Dirty Work

This is the home of a chimney sweep. A truck out of view said so. Long ago, this was the home of my great-grandfather, the Irish immigrant Michael Lynch. In the New Bedford Directory of 1896, he was listed as a “stonecutter” living at this address. In records he was described throughout his life as

Looking Back

Drawing can be about so much more than just appearances. What we choose to draw can be about what we’d like to investigate, or wonder about. A page can hold feelings as well as ink. Consider this series. In tandem with some genealogy I’ve been doing, I’ve dedicated myself to finding through my records, all