subterran @subterran@witches.town

Self-care (cont): There is this really ugly pattern going on of:

1. People who work with mental health developing strategies such as "self-care" and "mindfulness" to help us deal with compulsive or obsessive behavior.

2. Commercialism appropriating the fuck out of that into productivity or lifestyle marketing.

3. A horde of think-pieces talking about why those practices are bullshit, without dealing with their original context.

If you are curious about something and want to read about it, but don't know where to start:

Go to your local library and find a book that has the word "reader" in the title "(e.g. media studies reader, cultural studies reader)

These books are usually large collections of essays and texts about the subject in question, organized by different themes

You do not have to read all the texts; just look at the table of contents and pick some that look interesting

Follow your curiosity

Kowloon Walled City. Photograph taken in long exposure, 31 December 1992, by Ian Lambot

Skyway https://mastodon.social/media/2Coh3HCQPsaFJvq_5yQ

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ultra_brad has logged on
ultra_brad: oh hey what's this channel
vibrant_hate_fist: What the fuck
vibrant_hate_fist: How did you find this
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So when I found out about Smaug lizards my first reaction was "same"
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FINALLY drew YT and Raven from Snow Crash, here they are with the Juanita and Hiro drawings I've done so they can all... hang out together... and give each other suspicious looks...!

#mastoart #art #cyberpunk #snowcrash #hiroprotagonist

content warming is when you're all cosy under a blanket and everything is perfect for a bit

advantage of being back in amarillo: higher quality sunsets

there is only one good website and it's this one
https://web.archive.org/web/20061018213510/http://www.sewingincanada.com/embtrb.htm

And here is a Light Witch. she is a vampire 'cause yes

#mastoart #creativetoots #digitalpainting #witch

if you want to support me via patreon or ko-fi:
https://www.patreon.com/roh42
https://ko-fi.com/richardsilva

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If you say "sorry I don't make the rules" after something you probably made the rules. Sorry I don't make the rules.

This is your reminder that a year ago, water protectors at Standing Rock were being shot at with water cannons, LRADs, attacked by police dogs, and so much more

This is your reminder that Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism is ongoing.

PSA if you're looking for something to do besides shop on black friday go to your local library and entertain your friendly local librarians

we're gonna be bored

Hey everyone! I'm still learning how to use Mastodon, so thanks for your patience! This is Moon Gazers, my newest piece inspired by the recent discovery that jumping spiders can see the craters on the moon. https://mastodon.art/media/8-bRqPpi4jM5rm0XJOI

Ancestor Series: Collaborations
Homo ergaster:
Ergaster lived between 1.4 and 1.9 million years ago. Ergaster used a more complex toolset than H. habilis and may have been the first hominin to harness fire.

Homo sapiens:
This particular fossil was found in Brazil and likely belonged to a young woman who lived 11,500 years ago. Scientists have named her Luzia, a reference to the famous Lucy find. The discovery led to a more nuanced understanding of diversity in Paleoamericans.

Homo neanderthalensis:
This skull was found in a quarry in 1848, before the “official” discovery of Neanderthals. Since no one knew what it was, the skull was placed in a cupboard and forgotten about for years.

These specific individuals would never have interacted. The figures are instead placed in a larger context, the influence of their species and individual fossil finds radiating out across thousands of years as part of a larger conversation. This piece depicts the complex interaction of knowledge, culture, social structures, genetic material, and tools: a conversation that we continue to this day.

http://patreon.com/RheaEwing
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"Flamboyancy" from my Seven Strengths series, featuring seven concepts I've found essential to my own strength and survival.

This image is also featured in my coloring and activity book for resiliency! Digital copies are on my website http://www.rheaewing.com and physical copies are on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Strengths-coloring-activity-book/dp/1974330966/

#sciart #digitalart #mixedmedia

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