pearls before swine; collected commentary
collected commentary from other sites.
recent events
just an update! for early summer
I’ve been helping with a zine lately, and this last issue, they had two mini zines inside it like a nesting doll.
I feel like the internet in general is degrading; LLMs (they’re not “AI”, they’re predictive models) are prevalent and becoming indistinguishable from people. Of course my work and my posts have been used without consent to teach them to do what they do. it’s put me off from posting art, garden videos, from writing online.
but here I am anyway. I have been out protesting- I’ve been volunteering. I’ve been doing what I can. I burned out for a while, though and had to cut back a little both on work and on mutual aid work. I’m still balancing everything.
at work:
at home, the garden is going. I had my free plant table out and I’ve had people sending me pictures of things growing. it’s a slow year, the weather has been strange but it’s now into the hot dry time, so things should begin pumping up into a jungle soon.
i became discouraged about video content, but have been trying to archive it all to a youtube channel. it’s taking some time.
I don’t have ads or monetized pages anywhere so, it’s a labor of love to do everything online for me. I’m still slowly picking away at old debt and have a running gofundme for help with that- I don’t have originals organized to sell right now, I’m still unpacking into my studio room so those are stacked and not inventoried. prints and all are still on that page here though.
I’m eating pretty well,
harvesting food:
these are my usual items to post. I’m watching the world crumble around us in so many ways but I have hope we can stop it. I have hope we can fix it.
our systems were like a building that didn’t have a wheelchair ramp, a building with broken windows, no heat and a shitty parking lot. these right wing accelerationists and their groups have sown chaos and torn the building down.
the question is whether we take the opportunity to use that vacant lot to put up something better than that crappy old building, or whether we try to put up that shit pile the way it used to be.
I hope we plant a garden and put in a nice accessible building with a mural on the front, instead of the cinderblock mess that was there before. my optimism is boundless but my anger and grief is the same.
please mask up (n95 or better), be as safe as you can be out there, and do your best. it’s all we can do.
mornings; journal snippets
While dozing,
I had a dream of you.
The sheets rustled, warm,
And angels shouted,
beside our close whispers,
their voices rang aloud: “Love,”
And that was when I, dreaming, knew,
There never would be another like you, for me.
But I awoke alone,
No traces of you, the cold sheets flat.
So remembering the dream,
I closed my eyes,
and hoped.
12/1/24
That ominous vibration,
as of an unseen
massive thing stampeding,
rushingthroughtime
to arrive.
conservatives supported the crown in colonial days. “this isn’t the proper way.” “we’ve never helped revolutionaries, why start now?” “can’t things just go on as they have.”
conservatives wanted slaves. “it’s how we’ve always done this.” “can’t things just go on as they have.”
conservatives fought for Jim Crow laws. “put it back how it was.” “can’t things just go on as they have.”
conservatives fought against giving Black people the vote. women the right to vote, natives the right to vote. “it’s never done that way.” “we’ve never helped Negroes, or women, why start now?” “can’t things just go on as they have.”
conservatives fight to retain, not to progress. conservatives fought to destroy native american sovereignty and land use. “we’ve never helped indians, why start now?” “that’s not how we do things.” “can’t things just go on as they have.”
If you believe what the bible says: Jesus was opposed and murdered by conservatives. “how dare anyone change the rules.” “it’s not how we do things.” “imagine inviting a prostitute into your circle.” “we’ve never helped lepers, why start now?”
“can’t things just go on as they have?”
“can’t we do it how we used to do. back when I didn’t have to care?”
:writing taken from morning journal, images chosen for mood and nothing more:
new patreon posts starting today
I’ll be using it instead of tiktok/fb/IG from now on, free members can see a lot there.
paid members can see a lot more.
new prints and shirts: which do you want first?
rebuilding my print/shirt shops and I want your opinion! Take the poll and let me know.
unrelated chunk of coal.
reworking my patreon with YOUR feedback!
I’m rebuilding and restructuring my Patreon today, and I’m wondering what you all would like to see:
- for free (there will always be some free content there!)
- for small monthly subscriptions (what would you pay 3 bucks a month to look at?)
- for bigger amounts (tattoo classes or info that’s more guarded? art tech? readings from my books? what???)
- physical goods- books, preprints, zines, art prints? early access to sales of originals, discounts?
if you have suggestions, ideas, things you’d like to see, thoughts about what you would pay for or what you think would be worth paying for (and your thoughts on costs!)
please let me know. you can see my patreon at this link.
feel free to go look at the free content there, see what I’ve been posting behind the paywall with the previews, and let me know what you think. I’m interested in YOU and your thoughts; your criticism is more than welcome!
most recent post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/talking-about-116394983 is talking about flash, history, and showing some pieces from my collection.
things that are like magic to me:
repairing mechanical things, electrical things, modern tech and programming, car repairs post 1995, taxonomy (plants), internet structure, building things like shelves, most power tools, how potholes get fixed.
things I understand enough to know they’re not magical:
the basic scientific method, tattoos (all related subjects), painting, drawing, writing, poetry, gardening, framing (construction AND art), composition, jokes, propaganda, plumbing, taxonomy (animal), internet constraints on expression, building things from scrap, trees.
everything else? could go either way really. dunno if it’s magic or process but interested in finding out. I love reading about everything I don’t know.
in the gutter, I can see the stars.
flash vs “want to do” art – what’s the difference?
22×30″ sheet of flash.
it’s pretty simple.
flash is a drawing or design that a tattoo artist will do on anyone, repeatedly, it’s not a unique or singular image.
they’ve drawn or purchased the rights to tattoo it as much and as often as they want, and it’s often really cool.
“want to do this” means the artist has drawn a custom design and wants to do it, once, on one person.
the word “flash” is the difference: flash means images you can “flash” to show customers what you can do.
in the old days it was up on the walls, or in racks, in every shop and you would walk in and pick something.
it was all pre drawn, repeatable, ready to go.
vintage flash from a friend’s collection
where to find my work and me
active:
here! resonanteye.net
https://tiktok.com/resonanteye (mostly garden videos)
https://tumblr.com/resonanteye
rarely active:
https://youtube.com/resonanteye
https://patreon.com/resonanteye (art not tattoos posted here first, I don’t make anything from it at the moment)
inactive/reposts only:
twitter.com/resonanteye
facebook.com/resonanteye
instagram.com/resonanteye
I’m backing away from most social media as a primary posting location, it’s a process, but my work and essays and events will be announced here and on Patreon going forward. reposts from the site will go to sm after a brief pause.
I’ll be maintaining groups, friendships and portfolios at all sites but am in the process of removing content and migrating it here.
love you guys. thanks for still being around!
live paintings: two streams
I’ll be doing this on Friday at 7 PST this week again, feel free to join in! If you have questions or suggestions, comment here or there. See you Friday!
horror movie talk with LFR
My friend Lucy F. R. has really great taste in movies.
I don’t say that lightly. You all know (if you’ve been reading me a while) how fussy I am about horror/weirdshit and how many movies I’ve watched. It’s my actual hobby, unrelated to anything else I do, purely for enjoyment. It’s hard for me to find people to talk about movies with, really- my uncle, who first introduced me to horror movies, and weird cinema, and one or two friends. So I’m really happy to have a conversation here about movies with someone.
Sal doesn’t take any shit from no man. (Beyond the Valley of the Ultravixens)
(R: me, L:them)
R: you’re on a grimy southern/grind horror kick right now. But what genre do you like best? What feeling are you after?
LFR: Horror is my favorite genre, I just get very into specific branches. I always want to end up saying to myself “this is a GOOD movie”.
R: What’s the best of the batch you’ve been into recently?
LFR:The Dunwich Horror (the 70’s one), Ghost Galleon, House By The Cemetery, Werewolves On Wheels, and Tourist Trap.
R: Tell me about Werewolves on Wheels. I just watched Dog Soldiers again, and I’ve been on a werewolf kick.
