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I have a slight confession: I have a soft spot for Loki from Thor. Not in the celebrity crush kind of way (that would be Alexander Skarsgard. LOL), more that I can relate to him, regardless of the fact that I'm not a huge fan of the infinite superhero movies and shows that Hollywood just spews out these days. (Although the superpowers would be pretty cool to have.) (Heck, I see more of them already than I'd like, being married to someone who watches them all and can also tell you all their backstories and anything else about them!) But Loki, I like. Why? Because, essentially, he's a raging adoptee. And, let's face it, that's what I've been for a good portion of my life! Sure, I may not have killed either of my parents or attempted to kill my sister, but a lot of what Loki goes through, I can relate to. It's hard finding the other part of yourself that you've never known. Not to mention getting acquainted with the people and culture you come from. Ugh. However, it does amuse me how much adoption and not-knowing-where-you-came-from is used so frequently by Hollywood and the entertainment industry in general. Is it just entertaining to see people be confused about their heritage/s or something?? That said, this has spurred me on and encouraged me to start pursuing some art that's deeply personal to me and that's been in the back of my mind for years, now. It's one thing to pick out a picture of a random animal or celebrity from the internet and replicate it, it's another to put your personal feelings and thoughts and part of yourself into some form of art; it can be very confronting. But y'know, we all have to start somewhere, and so here I am: admitting that I may actually make personal art one of these days; something that actually means something to me: something that may resonate with people and/or make people think just a little. But in the meantime, I'm drawing superheroes. Or villains. Or whatever you want to call them. I'm also continuing on in my bad, BAD tradition of starting something new before finishing the last thing. Worst habit ever.
I "found" an art supplies shop in San Francisco today. It was awesome.
Ha, it will be interesting following your blogging on superheroes. As an Australian, of convict ancestry, discovering that I'm not of 'this place'..... many years ago, germinated the thought that if I am not of this place, then where am I from? Of course I was born in Australia and feel grounded and of this land! But my ancestry is European, British, Irish, Scottish........as I age I am moved by the realisation that 'of this place' is irrelevant and that 'this place' is EARTH! Such a little place in the Universe........but with such diversity of populous......we humans, dotted around the 'world' in communities developing such diverse ideas and different strengths still struggling to form homogenous bonds. Look at my family: My siblings and I have families a mix of cultures, Maltese/Italian, Malaysian, Korean, Aboriginal Australian, Norwegian, !irish and Scottish Australian. I think identity and belonging pulls from all we have come from.......that's hard to get a handle on as none of us can know exactly who we have been made from......does it really matter........I don't think so! I love my family, the influence it has on my life feeds me, the energy I give it excites me to wonder the future.........of family!
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