feferihipstersparkles:

imagine if all the fictional characters you regularly call your significant other came to life and read your blog

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suckmyphallus:

attention everyone

this is what a russian 404 page looks like

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timeofyoursong:

think-progress:

Mary Jamis, a lesbian woman, was ARRESTED yesterday after she and her partner sought a marriage license in North Carolina. 

Share this if you think it’s outrageous. 

just woke up

first thing on my dash

nope

going back to sleep because i cannot with this country

I not only live in the state where this happened, I live in the CITY where this happened. Boy do I feel welcome.

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As my Fuck Yeah Birkin blog creeps higher and higher to 50 followers, I realize that I’d really like to do a giveaway.

And then I realized there’s. Really not too much I would be able to find that I already have to give away that actually relates to Birkin other than my lab coat, which no one wants, I promise.

Maybe by the time I get up to 100 followers (i.e. never) I’ll be creative/not broke enough to actually come up with something.

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swegener:

I spent the morning un-following a bunch of very talented people on Tumblr.

That feels like a really weird thing to say. And it is.

It was nearly a dozen different artists in all, and they were all extremely talented. Part of what moved me to Follow them in the first place was their skill. In one or more, (often many), ways they were all much better than me, and beyond the simple enjoyment of their work, I Followed them to learn from them. And I did.

But I was not inspired by them. In fact, I was eventually turned off by them.

They filled their blogs, in some cases exclusively, with unimaginative fan art. Adventure Time, Portal, MLP, Sherlock Holmes, Spider Man, Mass Effect, Batman, and MS Paint Adventures, just to name a few. All fine franchises to enjoy and consume in reasonable quantities, with a healthy level of immersion in their respective fan communities. But when fandom becomes all consuming it becomes repulsive, unthinking, and uncritical.

I guess what I’m taking away from this is a lesson that I’ve learned before, but seem to have to relearn every few years: Talent does not equal Creativity.

Because a person is an amazing draftsman, painter, or cartoonist it does not make them an artist. An artists, to me, is a person with something to say; an emotion to convey, a political statement to make, or even a simple, lovingly crafted story to tell. In other words, they engage the viewer in a conversation at some level, and if they are very good, the viewer walks away from the experience changed.

I also don’t think you can really be an artists and be immersed in Fandom at the same time, because (for me) in order to make art you have to view the world critically. You have to constantly be questioning, deconstructing, and asking why other creators did AB&C instead of XY&Z. It’s a way of improving your own craft as well as gaining a better understanding of art in general.

I hope I stumble upon these people’s work again, in a few years, when they’ve had a chance to mature and have decided whether or not they have something to say. But for now I more or less feel like having seen one picture of Daft Punk, Sherlock Holmes, and Wheton making out together, that I’ve seen all pictures of Daft Punk, Sherlock Holmes, and Wheton making out together.

:P

You know what? I’m an art history major. I am literally spending 4 years of my life studying what art is. And I can tell you with 100% certainty that this guy is full of shit. And not because I have much personal claim in this; I’m not an artist, I can barely draw and basically everything I do, fanart or original, looks shitty and uninspired to me.

However, I will say that you cannot tell me, or anyone else, that all fanart falls outside of your bullshit definition of “art”.  I’ve seen plenty of fanart that are really powerful pieces that say something. That do have emotions to convey, political opinions to share, and stories to tell. You can’t seriously say that Homestuck fanart doesn’t convey powerful emotion, that Lorax fanart isn’t political, and that any, any fanart doesn’t tell a fucking story.

In short, you’re a close-minded dickhead, sir/ma’am.

ironbrony:

Finally found a bit of time to get this up~! MEGA Giveaway~!

Kinda. By mega, I mean this will be spanning a whole month, that way I’ll have the free time of summer to make the winners’ prize~!

This custom plushie giveaway is just like the last one I did: Win a custom plushie of your choice of whatever character (canon or OC) you would like~!

BUT. But but butt. Since this is a month long and i’ll have a lot more time to work after it’s over, i’m shaking up the prizes a bit. 

What you’re playing for: One (1) Large plushie OR two (2) small plushies or your character choice(s)~! And if you don’t want plushies, you can substitute either of those options for two (2) custom fleece hats~! 

What I can make: Human, Aliens, Animals, Ponies, Boobys. Etc.

What I can’t make: I dare you to try and find something i’m not willing to take on~

Things that should be noted for fair play:

-Beacuse this is a month long giveaway, I suggest timing your reblogs, however many you choose. You have 30 days for it~! Like are chill too. 

-I can ship anywhere yo.

-Uh

-Uhm

-I know i’m forgetting something.

-Ends May 31st at 1030 pm EST. That’s literally all month. I can’t stress this time span enough. Because it’s long. For me. So don’t go crazy. Pls. 

This is also a thank you giveaway to all my followers, especially all the new one who have joined me over the last few weeks, you guys are all so awesome and cool~! <3

See you on the other side~(￣▽￣)ノ

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fyeahartstudentowl:

The worst part is the first day when the teacher asks you to introduce yourself to the rest of the class and tell everyone your area of specialty and you say, “Genetics.”

I’ve got the opposite problem as this. “So, are you going to med school or…?” Uh, no, brah, I’m an art major.

WE TRIED TO TAKE SOME PICS OF GEORGE WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS FALLING IN THE AIR BUT WHEN THEY FELL HE MADE THIS FACE

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