Some of our oldest, most basic foods can be found in salad dressing, including oil and vinegar.  So where do we get these words?  T...

         Today I have four block prints showing a variety of depictions of Christmas scenes.  Up first is a classic renaissance Holy Family ...

         The Christmas tree’s origins are a bit murky, with some historians connecting it with pagan tree worship and the Yule log, others w...

        Here’s a wintry poem, and an interesting bit of fantasy by Viola Meynall (UK, 1885-1965).  It’s not so much a story as a scenario, a...

         The Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking of the 17-19th centuries gave way in the twentieth century to two new printmaking movements in Jap...

         I am not a graphic designer with any official status, whatever that might be.  I’ve never had any classes or earned any degrees, an...

         Do you prefer your carols a capella, or accompanied?  A carol has been a joyful song since about 1300, although it was also a circ...

         Tomorrow I will be celebrating Thanksgiving, and it is a good time to share a brand-new project that I think has a lot to do with g...

         In honor of last night’s lunar eclipse, I have for you today a collection of prints depicting the moon.  I begin with a diagram fro...