since i can't afford these i will blog them

Rafe New York Magdalena

I hope I feel this good in my skin some day

grover thurston gallery

I've been meaning to post this gallery for a while because they have very good taste.  These works are displayed at the Grover/Thurston Gallery on Occidental Ave S Seattle. The colored oil is Terry Turrell, and the black and whites are Rachel Brumer.

 http://www.groverthurston.com/

How I've been feeling lately:

And how I want to feel:

The Vasco Project

Donald Fels’ creative interpretation of Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India in 1498 vividly illustrates the confluence of events that scholars agree mark the beginning of the era of global trade.

http://www.vascoproject.com/gallery.htm

"ships carry ideas"

Naked Campaign

I've been meaning to blog this for a while.
He sketches politics.

http://feeds.newyorker.com/services/rss/feeds/naked_campaign.xml

Bailar con mi sueño. My islands stayed awake trying to meet each other.

Henry Darger

reclusive

american writer and artist

janitor

posthumously discovered 

1973

drawings and water colors

outsider art

art brut

first world war

born at home

Rose

catholic

impoverished

 "Little Henry's heart is not in the right place."

self-abuse

euphemism

feeble minded children

adult lies

strange noises

irritated others

forced labor

In the Realms of the Unreal

to be fair 

this journey

attempted escapes

central Illinois

loving family

solitary

solitary

solitary

second-floor room 

 "Artist" and "Protector of Children"