Things I drew this week pt. 5

vegetative states.

I am become my garden.

I close my eyes at night and am met with visions of nettles, dandelions, daffodils, newly unfurled leaves. I am dreaming in California poppy and purple clematis.

My fingernails have a crust of dirt under them that will not fully disappear until late October. My body feels like a green and bristly place. Bright with mineral tang and stretching up and out, groping for sustenance.

The cavity of my chest is filled with flowers and soil and shiny-eyed seedlings. Wild white indigo and cherry tomatoes and sacred basil. Golden Alexander and anise hyssop.

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Drawings lately:

chaos page with sideways portal and assorted fruits

drawing lots of made-up flowers. so spring.

an interloper in my sketchbook <3

one of about 5000 nettles drawings i’ve made recently

Cool stuff on the internet:

• an old friend made a cool record. The track ‘God Fax’ knocked my socks off

• If you need a good essay, try this, this, or this. (sacrifice and slow living, Sun Ra, and an in-depth analysis of Ponyo)

• started watching Pushing Daisies on HBO. It’s weird and colorful and full of dead people. Hits the spot when I’m looking for something to stare at late at night.

• and a song for the road:

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