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for your consideration:

If the boop were connected to some kind of machine that generates electricity, today Tumblr users would be able to uninterruptedly illuminate some small town

#excuse my laptop mouse #boop

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Hi there! I absolutely adore your illustrated wicked witch poem, and was wondering if it's available to buy anywhere? Would love to put it on my wall!

hello! thank you for the kind words <3 you can find prints/posters on my redbubble

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Do you think you may sell your painting of John the beloved and Mary Magdeline with Jesus as a print? I had a look see on your red bubble and didn’t see, but I would buy in a blink of the eyes. Cheers~ <3

thank you for your interest - I've put it there now! <3

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john the beloved / mary magdalene

#saint john #mary magdalen #like... there are parallels #they transgressed gender roles/social boundaries/class divides most and were therefore most drawn to christ #when others left him to die alone they stayed - understanding that suffering is bound up in love #and afterward they necessarily turned to solitude - belonging ultimately now to another place #i think they were dispositioned toward mysticism before they met him though #they loved him best! #whatever. im so normal about it #kritstrophies #catholic art

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we should continue to talk about the ethics of web scraping. but it's very possible to train a model only on public domain images - CC0 photos, works by long dead artists - and still get interesting, beautiful output. this is an uncomfortable fact, but it's also a hopeful one.

it's not enough to put a modern subject in the style of someone ancient. good! it's not enough to juxtapose two contrasting concepts for shock value. good! it's not enough to 'blaspheme' an established art tradition by making a small alteration. good! we can no longer rely too heavily on the prominence of other artists without having anything much new to say ourselves. good!

new developments in art always come of saying "the old ways are no longer enough". this is no different - possibly, it is easier. the old masters we challenge today are neural nets. stacks of linear algebra in a trench coat.

we're better. we can 'train' ourselves by mindfully consuming art which influences (with far more nuance and warmth) what we create. we can choose which of the 'datasets' we've been fed to draw from and which to ignore.

every artist is asking themself - what can I do that an AI cannot? how can I infuse my work with humanity? and I'm hopeful for what that will bring about.

will there be increased interest in physical media, where the limitations of the materials and the artist's body are more tangible in the work?

will we lean on longer forms - series of paintings, illustrated novels, comics - with complicated storylines and a requirement for consistent representation of characters and concepts?

will we begin to make, display and consume art in ways that emphasize the process of making it?

will we reject mass produced items in favor of forming connections with artists and makers?

will we choose to express incisive messages - precise, complicated ideas that go beyond vague associations between metadata tags sifted from a sentence prompt?

god. I hope we will.

#caveats: i say this as an amateur who is derivative all the time and has no intent of changing #i say this knowing many of these things are already coming to pass and have been since the advent of digital media #and i say this knowing full well that this doesnt prevent artists being plagiarised and hurt by that in the here and now #not art

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ophelia: [goes mad]

us all, hundreds of years later: THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME THAT’S ME

#well #not art

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I just wanted to say your art is INCREDIBLY gorgeous with such amazing colors and I feel so lucky to have found your blog 🤍

aa I like your blog a lot as well; you have great taste. and this is lovely of you to say <3 I live for neon pink

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an ophelia

#recolored edition #where i remember you have to limit your palette if you're gonna have enormous value contrast

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an ophelia

#since the world suffers from such a total lack of them #not lol but too bad here's one more #hamlet #shakespeare #ophelia #kritastrophies #original art

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Hi idk how often you check this, but I wanted to send you so much kudos for your poetry art? I am so totally blown away; thank you for sharing with us on here. I am curious: are you a scholar of a particular field? Im assuming it would be something like humanities with an emphasis in cross-cultural mythologies? Im a student of the comparative humanities, and am just very pleased with your application critical analyses of these historical figures to your creative works. Sorry to blather on! Best wishes.

this is so kind. especially glad you like the poems - I put quite a bit of thought into parts of them and i'm glad they resonated with you. putting digital art online is a little less satisfying than tacking it right on my wall (one reason ive been favouring traditional media recently) but its so lovely to hear that people like it, and when my work allows I mean to return to krita.

I'm a STEM girl by trade but v flattered by this and by your lovely and educated review. Thank you for reaching out!

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#krita my beloved #not art

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love love love your art!!!

thank you for the kind words! it's been a long long time since I got anything digital done and this is good inspiration 💛

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since many have strong feelings regarding this illustration:

This is not a literal statement. This is a poem from Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin. It is meant (as I interpret it) to draw attention to patterns in the way women are portrayed in legends, histories, folktales, religions. "Well Jezebel was actually evil!!" is missing the point. Is there a similarity between Pandora and Eve? Is it relevant that the ascent and downfall of Bathsheba and Vashti respectively pivoted on a king's gaze? The women who appear in Arthurian legend are mostly seductresses who create obstacles for the heroes - does this call Circe to mind? Is there a reason why the primary aspect of many female religious figures is their virginity, or motherhood, or both? Are there common ways these women obtain and wield power in their narratives? What attributes make them famous or infamous?

The poem does not say "all these women were reviled as witches". It asks you to think about who authored, recorded, and taught the stories they come from. That is a valuable thing to do with any story, whether or not you agree with Andrea's poem or with her feminism.

and they had this in common: that they were feared, hated, desired, and worshiped - woman hating, a.d.

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hi! i just wanted to say that I've absolutely adore your art about "there once was a witch" and i am absolutely delighted to see you have it on redbubble!! i'm definitely buying it when i get to my laptop!! 😍

this is so kind. thank you for your support ❤️

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Honestly, the plot of Chess is so absolutely absurd and wonderful that I can’t recommend it more. It’s basically all about Cold War politics through an interpersonal lens but I wouldn’t exactly say it’s done well.

I’ve been obsessed since middle school.

then you will be happy to know that I caved and watched it! I have not been the same person since...

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I just got the poster of witches (the one with dworkin quote) I ordered from you! It's gorgeous, going to my wall immediately ☺

I'm beaming, so glad it looks good in print! & thank you for supporting my shop 💛

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What really gets me is when you're reading a book and the chapter labels have, like, vines or floral details around them or something. it makes me so soft - just- the fact that someone was like 'ooh we can add beauty here, we totally should' and they did it

#this is my philosophy #make mediocre art - put it everywhere #why wouldn't we? #not art