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Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of decoden and polymer clay questions about what to use to as a gloss/glaze. Almost every time the first response is “Clear nail polish, duh!”.
This needs to stop if people want to be creating quality items. Sometimes I’m afraid to buy handmade things for fear that they have been sealed with clear nail polish and they will deteriorate over time. I want to buy things that will last!
Three FREE Online Video Courses Every Artist Should Take.
Below are three absolutely FREE instructional art courses for Supersonic Art readers:
Anatomy Master Class: Step-by-step instructional videos on drawing the human figure, classical proportions, skeletal and muscle anatomy, drawing realistic portraits and much more.
Old Master’s Academy: This course reveals all you need to know about art materials for oil painting, color theory and rules of mixing paints, the know-how of the indirect method of painting, and the step-by-step sequence of creating a painting in the Old Masters’ style.
Drawing Academy: An online Drawing Course and Art Community where you can learn how to draw in the comfort of your home and benefit from the support of Academy tutors and fellow students.
I can feel…the serotonin and dopamine dropping…i need to make…Crafts
i must make…
b e a d l i z a r d
07/28/17
JESSICA CHOU Has A YouTube Channel Teaching Women About Basic Vehicle Maintenance
This is quite an interesting YouTube channel concept, and it shows that … Asian chicks kick ass! JESSICA CHOU is a young Asian American woman who has a YouTube channel which basically teaches other girls and women about how to fix their car.
“I think we don’t see as many female mechanics because the industry is still so heavily dominated by men. When we think of a mechanic, we think of men. When we see ads or posters of mechanics, we see men. When we see shows about cars, we see men. It will take a long time to change all of this, but in the 10 short months that I’ve been on this journey, I’ve met so many incredible people who are out to change the game.”
im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers
Guide To Gay Content
Just a little guide to gay content so we can start the year off right! Obviously there’s a lot of musicians and films that didnt get included, but these are some favs!
Animation
Aoi Hana
Bloom Into You
Danger and Eggs
Doukyuusei
Freedom Fighter: The Ray
Girls Last Tour
In A Heartbeat
Izetta: The Last Witch
No. 6
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Riddle Story Of Devil
Rin: Daughters Of Mnemosyne
Rosaline (hulu)
Sailor Moon
Sakura Kiss
She-Ra & the princesses of power
Star Vs The Forces Of Evil
Stevens Universe
Super Drags
The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived
The Legend Of Korra
Wandering Son
Whispered Words
Yuri on Ice
Comedies/Rom-Coms
4th Man Out
Alex Strangelove
Almost Adults
Blockers
But I’m a Cheerleader
D.E.B.S
Duck Butter
Edge of Seventeen
Handsome Devil
Lez Bomb
Life Partners
Love, Simon
Saving Face
The 10 Year Plan
Documentaries
100 Men
Gayby Baby
Gender Revolution
I am the Ambassador
How Gay is Pakistan?
Matt Shepard is a friend of mine
The freedom to marry
Musicals
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Falsettos
Fun Home
Gay Bride of Frankestein
Rent
Romeo is Not the Only Fruit
The Color Purple
The Prom
Period Pieces
Atomic Blonde
Call me by your name
Carol
Colette
Desert Hearts
Farewell, My Queen
Heavenly Creatures
Professor Marston & the wonder women
Tell it to the Bees
The Girl King
The Handmaiden
The Hours
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Romantic Dramas (Modern Setting)
Boy Erased
Disobedience
Fire
I Can’t Think Straight
Moonlight
Naz & Maalik
Pariah
The Wound
Tv Shows
Andi Mack
Black Lightning
Brooklyn 99
Champions
Degrassi: Next Class
Grace & Frankie
Insatiable
Instinct
Marvels Runaways
Modern Family
Noah’s Arc
One Day at a Time
Orange is the New Black
Queer Eye
Rupaul’s Drag Race
Schitt’s Creek
Sense 8
Shadowhunters
Shameless
Supergirl
The Bisexual (Hulu)
The Bold Type
The Fosters
The McCarthy’s
The New Normal
The Real O'Neals
Young Adult Books
A Line In The Dark by Malinda Lo
Ash by Malinda Lo
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets Of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Far From You by Tess Sharpe
Fat Angie by e. E Charlton-Trujillo
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
They Both Die At The End-Adam Silvera
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli
Graphic Novels/Comics
Adrian & The Tree Of Secrets by Hubert
Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
Blue Is The Warmest Color by Julie Maroh
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Home After Dark by David Small
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Kim & Kim by Magdalene Visaggio
Snapshots Of A Girl by Beldan Sezan
Moonstruck by Grace Ellis
Moto Crush by Brenden Fletcher
My Brothers Husband by Genjoroh Tagame
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Nagata Kabi
My Solo Exchange Diary by Nagata Kabi
No Straight Lines edited by Justin Hall
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill
The One Hundred Nights Of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
Transposes by Dylan Edwards
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
Children’s Picture Books
A Tale Of Two Daddies-Vanita Oelschlager
A Tale Of Two Mommies-Vanita Oelschlager
ABC: A Family Alpabet Book-Bobbie Combs
And Tango Makes Three-Justin Richardson
Daddy, Papa, and Me-Leslea Newman
Felicia’s Favorite Story-Leslea Newman
Heather Has Two Mommies-Leslea Newman
In Our Mothers’ House-Patricia Polacco
Jacob’s New Dress-Ian Hoffman
King & King-Linda De Haan
Large Fears-Myles E. Johnson
Mommy, Mama, and Me-Leslea Newman
My Princess Boy-Cheryl Kilodavis
The Different Dragon-Jennifer Bryan
The Family Book-Todd Parr
The Great Big Book Of Families-Mary Hoffman
This Day In June-Gayle E. Pitman
Middle-Grade Books
Alan Cole Is Not A Coward by Eric Bell
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by Dan Pikey
Drama. by Raina Telgemeir
Drum Roll Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
Ivy Aberdeen’s letter to the world by Ashley Herring Blake
Kiss by Jaqueline Wilson
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer Gennari
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Star Crossed by Barbara Dee
The Accidental Adventures Of India McAllister by Charlotte Agell
The Boy In The Dress by David Williams
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
The Trials Of Apollo Series by Rick Riordan
LGB Musicians
Christine And The Queens
Ezra Furman
Frank Ocean
Frankie Simone
girl in red
Halestorm/Lzzy Hale
Halsey
Hayley Kiyoko
Ieuan
Janelle Monae
Ji Nilsson
Kehlani
Keiynan Lonsdale
Kevin Abstract
King Princess
Kodie Shane
Lauren Sanderson
Maddie Ross
Mary Lambert
Matt Fishel
MIKA
MNEK
Moaning Lisa
Partner
Perfume Genius
Princess Nokia
Rett Madison
Sam Smith
St. Vincent
The Internet/Syd
Todrick Hall
TORRES
Torrey Mercer
TWINKIDS
Tyler Glenn
Zolita
Trans Musicians
Ah Mer Ah Su
Anohni
Black Dresses
Girls Rituals
G.L.O.S.S
ItsBambii
Jake Edwards
Joe Stevens
Kim Petras
Laith Ashley
Laura Jane Grace
Left At London
Mina Caputo
Mya Bryne
Namoli Brennet
Peppermint
Quay Dash
Ren Stedman
Ryan Cassata
Sateen
Schmekel
She/Her/Hers
Shea Diamond
SOPHIE
Vivek Shraya
NB Musicians
Adore Delano
Adult Mom
Angel Haze
CJ Run
Ezra Furman
imbi the girl
Jinkx Monsoon
King Princess
Mal Blum
Ness Nite
Porch Cat
Rachel Maria Cox
Rae Spoon
Sam Smith
Shamir
She King
Sir Babygirl
Tash Sultana
The Scary Jokes
Worriers
15 reasons to build an herb spiral for your garden (By Jean Bardot, Natural News)
(By Jean Bardot, Natural News)
Whether you’re a city mouse or a country mouse — with a high-rise patio or 1000 acres — building an herb spiral near your kitchen allows you to partake in the sustainable permaculture revolution and have fresh organic culinary herbs at your fingertips. An herb spiral is a compact vertical garden built on specific principles allowing for individualized management of wind and water flow to create the ideal garden in a limited amount of space.
The spiral is a natural form that provides an efficient method for managing space, storing and sorting. Using the natural universal design of a spiral, the forces of gravity and water flow are utilized to their fullest allowing for proper drainage downhill. Herbs that thrive on drier soils live at the top, whereas those needing more moisture reside at the bottom where water collects. This form allows for planting of a widely diverse number of plants, and creates natural, sunny and shady areas — a perfect miniature microclimate landscape environment. The herb spiral as a permaculture form that allows you to create your own ecosystem and become self sufficient. The format can be adapted to large gardens if space is available.
Stone or block building materials allow for retention of heat and insulate plants in colder weather or at night, while acting as the backbone for the structure. Collect water at the bottom and have a small fish or frog pond or even a bog and grow edible water plants. An herb spiral can be built even on a concrete foundation and filled with the richest biodynamic, organic earth to support any plants included.
The spiral should always be built to move in the direction of water drainage in whatever hemisphere it’s located in — for example, in the Northern hemisphere, water runs off in a clockwise direction and the opposite is true for the Southern hemisphere. This allows for optimal positioning of the pond at the bottom and reduces evaporation. The spiral can be built as a round or oval shape to take advantage of the movement of summer sunlight.
15 REASONS TO BUILD AN HERB SPIRAL FOR YOUR PERMACULTURE GARDEN
1. Maximize growing space to grow more food. 2. Multiple microclimates available for optimal plant growth.
3. Healthier plants where growing needs are met and companion planting is easy to reduce insect problems and foster beneficial plant relationships for better growth. 4. Aesthetic garden focal point.
5. Maximizes space even in very small areas on top of concrete or in high-rise buildings. 6. Harvesting access is easy and all plants are effortlessly accessible. 7. No bending, everything is at waist height — hooray!
8. Save money by growing your own food. 9. Eat organic, using heirloom seeds and avoid pesticides and genetically engineered seeds. 10. Reduces maintenance, little weeding and easy to turn and mulch.
11. Manage water amounts and use natural forces to perpetuate the growing season. 12. Reduce building costs when you use local available materials. 13. Use drip irrigation or a small sprinkler for easy watering and irrigation.
14. Create a bio-diverse habitat for creatures who come to visit. 15. Build an herb spiral to grow medicinal herbs to avoid Big Pharm drugs.
Sources for this article: http://www.mitra.biz http://themicrogardener.com http://welcometovoluntarysimplicity.wordpress.com http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/creating-an-herb-spiral/
Hey Goblins, uh
Did you know, that you can make an AWESOME journal for your adventures ALL ON YOUR OWN from a cereal box and paper/scraps that you likely have at home/can get from friends or family/you may find around your environment?
They’re called Junk Journals and they’re my entire life.
Im gonna do my best to walk you through how to make one! First, get you a mini cereal box! I use boxes from those cool multipacks of cereal that you can find at Walmart!
And then cut it out so it looks like this! (I already had one cut, so I’m gonna use that)
That “nutrition facts” side is gone become your spine!
Next, find some paper to use to decorate your cover! I was lucky enough to be gifted a bunch of scrapbooking paper, so I’m gonna use that, but you can also use newspaper, paper from books/magazines, junk mail, napkins, paper towels (excellent texture), etc!
Go ahead and glue that paper to your box (to cover the cereal logo) and cut it out! It’ll look like this;
Next you need to find your pages! Again these can be anything! Junk mail, envelopes, receipts, food wrappers, magazine/book pages, scrapbook paper, computer paper, construction paper, ANYTHING. Just grab a whole bunch!
You’re gonna want to fold them in half and cut them to the size of one of the covers of your box, and layer other pages inside of it to make your signatures, like this!
Each signature should be about 7-10 pages. You don’t want them too thick, otherwise the inner pages start sticking out when folded in half. You’re gonna have a LOT of these signatures, as you wanna fill the area in the spine as best as possible. For this one I’m using 7 page signatures. Here’s a pic to show just how much paper you’ll need
Each of these signatures are 7 pages, 6 signatures have only filled about half of the spine, so I’ll need probably 6 more.
Next you gotta figure out how you want them in your journal. Personally, I like to sew them into the spine, but you can also keep them in the spine with rubber bands, so you can have removable pages! (Be weary that rubber bands may break over time! So you may want to always keep extra bands near it to replace in case one snaps. This is why I prefer sewing them in) I find it best to look up on YouTube how to sew in signatures, just because having someone walk you through it where you can see what they’re doing is easiest. If you can’t access YouTube, there’s plenty of text tutorials on how to sew in signatures online, or you can message me! I’m not gonna go too into detail, but here’s the jist;
Okay so I’m a forgetful gob and I hecken forgot to take pictures as I was going along kahshshshsh
But essentially, I sewed in the pattern similar to the one I drew. The dots are where the needle goes all the way through to the back. I also like to use rubber band as an extra mode of support but you can do one or the other. I also like both cuz I can tuck stuff in em between the pages. Since I didn’t take more pictures; I’d really recommend looking up a how-to on YouTube or w/e if my badly drawn diagram isn’t clear enough (heh sorry about that)
Next, I glue fabric to the spine. It spruces it up quite a lot and holds the rubber bands in place, plus it give more support to the spine since there’s gonna be a lot of strain on it.
Only 10 photos per post, so I gotta post this and reblog it with the rest.
A how to make flower crowns with dandelions. Not sure if it will work on other flowers, but as long as the stalk/pedicel is long it should be alright O v O Also I hope it’s understandable ahah
Know what I’m salty about?
In all my art classes, I was never taught HOW to use the various tools of art.
Like yes, form, and shape and space and color theory and figure drawing is important, but so is KNOWING what different tools do.
I’m 29 and I JUST learned this past month that India Ink is fucking waterproof when it dries. Why is this important? Because I can line something in India Ink and then go over it with watercolors. And that has CHANGED the ENTIRE way I art and the ease I can create with.
tldr: Art Teachers: teach your students what different tools do. PLEASE.
Basic Homesteading Skills
Crafts
quilting
embroidery
cross-stitch
knitting
crochet
sewing
Cooking and Baking
homemade bread
homemade butter
homemade extracts
dandelion jelly
Canning
26 canning recipes
canning jars 101
60 canning recipes
Gardening
edible trees to plant
what to plant to save the bees
cure and braid garlic
save seeds for next year
braid onions for long term storage
build a greenhouse
Animals
homemade chicken feed
raising mealworms for chickens
why to raise nigerian dwarf goats
Outdoors
starting a fire with sticks
trail signs
knotting
find true north without a compass
Medicine
homemade neosporin
all purpose healing salve
an introduction to solarpunk
artwork by Molly Costello (instagram)
what is solarpunk?
“Solarpunks cherish nature, progress and science; the individual and the community.
They believe in a world that is green, colourful, and bright. It can be described as a literary genre, an aesthetic, or a movement. The key points are:
An emphasis on renewable energy, especially solar power.
A demand for technology and society to re-centre around sustainability, longevity, and balance.
A focus on decentralisation, community activism, social justice and civic empowerment.
A recognition that economic, social, and ecological injustices are all deeply inter-connected.”
- Sunbeam City
“Solarpunk is a literary movement, a hashtag, a flag, and a statement of intent about the future we hope to create” - Ben Valentine
Solarpunk as a concept emerged from the imagination of authors and creators in the early 2000′s, and was shared freely throughout the internet. It originated as a genre of creative writing and artwork, but it quickly began to be implemented into decentralised left-wing spaces. Nowadays, solarpunk embodies a whole range of politics, activism, design and art; but at its heart it encompasses positive, grassroots community action and innovation as a way to prevent ecological crises.
resources
non fiction books, essays and articles
Solarpunk: a reference guide
Solarpunk: notes towards a manifesto
Solarpunk against a shitty future
What is Solarpunk?
Solarpunk Resources
Designing Regenerative Cultures by Daniel Wahl
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams
Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology by Alexis Madrigal
Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Community by Karen T. Litfin
Designing for Hope: Pathways to Regenerative Sustainability by Dominique Hes
novels and fiction
Goodreads solarpunk list
Solarpunk Press
Solarpunk Story Exchange
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers by Sarena Ulibarri
Wings of Renewal: A Solarpunk Dragon Anthology by Claudie Arseneault
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation by Phoebe Wagner
Twenty One Twenty by Jason J. Robinson
Winds of Change: Short Stories about Our Climate by Mary Woodbury
Ecopunk! - speculative tales of radical futures by Liz Grzyb
videos
Sunbeam Cinema (my list of documentaries and films)
Imagining a Solarpunk future (TED talk)
podcasts
Adventures in New America
The War on Cars
Climate One
Future Perfect
The Impact
The Institute for Local Self Reliance
It’s Going Down
The Shift Up Podcast
Solarpunk Press
Strong Towns
Team Human
Occulture Podcast, ep. 122
(my list of podcasts and radio shows)
websites and blogs
Sunbeam City Wiki Solarpunk Anarchists Solarpunk Station
tumblr
This is where I need your help - I would love to collate a list of Solarpunk-themed tumblr blogs. If you post about Solarpunk and would like to be included in this list, please comment or message me with your blog URL. Thank you!
Relevant posts
my list of permaculture resources
my tips and tricks for disabled activism
my post on gardening
my post on community activism
post updated: 8/7/2019
no, listen, when I say I want to integrate more specific solarpunk stuff in my life, i don’t mean to ask for yet again new “aesthetic” clothes that now you have to buy or make to show your support of the movement (screw that i’m consuming enough as it is), or more posts about impossible house goals, or whatever, I’m asking you what my options to build a portable and eco friendly phone charger are, im asking you viable tiny-appartment edible plants growing tricks on a budget, im asking tips to slow down when my mind and society tell me im not fast enough, i don’t need more rich art nouveau amateurs aesthetics or pristine but cold venus project, okay, i know i should joins associations where I am tho i’m constantly on the move, thanks for that, just, you know, can we get a bit more practical ??? how do I hack my temporary flat into going off the grid for the time i’m here
I want to try so many little hobbies. Candle making, soap making, basket weaving, wood carving, book binding, baking, weaving, I want to try them all.
hobbies masterpost!
a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.
learn to play guitar
learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine
learn how to make pixel art
learn another language
learn how to build a ship in a bottle
learn how to develop your own film
learn how to embroider
learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)
learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)
learn how to make tumblr themes
learn how to make jewelry
learn how to make candy
learn how to make terrariums
learn how to make your own perfume
learn how to make your own tea
learn how to build birdhouses
learn how to read tarot cards
learn how to make zines
learn how to code
learn how to whittle (wood carving)
learn how to make candles
learn how to make clay figurines
learn how to knit scarves
learn how to become an amateur astronomer
learn some yoyo tricks
learn how to start a collection
learn how to start body building
learn how to edit wikipedia articles
learn how to decorate iphone cases
learn how to do freelance writing
learn how to make your own cards and
learn how to make your own envelopes
learn how to play the ukulele
learn how to make gifs
learn how to play chess
learn how to juggle
learn how to guerrilla garden
learn how to chart your family history
learn how to keep chickens
learn how to do yoga
learn how to do magic tricks
learn how to raise and breed butterflies
learn how to play dungeons & dragons
learn how to skateboard
learn how to do parkour
learn how to surf
learn how to arrange flowers
learn how to make stuffed animals
When I was in fourth grade, I wanted to read Harry Potter. Someone in my class told me I couldn’t because it wasn’t in my level and I wouldn’t understand it. I read Harry Potter just to spite him. I’ve reread it a million times, it’s one of my favourites. I realised after reread and reread that I didn’t understand it in fourth grade. When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to read the classics. I read the Bell Jar, Red Badge of Courage, Shakespeare, and as many as I could find. I couldn’t tell you what they said. But I looked like I could read at a higher level than I could. I read the same books and plays in high school. They made sense, I enjoyed them, I read them not to prove something but because I wanted to. When I was in eighth grade, I only read murder mysteries and criminal books. That’s what more advanced readers read. I wanted to prove that I could read as well as someone twice, three times my age. I enjoyed them, but it was because I was proving something. When I was in college I reread the series of unfortunate events. I loved every single book, every single line. I’d forgotten what it was like to read a book because I wanted to. I read young adult novels more than anything because I like them. I don’t care that they’re below my level, that they’re ‘too’ young for me. I don’t care that people see me reading them. I realised something. I was taught to read because I needed to. Intelligent people read, that’s how people become smart. Reading isn’t a waste of time like television. I wasn’t taught to love to read. No one is. I found a love of reading by giving up the idea that people gave a shit if I read or not. I enjoy it more than I should. I realised that instead of instilling the idea of doing something because it’s expected or because someone should do something, instill the idea of doing something because you want to. Instill the idea that happiness comes from what we choose, not what others have chosen for us. I realised that when I’m happiest, when I have the most joy, it’s when I do something for me. It’s when there are no expectations, no drive to prove someone wrong. I realised that my happiest when all inhibitions and perceptions are gone. Maybe that’s how we should enjoy our hobbies.
KJS // Advice for someone hiding themselves (via wyattwesleywriting)