and no man needs nothing

Postcards from the edge, Paul Rouphail

Two Earthlings (2009) by John Brosio

 by Hollis Brown Thorton | On Tumblr

gold, opal and diamond, c. 1900

mixed media for solo exhibition “Silent Emptiness” at Red Brick Museum, Beijing, China

2007

Grzegorz Pieniak (Polish, 1994) - Untitled (2024)

rising from the dead just to post this

Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry (‘Choosing’) by George Frederic Watts [detail] (1864)

In the medieval period it was commonly believed that amethysts had the ability to detect poison by becoming dim in color. They were also associated with the clergy being used in Episcopal rings which gave rise to them being known as “Bishop’s stones.”

Three can keep a secret if two are dead, Abigail Goldman

The Great Mosque of Samarra during fog, Samarra, Iraq