hi everypony! just here to let u know requests will be closing 24 hours from now (roughly 19:30 UTC) so if you have any last minute requests send them in before then!
also, thank u so so much for sending in so many lovely requests, we would love to get some more seasonal/spooky reqsthough, or maybe something u havent seen us draw before!
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i recently read cass sustein's book the World According to Star Wars which was generally quite informative and charming (especially his repeated, gentle defense of the prequels), but his ultimate argument was that paternal attachment was what prompted vader to save luke at the end of return of the jedi, that attachment could be a good thing, and therefore the series was fundamentally more christian than buddhist.
it's a common interpretation here that while attachment was the thing that lead to anakin's ruin, it was also the thing that led to his ultimate salvation the second time, and i understand why this theory is so popular. the end of revenge of the sith was designed to echo with the end of return of the jedi, so it's definitely in conversation and a reversal of the choices in revenge of the sith, and the usamerican audience has a deep bias that familial love implies good attachment.
i however think this reading represents a fundamental redefinition of the term attachment, changing it away from its former buddhist meaning midway through the series. it's an inconsistent use of words that is revealing of sustein's cultural lens. like i recently read lumi's incredible compilation of jedi lore, and the passage that has lingered in my mind the most is this exchange from a high republic book:
“Let me ask you this: If saving Master Sy or Zeen meant that you’d never see them again but you’d have the knowledge that they’d be safe, would you still do it?” [....]
“I would.”
“Then you are saving them for them, Padawan, not for yourself. It is not attachment.” --Vernestra Rwoh and Lula Talisola, [Star Wars: Race to Crashpoint Tower]
so in this framework, it's not attachment that saves luke in return of the jedi, but love without clinging, unselfish and giving love. in that moment, vader saves luke for luke's sake, not for his own, which is different than how his attachment to having padme's love ruined everything in his past. he's able to be selfless, sacrificing his life for his son, and i think that it's his lack of attachment that makes that redemption possible, not a new and better kind of attachment.
i guess i simply disagree with sustein's reading and think it's completely plausible and reasonable to have a buddhist interpretation of the end—i just think that 'attachment in rots and no attachment in rotj' is equally an echo and reversal, just as much as sustein's christian reading of 'attachment in rots (bad) and attachment in rotj (good).'
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I know it's still October, but when we turn over to the new year, I'll be making a few adjustments to commissions. Some key notes:
Small price increase for Art Nouveau pieces ($180 -> $200 base) plus an additional fee for outfit design and an additional fee if you don't currently have references. (If you want an Art Nouveau commission done at the current price point, the sooner the better <3)
Re-opening Tarot commissions at a significant price increase ($200 -> $300) to help accommodate the additional work I do for these.
Set slots per month with forms open for the first 5 days of each month instead of rolling slots (waitlist optional). This is mostly just to help me plan out my months instead of work ebbing and flowing like it currently does.
Introduction of cheaper comms (sketch/ko-fi comms, busts, etc.) and alternative styles (might introduce my outfit comms as their own thing if folks are interested)
In general just trying to make things make a little more sense :)
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Hey wait this bloodswap kinda slaps actually
(First sprites done in 2016, portraits done in 2019. Don’t know what my idea for Vriska or Gamzee were sadly. I do know karkat is like. Girls scout camp councilor. I love him.)
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