A Sheet of Tissue Paper

The crinkly, gift-wrapping variety.

[targetedknowledge]

[support]

One legitimately weird thing about Tumblr is that we literally can’t code for shit, many people quit working at Tumblr due to a hostile work environment, and we can’t seem to program a simple blogging website to not flood your RAM.

[monopoison3r]

nearing the 10 year anniversary of banishing editable reblogs

[bedupolker]

Reddish orange and blue is such a peak color combo... red rocks over the colorado river... maple leaves over a cool cloudy sky... orange slices at the pool... fireplace on a snowy day... Koi fish pond... B-tier action movie poster... literally what can't she do?

[cheaphalloweencostume]

me on the first Jurassic Park test ride: mm. note to self: very first exhibit, they said the dilophosaurus was poisonous, then immediately referenced its venom. thats a real oversight, i hope they fix it. well at least it probably can’t get worse than this

[ultramaddie]

when it happens, there will be a crab rave like no other

[ultramaddie]

every day i ask the crabs “is now the time?”

and every day the crabs sadly reply with a negative

[edgebug]

[shapeoftheday]

playing :-)

[criminallyaddictedtomilk]

[nuttysaladtree]

@elodieunderglass

[elodieunderglass]

That is very strange indeed!

[gardengnosticator]

getting teary eyed thinking about gerda gottlieb's paintings of her wife after she transitioned

[gardengnosticator]

[narcissus-thee-squeekual]

thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

[canipleasehavefood]

[bowelfly]

couple little art trade doodles for @iguanodont

[iguanodont]

YIPPEE

And here’s what I drew for @bowelfly !

[ullathynell]

My new wall calendar will be included in the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the extended edition of my art book Woodlands! 🌞

The 2027 calendar features 12 all-new fantasy illustrations in full color. This calendar's weeks start with Monday!

The calendar will also be available directly from the publisher's website (USA) later on, but note that international shipping costs to will be higher.

Either way, I warmly recommend checking out the Woodlands Kickstarter! It will offer better international shipping options for my art books and calendars (both will be printed in the US), as well as behind the scenes materials and other lovely bonus rewards! Make sure to click the "Notify me" button at the campaign page so you won't miss the launch. ♥

[biorg]

The Gruesome Cup, Fortunino Matania, 1942

[jammeke]

( via @fabula-unica )

[agarthanguide]

She had him killed for this. Just FYI.

[agarthanguide]

Frederick Sandys, 1861

[systlin]

But seriously, if alien PLANTS ever show up, citrus and oaks are going to be trying to breed with them IMMEDIATELY. 

We make fun of ourselves for being willing to fuck aliens, but I guarantee you that citrus and oaks are right there with us, aggressively trying to cross-pollinate with any new and interesting conquests. 

[tygermama]

this has weird implications of the intelligent aliens are plant-based

[blueelectricangels]

“Yes, my great-grandfather is a terran bur oak. We don’t like to talk about it, it was very awkward for everyone involved. Except, presumably, the bur oak.”

[elodieunderglass]

“There were an alarming amount of whole-genome duplication events on Earth and frankly, I’m not comfortable going into it. They’re resilient as fuck, they grow in all kinds of conditions, and they have terrifying vocabulary like ‘allopolyploidy’. Do you KNOW what that IS? It’s something you don’t bring up around seedlings, that’s for…. that’s for fuckin sure.”

[dogpuppy]

[bedupolker]

Opposable thumbs are handy

[ymutate]

Filippo Palizzi (Italian painter 1818–1899)

Excavations in Pompeii, 1870

Oil on Canvas

119.5 × 86 cm.

Private Collection

[rabid-transcendentalist]

@anthropologist-on-the-loose get peer-reviewed because your shared experience with the subject of the painting really heightened the emotional impact of this artwork for me ( An impact which was already high tbh. The idea that Pompeii was built by generations, buried by generations, uncovered by generations. What if I just started screaming and never stopped. )

[anthropologist-on-the-loose]

"Built by generations, buried by generations, uncovered by generations" is ruining me, thanks

[kosmogrl]