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 No. 19 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 →
Half the projects in the studio are unfinished. For a long time that bothered me. Lately I think the unfinished pile is the real archive. Continue reading →
On the small ritual of mixing ink, the way light falls in a north-facing room, and the difference between practice and rehearsal. Continue reading →