Just Posting This To Complete The Cycle

Once a little boy went to school. One morning The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make all kinds; Lions and tigers, Chickens and cows, Trains and boats; And he took out his box of crayons And began to draw.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make flowers.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange and blue crayons. But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And it was red, with a green stem. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower Then he looked at his own flower. He liked his flower better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just turned his paper over, And made a flower like the teacher’s. It was red, with a green stem.

On another day The teacher said: “Today we are going to make something with clay.” “Good!” thought the little boy; He liked clay. He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mice, Cars and trucks And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make a dish.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make dishes. And he began to make some That were all shapes and sizes.

But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And she showed everyone how to make One deep dish. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish; Then he looked at his own. He liked his better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just rolled his clay into a big ball again And made a dish like the teacher’s. It was a deep dish.

And pretty soon The little boy learned to wait, And to watch And to make things just like the teacher. And pretty soon He didn’t make things of his own anymore.

Then it happened That the little boy and his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little boy Had to go to another school.

The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. And he waited for the teacher To tell what to do. But the teacher didn’t say anything. She just walked around the room.

When she came to the little boy She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?” “Yes,” said the little boy. “What are we going to make?” “I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher. “How shall I make it?” asked the little boy. “Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher. “And any color?” asked the little boy. “Any color,” said the teacher. And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.

~Helen Buckley, The Little Boy

I'll agree to it when you see how amazing you are bucko

@ghostjelly24

↑ This woman... This CREATURE. Has the GALL to not understand how FUCKING LOVELY SHE IS.

Like goddamnit.

Still not sharing though. <3

The Five Beasts

marin biology sticker sheet

Said heathen wants it to be known that she loves him incredibly much <3

Just taking a moment to talk about my partner. She's very lovely. She's very sweet. And she's all mine. Nothing could make me happier. She's the sole reason I can say that I'm here today, and as strong as I am. I'm so incredibly thankful to her, and hope I'll be able to give her the happy life she deserves.

@ghostjelly24 <- The heathen in question that gets all my love and devotion.

"Give me back my skin."

I always hear myths about sailors stealing a selkie's skin, and the selkie marrying him even though he stole it. I know that it's because they had nowhere else to go, and he usually hid the skin, but I wonder what would happen if a selkie fought back?

Rambling under cut 👇

This was made for art class, and my teacher wanted us to redraw a scene from a fairytale. I couldn't find any selkie myths where the selkie was aggressive, but I really liked the idea of a selkie fighting back and forcefully taking back what was stolen, so I kinda just bent the rules a bit, but it's still good. I still might get at least a B on it.

It was also my first time doing a color study. It's interesting seeing how much different the concept looks vs the final piece.

Color Study vs Final

(Plz reblog I spent 9 and a half hours on this and ik that the coloring is pretty choppy but it's also not AI so I still like it and I'd like more people to see it 🙏🙏🙏)