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In creator mode, imagination is everything








reminding me of Lisa Sorgini’s Caravaggio-esque portraits of motherhood






Elegance, organic, nature, Caravaggio, jewelry



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Inspired by the nature work of Zoe Ghertner







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Woman who run with wolves*















* our instinctual nature—a deep, untamed, and vital force within every woman (and, by extension, all humans)


fierce elegant woman a dark forest landscape photo realistic surreal colors film grain

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Alchemy and the Golden Egg*


















*a visual poem about identity, illusion, and the treasures we find when we confront our reflections in harsh landscapes


woman, soft light, golden, expired film, neil krug, desert scene, blue sky surrealist

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Reminder: there is no spoon* 








*when Neo is told "there is no spoon" it signifies his evolution to a consciousness beyond logic, where anything is possible.

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In another life, perhaps I will be a landscape architect.  

Until then,  I’ll use AI to conjure up the garden of my dreams.  







I had a dream of a garden. It was a garden like i have never seen anywhere in waking life. A courtyard of greenery, shrubs and pale coloured flowers and varying stone pathways arranged in a maze-like, yet orderly formation, the air was balmy and the scent was delicious. The garden was surrounded on three sides by a house (when I got the tour of the house, in another dream, each of us had a room in the modern, Brutalist style home). 

Imagination is the beginning of anything. I believe it’s the greatest gifts we can harness.  




1.  landscape architecture: pov as if we walking in the large garden, situated at the center of a spacious yard, manicured naturalist garden, some pebble paths, short and tall flowers and plants, olive trees, fruit trees, realistic minimalist Brutalist and a view of scenery beyond the garden
2. variation of 1, alternate view

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Domesticated wild


















1. a bed in the far corner of an empty room covered in real flowers realistic minimalist bauhaus poppy mix colors
2. a sofa in the far corner of an empty room made of moss realistic minimalist Bauhaus
3. a kitchen pantry in an empty room covered in real peach trees, lemon trees, olive trees, grape vines, and a permaculture garden of herbs and vegetable capreting the floor realistic minimalist Bauhaus
4. a dining table and chairs in the middle of an empty room made of trees and branches realistic minimalist Bauhaus
5. a bathtub with a standing faucet surrounded by a carpet of moss stones and grasses in the middle of an empty room and a sink with faucet realistic minimalist Bauhaus
6. a landscaped garden, manicured naturalist spacious, some grids, stones, grapes on vines, fruit and a garden of herbs and vegetable carpeting the floor realistic minimalist Bauhaus

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matters of aesthetic


Tao Te Ching or the way sounds a bit cultish but it mirrors a minimalist approach in the manifest.

The way is intangible, it can be described in words and metaphor, but can only truly be understood when experienced. 



The way is simple, yet people prefer the complex
Beauty in restraint, clarity, and the absence of excess




The way that can be spoken is not the eternal way
Beauty in what is not fully revealed, inviting contemplation and intuition 






We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that makes it useful
Everything is pure potential 





     
  1. Devil’s trumpet by floral designer Pearl Holmes
  2. Music, by Georgia O’Keeffe 
  3. Brutalist vase for sale on Facebook Marketplace
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I found this sign in Mexico City.

The art and symbols scattered throughout the city point to this:


Todo lo que puedes imaginar es Real

(Everything you imagine is Real)
 



















1. Everything you imagine is Real - with a capital R
2. Some symbols and descriptions from the National Museum of Anthropology.
3. & 4.  Mayan symbolism from National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City
5. de la Rosa mazapan original
6.  Mayan head at the National Museum of Anthropology
7. Tacos!
8. New tattoo 
9. Balcony gardens 
10. Tree and vines painting, artist unknown
11. Statue of a man contemplating between two worlds. 
12.  Art by Olivia Steele @steeleism
13. Angel of victory
14. Replica statue of David






matters of aesthetic


Where we tend to get lost in thought, aesthetic pulls us into an area beyond reason. It’s purely intuitive and speaks to something deeper in us beyond word.  Personal and shared symbols resonate. 











  1. portait of yayoi kusama as a child
  2. archival kodak branding
  3. woman covering eyes in a frame
  4. a picture of a crystalized tear under a microscope by @imaginariumoftears
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