Review of journal articles found 400 studies on menstrual effluent (blood); 15,000 on semen/ sperm. The lack of research on women's reproductive organs=lack of interventions & widespread use of the hysterectomy (2nd most frequent operation for US women).
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/what-we-still-dont-know-about-periods

@MMAndersonArt this is brilliant!

'Osprey in the Blue Sky' in soft pastels and charcoal pencil. I'm happy with the fierce look captured in this bird portrait.
See this artwork in my online gallery at https://mm-anderson.pixels.com/featured/osprey-in-the-blue-sky-mm-anderson.html #PastelArtist #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #BirdArt #birds #CreativeToots #art

My wife pointed out something a couple of days ago that I hadn’t actually noticed myself — that we’ve seen a number of Indian movies and TV shows that dealt with the pandemic, but that there were hardly any shows from the west that incorporated the pandemic into their story.

It’s almost as if the pandemic does not exist in the fictional worlds of western movies/TV 😛

In fact, the only show I can think of where I remember the pandemic being dealt with extensively was “All Rise” … and there was a movie called “7 Days” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14494586) but it had an Indian director and Indian cast (but the movie was in English) and so I think it only counts as half a point 🙂

And that was since the pandemic began!

Compared to that, just in the last week I’ve seen at least 2 - 3 Indian movies which centered around the pandemic and wasn’t just referring to it as a passing thing.

I just find the contrast interesting …

#Pandemic #Movies #Reflections

#Photography
#ThickTrunkTuesday

Cityscape Skyline
By Willem Haenraets

#art #painting #mastoart

This rainy night scene was based on a 1937 photograph of New York City.

See it here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/empire-state-building-1937-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print

#DigitalArt #Painting #MastoArt #NYC #NewYork #Manhattan #ArtMatters #Rain #Night #MarkOnArt

If you know somebody who knows somebody who KNOWS somebody associated in any way with the ICA Boston (Institute of Contemporary Art)...

My eldest is applying for a job as Curatorial Assistant. She would be PERFECT in this role (AND it would also be her dream job).

Often, it's not what you know but who you know. So I'm hoisting the Mastodon Marquee.

Anybody? Know someone there? Know someone who knows someone there? Knows someone who knows someone who [infinity game of telephony]?

After an hour of working with her, I swear, the ICA would declare a national holiday to celebrate their excellent decision to hire her. She is outstanding.

Egg with a pearl earring.

The artist is Aravis Dolmenna.
https://instagram.com/aravisdolmenna

@AnnaLandin happy birthday!

It's my birthday today! ✨I think this means that you are socially obligated to pass my art around so your friends can see it. #art #MastoArt

http://patreon.com/annalandin
http://annalandin.itch.io
http://annalandin.tumblr.com

London and River Thames
By Altin Furxhi

#london #painting #art #mastoart

#WildLifeWednesday

This is “my” young male resident Anna’s #Hummingbird. Fortunate to have them here, in the #Seattle area year round.

These little winged wonders flutter their wings at a remarkable 80 times per second! They do NOT flap their wings, they rotate them in a figure 8.

#Birds #BirdsofMastodon #Photograph #AYearForArt #FediGiftShop #PNW

#PRINTS, Cards .. 👉https://pixels.com/featured/beautiful-anna-s-hummingbird-ez-lorenz-imagery.html

Totally chuffed with how well this turned out. It's entirely possible I will share more photos of the detail tomorrow, but here's a peek at the finished cake!

#mushrooms #mushtodon #birthdaycake #makesomethingyummy #baking

@refashionista wow!

On this #longcovid awareness Wednesday painting is healing for me. Even though I still have symptoms I try to live my life with gratitude and compassion after all I am alive! #mastoart #art #digitalart #longcovidawarenessday

@Mhappenow for me, it's also less stuff to buy, plus it's easier to get steady strokes when I want (arthritis plus unstable dislocating joints).

Ogopogo

2023 03 29-30 day 279-280 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

I followed a Tatyworks tutorial, but went a wee bit rogue.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/ogopogo/

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WomensArt #ArtistsOnMastodon
A very crooked and bent tree wi…

Moons and Meteors

2023 03 28 day 278 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

This is loosely based on a Joel Create tutorial, but in my head, the dinosaurs were having a bad day, back when Earth had a few other much, much, much closer planets hanging around. Or maybe this is a planet in the Alpha Centauri system. Either way, I’ve got it covered.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/moons-and-meteors/

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WomensArt #ArtistsOnMastodon
Earth-like terrain in the foreg…

Red Field

2023 03 22, 26-27 day 272, 276-277 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

No tutorials. Just me and Procreate and my trusty Apple Pencil.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/red-field/

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WomensArt #ArtistsOnMastodon
A digital painting. A field fil…