Here you can expect atmospheric concept art, old art and photographs, a few scatterings of my own and other's modern photographs of Europe, and the occasional opinion.
The Neighborhood Watch
The little character on those signs always scared me as a kid - I was worried if I wandered around at night that I might see him. Like he was some kind of entity lol. Had to draw him!
its kind of distressing how you can tell a lot of people see popular indie artists and writers and such as like "a Celebrity but one which i stand a half decent chance of bullying to death"
And they hold them to much MUCH higher standards as well. They expect them to be perfect paragons in every regard and never slip up in the tamest mildest way even once, while faceless multi-million dollar conglomerate productions get a pass for all kinds of heinous stuff, and mainstream celebrities (especially straight white cis male ones) are applauded for showing the most basic glimmers of decency.
I have been reflecting lately on the standards of 'professionalism' that people expect from indie creators, and realising that really, no matter how you try and dress it up, it's not actually reasonable to expect any human to be able to sustain being viscerally hated by that many people at once. That level of vitriol and dislike is difficult for anyone to handle. The only solution for creators is to basically withdraw from where they have unfiltered access to fan reactions, and have someone else moderate all that for them to limit their direct access.
There's a lot of talk about whether or not it's reasonable to hold them to this standard and that standard, of course, and what should get a free pass and what should not, yet when it comes down to it, I think the most important thing to remember is very simple: it's never acceptable to pile on and send hate and insults and threats.
People conducting themselves respectfully and actually remembering there's another person on the other end of things, and not gleefully jumping onto a hate bandwagon would solve most of these issues.
I’ve been slowly working on illustrating my own Tarot deck about black cats.
I have a long way to go, but I’m nearly done with the major arcana.
Here are some of my favorites:
I set myself a design challenge (as I often do). I wanted to limit the color palette and the brush styles to create a very consistent look.
And since each card focuses on black cats, it forces me to think deeply about symbolism and design to make sure the meaning of each card is clear and each design is unique.
But there’s still a lot of variety coming through. It’s not all class, or all silliness - just like cats
I have a forearm tattoo of the cats in this one ☝️
I’m so happy with how both of these two managed to feel dark, but adorable at the same time.
And then there’s this one absolute diva:
Most of these used my own feline friends for reference.
There are more but I don’t know yet how many I want to share online. If I can actually complete the entire deck I would love to have it made. But I have a ways to go, so for now I continue to chip away, one card at a time.
Imagine being stupid enough to vote to remove your own human rights and healthcare and the thought of any money being used ever to help anyone in your community just in case any of these things ever helped an immigrant.
Unbelievably stupid of people to fall for this, and to literally vote for the people who CAUSED this mess in the first place and can only make it worse, but of course, the right wing propaganda- and the money behind that propaganda- is strong, and the desire to scapegoat is strong.
Hoardes of people all across Europe and the world have been convinced that somehow immigration caused every social problem and is THE only issue worth caring about. Because it's the most convenient scapegoat to use to take away their own rights and benefits and weaken their societies. And there's huge money from billionaire oligarchs behind this, including Russian money.
They are Turkeys being manipulated into voting for Christmas, but it's more malicious than that. Their motivation is wanting those other birds over there to go into the flames first.
I somehow thought this meant 'Desert of Sound', considering what she is holding in her hand. The full title of this photo is apparently 'Mujer Ángel, Desierto de Sonora' which instead means 'Angel woman, Sonora Desert'.
I don't even love writing, I like, and don't even love, having written. Yet still, nanowrimo, terrible as its reputation is now, got me motivated enough to write some novels.
really pissing me off to see so many people writing off the motivations behind the current wave of censorship & surveillance bills in the West as about “parents too stupid to monitor their kids on the internet”
these bills are about CENSORSHIP AND MASS SURVEILLANCE. “protecting the children” is a conservative smokescreen and by repeating that narrative, even in contradiction, you are reinforcing it. do not give these far right wingnuts an ounce of credibility. I know you know the words censorship and surveillance.
courtesy of past failures of legislation, it’s increasingly difficult to keep kids away from the dangerous parts of the internet, even in spaces that are supposed to be child safe. do not insult people for struggling to navigate the internet.
kids need opportunities to exist outside of their parents, and the internet is one of the last safe havens left in countries rotting under the weight of industrialization. children are already the most oppressed class in the world. do not encourage parents to invade their kids’ privacy.
again, and I cannot stress this enough, these bills are about CENSORSHIP AND MASS SURVEILLANCE. the goal of these laws is to allow governments to monitor and manipulate huge swathes of the human population. the goal of these laws is to weed out political dissenters and destroy access to information that contradicts propaganda. I do not believe it's a coincidence that this is happening now, in the wake of mass disillusionment with Israel.
I’ll keep reblogging info & action posts regardless, but know that if you've done this, you are choosing to be part of the problem. do better.
The push for digital ID is linked to the ridiculously cartoonishly evil Peter Thiel and his company's plans for mass digital surveillance, which can and WILL be used to crack down upon any and all critics or scapegoats of the right wing oligarchy they're trying to establish worldwide. The companies involved in this are rotten to the core with radical right wing ideology that aims to control and observe us all and if you look into what they've actually SAID it's so cartoonishly evil and against our civilisation it defies belief and yet nobody is talking about that. Instead, the media is mostly busily demonising immigrants and transgender people, because the media are also in the sway of this same right wing oligarchy that threatens democracy worldwide.
Some articles on this:
Letters: This US tech giant should not have been given NHS or Ministry of Defence contracts, writes Stephen Saunders. Plus a letter from Jan
Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents
Next time you’re watching any news show or political coverage see how many of these you can spot:
Quick rundown of each propaganda technique:
• Glittering Generalities: Using vague, emotionally appealing words (like “freedom” or “justice”) that sound good but lack specific meaning.
• Transfer: Associating a person, idea, or product with something already respected or disliked (like using a flag, religion, or celebrity image) to carry over those feelings.
• Name-Calling: Attaching negative labels to an opponent or idea to create fear or distrust without real evidence.
• Card-Stacking: Presenting only positive information for one side and leaving out or distorting the negatives.
• Testimonial: Having a famous or respected person endorse an idea, product, or cause.
• Plain Folks: Presenting the speaker as an “ordinary” person to seem relatable and trustworthy.
• Band Wagon: Urging people to follow the crowd with the idea that “everyone else is doing it.”
The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is a large South Island, New Zealand parrot in the Strigopidae family, which also includes the Kākā and our favorite flightless bird, the Kākāpō. Keas are omnivorous, and because some Kea individuals were thought to prey on sheep, they were bounty-hunted in the 20th century, reducing their population from hundreds of thousands to between 3000 and 7000. Today Keas are classified as endangered.
This wood engraving of "Nestor-parrots" is by Karl Jahrmargt (b. 1842) from an illustration by the noted German wildlife artist Gustav Mützel (1839-1893), as published in Animate Creation by the English natural history popularizer J. G. Wood (1827-1889), published in New York in three volumes by Selmar Hess in 1885.
Our copy of Animate Creation is a revised edition, adapted to American zoology by the American physician and zoologist Joseph B. Holder, of an earlier British publication by Wood first published in London by George Routledge as The Illustrated Natural History in 1853.
Not only does the wonderful 1882 Victorian, Tower Oaks, in Marietta, GA look like the Addams Family home, but it's beautifully preserved, too. 5bds, 5ba, 5,160sqft, $1,999,900 (Zillow's est.: $1,931,600).
The front doors open into a lovely large foyer.
The beautiful stairs with a bronze newel post lamp.
A huge central hall, which is a receiving room.
It has a large brick fireplace, impeccably maintained wood, and leaded glass.
Pocket doors open to this sitting room with a gorgeous fireplace and an alcove.
Look at the columns on the fireplace.
The clock looks like a built-in.
This is a dining room. Look at how large the kitchen counter/service window is.
The kitchen is untouched. Basically the only thing they may have done was replace the lower cabinets at some point, but they painted the older ones.
On the other side of the kitchen, there's a formal dining room with wood paneled walls and a tiled fireplace.
This large room off the kitchen could've been the scullery, and is now a laundry room. Look at the vintage sink.
There's also a porch that is partially covered.
Beautiful big primary bedroom has windows that look out on the porch.
It has a cute vintage ensuite.
This bedroom is also very large. It's so big, a piano fits with room to spare.
This bath has a vintage sink, and a modern shower.
The current owners have this room set up as a library.
What a pretty bedroom. They're all so huge.
These bedrooms are so beautiful.
Look at this vintage bath. The floor seems to be lifting, though.
Beautiful stone wall with a door opens to an area of the yard with a big barn.
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