The Tyger

Posted on Fri 31 July 2020 in art • Tagged with poetry

Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art …


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History: Divination

Posted on Sun 26 July 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

The art and practice of attempting to foretell or obtain knowledge concerning future events, the supernatural, or divine will. Divination frequently implies the use of characteristic tools of the trade, for example, foretelling events through interpretation of animal remains, shape of smoke columns, dice rolls, predictive cards, etc. Divination was …


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grim

Posted on Sat 25 July 2020 in art • Tagged with polaroid, originalart, fujifilm

Pretty Grim! It's an Instax (polaroid type) mess up! Love it!

Grim


History: Ziggurat

Posted on Sun 19 July 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A stepped tower, or recessed pyramid used in construction of Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian Temples. Such towers were frequently constructed from mud brick, a common building material of ancient Mesopotamia.


Consistency

Posted on Sat 18 July 2020 in art • Tagged with inspiration, originalart, survival, poetry

Damned if I'm anything other than consistent.

Consistency


History: Code of Hammurabi

Posted on Sun 12 July 2020 in history • Tagged with history, writ

1750 BCE

A collection of 282 ancient laws used in governing the people of old Babylon. The Code of Hammurabi is one of the best known sources of ancient law text. The Code provides severe penalties for criminal behavior, but these penalties varied according to specific social class. Hammurabi's Code …


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