A lonely star stands before a planet. "Planet Blue?" it asks. "Yes, Alan?" the planet responds. "Is... this real? Or am I trapped in illusion? And... how would I know the difference?" The little star is overcome with anxiety. "Real feels real," the planet responds.

Patterns from 'Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne' by
Isabetta Catanea Parasole, 2nd edition, Rome, 1625.

"She worked in Rome, and her lace books are the only ones ever printed there"

(For more patterns, see MFA Boston's digital collection)

Cartoon drawing of a blue balloon in a pink sky with white clouds

Bye balloon

These are awesome!

Great drawings!

Beautiful

Thanks Percy.

Never would have thought to create rain by scraping the paper. What a cool effect

Lightning Boy and Flap go to Magic Burger