Category: non-fiction
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Self-Portrait
So… I’ll admit that my self-portrait looks nothing like me, but it’s a perfect reflection of how I’ve been feeling… like my head it going to explode (or fall off). This is all in humor, mind you. I actually made 3 versions of this – in different colors – but I chose the red one…
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Measuring Joy
I was going to say that I’m reverting to my childlike thoughts and images, but I suspected that could sound strange because I’m not 100% sure I’ve ever really graduated to the world of “adult” thoughts and images. Anyway, I started this illustration before Christmas, to post at Christmas. I really liked where it was…
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Deconstruction
“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.” -Aldo Leopold Before I say anything else… Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were grand. How exciting to be writing my very first post in 2025. I’m still quite busy with my downsizing, minimizing, upcycling (and so on) initiative, but I’ll be…
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The Chill
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” -William Blake It’s not really cold like this where I live, but the old house we reside in begs to differ. My fingers are frozen. This isn’t really about the cold though. I was inspired by a photograph I saw, of a tree, and this…
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Art of Simplicity
“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity”Douglas Horton I’m sure the meaning behind Horton’s quote was a bit more profound than the way I’m interpreting it – but it’s perfect nonetheless. Simplicity is hard! Basically, for many of us I would imagine, simplicity means change. It’s like trying to eat healthy if you…
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Vintage Appeal
Antiques: Grandma had it. Mom threw it out. I bought it back. I used a black and white photograph for the basis of this illustration, and it’s said to be from an old photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar… by photographer John Engstead. I wasn’t able to fact check this and verify it – so don’t…
a sprinkle of faith 