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Artist's Blog #143 - Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)

Revisiting a Childhood Classic with a Dark Twist in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

I wasn’t into Winnie the Pooh too heavily as a child but, I remember the books and television show. We watched a lot of Muppet Babies. From what I found quickly on Wikipedia, Winnie the Pooh was born in 1926 so, that’s almost a century ago. As Winnie the Pooh is now public domain, because of its age, you can make horror movies with the same name. Copyright infringement is something Hollywood must be conscious of. Anyway, from what I remember of the story, I was always curious about what happened or what would happen when Christopher Robin grew up. At some point, he would have to abandon his imaginary friends. Would they disappear? Would another child adopt them? What would happen? Clearly, someone with a creatively twisted mind and a budget had the same questions. Christopher Robin has messed up, badly.

Realistic Reactions: What Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Got Wrong

I find myself fussing in blogs about how things from movies would have really happened. Also, I find myself often saying that I realize it’s a movie. I’m going to continue this with this blog too. There are a few things that drove me up the wall in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. First, I’ve never seen someone take so long to leave a pool. Mind you, the sledgehammer to the dome was cool but, this was ridiculous. Second, I strongly support the 2nd amendment and so do my daughters. If I travel to cabins in the woods, I am always strapped. If I found out my daughters had traveled to a cabin and were not carrying, we’d have a serious safety conversation. Further, from 20 feet at the top of a staircase in a prone position with a revolver, I could have easily turned Pooh’s head into a canoe and ended the movie right there.

The Power of Color in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Maybe it’s the artist in me and/or recent education, but I find myself paying more attention to color in movies now. Two scenes that stood out to me from Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey were the swimming pool scene, mentioned in the previous paragraph, and the car tire murder scene. I enjoyed the bright blue colors that heavily contrasted against the dark background at the pool. I’ve been using Adobe Lightroom lately and it’s so fun to target colors and run the saturation up to make them jump out. In the scene where they crush the chick’s head with the car tire, the orange light is amazing. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey makes use of color in many other scenes but, these were my favorites. For those of you who have seen this movie, are there other scenes that stood out to you?   

Costume Choices in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

The costume design was good and bad for me. If the Winnie the Pooh characters are now public domain, why couldn’t they look more like them? I’m not suggesting that Pooh walk around in a red sweater showing his stomach or even have fur, although a solid red sweater would have been an improvement. I liked the Pooh mask a lot. Piglet, not so much. I didn’t really get the tusks. Piglet could have had a striped shirt or something to help his character’s image. Then, maybe he wouldn’t have reminded me of Bee-Bop from TMNT. To be clear, overall, I liked the costume designs – the character resemblance was close enough. Based on the trailer alone, I don’t feel the same for the sequel. I’ll watch this later...maybe.

Horror Trends: How Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Reflects Modern Gore

A big issue I have with modern horror is the focus on gore and torture instead of the story. In the case of Halloween for instance, the violence was there but, it wasn’t what created the terror. It was the psychological fear from the stalking and writing that worked so well. Today it’s just let’s see how gruesome we can be, and this is really a creative letdown. Everything is a watered-down version of Hostel with a guy wearing a mask. This is unfortunate, upsetting, and a representation of where creativity is today in Hollywood. These are strong opinions but, they are mine. I liked Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, but it was the standard hyper-horrific violence and torture-based standard for 2023. I must say, the slow head crush with the car tire was cool – don’t think I’ve seen this before.

Final Showdown: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Ending Thoughts

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’s conclusion was great and terrible simultaneously. Warning - Spoilers ahead. I was expecting the band of fellows that showed up to be working with Pooh, but they were just cannon fodder. Then, as the vehicle burned, I was expecting Pooh to ignite. Pooh seemed afraid of fire based on how he acted in the tree tunnel. The movie ended with Pooh not even dying but walking off into the woods. I certainly didn’t like him speaking. I know the intro narration mentioned this but, they should have avoided it. There’s something about these slashers talking that ruins their character in my opinion. Can you imagine Jason or Michael talking? I feel like they wouldn’t be as scary anymore. There’s something about silence that makes them seem emotionless and more terrifying.

Open Questions and Final Thoughts on Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

In closing, I have a few questions and final thoughts. I don’t understand why the gun only had one bullet in it. Was the main character going to kill herself or did I just miss something? Pooh seemed to have the torture mindset of Leatherface with the size and juggernaut qualities of Jason Voorhees. So, why could he cut off arms with his hands but not bust a windshield? Further, how was the chick able to overpower Piglet but nothing could be done with Pooh? Was he just different? Was he worse when he was angry? Perhaps he’s kin to the Incredible Hulk? The story left me wondering about the whereabouts of Tigger, Owl, and Rabbit too. I know the sequel brings in some but, where were they? I guess that will eventually watch Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’s sequel but, I will not be watching the original again.

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this artist’s thoughts on Winne the Pooh: Blood and Honey. I invite you to follow my art journey on social media, visit my website, and consider supporting and buying my work here. If you liked this blog or the movie, please share. Also, feel free to comment, especially if you are a fan of this one. There is fan art on deck too – I’ve already bought what I need to get started. Keep your eyes on my social media for progress. Peace. 

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Obligatory ONE TIME fanart for a show I watched to take a break from rewatching Gravity Falls 🙏

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An older sketch page, trying to figure out how his face works.

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"Oi, you! You're finally awake!"

POV: You're J waking up in the Worker Drone scrapyard.

Anyway, more Tessa amidst coding stuff!! Dw I'm not jumpscaring you guys with code this time, I just did this small doodle while figuring out motor logistics.

One day I might be as cool as Tessa and be able to reawaken eldritch robotic horrors and release them onto the world. One day 💔

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here's a finished belated bday comm for @wyvernity of their soulsilvershipping :D!!! I was honestly really happy with the turnout for the piece so I did go a lil ham on their faves (～￣▽￣)～

i've still got 2 commission slots open on my kofi for both chibi and sketch pieces if anyone is interested :V

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Tetris Fanart.

I've been playing tetris while listening to horror podcasts. and yeah

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Pentapus Claudia in a moment of remorse

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✨Happy Valentine’s Day from Naminé’s sketchbook journal 💕

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Just a snake

edit: now comes with a fic by @blueberrypancakesworld!!! please give it a read!!

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Prove your love this season with original art from Bryan R Barton #originalart

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I really like all the art these people do, so i decided to make some fanart for them! :]

The creators of the designs in order:

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steddyhands modern au inspired by this post:

(1828 words, themes of kink but nothing explicit, established blackhands & gentlebeard-centric. Happy Pride!)

Stede picks up leatherworking in the wake of his divorce. He's not exactly sure how it ended up being such an important hobby for him, only that he had always admired the intricate designs on his horse's best bridles, and with little else to do with his time, he decides to give it a go.

It's rocky going at first, but he's having fun working with his hands for the first time in his life, and there's a sense of satisfaction in seeing the design come to life as he works. With practice, his skills improve, and he learns how to make things that are truly one of a kind.

He starts off posting his pieces online, as a way to reach fellow enthusiasts, but quickly finds himself with a rather large audience. Stede’s style is unique, and, after many requests from his followers, Lucius encourages him to make some more basic pieces he can sell. It's not about making money for Stede, but another way to meet new people who share his interests- as Lucius keeps telling him, it's sad that his personal assistant is the main person he talks to these days. 

So Stede sets out on a new adventure, and has quite the time designing a new range of patterns for the market. He makes purses, belts, bracelets, and, most importantly, dog collars- all still with his unique designs embossed into them, of course. He rents a booth at his towns monthly craft fair, and very quickly finds himself with a new group of friends in the other regulars- Pete, his usual neighbour, who sells an array of wooden figures he carves, Roach, who runs a stand for his bakery, and Frenchie, who isn't actually a stallholder, but is almost always busking near his friend Wee John’s stand of knitted goods, bringing life to the market even in the pouring rain. There's also Buttons, another regular at the market. Nobody is exactly sure what he does there- he doesn't sell things, or seem to buy anything either, but rain or shine, he's there with the birds.

Stede’s been doing this a few months by the time June rolls around. As he's setting up his stand, he notices that the area is much busier than it’d normally be at this time of morning. Lucius, who got roped into helping run Stede’s stall somewhere down the line (despite his protests that this is not what personal assistant means… But hey, he got a boyfriend out of it, at least), reminds him that there's the parade today, too- not realising that Stede had no clue there was a parade today, and especially not that it was pride. Stede immediately jumps to fretting about the amount of stock he’s brought, and Lucius takes the cue to escape, saying he’ll go and grab them coffee (but really, he's off to flirt with Pete)

Lucius is still missing when Ed stumbles across the little leather stall. Stede’s just ran back to his car to fetch his last boxes of inventory, and by the time he returns, Ed’s already begun to narrow down his choices. Stede greets him, starting to tell him that they're not actually open yet, but before he gets more than a couple of words out, Ed’s exclaiming “You're a Kiwi!!!”

The two of them smile at the shared recognition, and Stede says he’ll make an exception, just for Ed, and asks him what exactly he was interested in. Ed tells him that he's looking for a collar “for his boy”, and points out the particular design he was looking at. It happens to be one of Stede’s favourites from this latest run of work, a fact he mentions to Ed. It leads them into a discussion about Stede’s craft, and Ed’s Izzy, and then everything in between. Ed’s listening intently to the things Stede’s telling him, completely drawn in by the process, and by Stede himself. He watches as Stede stamps Izzy's name into the collar, and Stede even lets him have a go at one of the stamps. 

Lucius reappears sometime in the middle of this- only to immediately retreat again, seeing Stede engrossed with Ed. He sets up camp at Pete's booth opposite, watching this man flirt intensely with his boss- and Stede flirt back just as hard. Does Stede even realise he’s doing it? Lucius had known Stede was gay since before Stede even admitted it to himself, but this is on a whole other level.

The pair stand there so long that Izzy comes to look for Ed- the two of them are manning a float on the parade with their crew, and it's past time for them to get geared up. He's already worked up, frustrated to have been left to set up everything alone, when Ed had just gone to see if he could get them both coffee. So maybe he's a bit of a prick, approaching with a brash “where the fuck have you been, Edward”, to which Stede brings the same energy, giving a bitchy “Ed! Do you know this guy?” Izzy tenses, ready to snap, but then Ed cuts in, excitedly telling Stede that this is “his Izzy!” Which confuses the hell out of Stede. 

Forgetting his earlier attitude, he asks Ed if he “really named his dog after his friend”, only to be met with confusion right back from Ed at where the hell Stede got the idea he had a dog from. Stede gestures at the bag with the collar in it, to which Ed has to tell him, “oh, no, that's for him.” Ed tells Stede that they're here to run a float for their local leather society, and while Stede is certainly shocked by what Ed’s saying, he's not finding himself… uninterested. It's simply that he’s never even considered any of this before, especially not that people would use the things that he made for this, but Ed sounds so enthusiastic about it all. He tells him about how his friends would love to see Stede’s work, about how classic leather gear is always so fucking boring- but not Stede’s stuff, no, Stede’s stuff is “fresh” and “fascinating” and unlike anything Ed’s ever seen before. 

Ed's enthusiasm is incredibly infectious, so when he invites Stede to come back to see their float, he readily agrees. It’s a concept Izzy’s less than enthusiastic about. He doesn’t really want to bring this man who’s dressed like he just walked out of a HOA board meeting to their kinky little corner of the world, but he is having a lot of fun watching Stede squirm, so decides not to raise a protest. He does demand he gets his long-overdue coffee first, though (Stede pays for it- as “compensation for him distracting Ed from his job”, he says, not giving Izzy a second to process before he's tapping his card)

By the time they return to the float, Fang, Ivan & Jim are waiting for them, all already geared up. Stede is stunned silent at the sight for about 5 seconds, before he starts actually looking at the quality of Jim’s harness, and proceeds to go off about the poor quality of the craftsmanship, about how the hardware is tacky and completely the wrong choice with this leather, how his “ten year old daughter could do a better job!!!” 

There's complete silence from the group, until Izzy, of all people, bursts into laughter at Stede’s audacity (and, the fact he was staring at Jim's tits completely unabashedly, like he hadn't even noticed them in the first place). Izzy's laughter sets Ed off as he tells the group about Stede’s misunderstanding- “you didn't say he was a person!” “I mean, he's my dog”- and soon everyone's having a friendly giggle at Stede’s mistake.

It's somewhere in the middle of the retelling that Ed remembers that this whole thing happened because he was buying Izzy a gift. After a moments fumbling, he presents Izzy with the collar-  It's a rich, deep black, embossed with a rolling pattern that resembles waves. It’s made from a firm enough leather to take the tooling, and to remind Izzy that he’s owned while he’s wearing it, yet still soft enough for long term comfort. Izzy's eyes immediately lock on to it, an unreadable expression coming over his face, and Ed turns it; first so he can really see the design and Izzy’s name embossed into it, and then so he can see the small “Ed ♥” on the inside of the collar, right over his swallow tattoo. 

“I did the heart,” Ed says to him softly, intended only for Izzy’s ears. Izzy's eyes flick up to Ed’s, and he raises his chin to give Ed the room to put it on. Ed buckles the collar around his neck almost reverently, a test of the tightness turning into a caress of Izzy's neck. It's a perfect fit.

It's as though something comes over Izzy; so twitchy and abrasive earlier, now silent, staring at Ed with a look akin to worship in his eyes. He obediently tilts his head for a kiss as Ed's fingers move to his chin- It's a sight to behold, and one that has Stede intrigued. He wants to know more about this lifestyle, and these men in particular. He wants to be the one to put that expression on Izzy's face.

The moment breaks as Ed and Izzy pull apart, and Ed calls for the crew to finish the last bits of set up. Izzy shakes himself a little before running off to bark orders again, but even still, there remains a softness to him that wasn't there before. 

Ed turns back to Stede with an apologetic smile, already obvious that he has to get going. Before he can speak, however, Stede jumps in -“My business numbers on the card in the box… I'll be around all day”- Ed’s smile turns more genuine at that, promising to stop by if he gets a moment, and that he’ll send his friend's Stede’s way- “if he wants that kind of business.” Stede says that he does, actually- that he's seen a whole new world already today, and, while he was a little taken aback at first, he can feel the passion Ed and his friends have for this life. If there's one thing that's ever mattered to Stede, it's other people's enthusiasm. Maybe he doesn't completely understand yet, but he would like to try.

One year later, Stede’s back at the market on pride weekend again, far better stocked for the crowds this time around. Lucius is finally free to spend the day flirting with Fang & Pete to his heart's content, now that Stede’s roped his own boyfriends into helping him run the stall- and into modelling the merchandise. Ed loves that part, while Izzy needs a lot more convincing, but the puppy eyes Stede & Ed weaponise against him make a very good argument.