#Buwan's Art

[s0fti3w1tch]

"You have to go to bed after this."

plaintext: in quotes "You have to go to bed after this" end quotes. /end plaintext

Image description: Lou Jitsu era ROTTMNT Splinter, with acid burn scars on his arms and missing fingers except thumb on his left hand, in pajama-wear feeds baby Donnie a bottle of milk in his arms, with a fuzzy blanket on the arm he's holding him in. Donnie is wearing a purple hoodie, black shorts, and baby glasses, and grabbing at the milk. /End image description

Pt. 1 Leo, Pt. 2 Raph, Pt. 3 Mikey

Thank you for enjoying this short series of Lou-era Splinter with the baby turtles. I made the initial 3 to cope with some stuff and felt better afterwards, but I decided to complete the set. Anyways, yes, Splinter did get more disheveled as the night went on. And yes, just like me, he'll get his rest now too.

[s0fti3w1tch]

I read "One being the big brother" and laughed because omg we literally haven't talked about this publicly before 😭😭

SO BASICALLY-- From around 2 weeks ago we've decided

One is the youngest by proxy, yet with 0 younger sibling privileges

Much to One's protest ofc

One just becomes every au leos big brother

Funny thing is... I was talking to other separated au creators and the topic of who's older and who's younger came in and I told them One wouldn't want to be part of that conversation and they just knocked him down to the youngest of the group for not wanting to participate 😂

[bukobean]

[breakingb4tz]

pushing my filo red hair agenda i love them

refs under the cut ☆

happy a bit late buwan ng wika everyooonee

[neverlandfaerai]

You ever heard of a guy that likes to talk smack about darkrai, then turns around and slides over to a polycule of darkrai when no one’s looking? Yeah that’s him right there with one of them 🫵

(Xolo belongs to @asktheisle Buwan belongs to me lol)

[apicelladonna]

Another entry for Filipino related stuff for Grindeldore! (FINALLY)

Barong tagalog & Kundiman

 baro  means “upper garment” -> “Tagalog outfit”

It is an traditional dress shirt worn by Filipino native men during the Spaniards. It's a very thin light but stiff fabric-long sleeve garment that is worn loose and over an undershirt then tucked in the trousers.You can have its designed embroidery vary from leaves, branches, flowers, animals, ethnic patterns, family crests, etc.

For Albus' barong, it has the traditional Pechera or front chest shirt design resembling a phoenix and celestial bodies.

For Gellert's barong, I op for Batok or nape designs that extends to his sleeves that's embroidered with the deathly hallows, lavenders and ridiculously detailed leaves that I may never try again-

Here's the original concept from paper!

Kundiman

comes from the Tagalog phrase “kung hindi man” or “if it were not so”. Written in the Tagalog language, these folksongs were subtly patriotic but typically disguised as love songs...

English translation of the lyrics:

The sign of my chest, O beloved...

Tastes bitter, sweet, and pain upon your lips...

My lover from the moon, I shall continue to be enkindled by you...

As we continue the dance of life...

[translunaryanimus]

Nether Pals! For @halfstack-smp. In order from Left to Right in the top image. Jiaz Sali, a Longstrider. Mellago Crafte, a Piglin. And Buwan Banhaon + Katu, a Sirin and an Allay.

Since Buwan moved down to the Nether to live with Mellago, their boyfriend, life has been a little different. Especially because their body isn't built for the hot environment, but their friends make it worthwhile. Mellago built them a small photo stand, and Jiaz regularly offers her saddle as a place to perch for particularly difficult shots. It's rough, but it works!

[ID: The top image depicts Jiaz Sali, Mellago Crafte, and Buwan Banhaon. Jiaz is a Longstrider with red fur that darkens to Grey at the tips of her limbs. She wears a wide brimmed hat with teal and blue fabric and ropes hanging off of it, featuring a red heart motif and a leather saddle with more teal and blue fabric. She is waving and smiling at the viewer. Mellago Crafte is a muscular Piglin/Lampade hybrid patterned to look like a Red River Hog. His chest and tail glow with firey heat, and he has glowing visible top surgery scars. He wears an open tan shirt and a blue skirt with a red apron tied on by a blue sash and has a golden pickaxe slung confidently over one shoulder. Buwan is a Sirin patterned to look like a Luzon Bleeding Heart Pigeon. They resemble a bird with a human head and have mostly teal feathers with a red patch on their chest. They wear a blue harness on their chest that holds a camera and a small bag. Their service Allay, Katu, hovers cheerfully next to them. Katu resembles blue cloth wrapped and tied around a ball by a heart collar for her head with defined arms and wings. The bottom image depicts Jiaz, Mellago, and Buwan in the same positions but overlaid as though they're taking a photograph together. :END ID]

[beechu-beechu]

JC Leyendecker study that turned into Mula Sa Buwan fanart because it has me on chokehold mhm

[chaoscrewtime]

The Sun, The Moon, and The Star

Araw, Buwan/Maharlika, and Bituin

[klien2000]

Pasipsip nman nang yong labi, pakagat kahit konti mayakap k, malaplap k~~

[littlelav107]

to celebrate the final day of buwan ng wika

buwan ng wika is the month where we celebrate the Filipino Language. so in honor of that, here's a really stylized version of our school uniform (the skirt is WAY longer than that) with some accessories!

the symbols spell out "buwan ng wika" in baybayin. if I messed a symbol up IM SO SORRY IM STILL NOT VERY GOOD AT BAYBAYIN HUHU

[s0fti3w1tch]

A little lullaby for Orange

plaintext: a little lullaby for orange /end plaintext

Image description: Lou Jitsu era ROTTMNT Splinter, with acid burn scars on his arms and missing fingers except thumb on his left hand, messy hair, in pajama-wear cradles a sleeping Mikey, who is sucking his thumb and has an orange bandana on his neck, on a torn up brown couch. /end description

Raph ver. Leo ver.

[buwan-at-lupa]

Happy trans visibility day!! I do this every year to celebrate my coming out as trans!!

So here's Moon celebrating it!! oh and Nat's there too to support his dad!!

to all my trans friends/mutuals, followers, or if you support trans rights y'all are so cool!!

I love you all/platonic!! and all of you guys are so valid!!

[bukobean]

evil gang 😈

[apollotronica]

CUTTHROAT

[isobelleposts]

My Live Theater Watches Through The Years

By Cassandra Isobelle [Sep 8, 2024]

Something to love about live theater is that the art cannot only be found on the stage but also with the audience—how the image of so many people gathered in one room to sit in unified appreciation of the show is an artwork in itself.

Annie (2016)

Sometime in September of 2016, I was gifted with the full dream experience of a theater kid with front row seats near the orchestra and a picture with the cast. And, if that wasn’t enough, little me also ran into Michael de Mesa as Daddy Warbucks.

I didn’t know then how that night would be the start of a long-time fascination towards performing arts—that only a few months later, I would find myself in an audition room for the 2019 run of “Matilda”. At the time, all I knew was that the music made me happy and that a dog acting on stage was extremely cool.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2017)

To be frank, I don’t remember much about ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, so if given the task to rank all of these shows, you might find it a bit low. But, nonetheless, just like all the others yet to be mentioned, the unified effort put into the whole production impressed me. With each step into a show, I found myself more eager to experience the theater life myself—whether backstage or not, I wasn’t sure yet.

Matilda (2019)

‘Matilda’ was my first and last attempt at an onstage role. As an extremely shy kid, I’m not sure how I was able to get through singing in front of so many important people, and explains why I never did again. Its story was inspiring as a kid, because after that, I started to think of the possibility of directing and writing, or anything where my shyness wouldn’t hinder much.

Watching a group of actors my age able to carry out such a lengthy and impressive performance, with amazing choreography and clever use of props, made me believe that I could do something great, as well. ‘Matilda’ would forever be one of my favorites—whether it came down to the original film, live performance, book, or album. I, a quiet kid who buried herself in books and had a hard time speaking up, saw a lot of myself in Matilda. So despite not getting to play her character on stage, I at least lived a part of her in the real world.

Ang Huling El Bimbo (2023)

Ang Huling El Bimbo, my all-time favorite and first watch after the drawn-out pandemic. Watching this through a screen was beautiful enough, but seeing it with my own two eyes and hearing the music live was a different kind of captivating.

For some reason, their [Eraserheads] songs seemed to perfectly fit events in our lives—providing a sort of soundtrack that we fondly remember many years later.

Merwin Tee, Music Publisher [AHEB Playbill - pg. 6]

AHEB was simple yet heart-wrenching. The simplicity of the script that came off so naturally the actors’ tongues is what made the story feel so raw and humane. It portrayed the many truths of life, specifically in contemporary Manila, which included all of the good and bad. AHEB’s story is not only of the characters’ but also of many Filipinos out there.

Seeing my own culture on stage and hearing the language I speak everyday play a massive role in the delivery of a beautiful story was moving and even inspired me in my own project (see pictures below).

Bawat Bonggang Bagay (2023)

Bawat Bonggang Bagay is a one-man show starring Jon Santos that talks about mental health and the small things that make life worth living for. For example, “amoy ng bagong lutong ulam”, or it could also be “mga lollipop na iba yung flavor sa gitna”, or even something as simple as “ice candy”. This instills the idea that happiness is everywhere.

BBB was an intimate and interactive gem, held in Zobel De Ayala Recital Hall where it held only a limited number of heads, making it all the more meaningful. The show was successful in making you feel a part of its world, having you sit only a hand-stretch away from the actor and giving you lines to deliver and scenes to participate in.

This is the most unique theater experience I have had, and if ever doors open for a re-run, I highly recommend that you secure your tickets!

Miss Saigon (2024)

This was my first watch of an international cast, and immediately, the richness of the production proved why Miss Saigon is considered a world-class act. My seat may have been a bit far in the steep theater of Solaire, but even from such a distance, I was able to clearly capture the performance with its large-scale designs and magnified acting.

”One piece of advice I think I can impart is just to enjoy every moment of the process of creating the character, but create something that you can call that is absolutely yours.

Lea Salonga’s advice for Abigail Adriano [GMA News]

Miss Saigon, a show that has brought so much pride to the country through the success of Lea Salonga, coming home to the Philippines with several shows was quite a big deal. And seeing both Abigail Adriano (Kim) and Seann Miley Moore (The Engineer) be Filipinos made my heart happy, knowing that the pride Lea Salonga and Jon Jon Briones once brought was carried on.

Miss Saigon was truly beautiful, never letting my eyes drift from the stage.

Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy (2024)

As much as I try to avoid it, it is inevitable to compare this show with Ang Huling El Bimbo, both deriving its soundtracks from popular Filipino bands. Both were touching to the heart but definitely opposites when it came to concept and production.

The title ‘Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy’ was not the only hard thing to comprehend, but so was its story. The show surely matched the chaos of Parokya Ni Edgar songs through its absurd and overwhelmingly packed script. If AHEB was simple and slice-of-life, well…Buruguduy surely is everything but that.

From dancing penises to a lesbian cop x alien couple and so much more, Buruguy had it all. There was not a moment when the stage was empty, so if chaos and color is your thing, then Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy is for you.

Mula Sa Buwan (2024)

Everything about Mula Sa Buwan is still fresh in my mind—the jokes, the kilig, the pain. Although it started off a bit slow with the dialogue feeling too lengthy and dragged on, it definitely picked up once the Cyrano x Christian dynamic was introduced. From then on, the first part of the show was heavily carried by its humor and filled the theater with laughter.

The second part, on the other hand, tugs at your heart. It is the part of the show where war breaks loose, people die, secrets are uncovered, and some of the most painfully poetic lines are delivered. MSB’s use of the Philippine language shows off its beauty and depth.

“It’s a responsibility. In a nation full of fools, misfits, and dreamers…what Mula sa Buwan has always promised is to offer its magic — to believe, to change lives and to bring the Filipino audience together.”

MSB is a musical that is continually progressing with each production and one that I believe has yet to reach its fullest potential. So don’t hesitate to secure your tickets for its next run!