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Reflecting with Gratitude

Vanessa Lemen

Well, here we are again at this time of the year, a time felt by many as a moment to reflect and be thankful. I hope that in some form or another, it’s been enlightening for everyone. This year, I’ve been going through some personal changes and challenges, keeping a lot to myself in terms of what I share publicly and working on my own growth, as I continue to move through what art and…

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Wax Pastel and Watercolor

Winona Nelson

October 20, 2025 - I've been doing a lot of experimentation with watercolor and combining it with other materials, after finding that I love the wildness and difficulty watercolor brings. It's invigorating working in a medium that hits a point at which trying to finesse it will spoil the beauty. But sometimes I want a little more control over details. I used resist crayon in the background of my previous cover for a Cut Flowers chapter. Now that Chapter 3 is underway and I knew the cover would prominently feature a particular album cover from the story, I wanted to paint the album cover in question ahead of doing the final composition. And I felt that a similar resist effect would be amazing done in color instead of clear wax. I wanted the flowers to have a lot of…

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