#ArcticCircleResidency

Two kittiwakes on an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean, with the iceberg's reflection in the water below

For #printpromptMonday #water, here are two kittiwakes on an iceberg floating in the #Arctic Ocean in the #Svalbard archipelago. #printmaking #reductionlinocut #linocut #ArcticCircleResidency

Polar bear eating a reindeer on Svalbard Linocut.

Hey, it’s #internationalPolarBearDay! Here’s a polar bear eating a reindeer from my June 2024 #ArcticCircleResidency on Svalbard—where polar bears are thriving because they’ve started hunting #reindeer. #linocut #reductionlinocut #printmaking #printsky

Linocut reduction print of 2 black guillemots resting on a small piece of ice in front of Hornsund glacier, Svalbard, in the high Arctic.

#Linocut #reductionprint of Black guillemots, Hornsund glacier, #Svalbard--from last June's #ArcticCircleResidency. #printmaking #printsky #Arctic

Reindeer, Svalbard, Linocut print

#Reindeer in Svalbard, from my #ArcticCircleResidency in June 2024. #Linocut print. Reindeer are survivors, altering their migration and food choices in order to thrive in a warming Arctic. Wildlife aren't just passive victims of climate change. #printsky #printmaking #printmakers

Linocut reduction print of a bowhead whale and calf in the pack ice, Svalbard

Photo of me painting on the ship's deck--note the gloves, hats, and parka

Plein air painting from the ship's deck

Bird's eye view painting of the Antigua in the sea ice

Here's another linocut from my #ArcticCircleResidency in June on Svalbard. We were anchored in the pack ice and saw a bowhead whale beside the ship. Here's the final linocut reduction, me painting on the deck, the first watercolor in my sketchpad, and a second watercolor from a bird's eye view

Another bowhead whale and her calf. It’s #WorldWhaleDay! They are from last summer’s #ArcticCircleResidency in Svalbard. #printmaking #linocut #reductionlinocut

Arctic fox on #Svalbard, from June 2024 #ArcticCircleResidency. Thought of the Arctic keep me sane during this political chaos

Arctic images hanging in the studio together #arcticcircle #arcticcircleresidency #photography #iceberg #svalbard #seethrough #transparentphoto #embroidery #ephemera #traces #inthestudio #newwork #artwork #fiberart

How we find each other, or: hell of a time to launch a newsletter You know the memes that say some variation of, “I hope this email doesn’t find you. I hope you are free,” illustrated by computers grown over with vines or skeletons running into the ocean?

I sent out my first newsletter the other day. It contains some book news, #ArcticCircleResidency /us election reflections/metaphors/emotions, and some clear thinking from @seachanger.bsky.social.

Sign up for the next one here: www.ericarobinwatson.com/contact

banner photo upload: one or two of the Seven Glaciers of the many glaciers of Svalbard. I spent 2 weeks last month sailing with other artists and creators as part of the #ArcticCircleResidency, and counting glaciers was perhaps not our collective strength.