such a pretty binding

Conceptual/Surreal portrait photographer living in North Carolina. This blog is mostly my images, with some of the things i love thrown in.All images are copyright protected! Please don't remove artist credit!www.caryndrexl.comflickrtwitteretsy

[sheisraging]

yes good.

[caryndrexl]

Using old oil paintings (all within the public domain) to create something new and creepy is my latest art fixation. Well... one of them. You can purchase prints of them all at caryndrexl.etsy.com

[emprcaesar]

the ambience of

interview with the vampire (2022)

[againwiththeturtles]

I hate the phrase "pregnant pause" but I love the phrase "aborted gesture." tells you everything you need to know about MY politics

[charminglygrouped]

I hate it when people are “married to” an idea but love it when things are “divorced from” their contexts

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

"I know chatgpt is bad but you just don't really have any choice" you literally do. Don't use it. Have some moral backbone.

[birdsareblooming]

it's been like 2 years. i havent touched it. never needed to. "you don't really have a choice," are you so swift to forget the recent past? Bitch i still use itunes to download mp3s to so i have them forever and any song i want, then my sister burns them to CDs. When boycotts rolled out my other sister got no thanks to scan what products we shouldn't buy. i still use corded headphones not because "its older" but because it's easier. a fool criticizes those who buy candles 200 years after the invention of the electric light until the power goes out. become ungovernable. you are not immune to propaganda. you've never had Chatgpt forced upon you, the only thing forced upon you is the idea that Chatgpt is forced upon you. why claim you need something today that you didn't need yesterday. little bitch.

[teophan]

[theelexorcist]

I need all men to show up to the met gala dressed like louis de pointe du lac.

[neverswungonswingingstars]

Happy 'Does he mean the sad man with the nails in his hand?' Day

[capesandshapes]

As a former librarian I'm actually required to remind you that many libraries that subscribe to Libby are opted into a program that lets you subscribe and access magazines for free with no wait

And that this is actually a really fun, low cost way to not only access news and larger cultural magazines, but also to get free patterns for many different crafts that you can screenshot if need be and that lower the financial barriers to entry for trying new things

From my experience working in both academic and public libraries, many libraries are use it or lose it funding-- I have to say this because a lot of patrons feel guilty for how much they use the library and how often they're using it funny enough, but the worst thing you can do for libraries is not try out new features and not use what's already given to you as much as possible.

The numbers that come as a result of your patronage are how most libraries justify their continued existence in times of financial hardship, which sucks but, go check out some magazines on Libby!

[drugstoreperfumemp3]

This primitive country has picked you clean. It has shackled you in permanent exile. Every room you enter, every hat you are forced to wear...the stern landlord, the deferential businessman, the loyal son. All these roles you conform to, and none of them your true nature. What rage you must feel as you choke on your sorrow.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE - 1.01 In Throes of Increasing Wonder

[caryndrexl]

A love affair between a girl and her plastic. Going nearly 20 years strong now!

(Untitled self portrait, 1026/24.)

[caryndrexl]

Some of the pieces from my Paper Worlds series, digital collages made up of old images in the public domain, namely some sketches of opera house set designs.

Prints of these (and a few more) can be found at caryndrexl.etsy.com

Patreon supporters can see every piece i've made in the series (over 20 and counting) and a few tiers can purchase any they like, even if it's not made available publicly. patreon.com/caryndrexl

[caryndrexl]

Visionary, 2023. Digital collage using multiple old paintings in the public domain.

Visionary Fine Art Print Altered Antique Painting Portrait of - Etsy

This Wall Decor item is sold by caryndrexl. Ships from Buffalo, NY. Listed on Feb 19, 2023

[caryndrexl]

Eye of the beholder, 2023. Print available in the Etsy shop. caryndrexl.etsy.com

[caryndrexl]

Purifying, w/Michelle, from 2010. Prints available in my shop.

[2021bingo]

Just a reminder my blog is trans inclusive. It’s bi inclusive. It is pan inclusive. It is intersex inclusive. It is ace/asexual inclusive. It is aro/aromantic inclusive. It is queer inclusive.

I don’t support terfs or exclusionists.

If you came here looking for an ally in your bigotry you came to the wrong blog. Go away. You are not welcome here.

[thedesigncenter]

Dancing devils with fiddles print on cotton. April 18, 1881.

[caryndrexl]

A quiet unease, self portrait, 2022. Happy October!

A Quiet Unease

Size Options: 5x7 / 8x12 / 10x15 / 16x24 / 20x30 / *24x36 ( *Prints over 20x30 in size only come in Lustre finish.) Paper finish: Matte (oth