my cameras is not working, which is fine and beautiful in a haunted way 📷 reblog is ok, don’t repost / use

[ieafy]

Cats in grass, gouache (prints in shop 💌)

[thieleafsjournals]

you won't be able to read what i'm writing but i thought i could share what it looks like when i write! my hand is very relaxed! and also maybe it makes it clear why i prefer thinner pens, because thicker ones mean i would have to spread out my fingers- no longer neutral

[rabbitindisguise]

Ngl the first thing I thought of was this meme:

I'm impressed it's such a consistent size down the page though, especially when the letters are so small!

[thieleaf]

honestly! fair! a lot of people have made basically that face haha

i understand why you'd be impressed but, so truly, this is just the natural size of my handwriting, it would be way more impressive if i were to write in those title sizes for a whole page without getting smaller over time!!

[wyrmwoodpyro]

🍄 Todd (from Mario) (from Drawfee)

[ceilingfan5]

meow there diary! 𐔌՞ ˶ФωФ˶՞𐦯

i simply must do my duty and ask, for the wip ask game, you to explain even a little bit about what "who could say" is about because, beloved, why is that the name of the document? that's worse than "it's name is blank document" <3 <3

putting me and my naming conventions on blast!!!! you see ellipsus wants a name before you open the document which sometimes means i have to throw some real spaghetti,,,, not that my fic/chapter naming conventions are generally very sensical or normal ill be real

who could say is the Vulcan fancy dress occasion where Jim and Spock go (alone together) to Vulcan, and both are made to wear fancy Vulcan clothes and be appropriate with Vulcan customs... and it definitely goes so well and there are no misunderstandings or assassinations or half-asleep escape attempts or near-kisses...

"Rest assured, Captain," Spock says, eyes flicking back to the controls. "You will be kept aware as needed of my… intentions. You cannot be held liable for not acting on something I did not communicate to you." Kirk yanks the sash tighter. He double knots it again. "Of course…" he says. "I'll trust you to… speak your mind, when you're ready." He looks at Spock. Spock purses his lips slightly, frowning just minutely- opens his mouth- "Captain-" "You could just say Jim, since it's the two of us. It's not even entirely a Starfleet mission," he says a little too quickly. "I hear you saying Captain in my dreams sometimes. Maybe I just need to be Jim once in a while. We… aren't on the ship." "No," Spock says slowly. "No, I should say we are not. Very well, then."

critically this is before they are together.

[ieafy]

friendly neighbourhood Skitty

[edelgunda]

Star Trek: The Reanimated Series Now back to other illustrations and seeing my friends again before my terrible short term memory makes me forget how time consuming animation is and has me starting a new one

[nonexistent-triangle]

the irredeemable pervert is generally well regarded among their friends for their insightful thoughts and all around pleasant demeanour

[twotheleft]