#Teddy’s Week

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Hello hello! Welcome to my blog!

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I’m Arby! Nice to meet ya! This is the blog I’ll be using for my lovely OCs, and I’ll be infodumping about their stories with how they interact with other characters. You may know me from @artsy-anonymous or @astra-the-star-loving-goth. So hello there! :P

Like any blog, I will have rules! So please follow them!

Rules and boundaries!

Even though most of my OCs are adults, I am a minor! So please don’t give me any sexual asks! I am fine with flirting though.

Don’t spam asks, that’s just disrespectful and rude.

Unless it’s to my characters, don’t say violent things. And keep the violence to a minimum!

Don’t show or tell me ships of my characters! I’m fine if you do ship them, I just don’t want to know about that.

Also, don’t ship any of my OCs that are children. You will be blocked.

This is how everyone is gonna speak!

“Hey there.” Lizzie (She/They)

“Hihihi!” Onoel (She/her)

“Hello…” Oliver (They/Them)

“Well, hello there!” Soloria (She/It)

“Hello?” June (She/He)

“Oh! Hi there!” Ryan (They/He)

“Do you wanna see somethin’ cool?” Maria (They/she)

HIHIHIHI! HELLO!! [Charolotte She/Her]

Welcome. Is there anything I can do for you? [Mr. Teddy He/Him]

Are you here for your checkup ? [The Doctor(s) They/Its]

Oh! Howdy! [Soul She/her]

SQUEAK [Gizmo. He/Him]

Hi. [Jane Doe She/them.]

Hiya. [Less It/her]

Hello! :) <May Cherry. It/its>

Are you worth my time ? [ The Void Prince ]

H-hi ? [ Bun . They/them ]

What do you need . [ Who knows . ]

I need to leave i need to leave i need to- [Trinity. She/Her]

Hiii [ Kitty . They/them ]

HELLO ! [ Mary. She/They ]

Oh! Hi! [ Thea . She/its ]

. . . [ The black cat. They / them ]

Hello, what can I do for you? [ The Void Princess ]

Hello. Care for a cup of tea ? [ Shadow man. He/Him ]

hi . . . [ Eye Bunny. ]

heya :] [ Sophie . They/Her]

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If you wanna talk to a specific oc, please tell me!

Magic anons won’t be allowed because of the stories I’m writing, but if it’s funny I will allow it!

I’ll also have tags on what stories I’m writing/drawing with the characters.

So. Ask me anything!

[october-cryptixx]

aro/ace themed valentine's day teddy bears ^^ because i just recently found out i might be arospec but also just cuz like..... why not

[sweetlycharlotte]

Day 3 - Camp

@lautski-week / couldn’t pass up sketching them <3

when your (boy)friend breaks his leg, but he’s being a real nerd about it <3 abstinence camp you will always be famous

[luxites]

the strongest sorcerer in history!!

🔥⛩🔥

[welcometogrouchland]

(ID in alt) I literally said I was gonna post this month's ago and then never had the wherewithal to describe it and so I didn't Lmao (said with pain). But since I'm thinking of opening my commissions I figured I should remind ppl that I. Yknow. Can draw.

Lots of Steph here (I had major art block making all of these and my brain worms for her kept me going) + some sprinkles of stephcass for Cass nation to enjoy!

[m0e-ru]

my ipsie doopsie moopsie poopsies

[laz-kay]

Kicking my feet at two middle aged men I stg🥹

Bob's Burgers, Mission Impossi-Bob (S14: E11)

[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando Alonso & His Relationship With Cards

I'm sure we're all familar with the cards on the back of Fernando's Vegas GP helmet by now, but did you know his relationship with cards goes a lot deeper?

I. Magic Tricks

You've probably seen or heard someone at least mention Fernando's propensity for card tricks. As far as I can tell he was doing them(publically) as far back as 2003 all the way to as recently as 2018. Even once performing a card trick, with a condom and a teddy bear(!??!?!??!!), in front of Valentino Rossi who said "How was that possible?"(x)

But how did this start? According to James Allen, "Fernando admits to having been heavily influenced by his grandfather, a mercurial figure, who taught him magic and card tricks, still one of his passions away from the race track."(x) And I'm not sure the validity of this one, because I couldn't find an actual source, but apparently he once said: "My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit."

In several interviews he described it as his hobby off track, and that he loved learning new tricks and surprising others in the garage with them! So clearly cards are pretty important to him both as a hobby but also to who he is as a person since they've been with him just as long as racing has.

II. Card Symbolism in His Helmets

This is the reason I originally made this post, but I thought I should also explain the origins of his card fascination first. As I said, we probably all remember the cards on the back of his helmet in Vegas, but did you know that wasn't the first time he had cards on the back of his helmet?

From 2008-2013, he used to have a pair of cards on the back of his helmets. The symbolisms of the cards themselves as well as the evolution of their design is really fascinating to me! Even more so with the recent development of the card choice in 2023.

Fernando said he wanted to reference his two titles in some way on the back of his helmet and after his friend sent him several ideas, he decided on having two cards(an ace of clubs and an ace of hearts, sometimes pictured with 05 and 06 on them as well), saying: "I picked the cloverleaf [the ace of clubs - Ed] to give me luck, but the only pity is that it doesn't have four leaves!"(X)

2008.

Here's the very first appearance of the cards! They're displayed flat, with the 05 and 06 clearly visible

2009.

Very similar to 2008, but with a slightly different design, and they're maybe a bit more straight with less shadow?

2010.

This is the first major change! I was sad they didn't have the years on them anymore, but then I realized they're sparkly to match with his signature lightning bolts on the top of the helmet!!

2011.

Honestly I'm still somewhat unsure if this is the actual 2011 helmet? It's pretty difficult to find clear photos of the back of helmets from older seasons. It's easiest to find them on replica sites or auction sites so I'm not 100%? But anyways, I like that this has the championship years on the underside of the cards

2012.

This is when I started getting weirdly emotional about the helmets. Do you see how they've progressed from being a centerpoint to being curled up and sad at the bottom of the helmet? Not listing the year anymore??

2013.

Same thoughts as 2012. And after this season, they cease to exist (just like his ferrari chair in the garage, WOAH CALLBACK), until cards make a reeappearance in his Vegas helmet, albeit in a different form

2013 Monaco(Honorable Mention):

For some reason 2013 helmets were easier to find proper pictures of, so I happened to witness this absolute beauty. The creativity of this helmet genuinely blows me away??? Wanting to keep the card motif, but making sure to incorporate it into the rest of the puzzle piece design?? Mwah! There was another special 2013 helmet but they didn't change the cards at all so I really applaud this one

2023 Las Vegas(The Return of The King):

The magnificent return! But look! The cards are different cards! Instead of being two aces, it's now an ace of hearts, a four of hearts(his driver number of course!) and, the, now iconic, representation of himself as a Joker. I literally could not believe my eyes when this helmet was released and I saw the Joker card, what a fucking silly old man....I really wonder if he felt nostalgic having cards on his helmet again or if he didn't think about it all and was just like, "ah cards because Vegas!!!"

III. Why Does This Matter?

*The rest of the post was factual, this is moreso my personal thoughts on the symbolism of the cards/designs

This post spawned from me recently watching the 2010 Bahrain gp and noticing "hey wait a minute...are those CARDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET!?" It's a really tiny detail that's unfortunately covered up by the HANS device pretty much whenever he's wearing the helmet, so it's really difficult to spot! But I became fascinated with the fact that he had cards on his helmet before that recent helmet, and now here we are!

There's something to me about how the design of the cards evolves over the course of six seasons from the cards being front and center to being smaller, more folded up and closer to the bottom of the helmet. As I said, the 2012-2013 ones genuinely made me depressed because it feels, symbolically, like his hopes for getting another Ace are becoming more and more unlikely and falling away until they eventually fall falt and fade away entirely after 2013 and disappear for basically a decade.

But when they return? They're not the same cards! Instead of representing Fernando's championships, they now represent him as a person, displaying his driver number and his persona of being a Joker!! Though I do think it's interesting he happened to keep the Ace of Hearts, even though he talked more about the Ace of Clubs before. I'm not sure it's actually this deep in reality, but I like to think that it's him not letting his championships(and the lack thereof) define him, but rather letting who he is as a person shine and be the centerpoint instead! But on a sadder note, as @suzuki-ecstar said to me, maybe the Aces aren't there anymore because he's lost all hope for a chance at a third Ace entirely :(

[goosecastle41]

Been thinking about writing something for a coalecroux kid fic cause the found family trope is my favorite and these two fools would make the best/worst fathers imaginable

Gideon is 1000% girl dad material and Kremy is the dad that didn’t want the dog but fell in love with it anyways but still complains how much it costs to feed while buying it expensive toys ya know what I mean?

[drawthething]

"Get your waterballoons ready, we're going to war" 👊🍔

I know I said I was gonna draw them muppets for this one but I got bored so I tried something else (with precious lil bean mouths 🥳)

[fat-fem-and-asian]

something about gregory and janine is just so fun? the way they're both absolute nerds? that their more overbearing traits are where they overlap and even enjoy each other? how greg is a realist and janine is a dreamer and they're both learning to be people outside of how they were raised, to see the world as bigger than just themselves? and for better or worse, platonic or romantic, the new lives they are building include each other? girl c'mon

[coochie-sniffer3000]

the JOYS of nintendo 3ds notes app (also if u can’t read something i put it all in alt text)

[sweetlycharlotte]

Day 1 - Warmth

@lautski-week / only lautski week could bring me back

they both feel soft and warm whenever they look at each other tyvm. happy lautski week day!!!

[radarsteddybear]

One thing about Hogan's Heroes is that I feel like we don't get to see all the different facets of Hogan's leadership, which like...yeah, it makes sense, given the premise of the show, but I really wish we had gotten to see more.

Usually, it's just Hogan telling four men what to do. Those four men are well-trained and get along with one another very well. Sure, he's technically the POW in charge of the rest of the POWs, too, and most of them (at least those in Barracks 2) seem to know what's up and are more than willing to do their part to play along (with very few exceptions). But that's so different from leading men into battle or working with the crew of a bomber plane or even commanding a whole base, all of which I think Hogan would be spectacular at. We never really get to see him ordering a large number of men around to get things done, just those four (plus maybe one or two one-off characters). It's like a microcosm of a more typical command.

We do get to see some more of his leadership skills in play in "One in Every Crowd" when they've got the loose cannon that is Williams throwing a big giant monkey wrench into everything. I would have liked to see more of that sort of thing, more of Hogan having to command through his own temper and other strong emotions (which we do see some of in this episode, but it's fairly rare that Hogan truly gets angry).

Anyway, it would have been fun to see him after the war, in a reunion movie or something, in command of a base of his own. Because Colonel Hogan would have commanded an entire base just as well as he operated in Stalag 13, and it would have been fun to see.

[uwmspeccoll]

Staff Pick of the Week

My staff pick this week is the trade edition of The Tale of the Shining Princess by Japanese-born writer Hisako Matsubara (b.1935) and Japanese-Canadian artist-printmaker Naoko Matsubara (b.1937), published by Kodansha International LTD. Tokyo, Japan in 1966. 

As a artist-printmaker and bookmaker who makes woodcuts, I am greatly inspired by Naoko’s prints. Naoko Matsubara’s work carries on traditions of Japanese printmaking while having its own contemporary flavor. Her woodcuts are ecstatic, they are vibrating with movement. Her use of bold shapes and the white line of the the carving tool makes the most of what woodcut has to offer. In the book form, the active images carry the reader’s eyes through the book space. Her use of negative space activates the page. Additionally, her woodcuts have translated beautifully to commercial printing. 

The Matsubara sisters are daughters of a senior Shinto priest, and were raised in Kyoto. Both studied, lived, and worked in the United States. Hisako received her Master of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State College, moving to Germany where she continued her studies and became a prominent writer, publishing her work in Japanese, English, and German. In the 1980s she moved back to the United States, this time to California where she worked at Stanford University. 

Naoko received her Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, now Carnegie Mellon University. After her studies she traveled across Europe and Asia. She returned to the United States and became the personal assistant to the artist and wood engraver Fritz Eichenberg, an artist who has been featured many times on our blog. Naoko taught at Pratt University in New York and at the University of Rohde Island. She also lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a time. Naoko is currently living and working in Canada in Oakville, Ontario, where she continues to work and exhibit nationally. 

The work of both Hisako and Naoko have had great influence inside the United States and around the world. So lets celebrate their accomplishments! 

This book has end sheets of mulberry paper with inclusions of Bamboo leaves, the cover is a red textured paper with a gold stamped design by Naoko. 

View some of our other AAPI selections for this month.

View our other Staff Picks.

- Teddy, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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ahaha you didnt think that was all huh? heres a massive doodle dump of all the little side doodles i scribbled throughout the week while i worked. i love this fandom so much and this sillay little movie. <3