commemorative

1) Gillyflower

2) Red Buttercups ( Ranuculus )

3) Passion Flower

4) Memorial Day Poppy

5) Aster

6) Lilium convallium

7) Hibiscus

8) Calla Lily

9) Peony

10) Anemone

From Hortvs, nitidissimis omnem per annvm svperbiens floribvs 1768 - 1786

by Christoph Jacob Trew (1695-1769). Illustrations Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770).

International Bat Night

Our nocturnal and oft-maligned friends have inspired great artists and craftspeople throughout history. 

Here are just a few bat-themed highlights from our collection.

Did you know that about 70% of the world’s 1,240+ bat species are insectivores (insect eaters) and most of the rest are frugivores (fruit eaters)? Bats pollinate flowers and disperse fruit seeds, with many tropical plants depending entirely on bats to distribute their seeds.

Ojime in the form of a bat, late 19th century Japan. http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/object/EA1956.3749

Bat and willow tree, fan painting by Suzuki Hyakunen (1825 - 1891). http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/object/EA1973.52

This is an ivory seal with a pair of bats, early 20th century China. http://www.jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/object/EA1980.78

A liquor tag for claret, in the shape of a bat! On display in Gallery 55. Photograph taken 2013 by Flickr user Richardr/castrovalva: https://www.flickr.com/photos/49503152875@N01/10755402246

dissociation is a conditioned response to chronic trauma, meaning, your brain learns to separate or split from your body because the trauma you are experiencing to too much for the mind to process. it is most common in people with ptsd, chronic trauma, or complex ptsd. when you are experiencing trauma over and over your body learns to separate from your mind and it becomes a reaction to everyday stress or trauma occurs again.

the reason people with borderline develop dissociative symptoms is because they experience emotions at such high frequencies that things can feel traumatic and overwhelming even if they are not necessarily stereotypical trauma like sexual abuse or physical abuse.

the same goes for people with schizophrenia and bipolar 1 and 2

Fiona Apple on her rapist (Spin Magazine, 1997)

This hit me in the middle of my soul.

What the term POC is NOT supposed to do:

 Replace the word black when you’re talking SPECIFICALLY about black people

Allow non black POC to make their struggles and black struggles interchangeable

Allow non black POC to be anti black under the guise of “solidarity”