"Want a seat?" 🐺
Out on the street
Bars, stars and neon lights
I'm a sea then a drop
an ocean, I dissolve
- Two whiskeys and a lime
- "Want a seat?" - a voice, divine,
Your smile is a crime.
Out of all the flesh I meet
in a place I need not be
I found someone to call my own.
Poem by me.
This illustration is part of my original art and sensory project Ghosts of Christmas Past
Let's Go Get Hurt
Red wax dripping on my pale knees
You watch me play with the flame
Candle's burning me less than your fingertips
How does the Moon feel
When the wolf first howls for her?
I know.
I heed no warnings
Read no signs or labels
If we're fragile
Let it all break
I trace the necklace under your shirt
Collarbones snarl at me like teeth
Knowing what fire gets me
But
A wolf howls just as badly when it hurts
And I also bite.
Poem by me.
This illustration is part of my original art and sensory project called Ghosts of Christmas Past.
And a fun edit version (it was before the final was ready tho):
The remarkable Madame Pompadour, unfortunately, does not live long. Her frail health betrayed her at age 42, and even some of her political enemies expressed admiration for her courage in the final weeks of her illness. Louis XV remained faithful to the end and cared for her during this time.
I first wanted to show the last portrait that was started before her death, but I think this painting reflects her nature better. Genuinely funny, smart and wayward – challenging the status quo and going beyond it on a regular basis. Did you know that she introduced the placing of freshly picked flowers in a vase in homes, as well as popularized the keeping of goldfish in bowls as pets? And elements of her fashion and hairstyles still often appear in current fashion collections, as well as Elvis Presley's famous hairstyle - slicked back hair is actually called a 'Pompadour'?
Her presence in a garden near the grotto in the painting clearly indicates her intention to explore her sexuality without being a slave to order. A woman who followed her own taste and desires until the end of her days, she rightfully ranks among the most significant women in history. A big influence on history, art, architecture, and a powerful political figure, she says something that I feel very close to my soul: "Every day I want to make the world more beautiful than I found it," and her legacy lives on for centuries after her.
Merci beaucoup, Madame!
Regards,Julia