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The tears in his eyes… they warm my heart! 

This sterling silver Thor’s Hammer pendant contains a centrally placed fox face and is surmounted by a bearded depiction of Thor. Thor’s hammers such as this one were widely used as religious amulets during the Viking Age, with wearers hoping to invoke the favour of the thunder and fertility god Thor.

The hammer is available here 

So somebody on my Facebook posted this. And I’ve seen sooooo many memes like it. Images of a canvas with nothing but a slash cut into it, or a giant blurry square of color, or a black circle on a white canvas. There are always hundreds of comments about how anyone could do that and it isn’t really art, or stories of the time someone dropped a glove on the floor of a museum and people started discussing the meaning of the piece, assuming it was an abstract found-objects type of sculpture.

The painting on the left is a bay or lake or harbor with mountains in the background and some people going about their day in the foreground. It’s very pretty and it is skillfully painted. It’s a nice piece of art. It’s also just a landscape. I don’t recognize a signature style, the subject matter is far too common to narrow it down. I have no idea who painted that image.

The painting on the right I recognized immediately. When I was studying abstraction and non-representational art, I didn’t study this painter in depth, but I remember the day we learned about him and specifically about this series of paintings. His name was Ad Reinhart, and this is one painting from a series he called the ultimate paintings. (Not ultimate as in the best, but ultimate as in last.)

The day that my art history teacher showed us Ad Reinhart’s paintings, one guy in the class scoffed and made a comment that it was a scam, that Reinhart had slapped some black paint on the canvas and pretentious people who wanted to look smart gave him money for it. My teacher shut him down immediately. She told him that this is not a canvas that someone just painted black. It isn’t easy to tell from this photo, but there are groups of color, usually squares of very very very dark blue or red or green or brown. They are so dark that, if you saw them on their own, you would call each of them black. But when they are side by side their differences are apparent. Initially you stare at the piece thinking that THAT corner of the canvas is TRUE black. Then you begin to wonder if it is a deep green that only appears black because the area next to it is a deep, deep red. Or perhaps the “blue” is the true black and that red is actually brown. Or perhaps the blue is violet and the color next to it is the true black. The piece challenges the viewer’s perception. By the time you move on to the next painting, you’re left to wonder if maybe there have been other instances in which you believe something to be true but your perception is warped by some outside factor. And then you wonder if ANY of the colors were truly black. How can anything be cut and dry, black and white, when even black itself isn’t as absolute as you thought it was?

People need to understand that not all art is about portraying a realistic image, and that technical skills (like the ability to paint a scene that looks as though it may have been photographed) are not the only kind of artistic skills. Some art is meant to be pretty or look like something. Other art is meant to carry a message or an idea, to provoke thought.

Reinhart’s art is utterly genius.

“But anyone could have done that! It doesn’t take any special skill! I could have done that!”

Ok. Maybe you could have. But you didn’t.

Give abstract art some respect. It’s more important than you realize.

This will never not be adorable

After all this year's, he is still one of the most relatable characters in move history!🤗😍

Crazy people don’t know they’re crazy. I know I’m crazy, therefore I’m not crazy, isn’t that crazy?

Captain Jack Sparrow

Crazy people don't know they're crazy. I know I'm crazy, therefore I'm not crazy, isn't that crazy?

Captain Jack Sparrow

Castiel: *eating a cinnamon roll*

Dean: Cannibalism.

Castiel: *Confused chewing noises*

I swear to god, Hillywood gets me every time. I’ve been screaming about Jensen and Jared for an hour!!

IF YOU DON’T FEEL BLESSED BY THESE PICTURES THEN PLEASE UNFOLLOW ME

god im just thinking about how much going to public school in the MCU would’ve made me hate captain america. every time i got caught giving some bitch the finger or writing on bathroom walls or ditching class or stealing books from the library cause i got a fine or what have you, and then they gave me lunch detention or ISS and i sat in that dumbass eraser-smelling room and im in My Chair (the chair i always sit in and yell at anyone else who tries to take it), fuming, arms crossed, full of teen angst and hating everyone around me, and AGAIN had to watch this stupid fucking video ive already seen so many times that i know it by heart and every word grates on my eardrums and i’d just see this fuckin familiar face

and i would be ready to LOSE MY SHIT

*sniffles* I’ve never seen a tag that explains me like this one.

DESTIEL TIME!! Original idea.

why is the cw’s supernatural a slow burn love story so slow that it would put even jane austen herself to shame?

Fanfiction is like

“Hold fast. Kiss the earth with your feet. Flow and surge with the tides. Breath out the winds of change. Ignite the fire of inspiration with your words and actions.”

- Laura Tempest Zakroff

Fashioned out of sterling silver, this large rune compass is based on an Icelandic magical symbol called  Vegvísir. This roughly translates as ‘guidepost’ and the symbol is first found in a late 16th century Icelandic book of spells known as Galdrabók. It is also found in the Huld Manuscript, which states: 'if this sign is carried, one will never lose one’s way’.

Available here: Silver Rune Compass Pendant 

man, teenaged girls aren’t allowed to have a genuine interest in anything without being ridiculed for it. if a girl likes ugg boots and starbucks she’s stupid and stereotypical, but if she likes combat boots and obscure coffee houses she’s a hipster wannabe and is trying too hard. if a girl listens to boy bands and other popular artists she’s a dumb follower, if she reads comics or plays video games she’s a poser/fake geek girl, if she likes sex she’s a slut but if she doesn’t like sex she’s a prude, if she wears makeup she’s fake but if she doesn’t wear makeup she’s a slob, if she has low self-esteem she needs to learn to love herself but if she has high self-esteem she’s overconfident and vain, if she’s interested in politics she’s a crazy social justice warrior but if she prefers to stay out of social matters she’s a dumb airhead. girls are literally mocked for every single thing they like or do, no matter what those things are, and i’m really really sick of it.

I am Thor! 😊

oh shit i’m loki

I would watch it!

I blame Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston for this.

So there’s this interview where Chris and Tom play Would You Rather. (Which they sort of play, but sort of don’t.)

So this question:

Tom.

Chris.

If you describe a character in that much detail, you are asking for fan art.

So…

I did it.

Don’t steal it please. (Like and reblog as much as you want, but no reposts)

Cuz I did it. ❤️💚🇦🇺

Cain & Dean Parallels

some TEA by iwritefeminism

9x20 // 6x20 David/Violet - Dean/Cas

Oh my God, I couldn't bare those changes!😂#itssarcasamforthosewhodontgetit

10 Drastic Ways Supernatural Would Change If Dean Were Openly Bisexual:

Obviously it would be a complete upheaval of the show we’ve all come to know and love!  For example:

1.  He would openly check out men.

2.  And even flirt with them.  Subtly, of course.

And very smoothly.

3.  There might be recurring male characters with whom he shares a “profound bond.”

4.  Though of course, they’d need good chemistry, and maybe some visual symbolism (sparks flying, anyone?).

5.  Dean would probably check him out a lot – subtly, of course.

6.  There would be lots of long, soulful glances.

7.  And increasingly little personal space.

(Guys, leave room for Jesus.  Come on.)

8.  Several antagonists would be motivated primarily by keeping them apart. 

9.  There would probably be lots of mutual pining, which both parties assume to be unrequited. 

10.  LGBT viewers would get onscreen representation that would be neither permanently killed off, nor written out after one or two episodes.

castiel: angel of the lord, tablet breaker

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Supernatural:

1.  This is Dean.  

He hunts monsters.

He’s completely straight. 

And always extremely manly.

And also very dominant. 

2.  This is Sam.

He’s Dean’s brother/monster hunting partner.  They’re both very mature together.

He’s completely normal.  Never soulless or possessed or anything.

No emotional scarring or psychological trauma going on here.  Nope.

3.  This is Castiel.  

He’s an angel of the lord. 

As such, he’s obviously very intimidating.  

Very mighty.  

All fear this terrifying, fell creature. 

4.  There is absolutely no homoerotic sexual tension in Supernatural. 

5.  Its villains are mostly demons and other unholy creatures, so of course, no one likes them.

Except for this guy.  Everyone LOVES him.  

6.  Its fans are very calm, sane, rational people who are completely accepting of opinions that differ from their own. 

7.  And of course, you will absolutely be able to maintain your sanity after watching it!

You will NOT be plunged into an existential depression over the well-being of fictional characters. 

And when you’ve run out of episodes to watch, you’ll totally be able to return to reality, no questions asked!  

RiannaMelton Finally finished adding S13! I fixed a goof in the earlier sheet, so at the conclusion of 13 they’ve put over 293,000 miles on Baby! 8:49 PM - May 30, 2018 

Older infographics:

http://plaiding.tumblr.com/post/125355352602/supernatural-10-seasons-in-graphics-an-updated 

http://alanaisalive.tumblr.com/post/60381707753/ive-been-promising-updated-maps-for-months-and 

http://plaiding.tumblr.com/post/83116881173/supernatural-in-infographics-seasons-1-8-click 

http://writingspeaks.tumblr.com/post/57815031631/supernatural-seasons-1-8

Just found this on Pinterest! I literally squeaked! #spn #crowley

That is such a good idea! I like it!

New show idea: a show called Purgatory, where all the characters who have died in other shows come together and work in epic crossover style, different things from different genres each week like time travel, then crime show, then sitcom, while Sam and Dean keep popping in occasionally for like a split second cameo every episode before they’re resurrected again like an Easter egg.