gardenparty

I (mostly) reblog things that interest me. . . but that could change.

[blkqueerdo]

you cannot know how well people’s bodies remember their ancestors

wild seed, Octavia Butler (via blkqueerdo)

[ayanaahj]

I made something for a special someone who has supported us from the very beginning. This is the prototype. More to come. Always. Looking forward to the conference http://bit.ly/OebStudies * * * * * * * * * * #fergusonFuture #shapingChange #becauseOfOctavia #oebStudies #radioimagination #tellingmystories #octaviaLives #octaviaebutler #octaviabutler #planwithmechallenge #planwithme #planner #notebook #journal #bulletjournal #bwwpc #blackwomenplan #bulletjournalcommunity #plannercommunity #plannernerd #planneraddict #stationery #bulletjournaljunkies #showmeyourplanner #bujoinspire #mindfulness #selfcare #motivation #wellbeing #washitape #ribbon #bookmark #booknerd #afrofuturism #blackfuturist #quantumFuturism #blackjoytechnologies #wildseed #kindred #anyanwu #lilith #olamina #custom #laurenoyaolsmina #earthseed #seedToHarvest #parableofthesower #parableofthetalents #shapechange #godischange

[ayanaahj]

11 years ago today...... (at Mountain View Mortuary, Cemetery, and Crematory)

[solarpunkprincess]

[ayanaahj]

[wellconstructedsentences]

Create no images of God. Accept the images that God has provided. They are everywhere, in everything. God is Change— Seed to tree, tree to forest; Rain to river, river to sea; Grubs to bees, bees to swarm. From one, many; from many, one; Forever uniting, growing, dissolving— forever Changing. The universe is God’s self-portrait.

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (via wellconstructedsentences)

[ayanaahj]

#Repost @misstisab ・・・ "To be led by a coward is to be led by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool." #Repost @goodmexicangirl with @repostapp ・・・ #OctaviaButler called it. Artists our time is now #spiritualwarriors #powerup It's gonna be a long 4 years (at America/Los_Angeles)

[harrypotterhousequotes]

RAVENCLAW: “Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptability and persistent, positive obsession.” –Octavia E. Butler (Parable of the Sower)

[wellconstructedsentences]

Changes. The galaxies move through space. The stars ignite, burn, age, cool, Evolving. God is Change. God prevails.

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (via wellconstructedsentences)

[jhameia]

GUYS SO HIDDEN FIGURES WAS SO GREAT

NO WHITE PEOPLE TAKE THE SHINE FROM THE AMAZING BLACK PROTAGONISTS

in fact there’s a whole lot of “here is how people racist” and “here is how to ally without being a smug prick about it”

there is ALSO ALSO ALSO a lot of beautiful black men who are initially douchey but CLEARLY ALSO LOVE THEIR WOMEN AND WANT TO DO BETTER

Taraji P Henson is courted by FINE AS ALL HELL Mahershala Ali *STARS IN EYES* and you know those moments which are like IMAGINE YOUR OTP except THIS IS YOUR OTP YOU DONT HAVE TO IMAGINE IT and her daughters being all into the new man in her life and AAAAAAAAAAAAA IMAGINE YOUR OTP NO WAIT IT’S ALREADY ONSCREEN

buncha white characters have this complete thoughtlessness, this “that’s the way it is” until they are inconvenienced and then that’s how they go out of the way to make things better which is so utterly real, of course that’s how it goes

other buncha white characters who just hate being upstaged and their hostility is shown really subtly, like it’s clear they’re not even AWARE of how fucking racist they are

then there’s that John Glenn astronaut guy who’s like a complete ALL AMERICAN WHITE BREAD BOY and he has this looks-natural-is-it-really way of being an ally that’s just completely innocuous except it’s exceptional like yes good that’s a really awesome way of alleviating the AWKWARD in the room

Janelle Monae as the plucky wannabe-engineer

Octavia Spencer as the long-suffering but determined to help not just herself but EVERYONE in her department of human computers by getting ahead of the game learning computers

IT’S ALL AMAZING IT’S GREAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT AND I CANT WAIT TO SEE ALL THE DISCOURSE ON IT

[clockshopla]

(Radio Imagination from Clockshop)

Ayana A.H. Jamieson ( @ayanaahj ) is the founder and director of the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network (@oeblegacy). In December 2016, she led a bus tour through Pasadena and Altadena, California, exploring Butler’s hometown and the ways its landscapes and politics influenced her worldview. In this episode, Tom Carroll of Tom Explores Los Angeles (@tomexplores)  talks with Jamieson about this tour and the importance of geographical context in understanding Butler as a writer. 

[obamawhitehouse]

“This family. What can I say. What an honor to have photographed them for eight years. A couple of months ago, the Social Office came to me and said they were thinking of using a family photo for this year’s White House holiday card. So I thought of Justin Trudeau. I know you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Earlier this year we hosted the Canadian Prime Minister for a formal State Dinner. Malia and Sasha attended as guests. Before the dinner, I did a family photo in the White House residence. But later, when the Trudeaus arrived, the two families spent some time on the Truman Balcony with their respective delegations. At one point, the Prime Minister asked if we could do a photo of he and his wife with the Obama family. Click, click, click. Then, he said I should do a photo of just the Obamas. I could have said, ‘Sir, we already did one before you arrived.’ But instead, I clicked off a few quick frames. And lo and behold, it was this picture that Justin Trudeau asked me to take which everyone loved as the choice for the 2016 White House holiday card.” —Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza

[darkmattersproj]

On Her Birthday: Interviews with Octavia Butler

From Charlie Rose to NPR & Beyond

[clockshopla]

This is the last week to see Radio Imagination: Artists in the Archive of Octavia E. Butler before the new year! The Armory will be closed December 24 - January 2. Stop in today from 12 - 5!  

[clockshopla]

Tracing Octavia Butler’s Footsteps: An Interview with Dr. Ayana A. H. Jamieson - Los Angeles Review of Books

Ayana A. H. Jamieson talks to Rochell D. Thomas about her research of Octavia Butler.

Los Angeles Review of Books: Tracing Octavia Butler’s Footsteps: An Interview with Dr. Ayana A. H. Jamieson

Thanks to @lareviewofbooks, @ayanaahj & @lynellgeorge for their contributions to this interview.  The Octavia E. Butler Legacy Tour was a big success.  Thanks again to everyone who was able to join us!

[clockshopla]

New podcast!

In a city as big as Los Angeles, with such a well-documented car culture, we often hear that you need a car in LA. But what can the experience of public transit offer a writer? What about an artist? In this episode, we take a ride from West Hollywood to Downtown with commissioned Radio Imagination artist and LA-native Lauren Halsey. Halsey’s work takes inspiration from her neighborhood in South LA, and the visual culture of small businesses throughout Los Angeles. Like Butler, she gets around on public transit, but there was a time when she used to drive…

[galagalactic]

Octavia Butler. “So be it! See to it!” Futuristic Witch Spell.