<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:14:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@puddles/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Garth Knight: The Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the ages, the human body has been represented in multiple formats in the art world. Historically, artists portrayed culturally “perfect” depictions of the human form. Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/garth-knight-the-body</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/garth-knight-the-body</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 18:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDFT4vcM8ZvNbzUJDvk92fWwtmad9L2K9zx5GdjNgeKrmbgVd3gce2kyvAiw5Ce41DbzAeeEvcGHqYxcrmkdrA9LmjZKGD57SPmiRFdQ8doYS5wCSvCJK9uwF85J2MRCG3Mw3Mr7FhZqZSYhhpdorSjTHZE5GEpu46y33fZXo14BQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media Reflection and Review: Black Mirror, “USS Callister”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Mirror is a show that examines possible versions of futures, as technologies and humans become more intertwined. The show emphasizes that as our technology advances, we are confronted with a diversity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@puddles/media-reflection-and-review-black-mirror-uss-callister</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@puddles/media-reflection-and-review-black-mirror-uss-callister</guid><category><![CDATA[sciencefiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 13:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Snpznz7rwiEvm3BWv4WV6UQZYXRFp9CJu7zBSmrCmptCsZu4Z552R8TR3CTyqdQ1md3qBjevdwkGvc4wjuCSMRXvpd6HT7ZkFhZMeX4y438XFX4HtphAz5Yg9rEa1mgpArVpTZ8rQb2TQiVpfcecomk5BixdKPBCr4VDGeAaRQeHiccDMMuCcetu7exxwcttKGUN4EWHBYPFTc96ea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visualizing Disability (Differently): Interpreting the Photographs of Joel-Peter Witkin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In order to understand the photographs of Joel-Peter Witkin, one must understand some basic definitional information about those who are considered “disabled.” The term disability, according to the Oxford]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/visualizing-disability-differently-interpreting-the-photographs-of-joel-peter-witkin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/visualizing-disability-differently-interpreting-the-photographs-of-joel-peter-witkin</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuudz54e41q7pSWNGTqdyjYLoyFyQukxccGez3mvpejnTbH22Rwz4vURiwGYoejDq4SvMWgtJ4XEw5LJXWqJbEMaBx7ELP6JVjtXCA4CuTm5jFfK27W2Gf6i14ZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odalisque paintings--William Glackens "Girl with Apple"]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Glackens’ Girl with Apple is an Odalisque painting that embodies highly recognizable European influences. Made in 1910, by an American artist, the image of a young girl laying nude on a couch is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/odalisque-paintings-william-glackens-girl-with-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/odalisque-paintings-william-glackens-girl-with-apple</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRtemTe7d6b3gECzFdEC9yC98sXexFzbWBbZttZMA9Em2dpfEptxAiPTbcFsZgZyKvzM6QhZonX9YDUpxUTBmPG61ZTUKvhSC9KbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things are Queer--Questioning Andy Warhol's Place in Queer Art History (NSFW)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What makes art “queer?” According to Jennifer Doyle, in her article Queer Wallpaper, "When we use the word “queer” to describe art or criticism, we are certainly saying something about the importance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/queer/@puddles/things-are-queer-questioning-andy-warhol-s-place-in-queer-art-history-nsfw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/queer/@puddles/things-are-queer-questioning-andy-warhol-s-place-in-queer-art-history-nsfw</guid><category><![CDATA[queer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnRVgREP6WUAw5EmXWsBWfGo96HkfDvvBsSfb9D39xsBej6WpmMU6FJhpHpkTig1yEDJoqBQuh9s5xXeh8NiPEAP31ppDfHquj3bL4DFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Three Trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[These replications of trees are made from one original tree, that I cut down with a hand saw and deconstructed. I think the main tree is 12-13 feet tall, with a span of 10 feet. Transporting the three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/these-three-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/these-three-trees</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:36:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdwzHSTtmDeRNsFrvVs57QeHXDqivRoH9JPrLmEKP3UNr1SvRhKcwu72H8pNUAGi65KWxqX7waDFDst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is Not a Cage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bamboo and jute rope, approximately 3 ft wide x 3.5 ft long. Completed in Dec. 2017. Coming in at around 30hours of work, this one really wore my fingerprints off. Closeups show how many wraps and knots]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/this-is-not-a-cage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/this-is-not-a-cage</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJedEzpC35BDgHcQgVUbNHscnhCYnTmeSuYnNftPvCwQb5nGtZaQvuzv2s8DskfJyGdMrY5TGsMcAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deviant for A Day--Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last part of my day was the hardest to make myself do. I was so done with this cloud constantly accompanying me. My partner and I went with a friend to a concert (Kishi Bashi), that night. I almost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@puddles/deviant-for-a-day-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@puddles/deviant-for-a-day-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdizKZBYuxQg3txM243QfBftFoBYEDbF78FBsZWm7Hr6BwB9Jf7mpWbLwditVzPy1vXQXkYPuHMpSAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death Thoughts Daily--The Stages of Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today has been a day. My brain will not stop thinking about all the people I have known, who are now dead. Like actually really and truly not a part of this planet anymore. They say there are 5-7 stages]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/death-thoughts-daily-the-stages-of-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/death-thoughts-daily-the-stages-of-grief</guid><category><![CDATA[deaththoughtsdaily]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCnREJZ5eEgUSF24upg2qoo4kCUzd4LnDFwKUmmYuHqijeC4ozDzEE1Fa26dcyPehJV5jCQ8j4tT2KjPHU56N7GcuFCTgahGVNpojLJdXy8qK7VuotaUhU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deviant for a Day--Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an actual write up I did for a social psychology class. The assignment was to be a social deviant for a day. This was my experience. Enjoy! My typical appearance and behavior can be considered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@puddles/deviant-for-a-day-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@puddles/deviant-for-a-day-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdizKZBYuxQg3txM243QfBftFoBYEDbF78FBsZWm7Hr6BwB9Jf7mpWbLwditVzPy1vXQXkYPuHMpSAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outsider Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outsider Art When Hans Prinzhorn began studying the art of the mentally institutionalized in the 1920’s, such as Adolf Wolfii’s, there was not a specific name for the movement. At the time, his research]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/outsider-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/outsider-art</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 16:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChbJCg82dUUoiEf9nf6TMxqgZF1prY56sTxHwFgenCoQfWSg1EUshhJTJyQqhADuVr3uFXcLinsZjHKMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pod]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine coming home to this, growing in your yard. That’s pretty much what happened to me, except I was the mechanism of growth and my yard was really my living room. Made with recycled tee shirts, found]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/pod</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/pod</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCnQEcKNEJ43sxJcPjvYSiNNs2SNjLvNUjGvvqSA8bpoK8uEkXnxvbcafXsr6na9CYNLXqofinHCGwC4DVV92RkvzF8b5py5qsAYAjWHudP1anKqpEumvc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carnelian Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not a tiny piece of carnelian, about 7inches wide, by 2.5inches tall, and 4 inches deep. When the sun (or light) hits it, the cave lights up and the textures appear. It is one of my favorite things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@puddles/carnelian-cave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@puddles/carnelian-cave</guid><category><![CDATA[crystals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 02:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDARTNtQLB1vpzXAkTkV42sm5M97vXYnBbmYwdUxY4qMDG3f8thagCv8Zup1yFt6zbEVSCyBNwSaUf6RcrHegtZ948qAxL7TeyrBCdxfLxERjxa4KKGijNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death Thoughts Daily]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lying in bed, last night, I started to have a panic attack...my chest tightened, my breathing became laborious. I was thinking about death, of course. This happens to me for about 15-30 seconds, several]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/3fvwo-death-thoughts-daily</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/3fvwo-death-thoughts-daily</guid><category><![CDATA[deaththoughtsdaily]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDAgqmZ4DkaSvS6wv5KN442czCaXDDetRT67qr1Y5EE8Mm48LitvkXLEf1da2KkRqwNACwghfF1fBe6dfsAZTbJhDxcEdER2asW9UYaJrLXa8oUU4EFhDdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is Bob.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Bob. Bob almost had a friend named Frank, but Frank decided he would never be as good as Bob and took a dive from a high shelf. Let’s all raise a glass to Frank. May he be happier as kindling.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/this-is-bob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/this-is-bob</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCuLnkqHJ3Z7KkoNdxLXLBALG5YYfNwnG2XdkjoJeApx8wpJJ1f9wZuJREqdyS9uZNxkD5rRwA8cttb9kHJvXJUvDyDenrhBmzDs99v66XtJs6UNYkhRBWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Tied Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece was made in November 2017...It is approximately 4ft long, with a cylindrical diameter of about 1ft. Made of dumpster-dived ribbon and treated sisal baling twine. I have thought about building]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/all-tied-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@puddles/all-tied-up</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeKbezzfU2PEyt1v1DqTxofQUyDFyyjwTAVP7RcJ8WwXe8izXVmM2bw4SzWewKARAbYZ9aE2tAkS4VC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art, A Social Construct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art, A Social Construct Abstract Though art may be an expression of an individual’s internal discourse/dialogue, it is rare that an artist works completely alone. Everything in the artists’ environment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/art-a-social-construct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@puddles/art-a-social-construct</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7oNzyKHFAfBdP7PVfcJuMsuWuU5D39n8cc3SuAvxGLqs2EQM8W8gqUSqH14uGspby6uzJo7naJ1oGLpeukWkcwAr3CRNoCrRUP8oMUv9VyVJK3BQNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confused Art Viewer Response Re: Jackson Pollock]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a prompt I recently had in Art History. Dear Art Expert, The other day, I went to an art museum with a friend. We saw a large painting by the artist, Jackson Pollock. 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Only problem, I had no idea of how to communicate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/4s2lpy-death-thoughts-daily</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deaththoughtsdaily/@puddles/4s2lpy-death-thoughts-daily</guid><category><![CDATA[deaththoughtsdaily]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvdgrn1VBJzySg2x3dBzDZ26DNpNKRKRU6VEMJZsdftxuQjeEua95QjgEg1F8BwZ9P5ceXTRcZJaBWEiJarY9feSHtnZVJK942jBSL5WrSVoVzFduqgvwY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goat Goat, Doing Goat Goat Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nancy Louise Baphomet and Sid Thelma Crowley playing in the front yard, after breaking out of the fence (again).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/farmlife/@puddles/goat-goat-doing-goat-goat-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/farmlife/@puddles/goat-goat-doing-goat-goat-things</guid><category><![CDATA[farmlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puddles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e72o1uwnhhX3GjV6u28v7fWCLhLp8qhg9Bk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>