taking root

A recent  visit to Ramapo brought wonder | wander | world back to a place of close family 
ties and the first East Coast community we relocated to on our crossover from Northern 
California in 2002.

Rockland County, New York

The college campus and communities have changed and expanded in over a decade but the land, its origins, and its people remain.

William Penn's 1682 treaty with the Lenape
painted by Benjamin West (1771)

development process

The work on the comic mentioned in our teasing teasers post continues.

Developing a story through drawing is an interesting challenge. The art needs to tell the whole story at a glance.

Happy Heart Day

From historical facts to folk traditions and hysterical romance, Valentine's Day is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions all over the world. 

We awoke to loving greetings and flower deliveries from loved ones and family across the world. We wish everyday were Valentine's Day for everyone!

Kung Hei Fat Choi

Happy Chinese New Year! wonder | wander | world welcomes the Yang Fire Monkey this 2016!

The Chinese Lunar New Year always begins on the second new moon after the winter 

solstice. 

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman

Of all the eulogies and farewells dedicated to our dearly departed Alan Rickman, Sir Ian McKellen wrote, "behind [Rickman's] mournful face, which was just as beautiful when wracked with mirth, there was a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective."

ALAN RICKMAN (1946-2016)

wonder | wander | world bids goodbye to our sweet love. Alan Rickman, a man of such talent and wicked charm, stunning screen and stage presence, life activist and life long legend. 

Alison Worman: thinking with your hands

Alison Worman is our inspiration for this week. Her sketchbooks and art objects take our meandering thoughts in unexpected directions.

'What Was Once John's Yellow Mug', 2009

Alison fills her sketchbooks with scraps of paper and fabric, stitches, and lace. Often the finished book is so thick it can't fully close.

The Second Black Sketchbook

She is a Book Arts genius and is even featured on one of our favourite blogs, The Jealous Curator.

The Second Black Sketchbook featured on The Jealous Curator

It's deceptively simple work that inspires us to be looser and more relaxed in our own art journals. 

David Bowie : David Jones

On January 10, two days after his 69th birthday, David Bowie left, leaving us bereft in our loss.

The attendant outpouring of grief and eulogies was immediate and unstoppable.  

Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David's music, we welcome 

everyone’s celebration of his life as they see fit. ~ David Bowie Official Site, 

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