#the landscape. the vibes. the people

[lesbiansanemi]

I need to Get Out of the Midwest. I think it’s draining me of all life and energy like some kind of regional soul-sucking vampire

[picsfromsiberiangirl]

November, I Love You.

Despite all the shit you've given.

[spearxwind]

I genuinely don't mean to be That Person and I do think everyone is definitely entitled to their own opinion and nothing should be exempt from criticism but I think everyone criticizing hazbin hotel over the designs is honestly a little mean? Yes, all the characters are stick thin, that's bad and there should be more variety. Yes, the designs are cluttered, not good for an animated show by regular animation standards.

But criticizing the style as something to grow out of in your teenage years? Saying how ridiculous the facial expressions are, or the palette?? Who cares about the general style tbh??

You probably have friends or peers who have similar styles and similar design preferences who are going to see you say all of that and think less of what they do because of it. Vivzie isnt going to see your mean post calling it an edgy art style but your peers are. And honestly ESPECIALLY any younger artists and teenagers that draw like that are going to take the hit.

I'm not eloquent enough to make a better more nuanced post I do think there's a point to be made about how people on this site defend all art styles and want to be supportive of artists and "cringe culture is dead" but the second something is unpopular enough they start riffing vitriolically on how it looks instead of the things actually worth criticizing (of which there are many).

[calabria-mediterranea]

Vintage photos of Roccella Jonica, Calabria, Italy

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[jtfieldsiii]

Jack of the Wood, of the Green, of the Tales, of Many Names.

I wanted to lean a bit into the whole “aura of summer” he has going on occasionally and got a bit self indulgent. All the species depicted (except one) are found within the Appalachian mountain range.

[eggy-tea]

the best thing about the "stanley cup" trend is that every time i see it mentioned i get to live for a brief and baffling moment in a world where everyone is suddenly obsessed with The Hockey Trophy

[grntaire]

if there’s one reason i know for sure that media literacy is dead it’s that there are people who slow dance and get engaged to this song.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Anyway you know when Eliade said that for religious man religious spaces provide landmarks in the otherwise total homogeny of secular existence? That's what the Bits are in early fieldnotes they're points of reference in an otherwise featureless landscape.

[thevachak]

Men lose good judgment in things which concern their interest.

- The Mahābhārata

[eonars]

ended up finishing this one in one ~3 hour sitting, i was originally planning to take a few afternoons with it but it just cooked up and im happy with where it's at now

[nonokoko13]

Rollo Flamme is autistic. I had suspicions about it but after reading his vignette I heard a voice in my head confirming it. God has told me the truth and I must spread the word

He would also be ok with Batman, if he's not his most favoured hero. Oh and he also probably has PTSD and depression. Thanks for coming to my ted talk

[jlf23tumble]

Jen what do you think about the Louis ban on UK and US radio stations?

I think it demonstrates a singularly spectacular lack of reading comprehension and/or curiosity about current music played on UK and US radio stations

[kaijudyke]

every time i see someone talk about an amazing life-changing t*ylor swift lyric it's the dumbest most inane most "thirteen-year-old girl writing Deep poetry" shit i've ever heard in my life like have swifties just never heard other music

[calabria-mediterranea]

Calabria, Italy

Photos by @_raccontidistrada_

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[lethesbeastie]

hey do u have a print store or smth bc that ‘never found’ sign piece u did is like so good i would def buy it if u made a print of that anyway i hope u have a nice day !

I'm glad you like it! Currently I don't have any prints for sale, though I do have a kofi which is likely where I'd sell them if/when I'm able! If people are interested, I can definitely look into selling some prints of the art, but I'd need to get permission from the creator/op of the Never Found sign before I could do so since the concept belongs to them. I'm glad you enjoy the art enough to want it as a print though, and I'll certainly see what I can do! Thank you for the ask, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

[mishkakagehishka]

Listen. It's fine if you don't want a deeper message in art. That's what l'art pour l'art is all about. But it's not any more accessible than like. What the symbolists did. But read poetry beyond the poetry's equivalent of fast fashion, made just to be posted on social media. There's a difference between a poet who writes from their soul and a person who writes for easy money that comes with going viral, and a poet who just loves writing aesthetic poetry will put infinitely deeper things to paper than like. How do I say this. A person for whom you can tell they tried to seem deep because it sells, but essentially said nothing new or, worse yet, their point came off entirely lukewarm.