Here’s a piece I finished at the beginning of the month, representing the most famous pangram in the English language: The quick bro...

         It’s time for another round of everyone’s favorite game!  This one is a little different because unlike most of our creatures, the ...

         Now you know how to play the game, so here’s another illustration for you to identify.  This one comes from a manuscript of Der Nat...

         I have a new game for you to play, which will be fun for all.  It’s true that it doesn’t feature block prints, and its connection t...

         This magnificent dragon sculpture glowers over Sneinton, a suburb of Nottingham, England.  It is stainless steel, and was created i...

         Honzo Zufu is a botanical book by Iwasaki Tsunemasa (Japan, 1786-1842), a botanist (among other studies) and samurai.  I gather th...

         It is not uncommon that when someone hears (or mis-hears) a word with an unfamiliar element, they may reinterpret the word to one t...

         Looking for illustrations for  last week’s Ghost of John reminded me of the Dance of Death, aka Totentanz , aka Danse Macabre , th...

         Today’s fantasy poem is a little different: the lyrics of a traditional folk song that many a generation of children has learned ar...