Latest library picks to supplement my book club read, The Brothers Karamazov, which I’ve somehow managed to get ahead on.

Craft Day part II w/ @danikazandboer.bsky.social & Nadia + Boris the cat. Iron water painting on cotton and then darkened in a pomegranate skin dye bath.

Craft Day part I w/ @danikazandboer.bsky.social & Nadia. Cyanotypes with pressed flowers. The light escaped us so the results are still incoming.

Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!

A quick read exploring themes of reciprocity and connection through the metaphor of the serviceberry. It blends Indigenous wisdom and ecology and advocates for generosity and harmony with nature in a scarcity-driven capitalist economy. I just love everything by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Building a relationship with the elements of nature and sharing offerings, energy, and stories with them is a healing and rewarding experience, fostering a sense of connection, mutual respect, and harmony that nourishes both the spirit and the environment around us.

Venus’ temperament is embracing and benign; under her reign, all is lush and quivers with life’s force. In her honour a fragrance was born, opening with a verdant bouquet of aromatics & soft, sweetly fragrant blooms before parting its petaled skirt to reveal a carnal, lactonic base.