Here is another one of my pieces for the Disney: Dream Destinations show at gallery Nucleus! A personal fav and i am SO glad i was able to do this one! this print is available here!
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Of course I’ve been rewatching Gravity Falls and can I just say, I’m SO SALTY that they never made Stan bobble heads and Mystery Shack snow globes like the ones sold in the Mystery Shack gift shop. I WANT THEM SO BADLY.
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The Mystery Shack
Left: November 2023
Right: April 2023
[Image description: pixel art of the Mystery Shack from Gravity Falls, seen from outside with a blue sky behind it. There's a line of pennant flags coming out of the side, one of which looks like Bill hanging upside down.
The image on the right is similar, but has fewer details. End description.]
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Some more art on glass! The Mystery Shack, 11x17 laser engraved spray paint on glass
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Gravity Falls Fan Merch Update
Olga's handmade versions of the Gravity Falls figures are now available for preorder on The Mystery Shack. They are expected to begin to ship starting in Spring 2024!
Now with a new character: Tyrone!
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I had this idea years ago and started, but put on the back burner until I forgot about it. Anyways to pass my break time I started working on this again from scratch (Since I haven't received any commissions lately.) Would you play this game? Or more specifically, would Alex Hirsch approve?
Gravity Falls: Clues
The story: Preston Northwest's body has been found at the mystery Shack. Knowing how terrible the sherif is at his job, the mystery team take it on themselves to solve this... travesty?
Tell me what you think!
EDIT: Updated the board design to make it more square, and gave it a boarder plus a subtle guideline for if anyone wants to make it into a foldable gameboard. Enjoy!
EDIT #2: Found a better image for the kitchen to use. Much better.
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Ford, Stan, and the meaning of Heroism
There are two different types of heroes you can have in media. The one who would sacrifice everything to save the world, and the one who would sacrifice the world to save their everything.
Ford very blatantly gets the tragic hero role. He was tricked by a powerful demon and tore his life into shambles to do (almost) anything to prevent Bill's invasion. Weirdmaggedon gets almost a little on the nose with it, with Ford telling Dipper that "Being a hero means fighting back, even when it seems impossible" He put himself through physical and mental heck for almost his entire life to stop Bill, and rejected every bribe to stand down.
With all this heroism Stan looks downright cowardly and selfish by comparison, especially during Weirdmaggedon 3: Take Back The Falls. He complains, insists they hide, and a grudge over not being properly acknowledged nearly destroys everything. He doesn't want to save the world, he just wants to live one more day.
Stan and Ford being captured while their niece and nephew run is the turning point in both their heroism journeys. Ford cracks and admits, he can't do it. He's deluded himself long enough thinking he doesn't need anyone, if anything happened to either of the kids he'd be a broken shell of a man. He doesn't care what happens to the rest of the literal galaxy anymore, so long as he has a chance at protecting his family.
The line between villainy and heroism is thin when an individual is willing to sacrifice uncountable unknown innocencents for the few they know. Stanford knows this move might make him immoral. Stanford knows this would make him responsible.
Stanley knows that sacrificing everything to save those you love sometimes includes yourself.
While Ford's acquiescence is born out of a man broken by a lifetime of countermoves and sacrifices, Stan's conviction is from knowing that protecting the universe means nothing to him if he loses the three people he cares most about. And if they're to be safe, the world they live in needs to be safe. No matter the cost.
As Bill Cipher is trapped with the man he always underestimated in a room full of raging azure flames, Stanley takes his last moments to make sure the demon knows where he went wrong. Stan was no threat to Bill until Bill was a threat to Dipper and Mabel. A fully realized and selfless Stan Pines was the man who would to anything to save his family, and Bill was the only threat left.
So maybe heroism is subjective. Maybe it's about knowing when those you love are in danger, it's your responsibility to protect them. Maybe it's less about the who you dismantle evil for, but that you recognize it as wrong and are willing to take it down out of love.
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