#JoyMaking

[cacpartmobile]

Join us for Jazz on the Green

Saturday should be a beautiful day to paint with sparc! and listen to Jazz!! You're invited to The Makanda Project’s final concert of the summer. Join sparc! the ArtMobile for an open air painting studio during the annual September Makanda Ken McIntyre birthday celebration. 

Jazz on the Green will be held at the First Church in Roxbury, 10 Putnam Street, Roxbury (rain location: inside church) - 1pm-4pm 

Jazz on the Green (2019) featuring guest artist Robert Murrell. 

At intermission there will be poetry by Vanessa Silva and a performance by student vocalists from the Butterfly Project. The music program will consist entirely of McIntyre compositions, including some of Makanda’s more recent “discoveries” as the ensemble continue to explore his large body of unrecorded work, and continue becoming more and more impressed with his brilliance as a composer. 

Jazz on the Green (2021)  featuring guest artist and former sparc! Team member Beatriz Whitehill

This event is for all ages and stages. Materials provided by sparc! 

Jazz on the Green (2019)  with community member and her wonderful painting

#sparctheartmobile #CommunityArt #Art&Healing #JoyMaking #OurCommunity #MakingArtTogether #ArtForAll #ArtHeals #ArtInPublicLife #IgnitingArtAndDesign #Roxburylove #TheMakandaProject

[puffyboa]

Joymaker!

I wanted to show y’all an old ass drawing I made in mid 2023. This is joymaker, an puppeteer who brings happiness to unhappy kids.

they were actually created way before the “are you happy” episode came out. in this particular episode, Joy teaches two little puppet girls about the value of feeling happiness but shit starts going down the drain later in the episode ( basically the “what went wrong” video)

and yes, Joy gets destroyed in the end:( I might redraw them later

Update:

I would like to mention that Joymaker is not technically EVIL like the Toymaker is but they have a hard time trying to understand the kid’s life and it’s difficult for them to relate thus causing them to freak out and lose control due to stress. However they try their best to support the two girls because well… it’s their job to make the children happy. It’s just hard for them to be a “good guy” considering that their half demon.

Just wanted to updated on them I’ll post the redraw in this post:)

#Harmony and horror #h&h #Joypal #Battington #harmony and horror au #joymaker

[ofkithandmckinney]

Supper-rise! Happy birthday!

Thank you!

#this is 40 #kith #kids in the hall #the kids in the hall #mark mckinney #scott thompson #dave foley #bruce mcculloch #kevin mcdonald #nina #joymakers

[estarts]

This my other arts I did this early I hope you like it…..🙄🙄🙄🙄

Here’s boykisser too….

#Ask #Boykisser #Joymaker #Joypal

[cringey-tea]

Might as well show more designs for my au with the roaches. I can explain more about it in my next post. If anyone else is also interested in knowing.

#harmony and horror #art #my art #au #fanart #joypal #roypal #roach joymaker #roach roymaker #horror

[ayoedebiris]

mvp of the vpr reunion?

ariana and that red dress!!

also james calling sandoval a worm with a mustache

#nameless-and-joymaking #loving lala shitting on the toms as well

[oreganosbaby]

20, 21, 22 >:)

i'm assuming this is succ so it's gonna be that.

20. idk i never really get bored by it. like, it's one of the few shows that really has my attention.

21. okay well, i could say a lot of things but, greg.

22. well i'd say connor and shiv's respective political views. like, not only do i think it's important in their characterization but, i think it's funny. also, it creates this interesting connection between to characters who seem rather distant from each other.

#succ sesh #dalia replies #nameless-and-joymaking

[waystargojo]

16, 34-37

16. logan moment that made you the most homicidal

oh mannnn uh gotta be when he hit iverson that shit was EVIL

34. would you rather: see sands or read roman's sceenplay

see sands i want to support my friend willa :)!

35. wyr: go to shiv's wedding or caroline's wedding

shivs. they played uptown girl

37. wyr: have to talk to connor about napoleon or frank about shakespeare

connor maybe. hes funny

ask meme here

#memo #thank u!!! #nameless-and-joymaking

[imbosskathyjo]

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#livingthelimelife #whenworkisfun #worldrenownedprofessionalmakeupavailableforthefirsttimetoeveryone #youcansitwithus #placeofgrowth #joymaker #womenempoweringwomen #loveyourselffirst #findyourtribeandlovethem #fiercefabfiftyish #goaldigger #galswithgoals #healthyskincare #fierce #goforit

[fab-wolf-in-the-gloom]

can u link to ur socialist klezmer playlist? or rec me songs to start with for a socialist klezmer journey?

Hi I absolutely missed this so I hope I'm not responding suuuuuper late! Normally I don't put my playlists on Spotify but I needed to share this with someone else a few weeks ago so I present to you: Socialist Klezmer and Mr. Mom by Lonestar (cw for discussion of the Holocaust and antisemitism for some songs)

The playlist was designed to be shuffled as the title is very much not a joke, but you can always start from the second song if you're not in the mood for the one country song that has been stuck in my head for weeks.

As for recs, my general recommendation is "honestly I only know stuff by Daniel Kahn, pick a song with a title that sounds cool and start from there", but if you're interested in specific song recs then my top four are probably Parasite*, Freedom is a Verb, Butcher's Sher, and March of the Jobless Corps, all by Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird, all of which actually fit the theme beyond "song by Daniel Kahn". I definitely rec the music videos for the last two.

*this song does walk through the life cycle of the lancet liver fluke (does not include humans, to be clear), which I think is fun but I could see it squicking some people out.

#I listened to this playlist a normal amount for the last few weeks #definitely #not on the playlist but his Hebrew translation of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen is an Experience #asks #nameless and joymaking #nameless-and-joymaking

[magentagalaxies]

scripts for kids in the hall sketches that i own:

womyn (s1e2, the sketch where they're all sitting around playing cards saying "i wish i was a girl")

citizen kane

kathi and the blues guy

joymakers

call girls (the very first sketch from s1e1)

dave's "bad doctor" monologue

painting a chair (first ever gavin sketch)

the vacation (fran and gordon sketch)

the first simon and hecubus sketch

bruce's "bank people" monologue

the first chicken lady sketch

running faggot

reg

the cabbage head sketch from s1e1

dracula (the one where mark's a vampire trying to seduce scott)

beautiful trees ("do you love me" from the pilot)

the armada sketch from the finale (with the vision of armada's future)

arumba (it sounds familiar but i also have no memory of this sketch so idk if it was unaired)

decathalon (unaired fran and gordon sketch)

the cabbage head of the cbc (unaired cabbage head sketch)

chicken surprise (unaired chicken lady sketch)

various vignettes from cops - interrogation sketches (some of which aired, some of which didn't)

#kids in the hall #kith #more sketches will probably be added to the collection next time i'm in town #but right now i think this is a super stacked list!! literally so many of the most iconic sketches #couldn't find any buddy in the storage case but i'm assuming that's probably bc all those scripts went to scott #no idea if scott has his own storage case like this and i'm not gonna ask to go through it bc i still can't believe bruce let me #but there's also a chance i might find even more next time i get to revisit the storage cases bc there were two huge boxes #and i only got halfway through the first one. who knows what treasures are hidden in there

[cacpartmobile]

Join sparc! for Mask decoration - Next Tuesday!

Join sparc! on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 3 - 5pm for a Halloween Mask Decoration and collaborative painting event at the Grove Hall Library (in the Jazz Lounge).  Led by the sparc! MassArt student team, this artful event is open to all ages and stages! No experience needed!

This past week our theme was Atlantis. With a focus on stencil, underwater creatures, and rich colors we created a beautiful underwater world. People's personal canvases showcased beach scenes, underwater monsters, and beautiful sunsets. 

See you on Tuesday - Oct. 31st!

#sparctheartmobile #CommunityArt #ArtandHealing #JoyMaking #OurCommunity #MakingArtTogether #ArtForAll #ArtHeals #ArtAndDesign #IgnitingArtAndDesign #GroveHallLibrary #GroveHall

[puffyboa]

Joymaker remake but except nothing changed👍🏽

Extra doodle

Old ass toy puppet

#harmony and horror #h&h #battington #joymaker #the pals #goober

[dendrochronologies]

fave person rn is a 42 year old coworker who is the only adult human being on Earth with my degree of silliness and joymaking and the same obsessions with birds & hiking. she has spilled tea on herself once a week for the past MONTH. she is a cool as hell 42 year old professional with a phd!!! and she is GOOFY and kind and delightful!!! i need to remember her every time i go out into the world or think about crushes or feel ambitious and start convincing myself that i am TOO SILLY.

#girl are you texting from the club rn. YES. WHAT OF IT #HAPPY & LOOKING HOT & ACTING CRUSH-FREE

[molochka-koshka]

for Valt!

If someone were to invite you to a party, would you enjoy it?What would you do during?

What are some weird interests or hobbies you have that people probably wouldn't expect you to have?

(Sorry this took so long, I completely forgot to finish it and thought I'd already posted it *sobs*)

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Valtiel mulls the first question over with a faint little grin. "A party? I've never given it much thought. My faith tends to partake in little holidays and get-togethers, but I imagine that The Joymaking isn't the kind of party you're talking about." He chuckles softly, and shrugs. "I think I could be convinced to join in and I think I might be able to have a good time. I've been asked about this before by Count Arendae, but I'm not sure if he fully understands what he's asking for when he asks for my assistance with his parties. If I'm not contributing by spreading the Midnight Lord's grace to willing participants, then I'd probably stay for dinner or a dance then politely excuse myself. I generally don't like large crowds, but I can play nice as needed."

"As for the second question, I enjoy cooking and that tends to surprise people. I've had a few people joke about how they expected me to poison them, but that's silly." He laughs. "They're of no use to me dead."

#valtiel posting #ty for the ask!!

[monstersdownthepath]

Scourge Spotlight: Joyful Thing

CR 6

Lawful Evil Medium Outsider

Nidal: Land of Shadows, pg. 57

It would be a crime against the Midnight Lord to talk about velstrac without first mentioning their cocoons. While far from the only way to create one, the Joymaking ritual is seemingly one of the most reliable methods of transforming a willing mortal being directly into a velstrac, the rules and laws of this ritual a secret closely guarded by the church of Zon-Kuthon, said Midnight Lord (though this hasn’t stopped the Demagogue Sugroz from finding her own methods that work on unwilling targets). Joyful Things are exactly what they sound like: things that are joyful. These once-mortals were subjected to unspeakable tortures and vile magics, removing all of their unnecessary extremities and organs to leave nothing but a vessel for pain and madness, acting as something of a divine font for Zon-Kuthon’s power and interpreters of his alien will.

These wriggling grubs represent the middle stage of the velstrac lifecycle, the twisting essence of the Shadow Plane keeping them alive and in constant, ecstatic agony from which they draw strange magical powers. Able to freely use Levitate and Mage Hand, their loss of limb isn’t much of an impediment for them... and, in fact, despite very explicitly having most of their sensory organs removed, they’ve experienced no sensory loss, having no immunities to incoming visual or audio stimulus or disadvantages usually given to creatures that cannot see, hear, or smell. If anything their senses are sharper, gaining darkvision, the ability to see into the future 1/day via Augury, and the power to taste thoughts. 

Any creature they manage to pin down in a grapple (more on how they do that in a moment), their repulsive tongue engulfs the victim’s head and afflicts them with an irresistible version of Detect Thoughts that lasts as long as the grapple does. While the Joyful Things care little for what other creatures are thinking unless it’s “oof ouch owie that hurts,” their caretakers and associates may be very curious to see what‘s rattling around in their victim’s heads, and can use the horrors as methods of interrogation as much as they can be used for religious ceremonies and, in a pinch, as assistants in combat.

Looking at them you wouldn’t think they were combat capable... and you’re largely correct. Fragile as a moth’s chrysalis, Joyful Things possess none of the defensive power of the fiends they will eventually become, protected only by 17 Spell Resistance and their (honestly quite potent) Blessing of Pain, a gift from their god that grants them a bonus to their AC, saving throws, and attack AND damage rolls equal to their Charisma modifier (usually +3). Without backup, a Joyful Thing largely relies on its inborn spell-likes like Darkness (at-will) and Mirror Image (3/day) to give it time to confound and debuff its enemies. It’s actually quite the potent support unit, able to use Bane, Cause Fear, and Command at will to control the party’s actions, and possessing Crushing Despair, Hold Person, and Bestow Curse available 3/day to cut them off entirely.

Once the group has been sufficiently crumpled or manages to get too close for comfort, the Things have a surprise for anyone in melee with them. The chain that binds their form is as much a part of them as their han-- as their fee-- as their skin and tongue, animate and lashing like a tendril. It’s able to strike twice in a round for 2d4+3 damage each and threatens to Grab any creature it strikes, which is how it can further move to embrace the victim with its tongue. Their bursts of emotional magic also allows them to Exploit Pain, granting them a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls versus any creature suffering from a fear or pain effect, which followers of Zon-Kuthon are noted for regularly throwing around.

Joyful Things may be the vesltrac equivalent of Demon Larva, but they’re far more than just helpless cocoons. That being said, bereft of caretakers to give them time to buffet the party with spells, even WITH their bolstered saves they tend go down quickly... and may even enjoy doing so, squealing with hideous delight as the party carves into them and exposes them to entirely new forms of pain. That, perhaps, is their greatest and most repulsive defense.

You can read more about them here.

#Monster Spotlight #CR 6 to 10 #pathfinder #body horror #Scourge Season Month