“Catch your Breath” (2021), alabaster, bronze, and druzy snow chalcedony, 10 x 10 x 5 inches.
Unearthly Anatomical Works Sculpted in Crystal and Glass by Debra Baxter Explore Grief and Loss
Artist and jewelry designer Debra Baxter (previously) explores the endurance of grief, mortality, and human bonds in Love Tears. Comprised of anatomical and figurative sculptures, the multifaceted series blend alabaster, quartz, and wood with delicate glass or metal to create forms that contrast the fragility of the body and natural world with the rugged topographies of crystals and rock.
All images courtesy of form & concept
“Love Hard” (2020), glass and quartz, 8 x 3 x 3.5 inches
Left: Detail of “Ear to the Ground” (2020), alabaster and glass, 10 x 4 x 3 inches. Right: “See No Evil” (2020), alabaster and green onyx, 12 x 7 x 4 inches
Left: “Soften the Blow” (2021), walnut and glass, 9.25 x 10 x 7.5 inches. Right: “Tear Jerker” (2021), alabaster and glass, 9 x 6 x 6 inches
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what's up ! non-exhaustive list of stories featuring weird plants :
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
The Night of the Triffids, Simon Clark
In the Tall Grass, Stephen King and Joe Hill
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', William Hope Hodgson
The Man Whom the Trees Loved, Algernon Blackwood
The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
The Willows, Algernon Blackwood
The Nature of Balance, Tim Lebbon
'Bloom', John Langan
The Ruins, Scott Smith
The Wise Friend, Ramsey Campbell
'The Green Man of Freetown', The Envious Nothing : A Collection of Literary Ruins, Curtis M. Lawson
The Beauty, Aliya Whiteley
The Ash-Tree, M.R. James
Canavan's Backyard, J.P. Brennan
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jack Finney
The Hollow Places, T. Kingfisher
'Reaching for Ruins', Crow Shine, Alan Baxter
'Vortex of Horror', Gaylord Sabatini
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss
Vaster than Empires and More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
Odd Attachment, Ian M. Banks
Deathworld #1, Harry Harrison
The Bridge, John Skipp and Craig Spector
'The Garden of Paris', Eric Williams
Apartment Building E, Malachi King
The Seed from the Sepulchre, Clark Ashton Smith
Rappaccini's Daughter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Nursery, Lewis Mallory
The Other Side of the Mountain, Michel Bernanos
The Vegetarian, Han Kang
Sisyphean, Dempow Torishima
The Root Witch, Debra Castaneda
Semiosis, Sue Burke
The Wolf in Winter, Charlie Parker #12, John Connolly
Perennials, Bryce Gibson
Relic, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Gwen, in Green, Hugh Zachary
The Voice in the Night, William Hope Hodgson
Ordinary Horror, David Searcy
The Family Tree, Sheri S. Tepper
The Book of Koli, Rampart Trilogy #1, M.R. Carey
Seeders, A.J. Colucci
Concrete Jungle, Brett McBean
The Plant, Stephen King
Anthologies/collections :
The Roots of Evil: Weird Stories of Supernatural Plants, edited by Michel Parry
Chlorophobia: An Eco-Horror Anthology, edited by A.R. Ward
Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants, edited by Carlos Cassaba
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Sylvan Dread: Tales of Pastoral Darkness, Richard Gavin
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, edited by Daisy Butcher
Weird Woods: Tales From the Haunted Forests of Britain, edited by John Miller
'But fungi aren't plants' :
The Fungus, Harry Adam Knight
Growing Things and Other Stories, Paul Tremblay
The Girl with All the Gifts, M.R. Carey
Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fruiting Bodies, and Other Fungi, Brian Lumley
'The Black Mould', The Age of Decayed Futurity, Mark Samuels
What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher
The House Without a Summer, DeAnna Knippling
Mungwort, James Noll
Fungi, edited by Orrin Grey and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Trouble with Lichen, John Wyndham
Notes :
all links lead to the goodreads page of the book, mostly because i like to look at book cover art ;
list features authors/books that i love (T. Kingfisher, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Ursula K. Le Guin, the collections from the British Library Tales of the Weird, etc.), but also a few that i don't like and some that i have not yet read ;
if upon seeing that list the first novel you check out is by Stephen King's you have not understood the assignment ;
not all of those are strictly horror stories, some are 100% science fiction (Brian W. Aldiss' Hothouse for instance).
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This was a series of collages I made for the MCYT Recursive Gift Exchange held by @mcytrecursive for @/nobledragonflying, inspired by "Ruby in the Moonlight" by Silverwing15. This was originally posted here on Ao3, but I had made these with tumblr post dimensions in mind ^_^'
Image descriptions in the alt text
ARTWORK/PHOTOGRAPHY/POETRY/PROSE REFERENCED
// “The Arts: Poetry” by Alphonse Mucha // “River of Stars: Selected Poems of Yosano Akiko” By Yosano Akiko, Translated by Keiko Matsui Gibson and Sam Hamill // “Annunciation with St. Maxima and St. Ansanus” by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi // “What Kind of Woman: Poems” by Kate Baer // “Crow Eating a Persimmon” by Ohara Koson // Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou // Screenshots of Technoblade’s, Philza’s, and Tommyinnit’s Minecraft characters from the streams “Tommy Teams with Technoblade in Exile,” “Tubbo & Tommy Plan A Prison Break w/ Ranboo, & WilburSoot!,” and “JAILBREAK [DREAM SMP FINALE]” // “Marlena” by Julie Buntin // “Heart of Gold” by Debra Baxter // “Field Book of Insects” by Edna Libby Beutenmuller // “Haikai Na No Shiori” By Shigemasa Kitao and Sogai Tani // “Gold Tourmaline Ring” photo from The Art Institute of Chicago // “Gold and Garnet Ring” photo from Timeline Auctions // “Gold bracelet with Carnelian Scarabs” photo from the Victoria and Albert Museum // “The Unicorn Tapestries” // “Gold Earrings with Garnet and Pearls” photo from the Cleveland Museum of Art // “Norwegian Wood” by Murakami Haruki, translated by Jay Rubin // “Fleet Street” photo by James Valentine // “Full Moon at Akashi Beach” by Tsuchiya Koitsu // “Garnet Roman Pendant” photo from Christie’s Auctions // “Stone Blind” by Natalie Haynes // White Daisy and Red Poppy from Minecraft // “Living Room of a Book Dealer” by Adolph von Menzel // “Flowering Lotus” by Ohara Koson // “Tit on Paulownia” by Ohara Koson // “Fan with Morning Glories” by Maruyama Okyo // The Book of Hours: Black Hours // "Maple Tree" By Hasegawa Tohaku // “Fille Au Citronnier” by Emile Vernon // “Torii at Miyajima” by Yoshimune Arai // "Japanese Anemone" by Tamamura Toyoo //
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Welcome to Spring Lake! (Founded 20.06.23)
Round 5, Spring Year 2
So, this is my new obsession/passion project. I love my neighbourhood and these sims so much, and I've been having the best time playing them, so I thought I'd share some family pics.
I started with 6 founders (one sim for each aspiration) and the town has grown to include all of these sims here!
Below are mini family bios for them all:
Starting from the top (L-R)
The Appleton Family: Aspen Appleton (Family), her husband Brendan, their daughter Robyn and Aspen's alien son, Ian.
The Baxter Family: Bodhi Baxter (Pleasure), his wife Nelly and their sons, Gabriel and Jasper.
The Carter Family: Chayne Carter (Popularity), his wife Greta holding their newest daughter Talanah. Their 3 teens are Harley, Keon and Chayne's alien daughter, Luna.
The Diaz Family: Dre Diaz (Romance), his fiance Marta and Dre's daughter, Sessanta (not pictured is Sessanta's mother, Kemberly or Dre's pregnant townie ex, Debra!)
The Emerello Family: Ella Emerello (Fortune), her husband Ray and their sons, Parker and Mario.
The Fox Family: Freya Fox (Knowledge), her husband Rian, their twin boys, Noah and Otis and their daughter, Quinn.
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