Living my life through clenched teeth

Confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a student at the University of Malaga, Spain. (2022)

socks used to cheat on civil service exams, Qing Dynasty China

Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

edit — her name is asia. both photos were taken by chloe sherman in san francisco, in 1996. [x] [x]

more of chloe sherman’s photos featuring asia!

As printed books began to displace illuminated manuscripts, the production of the latter went commercial, no longer produced only by the hands of individual monks. But some of those monks, like Schriber, kept up their dedication to the craft: “These pages show an artist trying out animal motifs, practicing curlicued embellishments, and drafting beautiful presentations of the capital letters that would begin a section, page, or paragraph.” Read more

phoebe wahl's art always makes me want to cry

my sister sending me a pic of her class doves

Still needs to be ironed and the edges finished but here's my laika patch inspired by this post by @manywinged !

Holy Ghost in art.