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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14/10/2026

So! I’ll have 22 miniprints (singly, as a full set, or as a 3-card draw) in person at the Boston Art Book Fair on November 13-15, and then online. I still feel a little weird about this project, like it’s an indulgence, but I’m excited for people to see (and hopefully treasure) these birds.

RISO print of The Fool, card 0 in the major arcana, as a crow about to step off a cliff.

RISO print of six major arcana tarot cards, all featuring crows: the Fool, the Magician, the High Priestess, the Emperor, the Hierophant, and the Lovers.

RISO print of the back of the tarot cards in teal, showing two feathers in a circle.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14/10/2026

Except…the major arcana is so fun, and maybe they would work as mini prints? As a way to test the waters? So I continued to sneak in work time and ignore other projects. Once I decided I could print them in three colors with the wonderful @magicrockriso.bsky.social I was off and running.

Pencil sketches of six major arcana tarot cards, all featuring crows: the Fool, the High Priestess, the Chariot, Wheel of Fortune, the Devil, and the World.

Rough color sketches of twelve tarot cards in yellow, teal, and black.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14/10/2026

And then I kept working on it, sneaking in time between freelance projects and picture book work, and ignoring very practical zine ideas, knowing that printing and selling a full deck would be a total pain. And there was no way to do anything less than a full deck, right?

Sheets of sketches and an open sketchbook of notes for a tiny bird themed tarot deck.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14/10/2026

Around New Years I got very into the idea of a tiny, bird-themed tarot deck. I am a baby when it comes to tarot; I like it but I don’t know much. Plus it’s 78 cards! But the idea was sticky. I made one for personal use and thought that was it.

Photo of a tiny handmade tarot deck with three cards drawn in black ink: 9 of wands, king of pentacles (as a goose) and temperance (as a crow).

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 14/10/2026

I really love the advice that as an artist you should work on the thing you’re excited about, especially for personal projects, but what about when that thing feels…extremely silly?

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 09/09/2026

Again, I cried, but I also had to exhibit some real self control to not gobble this book up in one sitting. It’s so tender, so observed, and hit me right at home in its portrayal of love and care through the joys and relentlessness of life. It’s also full of thousands of beautiful drawings.

A page titled “Home, A Sensation Felt Deeply” which shows close scenes of household objects after Charity and Sylvia return to their shared home after a long trip. The feeling of sleeping in your own bed after time away, even a nice time away.

A single tiny panel that reads “But the confines and limits of her existence are still heavy” showing two women fenced by a grid of household objects (and, if I may editorialize, invisible labor).

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 09/09/2026

A brief return to #eloisereads because I finally read Tillie Walden’s Charity & Sylvia (and cried when I finished it, in a doctor’s waiting room). I am in the bag for Walden (go read On a Sunbeam and Spinning, do it now) and I was nervous this book would be fiddly or boring. It isn’t.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 04/09/2026

Happy belated book birthday to Stampede!, @jerroldconnors.bsky.social newest picture book and a total looney-tunes romp (complimentary). Jerrold caught me at just the right time to make a little painting for his cow-themed gallery show to accompany Stampede!, how could I possibly say no?

Painting of a white and red-brown calf gamboling through a yellow-green field with a white and dark brown cat sitting calmly on his back.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 29/07/2026

The other night our smoke alarm went off for one second at like 3am. My husband found the manual and was sending me excerpts from it (because I had gone back to bed when we figured out the house wasn’t on fire.) Me, the next day: Did you laugh at my Batman joke? Josh: Not…out loud, no.

Screenshot from a text conversation. Josh has sent an excerpt from a smoke alarm manual that says “Hush (R) mode: The red LED will illuminate for 1.5 seconds every 8-10…”
I, hilariously, have messaged back an image of Hush, the Batman villain.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 29/07/2026

New newsletter going out tomorrow (Thursday the 30th)! Can I call an email snail mail if it contains at least three snails? Sign up here if you are so inclined: www.eloisenarrigan.com/newsletter

Illustration of two cute snails, one is green and wearing headphones, and one is pink and driving a mail truck.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 29/06/2026

Also it was such a joy to be there with @hannahchung.com (and celebrate her BOOKS), especially the Newbery-Caldecott Awards. (Here we are right before I cried at all three speeches.)

Hannah Chung (author-illustrator of Most Perfect Persimmon and Bread Days) and Eloise Narrigan smiling, sitting at a table at the Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26/06/2026

The stickers in question, by the by:

A sticker reading No Room for Birds, a picture book by Eloise Narrigan, with a goat witch holding a stack of witchy treasures away from an enthusiastic, scruffy bird.

A sticker with my website, eloisenarrigan.com, showing a blue raccoon hugging a stack of library books.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 25/06/2026

I’m off to the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this weekend! I’m not exhibiting—just scoping out some cool books and learning more about libraries—but if you’re on the floor on Saturday or Sunday, let me know. Let’s chat! Or run from signing to signing together. I’ll also be giving out stickers.

One portion of RISO printed illustration of nocturnal animals enjoying their neighborhood library. Below is the word Library and a little drawing of a library building.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 17/06/2026

Graphic design is not my passion, but zines increasingly are. Im a featured creator at Cat Zine Fest at Cool Cat Collective. They’ll have hard copies of my zine as well as a clowder of cat zines from across the world! If you’re in Long Beach, I am jealous of you and you should swing by.

Two blue ink drawings of cats in bodegas. One is sitting in front of a wall of snacks, and one is lounging on a counter by some outlets and wires. Below, text reads Cats in Bodegas at Cat Zine Fest, June 26, 6pm-9pm, Cool Cat Collective, 2741 E 4th St C, Long Beach, CA

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 15/06/2026

We cannot have a dog in our apartment, so I have been consoling/tormenting myself by learning to draw the most impossible dog on the planet. If I can keep the momentum up I’m hoping this will be a new zine in (realistically) 4 months.

Scritchy ink drawings of borzoi dogs in four different poses.

Scritchy ink drawings of borzoi dogs in five different poses.

Scritchy ink drawings of borzoi dogs in three different poses.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 08/05/2026

I’m off to New York for SUNNY DAY! The show goes all weekend, but I’ll be tabling only on Saturday May 9, 12-7. Swing by if you’re in the neighborhood. I’ll be handing out my newest batch of No Room For Birds stickers (along with selling neat stuff), shown here outside the Providence train station.

Poster for Sunny Day, an art market that runs May 8-10 at 199 Plymouth St, Brooklyn. Tickets are $10. The market has: stationery, original art, trinkets, apparel, handmade goods, flash tattoos, snacks, and more!

My hand holding a Kraft paper sticker on front of a manicured lawn in Providence. The sticker reads No Room For Birds, a picture book bg Eloise Narrigan, and shows a crabby goat witch holding her possessions out of reach of a scruffy, friendly bird.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 27/04/2026

New newsletter this week! I’m chatting about The Library Print (including a closer look at the original painting), zines (specifically Cats in Bodegas), and my next event (SUNNY DAY in Brooklyn on May 9th). Sign up below:

My hand holding up Cats in Bodegas zine in front of the Woonsquatucket River, showing the front cover, a drawing of a bag of gummy candy labeled Cats in Bodegas.

My hand holding up Cats in Bodegas zine, open to blue toned drawings of a cat loafing on a counter and a cat being pet on her head.

My hand holding up Cats in Bodegas zine, showing the back cover which lists the nutrition facts in the zine. It contains 28 cats!

Cats in Bodegas, a blue-ink zine with orange stitching, standing up on a post in front of the Woonsquatucket River.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 11/04/2026

Hello from Unbound! I’m at the RISD Fleet Library, vending until 5 today. (Photos snapped right before the show started; it’s hopping!)

Eloise’s Unbound table, showing zines, washi, stickers, and more.

Photo of the top floor of RISD’s Fleet Library. Vendors are setting up their work for RISD Unbound

Photo of the main floor of RISD’s Fleet Library. Vendors are setting up their work for RISD Unbound

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 10/04/2026

Special free stickers! I’ll be handing these sweeties out tomorrow for the low price of “Let’s get amped about my debut picture book, No Room For Birds (coming summer 2027).” I’ll be selling zines, washi tape, prints, and pins, too.

My hand holding up a sticker in front of some greenery and a stone wall. The sticker reads No Room for Birds and shows a goat witch scowling and holding books and a cool jar out of reach of a friendly, shaggy bird.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 03/04/2026

I’m tabling at Unbound (at RISD’s Fleet Library) next Saturday! I don’t do many events so catch me here (or at Sunny Day in Brooklyn on May 9) I’ll have zines, library prints (with all proceeds going to CLPVD), pins, washi tape, and some special free stickers to promote my debut picture book!

Unbound (2026)
RISD art book fair
April 11
11-5pm.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/04/2026

Last: That game of checkers is a real game (or at least a possible one). I played an in-browser game to make sure. I learned that it’s surprisingly hard to totally lose at checkers, even for me, someone who has literally never won a game of chess.

A closeup of an illustration of a mouse beating a skunk at checkers.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/04/2026

Next: It’s Olneyville Library! The layout is fudged, but this illustration is wholly inspired by my little local library in Olneyville, and there’s a portrait of the building (which used to be a bank, and had a unicorn mural on the front when I moved here a decade ago) right there in the border.

A closeup of an illustration of the Olneyville Library with the word “library” above it.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/04/2026

First, all the tiny books are by Rhode Island creators, and about half of them are by my lovely and wonderful friends. The two cats are reading the first page of my upcoming picture book, No Room for Birds, because it’s my illustration and I can be an egomaniac if I want to.

A closeup of an illustration of animals reading and checking out books.

8 books by Rhode Island creators: Knight Owl by Chris Denise, Breakaways by Cathy G Johnson, Up Down Inside Out by JooHee Yoon, Bread Days by Hannah Chung, Saturday by Oge Mora, Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman, Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid, colored by Karen Czap, and Sometimes We Pray, written by Mary Wagley Copp.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 30/03/2026

Welcome in! You’ve been patient while I toured you around this illustration bit by bit, and now here’s everybody all together. I’ve talked a LOT about what I love about libraries, but what did I miss? What do you love about libraries?

A three color blue, pink, and orange-yellow RISO illustration of a library, with a yellow border and text saying “I love my library.” In the illustration, a dozen nocturnal animals enjoy the library: reading, playing games, making things, and chatting over books.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 27/03/2026

Nothing happens at @9librariespvd.bsky.social without the people who work there. I’m delighted when I’m mistaken for a librarian (it’s the glasses and the sweaters) but I know I couldn’t do what they do: programming, outreach, building community, and making these libraries welcoming for all.

One piece of a three color blue, pink, and orange-yellow RISO illustration. A bat carries a bin of blocks and toys, and a fox sits at the circulation desk chatting with someone just out of frame. Behind them are shelves of books at a sewing machine.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26/03/2026

I just picked up the finished prints from @magicrockriso.bsky.social! All sales from these will go to Community Libraries of Providence. I’ll have these at RISD Unbound (Providence) on April 11 and at SUNNY DAYS art market (Brooklyn) on May 9, but if you want one now, reach out!

Close up of a stack of riso printed illustrations, of a library filled with nocturnal animals.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 26/03/2026

I love @9librariespvd.bsky.social Makerspace, even though I’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s on offer. I learned to laser cut, but there are sewing machines, heat presses, 3d printers, and stop-motion cameras. The Makerspace keeps it all available and accessible for everyone in Providence.

One piece of a three color blue, pink, and orange-yellow RISO illustration. A raccoon and an opossum sit at a table strewn with paper, scissors, a lego set, and a laptop, talking animatedly about a project.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 25/03/2026

Next: games! @9librariespvd.bsky.social hosts classes and open hours for games and hobbies in their libraries across Providence. And you can borrow everything from jigsaw puzzles to video games to play at home. Books are fun, but so is Mario Kart.

One corner of a three color blue, pink, and orange-yellow RISO illustration. A skunk and a mouse playing checkers together. The mouse is definitely winning.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 24/03/2026

My first and favorite thing about libraries is the books. Part of my job is reading picture books, but I also love to pick up a book on a whim. In the last year I’ve read incredible books and bad books and medium books, all for free, all because of @9librariespvd.bsky.social

One corner of a three color blue, pink, and orange-yellow RISO illustration. A frog sits in a bean bag chair reading graphic novels. A cat and kitten sit on the floor looking at picture books.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23/03/2026

If libraries and/or my illustrations make you happy, I hope you’ll throw a few bucks to Community Libraries of Providence and enjoy the warm glow of a cat-filled zine and supporting nine neighborhood libraries.

Graphic with text. So, to recap:
DONATE to Community Libraries of Providence,
BE a sweet angel who supports libraries,
GET a zine full of cat drawings,
AND make your buddy Eloise happy!
You’re the best.
On the left side is a drawing of a big, round tuxedo cat staring out at the viewer.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23/03/2026

This zine isn’t strictly library related, and yet I suspect that if you like libraries, you will also like this zine.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23/03/2026

Since I’ve joined the board I’ve learned just how much libraries do, and especially how much CLPVD does with a very tight budget. Every donation supports staff, programming, and maintaining these libraries for everyone across Providence.

Graphic with text. This week, I’m raising money for Community Libraries of Providence.
Why? Community Libraries of Providence (CLPVD) is a system of 9 libraries. These libraries provide programming, classes, materials, and more to thousands of patrons across Providence, including me.
I’ve served on CLPVD’s board for over a year, and seen how much this system does with a limited budget. This is a chance to support these libraries and their amazing staff, so they can do even more.
How? Follow the link in my post to make any donation, then message me.
When? Just this week, March 23rd to March 30th!

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 23/03/2026

I’m ALSO going to be continuing something I did last year: if you donate any amount to my fundraiser, I’ll send you a PDF of a zine I made! This year it’s the brand new, not-even-printed-yet, Cats in Bodegas.

Graphic with red background. Text reads Support libraries, Get this zine. In the middle is a cover of a zine called Cats in Bodegas, with a drawing of a bag of gummy snacks with a cat’s face on it.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 20/03/2026

I would hate for you to think that I skipped right to painting without doing some color studies. Here they are! I’ll be sharing the finished piece next week along with some LIBRARY TALK.

Pile of papers on a drawing table, showing a total of eight loose color studios for a painting of a bustling library. All of them have a lime green border with blue or green accents.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 07/03/2026

We’re on to painting! I got into a nice little flow state with this guy and making progress on it is INTOXICATING. Ultimately this will be a RISO print so the colors will change, but I really like how it’s coming along.

My work table, with brushes, water, a cup of colored pencils, plants, and a drawing board. On the board is a painting in progress of 10 anthropomorphic nocturnal animals enjoying their local library, plush a piece of scrap paper with test brush strokes.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 24/02/2026

And now we have a sketch! It isn’t perfect but I’m amped to keep working on it. One of the things I’ve learned (repeatedly) from writing more is that revision can crack a project open and make it exciting again, or fix problems that weren’t entirely visible. Next, eventually: color studies.

Pencil sketch of a library interior filled with nocturnal animal patrons and librarians. A bat holds a bin of musical instruments, a fox discusses books with a badger and aardvark, a frog and two cats read, a raccoon and opossum discuss a Makerspace project, and a mouse and skunk play checkers.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 24/02/2026

Now we’ve hit the ground running! Thanks to www.tinkercad.com for solving my perspective problems. (I also used it to visualize the interior spaces for NO ROOM FOR BIRDS and highly highly recommend it.) All the blue cylinders are characters; we’ll see if I come to regret this.

3d rendering from Tinkercad, showing a library interior made of geometric shapes. The space is populated by 11 blue cylinders. Around the rendering is a geometric border.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 24/02/2026

I haven’t wanted to work on this piece, despite being excited about the meaning behind it and the possible finished product. So I let the whole idea simmer and then revised it into something that I was excited to work on: a more communal, less fragmented scene.

Pencil sketch listing the things I love about about libraries and what you can find in them (community, belonging, learning, safety, Makerspace, computers, puzzles, games, books, music, seed library, language, storytime, art shows, and more) and a very rough scene inside a bustling little library.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 13/02/2026

I got to be part of the @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Application Prep Party last night, and the replay is already up. Questions answered, examples shared, and it’s inspiring, too! www.pbrisingstars.com/replays/v/20...

Banner for PB Rising Stars Application Prep Party, showing an astronaut at a laptop filling out their PB Rising Stars application.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 10/02/2026

After three years (!) I’m working on a few new washi tape designs. First up: manuls/Pallas’s cats.

Pencil sketches of nine Pallas’s cats or manuls, a wild cat found in Central Asia. They are fluffy, round, and a little grumpy looking.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 30/01/2026

I’m taking today off from book work for today’s National Day of Action. I have a couple hours before today’s protest at the state house, so let’s see how far I get on this piece to (hopefully, eventually) raise funds for Providence Community Libraries.

A very light sketch that reads “I love my library” with a grid of animal characters checking out books, reading, playing games, performing music, and being in community at their library.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 21/01/2026

And here’s one snippet to start: the last painting study I did before I began the paintings for the book. Truly I cannot wait for you to see these paintings. #NoRoomForBirds

Painting study with paint swatches, color notes, and painted studies in acrylic gouache and colored pencil. One study is of Guin, an anthropomorphic goat, sitting with her knees tucked up.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 21/01/2026

My debut picture book, NO ROOM FOR BIRDS, is coming summer 2027 from Greenwillow Books!(!!!!!) Getting to make this book still feels so special and surreal. I hope you read it and love it, especially if you’ve ever thought about how many birds in your kitchen would be truly alarming.

Illustration preview and announcement for No Room for Birds from Publishers Weekly. The text reads:
Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow Books has bought, at auction, No Room for Birds and a second untitled picture book by debut author Eloise Narrigan. Deep in the birch woods, Guin the Goat Witch does all her important witchy work all by herself, but soon she finds she is not alone in her tidy little hut. Some bird is trying to make itself at home on her shelf, but a spell for unwelcome birds should do just the trick… right? Publication is set for summer 2027; Alexandra Levick at Writers House negotiated the deal for world rights.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 16/01/2026

My next newsletter goes out TOMORROW! It is so late that it includes big news I had planned to share in my NEXT newsletter. But my dallying is your gain. It also includes some tiny paintings of my favorite books of 2025. Is this why the newsletter is late? An eternal mystery!

Four very small paintings of picture books: We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang; Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup by Giovanna Zoboli, illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio, translated by Denise Muir; The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau, and Bread Days by Hannah Chung.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/01/2026

Got to use JooHee’s gorgeous book 100 Birds of Rhode Island to assure myself that the robin I saw is probably a robin.

100 Birds of Rhode Island by JooHee Yoon, open to the page about the American Robin.

Blue book cover of 100 Birds of Rhode Island by JooHee Yoon.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/01/2026

Today I learned that many robins do stay put for the winter (although it seems like it’s climate change related?) and that they’re a type of thrush. Anyway it was a treat to see this guy on my little run around my neighborhood today and to not slip and fall on the ground while looking for birds.

Low-res photo of what I’m 99% sure is an American Robin, perched on tree branches in Providence against a very blue January sky.

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Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com · 01/11/2025

That’s a wrap! Thanks for sticking with me through a full month of little boar drawings. Will I ever post this much again? Probably! But for now I’m going to spend most of my November reading fiction and playing Hades 2. Please enjoy this grid as a last #peachtoboar treat. #peachtober25

Illustration of cute boar with rainbow line work in front of a background of peaches. Below in hot pink is the word Peachtoboar.

Grid of 16 tiny illustrations in pink, lilac, and rainbow line work of a boar on various adventures.

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