ONWARD for Movie Review Monday!!!!

Good evening fellow readers! Another Monday, another movie! This time, let us travel far, and wide! Let us travel...

"Onward" (Director: Dan Scanlon)

When it comes to Disney/Pixar movies lately, I have been more than skeptical. They seem to be rehashing what made them popular and because they are Disney/Pixar, it feels like they can get away with whatever they want. I mean, did we REALLY need a ‘Toy Story 4’? No. It was the continuation that no one asked for. But no one seemed to be coming up with any original ideas. 

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Then came ‘Onward.’

‘Onward,’ which came out this past weekend, was the latest installment of the Disney/Pixar universe. When watching the initial trailers, it seemed like a simple sibling tale of two elf brothers going somewhere on a trip. That was BEFORE we were introduced to the main issue of the story—getting to see their dad.

Now, we all know Disney seems to have a thing for at LEAST one parent missing when it comes to kids—cue just about every Disney princess movie every made, ‘Finding Nemo’ and even the ‘Toy Story’ franchise, the first three (as in, the ones that mattered.) But it seemed that with ‘Onward,’ Disney wanted to address the question many might ask themselves if they were missing a loved one: if you had one more chance to see your missing loved one, what would you do?

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Following the Lightfoot brothers of Ian and Barley in what becomes a real life role-playing game quest for the two of them, they try to get the top half of their dad back after a spell goes awry and only brings back the lower half. The catch? They have only 24 hours to do so. Ian is the Sensible, down to earth younger brother, so it is a bit of a shock to see that he is the one who has the magic within him to do spells and be a wizard. Barlye is the one that, if you grew up playing games like ‘Magic the Gathering’ or ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ you can completely relate to him. Barley is the one who is considered the town screw up, which is due to his fearless nature and we later find out why: he decides he will not be afraid after failing to be brave the one time he felt he needed to be. Yet, as with any sibling rivalry will show, it’s when the polar opposites come to a compromise that anything can happen.

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The story is a bitter sweet one, with quite a few times that will bring tears to your eye, and quite a few good jokes that anyone can relate to. It finally feels like we have a bit more of an original idea coming from the studio that has been able to bring many joy over the years.

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Happy Self-Promotion Sunday

Hello my fellow readers! Welcome to another Self-Promotion Sunday!! After last weeks news of getting into TrotCon, I have been churning out a bunch of My Little Pony silhouette designs that I though I would share with you. That doesn't mean I am forgoing anything else, I am actually working on a Last Airbender design for a contest (more on that in a bit). I do need your help, my fellow readers: whether you are going to TrotCon or not, I need your vote on what you would like to see this stuff on in terms of merchandise. Make sure you check out the form here: Merch Form 

I will eventually be posting these MLP silhouette designs both to my TeePublic and Redbubble pages, so make sure you check those out! Check out the designs below (I still need to do Mistmane and Rarity together):

I also finished a recent commission, using this silhouette format, of two OCs from two different VAs from MLP. Check out the design below (this one is NOT going to be up for sale, as it's a custom piece):

Happy Fluttershy Friday!!! (#134, 135, 136 & 137, PLUS BONUS FLUTTERSHY!!)

Hello my fellow readers! It's been a while since I have posted about my Fluttershy collection. Mostly because I have been working to get a huge Fluttershy I found on FB, but I had to slowly pay it off. I'll show that piece when it arrives, but in the meantime, I have a few new Fluttershy pieces, including a Fluttershy that I already had but I updated!

First up, my newest Fluttershy ponies: we have one from the Cutie Mark Crew macaroon set, the larger Fluttershy from the movie set of the Mane 6, another which is a glittery mini that you can find at random stores (seriously, I saw several at Stop & Shop), and lastly, I caved and got myself the new creepy looking G5. It's not as bad as I thought, but I don't understand the hooves.

Lastly, I took an older Zilla Fluttershy I had and decided to make it into a Fluttershy from the season finale. It didn't take much to do, although I did have to style the hair a bit, and add the lines under her eyes. I actually might do an older Fluttershy and Discord silhouette design soon, since we have confirmation of THAT ship in the show!  

Happy Self-Promotion Sunday, CON NEWS!!!!

Happy SPS y'all! This girl has got some EXCITING news: I AM GOING TO TROTCON!!!! 

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That's right, the next big convention on the (somewhat) eastern coast since BronyCon has closed it's doors has accepted this girl RIGHT HERE to make the trek to Ohio and vend from July 17th to the 19th!! I cannot TELL YOU how PUMPED I am!!! This does mean I am going to have to start pumping out some more pony designs in the next few weeks, especially since this con sold out of rooms not once, but like THREE TIMES! Not only that, but they had to turn down 2/3 of the vendor applicants!! THIS IS MASSIVE PEOPLE!!

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Needless to say, I cannot express my gratitude enough that I am one of the chosen few to get in. 

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I've started doing some more variants of my yin-yang minimalist pony designs at the urging of some of my vendor friends, the big ones being the princesses, along with their evil counterparts. I am working on a Nightmare Moon vs. Nightmarity variant as well, along with an Octavia/DJ Pon-3, and since Tabitha St. German will be there (she is the voice actress of both Rarity and Princess Luna) I have a yin-yang variant of that in the works too.

I am also doing a variant of this design focusing on one face, to make a clown version of Zecora, the zebra character from the show. There is a reason for this: since this year's theme for TrotCon is circus/carnival theme, the running joke has become the Afro Circus gif from Madagascar and since that was a zebra doing it, how could I resist making one using the zebra character from MLP?

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All these designs will go up on my Redbubble and my TeePublic space soon, just need to find the time to sit down and do them! So keep an eye out for all that!!!

Movie Review Monday: GENTLEMEN, grab your guns!

Ladies and gentlemen we are one day after the Oscars, and I won't comment on anything in order to avoid any controversy. However, I spent Sunday going to the movies, avoiding the new Harley Quinn movie. I have nothing against Margot Robbie, but usually I see a DC logo and I cringe. To be honest, I am worrying already over the new Wonder Woman movie, with Chris Pines reviving a dead character (I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION!)

Anyway, yesterday I saw the new Guy Ritchie film, "The Gentlemen" and boy, did this movie stun me. Now, my experience with Guy Ritchie films is limited to seeing both Sherlock films and the King Arthur film. I refused to see 'Aladdin' (the villain looked weak), and while I do know of his other films, they just never came off as something I cared to see. Nevertheless, when I saw the previews for this, I was intrigued. And I was NOT disappointed! So let's grab a Scotch, and listen to the review!

"The Gentlemen" (Director: Guy Ritchie)

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Upon sitting down, I was expecting a very gangster type of film, something that I can only assume had the feel of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" but still had the cinema feel that made everyone love "Sherlock Holmes" and "Game of Shadows." And it definitely had that feel to it. It actually reminded me quite a bit of "Kingsmen" to be honest, with some of the mobsters being "gentrified" and proper, including Matthew McConaughey's character, Mickey, who plays the American who went to Oxford and dropped out to sell weed. He's looking to get out of the game, so he can spend more time with his wife, played SPECTACULARLY by Michelle Dockery. However, this sets off a whole slew of a chain of events, that include a raid on one of Mickey's farms, and the death of another drug lord.

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During this entire film, it's technically being narrated by flamboyant reporter Fletcher (played by Hugh Grant who sounded like he was trying to channel Michael Cain with his accent) to Charlie Hunnam's character, Raymond, who is basically Mickey's right-hand man in everything. 

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And for real, I LOVED Raymond in this movie, he became my favorite character throughout this entire film. I was genuinely reminded of my boyfriend in certain instances--not like my boyfriend would go around and DO any of those things, but just like the extremes I saw and the attitude given off by Raymond, all I could think of was my boyfriend. It was insane! I don't want to give much more away, but I know this film will be out of theaters soon, so GO SEE IT BEFORE IT LEAVES THE THEATERS!

Happy Self-Promotion Sunday

Hello to all my fellow readers! I hope the new year is treating everyone right, and you are ready for the upcoming con season. For all my fans, con season is fast approaching, and I cannot wait for a new round of cons. There will be some old stand bys, some cons I cannot make due to confluct (I'M SORRY UNDISCOVERED!!!!) and some new cons this year too! I am super excited for everything and cannot wait to start selling. Here's the Con List so far for 2020:

CT GamerCon: March 21-22
IncrediCon: March 28-29
Hudson Valley CC: May 9-10
ConnetiCon: July 9-12
TrotCon: July 17-19 (Pending)
TerrifiCon: August 14-16
Retro World Expo: September 19-20

Now, on to some new stuff. I am working on a few sculptures as well as a commission, but the cold weather prevents me from finishing a lot of stuff. Thankfully, I have a few days off coming up that I can finish a few pieces and do some touch ups. And right now, it's lots of Pokemon stuff right now as I gear up for CTGamer Con.

First up, better pictures of my newest Eevelutions, Flareon and Sylveon. I won't be putting these up on Etsy because I want to see how these go over at CTGamer before I put them on Etsy. I am also working on a normal Eevee as well.

Next up, Galarian Ponyta! These girls still require some detail work, but I cannot wait to put them up! I will keep one girl for CTGamer, an the other will go up on Etsy once done.

Lastly, Pokemon trainer Nessa! Her hair gave me issues, but I am liking how she is coming out. I still need to to her Pokeball and her stand, among a few other details, but I love how she's coming out. I want to do a Melony at some point once I get her done.  

Self-Promotion Sunday AUNTIE STYLE!

Hey readers, I got BIG news! I am an AUNTIE!! Yes, I am an auntie, first time for me, to a lovely little nephew, and I do mean LITTLE! My little Baby Benji is only 6lbs! He's a shrimp! But he's a kicker! He's either going to be a runner or a soccer player, for real! But I am just super excited!

Anyway, in the meantime, I have a bunch of new pieces up on my Etsy page, including a bunch of new keychains. You can check out my new keychain video here:

I also have a few new papercraft designs, thanks to my friend Samoht Lion. It's hard for me to do more than digital designs in the winter time because my skin starts to crack, especially on my fingers, no matter how much I try to keep them moisturized. Especially the thumbs. I am not sure what it is, but I always have cracked thumbs. So in the meantime, though, check out the latest papercrafts, which include a design of Sunset Shimmer as an alicorn (a design that inspired me to make it as a digital piece), and a Nightmare Night piece, which includes glow in the dark paper. Below the papercrafts are the digital designs that the Sunset Shimmer inspired: