fables de la joie

20s | she/her | merveilles du monde

[worldsandemanations]

John O'Brien for NEW YORKER magazine, 1991.

[pmamtraveller]

"Gannet Diving" necklace created by artist Rie Taniguchi

[thisgreatdamnednight]

1923 On the Grass by George Barbier

[laclefdescoeurs]

Judith Gautier (Au Jardin or Parmi les fleurs), 1883-85, John Singer Sargent

[bumblebee-cottage]

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[mermaidenmystic]

Die Blaue Grotte by Goffredo Sinibaldi Paolucci (1866-1938)

[kayflapper]

This exquisite Art Deco Egyptian Revival winged scarab brooch was crafted in Germany around 1925 by Knoll & Pregizer, featuring 935 silver, striking blue and green plique-à-jour enamel, marcasite/paste accents, and pearl details.

[holly-warbs]

Sketchbook drawing from a moment in Verőce, Hungary.

[penelopepennington]

It's the Royal Academy of Art Young Artist's Summer Show. One of my favourite exhibitions of the year. Like. Not only are the older kids insanely talented, the younger ones' artist statements will just punch you right in the face.

Jeffrey is my cat and he feels like my heart

Click [here] for the full online exhibition

[wildestlovers]

embarrassment is the cost of entry.

if you aren't willing to look like a foolish beginner, you'll never become a graceful master.

[pangur-and-grim]

getting rocks thrown at you until you die is just part of the process. you can walk it off

[pmamtraveller]

"h̷y̷p̷n̷o̷s̷i̷s̷" by Yan Lucas Migóne

[expressions-of-nature]

Ostružná, Czechia by Jan Macháček

[urgetocreate]

Anna Syperek (British/Canadian b.1950), Afternoon Nap, 2010, Watercolor on paper

[holespoles]

"Shimmering night" by Inaslind.

[thepenguinpress]

Vladimir Nabokov’s note card, c. 1969.

[lonesomedovepdf]

“[March 21 1951]

Student explaining to me (after getting 55) that when reading a novel (’Ulysses’ in this case) he likes to skip ‘passages and pages’ so as ‘to get his own idea, you know, about the book and not be influenced by the author’.”

[smsomah]

Mansaka women in traditional dress. Mindanao, Philippines, 1970s. Dean Conger