// inspired by an ask submitted by anonymous // (C.B) (9.12.17)
“At its most basic level, all of this emotional labour is saying to another human being “you matter. I will take my time to show you that you matter.” And maintaining that glue is something that devolves mainly onto women, 24 hours a day. It feels like most men are taught (ex- or implicitly) to do emotional work only when it gets them something they want now, whereas most women are taught to do emotional work as part of an ongoing exchange that benefits everyone.”
— Emotional Labor: The MetaFilter Thread Condensed (via anti-capitalistlesbianwitch)
me making coffee: this going to fix everything.
Grace Metzler
Quarantine Dreamer, 2020
Oil on Canvas
Just going through boxes and boxes for bags and bags of soils to put in smaller bags.
various works by ghanian artist and sculptor el anatsui (born 1944). his tapestries highlight west africa's rich visual culture, and are made out of found materials such as bottle caps, recycled aluminum, and copper wires.