Excited Until Death

I am a liar.

[beautifulbizarremagazine]

WOW. Killer precision. This secretary bird looks ready to stomp through the canvas with those razor-sharp talons. The 24k gold illumination adds a sharp, regal edge to the hunt.

‘S’ is for secretary bird by Sheila Wallis @sheilawallisstudio Watercolour, gouache and 24k gold.

[iamjapanese]

Rudolph Ruzicka（Czech/American, 1883-1978）

Walden woodcut on wove paper via more

[centuriespast]

Aigrette in the form of a ribbon-tied sheaf of wheat-ears. Silver and gold, mixed closed and open-back, set with diamonds.

Early 19th century, made in England

British Museum

[1five1two]

'The Log'. Ruben Monakhov. 2023.

[zegalba]

“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Material: steel, silver, bone, horn, mother-of-pearl, enamel

[innervoiceartblog]

Elsie de Wolfe interior design for a sitting room in the house Marlene Dietrich owned in Hollywood in the 1930s.

[oldpaintings]

Jeune femme de dos by Delphin Enjolras (French, 1857--1945)

[melonramune]

2026-06-07

[toyastales]

Coiled snake pendant with chain by René Jules Lalique, crafted from gold, pearls, and champlevé enamel, Paris, 1898-1899. Collection: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

[seasons-in-hell]

Dan Hillier, after Gustave Doré

Lacrimosa

[rosieandthemoon]

By Konstantin Vasilyev, 1967

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Emerald and sapphire ring, 1930, Vienna.

[suonko]

by William Baxter Palmer Closson

[bloodofelves]

PALIA ↳ Bahari Bay

[zegalba]

Aron Wiesenfeld: Lonely Kingdom (2024)

[enchantedbook]

'Telll us a Story', Picture book illustration of a wise old owl with a store of Tales by Charles Robinson, 1863.

[dozydawn]

wedgwood mother’s day plate, 1979.