120 notes
“Toska - noun /ˈtō-skə/ - Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness.
“No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom.”
― Vladimir Nabokov
One word that gives meaning to so much of my life. A welcomed melancholia. A warm net around your heart.
This is our girl ‘Doll Facee’s’ side piece.
“I got inspiration from a perfume bottle I got given when I was younger and got my friend to draw up a similar design of flowers, leaves and lace.
It curves with and around my body. This is after my second session. 9 hours down and just a few more to go before it’s complete!”