Elayne Crain, Writer of Childish Things
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📌 Folding Illustration Into My "Process" Isn't As Clear-Cut as I Had Hoped--But I'm Trying!
Friends, you may have noticed some recent (luckily, uncharacteristic!) workflow-related angst creeping in over here. And there’s a very good reason for this—ever since I decided to start working on my long-term illustration skills, I’ve had...
💌 May '26: Monthly Wrap-Up
Took this yesterday on the Olympic Peninsula
Dear Friend,
Ten (plus) things to grin-dulge in.
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The Final Word on Lines
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Have you been eating trash apples?
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For sail:
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Turns Out, I’m 100% That Briggs
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Sorry in advance...
📌 Home, At Last
I’m sure it’s not at ALL weird that I have taken lots and lots of pictures of tumbleweeds over the years, and so, it was genuinely hard for me to select just one for a self-portrait here. 😂
Just as most people seem to fold their hometowns...
📌 Little Elayne's First Art Museum Visit
I wish I remembered more about the circumstances that led to my first visit to a real art museum—the Dallas Museum of Art (though I do remember a remarkable amount about the exhibit, even all these years later!).
What I do recall: we were...
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