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This week's page from one of my sketchbooks has a portrait of a neighbor of mine in collage. It illustrates a story she told me about a cicada she found in her underwear drawer. She had a thing for Jesus Christ and Johnny Cash -- "the two JCs" -- and she called herself Bill.

WTF, Evolution is a look into the weird and wonderful world around us. I'm always a fan of the odd and strange, so these creatures are right up my alley. I mean look at that fuzzy caterpillar!

Luce Lebart finds the beauty in decay in her book, Mold is Beautiful. A found box of plates that were covered in mold became the inspiration for this beautiful body of work.

This week's collage from one of my sketchbooks features a Tzara-style short poem.

This week's random journal page includes this Saul Bellow quote, "When the striving ceases, there is life waiting as a gift."

This week the random journal "page" is actual two spreads from one of my sketchbooks. A bit tongue in cheek, the Upanishads quote of "That is perfect. This is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. Take perfect from perfect, the remainder is perfect." I do love the quote, but I can't help but enjoy subverting it a bit with the idealized pop-art characters taken from a political flyer.

I'm following Sandy the Zine on Instagram. It's a funny feminist corner of the web filled with pictures and memes -- a bright and friendly place to hang out for a while.

I'm in love with these delicate images of organs composed of flowers by Camila Carlow. Kidneys made of moss and tendrils and a heart that could pass as a bridal bouquet.

This week's random page from one of my sketchbooks: We are watching…

I'm following The Riot Grrrl Project, specifically their Instagram account, which is filled with punk rock flyers, band photos, and grrrl power! I see they're doing a cool book project that I think I'll look into contributing some of my work.