au·to·tel·ic
/ˌôdōˈtelik/
adjective
FORMAL
1. (of an activity or a creative work) having an end or purpose in itself.
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Codex Seraphinianus
The Codex Seraphinianus, originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini between 1976 and 1978. It is approximately 360 pages (depending on edition) and written in an imaginary language.” Wikipedia
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h/t Adam Savage
Etaoin shrdlu
Etaoin shrdlu was used as a “red flag by typesetters to show an error in text, but sometimes it was overlooked and made it into print.” It is the approximate order of frequency of the 12 most commonly used letters in the English language.”
via The Dusty Wheel 20th Anniversary Livestream
It’s Autumn?
Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
Water Painting
I bought Davy a calculator and he thinks it’s a portable phone. 😂 He’s carried it around all day and is also practicing counting with it. The best $2 I have ever spent.
He is also really into water painting. How satisfying is this? You paint with water and then it disappears when it dries.
I made these years ago to practice brush lettering and it is fun to see them have a second life. I bought “magic water painting paper” and mounted it to artist hardboard. We have red, green, and black.
I bet this would even work on construction paper, slate, or a dark rock. I just love how its the fun of painting with NO MESS.
I’ve linked the paper we use and a few other options here.
ADHD & Autism Overlap
Saving these resources here so they are easy to find.
Examining overlap and homogeneity in ASD, ADHD, and OCD: a data-driven, diagnosis-agnostic approach
Azadeh Kushki et al. Transl Psychiatry. 2019.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31772171/
Structural neuroimaging correlates of social deficits are similar in autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: analysis from the POND Network
Danielle A Baribeau et al. Transl Psychiatry.2019.
Merlin's Cottage
I absolutely love this 1970’s edition of The Sword in the Stone illustrated by Alan Lee. Merlin’s cottage has always been evocative for me and this is just how I’ve imagined it.
Maybe Art Only Needs to Be
“I used to think that art had to be great to be worthwhile. Now, I only think it has to be to be worthwhile.” John Green. Maybe Art Only Needs to Be. Feb 21, 2023.
Me too, John, me too.
With a dreamy far off look
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Reframing "scattered."
“At some point in adult hood this shifts for many of us, we think we should just have one thing we love to do and be good at. The pain of “being pulled in many directions” fragments our attention and we are left feeling scattered and unfocused.
This is not a bad thing and I truly believe in reframing “scattered”. If it was a bad thing I wouldn’t have the career and life I have today that I love very much.”
Marlee Grace reflects on shapeshifting and reframing "scattered."