Dwain Leland

The musings of a muse. See all of me here: http://white-steel.tumblr.com

๐Ÿ’— Down at the shelter, they called him “Loverboy”.
๐Ÿ’˜ #Player for days: @AppleJax_TheGreatDane, a sensitive young heart who can’t stand to see a lonely boy cry in @RollerHighPriestess’ living room. #TrueStory
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๐Ÿท #AppleJax...
๐ŸŒพ “If a plant has just one root, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to stand straight and strong.” –Wangechi Mutu (@Wangechi_Mutu_Official / @WangechiStudio)
๐Ÿ›ถ Sculpture: “In Two Canoe” (2022) by #WangechiMutu, a large-scale, cast bronze...
๐ŸŒš๐Ÿพ ๐•ƒ๐•š๐•ž๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•Š๐•ก๐•’๐•”๐•– โ„™๐• ๐• ๐••๐•๐•– (at SoMa, San Francisco)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Co55-gqPK9u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ˜„ He offered me marriage after I made him some of my special chitlins.
๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿพ #Heartbreaker-In-Chief: @AppleJax_TheGreatDane, the Highly Food-Motivated Connoisseur of Maison Leland at @RollerHighPriestess’ Château Graydden.
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๐Ÿ–คโ”Q: What are you looking for in a partner?
๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿ“บ A: Literally roasted Brussels sprouts ‘n’ chill, honestly. Must be OK with some level of #cheugy dog B.O., tho.
๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿพ Respondent: @AppleJax_TheGreatDane, Bachelor Prince of the @RollerHighPriestess...
๐Ÿ““ “I’m always telling a different story with each of my projects.” @Verdy
๐Ÿ‘ฏ‍โ™‚๏ธ #Same, brother. Same.
๐Ÿ– Via: Design Dispatch by @SurfaceMag.
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๐Ÿท #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #Inspiration #Project #Story #Narrative #Storytelling...
1๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: We all must be born again.
๐ŸŽ ๐“œ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ป๐”‚ ๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ถ๐“ช๐“ผ ๐ŸŽ„ and ๐“—๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐”‚ ๐“—๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚๐“ผ ๐Ÿซ‚ from ๐”ป๐•จ๐•’๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•ƒ๐•–๐•๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐Ÿฆ‹
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿผ Unreleased: Dwain meets Santa Claus on his first Christmas (D’s first Christmas, not Santa’s, to be clear).
๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป [If anyone knows...
2๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: Because #Women are where it all begins.
๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป My sincere love and highest respect go to all women and their incredible points of view.
๐Ÿ—„ Rare shoot near the beginnings of our careers.
๐Ÿ“ธ #Photography: Ride-or-Die sister...
3๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: JOIN ME ON YOUTUBE - PREMIERING TODAY!! For every heart that is lonely, I give you my little relaxed burlesque. Remember: The first person you should strip for is yourself.
๐Ÿซฆ “Le Veuf du Film” (“The Widower of Film”)...
4๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: A few of you asked for this jocking stuffer (see what I did there? ๐Ÿ˜), so for all of my Prize Fighters… keep fighting. We all believe in YOU, including me. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸฅŠ
๐Ÿ” #LockerRoomSeries
๐Ÿ—„ Rare views from an *unfinished*...
5๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: A gift to The Tastemakers from a lover of fashion with soul.
โ“ Prompt: The piece of work that I was the most anxious about creating. { From: ๐Ÿ John Kevin Brown (@JohnK._Brown), a venerable entrepreneur and good man. }
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โšก๏ธ The power literally went out in The Archives, so I sent someone down to fix it. That just means you get this little snack, and then we’ll have some catching up to do for the Advent countdownโฃ๏ธ
1๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”ฉ The Handyman (censored for @Meta) from the โ„๐•†โ„‚๐•‚...
6๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: A gift to The Hopeful from a man of true faith in you. { ๐ŸŒˆ Request for physique photos from César Arias (@AriasAriasArias), an excellent illustrator who also loves faces. }
๐ŸชŸSelections from Good Things Come True.
๐Ÿ—„ Rare...
7๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: A gift to All the Lovers from your brother in arms. { ๐ŸŽน Request for beautiful vulnerability courtesy ๐•ƒ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿ๐•ช โ„๐•’๐•ช๐•–๐•ค @HayesLo. }
๐Ÿฅ€ This beautiful man once asked me, “How can you be so happy?”
๐Ÿ’‹ Selections from ๐“›๐“ธ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ฒ๐“ท...
7๏ธโƒฃ Holiday Advent countdown: A gift to All the Lovers from your brother in arms. { ๐ŸŽน Request for beautiful vulnerability courtesy ๐•ƒ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿ๐•ช โ„๐•’๐•ช๐•–๐•ค @hayeslo. }
๐Ÿฅ€ This beautiful man once asked me, “How can you be so happy?”
๐Ÿ’‹ Selections from ๐“›๐“ธ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ฒ๐“ท...