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Sensitive

Thought:

At what point did we begin to assume that describing a person as “sensitive” means “easily offended?” If, by definition, we take it to mean perceptive and sympathetic, it’s a quality we should all wish to have. Nobody is proud to be totally insensitive. Everyone wants to think that they’re always tuned in to the people around them. Can we please have casual usage of this word back?

adjective:

sensitive

1. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences."the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones"synonyms:responsive to, reactive to, sentient of, sensitized to; Moreaware of, conscious of, alive to; susceptible to, affected by, vulnerable to; attuned to "she's sensitive to changes in temperature" antonyms:impervious, unresponsive

2. (of a person or a person's behavior) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings."I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill"synonyms:tactful, careful, thoughtful, diplomatic, delicate, subtle, kid-glove; Moresympathetic, compassionate, understanding, intuitive, responsive, insightful "the matter needs sensitive handling" antonyms:clumsy

3. kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security."he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries"

easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes."the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas"synonyms:delicate, fragile; Moretender, sore, raw "sensitive skin" antonyms:resilient, tough

(of photographic materials) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light.

(of a market) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences.

easily offended or upset."I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive"synonyms:touchy, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, easily upset, easily hurt, thin-skinned, defensive; More paranoid, neurotic; informal uptight "he's sensitive about his bald patch" antonyms:thick-skinned

[brookefrankly]

He was an artist down to the bone. It’s not enough to have extraordinary vision; you have to know how to turn that vision into something that exists in the very flawed, complicated world of human beings and money and phone calls.

Liz Meriwether of Prince

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I remember driving on the New Jersey Turnpike arguing with Phong Bui about who made the first abstract painting. I said that Kandinsky had gradually camouflaged his imagery and made abstractions by 1911. Phong said Kupka made completely abstract paintings in 1909 and that

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Painting and Buddhism are old friends.

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Briar Press: A letterpress community. Museum of Printing Presses, Letterpress Classifieds, Printer's Yellow Pages, and vintage postscript artwork for download.

World’s most important thread.

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from Sartre’s Nausea

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Flowers

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No longer active, but high quality. Worth your time.

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God Admits He Was In Pretty Bad Place While Creating Universe

THE HEAVENS—Saying He was dealing with a lot of stuff at the time, God Almighty, Our Lord and Heavenly Father, admitted to reporters Monday that He was in a pretty bad place when He created the universe.

Happens to the best of us.

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Bourgeois purchased the townhouse in 1962 for less than $30,000 with her husband, the art historian Robert Goldwater, whom she met in her native Paris in August 1938, and married a month later. She moved with him to New York, where they raised three sons. Upon Goldwater’s death in 1973, Bourgeois drastically reconfigured the house. She moved out of their rear second-floor bedroom, leaving it and Goldwater’s third-floor library mostly untouched as a kind of memorial. She installed a single bed in the front room of the second floor. (Many years later, after arthritis had made climbing the staircase difficult, she relocated her bedroom to the front parlor on the first floor.) In her years as a wife and mother, Bourgeois had used the basement for her work. Now, she turned the whole building into an art studio. “I think from a psychological point of view, she was transforming it so radically that it was her way of dealing with extreme loss,” Mr. Gorovoy said... Goldwater’s death freed — or forced — her to devote herself entirely to her art. Although her husband encouraged her to pursue her sculpture, she would hold back, wanting to be a good wife. “She was very guilt-ridden,” Mr. Gorovoy said.

“A Look Inside the Louise Bourgeois House, Just How She Left It”, Arthur Lubow, New York Times

Even the best people with the best support systems find they must divide their level of commitment between the people and practices they love. This doesn’t need to deter you from loving someone or from practicing your work, merely to cultivate the best of each while you have them, because you can’t have everything forever. 

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Very important lecture on Four-Color Letterpress in Nat Geo

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Freelancers, Here's How To Do Your Taxes

The freelance life is enviable in many respects, except for the bane of doing taxes while self-employed. Here are 10 tips to making it manageable.

Tumblr, I’ve returned, if only briefly, to collect resources all in one place.

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Arthur Wesley Dow Marshy Landscape ca. 1900 cyanotype MFA, BostonProcess Photography

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Arthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857-1922), The Tidal Empire (Ipswich Marshes), 1917. Oil on canvas.

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“Spring Landscape,” Arthur Wesley Dow, 1892, oil on canvas, University of Michigan Museum of Art.

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It's been an amazing year. Everything feels like a fresh start, lately. #####

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I miss this dog every day of my life. #mymomwenttoUF #nationaldogday #throwback #tori #springerspaniel #bestdogever #ihaveacatnow #andanapartment #adulthoodsucks #ijustwantadog

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Very excited... Work framed and delivered to @luckas.at for his show at @socialhouselw 6-10PM on Wednesday, one night only, baby. #humanforreal #enduringamerica #nationalgeographic #natgeo #mixedmedia #lakeworth #socialhouse