maybe a little late with the trend, but💜🩵
I finally got around to starting this wonderful book, what is essentially an encyclopaedia / analysis into moominvalley and all the creatures, characters, themes, and stories therein. The cover and the size strike me the most, this thing is large! It’s beautifully embossed and gilded (although the printing on the back cover is slightly misaligned but I find it gives it more depth)
The inside cover has this intricate bookplate with the latin “Work and Love”. It’s not captioned so that all I can get from it for now.
Past that is a pretty and colourful spread in the style of the magazine covers, there’s a lot of contrast here, not only with the colours but the sun and storm clouds being a page apart.
The foreword by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and author introduction by Phillip Ardagh both tell the same story, of how they discovered moominvalley, and how they now relate to it later in life. Ostensibly the same story, they relate to moominvalley differently, with Frank views his relationships and experiences through it, branding people as “fillyjonks” and himself as a “moominpapa”. Phillip puts the books into context, 1945 being the end of the war, and relating (and extending) the unrelenting good will of the moomin family to events in our own time.
What is consistent with the two though is their adoration and respect for Tove. Frank admiring her ability to connect with people across social classes and countries, and Phillip’s name isn’t on the front or back cover nor even the spine, it is The World of Moominvalley, as created by Tove Jannison.
I’m really excited to get into this book ^_^ the authors seem like people with genuine connections to the stories I love, hearing them talk about how they relate moominvalley to their daily lives reminds me there is a real community around all this!
Michael wheeler I know what you are
Idk if someone has noticed this before but
I've seen a post from @bylerisrequited and a @bylrndgm reblog about Mike staring at Jake at Rink-o-mania
And I just wanted to share Mike looking at Gareth in the SAME FCKN WAY
THE SAME LOOK ON HIS FACE C'MON!!!!
Rising eyebrows, attentive eyes, open-mouthed...
Look at this
In addition...
Why are you so nervous around them, Mike?
🤔🤨
Idk if someone has already said this before but…
"A Ceasefire isn't enough, I need to witness the collapse of American Imperialism"
Poster spotted in Ottawa, Ontario
RAHHH
i love art trends heres a sukka version
OHOOHHHJHHOHHHHHH OH! Oh!
Day 18: Fandom Au
That moment when you’re a simple boy in the countryside falling in love with the hippie draft dodger that showed up on your lawn
Some aziracrow sketches I did while watching good omens for the first time oh my fucking god dude. I was distraught. I am physically unwell. I am already on episode 2 again, I just finished it yesterday. Anyway I’m going to sleep now goodnight
(No one mention I spelled his name wrong)
The amount of times I’ve shed tears over these bastards
When you pull bitches by having internalized homophobia and being neurodivergent:
(bitches=another neurodivergent kid with internalized homophobia that happens to be your best friend)
My comic to @recovery-zine <3 ❤
I drew it two years ago and my style has changed a little but I'm still really proud of this piece, I'm happy I can finally show it ❤!
6th April
035/365
the shirts are getting awfully specific
reference
I'm only here for the ships. If you know me, hi :)@definitely.aaron on insta
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