January 27 was Lewis Carroll's birthday - or at least the birthday of his alter ego Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.  Unfortunately, I...

Holberg's Journey into the Earth         I've been spending a fair bit of time underground recently, what with Kircher and Ver...

        I'm sorry to say that I haven't carved any new blocks recently.  This is partly because I've been saving up my ideas ...

        I haven't yet decided what to make with the collection of little clockwork bits I bought for crafting.  I'm enjoying jus...

        Here's a pair of funny block prints in honor of Valentine's Day.  Apparently the idea of buying and selling cupids as a s...

        Today is Jules Verne's birthday (he'd be 185), and in preparation for it I felt that I really ought to read one of his bo...

        I've been reading Vernes's Journey to the Interior of the Earth (blog post here ), and couldn't help but think that t...

        Gwen Raverat is another relief print artist I didn't know about until one of my helpful readers brought her to my attention -...

        In Western Culture the heart, as a million retail establishments are even now reminding us, is the seat and symbol of love.  But it...