Nancy Langston

There's a certain set of shared values underlying Jeffrey Epstein saying "She's not here for you" to Trump about a woman he was abusing and Trump complaining that Epstein was "stealing" his people.

The work is wonderful, although the prices seem very, very low. Are you on Etsy? Facebook? Instagram? Tiktok? It's great you're doing local art fairs.

it looks like a martagon lily--Lilium martagon

Wonderful! We are both so lucky to live in places where all this can happen. When I despair of politics, I walk along Lake Superior and listen for wolves and the snuffling of bears.

Democracy and science have collapsed in the US--but the dog still needs to be fed and walked, the garden weeded, the dishes washed. It's hard to wrap my mind around all this.

The attack on science in this Big Brutal Bill is horrific: 56% cut to NSF; 73% cut to grad student fellowships; 39% cut to USGS; 100% cut to ecosystem sciences; etc etc. From today's Guardian.

Not as amazing as Trump’s puppets in Congress, alas

The National Archives at College Park, Maryland We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include: Textual records from civilian agencies Army unit records dating from WW1 Navy unit records dating from WW2 Still pictures Electroni...

This is grim:

On “July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public.”

“Legitimate” is not defined.
www.archives.gov/college-park

So frustrating

I'm so sorry

Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion White House has been fending off attacks from Elon Musk that bill adds too much to deficit

Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion.

www.yahoo.com/news/mass-de...?

A reindeer in Svalbard, trotting in front of fresh rocks and soil revealed by a retreating glacier and glacial lake

It's Monday! So time for another #printPromptMonday, this time with the prompt #Earth. Here's some raw earth revealed as a glacier retreats in #Svalbard (with a #reindeer trotting in front of the glacer, since reindeer in the Arctic are what I research). #linocut #printsky #climateart

A graphic to show the prompts for print prompt Monday: 7th: Friends 14th: Favourite Piece 21st: Earth 28th: Portrait

Here’s what’s coming up for #printpromptmonday in April!

Don’t worry about sticking too closely to the prompts, it’s more about connecting with other printmakers 🩷

Give this a share to spread the word!

Looking forward to seeing all the lovely prints on Monday…

#artshare #art #printmaking #print

Barred owl in the apple trees along Lake Superior, reduction linocut with some additional ink

Happy Easter to all who celebrate, including perhaps this #barredowl in the apple trees along #LakeSuperior (we still have lots of snow in the woods, but the owls are beginning to call. Yesterday there were dozens of yellowlegs in the flooding river plain. #reductionlinocut #printmaking #PrintSky

Northern gannets Iceland

For #PrintPromptMonday #FavouritePiece my favourite print may be last April’s northern gannets over Skrudar Island, Iceland. #linocut #reductionprint #birdsinart

Yes, You Really Do Need to Salt Pasta Water. Here's Why. Every pasta recipe tells you to salt the water, but how much should you add? When should you add it? Why the heck do you even need to add it? This short guide will answer all your pressing questions a...

"Salting the water slows the gelatinization process—or the swelling of the starch granules in the pasta when they come into contact with heated water—that results in a less sticky, and more al dente pasta." www.thespruceeats.com/how-much-sal...

#linocut #printmaking #reductionprint on Caligo Safewash on hosho paper 8x10”

Reindeer in Iceland

Another #reindeer portrait for my book in progress, Reindeer on the Run. She’s from Iceland. Reindeer eyes are extraordinary.