[Image shows a poem with a space down the middle. The poem can be read in full, or either side can be read separately. The left side is titled, "lady macbeth", and the right side is titled, "macbeth".
Together they read,
i love you you have transformed me with strange tenderness and i am the monster that startles me in the mirror. and i have come full circle. i cannot allow this. this is me, myself as I was destined to be from my birth. so soft it hurts.
The lady macbeth side reads,
i love you with strange tenderness that startles me and i cannot allow myself to be so soft
The macbeth side reads,
you have transformed me and i am the monster in the mirror. i have come full circle. this. this is me, as I was destined from my birth. it hurts.
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🌱 The flowering plants, grasses, sedges, & ferns of Great Britain. London, F. Warne, 1905.
farmers market soup haul
wishing you the happiest of birthdays Orchid 💕 hope you’ve had a lovely day! and wishing you all the best for your next lap around the sun <3
also i do have a question: is there a historical party dress that you love or have ever recreated with your own sewing skills? 🪡 👗
Thank you so much! It was a crazy sort of day but we got through it and now I have dinner!
That’s a great question! So, I’ve got one project that fits that I’m currently working on and one I finished back in March.
The current project is an 1840s ballgown for a Young Victoria ball my friend is putting on. I’ve picked a silvery vintage satin and am hoping to find some vintage or antique lace to add to the shimmer effect when dancing. By the way, our parties tend to be “let’s dress up like it’s olden times and then dance to Sabrina Carpenter” vibes. Like, no lie, I went to a 1760s party recently and my friend and I did the minuet to “Austin” by Dasha 😂
we’re a great time! Historical clothes NOT historical values, forever and always!
Anyway, the one I finished earlier this year is an 1880s ballgown with a full court train that I modeled after one worn by Empress Sisi in her later life. It’s made out of a cotton “watered silk” and is just the most decked out thing I’ve ever made. It took me 5 months to make (November 2023-March 2024), and I’ve already gotten to wear it 3 times! 😊
I’ll put photos under the cut for all who are curious, but thank you so much for asking! 💜
Page decorations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1899 edition.
Today we lost the iconic artist Faith Ringgold whose quilt work beautifully presented black, and especially black female, life and culture. Rest in power sister <3
YVES Gone Girl – 𝐼 𝐷𝑖𝑑 (The 2nd EP), 2024
Nick Knight (English, b. 1958, South Bank, London, England) - Flora Photography
Sharon Olds, from "Little Things"; Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002