Flenglish – Morning
In an attempt to learn more Flemish, I asked my in-laws to give me their favourite Flemish sayings and I would illustrate them as I go. It's a sporadic project that I'm going to share with you as I go. This is from my father-in-law, Michel: "de ochtendstond heeft goud in de mond"Flemish ...
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Good Advice and Stories for your Sober Curious Journey
At the beginning of my sober curious journey, I found a lot of quiet support from different types of art - writing, listening, watching films and tv, and making different recipes. I find that alcoholism and sober lifestyles are being discussed and explored more and more in mainstream culture. Or, ...
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2019 Book Club in Linocuts
This is a set of linocut postcards I made for my book club throughout 2019. Each represents a book we read and I mailed the the good old fashioned ...
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A Decade of Books
I have always felt that what a person reads five years before informs who they are in the present. It is so wild to me that we are heading into a new DECADE and thought this was a good time to reflect on what happened over the past ten years and what I read during those moments that left an impression. ...
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Sober Summer Comic Book
I have a long history of what I call 'the guilty hangover.' It comes the morning after I partake in alcohol beverages. The trends were these: No matter what. Even if I didn't do anything bad at all - these feelings still come like a tidal wave. One morning, I woke up, had all the feelings, took ...
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Back Country Mountain Hike – Healy Pass Trail in Banff National Park
Summer 2019 - the year we made our foray into back-country hiking. Billy was enthusiastic and excited. I was ... pensive and a bit nervous. Thankfully, Billy's enthusiasm is fed by research and my nerves are soothed by preparedness. Research + preparedness = good times in nature. We started with a ...
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Book Club – Women and Great Outdoors
This year, I was lucky to do a few back-country hikes in Canada's national parks. Leading up to these adventures, I was doing some researching; 1) to keep me safe in the wild and 2) to tap into my inner wilderness explorer. There are some really fascinating books out there of brave women, who love ...
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