bric-a-brac

writer & cellist. book & tea addict. student & collector of oddities. if randomness isn't your thing, leave now and never come back

[ruinedchildhood]

[michaelmoonsbookshop]

End paper design by Arthur Rackham from The Ingoldsby Legends 

First Printed with Illustration by Rackham in 1898

[michaelmoonsbookshop]

[Sold]

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

Unknown artist (signature and 1st seal: "Hiro"; 2nd seal: "Shofutsushi"), "Crows & Persimmon" (details ver. 2), Taisho era, ca. 1930

[leahgardner-art]

my cup of tea

[image description: a still life oil painting. A blue glass teapot is brewing chamomile tea, yellow teabag tag still hanging down. A pink glass teacup sits next to it, already full of tea. An ornate silver spoon lies beside it. Sunlight shines in from one side, casting long shadows and refracting through the glass onto the table. The painting is textured with brushstrokes that gently flow around each of the items. End ID]

[victusinveritas]

He's prostrating himself before the Eucharist, in case you're wondering. Or possibly planking.

[vvatchword]

@apocrypals

[apocrypals]

Hi, pope expert here. This isn’t funny — popes only do this when they’re in extreme distress

[thepromiscuousfinger]

[noknowshame]

can he be in a normal situation for like 5 minutes

[blackheart-biohazards]

😈 You are not bound by the Hays code.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who are not punished by the narrative by the end of the story.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who win.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who make evil look fun and cool.

😈 You are allowed to make your fun, cool evil character the protagonist.

😈 You are allowed to glorify, romanticize and eroticize evil characters and villainous acts.

😈 You are not obligated to teach your audience a moral lesson.

[dovesndecay]

[saremina]

Skyrim Nights 2/∞

[beardedmrbean]

[cheezeknif]

Bird painting

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

I have some rather fun vintage bear imagery collected here.

[rowanisawriter]

write insane shit that’s way beyond your perceived ability and skill level even if you don’t finish it even if you think it sucks

[lakevida]

on it boss

[zanmor]

step 1: mitosis

[camelidae]

Some say a new goddess has taken up residence in the old temple, but really I think she just stops by for snacks.

[spider-artdump]

[salmon-n-hazel]

Dandelions