b"The Inner Life of the Artist: 900 Monotypes in 900 Days, by Sybil ArchibaldGravely ill from a rare autoimmune disease, South Orange resident Sybil Archibald was wasting away. She was un-able to swallow and had been on a liquid diet for three years. Still, she took herself to her studio every day to create a monotype print. She posted on the internet about her experience in the studio, often pairing her art with sacred poetry that inspired her. After a time, Archibald realized she had kept up this practice for 100 days and vowed to continue creating. As she did, her health began to improve and the colors and symbols she used reflected the positive change. Slowly, she started eating solid food again. The end result was 900 monotypes for 900 days with the artist never missing a day, even when she was in the hospital for three weeks. I feel the project saved my life. Being in that creative flow just healed me, Archibald says. A lot of the writing is about the creative process and what its like to be in the studio and the issues that artists are up against and the joys as well. Archibald has collected her art, writing and poetry in a book called The Inner Life of the Artist: 900 Monotypes in 900 Days, giving insight into the healing nature of her practice. She explains that augmented reality is embedded in some images to create movement when viewed with an app. She calls it the secret life of a monotype. Copies are available at sybilarchibaldart.com.Stinkers Volumes 1, 2 and 3, by Adam GustavsonAfter years of working in traditional drawing and painting media, Adam Gustavson, an educator, found himself with a handful of students who saw themselves as digital artists, often dismissing his advice outright with, Well, you're a painter, this is different. He would have liked to come back with, Well, I'm a digital artist, too, so. That changed during the pandemic when Gustavson learned to use an iPad. If you're going to learn a new artistic me-dium, you kind of need something to make pictures of. I landed on puns, he says. Theres a particular challenge to them: if a word means or implies two things, which one do you draw? If the wordplay relies on a misspelling or combining of words, how do you spell it, and how does the spelling tie into the picture?Thinking he would draw four or five puns and then run out of ideas, Gustavson says, By the time I hit the 100 mark, I figured that the only thing to do was to make a book. And then another. And another. I think my Instagram currently has close to 450 illustrated puns, so Volume 4 isSome of Gustavsons puns. Follow him on Instagramsitting on my hard drive ready to go. Copies are available at lulu.com. @gustavsonadam.PREPARE FOR THE COLDER MONTHS WITH A HEATING TUNE-UP.CALL TODAY FOR ALLCALL TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW A WOOLLEY SERVICE CONTRACT CAN BENEFIT YOU AND YOUR HVAC AND SAVE YOU $100. YOUR HEATING, FUEL, AND We are a family-owned company celebrating100 years of honest, AIR CONDITIONING NEEDShighqualityservice.Weareafull-serviceinstallation,mainte- 973-762-7400nanceandrepaircompany.Needaheatingtuneuporacstart up?Weprovidethattoo,alongwithWoolleyServiceplans.Score big savings on heating and cooling costs for years to come by replacingyour old, outdated equipment.0% INTEREST FOR 6 MONTHS NEW HEATING & A/C SYSTEM *Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. Ask the ven-dor for details. Credit is extended by Synchrony Bank. 2024 Synchrony. All rights reserved. May Not Be Combined With Other Offers. Expires: 10/31/2024.WOOLLEYS PROUD PARTNERSIs your heating system over 10 years old? Did your system struggle last season?Consider a more efficient replacement. Avoid last minute emergencies. LET WOOLLEY PROVIDE YOU WITH A FREE NO OBLIGATION ESTIMATE. Woolley Home Solutions|woolleyfuel.com|12 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood|973-762-7400feature story /37"