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Succulent

Now that the rainy season is starting again, I keep thinking about my amazing trip to the Chihuahuan Desert last year. Here in Washington, the rains make everything lush and green for most of the year. In the Texas desert, a single thunderstorm was enough to make every cactus for miles burst into bloom. The Tailor and I were so lucky to be able to witness something so rare and fleeting—especially since at the time of our visit, they were in the middle of a record drought.

Those cactus blooms have stuck with me ever since, and I just can’t seem to get them out of my head. So I decided to do something about it—I’ve started a new series of illustrations called Succulent! Instead of letterpress prints, these are purely paintings. I’m just getting started, so here are the first two for now—look for prints to appear in the shop soon!