“Fragments of Epic Memory,” on view through July 9, is the first exhibition of these photographs, combining a selection of archival images with contemporary artworks from the Caribbean and its diaspora.

In 2019, the Art Gallery of Ontario…

Functioning as an 'out-of-doors classroom' where locals & internationals (tourists-mostly of the eco-variety) can interact w/one another & the monuments/built constructs of Belize’s past -- this site is socially significant today as it was 3,000 years ago.  due in part to its longevity, its association with historic events, and its symbolism for descendants, indigenous and migrants, and its involvement in nation-building.



Beyond its physical and…

Cochineal, certainly inspired, as one of the most precious natural dyes -- as well as vibrant and bright -- it is also one of the most light- and heat-stable and oxidation-resistant of all the natural organic colorants and is even more stable than many synthetic food colors.

Scientists…

Tsimane Healthy Bare Feet: Keep Inflammation @ Bay; Play an Integral Role in Heart's Health                             by. R. Eady, KR Terrapeutics

Here’s why:  The foot is the area with the most concentrated energy pathways and the easiest and most effective place to begin to restore lymphatic fluid flow, release toxins and encourage circulation and lower inflammation in a stagnated area.  This is aided by the…

The studio is interested in new models who wish to create new images. Please click the "Modeling Opportunities" tab at the site (Boriken Warrior) for more info.

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I am deeply & personally touched by the sadness of the w/wanton violence at that C. Springs, CO SafePlace (Club Q) shooting.…

The vast majority of the discussions [in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt] at COP27 reproduce colonial patterns of unsustainable economic growth, ecological destruction and Indigenous dispossession that have been responsible for climate destabilization in the first place.

Despite extensive participation of diverse peoples & communities this year, there are…

Interconnectedness: the Motherly Compassion of Teteoinan and Kuan Yin (see: https://ezinearticles.com/?Arvigo---Maternal-Treatment-Inspired-by-Ancient-Mayan-Legend&id=3774879



In the Nahuatl culture of Mexico, the goddess of the sweat bath was Temazcalteci, "the…

Sense and sense-making in Nature relies on the influences (seen & unseen) of your spatial semantics (making meaning with your senses) and Physical Literacy (knowing the social-landscape/dynamics of your community, tribe's social typography) and how sacred, symbolic meaning in cultures  -- can help us understand the "other" as…

A 1919 book titled “A Shadow Passes” contained a collection of vignettes depicting scenes in nature. 

English author and playwright named Eden Phillpotts noted how a magnifying lens could heighten visual acuity (such that the perceived beauty of some plants would be enhanced). The passage included a saying about the plant species Menyanthes…