The Tales of Greppin

Don’t be fooled by this cheerful video and the bright colorful website that claims this children’s museum was designed by Disney Imagineers, this museum is a hellhole and prepare to be FUCKING TRAUMATIZED.

Imagine being six years old and wandering around this spooky ass wonky house, solving puzzles like, “What happened to this family?” And when you solve those puzzles, you get to find A SEVERED HEAD IN THE FREEZER, A GRANDMOTHER KIDNAPPED BY A SWARM OF MICE, ALIENS, AND MAGICAL PANTS THAT WILL SHRINK YOU TO DOLLHOUSE SIZE, PERMANENTLY.

CONVINCE YOUR CHILDREN THAT ZIT CREAM WILL MAKE THEM PHYSICALLY DISAPPEAR.

What, you don’t to introduce neurosis in your child via irrational, horrific contemporary fears? THEY GOT YOU COVERED. Make your children terrified of 1920’s Egyptology!

THAT’s RIGHT. LOCK YOuR CHILD IN A DARK SARCOPHAGUS IN A DIMLY-LIT RAT INFESTED REPRODUCTION OF AN ANCIENT TOMB! COMPLETE WITH REALISTIC MUMMIES AND A HOLOGRAM OF A PHAROAH’S HEAD THAT BURSTS INTO FUCKING FLAMES

Lose your children in a DARK, THREE STORY, CLIMBING STRUCTURE SURROUNDED BY THEIR SCREAMING, DAMMNED BRETHREN

Iif they are very brave, they can enter the HELL SPHERE at the top of this Mad God’s castle.

Hey kids! Climb in this dark hole! Ignore the claw marks of desperate children trying to escape that line the walls!

A brightly lit and inviting environment to encourage play!

REMEMBER, HAVE FAMILY FUN  IN THIS CYBERPUNK DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE.

July 2nd is my birthday. What could be a better way to celebrate, than to organize a giveaway :D??

Standing next to me is a box containing one PALE TAN PERSEPHONE, ready to be shipped of to the lucky winner. All it needs is a shipping address. But first, the rules:

But last time I reblogged one ten/fifteen minutes later I got a call offering me a job

But I reblogged it because I was waiting on hearing back from the job. So there you go.

5/14/2016

Trying to get this spread around - maybe I can get my doll back!

Sometime about ten days ago, my apartment was burglarized. All my electronics were stolen, as well as my son’s hermit crabs and big crabitat. Family has been kind enough to offer some replacements, including a new tank for kiddo, but I would *really* like my Haupe back.

Haupe is a 1/3 sized (approx. 24 inches tall) ball jointed doll, from Magical Angel. He’s a male Kelly sculpt with their basic faceup. Doll was stolen, wearing the items pictured: Panda hat, blond wig, wig cap, orange rubber band bracelet, rainbow tubescarf, pink and white necklace, black collar, rust red/maroon hoodie shirt, gray leggings, and black fuzzy boots. He has a small scuff under his wig cap, that I just had not gotten around to scrubbing off, but no damage otherwise.

Haupe means a lot to me - he’s been my hobby, my one ‘big’, non-electronic purchase, ever, and a secret stress reliever. I wasnt huge into any of the groups or meetups, but that doesn’t make him less special. As a low income single mom, that makes him pretty important. If found and returned, I will do my very best to repay you, to pay it foreward. And if you’re the thief, I won’t ask questions. You must have awful issues of your own, to steal from someone who’s already down.

Hey y’all

in case you weren’t aware, commissions are open! And this time they are more important than ever before. I don’t want to put specifics down but my family’s financial situation is bad and it will be impossible for me to have a full time job this summer. So here we are again!

General information:

Sometimes creative liberty takes over and if i don’t think something looks good as it is i will tweak it, but I will never EVER charge you for something you did not ask for.

Rules for commissions, in no particular order of importance:

First of all: I reserve the right to refuse a commission, plain and simple.

Second: you will have to be very specific. You are paying for this after all. If you feel like you need to give me a reference that’d be fantastic! in other words, be as specific as you want the art to be.

Third: commissions will be filled digitally because that is the only way i can color things i am terrible with traditional coloring holy heck

Fourth: PLEASE only use the goods and services option on paypal. I ask that you pick up the charge for this and it will not be included in the commission prices listed below. Sorry but that’s just how it has to be.

Fifth: all deadlines must be specified in the details of the commission. I will contact you if i have questions

Finally: if you decide to use it or post it somewhere I do ask that you source me as the artist because while it is technically your property i am still the artist and this is kind of a business. I will only post it on my own blog with your permission.

So, what kinds of things will i draw?

Well I will draw anything you ask me to honestly, unless it includes a kink or subject matter that I am uncomfortable with.

Prices

The minimum price for anything is gonna be about $15, again not including the paypal charge.

Here’s how everything shakes down:

Single character sketches and linearts, black or color - $15 + an additional $1 for each additional character (for example a sketch or lineart of 3 characters is $17)

Flat color single character drawings - $20 + an additional $2 for each additional character

Scenery only drawings - $25

Full value color single character drawings - $25 + an additional $2 for each additional character

Full color backgrounds are going to bring the price up an additional $5 (note: this does not apply to a scenery only drawing).

Simple backgrounds are free of charge.

If you would like a bust or an icon we will need to discuss the pricing for it because that is not something I do normally so I don’t know how long it takes.

Other

You can send me commissions here or via email (lawrencetheshark @gmail.com).

My paypal is the same email.

Above are some examples of my artwork. You can also check my art tag but be aware that there IS NSFW content in this tag

The main program that I use is Krita. All examples above are done in Krita.

These rules are also located in my About Me page.

Instead of bitching about the people in the Danish fairy tale are white in the movie Frozen

Why don’t we petition that Kidagahkash Nedakh be turned into an official princess?? 

I mean, let’s talk about Kidagakash, AKA Kida for a minute here. 

She’s got all the makings of a Disney Princess.

1. She’s royal blood. She’s the princess of the lost city of Atlantis. 

2. She lost her mother when she was baby. 

Unlike most Disney Princesses, she watched her mother as she was taken and essentially killed, along with most of her society. 

3. She loses her father, too.

Who is also played by Lenard fucking Nemoy, okay?

But here’s some other, unconventional stuff that makes Kida amazing and a perfect edition to the current line up. 

This girl can KICK. ASS.

She doesn’t take being spoken to rudely AT ALL.

When some fuckers try to get the drop on her- they grab her by the hair and yank her out of the water- she doesn’t fucking take that shit, she kicks several of their fucking asses, until the dagger she holds is eventually shot out of her hand. 

Kida also is a martyr, accepting her fate, the same one that took her mother.

She does this without question, once the Crystal spoke to her and possessed her. In addition to this, another thing that makes her amazing is that, despite being a total bad-ass, she still needed to be rescued; but it was at her own choice. She knew that she was going to be taken, and she knew that the protagonist and love interest Milo Thatch would save her. She trusted and had faith in him and the others around him, despite the fact that Milo is basically a giant dingus. Which leads me to talk about her prince, so to say, Milo Thatch. 

In fact, she is so sure of this, that she even tells him so.

Let’s talk about Milo for a minute. 

He’s a big part of her, because he isn’t a prince. He’s not pretty, or handsome, or overly masculine, or anything like that. In fact, as far as Disney Love Interests go, he’s basically a bottom tier. He’s a beta male and she is the one in charge, but he steps up as her other half, brings her back to her people so that she can save them. 

She is also the one who turns him into royalty by marrying him. In addition to this, she actually becomes  queen, which also breaks the Disney trend of Queens Are Bad. 

Kida is beautiful, she is active and faithful. Her parents are not obsticales to overcome [Like Jasmine, Ariel, Marida, Repunzel (technically), Pocahontas, and Cinderella] but rather a fixed point. She is faithful to her father and respects him. She defies him, but only because she feels it is the greater good for her people, not for herself or her personal interests. Kida is incredibly selfless in that regard, and it speaks volumes for being an example toward younger girls. 

She’s also incredibly non-conventional, what with having magical powers- technically, what with her ability to heal with the crystals that power her people- in addition to having white hair, darker skin, and tattoos. Her outfit isn’t skimpier than, say, Ariel or Jasmine, as some people might have concerns about. 

Also, Kida is nearly nine-thousand years old. No, really. She was an infant when Atlantis was taken into the sea, and Milo mentions specifically that she has to be between 8,200-8,800 years old. This is an interesting dynamic because, obviously, she's magical and has been kept young for thousands of years; but that also means she has many, many years more to learn. 

Kida also uses Thatch, originally, to learn. He can read ancient scriptures and tomes, when her people cannot. Her people are dying, and she needs him to help restore it. She wants to learn, she knows how valuable something as simple as reading is, and she cherishes Milo’s talent in such a thing. 

So, STOP bitching about Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and let’s put it out to Disney that Kida from Atlantis should be a Princess. 

She’s beautiful, she’s strong, she’s a fighter, she’s selfless, she becomes an incredible leader, she has an amazing relationship with her father, she made her love interest a prince and then a king, she is eager to learn, she’s original, she’s faithful, and she fell in love with a man for his smarts, his mettle, his bravery and his own loyalty to her and her people. 

Oh, and at the end?

They didn’t kiss.

It is inferred at the end of the movie that after taking the throne and restoring their city, only then do they get married. This isn’t a 3-day love story, people, this is a friendship that became a bond that resulted in marriage. 

Kida is incredible, and so is Milo. Atlantis is an underrated movie, and Kida is an under-the-radar princess. 

Luts Jamong as a contender instead of a tan minifee.

A good (and classic) one is the Vivaldi picc concerto! It’s catchy and relatively easy to learn

Whoa, whoa, whoa there, friend. I agree that Vivaldi is very catchy! It’s a cute piece, and tons of fun after you learn it! HOWEVER Vivaldi is not easy. The outer two movements are fast, technically challenging, and tough to properly articulate. The entire thing is a beast to tune. It’s a staple for professional orchestra auditions because it’s so darn difficult. 

Exciting! I hope you have a good time with the little beastie! As requested, some tips:

1) Get a teacher! I’m sure you guys are tired of hearing this from me by now, but it is really one of the best things you can do. 

If you can’t find one in your area, I am considering giving Skype lessons to you lovelies over the summer (or in person, if you live in the Detroit area) so contact me if that’s something any of you would be interested in! 

-more under the cut-

1. Don't be afraid of it. It will make high frequency noises. Wear an ear plug.

Suicide Awareness for Musicians

Let me open with this: Suicide awareness is important for every group, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, occupation, ect.

However, this particular post is going to be about suicide awareness in musicians because that is near to my heart.

The suicide rate of musicians is about three times the national average. There are many different speculations as to why this is the case, and no one is exactly sure. Regardless, be it because of the chemical nature of musicians’ and other “fine arts oriented” brains or because of the competitive field of music, this is a huge problem. Obviously, when someone takes their own life it often times changes the lives of so many people in a negative way. When a band or orchestra or choir kid takes their own life it effects the lives of others in a whole new way.

One of the most common things to describe a band as is a family, and it is one. You have a group of kids who spend unnatural amounts of time together making music, one of the most emotionally bonding things for people. Sometimes they fight and don’t get along. However, after all is said and done, it is the band that they can go to when they need help, support, or love.

Love. Love is present in every band. You might not always be able to see it but it is always there. It is there during every rehearsal, every competition, every performance. It is also there in loss. But in loss, love is a strange thing. When a musician takes their own life, the dynamic of their ensemble is changed forever. Everyday their band mates will walk into class and see their empty chair and wonder, “why”. The director will go to cue them, but they won’t be there. He’ll go home that night and cry, thinking “if only I could have helped” The person who takes their spot will never be happy about moving up a chair. Their section will always feel and sound empty because they lost a member. The band will always sound and feel empty because they lost a family member.

The phrase “Suicide isn’t the answer” is very important, but people feel that they cannot even fathom another alternative and thus take their lives. I’ve been there, and I’m on the road to recovery. If you need someone to talk and understand your situation, I AM HERE FOR YOU. And even though I do not know you personally, I love you guys and I’d be devastated to find if you took your life.

This morning I saw one of my insta pals wearing this dress and decided I should wear it today too for my day full of errands. At the end of my errands I picked up a slurpee and as I walked into 7/11 the cashier said, “what special event do you have today, you look fantastic!”