Studio Slowcore

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A small publishing business inspired by slow culture, gift economics, and the wordsmith arts. We write deep dives on value flow, livelihood, and reclaiming time and attention.

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PD Art Appreciators Key

Instant access to the PD Art Appreciators Group (for keyholders only): an archive of all human-curated art posts from the Public Domain Art Portal gift-feed organized into folders by artist name and theme, plus bonus extras (behind-the-scenes notes, journals, mood boards, and a profile badge). New posts every day.

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Now Available: What Is Anticareerism? + The Anticareerist Reading Room (Keyholders Group)

Today I'm releasing "What Is Anticareerism?" — a short explainer piece I wrote in 2019. It's the first of 10 curated personal essays from my now-retired project The Anticareerist, which was probably...

Aug 1340

Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano (Main façade of the San Giovanni in Laterano) - etching print by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1775)

If you love great artistry in architecture, you can't possibly go wrong with Piranesi. There's so much to marvel over that it's hard to even know where to start with his body of work. I started with...

Aug 1001

Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, Venice - architectural drawing by John Ruskin (1877)

"It was Ruskin’s eye, his powers of argument and superb drawings that led Venetians away from the idea of renovating St Mark’s so that it would look brand new towards a subtle restoration retaining...

Aug 910

We Have Gift-Feeds, Not Free Tiers - SVF Journals

Today I'd like to say a bit about why Studio Slowcore calls our all-access feeds gift-feeds rather than free tiers to distinguish them from the keyholders-only groups. If we describe the feeds as...

Jul 2146

Sibylle - sculpture by Fernand Khnopff (1894)

The Belgian painter and sculptor Fernand Khnopff, described by writer Marie-Madeleine Renauld as a master of symbolism who "...took his inspiration from Pre-Raphaelite aesthetics" and "left an...

Jul 610

The Attention-and-Time-Costs of Sourcing

In today's post for the Public Domain Art Portal (PDAP), I mentioned that I'd had trouble finding reliable sources for a piece. This isn't unusual, and it concerns me because the...

Jun 2821

Onboarding Studio Slowcore's First Paid Keyholder

Editor's Note: We plan to share this post more widely, but we're posting it in our own Dark Forest first, just in case any unforeseen changes need to be made beforehand. Suggestions are welcome....

Jun 2467

Introducing the Public Domain Art Appreciators Keyholder Group

Welcome to the Dark Forest Operating System (DFOS) space for Studio Slowcore, a creative production studio that caters to sustained-attention interests. We write about slow culture, public domain...

Jun 1740

Welcome to the Dark Forest of the Sloth People

Welcome to the Studio Slowcore Dark Forest space! We're excited that DFOS recently opened its doors to the public. If you're just joining us: Studio Slowcore is a creative production studio that...

Jun 460

FAQ + Intro to the Studio Slowcore Dark Forest

Editor's Note: Today (20 May 2026) DFOS opens its doors to the public — a major milestone. If you're just joining us, welcome! You're now a member of one of the pioneer Dark Forest spaces. We're...

May 2035

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