Rainbows. Art Log 004.

The day after my positive COVID test Nathan called me outside to see this beautiful rainbow. 🌈

I’ve been struggling with brain fog and fatigue, but here are a few bits I collected this week.

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“Writing a novel, for me, tends to be almost like the process of throwing mud at a wall and seeing what shapes it makes.”

Neil Gaiman

via Instagram

I can’t embed video on my phone, but you can listen to the full talk here. (I haven’t yet.)

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Ordered immediately based on this quote,

“When you read children’s books, you are given the space to read again as a child: to find your way back, back to the time when new discoveries came daily and when the world was colossal, before your imagination was trimmed and neatened, as if it were an optional extra.” 

Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell

h/t Austin Kleon

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inosculation

“Trunks, branches or roots of two trees that grow together.”

Also known as

Click through to see one tree keeping another alive even when separated from its roots.

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Left Davy alone for 5 minutes playing Zelda and he’s setting fire inside people’s houses. 😂

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Finished Dawnshard before the brain fog hit. Disability representation, pirate vibes, cosmere secrets. One of my favorite Brandon Sanderson novellas.

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Source

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Watching Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie episode feels very appropriate (even if he had a bacterial infection and not a virus.)

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This haunting image of Van Gogh’s giant eye peering into the London Tube.

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That’s all for this week.

I’d love to hear what you’ve been reading, watching, or learning about below.

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A note on accessibility

Because I’m sick I composed this on my phone from bed. I haven’t managed alt text.

Please ask if you need it and I’ll add it when I’m able.