meg burke

After years of dreaming, drawing, planning, my first illustration project has launched. "A Home for Arnold" is written by my talented friend, Amy Jo Smith, a story of a little acorn, tumbling away from his mother oak to be found by a little girl, planted in a new home and nurtured in loving relationship. This book deepened my appreciation of creative collaboration. While I worried it could be an impediment in a dear friendship, instead it deepened it. Amy Jo and I have had pl

It's been a year since I began reflecting on memoires that have stirred my sympathy, and I hope to share more in the year ahead. I’ve read Azar Nafisi’s “Reading Lolita in Tehran” three times now. (I still haven’t read “Lolita” which is probably another topic!) Perhaps I keep returning because the memoire centres around hospitality and community, a group of students the author welcomes into her home to enjoy books, coffee, pastries and companionship. Beauty and belonging rad

I recently returned from a gathering at Windstone Farm , where we reflected on Lilias Trotter's life and work with Jennifer Trafton....

Good Friday seems a fitting time to revisit Rembrandt’s "The Three Crosses," which I discovered during a course on Rembrandt and Henri...