Hating Specific Ships As A Multishipper Is So Funny. It's Like: "I'm Cool With Most Ships. Except That

Me: *hasn't taken their anemia meds for a month, despite the fact that there is a full bottle RIGHT there*

Also me: I wonder why I'm so tired and dizzy all the time?

I was never meant to be apart of society.

I was meant to crawl around the forest and make freaky noises.

fool

I just met Jonathan Harker for the first time! He seems so nice, I certainly hope nothing heinously awful happens to him. Wishing him well on his little train trip.

Stick together !!

@cpirits asked: [DIFFERENT KINDS OF KISSES] [ hiding ] sender checks the area around them before kissing receiver, trying not to get caught // for Ino from Sai

Ever since Ino and Sai had started dating, they've had quite the habit of sneaking moments in between their responsibilities, as such was the current situation they were in.

They snuck away from their training areas under the guise of having to use the restroom, but really they were just off to sneak some kisses in, and spend some more time together. They'd probably been at it for at least a half hour, so they were constantly checking their surroundings to make sure neither of their teammates caught on to them. It was quite easy to lose track of time when they were so lost in each other.

"You know, we should probably head back to the others soon." Ino told him between the kisses, but from the tone in her voice, it was obvious she had no intention of going back to the others just yet. As far as she knew, her main priority now was to give Sai as many kisses as she possibly could. And she was certainly going to get her day's worth of kisses.

The original "Damn Bitch you live like this?"

Researching the Women of the Sea, the free-diving haenyeo women.

I first discovered these haenyeo women while researching another free-diver, Kimi Werner, as she traveled to dive with them, searching for answers around her worth as a diver, as a woman, as a new/ soon to be mother. She was welcomed into this diving circle with warmth and wisdom. They spoke of their work, daily difficulties, pregnancies and births out on the boats, the value and freedom they experience being the first accepted working mothers of their culture. I thought this was a perfect research piece to bring into my project.

In an article I found, the writer, Luciano Candisani, writes:

“… the sea. I am fascinated by the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and I have come to Jeju to learn more about a traditional way of life that, like many such cultures, is at risk of dying out. At the age of 90, Hyun Seon-jik still spends most of her time in the sea, out beyond the waves of Samdal-ri beach. She swims a five-hour shift with her fellow divers, searching for the seafood she collects for trading. Only shells that have grown over 7cm in size are taken; anything smaller is returned to the water to grow.”

This tradition of diving stems from the 17th century off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. Both men and women used to dive with just the air in their lungs and swim down where they would harvest the ocean floor. However, when abalone was confiscated for tax reasons, the male divers were outraged, leaving en mass, searching for other work. The women were left, turning as before to the sea for survival. After each dive the women would return to their homes, talking in their own haenyeo dialect. They began to practice “then-marginalised shamanic rituals, brought to Korea by nomadic peoples from Siberia and Manchuria around 6,000 years ago. With offerings to nature gods, they would thank these animist entities for the copious sea life received, asking for protection against strong underwater currents, storms, and marine predators.” Today we can see this systematic, unique, cohesive culture, founded and managed by the women themselves, in a society ruled by state ideologies holding that women should be subservient to men.

Throughout history, the haenyeo tradition has remained strong, although now, currently, there are only around 4000 remaining haenyeo divers, as young women do not want to take on the lifestyle of their grandmothers. However, there is a wellness and peacefulness in the intensity of these diving women. They don’t want their daughters to have to live this way, but, as stated in the article, the haenyeo are closer than sisters. The sea is their life and joy.

I was really touched when researching these women decided to create a two part linocut of them in my graphic media section. (The second panel is currently drying in the print room.)

Sources:

“A thousand Dreams within me softly burn” ― Arthur Rimbaud

Painting: Sketch for "Summer Dreams" Henry Scott Tuke & "The Slave Ship" by J.M.W. Turner

Maomao: Not to worry. I have a permit.

Court lady: This just says, "Maomao can do what she wants" with master Jinshi signature.