Dreams and Schemes

eirecrescent: bubblejam: The incredibly intricate and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:39 -0500

bubblejam:

The incredibly intricate and captivating custom animal sculptures by Creatures From El, Ellen June.

One of my fav. artists!!! ^^

appleznbananaz: ewok-gia: Alternative Limb Project One step...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:38 -0500

appleznbananaz:

ewok-gia:

Alternative Limb Project

One step closer to turning the world into an awesome dystopian sci fi setting

elorablue: Eric Roth Photography

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:22 -0500

elorablue:

Eric Roth Photography

prairieschoolarchitecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Unity Temple,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:06 -0500

prairieschoolarchitecture:

Frank Lloyd Wright, Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, 1908

Paul Romano pen and ink

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:23 -0500

Paul Romano

pen and ink

exploringpaganism: tentaclesandteacups: untreatedsymptom: twen...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:48 -0500

exploringpaganism:

tentaclesandteacups:

untreatedsymptom:

twentythreesteps:

frozensecond:

Our second rescue from beagles who have lived their entire lives inside a research laboratory. These beagles have known nothing except the confines of metal cages. They have known no soft human touch, no warm bed, no companionship, no love. They have never been outside or sniffed a tree or grass.

Finally, after years of being poked and prodded, these beagles are FREE! ARME got the call that a facility was willing to release them to us after they had been used in several tests. We picked them up on June 8th and now they are all in loving foster homes, and one has already been adopted. (Click here to see the video).

Never seen grass before :’(

yeah, I cried during this video.

;_______________; ♥

the college i attended was right next to such a research facility. the beagles from that facility were given to the Vet technician program at the college. the vet techs would learn how to potty trains dogs and various other things and then the dogs would be adopted out to homes in the community. my friend was in the vet tech program and one of her classmates adopted two of these dogs. one of them was afraid of grass for two years. it took him that long to be able to step on it.

Why aren't more people freaking out about the new Venezuelan labor law?

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:19 -0500

monetizeyourcat:

dancepunksnotdead:

You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?

It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.

http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift

holy shit!

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Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:16 -0500

oliviatheelf: ॐMy Hippie Blog!ʚϊɞ

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:54 -0500

oliviatheelf:

ॐMy Hippie Blog!ʚϊɞ

"If detective stories are ‘escape literature’ (and why shouldn’t they be!) the reader can escape to..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:11 -0500

“If detective stories are ‘escape literature’ (and why shouldn’t they be!) the reader can escape to sunny skies and blue water as well as to crime in the confines of an armchair.”

- Agatha Christie, Foreword, Death on the Nile (1953)

whatisaurlidonthaveone: I have never seen brushes like these…. ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:37 -0500

whatisaurlidonthaveone:

I have never seen brushes like these….
have you?

whatisaurlidonthaveone: Colors

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:08 -0500

whatisaurlidonthaveone:

Colors

forestferncreations: thelandbeforegrime: This shit...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:19 -0500

forestferncreations:

thelandbeforegrime:

This shit rules.

Turkish women, as far as fighting rape culture goes, you’re doing it right.

Relevant.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02:35 -0500

radcatlady: nymeses: holleywholly: home-of-amazons: nymeses: ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:01:57 -0500

radcatlady:

nymeses:

holleywholly:

home-of-amazons:

nymeses:

This is what feminists mean when we talk about rape culture: these cards are considered socially acceptable and men buy them. Women are socialized into believing they are nothing more than fucktoys and men are raised to believe that rape is a joke.

Stores sell merchandise encouraging men to beat and rape women, and men are complaining about misandry hats? Fucking hell.

Yes the shirt offends me. Yes it’s not acceptable for stores to sell them. But do you know what? We don’t have to listen to this shit if we don’t want to. I don’t give a fuck if that’s ‘What society teaches men’ If they rape someone, they broke the fucking law. End of story.

And do you know what offends me even more? Feminist believing only women can be raped. Get your panties out of your ass and realize that men can be raped just as much as women can be. You ignorant twats.

Until we all come together and band as one (Whether male or female) we won’t solve anything. And saying that men can’t think for themselves, and have to go by what some lame-ass store tells them, well, we’re not going to get anywhere

So basically you don’t care about rape culture.

And you miss the point entirely.

And don’t compare feminists to genocidal nazis. That is TRUE ignorance.

P.S. “lame-ass” nice ableism there too by the way.

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/cotton-on-slogan-not-such-a-laugh/

http://www.news.com.au/news/cotton-ons-risque-kids-t-shirt-slogans-under-attack/story-fna7dq6e-1225752921501

Seeing these slogans on KID’S t-shirts fucking shits me off. Cotton On had “lock up your daughters” (not pictured, different brands versions pictured) for boys ages 1 year old and up for god’s sake!! What kind of fucked up shit is that??? DISGUSTING! I am NOT having kids because of this kind of fucked up shit.

eliego: untitled by lucidpeach on Flickr.

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:25 -0500

eliego:

untitled by lucidpeach on Flickr.

mizjtoz: ragtimelime: traediras: mrcontro: scaleeth: kimbley...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:54 -0500

mizjtoz:

ragtimelime:

traediras:

mrcontro:

scaleeth:

kimbley:

scaleeth:

mrcontro:

Everyone on my Tumblr dash, PLEASE watch this. Especially if you are a creative artist:

Adobe is going to scrap their hard copies (disks) for their software (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash), and have you pay a subscription for the latest software called the Adobe Creative Cloud. $50 per month. Could you really afford such an expense in the long run?

This is really disturbing. Please hear what he has to say, it really is a serious situation for working artists. Pass this along so others may know about the Adobe Creative Cloud and how horrible it is.

Yep… Just went to see how much Flash costs. You know, to just buy the program? Guess what? After spending a while looking, it appears that you CAN’T anymore. You have to pay an outrageous subscription fee. I hate adobe. Is there a petition going around to stop this nonsense? Because I want to sign it.

http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model

Thanks! I know a lot of artists and people who like art follow me. You guys should go sign that.

Today I just signed the petition in the voice against the Adobe Creative Cloud. For those who are not familiar with what the new Creative Cloud can do to you as an artist, I really suggest you watch this video.

For those who have seen, reblogged, faved, here’s the link (as shown in the previous reblog) to sign the petition. Anything can happen, Adobe really needs to know that many artists are not supportive of them controlling not just the software..but the content worked on the Cloud.

Signed! Boosting the signal, I prefer to be able to buy my software.

I was waiting to buy this till I was out of college but now they don’t want to let people buy it anymore????

Not an artist, but signal boosting for my friends who are.

Painting, Oil on canvas, 184x94 cm Origin: Iran, First quarter...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:06 -0500

Painting, Oil on canvas, 184x94 cm Origin: Iran, First quarter of the 19th century, Qajar Dynasty

Before us is some inmate of an Iranian ruler’s harem, her beauty recalling the image of Layla in Nizami’s famous poem, Layla and Majnun:

“But the flutter of her lashes

Pierces the heart and throws us down…

Her rosy cheeks, her beauty spots, the dark eyes -

All will tomorrow be stars in the night sky?”

With an elegant gesture of her hands, painted red with henna according to tradition, the woman coquettishly holds a rose and a glass of sherbet. From this picture we gain a detailed idea of typical court dress during the first quarter of the 19th century. A transparent slip with a slit reveals the naked body beneath, while a typical striped jacket is worn over the top. The extremely broad trousers are woven with a large repetitive pattern.

There is no sense of depth, this flatness being typical of oil painting during the early Qajar period. The real merits of the Teheran artists working at the court of the Qajar dynasty during the first quarter of the 19th century lay in the detailed depiction of clothes and still life. Note, for instance, the transparent brushstrokes which convey the airiness of the scarf and the milky glass of the bottle on the ledge.

Source of entry: First Branch of the State Hermitage Museum, 1925 Exibition: Art and Culture of the Near and Middle East: 3rd - 19th centuries [x]

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Sun, 19 May 2013 21:39:51 -0500

littleglassunicorn: Her reading nook by button-bird

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:33 -0500

littleglassunicorn:

Her reading nook by button-bird