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they had no business making him this cute in awakening

I make art about grief again

may you find the forgiveness that you seek, my child; just not in my sacred walls

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The oldest Ptolemy map of Palestine is dated 150 AD. The large red letters in the center say in Greek: Παλαιστινης or Palaistinis.

Le guerrier, 1916 by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (French, 1859–1938)

always an angel, never a God

Very pleased with the effort by the South African team. I'm too scared to hope that anything effectual will come of this, but it's important that there was a cohesive, honest, and powerful argument and timeline with extensive documentation put forth to the world, even if the world rejects it. The last couple of months were a whole lot of passive voice and insultingly vague headlines that it's truly a comfort to see a straightforward accusation.

If we lose this case then it is proof that the world does not care about justice. It will be proof that the United Nations is useless and a failure. It will be proof that humanity has lost its sense of moral right and wrong. There nothing that can justify any action committed against the people of Palestinian over the past 96 day and nearly 76 years of occupation.

May Allah protect us all

Update: The South African lawyers have sent a notice to the US government stating that they aim to hold the US accountable for their aiding, abetting and supporting Israel in international crimes against Palestinians.

I'm so proud to be South African rn and I'm so proud of the team representing us.

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Kissing Anders as the chantry explodes is peak romance

(I redrew my banner lol)

Inktober Day 8: Subtlety

A quick doodle today! Anders being Anders and Karl being (fondly) done with him

Hugo Simberg, The Garden of Death, 1896.

Every time I see this I always wonder what the painter’s intended message was. It looks so pleasant, that middle skeleton looks so happy with its work.

Maybe it’s supposed to be a memento mori, but a comforting and encouraging one.

This is one of the most famous paintings in Finland. There are multiple interpretations of it but they all share the same base idea:

“According to Simberg, the flowers represent people’s souls, the skeletons are aids to Death, and the Garden of Death is a purgatory of sorts for souls waiting for entrance into heaven. This artwork invites the viewer to consider the afterlife, to take comfort in his or her own passing, and to not fear what happens after the body fails to function.”

“It depicts Simberg’s thoughts on afterlife, which is not run by angels but skeletons who take care of the heavenly garden with a gentle hand, while waiting for more “gardeners” to arrive. It is derived from the medieval belief that the dead sleep in a blooming garden.”

“In Simberg’s garden the humble Death-like figures struggle against harsh conditions; the landscape around the garden has burnt yellow, it is dry and barren. The cherished flowers grow in exotic shapes, slowly, requiring constant care. The black-clad figures love their nurslings. The garden is a place where Death is allowed to realize its feelings of affection. The Garden of Death can be seen depicting the impossibility of this love; maybe the flowers are tender and fragile because they can not handle the love of Death. Love has two faces: one of them is the face of devastation.”

Paste on a smile, don't let 'em know you're dying

zevran tarot card shall be my first drawing of the year!

The Knight of the Flowers, 1894, by Georges Rochegrosse. Detail and photo by Paul Perrin. Edit.