Rain on the Skylight
A short essay about working through three days of soft rain, the smell of wet stone, and what makes a room feel like a workshop instead of an office. Continue reading →
Public notebook
The Side Notes — Vol. 29 is a small public site maintained by Ellis Vandermeer. It collects reading notes, field observations, and occasional updates about the ordinary work of keeping a personal archive online.
A short essay about working through three days of soft rain, the smell of wet stone, and what makes a room feel like a workshop instead of an office. Continue reading →
I have kept every postcard sent to me since 2009. They live in a wooden box on the desk. Some of them now belong to no one I can still write back to. Continue reading →
The canal path behind the studio is forty minutes of slow water and stubborn herons. It changes how I think about whatever I am drawing that week. Continue reading →
Why I keep a single shelf of books that I have read more than three times — and what stays on it, season after season. Continue reading →