across the sky sheet the impossible birds

And Tell Me, When Did The Water Surround Me?: Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth statue at high tide, Dartmouth, England.

Jean-Paul Sinibaldi (1857-1909), 'Salammbo', ''The Art of the World'', Vol. 9, 1896

home in cardigan, uk

The Secret Garden (1993) | dir. Agnieszka Holland

Demi Moore photographed by Michel Comte, for Vogue Italia (August, 1993)

Maxfield Parrish

Installed on the 14th of October 2025, Ocean Gaia is a monumental underwater sculpture resting 5 metres beneath the surface off the island of Tokunoshima, Japan. Weighing over 45 tons and spanning 5.5 metres in width, the work features a serene large-scale portrait of the renowned Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara. It is the first underwater sculpture ever installed in Japan. Set close to shore and embedded within the fringing reef, the sculpture is perforated with openings around its edges to invite marine life inside, transforming it into both artwork and habitat. Its gently swirling contours echo the intricate sand circles crafted by the Japanese white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus), native to these waters and the rising peaks and valleys of the nearby mountain range. Tokunoshima, known for its healthy lifestyle, high birthrate, and remarkable number of centenarians, forms a fitting setting. Along its spine, a mountain range rises in the silhouette of a pregnant woman. Ocean Gaia stands as both a symbol of renewal and a gesture toward reconnection between people, the sea, and the continuity of life itself.

Coastal Berry Park by filmdecay

On the set of Pride & Prejudice (2005) dir. Joe Wright

Klassische Ruinen mit einer Jungfrau im Vordergrund, 1915 by Eduard Büchler (Austrian, 1861-1958)

Ashi Studio - couture fw26

Anne Truitt, from a diary entry featured in Turn: The Journal of an Artist originally published in 1982

by Thomas Marquize