Alchemy
im guna be on the cover of a book
Bree | 25 | USA
mildly spooky
Citrasolv transfer complete, but not quite ready to show. The symbols are from alchemy and they represent copper and silver. The image in the middle is an edited down etch of an alchemist I yanked from a book. #citrasolv #citrasolvtransfer #print #printmaking #alchemy #copper #silver
im guna be on the cover of a book
Johann Joachim Becher - Antique engraving showing nature as a cosmic being with the Sun for a head and the Earth as his belly, ‘’Physica Subterranea’’, 1669.
Florida-based artist Cheryl Lee designs nature-inspired pieces, which pay homage to the mystical worlds of fairies, gnomes, princes and princess. Combining a group of natural elements, including seashells, crystals and the visual presence of mushrooms. She says “The process of creation is what is special to me, while the outcome is special to you. What is this world if not a symbiotic relationship, not only to earth and sea but to you and me. ” Find her work in her Etsy shop.
Hildegard von Bingen - Vision of Man as the Center of the Universe surrounded by the Elements, “Liber Divinorum Operum”, 13th century.
Radiating sun. Elements of meteorology. pt. II. 1875. Book cover, detail.
We went comic book shopping. :):) I’m holding Countdown to Infinite Crisis, The Ultimates and Outsiders. Not pictured is Cap (Captain America comic).
Just like this picture a lot ok.
Visit www.mozartsrequiem.com to get on the list for updates regard this amazing book. Kickstarter launches November 1st.

Sculptress Jessica Joslin uses a wide variety of wonderful objects such as an “antique ceremonial collar, antlers, bone, velvet, antique hardware, glass eyes, universal joints, springs, brass standoffs, casters, mink collars, saxophone keys, antique shoehorn, beads, lamp fittings, glove leather, music wire, [and] cast pewter feet” to create an awesome menagerie of fantastic hybrid creatures like the ones you see above.
“Her work recalls a sense of the Victorian era’s obsession with detail and death and yet retains a playfulness attributed to circus shows of trained animals performing gravity defying feats.”
Visit Hi-Fructose to read an excellent interview with Jessica Joslin and learn more about her unique creative process.
[via Laughing Squid and Hi-Fructose]
I was hanging around at my boyfriend’s place (in hindsight he was probably Satan) and we were just chilling, doing normal things, when a long, sleek, black car pulled up outside of his house. My boyfriend, suddenly very nervous and twitchy, told me to go and hide in the closet. When I asked him what was up, he just told me it was a “work associate” so I went and did as he said. I peeked a little bit out of the closet to see who this person was. I wanted to see who could possibly get my boyfriend, the actual Devil, to tremble in fear. And lo and behold, it was Ted Cruz.
Reflections on this post:
1. I need to read URLs.
2. “in hindsight he was probably Satan” may be the single greatest hook to a story that I’ve ever seen.
3. The levels of stress and suspense that occur in the rising action here rival that of some of the greatest survival horror works that exist on this earth.
4. “And lo and behold, it was Ted Cruz” is probably the only sentence that could make the conclusion to this story more terrifying, and ended the story in a way far superior to anything my own sense of dread could have come up with.