Whipped up a delicious elixir to help soothe my cold: • 6 cups of water • 1/2 cup honey • juice of 1 lemon • 2-inch piece of ginger, diced • 1/2 tsp cinnamon • pinch of cayenne Boil and simmer for 20-30 mins. Strain if bits and pieces bother you and serve hot. 😋 Smells amazing too.

Saturday plans: 🖼️ Kristina Kemenikova

He’s taking good care of me today. ❤️

Parked on the couch after putting together a vat of chicken noodle soup to get me over this dumb cold. 🍲

I thought I dodged it, but… 🤧 We’re so diligent. Even at home, but this one snuck through. 😩

New pinned post! The Wondermark-themed card game I've been working on all year long, Bolted!, is coming to life on Kickstarter NOV 12. If you missed the first pre-order round this spring, now's your first, best, only and last chance to reserve a copy!

bit surprised it's only 10%, but that's still a dangerously high number

Now that we’re back on standard time, our 5pm walk is a dark and moody walk. Cool air, wind, and rain. Just the perfect amount of spooky. 👻

Had a dream I dyed my hair red again. It hasn't been red since my early 20s – from about the age of 15 onward. I loved it back then, but stopped using hair dye in 2021. It's funny how our subconscious likes to test things out in our dreams though. Sometimes... I wonder if it'll convince me.

It's always good starting the week off with my WIP Accountability group. I got most of my list finished last week, but after a rough Friday, a few things slipped through the cracks. Seeing what I can do to squash em today! Here's what's happening at joinwip.com this week:

These are delightful! Do yourself a favor and take a moment to look through this thread for more of these adorable illustrations. 🙌

I love my local library. How awesome is this "Repair Cafe" event?! 🛠️

This was delicious! 😋

Another dramatically lit boule. The light in the kitchen at this time of day is 😍.

This guy is the most popular pup. He’s over the moon to see all his friends coming to his house to see him. ❤️ He’s LOVING Halloween.

The insomnia monster got me last night so I haven't had the energy to get into Halloween mode today. I'm so sleepy! Still... looking forward to handing out candy and seeing all the neighborhood kids in their costumes. Happy Halloweeeeennnn, everyone! 🎃

It's taken me longer than usual to get into spooky mode, but when this spooky eye emerged after experimenting with acryla gouache (something I'm having a bit of fun with), I made this graphic for Mischief Night! New Jersey knows. 😈

These are SO MUCH FUN! If I received an invitation like this for a Halloween party, I'd know I'd be in for a treat. 😉😈

This is an incredibly comprehensive and interesting article. I always appreciate looking to history for clues that shed light on what's happening now. Now, if only people will listen, absorb the facts, learn, and make changes before the inevitable that's coming if they don't...

There's nothing like reconnecting with an old friend. Catching up on all that's happened since last time we talked and hearing about what's new. 😊 I really need to work on the time I let pass when it comes to reaching out to people I care about – because I feel SO happy and recharged right now!

It's a boule! A dramatically lit boule. ☀️🍞

It’s not moonshine its “unaged bourbon” it’s not being a hobo with seasonal employment it’s “van life” that’s not a trailer it’s a “tiny home” it’s not piecework it’s the “gig economy” - culture is the thin wedge to make survival strategies of the poor sound like fun fads

This may be the most boring post of all time, but that's okay – someone will get it. Cabbage is so underrated. Every time I cook with it, I'm surprised and wonder why I don't use it more. It's the perfect accompaniment to so many dishes. 🥬

Rooster 🪶

Wow! These are beautiful! 😍

I've been experimenting with acryla gouache as part of my intention to play & explore more. I sit down in the AM for about 15-30 mins at a time and paint something like these no pressure Autumn/Halloween themed objects. Whatever I feel like. It's been a lot of fun exploring a new medium! 🎨

As restaurants serving Indian cuisines continue to become some of the hottest reservations across the country, I wrote for @slate.com about their uneasy relationship to butter chicken. Or really, their uneasy relationship to what butter chicken has come to represent. slate.com/life/2025/10...

Getting the work week started with my friends at Work in Progress! 🥳 Today, I get to meet with my Accountability Group (one of my favorite parts of the week). It's always good to hear what everyone is doing and how things are going with their goals. Happy Monday, friends!

Made a pizza to share with @makinaro.com. It was good.

A very cute Ollie on his morning walk. ☀️🐶

More colors for a long afternoon walk. 🍂

On our morning walk, today, there were some beautiful colors to see. 🍂

Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians

I'm painting a little series of autumn minis. These will be added to my shop sometime next week. Early access for my email list, and the sign-up for that is on my website 🎨🍂 Tisha Mark ©2025, Autumn Mini No. 2503, oil on gessobord, 4"x4" tishamark.com #art #painting #TraditionalArt #bsnm

I've always loved the song, "Work," but I've been sleeping on the rest of Charlotte Day Wilson's catalog. It's so perfect for the mood and mode I've been in lately. Highly recommend if you'd like some relaxing vibes. 🙌

It's so easy to fall off w/newsletter sends. 😅 To get back on track, I made it one of my WIP Accountability Group tasks (I'm so grateful for my crew). The theme for next one is: Discovery & Curiosity. I'm exploring A LOT lately. Sign up to get it in your inbox here: nicolablack.kit.com/e2471072ca

The laughs we had at the end of today's WIP Roundtable Discussion were just what I needed. 🤣 The serious stuff was just as good: We all left with a good road map of next steps to make progress on goals that may have had a few unexpected side quests along the way. 🙌

Imagine being so plugged in that sleep becomes a digital subscription...to actually pay to rest? Everything is so ass-backwards. 😑 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...

Because I just stumbled on an illustration someone posted with no identifying marks and also ENORMOUS enough for someone to probably print it at a decent size: don’t. Mark your shit, make it small and crunchy. There’s no amount of detail you wanna get across that means giving away your files.

Welp. That didn't last long. Just broke into the Halloween candy.

Enjoyed a morning turkey bacon butty on one of my tall, home made morning rolls. 🥓🍞

Last night, I tried making some morning rolls. They came out well, but I think a bigger baking dish would’ve been key for size. They’re a bit tall.

Today we learn more about Theodore A. Harris’ “Thesentür: Conscientious Objector to Formalism,” on view now at 15th and Morris Streets in Point Breeze!

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

We've got good stuff going on this week at WIP that I'm looking forward to. Our next round of Accountability Group Meetings starts today. They're always incredibly helpful to keep me on track with my goals. And our monthly Roundtable Discussion will be a good chance to reflect. www.joinwip.com

Watercolor and gouache. This painting will be available for purchase at @lightboxexpo.com booth 100. See you there this weekend!

The way this little guy looks at me sometimes. 🥹❤️

It’s a boule! 🍞

We really, REALLY need to be talking about this as an industry. This is not normal. This is not sustainable. There is so much talent out there underemployed and barely hanging on and just as much talent already in serious financial trouble. I don't know how you fix it, but we HAVE to fix it.