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

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

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.