Two views of my portrait of abolitionist John Brown. At left, the original relief carving block inked up for printing, and at right, a matted print hand-pressed from the block. #printmaking #harpersferry #johnbrown #portraitart #art

Amphibian bonus prints exploring the spring yard. #frog #salamander #art #papercraft #printmaking

Each month I make some new art on paper (usually a portrait print, often accompanied by some random goodies). I send it in the mail to Patreon subscribers. I've been slacking in the self-promotion department, so here's a couple bonus codes for a complimentary month:
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Bonus amphibian art from April's patron maildrop: Spring Peeper mini-prints, and papercraft Spotted Salamanders. I posted pictures of the blocks I carved to make all these over at www.patreon.com/posts/behind...

My portrait print from April: John Brown. #printmaking #portraitart #art #abolition

My portrait print from March 2025: Susan B. Anthony. Part of a series of "Liberty & Literacy" portraits recognizing influential faces of civil rights and education activists. #printmaking #portraitillustration #art #suffrage

My portrait print from February 2025: Helen Keller. #printmaking #art #literacy

First portrait print in a new series tentatively titled *Portraits of Liberty & Literacy* (details forthcoming). The first, for January, is Martin Luther King Jr. #printmaking #artonpaper #portraiture www.patreon.com/posts/januar...

My Gene Wolfe portrait is a slow but surprisingly steady seller... there's indeed a niche market for cult favorite author art. Sold out of my first two editions, so I listed another set. #genewolfe #portrait #printmaking #art
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I've been a crossword constructing streak this holiday. Seven new 5×5 minis so far: crosshare.org/jimdevona

It's got a roster of some of my favorite writers - I'll have to check it out!

Last two books in progress of the year: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, and Him by Geoff Ryman. Both very much worth reading, I think. Probably won't finish either today, but counting both on my list for 2024. #amreading #books

Rather than overwhelm myself with the task of writing reviews (even short ones) from memory, my project in the next few days will be to append a sentence summary or random recollection to each item in the list. More like reminiscing with other readers of those books than explaining the books anew.

I aim to write more about what I'm reading in this coming year. I have a "Books of 2024" post drafted which may be the first entry in that effort. So far it's just a list of what I read this year.

Hi! I haven't made a crossword in a while, but I made one today. Here's a 5×5 mini with a bit of a biology theme: crosshare.org/crosswords/B...