The life cycle of a cherry.

Microgramma squamulosa closeup at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses.

— Juan Ramón Jiménez, tr by Robert Bly, from “Death Is Looking Inward,”

— Clarice Lispector, Água Viva

Athena Nangala Granites. “Napalijarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming)

Coloured acrylic on flat panel , 6 x 6 in.

This Place of Ours, JoeLius DuBois

Gouache on paper ,  12 x 12 in.

Mother and Child by Han Meilin

Susan Sontag, from At the Same Time

source / Haverst

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Traditionally, women painted their homes to beautify the space and express identity, hospitality, and cultural pride. They used natural pigments (soot, limestone, plant dyes) mixed with water and applied them with simple tools like sticks, fingers, or handmade brushes. Over time, commercial paints expanded the color range.