How can we weave the tale of Tenochtitlan's fall, sisters and brothers? How can we sing those anguished cries? Such an epic tragedy could fill book after book with sorrow.
Let us sketch the shape of the Conquest with smoke and ash. Let the end of the Mexica be a silhouette against the burning borough's, the funeral pyres, the bonfires fed with painted books.
Do you tremble, friends? Do you weep beside me?
On this battleground, littered with indigenous dead, it appears that chaos has won. The Nahuas called Tezcatlipoca-known as Hurricane to the ancients-the Enemy of Both Sides. You may see that dark god's hand at work in the destruction of mesoamerica.
The Spanish pit nation against nation. Old rivalries heighten the destructive power of firearms, foreign disease, Toledo steel. Death, spreads, conquers, reigns.
All seems lost.
But here we stand, do we not, a testament to the triumph of order and creation.
Much was torn down, many lives obliterated, many words erased. Yet something new would be built, a new hybrid people would emerge, a valiant and enduring tongue would be forged in the crucible of oppression.
Mexicans. Mexican-Americans. Chicanos. Proud inheritors of this Fifth Sun.
And if you look closely at our palimpsest souls, you can see the ghostly tracings of all we ever were, indelible if faint, ready to be read again by open hearts and minds. Ready to be emblazoned on banners like the incomparable features of Princess Donají, on seals like the noble profile of Emperor Cuauhtemoc, in paintings like Erendira upon her rearing steed.
We are their descendants, heirs to their unyielding souls.
These final stories are ours, mestizo missives and manuscripts and music. We wrote them down, recited them, shared them mind to mind. They live on in our histories, in our poetry, on our lips, in our hearts.
And we will never forget.
- David Bowles, Feathered Serpent Dark Heart of Sky Myths of Mexico
Final work for the year 2023: a fan art of two main characters from Camilo "Shi-Gu/itzcacalot" Moncada comic "Codex Black", that is available on https://tapas.io/series/Codex-Black and it is published in print by IDW. Go read it, and buy it! Author's page: https://shi-gu.newgrounds.com/
I'm having a hard time sharing art here, not only cause I'm being indecisive but also I'm not sure how to present them, I want my Tumblr to look pretty vjkvf so, while I decide on that, I thought about sharing at least the fandom, names and some of my favs drawings of them!
I'll edit this post constantly whenever I have new art, delete or add OCs
Whenever you see TBN it means they don't have a name or I'm changing it so, heads up lol... Anyway, let's start:
Here's the full list! (March 2023):
Animaniacs - Zane
Art sona - Miss Disfortune
3. Ben 10: Omniverse - Skylar
4. Boku no Hero Academia - Aki, Ha-eun, Hoshiko, Itsuki, Journey, Serena, Tomomi, Toshiko, Yuna TBN, TBN
5. Brand New Animal - Cassie, Robin
6. Cannon Busters - Yazmin
7. Carole & Tuesday - Kora
8. Coraline - Zarina
9. Craig of The Creek - Anayance, Barbara, Melisa, Quetzali, Scooter, Tara, Ula
10. CSI series - A.J.
11. Dr. Stone - Chie
12. DuckTales 2017 - Alana, Cambri, Lafayette, Luoana, Taumn
13. Encanto - Esmeralda
14. Fantasy/Ghibli OCs - Zephyrine & Minuette
22. Goofysona - Blair, Oceana
23. Kaleido Star - Mirana
24. Kotaro lives alone - Vanna
25. Las leyendas Saga (Ánima Studios) - Iztli
26. Loonatics Unleashed - Hadley, Kit
27. Marvel - Donaji, H
28. Mexopolis media - TBN
29. Monster High - Jericho, Scooter, Winter
30. Monsters Inc. / University - Vesper
31. Music sona - Chia
32. My Little Pony - Fawn Spellbound, Mind Dusk, Pumpkin Moon, Sugar Sprinkles
33. No Straight Roads - Zohnette
34. One Piece - Ginger, Senki, Preya, Yue, TBN
35. Over The Garden Wall & Infinity Train - Ollie
36. Rain (hard to explain where she from)
37. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - TBN
38. Pokemon - Juliet, Patch
39. Radiant - Nahia
40. Ranma 1/2 - Gumi
41. Shaman King - TBN, TBN
42. Shinbi: The Haunted House - Gumiho
43. Sing (Illumination movies) - Bia, Dawn
44. Sona - Scooter
45. Spiderman 2017 - Echo
46. Splatoon - Frizzy
47. Stardew Valley - Rain
48. Steven Universe - Moonstone, Yellow Amber
49. Tales of Arcadia - TBN
50. Teen Titans - Aura, Calliope
51. Teen Wolf - Jack
52. The Amazing World of Gumball - Pumpela
53. The Legend of Hei/Spirit sona - Qiu
54. The Muppets - Nehru
55. The Umbrella Academy - Quetzal
56. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 3n1d, Crystal, Draq, Frankie, Scooter, Tommy, Vivienne
57. Undertale - TBN
58. Victor y Valentino - Whisper (Jun)
59. Vocaloid - Dalia, Isabela
60. Young Justice - Liv, Razz
Yeah, I know... They're a lot haha. As you can see, I haven't draw them much... I'm still redesigning and creating some of them so, so far, I mostly just have half body references? And some information and facts on a private document and lots of notes... My OCs life is as messy as mine as you can tell ahaha
I have a Toyhouse page where, I hope, I'll be updating and sharing more of my OCs soon! All the redesigns and reference I've made so far are already there in case you want to check them out!
If you read everything, thank you, here... Have a cookie 🍪
No se cuando leas esto o si acaso te llega pero quería exteriorizarlo de alguna forma. Sabes una cosa? Este viaje de practicas no fue lo que esperaba fue increíble aunque no todo de una manera grata; me divertí, pero sinceramente no creo que vaya a ir más a un viaje de practicas; es más no creo que quiera ir con ninguna persona más a ningún lado. En este viaje en más de una ocasión me sentí como una burla. Y sinceramente lo escribo ante ti y ante tumblr por una razón; no quiero preocuparla mamá
Hola Elena. Agradezco que me tengas esa confianza. Lamento mucho que ese viaje no haya salido como esperabas. Si te soy sincero, tampoco la pasé tan bien. Disfruté varios momentos con los amigos del salón pero entre todos esos momentos hubo unos que me incomodaron. Por ejemplo, cuando Hugo y su novia querían tener relaciones en MI cuarto... o cuando Fernando quería meterse con una chica de otro cuatrimestre cuando aún era novio de Donaji... o cuando me drogué tanto que perdí el conocimiento en el baño del cuarto de Aldair... además de que quiero confesar que, en esto último donde quedé inconsciente, Fernando me contó que se sintió muy preocupado por mí y fue por mí al baño y me llevó a nuestro cuarto, me ayudó recostarme y nos quedamos dormidos. Yo ya tenía sentimientos por Fernando, francamente me gustaba mucho y cuando hizo todo eso por mí, empecé a idealizarlo. Tiempo después me sentí mal por tener esos sentimientos y más porque Donaji es mi amiga también... Disculpa si te hice recordar nuevamente ese viaje, espero que estés muy bien. Te quiero.
Día y Noche de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever on Oct. 28
A few weeks back, I had a chance to preview this year's Día y Noche de los Muertos celebrations at Hollywood Forever. From Calavera Catrina, masks and statues to the performance by Las Cafeteras and a gorgeous sit-down dinner in the Cathedral Mausoleum by Damian, the night was a 10/10.
Mark your calendars now for Saturday, Oct. 28 for the all-ages 24th Annual Día de los Muertos festival with separate daytime and evening events.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tickets: $35 - $150
MUERTE Y TRADICIÓN STAGE
DannyLux
Irene Diaz
Grupo Folklorico Cielito Lindo
Inspiraciones De Danza Mexicana
Tecnica Arte Y Folklore
Grupo Folklorico Bailes de Mi Tierra
Grupo Folklorico Princesa Donaji
Tradicion Dance
Pasion de Mi Tierra Dance
NOCHE DE LOS MUERTOS TICKETS: 5 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Tickets: $60 - $250
No se si llegarás, no espero que llegues aún, no se ni quien eres ni donde nos encontraremos, por lo mientras esté capítulo no es una persona son varias, amigos que hice durante estos últimos 4-5 meses Fer, Kamila, Donaji, Fran, Erick, Marisol, Roberto les quiero amistades que no remplazaría llenaron de nuevos recuerdos lugares que aún me dolían, no olvidare la tarde caminando por el corredor turístico mientras platicábamos de cosas banales, las escapadas a las plazas, salir a comer hicieron y hacen mejor mis días y mi vida en este punto no se a donde dirigir mi vida pero ustedes alegraron mucho esta misma.
Making drawing with virtual‑reality tools feel more natural
Making drawing with virtual‑reality tools feel more natural
Credit: Dalhousie University
When we picture ourselves drawing, we imagine using a pen and paper to bring our visions to life.
For Dalhousie’s Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca, analyzing drawings goes far beyond typical pen-and-paper sketches. An assistant professor in the Faculty of Computer Science, Dr. Barrera Machuca’s research focuses on how users utilize immersive three-dimensional (3D)…
I had wanted to do a family portrait for a long time.
From left to right:
Béelia (Donají's mother).
Donají herself.
Yela (Cousin).
Gueela (Aunt)
Bio' (Eldest cousin).
Also a February reward release!
Some people may be seeing Gueela for the first time. She's Béelia's older sister, and has a very frail health so she doesn't go out often. She's the mother of Bio' and Yela.
Yeah, I know... I have to redraw that... Anyway, just like you noticed, I have a LOT of OCs and, as surprising as it sounds, I DO USE THEM ALL! I doubt I'll ever take offers, though they're still in the works, I have all of them built and active (otherwise I wouldn't keep them) and I'm trying to work on their Toyhouse profiles as well...
Despite that, I actually have adoptables available! They can be found on Instagram too! If you're not interested on them but still want/can support me I also have a Ko-fi or you can donate directly to my PayPal! I know what you're thinking... Donate? As in for free? Well, if you want to, yes, but if you don't...
Like I said, my commissions are ALWAYS open! I only update the prices every now and then, sometimes do special discounts... You know how it is... For now, this ones will stay so... If you're interested:
"Don't want so much text" she says as she does a super long post... If you read all that... Thank you so much!
Also thanks for checking out my profile! I know I don't have much but random blabbering but I'm looking forward to change that soon enough, if you decide to stay... Here, have a cookie 🍪