What is the one connecting theme of stories wirtten by K.A. Applegate and James Patterson's Witch and Wizard and Maximum Ride series?

Kids with magical powers that are stuck in a Neon Genesis Evangelion world of governmental control and seeking freedom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCLz1yeYJ3Y

I was really curious as to why this theme was so ground breaking and connecting since it's induction in our pop-culture since the early 70's. With the development of Woodstock and social protests and civil rights, Simon & Garfunkel, and the mass hysteria attributed by publications from Barbra Streisand https://en.mediamass.net/people/barbra-streisand/deathhoax.html

   I have really been trying to figure out how to sumrise the issue or at least how nothing has really changed since then and dispite being called a conspiray theroists or delisuional because I am seeking to grasp reality from what is considered Fiction, I find I was very successful in relating Private Prision Corporations with what so many writters have eluded to.

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/unless-you-are-willing-dig-you-wont-know/

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/19/the-rage-of-landslide/

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/life-is-my-strife/

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/time-an-inescapable-force/

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/voice-of-liberation/

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/the-sweet-kiss-of-memory/

I don't know I just found it interesting, that things can be publisized under the proection of Sci-Fiction and Fiction novelty why sharing some rather relevant truths that send Newspaper and Times Magazine into a frenzy. For example "Children being held in mock consentration camps because they are considered "criminals."

https://avproductionsblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/27/mr-26/

  Those who have viewed my page may be wondering as to why I have decided to draw Eagles. I was partially wondering that myself.
The truth is I went to dinner this past Sunday and a friend, well she is "friendly," asked me if I could draw animals. That is how she started the conversation, at the table. I was a little put off, because I felt that if anyone has viewed my work and witnessed my talent are very well versed with the idea that I can draw whatever it is I think of. Then she asked me, "Can you draw me an Eagle?"

Did not tell me what for, did not tell me why, just said draw me a bird. I told her I would and I also told her I wanted to show her some new things I have been working on in the process. Why did I want to show her "Digital," Media and the power of it? Because her home is filled with art, a wide range of art and none of it is my own. It has always pissed me off. She is supposed to be a friend, but she went to some other market and spent nearly $1000.00 on print media and business cards.
I looked at the work and I wondered what was so unique and special about her logo, design, and idea that she could not trust me to present it as she desired and paid me that much money for a "stencil."

I honestly hope she never reads this report. Then there is a part of me that hopes she does. I hope it is very much understood that when people go to an "Artist," Graphic Designer, are friends with one, know very well he has talent but are not willing to spend money with him/her, some where deep inside they begin to feel "inadequate." I personally refuse to be made to feel such by any standard of digital media. I respect everyone equally and equally see everyone in the world of Art as a massive competitor, especially when commissions are on the table and $1000.00 USD is up for grabs.
 
  Half the reason why I was so put off by some web-developers that profess, "general-approval," does not matter. I have always felt those that are not paying attention to the approval ratings of their productions and the amount of attention one image gathers, have no real appreciation for what their talent is worth. They are willing to allow someone, who has the same gift to buy out their family members for a "stenciled, traced, re-washed, re-hashed," idea that they themselves could have re-created instead of approving of original art.

 The other day a viewer asked me, where did I reference Anansi. I was put off by this question as well.

https://www.deviantart.com/adventvoice/art/Anansi-In-Flight-751007537

They suggested that next time I "trace," my material, "it will look better,"  I wanted them to jump in a lake and cool off. It was a waste of time to speak to me of tracing or cutting corners or selling myself short. I have too much pride. Where did I get the idea of Anansi? "Read the Print that surrounds her." Was I aware of "Poll Dancing," being considered an Olympic Sport? No, I remember Poll dancing as being what my mother did to raise tips so I could eat as a child. They did not call it poll-dancing when I grew up, they called it "Stripping," Exotic Dancing. Now it is an Olympic Sport, go figure. Soon, so will Mechanical Bulling Riding. My world is changing so fast I can not come up with enough jokes to cover it all. I did not mean to go off on that side note. I was just illustrating how some things can be left unsaid. We don't all have to fly over the coo-coo's nest just because others are doing it. Anansi came from the idea of the "small, rising to the top." The Eagle is of the same representation when you think of America's humble beginnings and a lot of my work has the same "small, single man operated origins" and that is why I enjoy these ideas and hope to pass them on to others.
  Everyday looking to inspire those around me to always "Dream Big." Happy 4th of July everyone. Before the week is out, I might have some new prints.

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So I started my investigations on the lore of Anansi and Arachne and I have found many interesting tidbits of information.

  anyway as I published my information and have been recieving interesting reviews. A Male Chasity program has been sending me information.

Things like:

Mistress Lucy‏ @Mistress__Lucy Feb 22

Beyonce joins male chastity campaignpic.twitter.com/kIBtjdEaQz

12:36 AM - 22 Feb 2018

I was just wondering if anyone could shed light on the idea of how the "spider," can be confused for a Preying Mantis?

Dominant Princess. 25 years old, from Oxford, ENGLAND..I am not offering a service, males serve me. Owner of http://www.chastitymansion.com

  There is a certain amount of disdain that is placed upon the spider. In a lot of Folk Lore and enchanted stories the spider is considered useless, evil, poisonious, predetorial, selfish. It has been depicted as the Queen of the Underworld in many video games. She is often the first battle boss of RPG games and keeps her children in horrible looking egg sacks that if you burst them, expolde into hundreds of babies looking to feed and live.

  The spider is seen as a lone, rouge, entity that can not be controlled by kings or queens whims, yet full of a wisdom that produces a tapistry as fine as silk. The spider is often depicted carrying the moon between her legs and entrapping all those that come near. The spider, the spider. Even Indianna Jones fear the spider.

What is wrong with a spider? They are the craftiest of creatures you know. They only known to enter a Kings home and receive a welcome for their talents. There are a lot of interesting ideas that have surfaced about the spider: http://www.beliefnet.com/love-family/parenting/2000/09/teaching-tales-king-david-and-the-spider.aspx
The spider might be small, but by taking hold of the work that was nearest, it found its self in "kings palaces". If we take up and accomplish the work that is nearest to us; if we are faithful to do the little and humblest tasks; it is then that we can trust ourselves with greater responsibilities, and greater tasks.
Of Course those ideas have been made in search of finding the good in what is perceived evil. Some of those ideas are rather flat, and fine for children.
I being the Dream Weaver and a weaver of tales find the idea of the Anansi to be more accurate than seeking for justification for the spiders finer points.
http://worldofblackheroes.com/2014/06/07/kwaku-anansi/

 I speak kindly of the spider because I understand the idea of misconeption which breeds mistrust and missplaced accusation before justification can be weaved, displayed, and presented in the finest of arrays. I have listened to many claim how I think too much of myself. Much as the spider is considered small and should remain humble, lest it is squished under the heel of those above it. The spider my friend is such a wonderful creature that as it weaves becomes Lord of the Flies, feasting to it's heart content, living by the laws beyond nature, which imply that only the strong survive. There is a wisdom to be trasured of the spider who's laws are set much higher than it's station.

Imagine that a new palace has just been built. As of yet, no spider has taken her abode in those lofty courts. Now outside, on ground level, a spider down stands surveying the high towering walls above, and considers the wonderful living quarters that must surely exist over those turrets. If you were to scale yourself down the the size of the spider, looking up at the towering walls, how hopeful would you be of getting inside the palace?

It seems like an almost impossible feat! However does the spider despair? Does it stop to try and work out some complex difficult method of catapulting itself over the walls and shortly landing right in the kinds palace? No, without taking shortcuts, the spider simply takes hold with her hands and does the work that lies nearest. Day by day she patiently toils spinning her web and inch by inch the goal comes closer.

Eventually after much toil she reaches the top of the wall and drops over into the courts below. A great task accomplished that previously, could almost have been seen as impossible!

  Such can be achieved by all whom show the same courage of the spider. A master Dream Weaver.

After a short discussion with peoplel about the role of "Shooting-My-Lazer-Face," in my latest rendition of Zombie Warfare and it's relevancy with today's politics and growing demand of entertainment, I was curious to look up some interesting facts about the MEME.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shoop-da-whoop-im-a-firin-mah-lazer

As others  suggested, showing off my lazer face was not the inital desire but once I noticed I did it, well, there was no going back. I found it interesting that even though I was not aware of the meme, it had found a way into my artistic expression. (Nothing new under the sun right?)

  Looking at it I was made to ask what other signiture themes can be sighted in the piece that might have been influenced from the land of  St. Elsewhere and could I find it like when I was young and spent hours looking for Waldo?

  The days of Comic genius seem to be so far from me now, as I get older.

  ( I mean think about it: I lost a scout because he believes:  I think you should work on cleaning up your work before looking to get published

I mean this as lightly as possible, but I had scouted you because I had thought you were ironic art shitposting. But I think you take yourself more seriously than that.)

  As if taking pride in ones work, comical or serious is a bad thing.

 Where is the appreciation for laughter anymore?

Everyday my art is achieving and touching someone's life to make a difference.

I don't always get it right but when I do get it right man or man do I get it right.

Gregg Housh of the: https://www.patreon.com/gregghoushshow/overview  an activitst of eclectic tastes and interestes viewed one of my old pieces and fell in love 4 times. It has been so long since I even took interest in that story and art or the motivations behind it that I published in the subtext. "Some Stories Should Never Be Forgotten."

Considering Housh supporters Novermber 5th celebrations and considers that day important to the world. He really appreciated the hidden messages found in the content.

The point is he is one of those individuals I hope to continue fueling with ideas and encouraging with kind words that what he is seeking to do is worth the effort. Especially if he is willing to show me some love as well.

https://twitter.com/i/moments/1005556335172358144

https://twitter.com/i/moments/1005610722682863616

https://youtu.be/mRjqzBCrTHY

https://youtu.be/IAdZCeRbY3E

Just to have someone as cool as these guys into my work is an amazing achievment.

I am not that guy.

I have grown very secure in my art style and feel others should as well. I encourage conversation about art, I don't encourage cheating or disloyatly to one's identity or the development of ones brand for favor of someone elses presentation. This defeats the purpose of creation, and sets a horrible presedent.

Plagurism is more than just taking the words of someone else and calling it your own. Copyright infringment is more than just taking the Youtube post and suggesting you are the one that produced the music and idea and had nothing to do with the production.

No when we learn to love ourselves then we won't have these minor poblems and suffer less from the blockage of creation. We expand and develop great ideas.

There are youtube video's that support the idea that are biased and according to GDC standards:  Shaddy Saffadi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7Bw (Concept Art is Dead). Yet none of this is achieveable if we are asked to be like "Everyone Else."

I spoke to a freind who I think is a great artist, this is what he had to say about art.

~I believe you simply have to let go a bit of that anticipation for what *should* be, and embrace what *is*. There is an audience for you today, and even if most people are couch potatoes, there is a way to reach them. You just have to not stop creating, and educate yourself in how to publish your own works and reach out to people in this digital day and age.

Books and art and music is by FAR not dead - it's bigger than ever, since it's more accessible than ever. More people want to learn about art and music, and books are being read and listened to every day by people from all walks of life. The future will be ruled not by the engineers, programmers and left-brainers, but much more of the right-brainers because we need creativity and soul when the computers have replaced humans for most of this left-brain work.

Don't get discouraged - see it as a challenge to fight through it and do what you feel is right. Search within yourself, and you will find what calls you.

 (I am keeping this artist anonymos because he does not know I am talking about him. He might read this and be interested, who knows.)

 I would love to work Shaddy because he believes in, "The Progression of The Design," which is fundamentally what we as artists, all believe. We would just like to be able to keep a little of ourselves as we journey.

Aint no rest for the wicked is still an awesome song. I listen to it from time to time hoping that the group, Cage the Elephant do not suffer the same demise as Chemical Romance. Gerard Way's The Umbrella Academy I am really rooting for. The world will forever introduce him is the front man of a rock band who failed at animation and took forever to get someone to look into his visual production. I really hope Netflix runs the program. Giving Gerard what he always wanted. Artistic Publication.

  I have always felt a certain tie to the aspirations of Gerard Way, his vision was massive and explosive and his illustrating skills unmatched to date. His songs have a verve all there own and I was happy to say I was a fan.

 Then Cage The Elephant came and I suppose my love for Punk Rock will never die.

https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/adventvoice/no-rest-for-the-wicked

If I could get the world to embrace what they began. If I could get the world to see the need. Then a little piece inside of me would have felt the world a better place. Cause there anit no rest for the wicked, so the good should grow on trees.

 Looking at the drone view's of the inequality found around the globe and how The WORLD BANK suggests South Africa to be the starkest of examples. Johannesburg comapred to Bloubusrand reminds me of Orange County California after the fires, compared to Los Angeles. Yet pictures can do very little for those whom do not live in it in aiding one to conceptualize how devasting such occurances can be. Hawaii is still suffering due to the lava that surges. All that can be hoped for is that those whom are suffering feel that urge to rebuild from past cause their ain't no rest for the wicked, they have mouths to feed, bills to pay, and aint nothing in the world for free.

So I was in a hot discussion lately with some new co-hourts in making trouble and I was given this:

http://customerservicewolf.com/

I think is a great site that makes fun of the times in which we all have to work that part time job.

I love how there is so much talk about the increase in the job market in the great country of America and then as a side note they talk about all of the burger joints they are building and the customer service positions open to the public.

Yeah that is what I went to college for, to earn a degree in Customer Service.

Now this is not a put down on Customer Service, I worked those jobs in high-school and really appreciated the experiance. It taught me how to say what I mean and mean what I say.

  What I don't like is the idea that after the hours of grueling and studying and classes and dealing with teachers that really did not  care about my effort or grade point average and just want their check at the end of the day, that all I could look forward to after graduation was another retail job- Which I did not need a degree in Bio-engeneraring  to earn Manager of the Year awards. So when the tabloids and the news papers cheer about the job market and the approval rating of another fast-food chain I am made to laugh with the Customer Service Wolf.

  Thank you to my many friends that guided me to this site: You all are wonderful.

 Today was a pretty sad day for building upon the topic of ART. I am hoping things change in time and the people I interact with begin to see their own potentials differently. Who knows? Especially after a conversation I had today with two very talented Tattoo artists.

  I frequent this parlor from time to time. Every time I need a hair cut, which is every 6 months, I will dip into the parlor right next to my barbershop and ask them little questions about their medium and choices of design. They really don't like the idea that I never come if for a Tattoo and are always turned off by the idea of speaking to me because they personally feel out of place in their worlds. The eclectic nature of the Tattoo has always been considered Tabboo in a lot of cultures. Tabboo or just for the Deviant and so when a person as clean cut as I walk in and say, "Lets talk about Art." They immediately get this look of not understanding the relevance.

  I ask, after noticing this response," Is it really so hard to understand how Tattoo's have a place in the world of Art, even when every piece of Art is built upon the intial, "Line?" Be it a cell-shaded line, reverse-negative images, dynamic script and character design, to the 3D image rendering, it all begins with the line. 

Line upon Line, here a little, there a little.

 So because we know it begins with a line, how can we not reveolutionize art without adding the Tattoo artist to the group of thinkers that can assit in this venture. Mind you, most of them don't want to talk. At least the few I ran into today. They did not think they were the best ones to talk to about ART. Which made me scratch my head. Illustrationists have a lot to thank the Tattoo Artist for. WIthout that fundamental understanding of Line work, the story board would never unfold and many of us would still be looking at white canvases. Now would I want to get Barry Allen (The Flash) kissing his Girlfriend Tattoo'd to my back, no, but I know I could if I had the right Tattoo artist willing to try. He or she would make a killing off of me too, because that is a lot of detailed work and takes a very fine hand to re-produce.  

 Now on Esty I can find a lot of Tattoo designs being placed on Canvas, they are being sold cheap too. 30.00 a piece. What a dragg. Great idea though for making some extra cash. One day that piece of art is going to raise in some big bucks as vintiage art from some kid that dropped out of college and I am going to be so happy for them. They began a reveolution in art in a big way. If it doesn't it is not because no one went to the parlors and told them they need to think about expanding their idea.

 I did that today and I hope they pay heed, at least call and say, "You know, you might be right."