your troubles will be nevermore

Tagged by: @chaos-is-my-lifeblood

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From an untitled LMK Fanfic:

"Your time is ticking," Macaque growled.

"I know right? People are weird.”

"No, Wukong would never betray the Brotherhood, and he'd never kill Macaque."

Ff let's see if I know enough people for this, no pressureee:

@proxxinlmk @ghostenluvs @northstarx-of-the-night @tabsters @pumpkinspice202 @i-am-a-fan @cryptidwithaninternetconnection @nickythesilliest @filijester

It’s peaceful and as I eventually get lost in the work, the repeated scratching of my knife against the wood only interrupted as I try to think about what I’m trying to make. Jax eventually dozes off as the sun sets and soon something starts to take shape in my hands, my eyes having to squint as they start to adjust to the dimming light.

But there very well could have been loads of things he wouldn’t have even dreamed of; Beau was a simple man with simple needs, in that the smartest thing in his house was his computer running Windows Vista.

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.

Ivy and Freckle in the Art Deco wilds. Ivy might have nearly danced them to death. Prints available in the Lackadaisy Online Shop

....along with some other new stuff!