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The Fernery at Southport Botanic Garden uses a riot of foliage that is redolent of those Victorian follies and grottoes that lingered on in the 19th century.

The Creative Garden, 1989

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“The ceramics teacher announced that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class he would bring in his bathroom scales and weigh the work of the “quantity” group: fifty pounds of pots rated an “A”, forty pounds a “B”, and so on. Those being graded on “quality”, however, needed to produce only one pot — albeit a perfect one — to get an “A”. Well, came grading time and a curious fact emerged: the works of highest quality were all produced by the group being graded for quantity. It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work-and learning from their mistakes — the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection, and in the end had little more to show for their efforts than grandiose theories and a pile of dead clay.”

— David Bayles, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

My neighbours have had their front lawn professionally landscaped. This is a personal attack on me, as a fellow homeowner. I will do whatever it takes to have the most enchanting front yard display on our block. Challenge accepted.

By: Justyna

Period-syncing (v.) when you like a girl so much that your ovaries cry out for them and subsequently bathe you in blood

Eartha Kitt, 1971