The dream catcher, an honorable object, represents beauty, resilience, safeguarding, and the sacred bond among all living beings. Every thread in its web narrates a tale; every bead and feather a soft murmur of age-old knowledge. In the darkest of nights, we are always accompanied by the spirits of our ancestors, the guidance of Spider […]
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Automat – 1927 A fast-food restaurant running at all hours, every day, hosting a home for anyone and everyone, for any service needed. A couple catch their breath from pelting raindrops, a family looks for a bathroom with a child who forgot to go home, a businessman stops by for a quick bite before rushing
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Hotel Room – 1931 Tired of day and night, swooning for each other, chasing each other’s rays, like a dog with its tail. Abandoned suitcases scattered the floor, two shoes lay like dead fish, a scarf carelessly draped upon the gaunt chair. Stripped to the corset, a women’s salmon pink contrasts the sea of blue
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I’ve decided to make a series of many describing the many misconceptions in art history and how it all boils down to language. This post is about the misunderstanding about wampum. It is commonly thought of as the Indigenous Americans’ past currency, even though it is actually a shell mainly used in jewelry by several
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