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Just a few thoughts

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Therefore dA have bugs...
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World Mental Health Day

*Flutterings:iconFlutterings: reports, 2d 3h ago
~alcheme posted an amazing article about this here, this is merely a follow up article to feature all of the volunteered works, and share the facts again.

Fight the stigma - Speak your mind.

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=cybergranny:iconcybergranny: reports, 2d 3h ago
Art in danger!!! how far is the censorship going?
Help us support a French artist who is liable to 3 years of imprisonment!
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The Down and Dirty of BJDs Pt2 – Buyer's Guide

=eating-dust:iconeating-dust: reports, October 5
Just getting into BJD, but have no idea where to start shopping? A vetran and tired of telling 1000 people that you got your hydrangea from 4D? Here's a little linksource to cure your woes. Not every company/wig manufacturer/eye manufacturer is listed here, but it's a good place to start.

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=RainyDaysClub:iconRainyDaysClub: reports, October 3
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A collection of Traditional Photography

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~stop-tracing:iconstop-tracing: reports, September 29
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dA Bugs & Solutions...

`karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, 1d 17h ago
dA is the widest and most popular Cyber Gallery.
dA is the best place to expoze your creations, to get recognition, to discover other's art. And for many other reasons you may be happy to be a Deviant.
Therefore dA have bugs...
Then read this...

Respect, Tolerance And Manners

=morbidthegrim:iconmorbidthegrim: reports, 1d 4h ago
Just a few thoughts

Art and artists in danger

=cybergranny:iconcybergranny: reports, 2d 3h ago
Art in danger!!! how far is the censorship going?
Help us support a French artist who is liable to 3 years of imprisonment!
48 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: =Viterai

World Mental Health Day

*Flutterings:iconFlutterings: reports, 2d 3h ago
~alcheme posted an amazing article about this here, this is merely a follow up article to feature all of the volunteered works, and share the facts again.

Fight the stigma - Speak your mind.

In Defense of Anime Style Art

*WingedHippocampus:iconWingedHippocampus: reports, October 7
If you think the anime/manga style is not valid, I encourage you to please read this.

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*myxchemicalxkiss:iconmyxchemicalxkiss: reports, October 7
I got a great chance to interview a beloved and well-known senior and photographer on DeviantART, `RockstarVanity. Here is what she had to say. :)

Holiday Shopping Guide

=hyannah77:iconhyannah77: reports, October 6
Since the Holidays are getting closer and closer (and waiting till the last minute is never a good idea) here's my holiday shopping guide!

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=Kuromu:iconKuromu: reports, 2d 10h ago
A few personal ways of ridding oneself of art or writers block!

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*The-Collect1ve:iconThe-Collect1ve: reports, 1d 12h ago
:iconrobinroels: has only been a part of dA for a little over three months, but in that short time his body of work, encompassing industrial, fantasy, landscape, portraiture and conceptual work has definitely caught the eye of the folk at :iconthe-collect1ve:.

Are car photos art?

*SamBlob:iconSamBlob: reports, 17h 39m ago
Car guys love cars and love looking at cars. Are photographs of cars art, though? Who is the artist, the photographer, or the designer?
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WWW: A Beautiful Mind

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, October 10, 2007
Today is World Mental Health Day. Stuart Baker-Brown, 43, a photographer and writer based in Dorset, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. In this article he delivers a unique personal insight into how his condition has nurtured his artistic expression.

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=NEOkeitaro:iconNEOkeitaro: Oct 10, 2007, 1:49:43 PM
Schizophrenia isn't a well known desease, and I think we should talk more about it, since there're more people that we could think which actually suffer of it.
Also, the article is an interessant point of view of it, and I think that turning schizophrenia, and other mental problems as well, into art is one of the best way to deal with them. After all, there were lot of awesome artists which were "crazy". I'd say more, you need a bit of "crazyness" to be an artist ;)

Btw, when will they stop making a day for everything ? At least, give us something to be happy about :(

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=DJStrife:iconDJStrife: Oct 10, 2007, 1:55:12 PM
An incredibly thought-provoking article. There are many studies and articles out there that show exceptional artists and geniuses have brains that operate contrary to the norm. It might very well be that schizophrenia is an (if slightly) overdeveloped ability in this respect?

Idk, this will give a lot of things to think about. :) Thx.

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$chix0r:iconchix0r: Oct 10, 2007, 1:57:44 PM
It is a very interesting subject indeed :) Glad you enjoyed it!

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~Danelese:iconDanelese: Oct 10, 2007, 2:37:56 PM Mood: Joy
thank you for sharing. this article gives a new insight on something many of us know nothing about, but we know it carries a strong stigma. hopefully this condition will begin to get the open minded treatment it deserves.

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*Raephire:iconRaephire: Oct 10, 2007, 2:41:04 PM
I agree with DJStrife. This article really opened my eyes, I'm going to read more into this illness because before now I though way more than 1% were violent towards others.

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It may be your right to make a choice.
but that doesn't make your choice right.
-- Raephire July, 2006

If you do right, I'll have your back
If you do wrong, I'll have your ass.
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~fancycake:iconfancycake: Oct 10, 2007, 7:15:54 PM
Awesome!! Mental health disorders intrest me. Well, anything involving the brain. Thanks for sharing with us!

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~thequantumwarrior:iconthequantumwarrior: Oct 10, 2007, 11:02:58 PM
As a person with various mental health disorders, I feel like most people have the wrong ideas about people like us. I am both an artist and a scientist so I get stereotyped on both fronts... Although my disorders are harder to observe, at first glance, so most people don't notice unlike some of my friends whom afflictions are more readily apparent. I try very hard to keep myself well with several medications and talk therapy. I like many others still suffer from both the disorders and the stigma...
`zetab:iconzetab: Oct 11, 2007, 2:08:12 AM
A truly interesting subject and one that not a lot of people understand well. Thanks for sharing :hug:

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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
^WilderWein77:iconWilderWein77: Oct 11, 2007, 5:32:22 AM
I'm not all properly connected upstairs, so it sure comes in handy art-wise. =p

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