Tamarintoe

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Hello!! I hope that you’re all well 🖤

Here is my announcement that I am officially opening commissions. I shall begin with opening 3 slots, and you’re welcome to send me a DM if you are interested or have questions!

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“O Lord, the injustice of it all.”

The final words of Richard Lewis/ Dic Penderyn, a twenty-three year old miner who was hanged for a crime he did not commit; a scapegoat, a martyr, and a father to have been.

I cannot stop thinking about the history of the Merthyr Rising! I want to write more, and in future times I may. It is one of the most important events in working-class history. The raising of a blood-soaked flag by a working man’s hand, forever associated that symbol with the plight of the working-class. Obviously it is not that act alone which makes it so significant. Primarily, it was the culmination of decades of suffering under a system of exploitation and extraction that shaped South Wales. It enabled the wealthy to accrue more wealth, while the poor withered, poorer still in the shackles of debt slavery and hunger. While the immediate cause of the Merthyr Rising was the sacking of 84 puddlers, the pressures of high taxation, the injustice of the Truck system, unemployment, and social and economic inequality wrought terrible suffering upon industrial communities.

While workers and their families dwelled in what were effectively four walls and a roof and little else, suffering the indignities of cholera and typhus, hunger and exhaustion, ironmasters and coal owners were keen to celebrate their wealth by commissioning the construction of lavish vanity projects like that of Cyfartha Castle. This sprawling hulk of a castle was set upon a hill overlooking the Cyfartha Ironworks and the lodgings of its workers.

The illustration above is pretty self-explanatory, but I would like to hear your thoughts if anything occurs to you!

I shan’t rant any further. Just keep in mind that the history and legacy of the Merthyr Rising is worth knowing. It shaped future working-class protest and organisation, and spawned the enduring heraldry of working-class struggle. However, all too often, the human cost of these struggles seems lost. Perhaps this is my announcement that henceforth I will be working on a continuous project exploring the history of social and industrial protest of the 19th century as this is one of my primary interests. I care deeply about the history of these movements and its people.

All of the very best 🖤

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Very insightful annotations did I leave in my (well loved) copy of The Modern Prometheus

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As you can see, I’ve been very busy.

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Self Portrait.

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What if I told you that there was a guy who was tormented, ginger, and who’s only claim to intimacy with humanity was that of his profession— to sew the damaged flesh of divine mechanisms back together, to recover their health, to prevent their departure sometimes hopelessly, to be coloured with the hue of others’ lifeblood?

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In the tempest of my discontent, I hastily fled from Instagram and severed all tethers (uninstalled the app), and cannot presently recall how to regain entry into that godforsaken place.

Goodbye, olde harbour of my art; thy foundations were rotten though lovingly composed by mine hands.

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Every friend group has the Divine Spark, the Bisexual, the Trade Unionist, and the Bleeding Heart Pigeon.

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Hey!! Stop that!! Don’t do that! You must be gentle with him!

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I have haunted this place for many a year and still do not know what the customs are.

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Who up rolling the old Randy Dandy-Oh?

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💛✨ This is an Amazing Creator Award! Your creations are incredible, and they light up every dashboard they land on. List seven of your favorite creators and then pass this message on to show your appreciation and let them know they are loved! ✨💛

Aw, how kind of you! I thank you very much for this message! May you have a wonderful day, fellow appreciator of tormented ship surgeons.

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Portrait of a Child,

Decaying.

This is a depiction of Eligiusz as a child.

I drew this on a pebble that I came upon while on a walk. It’s not much bigger than my thumb.

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Will I ever finish this?

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Job search has me applying to become a curator of cheese.