
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Clowder of Cats
It would seem this is more than just a passing fancy, it looks like I’m working up to an abecediary of collective nouns. Today, cats. Or more specifically, a clowder of cats. Looking at online etymological sources, clowder comes from…

New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Bevy of Otters
Again, with the collective nouns. A group of otters is a “bevy”. When you see otters flying around in the water as they play like a bunch of nutbags it’s kind of hard to take them seriously. That said, the Spanish…

New Artwork – Ian Rogers – an Ambush of Tigers
Collective nouns are interesting. You know, like a flock of sheep, a pod of whales, a school of fish… A group of tigers is called an ambush. Whaddaya know.

Happy Birthday Steph!
My charming and talented wife is 40 today! Quarante is forty in French, we live in Montreal, you get the idea. Happy birthday, babes!

Isabelle Arsenault
Isabelle Arsenault is a Québecoise illustrator, originally from Sept-Îles (the northernmost town in Quebec with any significant population), now based in Montreal. She got a design degree from Université de Montréal but quickly changed gears and became an illustrator. This, as…