Laghail Posted Friday at 08:17 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:17 PM Friday October 18 Katabasis, by Alexi Marshall Spoiler In Katabasis there is a recurring highly symbolic fruit, the pomegranate, which embodies both sweetness and bitterness and has a symbolic history of fertility and death across many different cultures. In this work, Marshall explores these themes, drawing from the Greek myth of Persephone, who is bound to Hades by consuming pomegranate seeds, resulting in her cyclical journey between the underworld and the earth. Marshall's lino paintings blend personal experience with mythology, portraying the pomegranate as an emblem of the cyclical nature of life and the interplay of pleasure and pain. In her works she juxtaposes ancient symbols and contemporary elements, creating an exploration of memory, mythology, and rebirth. Welcome to almost the end. The oak king, the sun, and Persephone herself are saying their first round of goodbyes, and Halloween is barely two weeks away. I've spent most of 0 week tinkering with a structure for what I'll be observing and asking of myself for this challenge. The answer? Mostly nothing. Mostly I want me to thrive. Mostly I want my days to be a gift to myself and a blessing to my future selves. In the name of life and gentle thriving, I have a weekly punch list that I'll continue using on this challenge to externalize my own self-observations. No failure states possible. I'll also be abusing using you lovely folks by play a game called "can laghail enjoy 3d modeling projects without hyper-focus if the assignments are creepy and fun and incremental??" Expect weekly/daily assignments but they aren't touching the observational punch list because assignments can be failed. Also I'll be posting art and music related to the theme of katabasis, or journeying to the underworld. Audience submissions are cherished. Emoji Key Spoiler 5 2 Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
Whisper Posted Friday at 08:55 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:55 PM Are you familiar with Punderworld? Spoiler 1 Quote We are not sinners trespassing in the garden of an angry God. We are prodigals come home; fully seen and deeply loved. Spoiler Unused for now, Quest Log: Not Silence in the Library but a Whisper in the Academy Link to comment
Sovalis Posted Friday at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:05 PM Here for this! 1 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
Laghail Posted Saturday at 07:48 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:48 PM 22 hours ago, Whisper said: Are you familiar with Punderworld? Reveal hidden contents Amazing. We are friends for other reasons too, but recommendations like this don’t hurt. 1 Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
Whisper Posted Saturday at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:29 PM 38 minutes ago, Laghail said: We are friends for other reasons I added the pomegranate just for you. Original plan was strawberries. Spoiler Some final touches remain to be added. Today was just the pomegranate and red grapes. 2 Quote We are not sinners trespassing in the garden of an angry God. We are prodigals come home; fully seen and deeply loved. Spoiler Unused for now, Quest Log: Not Silence in the Library but a Whisper in the Academy Link to comment
fleaball Posted Saturday at 11:42 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:42 PM lurking! 1 Quote Level 69 Battle Kitten Battle Log | Current Challenge MyFitnessPal | Fitbit | Duolingo Ici je vis la vie que j'ai choisie Je suis partie pour reconstruire ma vie C'est dit, c'est ainsi Link to comment
Harriet Posted Sunday at 06:30 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:30 AM Gentle thriving sounds amazing. What is a punch list? 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted Sunday at 07:27 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:27 AM On 10/18/2024 at 10:17 PM, Laghail said: Mostly nothing. Mostly I want me to thrive. Mostly I want my days to be a gift to myself and a blessing to my future selves. In the name of life and gentle thriving, I have a weekly punch list that I'll continue using on this challenge to externalize my own self-observations. No failure states possible. I really love this! Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted Sunday at 09:46 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:46 PM 15 hours ago, Harriet said: What is a punch list? Well, first you make a list of things you want to punch. Next, you check things off the list. Or possibly that's just me. 3 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Laghail Posted 18 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 18 hours ago On 10/20/2024 at 1:30 AM, Harriet said: What is a punch list? The purple/green spreadsheet that I'm dropping this month. It was orange and black last month. Probs punchlist is an inaccurate title, as that tends to refer to one-time tasks to be completed, and the green/purple thingy is a daily tracking sheet, but punching tho..... On 10/20/2024 at 4:46 PM, sarakingdom said: Well, first you make a list of things you want to punch. Next, you check things off the list. Or possibly that's just me. Yis! Because punching! On 10/19/2024 at 6:42 PM, fleaball said: lurking! On 10/20/2024 at 1:30 AM, Harriet said: Gentle thriving sounds amazing. On 10/20/2024 at 2:27 AM, Mad Hatter said: I really love this! Literally you folks make these challenges possible. I'm very grateful. 1 Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
Laghail Posted 17 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 17 hours ago Tuesday October 22 "The Wedding Song" by Tomato Bird New Forum, who dis I promise that I'll have more braiinz tomorrow but the forums just popped up and my brain is a smooth gray slurry after a long day. All good stuff, but braaainz 🧟♂️🧠🧟♀️🧠 3 Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
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