The Postcard Archive
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 →
Public notebook
The Footnote No. 47 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.
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 →
A short note on returning to slow tools, ink under the fingernails, and the unexpected joy of paper that pushes back. Continue reading →
For two years I have kept an index of every book I finished, written by hand. Here is what that taught me about memory and patience. Continue reading →
The canal path behind the studio is forty minutes of slow water and stubborn herons. It changes how I think about whatever I am drawing that week. Continue reading →