juliana ong

nostalgia is a peculiar combination of a desire for something associated with the past and a belief that it is impossible for that desire to be satisf

This process, Morris says, defines ‘the growth of art: like all growth, it was good and fruitful for awhile; like all fruitful growth, it grew into de

Skill nostalgia is worth cultivating, provided we redirect it. The longing to live as some imagined stonemason, peasant farmer or carpenter can be tur

Yes, the gardens have fallen into decay and the flowers are gone. We can mourn that loss. Or we can ask: what kind of work will let us grow them again