what if catgirls were one of us

they/them, 28, header art by wiketh-archive

[seapotty]

Mulder at the video store

[critical-objects-deactivated202]

Laura Aguilar is a Los Angeles-based photographer whose work mines the intersection between feminism, body image, queer politics, and latinx identity. Her earliest works depicted latina lesbians in intimate portraits, calling to mind the frankness of Catherine Opie, while her best known series features self-portraits of Aguilar posed nude in the California desert landscape. These photographs are instantly striking, finding in the artist’s body formal elements that echo the landscape itself, as in its doubling here with the giant rock that eludes the frame. Aguilar also forces our gaze onto a body that does not conform to stereotypical images of latinx or feminine identity—a body type that is not so much othered as invisible, despite its ubiquity. The artist originally began to produce these photos as a means of grappling with her own issues with weight and self-acceptance, but quickly came to see them as something more. They offer a profound, ambivalent vision of woman and nature. We see Aguilar dissolve into the landscape in search of anonymity, at the same time that she reclaims the pride and beauty in her body far removed from the society that rejects it.

Laura Aguilar, Grounded #111, 1992

[paranormal-taters]

hang on i need to review my entire post history from all time and make sure i haven't said anything embarrassing

[paranormal-taters]

awful news guys

[miraclemaya]

i need to age regress to 18 and do a bachelors degree correctly this time and get a million dollar job the moment i graduate and make 2000 friends who all love and worship me and find the artifact and defeat the evil mastermind and slay the ape

[catprinx]

images that make you say "me and who?"

[prokopetz]

any thoughts about vivziepop's "Homestuck"?

You are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. Things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you.

— Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. (trans. Maxwell Staniforth, Penguin Books, 1964)

[practicalsmagic]

NICOLA COUGHLAN by Elizaveta Porodina for SKIMS.

[goldensunset]

idk who needs to hear this but if you have been putting something off bc it doesn't need to be done until the end of the month. we are almost done with the teens we are approaching the big numbers (the twenties). that date shall dawn upon you swiftly and without mercy before you know it. psa for everyone except me i got plany off time

[copepods]

i like working at plant store. sometimes you ring up someone and there's a slug on their plant and so you're like "Oh haha you've got a friend there let me get that for you" and you put the slug on your hand for safekeeping but then its really busy and you dont have time to take the slug outside before the next customer in line so you just have a slug chilling on your hand for 15 minutes. really makes you feel at peace with nature. also it means sometimes i get to say my favorite line which is "would you like this free slug with your purchase"

[copepods]

@holyknuckled you get it. lterally what are we here on earth for if not to occasionally impose gastropods upon unsuspecting customers. this story is delightful

[5bi5]

wlw characters of the 90s

[papayajuan2019]

one day, i hope to be moved from your downloads folder into somewhere more deliberate

[qelflinq]

archeologists forever finding ancient little statues of fat women & animal people yet we still hating ? its been our favourite shit since we were apes and if u don’t understand this u need to get hit on the fucking head

[mayakern]

100% Mulberry Silk Scrunchies are here! 🩷🩷 After the success of our handsewn scrunchies a few months ago, we went ahead and started the (very long) process of tracking down a silk factory to get 100% grade 6A mulberry silk in 19momme, printed with my art, made into scrunchies! These silk scrunchies stretch up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) and help protect your hair in style. Plus we played around with a few ways to style them if you want to keep one on-hand for your hair emergencies 👀

Cuteness and comfort at every size, ethically made and certified.

[vampirejuno]

Having a much older, much more experienced person tell you you're doing well in your shared hobby is better than crack, especially when the hobby tends to be 80% retired ppl. Like, hell yeah I'm gonna get a good grade in birdwatching and I'm not even 50. Child prodigy moment

[ot3]

looking for animal references on image searches has always kind of sucked but it's much worse after AI image generation technology has begun to actually past muster, which is why i always just go straight to inaturalist. can't recommend this highly enough. you get to both find out about niche species you've never even heard of and also see some really good photographs like this one

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[birdsy-purplefishes]

I KNEW I had seen this exact same image before! Good old "Organisms On or Near Appropriate Signs" project.

[ot3]

oh that's a fun project. haven't seen this before. some good ones in here.

[femcelfart]

“ i’m sliding, only notice it now & then. back into my old ways again. ”

[bixels]

Azure, Paler Than the Sky

FINALLY finished this piece, which I started over a year ago. Juri's 2nd duel is one of my favorite moments in Utena. There are so many gut-wrenching shots that I couldn't get out of my head, so I had to draw them all. This'll be available as a print at Lightbox Expo this year!

[bixels]

For comparison, this was the version I left as a WIP for over a year. Lesson is sometimes you start a piece that's way above your skill level and you gotta come back and finish it later.