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"We embarked on our journey to the stars with a question first framed in the childhood of our species and in each generation asked anew with undiminished wonder: What are the stars? Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars." ~Carl Sagan
"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." ~ Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible." ~ T.E. Lawrence
"Humans need fantasy to *be* human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." ~ Death in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
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Hi Everyone! It's Been a While!
3 years ago
Happy 2021 everyone! At the turn of 2020 to 2021 a kind of longing returned to me. The last handful of years have been somewhat difficult ones for me in terms of mental health. Depression, I discovered, manifests as withdrawal and disconnection from the very things that bring me a sense of vitality and connection. While I recognize that 2020 was a difficult year for many(and in its own ways it was for me as well), for me it was also one of intense personal growth. I came to terms with the duration, shape of, and severity of my depression and began to build bridges towards a life paved with more joy and desire to connect.
One of the things I miss a lot, I realized, is this place on the internet. With social media becoming increasingly toxic, I found myself withdrawing more and more away from having an online presence. But FA was always one of those communities I felt welcomed in and a part of. I look forward to making a return and getting to know you all again..and gosh..sharing more art.
I have quite a backlog of art to share that I will be working through uploading slowly. I have experimented a great deal in the last few years of online absence so a lot of my new work diverges quite a bit from what you all may recognize from me. I hope you can enjoy it as I look forward to sharing it with you all!
Thank you for being such a lovely warm community!!!
One of the things I miss a lot, I realized, is this place on the internet. With social media becoming increasingly toxic, I found myself withdrawing more and more away from having an online presence. But FA was always one of those communities I felt welcomed in and a part of. I look forward to making a return and getting to know you all again..and gosh..sharing more art.
I have quite a backlog of art to share that I will be working through uploading slowly. I have experimented a great deal in the last few years of online absence so a lot of my new work diverges quite a bit from what you all may recognize from me. I hope you can enjoy it as I look forward to sharing it with you all!
Thank you for being such a lovely warm community!!!
They have not posted art or faved art on FA or DA in 2 years, their Twitter account has been deleted and the last photo they posted to their Facebook account was on August 31st 2022
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