{"product_id":"painting-8-amanita-go-for-a-swim","title":"PAINTING 8 - Amanita Go for a Swim","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eApparently one mushroom jellyfish was not enough.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd frankly, why would it be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet \u003cstrong\u003eAmanita Go for a Swim.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainting No. 8 of 100 and the latest evidence that I have completely abandoned the constraints of both marine biology \u003cstrong\u003eand\u003c\/strong\u003e mycology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is part mushroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart jellyfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart fabulous red hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd she has decided to go for a swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI like to imagine she was growing perfectly happily on the forest floor when one day she looked around and thought:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActually, I fancy the ocean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo off she went.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo qualifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo appropriate anatomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo particular concern about whether mushrooms can swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust living off vibes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd perhaps I am projecting wildly onto a fictional mushroom-jellyfish hybrid here, but I think there is something rather lovely about that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe spend an enormous amount of time deciding what we're \u003cem\u003esupposed\u003c\/em\u003e to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere we're supposed to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we're supposed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat matches the version of ourselves everybody already knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Amanita has grown tentacles and fucked off to sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI respect her enormously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI painted her with this gloriously rich green surrounding her, a big rusty-red amanita cap covered in chunky little white spots, and long soft tendrils that make her look like she's floating somewhere between an enchanted forest and the bottom of the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is weird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is whimsical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe makes absolutely no sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal acrylic painting on rough-edged paper. Roughly 8.5 x 12\u003cbr\u003eOne of one\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainting 8 of 100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone currently considering doing something that makes absolutely no sense on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmanita says go for a swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moss and Moirai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756665364773,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/0006\/5829\/files\/IMG_4304.jpg?v=1788720448","url":"https:\/\/mossandmoirai.com\/products\/painting-8-amanita-go-for-a-swim","provider":"Moss and Moirai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}