Desert Lesbians and Creative Inspiration
WHY IS THIS FASHION VIDEO SUCH A MOOD. It's like, there's LAYERS of art history going on here Joshua C. Sturgill. It's like.. it's romanticizing the romanticism of ancient or "exotic" cultures from decades or centuries ago, as well as just pulling FROM the same interest in new discoveries and sharing in world cultures and history. Is it appropriating or inclusive? Critical or "just fashion," but is anything "just" fashion?
On the other hand, it totally looks like queens from far-off lands in a vast sword-and-sorcery world, or maybe even some post apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy world. Something like Dune, Zelda, Phantasy Star, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Mad Max, Game of Thrones. And I would totally watch that movie or series about their alliances, fights, betrayals, rallying against a common enemy, lesbian romance, political intrigue, manipulation and compassion!!
.... AND HOW DID THE ALGORITHM KNOW I NEEDED TO SEE THIS??
It's not like I've been researching ancient cultures a lot? This makes me want to make my Maryam story so much. I have so much more research to do, so that I can make it closer to historical fiction than fantasy, somewhere in the middle. Mythological, with lore that ties into ancient lore.Avatar the Last Airbender, or The Ancient Magus' Bride or Hellblade come to mind as an ideal blend of cultural research and fantasy and emotional depth. Only a few examples though.
Why do I always set my hopes so damn high? Hahaha. I mean, I guess like they say, shoot for the stars and you might land on the moon. And maybe I always aim a little high for my work, because I know nothing ever goes perfectly, there's going to be gravity and hard work and learning and fucking up on the way to your target.And lately, I've been coming to accept that things grow in small pieces, and won't be built up all at once. I do a little work here and there, some research here and there, I do practice pieces of costumes or start a mural ugly, I sketch and I PLAY, and it's been so freeing, because while every sketch is precious to the process, it doesn't have to be perfect. And appreciating how skills build, again. Maybe outside the structure of school it's been hard, but I've been learning weaving again, working on dolls, plotting constructoin plans, helping other people clean and sorting my damn laundry. Gradually working on life and art in a building kind of way, without deadlines, but with PROGRESS. And that's new to me.
Anyways, sorry for rambling on. If anyone on my old friends list here is reading this anymore, know I miss you guys. I feel like I've been neglecting a lot of folks important to me, not on purpose, but because of a lack of energy. I want to have a hangout sometime soon, because I think about y'all every day. :)
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