Here are the reasons why, as copied from my first post on Rachelle’s Comics Corner: I’ve been stalking Substack from a distance for the past year, unsure if I wanted to invest time in building another social media presence. Then fellow cartoonist Sarah Morrissette asked me why I was considering it. As I dashed off three good reasons for starting a substack blog, I sold myself on the idea. Isn’t it nice
The Stillness Between Triptych Artist Statement “The Stillness Between” grew out of an urge to confront an internal conflict – my effort to balance my roles as an artist and a mom. As an artist and an introvert, I’m most fulfilled when I carve out time by myself to create. Sequestering myself away in my studio feels selfish, especially when the hours I invest don’t always lead directly to a
In Dutch, the word for voice and vote are one and the same. I’ve thought about this as I’ve silently watched current events change the landscape of the world I thought I knew. Brexit in particular has left me feeling powerless. I live in the Netherlands as the spouse of a British citizen and personally had no vote in this political shifting of tectonic plates. My husband surprisingly also had