COLLIDE PRESS

COLLIDE PRESS

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Odds + Ends
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
User's avatar
Discover more from COLLIDE PRESS
Hi, I’m Clint Collide, a gay creator-curator exploring Photography, Pop Culture, and Pride through Men, Montages, and More. I'm here/queer to celebrate. Not to hate/debate, dear. If you "color" outside the lines too, welcome to the crew, boo! šŸŒˆāœŒļø
Over 2,000 subscribers
Already have an account? Sign in
Blog + Newsletter

Odds + Ends

This + That + The Other Thing(s)

Clint Collide's avatar
Clint Collide
Aug 31, 2024
5

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Odds + Ends
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
Share

Studio Saturday is here again—my day to unplug, recharge, and let creativity lead the way. It’s the one day a week I allow myself to experiment without any agenda, and boy, do I need it this time around.

After several days of dodging unkind comments, people-phobic strangers on the internet, and the bots and bot-like bureaucracy of YouTube, I’m excited to have a ā€œmeā€ day. Just playing, playing catch-up, and seeing where my creativity takes me.

But first…a few random quotes/thoughts I’ve been doodling and noodling on:

  • ā€œSLEEP IS THE BEST MEDITATION.ā€
    Dalai Lama
    Me and the Dalai Lama need to have talk. I love meditation as much as the next gay agnostic liberal. But as a lifelong insomniac, the struggle to zen is real. I’m so happy to report I recently found a THC tincture that helps me get more consistent rest…and only leaves me a little groggy the next morning. More sleep means less bad moods and more creative fuel. I’ve also reintroduced catnaps, disco naps, and midday siestas back into my life. They do my body, soul, and spirit good!

  • ā€œHATERS GOTTA HATE. LOVERS GONNA CELEBRATE!ā€
    Unknown
    There’s always an army of loudmouth naysayers and negative ninnies online ready to put you in your place, rain on your parade, and/or ruin your day. Why?Because asshats think they’re original and special. The outraged/outrageous keyboard terrorists/warriors of the world truly need to stfu and take several seats. But since they won’t, I’ll keep blocking them—shall we play a game of Whack-A-Troll?—and go make more art. Ain’t nobody got time for that…or them.

  • ā€œTHERE IS NOTHING MORE FRIGHTFUL THAN IGNORANCE IN ACTION.ā€
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Remember when bigotry and ignorance were shunned? Long before reality tv ā€œpoliticiansā€ and social media ā€œinfluencersā€ helped turn the world upside down, education and facts were (mostly) respected. I’m ready for history’s pendulum to swing back and course correct what now passes for public discourse. We used to be able to disagree without being so damn disagreeable. The outrage is (mostly) performative and I think a very special episode of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! would do us all a bit of good.

So, what’s on the docket for this Studio Saturday? It’s a mix of this, that, and other thing(s). Maybe I’ll finish a montage I started the other day…full of ginger men. Or perhaps I’ll dive into some new experiments—color, form, something abstract.

One thing I’m definitely gonna do is add some new designs to my new Spoonful shop. Most probably don’t know, but I love pattern and print design. One of the earliest Collide Press shops (on Zazzle…now closed) sold custom fabrics. So I’m going to revisit (and likely revise) some designs. Here’s the one design I have for sale so far:

ART DECO GOLDEN AGE MOTIF = ON SPOONFLOWER

The goal of Studio Saturday is to play, to let go, and to see where the day takes me.

Time to get this party started…thanks for reading!
Clint


VINTAGE PERFORMANCES

  • MIGHTY REAL FROM WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING
    SANDRA BERNHARD (AFTER SYLVESTER)

1Ɨ
0:00
-4:15
Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
  • UNDER PRESSURE
    QUEEN (MINUS DAVID BOWIE)


WORDS OF WISDOM

ā€œArt has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.ā€
David Hockney

ā€œExperience is one thing you can't get for nothing.ā€
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde By Napoleon Sarony (1882) - Print product image (1)
OSCAR WILDE BY NAPOLEON SARONY (1882)

ā€œWithout poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony.ā€
Guillaume Apollinaire


ON SUBSTACK = NEW + FEATURED

Photos + Video

Fame = Dressed Up + Dressed Down #5

Clint Collide
Ā·
August 31, 2024
Fame = Dressed Up + Dressed Down #5

Read full story
Photos + Video

Fame = Dressed Up + Dressed Down #4

Clint Collide
Ā·
August 31, 2024
Fame = Dressed Up + Dressed Down #4

Read full story

MORE FROM COLLIDE PRESS
Ko-Fi + Linktree + Shop + Storefront + YouTube


Subscribe to COLLIDE PRESS

By Clint Collide Ā· Hundreds of paid subscribers
Hi, I’m Clint Collide, a gay creator-curator exploring Photography, Pop Culture, and Pride through Men, Montages, and More. I'm here/queer to celebrate. Not to hate/debate, dear. If you "color" outside the lines too, welcome to the crew, boo! šŸŒˆāœŒļø
DAW's avatar
Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar
D. C. Wilkinson's avatar
5 Likes
5

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Odds + Ends
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
Share

Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar
Dr Ray Lightbown
Sep 1

Keep doing what you are doing - if it works. If it doesn't work, re-think, re-jig, re-assess. Rest and balance, baby.

Expand full comment
Like (1)
Reply
Share
2 replies by Clint Collide and others
D. C. Wilkinson's avatar
D. C. Wilkinson
Aug 31

Siestas rule baby!🤣

Expand full comment
Like (1)
Reply
Share
1 reply by Clint Collide
3 more comments...
Man Crushes In Color (NSFW)
Found Photos + Video
Dec 5, 2024 ā€¢ 
Clint Collide
61

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Man Crushes In Color (NSFW)
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
23
12:44
Always A Pleasure #1 (NSFW)
Video + Vintage Photos
Apr 7 ā€¢ 
Clint Collide
60

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Always A Pleasure #1 (NSFW)
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
21
10:14
Nightswimming (NSFW)
Video + Vintage Photos
Nov 26, 2024 ā€¢ 
Clint Collide
60

Share this post

COLLIDE PRESS
COLLIDE PRESS
Nightswimming (NSFW)
May contain explicit content
This post was automatically hidden by your content settings.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
9
13:31

Ready for more?

Ā© 2025 Clint Collide
Privacy āˆ™ Terms āˆ™ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Create your profile

User's avatar

Only paid subscribers can comment on this post

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in

Check your email

For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.

Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.