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A siren's hymn this blossom sung, As honey dripped off of her tongue, A serpent charmed, I stood entranced Beholding her Hypnotic dance

My eye had caught a glimpse of red, Of fabric swaying in the wind, And in the midst of heartache's throes, I saw her there, The desert rose

i realize now, i wrote/read this in the guildmasters voice

And then it was autumn again. The weight lifted, the breeze cooled, and everything felt alright, even if only for right now.

a dbt skills cheat sheet/illustration i did last may in IOP

prompt was what’s in your tool shed(ie coping skills) so i also did a “mind garden” to go with it

I like to think that every time an artist dies, Gd lets them create one last masterpiece in the skies.

sometimes all you need is a cigarette and pink bubblegum taffy

some days i am soft fuzz on a saccharine peach some days i am sharp sand scratching at the beach i long to evolve find the bridge in between dogmatic adoration and cruel acrimony please Gd i am begging you  i will prostrate on my knees will i ever be that person some days at least

And then it was autumn again. The weight lifted, the breeze cooled, and everything felt alright, even if only for right now.

everyone becomes a child again at the fairgrounds

untitled figure study pencil on paper by Me (2019ish?) + an edit i liked lol

our love is work, but it’s not deadlines and long commutes. it’s the work an artist puts into a sculpture. the work a mother puts into baking a cake. a work done to create something to share.

PSA - don’t forget to turn off third party sharing, ESPECIALLY if you share original art/creative works. Found this randomly while going through my settings.

The fact that tumblr (known as a platform for creatives) is allowing this thievery is honestly appalling.

The more you know 🌈

“You're not a monster, I said. But I lied. What I really wanted to say was that a monster is not such a terrible thing to be. From the Latin root monstrum, a divine messenger of catastrophe, then adapted by the Old French to mean an animal of myriad origins: centaur, griffin, satyr.”

- from On Earth We Are Breifly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

untitled bug sketch pen on paper by Me (2024)

"To see a World in a grain of sand, And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour."

- from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake

my old studio it wasnt much but it was mine ( ཀ ʖ̯ ཀ)

A Dipsomaniac’s Haiku

Who would have thought that My first taste of the Devil Came from my father

"The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences."

- from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Bondage watercolor on paper by Me (2021)

Inamorata

She smells of incense and roses She tastes of honey and milk She will help you find the Promised Land Between her thighs of silk She will bring you Heaven here on earth And you will fall down to your knees The next time that you pray to Gd, Only to realize it’s She, who holds your keys

untitled figure study pencil on paper by Me (2021ish)

Amour de Soi ink on paper by Me (2018)

What I wish more people understood is that art is like cooking. Not everyone needs to be a great chef but everyone should cook to some extent. It is required to put fuel into our bodies, and we have to prepare that fuel. Same with exercise. A lot of people understand that regular exercise is part of a healthy life, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are athletes.

But it feels like most people don’t apply this perspective to art. Just because you are not an “artist” doesn’t mean that you should not be creating something that feeds your soul. It can be paper clip crafts, or doodles in your notebook, or knitting or LITERALLY WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT but please for the love of God do SOMETHING.

I think it starts with our art teachers exclaiming confidently that everyone is an artist. While I understand the intention behind it, I feel like it alienates people who don’t feel artistic, or aren’t particularly skilled and they end up frustrated. Not everyone is an artist in the sense that they have the mindset and technical skills to make meaningful pieces, but everyone should be a creator of some sort. It feeds that need in your soul, and just like food and exercise are part of a healthy body, so is art.

Human nature is to make crappy art and embroider crappy designs onto your clothes and finger paint and make a mess. All prehistoric cultures have instances of art dating as far back as tools and cooking, and it is just as vital to civilization as the things that keep us breathing. What’s the point of living without feeling alive.

untitled abstract acrylic on canvas board by Me (2021)

welcome to the jungle where it twists and turns and swells with the weighted stench of violence you feel frightened and unwell you turn your heel, with lightning speed to escape the way you came you feel your soul can take no more and it really is a shame because you see, this jungle here? it's only in your mind there is no escaping your own demons so no sanity will you find

untitled portraits mixed media by Me (2018)

sandalwood and cigarette smoke

hey, says the stranger                         i may not know you but i bet i know

your anger.

Just thinking about how William Shakespeare was like his generations’ Wes Anderson 😂 An eccentric playwright with a cult fan base, making dark comedies and dramas with social commentary that’s very relatable to the current cultural climate of his audience. In this essay I will…

Scholar Sharpening His Quill oil on panel by Gerrit Dou (ca. 1632-35)

i say i miss summer, but sometimes i mean summer in 2006