[ashertaka]

Terrible lighting but here's me meeting my favorite author, Michael Ondaatje. Note me not crying. #booknerd problems

[ashertaka]

Unintentional statement costumes are the best.

[ashertaka]

So I made my favorite creepy morbid children's movie more morbid...

[ashertaka]

SOMEONE STOP ME.

[ashertaka]

Favorite author collection is... missing something pretty major. Hmmm.

[ashertaka]

Ahaha, guess which one I carved... #pumpkins #jackolantern

[ashertaka]

First Amy's Ice Cream since being back. #austin #yums

[maruti-bitamin]

pencil

[angelclark]

5-Year-Old With Autism Paints Stunning Masterpieces 

utism is a poorly-understood neurological disorder that can impair an individual’s ability to engage in various social interactions. But little 5-year-old Iris Grace in the UK is an excellent example of the unexpected gifts that autism can also grant – her exceptional focus and attention to detail have helped her create incredibly beautiful paintings that many of her fans (and buyers) have likened to Monet’s works.

Little Iris is slowly learning to speak, whereas most children have already begun to speak at least a few words by age 2. Along with speech therapy, her parents gradually introduced her to painting, which is when they discovered her amazing talent.

“We have been encouraging Iris to paint to help with speech therapy, joint attention and turn taking,” her mother, Arabella Carter-Johnson, explains on her website. “Then we realised that she is actually really talented and has an incredible concentration span of around 2 hours each time she paints. Her autism has created a style of painting which I have never seen in a child of her age, she has an understanding of colours and how they interact with each other.”

[ashertaka]

Those paintings are gorgeous, and look at her little cat!

[ashertaka]

All right Ash, I promise this is the last time for a while. #movingday

[untrustyou]

Ibai Acevedo

[ashertaka]

Guarding the yard against the armadillo hoardes. #asher #alastor

[lifeinthecuckoosnest]

[maruti-bitamin]

box & cat

[fer1972]

[ashertaka]

fer1972:

Today’s Classic: Oscar Wilde’s Salome illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898)

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[knowhomo-deactivated20191124]

LBGTQ* Quotes and Quips

Comedian Lynn Lavner

[supersonicart]

Sail’s “Canna Intrat" at Roq La Rue.

Sail (Interviewed) works completely with ink to create stunning, surrealistic works of art that show off the exquisite idea of mystery in all it’s full, dark beauty.  A brand new series of these pieces will be on display with Sail’s brand new solo show, “Canna Intrat,” which opens Thursday, October 2nd at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle, Washington.  Sail himself explains the works as asking, “Who are we?” while incorporating ideas such as personal rebirth.  If you’re in or around Seattle, this show shouldn’t be missed.

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