Here’s something to consider: English famously has a huge vocabulary, extraordinarily rich in expressing fine shades and distinctio...

        This summer my classes produced some particularly pleasing collagraphs, and I’d like to share a few.  For a refresher on the defi...

        This week I saw several mythical creatures in the wild!  First of all, I saw a number of basilisks, and I provide for you a photo...

         The object we call a book is not the real book, but its potential, like a musical score or seed. It exists fully only in the act...

        I’ve been keeping a journal since I was nine, and I recently embarked upon the 100th volume.  I always appreciate landmarks like ...

        You may have heard the story about the origins of the word kangaroo in English.  In 1770 Captain James Cook and Joseph Banks wer...

        I’m pleased to share with you the new group printmaking project that I introduced with one of my classes this summer.  It is insp...

        Did you think the World Cup was the competition of the season?  Oh no; it’s happening right here in the Nydam household where two a...

        I just completed my two weeks of printmaking classes for the summer, so of course I want to share some of the students’ work.  Th...