Grove of the Desert Dryads
Maneaters Linocuts
A series of prints featuring men and the lady monsters who love to eat them.
January 11, 2024
Started cutting lino for the cerberus print
Getting everything to print without gaps is probably going to be the biggest challenge since there's no outline to cover up imperfections. Also its my first multicolor print so lots to learn. The process of carving is very satisfying, if a little rough on the hands and back. I do want to get a press to help with consistent print quality but that's $300 that I don't want to spend post Christmas. Baren it is!
December 21, 2024
Finalized monster designs! I'm pretty pleased with how cohesive they feel while still being individually interesting. I've been trying to shift to working more decoratively and they are representative of that direction.
This will be my first ever multicolor print. The white, red, and dark brown will each get their own blocks and the tan will be a toned paper. I do still need to source a press in order to fix my inconsistency issues. Sounds like a Christmas present for myself ^_~
December 12, 2024
Finished the design for Cerberus, now with Persephone and did a design for Phineas and the Harpies.
I'm going to bring the sphinx design more in line with the other two, then will call the design phase complete.
December 5, 2024
Worked a bit on a design for Cerberus. It's not exactly on theme (I want devouring women!) but it was still a cool idea and visually cohesive. I need to integrate Persephone somewhere (?)
November 24, 2024
So far I've finished the design for a man eating sphinx. All my art supplies are currently packed and in storage while I'm in the middle of a move, so I can't start carving the block for a few more weeks.
Tracery Vest
My current knitting project is the Tracery Vest by wipinsanity here:
Tracery Vest
Happy New Year! Got the ribbing and about half the body colorword done on the vest. I had to frog quite a bit at one point because I hadn't been doing the increases. I was spitting mad for awhile there but now it's looking good! You can finally see some of the pretty tonal variation in the yellow as well.
December 12, 2024
Cast on and started the 2x2 ribbing
Turns out it's actually easier to do ribbing in two colors because I'm not constantly having to double check when I'm supposed to be knitting or purling. 2 inches down, 3.5 to go.
December 4, 2024
Got in the yarns and swatched them up. I'm using KniPicks stroll in black and KnitPicks Hawthorne in Compass Kettle. I'm a little concerned that the yellow is a bit too bright and "Hogwarts Housey," but I do think it will look good if I do some duplicate stitch details in white at the end. The kettle dye yellow should still give some nice variation without being full on rainbow, which I don't think I'd actually wear.
Senses Short Stories
Just finished Perfume of Mercury on Ao3. The next and final short story will be related to sight. Both are 18+ for sexual themes and a little violence.
Perfume of Mercury is about Vanessa, heir to the master perfumer (and hoarder) Sylve, is landed with the monumental task of sorting through a lifetime’s worth of priceless artifacts and a heaping pile of junk. She just wants to get the house and anything worthwhile ready for auction, but the place isn’t making it easy for her.
She takes a break in the only nice room in the place, and finds a paradise tended by a fey gardener, who is a delight to the senses but who cannot be touched without pain.
The first in the series is Lover, Devourer , which is about Alonso, a man near death, who finds a woman who promises heal his wounds and make him even greater than he ever was, but who will also devour him in the process.
It's a bit rough compared to the second one, unfortunately, but it is the first fiction I've written in years, so that's to be expected.
12 Prompt Project
Back in 2023, I thought up a 12 prompt challenge for producing finished works. I only got 2 prompts in before getting distracted with other things, but I'd like to revisit the idea in a different from in 2025. The goal for this year is to do some kind of creative work for 50 single word prompts chosen out of a longer list, in any order. Ideally this will refill my backlog of ideas and get me drawing more consistently even during phases where I'm doing more consumption than creation.
About Me
I’m Juniper, wife and mom of 6 who also likes to write and paint in my spare time.
I live in the high desert of New Mexico and love the harsh landscape, interesting plants and animals, and wide open skies there.
This site is an all-in-one hub for the different things I make, from the serious to the silly. I hope you enjoy!
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