Nullus - Art and Culture

The Nature of Truth Haunted by echoes Illusions covering up Distracted from looking up Naked spectacle Beauty you can't unsee Ugly yet necessary Find the footing from The ground that's sinking under The clouds and the rolling thunder It's all immovable Til' the tower crumbles under The world spins its web of wonder

As often happens with new projects, this one proved to be way harder than I expected, so I took my time playing around with ideas for the content and figuring out how to squeeze it all in so it would make sense narratively. Finally, I managed to get the second part out! https://graph.org/The-Tall-Man-10-10

Just a little DADGAD diddleedoo

White Oak Creators Guild proudly presents our second song contest of the year! Put your musical talents to work and win a cash prize with $200 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. The theme is Awakening. To rouse from a state of slumber into renewed awareness. To leave the cave of shadows for a new perception of reality. To capture the feeling of personal, spiritual or cultural rebirth, igniting the fire that leads to an ancestral awakening of our people. Deadline will be November 7th. Rules: 1. No Generative AI 2. Submitted songs must be original and unreleased compositions made, or completed, in 2026 3. Instrumentals are welcome, though songs with vocals are more likely to win DM us directly though this channel or email us at WhiteOakCreators@protonmail.com to get involved. Help spread the word by sharing us around and be sure to give White Oak a follow for more updates!

✨Emergence✨ A spring dogwood coming to life again after enduring a long winter. Pyrography, colored pencil, and 24k gold leaf on live edge basswood. 2026

My ***NEW*** poetry reading. 'Gone, Gone Again' by the Welsh/English poet, Edward Thomas 1878—1917.

Still a work in progress, but this one will be titled "Emergence." There's something to be said about the way one goes about enduring the harsh cold winter and coming out the other side more resilient than ever.

Starting to fill in these tedious little details

Here you go. Just because...

The outline is finished! Next, I'll block in all of the darkest spots before adding color and gold leaf.

I'm finally back to work and oh how I've missed the smell of campfire that comes from burning images into wood! I've only just begun, but this will be the 2nd piece in my "Against the Odds" art collection!

This was my first podcast appearance in over 3 years! I really enjoyed speaking with these ladies from Return to the Land. https://x.com/rttlwomen/status/2096675457282277470

More end of summer appreciation pictures

The music goes on, White Oak Favorites returns this Sunday at 2pm Eastern time! We will resume the monthly music spotlight show on our Youtube channel here, be sure to subscribe and hit the notification! https://www.youtube.com/live/ocRe2rchiRw

While I'm ready for autumn, remnants of summer remind me that despite the obstacles we may encounter, life still goes on and we have to find ways to make the best of it, for both ourselves and our loved ones. Even a butterfly with a broken wing will manage to fly from flower to flower, drinking the sweet nectar to continue its existence.

I found some wonderful treasures today at an old bookstore I haven't been to in years. I often look for books that are pre-1914 but if I can find books pre-WWII, they will catch my eye if it's the right subject matter.