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Why You Should Search The Public Domain | Keeping Art History Alive

Whether you’re a crafter looking for decorative designs for journals and paper projects, or a college student searching for inexpensive materials for DIY decor, the public domain is the way to go.

Here are some of the best uses I’ve found as a paper crafter using Artvee.com

Faux ephemera for junk journals.

Notebook Covers

Bookmarks

Wrapping Paper

Mini Zines

Art Study

Stickers

Collages

Home Decor/ Framing

Art Inspiration

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GREAT BRITAIN & WEST EUROPEAN RESOURCES

The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.

Great Britain is a European island in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the world.

ARTHURIAN ─ “The Matter of Britain, or the Arthurian cycle, is a medieval European body of literature.” ─ Arthurian Information ─ Arthurian Sources ─ Arthurian Texts

CORNWALL ─ “The Cornish people are a Western European people. They are native to Cornwall.” ─ Cornwall’s Stones ─ Cornish History ─ Cornish Dictionary

ENGLAND ─ “The English people are a Germanic people. They are native to England.” ─ Middle English Literature ─ English Folklore ─ The English Renaissance

ICENI ─ “The Iceni, or Ecini, were a Brittonic people that lived from the British Iron Age to the early Roman era. They lived in modern-day Norfolk.” ─ Iceni Information

IRELAND ─ “The Irish people are a Western European people that share the Irish culture. They are native to Ireland.” ─ Irish Folklore & Mythology ─ Irish History ─ Irish Language

MANX ─ “The Manx people are a West European people that share the Manx culture. They are native to the Isle of Man.” ─ Manx Information ─ Manx History ─ Manx Language

ORKNEY ─ “Orkney, or the Orkney Islands, is a European archipelago. It is located in Scotland.” ─ Orcadian Information ─ Orcadian Culture & History

SCOTLAND ─ “The Scottish, or Scotch, people are a European people. They are native to Scotland.” ─ Scottish Folklore ─ Scottish History ─ Scots Language

WALES ─ “Welsh people are a Western European people that share the Welsh culture. They are native to Wales.” ─ Welsh Culture ─ Welsh History ─ The Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Western Europe is a European region that constitutes the western part of the European continent. Great Britain is also considered part of Western Europe.

BELGIUM ─ “The Belgian people are a Western European people that share the Belgian culture. They are native to Belgium.” ─ Belgian History ─ Belgian Timeline

DUTCH ─ “The Dutch people are a West Germanic people. They are native to the Netherlands.” ─ Dutch Literature (in Dutch) ─ Dutch Folklore ─ Dutch History

FRANCE ─ “The French people are a Western European people that share the French culture. They are native to France.” ─ French Culture ─ French History ─ French Dictionary

FRANKS ─ “The Franks were a Germanic people. They lived between the Lower Rhine and Ems River.” ─ Frankish Information ─ Frankish Information ─ Rise of the Franks

GERMANIC NEOPAGANISM ─ “Germanic Neopaganism, or Heathenry, is a Pagan religion. It originated in Europe in the early 20th century C.E.” ─ Germanic Neopagan Information (in German)

*MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN ─ “The Middle Ages, or the Medieval Period, was a European period of time from the 5th century C.E. to the 15th century C.E.” ─ Medieval Culture ─ Pliny’s History of the World ─ Medieval Military History

NORSE ─ “The Nordic, or North Germanic, people are a Germanic people. They are native to the Nordic region of Europe.” ─ Vikings of Denmark ─ Norse Mythology ─ The Edda

SWEDEN ─ “The Swedish, or Swede, people are a Germanic people. They are native to Sweden.” ─ Swedish Culture ─ Swedish History ─ Swedish Dictionary

* - The Medieval European period was not just a Western European period of time. It was also part of many other European histories.

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#231: Is It Really That Bad?

Resistance, as Steven Pressfield describes it, is the bane of my existence. For some reason, my brain keeps looking for ways to distract itself from the task at hand. This happens even when I know what’s the most important task to finish. Sometimes, it happens even when I know that there’s no avoiding it. That I will have to do said task sooner or later.

As it turns out, many writers struggle with the same thing. It’s a weird, irrational phenomenon that probably has something to do with the fact that our stone-age ancestors spent a lot less time contemplating the human condition and focused on getting something to eat.

A thousand years spans about 30 generations on average. If you do the math, you’re only about 150 people away from your stone-age grandparents that lived on the savannah in 3000 B.C.

Although the symptom is the same, many different things can trigger resistance. The most common include self-doubt, fear, ego, laziness, indecisiveness.

Instead of getting to work, your brain comes up with an elaborate theory to justify why it’s not the right time yet. Recently, I’ve been avoiding this one task. I didn’t know how long it would take. In my mind, potentially weeks of work. And because of that, I always justified postponing it again and again for years.

Over time, the thing grew into almost mythical proportions. I developed this narrative in my mind that it would be too difficult and time-consuming.

This Friday, I had a bit of time in the evening. I finally decided to get this thing started. Two hours later, I finished it. I couldn’t believe it. The whole thing was done.

I’d spent hours agonising about the task over the past year — all of them a complete waste of time. If I got over the initial resistance and sorted it out right away, I could’ve saved myself a lot of time and anxiety.

Sometimes, the narratives we create about ourselves and about what we want to achieve are the problem. When you start working on the thing, you might find that it’s nowhere near as bad as you thought it would be.

Particularly when it comes to writing stories, there’s no downside to starting before you feel ready. Dive right in! Worst case, you’ll have to start over. You can always fix things later.

About the Author

Hi, I’m Radek 👋. I’m a writer, software engineer and the founder of Writing Analytics — an editor and writing tracker designed to help you beat writer’s block and create a sustainable writing routine.

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Past Editions

#230: Working Backwards, January 2022

#229: Luck for Writers, January 2022

#228: Following Through, January 2022

#227: Dealing with Change as a Writer, January 2022

#226: 12 Most Popular Writing Quotes of 2021, December 2021

#225: What Fears Hold You Back as a Writer?, December 2021

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