#dead creatives

And here are all of the Japanese Carmelia blooms on display in color.

Edited on my phone with a little tweaking, and a pretty filter to make the color pop. As you can probably tell, the lighting was different for each shot. (Some days were sunny, and some were just after some rain.)

But please enjoy the shots, and try to have a good day everybody.

WE ARE THE DEAD CREATIVES

THE FINAL GENERATION

KEEP ALL EYES OPEN

SO THAT WE MAY FIND THE LIGHT

Photos of roses from our new rosebush - just outside our front door. If originals in color are wanted - drop me a comment below and I will gladly oblige and upload them.

More from the family garden - it turns out they are not roses, but Japanese Carmelias. Still very hardy and durable flowers. But with the persistent rain and oppressive heat, they've been forced to reboot almost every single day.

Otherwise, please enjoy the shots - and don't let life drag you down.

WE ARE THE DEAD CREATIVES

THE FINAL GENERATION

KEEP ALL EYES OPEN

SO THAT WE MAY FIND THE LIGHT

Morning all you human beings and otherwise living organisms! I took these this morning just outside my house.

Found out the white and yellow flowers are Japanese Honeysuckle, while the berries are Mulberries - some are ripe and some aren't just yet.

Some beautiful pictures for you all to look at - and maybe comment on?

4 new designs for Redbubble and Spreadsheet coming soon! All inspired by quotes from family members, each one will be an excellent look to sport on a shirt, mug, tote bag, or even a blanket.

I'll post the links to each one as it goes live on both shops. But until then, please have a look at the pinned post and check out our other work!

BEAR WITNESS TO THE DEAD CREATIVES...

WE ARE THE FINAL GENERATION...

YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO GO BACK TO SLEEP...

some assets used from Vecteezy.com and Google Images

enhanced using GIMP

First new Japanese Carmelias of 2026! They came in quite nicely this time - very vibrant and colorful.

All photos were taken on my Samsung Galaxy s21 phone. No AI used, and no filtering whatsoever. I may try to make some black-and-white versions.

We'll see what happens. But in the meantime...

KEEP ALL EYES OPEN

You ever see a piece of art and just...Stop...And sit with it for a second.

That's what Sanity Filter did to me when I designed it.

It's a figure. hunched. silhouetted against this long, cold corridor that feels like it goes nowhere good. And they're *dragging* something — this massive, monolithic power core that's barely hanging on. Dim violet pulse. 10%. Blinking. The battery icon of a human soul.

No one told me burnout could look like speculative fiction. No one told me exhaustion could be modern mythology. But here we are.

This isn't "hustle culture" art. This isn't a motivational poster. This is for the people who are still moving *despite* everything. The night-shift warriors. The day-shift fighters. The dead creatives grinding through the 3am wall. The ones who know what it feels like to be running on whatever's left of whatever they had.

You know the feeling. I didn't have to describe it. You already felt it the second you read "10%." The nightmare has become reality. Or worse...Tuesday...

Sanity Filter is available now on tees, hoodies, phone cases, posters — the whole lineup — over at the GentlemanRobits store on Threadless. Print-on-demand, ships to you, quality that actually holds up.

YOU ARE DEPLETED, BUT YOU ARE NOT DEFEATED.