Art
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Photo books
I was looking at photo books on Amazon and randomly thought of Charles Freger’s series of “Wilder Mann” photos, documenting “wild man and savage” image across Europe. It’s very strange and unexpected folk costume from many European countries that have been worn during various festivals over the centuries. I didn’t…
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Someone, once again, claims they have identified Jack the Ripper. And once again, I don’t believe it. I don’t think any of their evidence is a smoking gun. The media outlet I saw it on took it as gospel truth without asking any good questions and that deeply annoyed me.…
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New collective domain?
I’m changing from windsprite.nu to something else. At first I chose delirium.nu but changed my mind. I’m considering geisha.nu. I also thought of nightshade.nu, duende.nu, night.nu and others. I think I’m probably going to go with geisha though. I already bugged my poor host to change it for me to…
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After almost six freaking years, I have FINALLY installed my printer-scanner. It really took that long. To my credit, I tried about a year ago and kept running into problems I didn’t know how to solve. I bought this thing in 2019 in anticipation of moving out of my parent’s…
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My markers came today! I’m shocked at how heavy they are! In any case, they’re beautiful and I already feel inspired to color something. I’m watching Ohuhu tutorials on YouTube to get the basics of how to use them properly. I’ve already learned a number of interesting tricks that I…
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I tried to draw a little self portrait for a profile pic and…nope. I feel like I have no control over the pencil. The lines are janky and wobbly. At least I tried, right? That’s more than I have been doing. Another factor is patience, I think. I have very…