Aimée ElizaBeth Swank
@aimeeswank.bsky.social
Here to add a little art and music to our bleak political feeds.
We need that now more than ever.
Wife of @sluggosmith.bsky.social
We need that now more than ever.
Wife of @sluggosmith.bsky.social
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Alessandro Sicioldr. La Fiamma o Transverberazione (The Flame or Transference), oil on linen, 2026
November 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Alessandro Sicioldr. La Fiamma o Transverberazione (The Flame or Transference), oil on linen, 2026
Jamie Wyeth. After Halloween, 1983
November 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Jamie Wyeth. After Halloween, 1983
Andrew Wyeth. Dance of Death, 1973
October 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Andrew Wyeth. Dance of Death, 1973
"Within its gates I heard the sound
of winds in cypress caverns caught
Of huddling trees that moaned, and sought
to whisper what their roots had found."
~ George Sterling
Franz Sedlacek. Ghosts on a Tree, 1933
of winds in cypress caverns caught
Of huddling trees that moaned, and sought
to whisper what their roots had found."
~ George Sterling
Franz Sedlacek. Ghosts on a Tree, 1933
October 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"Within its gates I heard the sound
of winds in cypress caverns caught
Of huddling trees that moaned, and sought
to whisper what their roots had found."
~ George Sterling
Franz Sedlacek. Ghosts on a Tree, 1933
of winds in cypress caverns caught
Of huddling trees that moaned, and sought
to whisper what their roots had found."
~ George Sterling
Franz Sedlacek. Ghosts on a Tree, 1933
Andrew Wyeth. The Witching Hour, 1977
October 31, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Andrew Wyeth. The Witching Hour, 1977
Artist Georg Grosz as his character Dada Death, Berlin, 1918
October 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Artist Georg Grosz as his character Dada Death, Berlin, 1918
"Everything dreamed because it was alive,
and everything lived because it was permitted to dream." ~ Robert Walser
Anne Brigman. The Storm Tree, 1912
and everything lived because it was permitted to dream." ~ Robert Walser
Anne Brigman. The Storm Tree, 1912
October 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"Everything dreamed because it was alive,
and everything lived because it was permitted to dream." ~ Robert Walser
Anne Brigman. The Storm Tree, 1912
and everything lived because it was permitted to dream." ~ Robert Walser
Anne Brigman. The Storm Tree, 1912
“Let your soul stand cool and composed
before a million universes.”
~ Walt Whitman
Clarence H. White. The Bubble, 1898
before a million universes.”
~ Walt Whitman
Clarence H. White. The Bubble, 1898
October 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
“Let your soul stand cool and composed
before a million universes.”
~ Walt Whitman
Clarence H. White. The Bubble, 1898
before a million universes.”
~ Walt Whitman
Clarence H. White. The Bubble, 1898
23 years without him now. 🖤
October 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
23 years without him now. 🖤
I like trees better naked.
Photo by Nona Limmen
Photo by Nona Limmen
October 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I like trees better naked.
Photo by Nona Limmen
Photo by Nona Limmen
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature." ~ Joseph Campbell
Frida Kahlo. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, Diego, Me, and Señor Xolotl, 1949
Frida Kahlo. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, Diego, Me, and Señor Xolotl, 1949
October 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature." ~ Joseph Campbell
Frida Kahlo. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, Diego, Me, and Señor Xolotl, 1949
Frida Kahlo. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, Diego, Me, and Señor Xolotl, 1949
My work ... Like Light and the Depths, 2018
October 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
My work ... Like Light and the Depths, 2018
Mary Magdalene, in the basilica crypt of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France
October 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Mary Magdalene, in the basilica crypt of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France
Jamie Wyeth. Blue Moon, 1990
October 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Jamie Wyeth. Blue Moon, 1990
Photo I took in Riverside Park, Janesville, Wisconsin, in 2015.
October 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Photo I took in Riverside Park, Janesville, Wisconsin, in 2015.
PJ Harvey
My Beautiful Leah
YouTube video by PJ Harvey - Topic
youtu.be
September 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
PJ Harvey
Georgia O'Keeffe. 2 Yellow Leaves, 1928
September 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Georgia O'Keeffe. 2 Yellow Leaves, 1928
"I will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air."
~ e e cummings
Ivan Marchuk. Sunrise Over the Dnipro River, 2004
~ e e cummings
Ivan Marchuk. Sunrise Over the Dnipro River, 2004
September 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"I will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air."
~ e e cummings
Ivan Marchuk. Sunrise Over the Dnipro River, 2004
~ e e cummings
Ivan Marchuk. Sunrise Over the Dnipro River, 2004
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins performing I Put A Spell on You on The Arsenio Hall Show, 1989
September 28, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins performing I Put A Spell on You on The Arsenio Hall Show, 1989
