schmlarp

I’m trying!

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:01:40 -0400

I’m trying!

pleatedjeans: had to do a return today. Ha!

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:45 -0400

pleatedjeans:

had to do a return today.

Ha!

vintagegal: Adam West as Batman (1966) I can’t believe...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:28 -0400

vintagegal:

Adam West as Batman (1966)

I can’t believe people still suggest that I would associate myself with this guy. ;)

ewok-gia: Anatomical ceramic sculptures by Maria...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:20:00 -0400

ewok-gia:

Anatomical ceramic sculptures by Maria Garcia-Ibáñez

Reblogging this is wayyyy better than the overly personal cranky rant-ish list post I was contemplating writing and then deleting immediately.

Discovery from couch cleaning, project doodle note circa summer...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20:07 -0400

Discovery from couch cleaning, project doodle note circa summer 2011. #latergram

scientificillustration: Stapelia variegata by BioDivLibrary on...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:41:31 -0400

scientificillustration:

Stapelia variegata by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Nicolai Josephi Jacquin Miscellanea austriaca ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris partim coloratis. Vol. I-[II]..
VindobonæEx officina Krausiana,1778-1781..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32723152

paperdarts: Pinner Palette: Rainbow Join us in [prematurely]...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:42:13 -0400

paperdarts:

Pinner Palette: Rainbow

Join us in [prematurely] celebrating marriage equality in our home state of Minnesota! Say hell yeah to refracted light.

Hell to the yeah!

nevver: Bert and Ernie

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:02:49 -0400

jeffmcmillan.com

jeffmcmillan.com

nevver:

Bert and Ernie

amazingartphotography: Andreas Franke has created a series of...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:33:14 -0400

amazingartphotography:

Andreas Franke has created a series of underwater photographs by superimposing photographs taken on land onto underwater pictures of the SS Stravronikita which sank 20 years ago. If you’d like to see the exhibition you’ll need to dive down to the bottom of the ocean off Barbados: the works are hung in the wreck of the ship.

nonospot: “In the last 50 years we have had 2 buildings, 7...

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:09:46 -0400

nonospot:

“In the last 50 years we have had 2 buildings, 7 artistic directors and produced almost 500 plays on our stages.”

Congratulations, Guthrie, on half-a-century of theater. Keep goin’ on with your bad self and here’s a birthday gif for you.

Hee hee! Good one, Noah.

mydarkenedeyes: Felicia Simion Mmmm yes.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:01:51 -0400

mydarkenedeyes:

Felicia Simion

Mmmm yes.

arpeggia: Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin - Do Not Abandon...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:30:47 -0400

I Wanted to Love You More, 2009-2010

And So I Kissed You, 2009-2010

Deep Inside My Heart, 2009-2010

I Held Your Sperm and Cried, 2009-2010

When My Cunt Stopped Living, 2009-2010

Waiting For You, 2009-2010

arpeggia:

Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin - Do Not Abandon Me, 2009-2010

Do Not Abandon Me is a collaboration between Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin consisting of sixteen intimate works made over the past two years. These drawings articulate physical drives and feelings, candidly confronting themes of identity, sexuality and the fear of loss and abandonment through joint expression.

This series originated with Bourgeois, who began the works by painting male and female torsos in profile on paper, mixing red, blue and black gouache pigments with water to create delicate and fluid silhouettes. Bourgeois then passed the images on to Emin, who later confessed: ‘I carried the images around the world with me from Australia to France, but I was too scared to touch them’. Emin overlaid Bourgeois’s forms with fantasy, drawing smaller figures that engaged with the torsos like Lilliputian lovers, enacting the body’s desires and anxieties. In one, a woman kisses an erect phallus; in another, a small fetus-like form protrudes from a swollen belly. In many, Emin’s handwriting inscribes the images with a narrative, putting into words the emotions expressed in Bourgeois’s vibrant gouaches.

This suite of prints was one of the last projects Louise Bourgeois completed before her death. They were then printed at Dye-namix studio in New York with archival dyes on cloth in an edition of 18 sets with 6 artist proofs. The exhibition travels to Hauser & Wirth from Carolina Nitsch Project Room, New York, and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.

"I think too much. I think ahead. I think behind. I think sideways. I think it all. If it exists,..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:13:32 -0400

“I think too much. I think ahead. I think behind. I think sideways. I think it all. If it exists, I’ve fucking thought of it.”

- Winona Ryder (via arpeggia)

"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:26:24 -0400

“

After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via awelltraveledwoman)

Foot friends! (at Casa del Dingo)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:19:30 -0400

Foot friends! (at Casa del Dingo)

"The problem with the lack of intersectionality in feminism has a long and deep history, from Ain’t I..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:30:54 -0400

“The problem with the lack of intersectionality in feminism has a long and deep history, from Ain’t I a Woman to The Feminine Mystique to Slutwalk. What are often framed as “women’s concerns” or “feminist issues” are, more accurately, the concerns of white women, especially white middle-to-upper-class women. Most attempts to broaden this focus are met with concerns regarding the of “dilution” of feminism, as if gender were the only issue that affects women.”

- Skepchick | What Do You See? The Blinding Whiteness of Feminism (via tangledskein)

Rebellious anti-girly 14 yr old Robyn is scowling while...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:34:40 -0400

Rebellious anti-girly 14 yr old Robyn is scowling while barbie-toting 7 year old me revels in pink & purple #workinprogress

nevver: Poorly Drawn Lines Oooooh that went in all kindsa...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:37:23 -0400

poorlydrawnlines.com

poorlydrawnlines.com

poorlydrawnlines.com

poorlydrawnlines.com

poorlydrawnlines.com

poorlydrawnlines.com

nevver:

Poorly Drawn Lines

Oooooh that went in all kindsa places I didn’t expect.

#nofilter #spring #feetselfie

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:31:26 -0400

#nofilter #spring #feetselfie

judgmentalmaps: Minneapolis, MN Judgmental Maps Copr. 2013. All...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0400

judgmentalmaps:

Minneapolis, MN

Judgmental Maps Copr. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

My friend Sarah made this three months ago and got kind of blindsided today by it suddenly being published, going viral, and the positive and negative reactions so far. Apparently City Pages interviewed her.

So, it’s satire. Before you lash out, ask yourself if you still would if it came from the Onion, or Steven Colbert. Cuz that was what she was going for. And Sarah is one of the most thoughtful, conscientious people I know. If anything she tends to OVERthink and over question herself. I am intrigued by the debate over whether & how pointing out stereotypes can be humorous, empowering and a catalyst for change instead of just a reinforcement or blanket approval. And I also think I need to buy Sarah a beer after all this is over. Maybe two. Hey, we’ll go to the beer snobs ‘hood!

Updates: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/04/judgmental_mpls_map_creator_speaks_out_the_whole_thing_is_satirical.php

And: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/205142031.html

AND: http://www.streets.mn/2013/04/29/why-im-proud-to-be-offended-by-the-judgemental-map-of-minneapolis/