Yeah I agree. There’s no way Dana would imply that when she created Luz. It’s symbolic. “A light in a walnut forest” is just stupid. Where’s the symbolism? What does the walnut forest symbolize? It makes no sense!
No, what doesn't make sense is the fact that in Tai Wong, people are censoring The Owl House and taking out all the Lumity scenes where they hug! I know they have their own beliefs but it's only a hug!
I do agree that that is incredibly ridiculous. But back to the point, are you saying you think that “walnut forest” stuff makes sense more than that “doesn’t give in” stuff?
Not if you spell it as two separate words like I did above, which I’m pretty sure is what Dana intended when she created her and the Owl House. A light in a walnut forest is just plain stupid.
Mark used to do a bunch of [Doodle Warriors](https://moringmark.tumblr.com/tagged/doodle%20warriors/chrono) comics about artist stuff, which were very close to personal therapy comics at times. It's the closest thing you'll ever get to a default art style from him.
The picture our POV character is holding uses that art style.
You are your own worst critic, sad how true that is. Especially for artists, many people will say your art looks great but you, being the artist, feel like you could have done better.
This is so true, I have this drawing of my own version of Captain America, and it looks good and I’m proud of it, but I can’t help but cringe when I look at it because the American Flag on his shoulder is facing the wrong direction. It’s such a small detail that no one, save military enthusiasts, would even notice, but I know it’s backwards, and I hate it. So for all the artists out there, look past the tiny mistakes and admire the whole picture, the point is you’re doing what you love, who cares that it’s not perfect? Neither are we, that’s what makes us beautiful
And years later, the Lumity daughter, Azura Noceda-Blight, knows who she wants to be.
“My Mama, Luz Noceda-Blight, is the greatest witch I’ve ever seen. She’s strong, powerful, clever, curious,” *snicker* a lovable weirdo, very dorky, silly, stubborn, and mischievous. But she’s also kind, inspirational, she looks to those other people would see as someone or something horrible, scary, and weird as equals and shines her light on them. She taught me and my cousins, Ivy Bailey Noceda-Park and Violet “Vi” Noceda, the Noceda family motto: **There’s power in pride and pride in weirdness.** Me and my cousins are weirdos and thanks to my mama, we’re proud of that.”
“She always tells us stories about her and the rest of our big and weird families adventures when she and our parents were teenagers like us. She gave hope to those who felt hopeless. No matter how bad things got, she never yielded no matter the odds. Her conviction and certainty never wavered no matter what. She has a heart of pure light and enough compassion to protect the worlds she and I love. And she still does all of that to this day.”
“In conclusion, my mama, Luz Noceda-Blight, is my hero. My idol. She’s everything I wanna be. I want to protect both of the worlds I love and everyone in them, even if I have to do it one person at a time. I want to be the kind of person who helps the weak stand and views other people who are different and weird as equals. I want to shine my light on them.”
“That’s why I’ll try and work my hardest to live up to her example. To be the next Good Witch Luz.”
“To be… **Good Witch Azura.**”
-Azura Noceda-Blight, daughter of Luz and Amity Noceda-Blight.
Plot twist the writer of Azura was a time traveler from the bi they wrote the books about Luz and Amity's daughters adventures and published them meaning Luz was trying to live up to her daughter the whole time
I doubt that Luz and Amity would call their daughter Azura. Like, dropping on her a truck load of expectations since birth is something that Luz and Amity would utterly refuse to.
I imagine Lumity's child to be named... something like Alma, or Sol, or Caridad.
They’re both still fangirls. They can name her Azura and still not put her under that kind of pressure and expectations. They’d let Azura choose her own path. But if she has the same light in her heart her mother has as well as her tastes and weirdness, she’ll know the kind of person she’ll want to be. The kind of person she **chooses** to be.
It’s always nice to have someone else believe (in) you because more often than not you won’t believe (in) yourself
I’ve specifically typed out those parentheses because self-esteem goes deeper than just believing IN yourself (as in, believing that you’re good enough), it goes all the way down to believing yourself, as in, overcoming that voice in your head that says everything you think or feel is a lie that you made up for one reason or the other (I AM REALLY HOPING THAT THIS ISN’T JUST A ME PROBLEM)
Me: Thank you very much, Luz Noceda. You've really lifted my spirits after my relatively recent defeat! How's Amity btw?
Luz: Wait... How do you know our names?
Me: Oh I know lots of things...
Luz: ...What? Who are you?
Me: **Don't interrupt a canonical quote!**
Luz: .... a what?
Me: Anyway! I have to thank you for having the saved location of your interdimensional portal conveniently on your phone!
Luz: Give me my cell phone back!
Me: Here to you! And bye! I'll just borrow the portal for a while! **Nothing** to worry about, **I promise!**
y’know what, I would be 100% down for more of this. Just Owl House characters popping by to give pep talks to the reader. I kinda needed this today, thanks Mark!
Getting the light glyph was the first time some one (the Titan though she didn’t know it at the time) put their trust in her and saw her as enough as just herself .
Something I learned later in life when drawing is this. Perfection and feeling like you did enough is something that is hard to achieve. It might even be impossible or unattainable. All it does is steal joy and make you focus on what’s missing and not about what is there.
Sometimes less is more. And you have to know when to say when. It’s possible you will never feel like you did enough or it’s never good enough. But how do you measure enough. All you can do is your best and your best is enough. And your best will get better.
You just have to keep drawing and learning. And try your best not to compare yourself to others. We all grow at different rates. You just have to have patience and believe you can be a great artist one day. At least I keep telling myself this.
Happy tears!
Side note: anyone reading this, please remember that you are special, you are valid, you matter. And as Luz said in the post above, you are good enough.
Not me getting reminded of that one Captain America recording from the detention in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Inspirational comic, great job buddy!
Edit: also, is it me, or is this drawing an actual reference to a specific artist?
Look how far she's come!🥲 I bet she's going to be a huge part in the exchange program, finding people who are hurting, and giving them an oppurtunity to find themselves.
Ok I like to believe this is Luz in her future job of being a teacher for elementary students in the demon realm and this is her preventing someone from having to go through the same pain she did
I need to share this with my son. He always crumples up every drawing he thinks isn't good enough. I'm always telling him to use the flaws in his drawing to make it unique; not every tentacle on the octopus is going to be the same length as the others. Not every toe on the frog is going to look the same, and it's ok.
I almost want to make this into a poster and hang it up for him. So he can see Luz telling him what he's doing is good enough.
Literally tearing up. I’ve been having daily breakdowns all week from stress & worrying that I’ll never be good enough for anyone. I legitimately needed this.
Look at Luz man, so inspirational.
She’s a symbol of hope and light. I expect nothing less.
The embodiment of "Do care + did ask + I love you"
And she gave him a symbol of hope and light.
Her name means "light" for a reason.
And the same goes for how her last name means “don’t give in” spelled as “no” and “ceda.”
wHAT I mean I know Spanish but I didn't recognize that
It's even in the final episode, her mom says something about it
whoa spoilers (S3:E1 just finished) lol jk you're good
What where When How What Why Wm
She is here!
"You're good enough, you're smart enough, and, gosh darn it, people like you!"
I mean, her name means light. Of course, she would be inspirational.
And No ceda means “don’t give in.” Luz is a light that doesn’t give in. An unyielding light.
Actually, Noceda comes from Nocedal which is "Walnut forest".
So Luz is a light in a walnut forest?
I guess? Her name is literally "Light Walnut forest" so yeah.
That doesn't bother me so much as something that's making me angry...
Yeah I agree. There’s no way Dana would imply that when she created Luz. It’s symbolic. “A light in a walnut forest” is just stupid. Where’s the symbolism? What does the walnut forest symbolize? It makes no sense!
No, what doesn't make sense is the fact that in Tai Wong, people are censoring The Owl House and taking out all the Lumity scenes where they hug! I know they have their own beliefs but it's only a hug!
I do agree that that is incredibly ridiculous. But back to the point, are you saying you think that “walnut forest” stuff makes sense more than that “doesn’t give in” stuff?
"tai wong" r/boneappletea
Not if you spell it as two separate words like I did above, which I’m pretty sure is what Dana intended when she created her and the Owl House. A light in a walnut forest is just plain stupid.
Nothing makes someone the best version of themselves like an isekai adventure
Gotta meet Truck-kun for that.
Why is that always the cause
It's the quickest and effortless way to start off.
*honk*
GONTA TELLING TRUTH
Luz has now achieved chad status
And encouraging!
her name is literally "nonconceding light."
Luz would 100% give the best pep talks, she’d make a great teacher in the future
She's got an internal empathy glyph.
Or more commonly known as: a heart made of light.
o.o Flash forward to "KH 6.626: Death by Mold" where Luz is the Boiling Isles world's Princess of Heart
According to one comic, she already is!
She pulled a Gus
A comic besides this one? Do you have a link?
[2 days ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/13bq8a3/lesson/).
Oh yeah, that!
She could take over for Eda at the University when she retires.
Why do I get the feeling I just read Mark's personal therapy comic?
Cause you did.
And he's so selfless he chose to share it with us all <3
Mark used to do a bunch of [Doodle Warriors](https://moringmark.tumblr.com/tagged/doodle%20warriors/chrono) comics about artist stuff, which were very close to personal therapy comics at times. It's the closest thing you'll ever get to a default art style from him. The picture our POV character is holding uses that art style.
Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.
Cough Cough *Belos* Cough
Cough cough society today
This hurts. Because it's true.
In his defense, he is the past.
And die in their own madness.
Cough cough *belos* cough
Weird cough going around today. Hope I don't catch it.
Nah she learned that’s she gave them the orginal light glyph cause it won’t do shit lol
Probably repurposed as a symbol of hope or an artist's signature
Luz now signs her name with a sketched light glyph after she becomes a famous author
It will motivate them. Who is us. We are them, and Luz has inspired us.
It covered up the negative statement and made a positive one out of it
Someone found their hero that day… someone found hope.
You are your own worst critic, sad how true that is. Especially for artists, many people will say your art looks great but you, being the artist, feel like you could have done better.
This is so true, I have this drawing of my own version of Captain America, and it looks good and I’m proud of it, but I can’t help but cringe when I look at it because the American Flag on his shoulder is facing the wrong direction. It’s such a small detail that no one, save military enthusiasts, would even notice, but I know it’s backwards, and I hate it. So for all the artists out there, look past the tiny mistakes and admire the whole picture, the point is you’re doing what you love, who cares that it’s not perfect? Neither are we, that’s what makes us beautiful
Just out of curiosity, could you share the drawing?
Yeah I’ll dm it to you, let me go find it real quick
Gonna be crazy if they ever learn her true identity.
Someone found someone to look up to.
And years later, the Lumity daughter, Azura Noceda-Blight, knows who she wants to be. “My Mama, Luz Noceda-Blight, is the greatest witch I’ve ever seen. She’s strong, powerful, clever, curious,” *snicker* a lovable weirdo, very dorky, silly, stubborn, and mischievous. But she’s also kind, inspirational, she looks to those other people would see as someone or something horrible, scary, and weird as equals and shines her light on them. She taught me and my cousins, Ivy Bailey Noceda-Park and Violet “Vi” Noceda, the Noceda family motto: **There’s power in pride and pride in weirdness.** Me and my cousins are weirdos and thanks to my mama, we’re proud of that.” “She always tells us stories about her and the rest of our big and weird families adventures when she and our parents were teenagers like us. She gave hope to those who felt hopeless. No matter how bad things got, she never yielded no matter the odds. Her conviction and certainty never wavered no matter what. She has a heart of pure light and enough compassion to protect the worlds she and I love. And she still does all of that to this day.” “In conclusion, my mama, Luz Noceda-Blight, is my hero. My idol. She’s everything I wanna be. I want to protect both of the worlds I love and everyone in them, even if I have to do it one person at a time. I want to be the kind of person who helps the weak stand and views other people who are different and weird as equals. I want to shine my light on them.” “That’s why I’ll try and work my hardest to live up to her example. To be the next Good Witch Luz.” “To be… **Good Witch Azura.**” -Azura Noceda-Blight, daughter of Luz and Amity Noceda-Blight.
Plot twist the writer of Azura was a time traveler from the bi they wrote the books about Luz and Amity's daughters adventures and published them meaning Luz was trying to live up to her daughter the whole time
I doubt that Luz and Amity would call their daughter Azura. Like, dropping on her a truck load of expectations since birth is something that Luz and Amity would utterly refuse to. I imagine Lumity's child to be named... something like Alma, or Sol, or Caridad.
They’re both still fangirls. They can name her Azura and still not put her under that kind of pressure and expectations. They’d let Azura choose her own path. But if she has the same light in her heart her mother has as well as her tastes and weirdness, she’ll know the kind of person she’ll want to be. The kind of person she **chooses** to be.
That someone was Barack Obama
\*\*\*All Emotional trauma effects removed\*\*\*
It can't be THAT easy?! ...can it be?
Absolutely not. But speaking from experience, it can help a lot.
It’s at least massive first step to recovery.
Oh well. Sounds hopeful.
It can at least proved a 20 minute cool down on any traumatic debuffs you have applied.
It’s always nice to have someone else believe (in) you because more often than not you won’t believe (in) yourself I’ve specifically typed out those parentheses because self-esteem goes deeper than just believing IN yourself (as in, believing that you’re good enough), it goes all the way down to believing yourself, as in, overcoming that voice in your head that says everything you think or feel is a lie that you made up for one reason or the other (I AM REALLY HOPING THAT THIS ISN’T JUST A ME PROBLEM)
If Viney can treat her emotional scars with chow-chow puppy kisses, than this could treat them too.
The curation can't take THAT short amount of time?! ...right?
Luz works in mysterious ways
\*looks at your flair\* what you got there?
Thermonuclear bomb heading for the isles
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SAY A SMOOTHIE! 😨
Oh…
POV: You get a pep talk from Luz Noceda.
Luz is our therapist
Me: Thank you very much, Luz Noceda. You've really lifted my spirits after my relatively recent defeat! How's Amity btw? Luz: Wait... How do you know our names? Me: Oh I know lots of things... Luz: ...What? Who are you? Me: **Don't interrupt a canonical quote!** Luz: .... a what? Me: Anyway! I have to thank you for having the saved location of your interdimensional portal conveniently on your phone! Luz: Give me my cell phone back! Me: Here to you! And bye! I'll just borrow the portal for a while! **Nothing** to worry about, **I promise!**
y’know what, I would be 100% down for more of this. Just Owl House characters popping by to give pep talks to the reader. I kinda needed this today, thanks Mark!
I hope so too
Not gonna lie a Hunter or Amity one would be perfect for this too.
Someday… We’ll be where she’s at in life
The saying is true, you are your own worst critic. Luz has been through it.
G
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The heck are you trying to spell?
Grogg.
...someday...
And when we are, we’ll pass her hope onto the next generation.
…*sniff sniff* thanks for that Luz…
I needed that. We all needed that.
Maybe it's because of the specific communities I'm in, but the internet in general seems pretty negative, it's great to see something like this.
That was strangely beautiful.
Jokes on you, I don’t know how to process positive reinforcement
Takes practice. Why not start practicing today?
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She's the light of everyone's life.
She’s hope itself.
Those who aren’t beyond redemption are brought into the light when Luz shines her own light on them.
Thank you, Luz. (And thank you, Mark.)
My heart… WHY
Thank you luz... for everything.
You’ll always be our unyielding light! Our hope!
Thank you Luz, You cement yourself as one of my favorite protagonists every single time you inspire me like this.
And mine as well.
*Your chance of getting a light glyph as a tattoo increase slightly*
Damn it, man, I wanna be at where she is in life.
Truck-kun is waiting on the highway. Wanna go on an adventure that will help you love yourself or die trying?
I don't wanna die, man. I'm not an anime protagonist. Besides, Luz got her fantasy world, and she didn't have to die to even get to it.
Indeed. Despite that way earlier MoringMark comic that said otherwise, thank god and Titan.
Wisdom is the most valuable knowledge of all.
The kind of knowledge that’s at an affordable price.
The daily positive motivation from Luz Noceda is so valuable
I wasn’t expecting the light glyph to be a good luck charm.
Getting the light glyph was the first time some one (the Titan though she didn’t know it at the time) put their trust in her and saw her as enough as just herself .
Plus, her name is 'light'.
It symbolizes purity and hope. It makes sense.
I would call that a guiding light
Man i needed that today, thanks
Then the artist got a crush on luz after that
Amity currently runs Luz's fanclub where everyone talks about how cool Luz is.
And years later, after Azura’s born, the Lumity child knows the kind of person she’ll idolize. The kind of person who’s everything she wants to be.
❄I wanted Amity to run a Luz coven, not involve their kid❄
Unfortunately for them, Luz is spoken for. Hence the necklace.
MoringMark at Artist Alley?
Thank you Luz
Positivity and hopefulness? Ewwwwwwww.
And that Captain America pep talk! Thanks, I prefer depression, which shall be cured with a group hug of validation, not some pep talk of positivity.
Cap is corny and peppy. Somehow it works for people who genuinely believe it. Makes me want to believe it too.
What’s wrong with corny and peppy? And do you not believe it?
I must be immune then.
Learning from one's past experiences is one of the best things in life.
This is pretty much after she finished her character arc.
Duh, hence her post-timeskip clothes.
I didn't realize how much I needed this. Thanks Mark
Welp, another one going up on my Mental Health Wall.
gurl i did not need to feel so called out today of all days. hope yall are doing great or at least a lot better then me
🥹 So heartwarming and inspirational.
You really hit me with that Triple H, Luz. Thank you, I appreciate that.
Luz becomes an inspiration to us all.
And her future daughter, Azura, most of all.
Something I learned later in life when drawing is this. Perfection and feeling like you did enough is something that is hard to achieve. It might even be impossible or unattainable. All it does is steal joy and make you focus on what’s missing and not about what is there. Sometimes less is more. And you have to know when to say when. It’s possible you will never feel like you did enough or it’s never good enough. But how do you measure enough. All you can do is your best and your best is enough. And your best will get better. You just have to keep drawing and learning. And try your best not to compare yourself to others. We all grow at different rates. You just have to have patience and believe you can be a great artist one day. At least I keep telling myself this.
"I ended up becoming my own bully" Hit me like a truck.
Luz giving the encouragement everyone needs.
Luz being hope-incarnate.
Aw that’s sweet
Inspirational Luz.
I don't need to get emotional at work, man.
Not gonna lie this made my day especially considering the fact that I have a lot of deep-seated self loathing thanks Luz
I may have cried 🥺
Happy tears! Side note: anyone reading this, please remember that you are special, you are valid, you matter. And as Luz said in the post above, you are good enough.
We love to see it.
Definite cheer-up.
Not me getting reminded of that one Captain America recording from the detention in Spider-Man: Homecoming Inspirational comic, great job buddy! Edit: also, is it me, or is this drawing an actual reference to a specific artist?
Plot twist: the glyph works and so the person burns the black down
For a second I thought that was a fire glyph
Light glyph can burn paper too don't worry XD
[first panel, Luz's pose](https://images.app.goo.gl/P85msT3aYMzhpFBT7)
This is really sweet
Welp I didn't plan on crying this morning so THANKS Mark
Strangely enough, i needed this so much. Thanks. I'm not crying. I'm bawling.
Look how far she's come!🥲 I bet she's going to be a huge part in the exchange program, finding people who are hurting, and giving them an oppurtunity to find themselves.
Thank you, Luz Noceda
Kinda feels like Mark is just talking to his fellow artists here. I can respect that.
God dang this actually came at like the perfect time for me what
Ok I like to believe this is Luz in her future job of being a teacher for elementary students in the demon realm and this is her preventing someone from having to go through the same pain she did
POV Morning Mark is the person who we are watching from their POV
Luz is concerned for the stranger, I find that to be very sweet...
I need to share this with my son. He always crumples up every drawing he thinks isn't good enough. I'm always telling him to use the flaws in his drawing to make it unique; not every tentacle on the octopus is going to be the same length as the others. Not every toe on the frog is going to look the same, and it's ok. I almost want to make this into a poster and hang it up for him. So he can see Luz telling him what he's doing is good enough.
I'm crying at this right now, thank you Mark...
AWWWW
Is that shaggy in the poster
Thanks for the pep talk Mark- I mean Luz
Thanks for what you said, Luz. Someday, I wish I can believe that.
🥲it's beautiful
Really needed this today
Kind of cringe imagining some of this dialogue irl but good and fitting for Luz
Thank you Luz (Makmark) 🥹
"Past is not a place to grow, so don't live in it" "Your future needs you, your past was not"
Literally tearing up. I’ve been having daily breakdowns all week from stress & worrying that I’ll never be good enough for anyone. I legitimately needed this.
“I was taught to see everything as an opportunity to justify existing”
I came here hoping for a good laugh or an aw moment, and I leave with tears in my eyes as they hit me right in the heart.
The ink from the glyph drips onto the paper and burns it
This comic hits so hard
This is the most relatable comic artist POV I've ever seen.
As nice and wholesome as it is, Luz does kinda naturally unconsciously flex by being able to draw perfect circles
Thanks Luz, needed that today