Well since I have a real live website now, I figured it was time to update my profile. I think I remembered to update all my links.
Turn1Proxy
@edhaltered.com
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I make alters and digitally altered MtG proxies and post about whatever nonsense is on my mind. He/him BLM, trans rights are human rights, abortion is healthcare. Check out my gallery site: edhaltered.com linktr.ee/turn1proxy
![The MTG card [[Octavia, Living Thesis]] hand painted to look like a print of an octopus based on the traditional fish printing method Gyokatu.
Gyokatu was a way to keep records of fisherman’s catches by brushing a fish with ink before pressing it onto paper.
This was painted with Golden Fluid Acrylics and Army Painter spray primer. After masking off the name and stats, I primed the card. Then I alternated between sanding and painting white. After that, I applied thin coats of acrylic to recreate the inked prints based on a handful of works I saw online. The red “stamp” is my initials and the black characters say elemental octopus](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwcdbygukwnroscewxfa4dp5/bafkreidedmp5bnxq43uh7gk6qkbsmrc64llfttmq6yidrswl6ejybofmrq)
![The incident fits a broader pattern in the discourse around 'free speech' and 'cancel culture':
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whatever comes from the top down is freedom; whatever comes from the bottom up is bullying and censorship.
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When Macklemore is dropped at the behest of the billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft, it's an exercise of the freedom of businesses to 'demonstrate their values' by deciding whom to platform. But when Ed Sheeran's fans decide not to buy tickets to his performances, or even demand refunds, it's bullying, mob behaviour. Since most people are not billionaires and do not own stadiums, they can exercise meaningful power only collectively. The collective exercise of power must therefore be demonised.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreifpdv74ajtas7sepr67o7cd5g2er47mv23tpoll2ddie7ri44wjge)
