Diving for Pearls

Feminist Vomitorium.

[angel-cine]

“Modern art has led me to the comprehension and appreciation of Indian painting and sculpture. It seems paradoxical but I know for certain that had we not come away to Europe, I should perhaps never have realized that a fresco from Ajanta or a small piece of sculpture in the Musee Guimet is worth more than a whole Renaissance.”

- Amrita Sher-gil (1913 -1941) was an Indian painter of Punjabi Sikh and Hungarian Jewish descent. She’s widely recognized as one of the greatest Indian artists who ever lived.

[frontpagewoman]

This picture is breaking Twitter: Woman confronts police at BLM protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Who is she?✊🏾

[sauvamente]

All that riot gear and they look shook and all she got is a sundress and her will. Black women are a force.

[sauvamente]

Her name is Leshia Evans per Twitter, arrested for impeding traffic (even though all those officers in the way 😒), apparently she’s been released now. She’s a mother to a 5 year old.

[glitterghoul]

[ifpaintingscouldtext]

Orazio Gentileschi | Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes | 1624

[allthelittlehouses]

Nick Cave, Soundsuit (2008)

Nick Cave’s Soundsuit transforms the human body into an ornate still life. Since the early 1990s, Cave has been fabricating such inventive sculptures out of scavenged materials that he often overlays with beadwork, stitching, and other sorts of embellishments. One of his first Soundsuits, crafted from twigs, was made to be worn. In response to the movements of the wearer, it generated rustling sounds, giving a name to the resulting body of Cave’s work. The Soundsuits, which allow the wearers to assume new identities, allude to a range of rituals, from ceremonial African dances to Christian liturgy. Reflecting his training as a dancer, Cave’s creations explore the expressive potential of the body moving through space and as a support on which to compose with readymade materials.

Source

[allthelittlehouses]

Kiki Smith, Harbor (2015)

Woven Tapestry

[alanmeazles]

“I became a feminist because I wanted to help my daughters, other women and myself aspire to something more than a place behind a good man.”

The Picnic at Giverny - Faith Ringgold

This image shows Willa Marie Simone, a fictional WoC featured in many of Ringgold’s works, boldly painting, as Picasso poses in the nude.

[dateagirlwhosuggestion]

date a girl who is a home and an adventure all at once

[seeklight-deactivated20210703]

Date a girl who doubles as a haunted house

[vintagegeekculture]

[josephinemaria]

Girls! Will you help us pick the type of hero you’d like to see in our stories!

[valleydean]

[josephinemaria]

“Oh, you stupid girls! When you let your men blind you -- you let yourself be bound by war, hate, greed, and lust for power! Think! And free yourselves! Control those who would oppress others! You can do it!”

[brooklynmuseum]

Here in Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull), Stephen Powers presents Icy Signs—a traveling sign shop and an ongoing collaboration between himself and other artists. The installation includes works by Justin Green, Matt Wright, Mike Levy, Dan Murphy, Mike Langley, Mimi Gross, Alexis Ross, Sean Barton, Eric Davis, and Timothy Curtis. See Stephen Powers & friends on view in our 5th floor rotunda, now through August 21.

[space-alice]

Jean Giraud, aka Moebius.

[shutupclaudia]

[josephinemaria]

#MermaidMorning

[josephinemaria]

Crazy about this talk by Dave Filoni:   "First step as storyteller is to listen to other people. ..You want to start to effect change then, you want to kind of forgive yourself for this foolish behavior and say 'Now I want to be a part of the change.'"

[kellysue]

Bitch Planet Readers Research Assist

I’d like to speak to a couple of women readers who are trans about an upcoming Bitch Planet storyline. I have no interest in, and will not ask about your anatomy, sexuality or personal history. Instead, I intend to tell you about characters and storylines to come, and solicit your thoughts and opinions. 

Preferred qualifications: 

Someone active in the trans community preferred (for reasons I will explain), but I will not expect you to speak for anyone’s opinion but your own;

POC preferred, but not necessary;

Familiarity with the first 4 issues of the series strongly preferred. 

There will be spoilers and I will ask you to sign an NDA. In exchange for your time on a 10-15 minute phone call, I’m offering comp trade paperbacks. 

If you are interested, please contact [email protected] and put “Consultant Inquiry” in the subject line. 

Thank you.  

[josephinemaria]

Current Mood: (From “Tamara and the Sea Witch”, illustration by Krystyna Turska)