b"Archibald makes her daily monotype print even when she's in the hospital.a ghost image by using the remain- are frequent reference points.ing ink on the plate as the base layerArchibalds daily monotype prints for a new print. Other times, she em- on Facebook and Instagram are pref-ploysstencilsandprintingpaperonaced by her commentary on the flux-theplatetoblockinktransfer.Sheesofhercreativeprocess.Sheoften can wipe away ink to create differentchoosesapoemthataddsresonance effects. The possibilities are endless!toboththeprocessandtheprinted Archibald exclaims. image,reflectingthespiritualand Archibaldsearliestmemoryisofworkadayaspectsoftheartistslife. a pet parrot, who was a biter. She re- Hercreativejourneyhasbecomea calls looking down from a window inconversationwithonlinefollowers, her Southside Chicago apartment, aswho,judgingfromtheircomments, thebirdwastakenawayinatruck.useherpoststokickofftheirown Yearslater,herfirstpaintingatagecreative pursuits or just to start their 13 included a parrot on her shoulder.journeys of the day. The best thing on Birds, as well as fish and the moon, aremy social media is your page, com-part of the iconography of her work,ments Judy High, from Florida. You as symbols of change and light. Thistransform my social media time into a symbology is influenced by her studymeditation beyond anything I expect, ofmedievalspiritualityandherex- posts designer Elyse Carter.tensivetrainingintraditionalsacredOnthe365thdayofTheInner arts,fromRussianiconpaintingtoLifeoftheArtist,July14,at2:42 manuscript illumination. Poets such asa.m.,Archibaldposts,Oneyearof Rumi, Tagore, Hafiz, and Mary Oliverprints every day without fail through allmyupsanddowns, throughhospitalstays, grumpiness. It feels like abigoccasion.ButIm treating it like any other day, a chance to get down to work and see what will happen. The image is a hopeful one: the sun just risingaboveadarksea. Underneath is an empty rowboat, and next to it, stepsinthesand.And the series continues, into Waiting Pool, one of the monotypes that Archibaldits second year.made while in the hospital.feature story /19"