#it's august!!

[sapphicpond]

Tumblr rn

#boop #boop-o-meter #tumblr #august fools #april fool's day

[crawfishcomic]

Forgiveness

#CrawfishComic #August 8 2023 #elephant

[without-ado]

The 2nd full moon of August 2023 l Rami Ammoun

#moon #full moon #space #stars #blue moon #supermoon #astrophotography #astronomy #solar system #nasa #night #sky #August

[birdingbutch]

they are a pair!! do not separate

#had this been done already. if not how #august posting #if youre going to tag this as 'f slur' this post is not for you

[fadeintoyou1993]

happy laura palmer asparagus for dinner again does this mean i'll never grow up february 23rd to all those who celebrate

#txt #dale cooper #twin peaks #scheduled this in august . a little treat

[acorviart]

everyone should attempt an artisan craft at some point in their life because it would cut down the number of comments questioning why handmade goods like ceramics or textile craft or woodworking are so expensive

and this is an unrealistic expectation, but I think the attempt should include seeing through to the end at least one "finished" item, no matter how clumsy or lumpy your first attempts might be. like to me, there's a huge difference in perspective between attempting to learn how to crochet or throw a pot for a few days, acknowledging that it's harder than it looks and giving up, versus committing to finishing that scarf or clay pot you started and working on it for weeks while you painstakingly learn from your mistakes and grow attached to your project while also simultaneously hating it.

once you finish the latter, your perspective changes from "why does this crocheted blanket cost $200" to "holy shit I can't believe they're charging $200 for this crocheted blanket instead of $2000" because you may have known crocheting is hard, you may have easily agreed with the idea that "handmade goods take time and effort" even before attempting a craft, but now you know firsthand the absolute time sink it takes to make things. like yeah dude, that one item took you 2 months to make and probably wasn't even an ultra complex item if it was the first thing you made, now imagine attaching an hourly wage to that time to calculate the cost (and this is ignoring every nuance of the artistic element and master crafters being able to work faster/charge higher because of their years and years of experience)

anyway this rant has been motivated by a comment I saw on someone else's ceramic post asking why a mug was $60 and they understand it's handmade but $60 just seems overpriced, and bro do you know how long ceramics take to make. that mug probably took at minimum 3 weeks between how long it takes to throw the mug, dry partially, trim the mug, dry fully, bisque fire, wait a day for the kiln to cool, sand and paint and glaze, glaze fire, wait a day for the kiln to cool, take product photography of the mug, write description and list the mug online for sale, im not even including the skill needed to complete all these steps without the mug literally exploding or collapsing while also making it an appealing piece of art, aaaaaaaaaaaaa

#$60 is overpriced my ass #if I priced my ceramics by the exact number of hours they took literally no one would buy anything #holding up a plate like oh yeah I started this in uhhhhhhhhhhh august and it finished in december #wrote this intending it to be a rant and delete post but im sending it out into the world

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Neil Gaiman started a ‘Let’s Play’ channel titled “Neil Gaiming” in order to market a new book. 

#dream #text #August 26th 2023 #neil gaiman #gaming #youtube #book #writing

[jamjoob]

What if we were both doctors & shared oranges 🤨

#Something something poems abt sharing oranges #this was done waaaaay back in august on the peetreon #Oranges manderine tangerines etc u get the idea #harlivy #poison ivy #harley quinn #pamela isley #dc #my art

[stuckinapril]

#me all of august #i

[metamorphesque]

— Mary Oliver, The Pond

#quotes #literature #poetry #poems #mary oliver #august #summer

[its-tortle]

— taylor swift albums as months of the year —

#thought about adding ttpd as november #but i did not feel sure enough #also i think folklore is a mix of august/september and evermore is a mix of november/december #but i went with the later months because september is also a retrospective of summer and december includes the experience of november yknow #i hope that makes sense #and i hope my general album to month decisions make sense also #feel free to ask me about my reasoning #or fully disagree with me lmao #taylor swift #ts #taylor swift albums #tortle makes things #ts debut #fearless #speak now #red #1989 #reputation #lover #folklore #evermore #midnights

[soulless-bex]

imagine creating a silly little story for your kid, and years later, they light the empire state building in blue to celebrate the silly little character you created. must be crazy

#percy jackson #rick riordan #happy birthday percy #empire state building #august 18

[holmes-ja]

The birth flowers of August are Gladiolus and Poppy, symbolising... well, depends who you ask. I'll pick perseverence and imagination.

#art #my art #artistsontumblr #drawing #painting #digitalart #my stuff #gladiolus #poppy #flower #flower symbolism #august #art nouveau

[feminineambrosia]

Nothing like nice plump...strawberries at breakfast with August Taylor

#feminineambrosia #august taylor #female beauty #amazing body

[the-evil-clergyman]

The Sea Nymphs by Nicolas Auguste Laurens (1898)

#nicolas auguste laurens #art #paintings #fine art #19th century #19th century art #academicism #academism #academic art #painting #french art #french artist #mythology #greek mythology #nereid #sea nymph #classic art

[wuntrum]

honestly love when artists draw copious amounts of fanart for a character and then start adding more and more personal touches or headcanons to how they depict them and then just change their name and adopt them as an original character. its like watching nature heal in real time

#personal #like its simply the best option. theyre yours now! #inches away from doing this to r***** ****** and e**** ******** . i need to get them out of there now !! #think i may infuse some of their Themes and Narratives into augusts story #we'll see idk. i love talking about things and then not following through. gotta have some whimsy yknow #oh to be clear i havent drawn fanart of r***** or e****. they are just on my mind always