#look up pleasant day

[joannaliangart]

Unwanted (2020) photography, series of 13

individual photos: we have rain // reach out // fill the gaps with life open doors // remnants // soak neighbours // corner // take notice look up, pleasant day // bypasser // safety in numbers breakthrough // tangled lives // untitled

Unwanted explores the often arbitrary nature of classifying a plant as a ‘weed’. Weeds are subjective; by definition, they are just plants one does not want somewhere. Using static and blurring effects to distort the images, I’ve drawn more attention to the rebelliousness, resilience, and persistence of these plants.

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Inspired by my irritation with my mother for picking out all the weeds and 'unsightly' plants on our property lol.

had fun going out taking photos for these... I used to like these more than I do now, now I only like a few that were my favourites from back then haha (namely open doors (#4), remnants (#5), and we have rain (#1))

for that last row, breakthrough and untitled aren't technically part of this series! I edited them together (+another photo of brambles I think) to create tangled lives, which is officially in the series. But I'm sentimental and have trouble not including photos lmao

tangled lives was an attempt to address the nuance in weeds; with the decorative pansy having escaped its flower bed bounds, invasive blackberry bushes, and non-native cherry blossom trees prized for their beauty. What belongs, what does not belong? why? and Who decides?

I curated this piece in my exhibition by projecting it. I think my plan was to project it onto the ground, making them easier for viewers to step upon them like weeds? But I think it ended up being way too hard to see lol so instead I projected onto a piece of black fabric a little above the ground. It's still like, a little ephemeral/incorporeal/dismissible vibes?? eh I was trying to make do with the space we had lol

+fun fact: the psd files for editing these photos is named "lets chop n screw this shit babey" and "lets chop n screw part 2"

how I wrote about it in 2020:

This series revolves around how weeds, by definition, are just unwanted plants. I made a connection to the weeds and to people who feel invisible and disliked by others. The weeds have been covered with blurring, pixelating, and static effects. This represents how some want to get rid of them, but by so blatantly obscuring them you look harder at what is being hidden. I wanted to encourage viewers to look closer at these often unconsidered and uprooted living things— weeds or otherwise.

[anewp0tat0]

I tried but not very hard to see what the anniversary date was, and i decided to just prepare myself for the 16th or the 18th... it was the former. so, as always, but this time truly by accident... happy belated 17th birthday Black Butler!! I truly hope this year is amazing for us.

this year, I decided to use an idea I had wanted to try for a while but I never thought I would be able to pull off. and I still probably couldn't in the best way.... but regardless, here is a made up last chapter scenario.

you can also see this comic on webtoon here. whatever your fancy, if you please :>

[sketchy-tour]

✨DANDY COMMISSION APPRECIATION POST✨

Of course, being commissions I bought, none of these lovely beautiful pieces are by me. Credits (in order) @frillsand @weevmo @lanlishiba @parrotparfait @kandavers

I am!! GONNA attempt to gush about all these pieces without devolving into keysmashes or screams but like. A. AA. AAA. I was gonna say "yall have no idea how annoying I am about Dandy" but honestly you do. You all do because I shake my silly puppet oc around CONSTANTLY.

ANYWAY I JUST!!! AUGH! ALL OF THEM MAKE ME SO HAPPY!!! The fact I get to see Dandy in art styles I love and adore around the fandom fills me with a joy I cannot even DESCRIBE to you!! OOH I JUST!!! I love them. I love these pieces. I stare at them all the time and now I'm rattling them all around at you guys!!!!! LOOK!!! LOOK AT THESE LOVELY LOVELY PIECES RN AND CHECK OUT THE ARTISTS!!!!!

[uncanny-tranny]

Hey, gentle recognition for the people who are taking care of themselves in "not aesthetically-pleasing" ways. To the people who have to do things they don't want to because they know they would suffer more if they didn't, to the people who have to brush their teeth with their fingers, to the people who have to use washcloths to bathe, to the people who need to punch pillows or scream into them to express their intense emotions, to anybody ashamed about the way they need to live and take care of themselves.

You are doing the very best you can with the hand you've been dealt. It's not easy, it's not pretty, but it sure as fuck takes so much to do these things. You are doing what is best for yourself, and I, for one, think you deserve to be proud of that. Self-care isn't easy. It isn't pretty, often, but it's something you shouldn't be ashamed of or hide away because it's deemed "grotesque" or "not really self-care (because self-care is pretty and non-threatening to 'normal peoples' senses)"

[solcarow]

seafood trio portraits !

+ some alts. with spoilers !

[faaun]

ive talked to a lot of ppl who have taken vyvanse now and i think ik a bit more on how i need to live on it

[silverior968]

So, here's the TFP/Skulduggery Pleasant AU fic I've been working on and eluding to since may. Very Optiratch focused, although I'm trying to expand and add more characters and dynamics and such. For SP fans I can jingle the keys of Larrikin, Skulduggery and Ghastly making appearances and a bunch of worldbuilding about different magic disciplines, The Caves and Proto-Cleavers

In terms of where in the timeline the fic is, the latest chapter takes place in 1620, and so far only the oldest of the characters are around (because the rest of them quite simply haven't been born yet)

Also, here's a drawing I made related to the AU, a bit farther down the timeline than the current most recent chapter but still nowhere near present day

Unfortunately the giant Pyrenese dog with the Wolf collar is symbolic in nature, there are no giant dogs in the fic. It would be an altogether less grim affair if there were giant dogs, I think.

[Image ID: A digital painting of a younger, human Ratchet from the AU described above, accompanied by the front half of a giant great pyrenees dog. The background is a muted cyan color. The dog is farther away in the background, leaping forward with its teeth bared. Its white fur is stained red with blood, mostly originating from a rusty anti-wolf collar on its neck, which means that most of the blood doesn't belong to the dog itself. It has a sad look in its eyes. The rest of the dog disappears where its silhouette crosses over Ratchet's, who is likewise charging forward with a scythe wielded with both hands, bent backwards for a swing. The scythe's blade has gone black in certain parts, and is covered in blood. One of his legs is bent in front of him and the position of the scythe makes his arm cross over his face as an intentional reference to "The Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel. He's wearing an outfit that consists of white trousers, black boots and a white tailcoat with gold details, like buttons and epaulettes. The outfit is also stained in blood, with two large red spots on his side and thigh, from which Vitakinetic life energy is spilling out as white sparks. As an added effect of Vitakinesis ( the Skulduggery Pleasant version of healing magic) his bones are glowing white through his skin and his pupils are white. He's drawn as a white man with pale, lightly freckled skin and red hair. His irises are cyan-colored, and there are distinct dark spots under his eyes. He has very thick eyebrows and long, slightly wavy hair. The artist's signature, "Silverior968" is overlayed over the image in white. The color palette is inspired by the album cover for "The Albatross" by Foxing. / End ID]

[xxplastic-cubexx]

your origin story is so relatable i love it. as someone was too young to watch the original trilogy when it came out and didn't watch many cartoons or comics/superhero stuff growing up, by the time I got interested the MCU really seemed like the only worthwhile option around at first. and tbh I do commend marvel for making the avengers so fun to get into via the movies (even if the mcu doth get too much after a bit) because the more you learn about comics the more you realise that they're not the most compelling team (affectionate) in the first place so really good job. but anyway yeah had drifted into dc for a good few years and then I was shown the deadpool 3 credits (not the movie) and despite having no knowledge of the x-men, the backstage bloopers, the music and the beach divorce just really awakened something in me

i congratulate you on reading That Whole Mess i typed up thank you VJLEAKVJ BUT REAL... i actually remember catching my bro watching the first avengers movie with some friends and Vaguely getting interested then: even if i dont LOVE love the avengers now, i do thank it for being a gateway into comics as a whole :]

[luck-of-the-drawings]

when i was in highschool one o my biggest coping mechanisms was drawing all the kids i hated getting killed and eaten and killed. and well. time is a slowly ascending spiral. you will find patterns.(i work as a blackjack dealer. gamblers are FASCINATING

[p4nishers]

the script book is driving me fucking insane tf u mean "Crowley had lost Aziraphale, and the world was ending in a few hours" ??!!! bitch im gonna throw up

[keeps-ache]

HEY

[altruistic-meme]

realizing that i probably spent half of my shift looking pissed off bc i was tired and had a headache and that that's probably why my new area manager came up to me and asked me if im always that quiet cmsjfjjs sorry ma'am like,,, yes i am but also im not like Angry or anything im just thinking about my blorbos while trying to get through the shift without killing myself or dropping a wrench into an engine or throwing my torque gun outside in a fit of passion or something

[gilgil-machine]

This man always knows when to come to me and cheer me up. Thank you, Gil🥺🥲❤️‍🩹

[aheathen-conceivably]

❤️ A very happy Love Day from some of our favorite pixel couples ❤️

[luridparty]

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DONE IT WAS. i donot even rememver. but i already dont wanna og back even though nothing even remotely of interest happened 😬👍

[rpfisfine]