Jean Antoine Injalbert: Hotel Chappaz (1868) Located: Béziers, France

DARK PARADISE 🖤

TOMMY SHELBY X READER (inspired by the song dark paradise by lana del rey)

Summary: You've left him but the memories still follow you.

Warnings: ANGST

It was dark. The air was cold and the sky was dark. It was almost metaphorical to the way I had been feeling these last 6 months. Dark and cold. It had been 6 months since my last "encounter" with....him. I couldn't even think of his name without the possibility of having a full blown breakdown. I take in a deep breath to try and calm the turmoil going on inside of me. How did I get here. Sitting on the balcony of my new apartment, in a country that wasn't my own. A country that I was forced to move to, just so I could get away from him. Him. I close my eyes and there he appears. Soft, luscious chocolate brown hair. I used to run my fingers through it when we would embrace each other. When we would lie on the fresh green grass outside his aunties pub, laughing and talking about nothing. I remember looking up at him and thinking that his eyes were even bluer and brighter than the summer sky above us. He was the most handsome man I had ever seen in my life, like he was sculputed by michealangelo himself but that didn't even come close to the beauty that was inside of him. He had a heart that was gentle and sweet but a mind that was swift and sharp. His wise words once soothed whatever troubles had been worrying me. He always protected the ones he deemed as vulnerable, like horses or children. He was freedom in human form, always one with nature. He didn't care about materialist things such as money. I couldn't help but give a little sarcastic chuckle at that. Oh how that has changed. How he has changed. I couldn't help the tears that started to prick in the corner of my eyes. That sweet , smart, beautiful boy that I had lost my heart to had been taken away from me when the war hit. He got on that train with the other proud optimistic soliders and never came back. A different man did though. A man who claimed he was Tommy Shelby, a man who looked liked Tommy shelby but wasn't. He was not my Tommy. My Tommy would've been disgusted with a man as greedy, cruel and cold as him and the worst part was that when the time comes for me to leave this world and move on to the other side my love most likely won't be waiting for me because of the evil deads of this new man who was taking over his body. So I left. I didn't leave a note, nor did I say goodbye to any of his family. I simply left and he didn't try and look for me. He didn't call the police, he didn't contact my family. He let me go. Let our future go. Let our love go. With that last thought a memory flashed into my mind and a whisper from my past love went "To let someone go even if it kills you inside is the meaning of true love"...

All around the city, statues and memorials abound. Many are in honor of historical figures, warriors indigenous to Mexico, women, messages of wisdom and access to sheer beautiful visuals as you pass by.

Mexico City reveres Gandhi and named a park after him. "Non-violence has reached men and will remain. she is the herald of world peace" and "Our fight has the purpose of friendship with the entire world".

I'll feature Chapultepec Park in another blog but basically a forest in the city. Taking a walk here is like a surreal escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, a mere minutes away. Featured above are two statues nestled in the park with two lovers embracing each other. How about that? Images of love captured in a beautiful permanent moment? I also learned (from google) that the green appearance of the copper, bronze, brass, and other metal used may not look the same color 5, 10, 20, or even 50 years from now as they do today. So, what is it called when metal changes color? The patina effect -- a color change in red metals caused by oxidation." You're welcome, now you know :)

El mismito (the very) Salvador Dali visited Mexico City and wrote, "There is no way I’m going back to Mexico. I can’t stand to be in a country that is more surrealist than my paintings”. Here's a clip from 2017 featuring 20 of Dali's sculputes on exhibit at the Soumaya Museum.

#mexicocitystatues #public art #dali #gandhi

Conceptual framework-

- markmaking, memory,

content- whats in the work

- painting

Form

- structure

- Presentstion- sculpute, wall,

- - wall cinematic/

- Floor- shadowbax,

- Instillation

- On wall

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Why grad school?

-teaching-kids

-color relationship- anoka faroquee -color/abstraction- intuitive->understanding?

-graphic design

Statement of purpose

-background- lineage, family, immigrant-

-what ur doing now-> how does thatcconnect to the work?

Quick, broad, lyrical strokes,- the subconscious, brught flowry-

——stagnant? Elevate-

-what is missing- where are u going

-why the school??

- teach?

Totems   Personal project by Akatre 2021 www.akatre.com

Amore e Psiche

Fluffy! Don't spill the milk D:

https://rivalmit.com/projects/199-spilt-milk--batkitty--11-rare-dominant-gold-mutation/586-fluffy--don-t-spill-the-milk-d-

test sculpture cow head

2021-25-27September by SilviaGalasso

Digital journal UPDATE. 

shushu tong: autumn/winter 2021

Holiday Workshop: Elf sculpture (November 23, 2020 6:30-9:30)

$150

Led by Adlai Stein

We have some much fun getting ready for the holidays making these elves we thought we would teach you how to make them too. Elves don’t just make gifts in Santa’s workshop they also are great gifts for your loved ones. Not only will you leave with a couple of different elves but you will also learn about blacksmithing tools including, hammers, punches, tongs, forge, and anvil. Once you get the swing of it these elves will help give you some ideas for other sculptural and decorative elements to add to your next project.

Please wear natural fiber clothing and closed toed shoes. Also bring safety glasses if you have them or you may use ours.

Age 16 and up if interested under 16 please contact [email protected] for private instruction information.

Must give a minimum of 48 hours notice of cancellation to get refund

To help avoid Covid-19 we will be wiping down the tools and ask that you wear a mask during the class. If you don’t have one we will have extra’s available for your use.

Safety is a priority in our shop, we reserve to the right to end a class at anytime without refund if safety rules are not being followed.

Waterscapes Glass Sculptures by Ben Young

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