A linocut I did of the Snow Maiden in December, back when snow made me think of Narnia and Turkish delight and not 24+ hour power outages. And shoveling. So much shoveling. I’m writing this, though, while listening to a chorus of chainsaws dealing with downed tree limbs. Let me tell you, it’s a sweet, sweet sound.

A year’s worth of Bargue plates. I have a long way to go in improving accuracy, rendering technique etc., but it’s been hugely helpful working through these. A couple of these are second attempts (and even third attempts in the case of the drawing of L'Inconnue). But more of these in 2023, for sure.

Other things:

I love Hattie Kerr’s Instagram feed (and especially her fingerless glove knitting patterns).
The true story of one woman’s circuitous return to the Aran Islands, Miss Folan’s Last Wish is a splendid listen. Stranger than fiction and decidedly heart-felt, I hope it gets optioned for a film. Quickly.
I picked up Magpie Murders to read after having seen the television adaptation last month. It’s a fun, cozy mystery, making it the perfect antidote to the winter blahs. I read nights until my eyes were literally crossing from fatigue, I was that determined to plow through to the reveal.
The cover for Anne Dares just popped up online, part of the Anne of Green Gables inspired series I’ve been illustrating.