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"I think I will always miss him."

In honor of me buying the new bulgarian editions of Farseer and owning art of my poor whitewashed straight haired son I drew myself a lineup of Farseer era Fitz <33 close ups below (did all of those in two hours so dont expect it to look too good haha its mostly just colored sketches)

Gouache, 7x10"

JF: It seems a neutral enough label on the surface, but the problem with labels is that by definition they place a frame, or add some kind of topspin, on to musicians that defines them before the actual work does. This brings up a whole bottomless topic regarding the use of biography of artists to lead the conversation regarding authenticity that makes me itchy. In the case of "outsider music", having an artists mental health being a defining characteristic of the genre feels kind of bad and voyeuristic, even if it's not inaccurate.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_music

>>Outsider music (from "outsider art") is music created by self-taught or naïve musicians. The term is usually applied to musicians who have little or no traditional musical experience, who exhibit childlike qualities in their music, or who have intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses or a nerve disorder. The term was popularized in the 1990s by journalist and WFMU DJ Irwin Chusid.[1]

And none of their following (except for the outraged Ukrainians and, like, three non-Ukrainians) seem to care. Or rather, one Armenian person, who has their own reasons to hate russia, wrote them a harsh message, which funkyfrogbait is now using to further victimize themself and claim that all these Ukrainians are bad and sending them death threats.