#that's toby pottery for you

[shiftythrifting]

I am submitting the creepy mother/nun statue in the middle. They also had statues like the creepy nun thing except they were 1700’s people holding mugs.

[riddlerosehearts]

list of acd canon sherlock holmes things i absolutely love

(and am going to mostly put under a readmore because i made most of this list while rereading the entire canon so it is very long! listen i just think sherlock holmes is the best character ever and i need to share my love for him--)

immediately upon being introduced to watson he grabs him by the sleeve, starts excitedly showing off his bloodstain testing experiment, and claps his hands “looking as delighted as a child with a new toy”. once he finishes, his eyes glitter and he puts his hand on his heart and bows “as if to some applauding crowd conjured up by his imagination”.

watson: “i object to rows because my nerves are shaken”

holmes: “do you include violin playing in your category of rows?” he asked, anxiously

he’s noted to be extraordinarily knowledgeable and zealous in his studies, and yet on the same page it’s stated that he doesn’t know the earth travels around the sun and once watson tells him about it he immediately decides to forget about it because it’s not relevant to his work. this is where the famous “brain attic” monologue comes in.

watson writes this list about him and then throws it into the fire in despair:

has a habit of laughing in a way that’s described as bursting into an “explosion” or “roar” of laughter

frequently does this at crime scenes:

enlists a gang of street orphans to help him on his cases, pays them for their work, and generally treats them as equals but also playfully talks to them like a general to his soldiers

plays the violin for watson to help him get to sleep

is incredibly knowledgable on anything from different types of tobacco, to the ways one's trade can influence the form of their hands, to medieval pottery and stradivarus violins. and yet, i reiterate, does not know the earth revolves around the sun.

has a tendency of waxing poetic about the meaningless of existence, particularly when he’s bored from not having any cases to work on

once said about a dog “i would rather have toby’s help than that of the whole detective force of london”

used the word “doggy” when speaking to toby

once told watson “i don’t wish to be theatrical” despite all evidence to the contrary

disguises himself as an old man just to play a prank on watson

watson: “i think i had better go”

holmes: “not at all, doctor. stay where you are. i am lost without my boswell.”

is known to wiggle in his chair when he gets excited about a case

discovers that a man has tricked his own stepdaughter into a fake marriage so he can keep her at home and control her life and inheritance. acknowledges that said man hasn’t done anything illegal but still tells him “there never was a man who deserved punishment more” and that he ought to get whipped for what he did, and then goes to actually get his hunting crop, causing the man to run out the door at top speed

let a criminal go free because it turned out the man he murdered was trying to force said criminal’s daughter into an unwanted marriage

was suddenly made to participate in the wedding of someone he was tracking for a case, came home and laughed about it for several minutes, exclaimed “well, really!”, laughed for several more minutes, and only then did he actually tell watson what happened

responds to the king of bohemia insulting irene adler and saying she’s not on his level by saying coldly: “from what i have seen of the lady, she seems indeed to be on a very different level to your majesty”, which is basically him saying “actually she’s way better than you, so fuck off”

refused to shake said king’s hand

built a pillow fort in a client’s house so he could think better

let a poor jewel thief go because he cried, because it was christmas and therefore it was the season of forgiveness, and because the case was really easy anyway so it’s not his fault if the police are too stupid to solve it themselves

always reassures clients that they can trust him and watson and speak freely around them

is willing to waive his fee for clients who can’t afford to pay him, because according to him his profession is its own reward

this entire scene from speckled band when he gets confronted by his client’s abusive stepfather:

this nice little example of the gentleness he often displays with his clients:

the adventure of the copper beeches. just, all of it. a woman he doesn’t know comes to holmes for advice about a potential job she’s interviewed for and they both agree it sounds incredibly sketchy, she says she’s gonna take it anyway because she needs the money, and he’s like “well i wouldn’t want any sister of mine doing something like this but FINE i guess, just please write to us and let us know if you’re okay and if anything bad happens we’ll drop everything and come help you immediately”, and then the job does in fact turn out to be super sketchy and they drop everything and get on a train as soon as she writes to them

sometimes spends several hours out on walks through the park or the town with watson just relaxing and talking with him for the sake of it, despite watson frequently noting that holmes doesn’t have much appreciation for nature

“we have had the good fortune to bring peace to many troubled souls. i trust that we may do the same for you,” he says “in his easy, genial way” to a potential client who’s clearly very upset and sleep-deprived

is completely wrong about a particular case and asks watson to remind him of that case next time he gets overconfident

is noted by watson to be very neat and methodical in his methods and way of dress, while simultaneously being one of the messiest people ever who keeps his tobacco inside a persian slipper and his unopened letters held up by a knife in the center of his mantelpiece, keeps tons of criminal relics which apparently somehow end up in the butter dish sometimes, and keeps countless stacks of papers and documents all over the place

tells watson anecdotes about his past just to avoid cleaning up said documents

deliberately knocks over a table, shattering a glass fruit bowl which then sends oranges rolling all over the room, and then blames it on watson and runs away

says snarky things like “when gregson or lestrade are out of their depth–which, by the way, is their normal state” and “you’ve done very well, watson! it’s too bad you’ve missed everything of importance”

laughs when watson suggests he’s being modest about his abilities

picked up a rose and got all sappy and poetic about it

more specifically, picked up a rose and said that religion can be a science which involves a lot of careful deduction, and that flowers are a source of hope and proof of the goodness of god due to the fact that they aren’t a necessary part of life but are still so beautiful anyway

recovered an incredibly valuable government treaty for a client and had it served to him on a platter at breakfast because, in his own words, he “never can resist a touch of the dramatic”

faked his death and then revealed to watson that he was still alive in a manner that even he admitted was unnecessarily dramatic

had a full-scale wax model of himself created and used it to fool his enemies

made a diagram out of breadcrumbs to explain something to watson

broke into a blackmailer’s house for a case because he believed it to be morally justifiable, and admitted that he always thought he might make a good criminal

held watson’s hand while they were burgling said house together

twice

allowed said blackmailer to be murdered in front of him by one of his victims and then refused to take the case when asked because he just hated the guy that much

“flushed up with pleasure” when watson complimented him

asked watson to sell his medical practice and move back into 221b with him after the death of his wife. and then secretly gave a relative of his a ton of money to buy watson’s medical practice at the highest price watson would ask for, just so they could live together again

was nearly brought to tears by lestrade saying he was proud of him

let a dog lead him around on a case, multiple times in different stories

was very gentle with a client who he knew to be the victim of an abusive marriage and allowed the man who killed her husband to go free out of sympathy for their situation

noticed watson looking sad and touching his war wound and tried to cheer him up by echoing his thoughts and providing a deduction of how he knew what he was thinking

mentioned watson’s sparkling eyes in said deduction

talked about nothing but violins and his favorite violinist for an hour while he and watson had lunch together

likes going to classical music concerts and getting lost in the music

does scrapbooking

chuckles and rubs his hands together when he’s happy

this:

takes getting called "the devil himself" as a compliment

let a killer go because he had only killed in retaliation for the unjust murder of his lover, and holmes felt that he might’ve done the same if someone were to kill the woman he loved

on a completely unrelated note tells a guy who shoots watson “if you had killed watson you would not have got out of this room alive”

also reacted like this when watson got shot:

went undercover to supposedly give a guy secret government intelligence documents, and then gave him a book about bees instead

frequently disguised himself either for cases or just to fool watson and was noted to be a great actor

once disguised himself as an old woman with a parasol

tried the best he could to talk a young woman out of marrying a man who had a history of “collecting” women for sport and destroying their lives, and admitted to watson that he thought of her as he would think of his own daughter

was prone to “imp-like moods”

sent watson a message to come over at once ("if convenient--if inconvenient come all the same") just so he could infodump to him about dogs

wasn’t surprised that a dog died of grief shortly after its owner’s death, because of “the beautiful, faithful nature of dogs”

listened with great sympathy to a depressed woman who wanted to tell him her tragic story, picked up on hints that she was planning to commit suicide, talked her out of it by convincing her that her life does have value and then called her brave for choosing to live

got lost in thought looking out the window at the publicly funded elementary schools and randomly went on about how he believes they and the children who attend them are beacons of a brighter future

made hot cocoa for watson

shook hands with a baby

retired to the countryside to live on a farm and become a beekeeper.

[riddles-n-games]

A few months ago, I had an anon request for Averyjameson headcanons about them spending time at True North for the holidays so here we are.

They arrive earlier than everyone else so they have a few days to themselves.

Jameson continues Avery's skiing lessons, teaching her a few tricks and some riskier ones when no bodyguards are around. Avery notices that he likes holding her waist a lot when he's teaching her a maneuver, sometimes longer than needed but she pretends she doesn't and secretly likes it when he does.

One day, they sneak out out of the lodge for an early morning game of Drop. Surprisingly, for her first time, Avery wins and manages to come back with barely a few scrapes compared to a certain someone. Jameson is all too happy, even if he's lost, but spends the rest of the day in bed or out in the hot tub with Avery tending to his wounds and giving him a kiss to the cheek.

When they're out on the trails, Jamie will sometimes sneak behind a tree, tug Avery along with him and have a quick make out sesh.

Before they come back in, both their faces are flushed red from the cold but Avery gets especially flushed, Jameson likes to pepper kisses along her cheeks and finish with a peck on her bright red nose. He calls her his Red-Nosed Reindear (cue eyerolling from his girlfriend).

They love to spend their evenings in front of the hearth wearing matching pjs and watching cheesy Hallmark movies. Jameson is actually a big sucker for them; it's his trash comfort.

Jameson makes hot chocolate and it's pretty amazing. It's his favorite holiday drink, as basic as it is. Avery doesn't judge him one bit for it but she prefers eggnog a little more.

Although they use the hot tub together, Avery has reverted to one piece bathing suits, she still isn't that comfortable in bikinis unless she has a pair of swim shorts on. Jameson is completely miffed by this as he really wants to see her in one again and even went so far as to sneak a red pair in her suitcase when she wasn't looking. She still hadn't put it on and he thinks maybe she hadn't found it (she has and knows that she didn't pack it but knows who did).

Throughout the holidays, he puts up a bunch of mistletoe and tries to catch her under it but ends up having to remove it because turns out, Libby is allergic.

For Christmas, Avery sets up a scavenger hunt for him to complete in order to find his present from her. It proves to be a bit difficult since they spend so much time together but when he's out on a solo ski, she takes a chance to hide another clue.

Jameson is ecstatic and pulls Avery along while he goes hunting, she merrily laughing at his antics. With every clue he finds, her smile gets bigger and bigger.

His gift from her is a card, the keys to the Chiron and tickets to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France for the following year. She also secured a personal day with the Aston Martin F1 team for him to participate with in training.

Her gift from him is a locket and bracelet set and a month of pottery classes since she's been wanting to actually try something new but keeps forgetting and because she's been very busy with work. He also got her a signed book series she'd been eyeing.

For New Year's, he surprises her with a visit from Toby.

At midnight, when they're about to drink spirits, she gifts him with a bottle of Jameson, laughing. He simply rolls his eyes.

They also do something similar to the Countdown Party in TFG, except, after midnight. For the first hour, they celebrate the New Year but after, they're a flurry doing all the most craziest things around the lodge; snowboarding at 1:00, drop challenge into the hot tub at 2:00, karaoke battle at 3:00, snowball fight in swimsuits at 4:00, reindeer sleighride at 5:00, etc.

Both of them get sick the following week and Nash is playing nurse because he was the only sensible one to not participate in Hour 4.

I hope you had fun reading. Stay tuned for a Christmas party fanfic with our favorite duo and fake dating Averyjameson au featuring a hot tub during the winter break story.

[writingamongther0ses]

Heads Up, 7 Up/Last Line

Tagged by @mrbexwrites for 7 sentences and @jasminewalkerauthor for last sentence. I've kinda let my WIPs drift away because I've been so busy but recently I've gotten into an old WIP!

"...so what kind of art do you do exactly?" "Well, the main one is painting," Vanessa wrenched a tiny gear loose from the watch and held it up. Toby couldn't see whatever she saw, but based on her smile, she approved. "But I'm really kinda a jack of all trades with everything else- sculptures, pottery, bookbinding. I even helped run an entire ballet performance once..." "You do bookbindings?" "Yep."

I'll tag, with no pressure, @mjparkerwriting, @mjmnorwood, @writernopal, @rhiannon-writes, @pen-for-sword, @bardic-tales, and @keen2meecha.

[murderandcoffee]

josie's ocs part 1: the king's daughter trilogy (tkd)

context: a fantasy trilogy following the heir of a kingdom as she deals with war, loss, and ancient evil (there's a lot more than that but I'll spare you the lecture lmao)

MAIN CHARACTERS:

Caitriona "Cait" Câer

she/her, aquarius, fae/shifter/human

heir to the Northern kingdom of Marel (her parents' only surviving child)

a talented shifter, but lost her ability to use fae magic after the traumatic incident that killed her mother and left her physically disabled

very guarded and cold to those she doesn't know, but cares deeply about the people she lets in

likes/good at: languages, combat, shifting, botany

dislikes/bad at: playing instruments, magic, art, writing (her disability mainly affects her fine motor skills in her hands, so she hates tasks that require them), bears, being referred to as a "princess"

best friend: Theo

romantic interest: Nix

roommate: Analei

guard: Toby

Fenix "Nix" Khalleran

they/them, virgo, giant/human

heir to the Khalleran Clan, a roaming clan of (mostly) giants in the Northern kingdom, but was raised by their aunt and uncle in the Southern kingdom after the Clan was attacked and their twin died

was forced to avoid all mention of their heritage while in the South because their aunt feared the danger their connection to the Khalleran Clan could put her children in

warm and upbeat, but nervous--they grew up rather sheltered, and are unsure of themself and their place in the world; despite this, they are open to new experiences and love meeting new people

likes/good at: pottery, biology, combat, adventure, travel, cold weather

dislikes/bad at: standing up for themself, fire, disappointing people, lying

romantic interest: Cait

Theodosius "Theo" Wren

he/him, cancer, human/fae

raised in academia by his single mother, who is a professor at the academy that he, cait, nix, and analei all attend

has an autoimmune disorder, so he's sick a lot (he's used to it, it's just an annoyance to him for the most part)

nerdy and excitable--boy is very adhd. he could talk for days about the things he's passionate about, but also loves to listen to other people talk about their passions

likes/good at: history, dragons and their care, astronomy, calligraphy

dislikes/bad at: learning languages (he tries, but he's just not good at it lol), being cold, headaches and nausea, magic, combat

best friend: Cait

Tobias "Toby" Fischer

he/him, capricorn, human

orphaned shortly after he was born, but was taken in (and basically raised by) Cait's mom; he's 9 years older than Cait, and is her older brother in every way except biologically

swore his life to Cait when she was born, and has been her personal guard ever since he was old enough to take on the role

stoic and stony on the outside, but loving and soft on the inside. he's a golden retriever in a doberman/mastiff's body (babies--both human and animal--make him cry)

likes/good at: horses, combat, anti-magic (the ability that some humans have which can block/shut down fae magic), history, his husband, dragons

dislikes/bad at: trusting other people to protect Cait, drama

charge: Cait

Analei Dûr

she/her, taurus, human/shifter

princess of the Eastern kingdom of Marel (her older brother, the prince, died when she was a teenager, so she is the heir to the throne now)

has known Cait since they were both young; the two are surprisingly close friends, despite their wildly different personalities

extremely feminine, outgoing, and flirtatious--adores being the center of attention. she is also very calculated and observant, though very few see that side of her (she exaggerates the ditzy flirt side of her personality to use it as a façade)

likes/good at: the color pink, singing, parties, cool rocks, jewelry and fashion, history

dislikes/bad at: getting her hands dirty, getting her clothes dirty, talking about her brother, anti-magic, learning tonal languages

roommate: Cait

OKAY THAT'S THE MAIN CAST (of book 1... lmao)

there's a lot more about them, but those are quick profiles! if you have any questions about them or anything else, ask away! I love talking about them <3

[ossified-hypothesis]

Current Things

Tagged by @evenaturtleduck (thanks! ☺️)

3 ships: idk I’m not really much of a shipper! We were just talking about ships in the October Daye discord though - my favourites to come out of that convo were August x Nolan, Oberon x Sylvester (aka the Disappointing Dad Duo™️), and Toby x Literally every knowe she meets 😆

[Edit: sorry I lied a bit I forgot I’m shipping Outlaw Ty and Texas Michael after the latest WOE.BEGONE episode 😅]

Last song: decadence by woe.begone (the fact I was listening to a track from the cowboy album is pure coincidence, my music was on shuffle lol)

Currently reading: ok so I was reading The Truth by Terry Pratchett when a bunch of my library holds became available. So now I’m also reading System Collapse by Martha Wells (Murderbot my beloved 💕), Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire, and A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 😅

Last movie: I think it might have been Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (lmao) - I remember a distinct lack of decent telly on over the holidays so I’d decided to watch this mostly out of nostalgia

If you mean in a movie theatre then I don’t think I’ve been back to the cinema since Barbie in the summer - I want to go see the boy and the heron but need to find the time lol

Currently watching: Delicious in Dungeon! And also the new series of The Great Pottery Throw Down (think bake off but for pottery). I need to watch season 4 of what we do in the shadows when I get the chance as well

Currently craving: Sleep! And maybe a cup of tea

Currently consuming: food or media?

Food I consumed this evening was leftover quorn korma with fruit and nuts, followed by a bunch of chocolate I got for Christmas

In terms of media the podcast brainrot is still going strong lol. Namely WOE.BEGONE and Hello from the Hallowoods but The Grotto and Jar of Rebuke deserve honourable mentions!

Tagging @flamefirenut, @boopblep, @felixcosm, @forbidden-fungi, @mocha-moth, @discursivetacenda and anyone else who wants to take part! (no pressure though!)

[number1spongebobfan]

Can you do a headcannon of Thomas the tank engine please

More T & F Headcanons

Henrietta

She is Toby's wife.

She used to be a little horse with coach wheels on her legs. The magical gold dust turned her into a humanoid girl, so she could be with Toby.

She doesn't talk much.

She likes to knit and crotchet.

She likes hosting tea parties. Cookies and chocolates are a must.

She is very motherly towards Philip.

She kisses Toby on the cheeks a lot.

Annie and Clarabel (both)

They are Thomas' family.

Thomas holds their hands when they roller-skate together.

They do Pilates.

They are quick to remind Thomas whenever he's acting rude.

They are cows with coach wheels on their legs in their animal forms.

Their patron saints are Saints Perpetua and Felicity.

Annie

She and Gordon are in a relationship (yea I ship them. don't kill me)

She's more perky than Clarabel.

Clarabel

She's very mellow.

She's more vulnerable than Annie. Annie is always there by her side.

Bill and Ben

They like pulling pranks on others. But they're harmless pranks.

If there is any confusion and delay Sir Topham Hatt is there to scold them.

They're stupid. They have IQs of a raisin.

They are little yellow horses with wheels on their legs in their animal forms.

The reason why they wear helmets is because they get in trouble often. The helmets are there for protection.

They're the Snips and Snails of Sodor.

They work in the China Clay Pits. Ben is actually pretty good at pottery.

Their patron saints are Saints Cosmas and Damian.

If you want more characters to be explored, feel free to ask :)

[troybeecham]

Today the Church remembers St. Anastasia the Patrician

Ora pro nobis.

Anastasia the Patrician was the daughter of an Egyptian nobleman and a lady-in-waiting in the court of Emperor Justinian in Constantinople. Justinian pursued her amorously, and she fled the court to take up a religious vocation in a convent in Alexandria, Egypt. When Justinian's consort, Theodora, died, Anastasia had to flee again, as he was seeking her. She went out into the Egyptian desert where she was allowed to dress as a monk and to remain in place. For twenty-eight years Anastasia remained in solitude in the desert, in constant prayer.

She arrived at a place called Pempton, near Alexandria, where she founded a monastery which would later be named after her. She lived with monastic discipline and wove cloth to support herself.

Following the death of Theodora in 548 AD, Justinian attempted to get Anastasia to return to Constantinople, to no avail. Instead, Anastasia left for Scetis, looking for help from Abba Daniel, hegumen of the monastery at that time. To safeguard Anastasia, he let her move into a laura, or monastery cell, 18 miles from Scetis in the desert, and dress as a (male) monk to hide her from the emperor and take up the life of a hermit at a time when this was only permitted of men. He visited her every week and ensured that one of his disciples supplied her with jugs of water. Anastasia dwelt in seclusion for twenty-eight years.

In 576 AD, aware of her approaching death, she wrote several words for Abba Daniel on a piece of broken pottery and placed it at the entrance to the cave. The disciple found an ostracon with the words "Bring the spades and come here." When Daniel heard this, he knew Anastasia was near death. He went to visit her with his disciple and to give her communion and hear her last words. Daniel revealed the full details of her story to his disciple after her death.

Her story survives in one recension of the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion and by a tale of Daniel of Scetis. Her feast day is 10 March in the Eastern Orthodox, Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches, and on 26 Tobi in the calendar of the Coptic Church, the date of her death given in the Ethiopic Life of Daniel of Scetis.

O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us from an inordinate love of this world, that we, inspired by the devotion of your servant Anastasia, may serve you with singleness of heart, and attain to the riches of the age to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

[ao3feed-crimeboys]

a warm place for my heart to rest

by florasics

“I’m Wilbur by the way, feel free to call me Will. You?” He asks easily, pulling a clay block down from the shelf. He sets it on a table and begins to unwrap it, pulling the wrapping back to reveal divots wherein clay was removed from the block before.

“Uh— Thomas, technically, but you can just call me Tommy.”

Wilbur turns around with a mound of clay clutched in his hands, “Well, it is lovely to meet you, Tommy.”

Tommy smiles at him. “Nice to meet you too, Wilbur.”

 or; wilbur is an art teacher and tommy is a tortured academic searching for artstic validation and a little bit of love

Words: 5187, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Minecraft (Video Game), Video Blogging RPF

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Wilbur Soot, TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF), Aimee | Aimsey (Video Blogging RPF), Kristin Rosales Watson, ment:, Toby Smith | Tubbo, Ranboo (Video Blogging RPF), Fruitberries (Video Blogging RPF)

Relationships: Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit, TommyInnit & Kristin Rosales Watson

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - High School, sorta - Freeform, TommyInnit-centric (Video Blogging RPF), Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Slice of Life, Angst with a Happy Ending, Ceramics, Pottery Studio, Art, Art Teacher Wilbur Soot, Wilbur Soot and TommyInnit are Siblings, Protective Wilbur Soot, TommyInnit Needs a Hug (Video Blogging RPF), TommyInnit Needs a Break (Video Blogging RPF), Sad TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF), Artist Wilbur Soot, Artist TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF), they r artists and brothers and i love them

[exhibitionfairy]

Lydia Corbett, Sylvette David: A Retrospective

Lydia Corbett (née Sylvette David) is someone whose image as Pablo Picasso’s ‘Girl with the Ponytail’ will have at points, preceded her. But, her retrospective currently on show at Penwith Gallery in St. Ives, shows that she is beyond a muse. Lydia is herself an artist with her own vision of the world, a vision that informs the paintbrush in each stroke. Lydia is her own muse. When you look at her work, you put on her shoes, you obtain her vision, and just for a moment, are transported into a moment in time captured within a frame.  

The exhibition opened on March 8th, which is also International Women’s Day. I thought this was very appropriate for this show, as themes of womanhood, motherhood, and reclamation of one’s image are represented throughout the chosen works. Made famous by a man’s representation of her, it is refreshing to see how Sylvette sees the world, and sees herself, after years as the object of other’s interpretation. 

Perhaps an overused word, but I found the exhibition deeply inspiring. Walking through this gallery space with a huge array of different works in different mediums (the pieces here being only a fraction of what Lydia has created in her life, such the amazingly prolific artist that she is) I found myself reconnecting with a deep feeling that I think all humans have within them; which is to create, and to make art. To take the world that you know around you, and translate it through your lived experiences onto canvas, pottery, paper or board – anything you have to hand. The final creation itself becomes can become a by-product of the action of expression in search of understanding and grasping the world around you.  

The influence from Picasso in Lydia’s work is clear; the dual profiles and bold colours featured in works like Sylvette in Toby’s chair, La Galloise, Vallauris, 1954, and the arrangement and connection between different objects and faces seen for example in Dance, Dance, Wherever You May Be and Memory of Picasso is characteristic of many of his works, and pays tribute to someone who became a very important part of Sylvette’s life. However, the difference in this work is that the muse herself is the one with the paintbrush, herself alone being in control of how she is presented. Whilst she has in some works painted herself in a similar way to how Picasso did, there is a different ambience to the work. Here, we get to see the Girl with the Ponytail as she sees herself, and as what’s important to her; her dreams, hopes, and values.

From left to right: Sylvette in Toby’s chair, La Galloise, Vallauris, 1954, Dance, Wherever You May Be and Memory of Picasso

A personal highlight of the arrangement of this exhibition is when fist approaching the space, you are unavoidably greeted by Lydia herself in 7.24 Sylvette and child, a comparably small and at first unassuming bronze piece compared to the works that lay beyond her, but she is placed front and centre of the exhibition as a greeting into the space. Here, Sylvette is freed from the canvas and becomes three-dimensional, with a baby in her arms, reminding the viewer of her role as a mother and woman, as well as artist and muse. This is who she is, and she is the artist. 

7.24 Sylvette and child

The gallery space itself that is temporarily home to Lydia’s works is a space that encourages reflection, emphasised by the architecture that lends to a church-like feeling within the space. Along the left wall as you first walk in are four alcoves, each with their own themes and connections between the works within them. The colour harmony in each separate alcove radiates through into the space, almost like stained glass that you would find in grand cathedrals. The act of looking into a smaller separate space with its own distinct arrangement of pieces thoughtfully and purposefully put together highlights the vast amount of work and all the different themes and motifs that Lydia has explored in her prolific career, like mini exhibitions within the wider show. As I said before, whilst the amount of works in this retrospective are only a small portion of everything Lydia has created, this exhibition is almost like a microcosm of an entire lifetime of work. You can see pottery, watercolours, portraits and still-lifes all within one room in one exhibition, and Lydia and Sylvette’s essence is woven through all of them unquestionably. 

I have been three times so far to see this retrospective, and each time I have noticed something new, and felt something different. It speaks volumes to the depth of skill an artist has when the same pieces in the same arrangement can be seen differently with each new visit. By the third visit I was seeing pieces that I thought were new, but from looking back at my photos I realise they were there all along. I am excited to see what I discover the next time I go and see it. 

I was very fortunate to have the pleasure of meeting Lydia and her daughter Isabel Coulton, herself also an established artist and author. Their immense generosity and kindness was beyond encouraging to me as a budding writer and creative. Just being in the company of these wise, experienced and talented women sent a shockwave of motivation through me, and is the reason I am typing these words. The exhibition itself is deeply stimulating and planted this seed of incentive within me that only flourished upon meeting the wonderful woman behind it all. After this experience, all I want to do is create, and I encourage all those who may also struggle with motivation, or with finding the answers to questions, to go and immerse yourself in this exhibition; all of the answers to your questions are within these works. 

Lydia Corbett, Sylvette David: A Retrospective is on display at Penwith Gallery until Saturday, April 6th.  

[shiftythrifting]

Someone’s whole collection of weird colonial men cups. Swansea, Wales

[bendoodle]

Thank you for tagging me Mox :> ! Favorite Colour: Only THE best colour on earth: 💚GREEN💚

Last Song: Arcane Odyssey: The Dark Sea by Tobi

Currently Reading: I don't think fics on ao3 counts so im not reading anything

Currently watching: Not watching anything BUT i did just finish watching My Adventure With Superman in like two days. All i gotta say is that he's babygirl and i love him and i desperately need more of it

Currently craving: The ramen leftover in my fridge right now

Coffee or Tea: Coffee! Not really a big fan of tea but i wish i was! it would be so good for me to like tea but sadly im a coffee lover thru and thru

Hobby to Try: I've been wanting to get into pottery for a while now. I just think it would be great enrichment for me to be able to create cool mugs and bowls. And hell! Also lil' ceramic creatchures!

Current AU: I've been cookin in the back burner of my brain a Symbiote!Batman AU because a few months back as a little treat to myself i decided to cross the streams of my two favorite things

just woke up and my brain is not online yet so i will skip tagging

Thank you @unbreakabledawn for the tag!!!!

Rules: answer and tag nine people you want to get to know better and catch up with

Favorite color: purple 💜

Last song: Nothing Matters by The Last Dinner Party

Currently reading: I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole

Currently watching: Monk, Scrubs (only kind of because my sister is watching it and I keep catching random episodes), and I promise I’m going to start The Caped Crusader very soon 💀

Currently craving: movie theater popcorn

Coffee or tea: coffee

hobby to try: Quilting! I’m extremely overconfident that I could nail it first try because I already know how to sew. I have several relatives that used to quilt and I think everything that they made is so beautiful and special.

Current au: Im not 100% sure what this is asking but I’ve read several “what if Superman grew up on krypton” AUs recently

No pressure tags: @gravygranola @sing-a-sirensong @mild-and-hammered @irn-bru @wilderminds @elivanto @handbaskethell @mollymerula @tevinterdays

[junipedia]

🧡🪓Healthy Toby AU Headcanons🪓🧡

The scar on his face is from when he was trying to chop wood and he smacked himself in the face with the back of the hatchet

He managed to get enough money to pay for a new car because he could bring himself to drive his dads (in this au Lyra has still passed from a car accident)

He rents a small one story house with a roommate who he never sees because they work the night shift at 7/11

He unironically quotes twilight all the time ie. "Y/N where have you been loca?"

His jacket pockets are always filled with trash and little rocks that he finds

He struggles to keep a job so he just volunteers around to try and get SOME work in

He'll probably end up begging his roommate to help him get a job at 7/11

He has glasses but he never wears them

The little Mexican food place down the block from his house is his favorite place to eat

He never graduated highschool because he had so many absences

Hes trying to take online classes

He wants to be a highschool art teacher because that's the only class he liked

When he gets his own place he wants to adopt pets but for now the racoons that go through their trash will have to do

He likes watching true crime but doesn't enjoy heavy gore

He puts his meds in a little candy dispenser so it motivates him to take them

He sleeps with his childhood stuffed animal but hides it when people come over

Hes cut ties with his mom because she chose to stay with his step-dad

During Halloween hed work at spirit

His phone is always cracked even if its new

He likes doing pottery because it gives him something to do with his hands and he doesn't have to worry about it being perfect

If you went on a hike with him hed throw random pinecones and leaves at you for literally no reason

He talks ALOT just because when he's intrested in something he wants other people to enjoy it too

This man sleeps with thirteen pillows

[maybe-your-left]

Pst pst pst. I think my first ask got deleted when you tried to do something XD anyways, some blurb/hc on how the boys treats us/spoils us? I could use some fluff now :<

Special Treatment yooooo... 

Clyde Logan: Big Daddy treats y’ somethin’ good... if you didn’t know, Clyde is a bit of a sugar-fiend. he loves to take you out for a nice brunch, a fancy place by the river, with bottomless mimosas and sweet treats you can’t get enough of. gets some sugary syrup on your lips, he will gladly lick it off while you nuzzle into one another. lots of sweet pastries-cakes-muffins-creampies. 

Charlie Barber: everything is art, a performance. everything Charlie does has its purpose in his artistic vision, including anything he does for you. when he sees you feeling down, he loves to book the two of you art classes. letting you recharge and retreat back to your roots. watercolor-acrylic-body painting-pottery-silent hours-anything that gets the creative juices flowing for the both of you when you’re in a funk. 

Jamie Massey: much like Charlie, his revolve around a getaway for the senses. of course-it will be filmed, it is Jamie. something he clings to from his marriage to Darby is purging the soul every once in a while. for the both of you to reconnect as one-he books you a trip. complete with a tent, blanket, some guitars, and plenty of natures sweet treats. (drugs, he takes you on Acid trips guys)

Rick Smolan: unfortunately, he's away so much. so to make it up to you when you’re feeling down, Rick takes you on vacation! yes, its somewhere he’s been before. but he doesn’t care because he’s there for pleasure. not work, your favorite spot right now is Everest, its taken a few months of preparation but the two of you are determined to make it to the top. sharing the moment of pure-euphoria and human spirit together, thats how he spoils you rotten. 

Kylo Ren (Triplet AU): he doesn’t trust women, or men, or animals, or the sky, and definitely doesn’t trust gift giving. if someone tries to give him something that means horrible things are going to happen, so he buys nothing for people. the few times he’s given gifts, they’ve backfired on him. who knew women didn’t like exotic reptiles in an unsuspecting basket? if he’s desperate, he will run to a jewelry store and slap down his credit card, barking at the person behind the counter what your favorite colors are and they throw back a bracelet or ring that he then gives you. usually he’s blushing profusely when he hands it over, saying that it’s not gonna hurt you. trying to push you away when you try and kiss him thank you-thank you-thank you once you’ve stopped crying over the diamonds. 

Ben Solo (Triplet AU): can you wear it? check. can he rip it off? check. bonus points if he can eat it too, most of his gifts are based around the four basic Benji needs: Food-Fucking-Frolicking-Frogs, the boy loves frogs. be prepared for horrible frog statues in your yard (like gnomes but-frog)

Matthew Organa-Solo (Triplet AU): he’s not as stupid as his brothers, doesn't have an aversion to gift giving and doesn’t make it all about sex. he wants to give you something that makes you smile, and he finds that when you’re together somewhere new it makes you feel better. so once a month, you and Matty pack the car and go on a road trip! you’re trying to make it to every National Park in America-complete with different kitchy gifts that make you both smile. 

Maurizio Gucci: Daddy filled up your credit card this morning, and got you a new baby-pink leather checkbook. anything you want, he gets it for you. exotic wines and cheeses, silks and furs, a brand new purse that hasn’t been on the runway yet. cars-mopeds-motorcycles, even though you don’t drive. Daddy doesn’t let you lift a finger. 

Phillip Altman: gifts are no fuckin’ sweat to this gremlin, he knows you inside and out. and what makes you the happiest? spending time with him babygirl, so the best thing he can do is spoil you with days of love making. pinning you to the mattress, lounge chair, couch, counter, hood of the Porsche. until your full of cum and drained of your tears. Oh! and he loves taking you to concerts, the way you get all giddy and squeal when he hands you tickets to your favorite band makes his heart hurt. 

Paterson: poetry, that reminds him solely of you and how you make him feel like a different man. flowers, farmers market trips, walking your pet cat together (he doesn’t want another dog), picnic’s in the park, and lots and lots of notes around the house from him so you know how much he loves you. 

Adam Sacker: buying gifts is a waste of time when he can do it himself, he can make some wood frame for a silly picture the two of you took at a carnival. or reinforce some furniture you’ve been complaining about, maybe even build a new canopy bed frame for you, stained and everything! being a handyman and a soft soul means he can do whatever and he still gets rewarded. 

Toby Grisoni: he doesn’t buy you ‘gifts’, instead he takes you on experiences. including you on his trips around the world for filming, he likes taking you dancing in the lavish cities you stay in, a bit of a hopeless romantic if he is feeling like it. and scarves, lots of scarves for you to tie him up with at the end of a long day. 

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Trattami crudele, papà.

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[rarepears]

Akatsuki X Endeavor

Yes, a harem for Endeavor.

When they have guests over, Itachi opens his mouth and says, "oh, those are the domestic servants." cue deidara screaming

Tobi got drunk and accidentally teleported the whole group (Deidara, Hidan, Itachi Uchiha, Kakuzu, Kisame, Sasori) over to the BNHA world. Of course, Tobi couldn't teleport himself. Tobi: fuck... I need to recruit new akatsuki members

Akatsuki adopted Todoroki Enji. Enji had no say.

Deidara: he looks like an older version of Sasori! He can be trusted!

The classic "hey, you are our tour guide for the new world. Please and thanks." Enji stood no chance against Itachi's eyes.

Endeavor:

When your backyard is on fire, you will have to be more focused on putting out the fire than becoming the new No. 1 hero. (your backyard is on fire is also a chinese saying for when you have a lot of problems in your household - usually referring to concubines fighting each other - which i mean... akatsuki as enji's concubines...

and kisame as the one true wife (since Kisame being the most "parenty" of all the akatsuki members. He knows how to raise the guppies.)

Enji's backyard is also literally on fire. Thanks Deidara.

Although Deidara would definately enjoy marking Enji up as "art" since it's tied to the theme of impermanence.

Household roles:

Deidara = bedwarmer Hidan = money maker, whatever they will entail (since Kakuzu will bully him into it whether it is being a mercenary, model, or whatever.) Itachi = the "public" wife for attending functions and welcoming guests Kakuzu = manages household (and the hero agency's) finances Kisame = raising the koi and kids Sasori = replacing the furniture and repairing the house

Enji can bring only bring Itachi out in public without dying of embarrassment. Sasori would try to poison everyone or worse, if he finds a body with an interesting quirk, he'll want to turn the person into a puppet.

Deidara as an artist, a pottery artist. Just got to keep his pottery from exploding... Or a youtuber - one of those that explodes anything and everything in slow mo.

Could also be a a one man destruction crew knocking down abandoned buildings. Kazuku running that business too, negotiating all the contracts with the government. Kisame on clean up hero duty to clean after Enji's fire and helping prevent Enji from overheating. Kisame also placing first for hero with the most villain look instead of Gang Orca.

Kids:

Let's make Touya Kakuzu's kid since Kakuzu has black hair.

Fuyumi is Hidan's.

Natsuo from Sasori? (Being a doctor isn't far off from poisoning people.)

Shouto is Kisame's then for the water.

[lost-sunset-canine]

Nichizora System Introduction

We are a system with 21 Alters currently (28.12.2021) , tho most prefer headmate of us as i have noticed

I will ask the others if they wish to participate with this post that we will work together on for the next days to weeks (?) from this point in time, since I do not want to force the others that aren't often fronting in front for just this

Yes this will be with anyones consent that is taking part here -Edward

☼ ✧ Nichizora's Headmates ✧ ☼ :

🦊🌆 Dairiem / Liam : Host, core, trauma holder II 16 irl , 130 hs || Trans-masc || he/him, fox/foxs , kit/kitsune , kitsune/kitsuni , floof/floofs , paw/paws , nom/noms (ik many pronouns qwp) || human irl, kitsune hs || likes : sunsets, clouds, sky, warm colors, warm things, soft things, paws, pats, hugs, art, fire, arson /hj (òwó) , omori (game)

so ye hi everyone ig qwq am a small fox boi qwq just be nice, you can if you want to hug me or pat if you want/need, but ask first and be gentle please, i do have to say i can be quite fragile

-Dairem

◼️ Edward : Main , Comforter , Companion , Protector , Caregiver , Gatekeeper , trauma holder || / || Male || he/him || void kitsune || likes : Liam (pl) , making Liam happy , Howls theme, Piano , Omori (game) , quark balls (food)

Hello, I am Edward, this platform is quite nice even if i do not talk much here if at all i still enjoy many posts when I and Liam look at them

-Edward

🥭🏵 Tenshi : Protector , Grounder , Caregiver || 873 , 27ap || Male || they/them , he/him || Kitsune , tengoku (light magic) || likes : mangos, cinnamon, tea, sweet adzuki, cooking, rice, massaging/massage, pottery

We greet anyone that may or may not see this, we hope that the posts that this system may make will delight you and sweeten your day

-Tenshi

💮 Asahi : main , caregiver , companion , protector || /// || male || he/him || first Kitsune || likes : family, cinnamon, boobs, children, babies, tofu, sweet adzuki, rice, sushi, onigiri, dumblings, fried salmon, ramen, clouds, sky, sunsets, sun, stars, tea, catnip tea, being with family, licking, taking care, protecting, swimming, cooking, taking walks

Hello papa very old no remember age but papa no tell anyway *chuckles*, if want safe place can always come to papa and hide and be yay *smiles

-Papa (asahi qwq -dairiem)

🍢 Zephyr : companion , caregiver, protector || /// || male || he/him , they/them || Kitsune || likes : children, tofu, fried tofu, sweet adzuki, dandelions, clouds, sky, sunsets, sun, stars, tea, taking care, licking, being with children, licking children, taking care of children, protecting children

we much old and child of papa and mama *chuckles, much yay family, we love tofu much much *chuckles more, much like talk to children and take care too

-Zephyr

🐺 Razor : companion (?) || 26 || male || he/him || Wolf (were-wolf?) || likes : wolves, hunting, wood/forest/trees, swimming, scents, scented candles, belts, crystals and shiny rocks, night, moon and stars

uh hi ig ?

-Razor

💢 Aziar : Emotion carrier (made up role(?) , someone who "is" or triggers/is triggered by certain emotions or releases them)

|| 573 || male || he/him || Kitsune (kasai - fire magic) || likes : vix, vixs breath, vixs purr, slightyl sweet foods, takoyaki, vixs eyes, vixs nuzzles, vixs smell, vixs heart beat, when vix regresses (hes obsessed with vix qwp -dairiem)

tch. hi

-Aziar

✨ Tobias/Tobi , Seíjó : Caretaker , Companion || 74, ap24 || demi-solarian || he/him || Kitsune (seishin magic) || likes : cleaning, creativity, making clothes/stuffies , cooking , making books, making shoes , sculpting , making candles , old school stuff , 80' , energy drinks , eggs , neon colors , colorful stuff

howdy ya'll, I'm Tobi ya local friend if you want me to be haha, anyways see you all around, duces

-Tobi

So these are our members comfortable and excited to share thier info, others might still reblog things etc. tho they dont want to share themselves here as of now, thank you for respecting that

you are always free to ask us things regarding our system etc or other fun things, jokes, or other posts we might have made or anything random at all

please remind yourselves to be respectful, nice and gently as much as you can with your words to any of us -Edward

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