Hidden Walnuts

Description: Louis Agassiz Fuertes' 1919 "Melody the Wood Thrush, Teacher the Oven Bird." We have some thrushes at our house that make us smile - one likes to hop right up to the lens of our trailcam.

Description: Austrian artist Walther Gamerith's 1940 winter lanscape. We like the way the shades of blue he used help us imagine the cold, crisp air of winter.

Description: The opening verse of Psalm 23 overlaid on British artist Elizabeth Christie Austen Brown's 1920 woodcut, titled "Evening Pasture."

Description: Hey, stable genius! Show off this cool horse by Polish artist Jan Matejko - from his 1883 "Sketch of horse’s head for the painting 'Zamoyski at Byczyna'"

Description: Vroom! A line-only version of French artist Gaston Marechaux's 1935 race car, Pl. 46 of "Bon Voyage." White lines only - please choose dark colors.

Description: Vroom! A color-filled version of French artist Gaston Marechaux's 1935 outline of a race car Pl. 46 "Bon Voyage"

Description: German artist Gebhard Fugel painted "The Resurrection" in 1932. We like the triumphant expression on Jesus' face as he leaves the tomb.

Description: Finnish artist Albert Edelfelt painted "Christ And Mary Magdalene" in 1890. We like how he painted Mary Magdalene in contemporary clothes and the northern-style setting/landscape, which helps the scene feel relatable. It is easy to imagine Jesus speaking the words from John 20:15 “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

Description: "Iris & libellules" (iris and dragonflies) is another lovely border design from Maurice Pillard Verneuil, dated 1898. We like the colors and the peaceful feeling of the composition.

Description: We like Austrian artist Walther Gamerith's 1948 "Blühende Obstbäume" (flowering fruit trees) because it reminds us of the cherry orchards in Door County, Wisconsin (USA) in springtime.

Description: Maurice Pillard Verneuil'1 1898 border design of flowering rushes (Butome en ombelle). We like the smooth waves, intertwining leaves, and springy feeling.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We love that the portion of the bird inside the R "loop" could stand on its own, and the rooster tail that curves around is fantastic. The cool design elements to the left of the R and around the border are a bonus.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the way the peacock works in terracotta vs. blue/green, the dots on the peacock's back, and the way the flowers tie it all together.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the curvy waves and the strong horizontals on the sail of the junk (from words Portuguese "junco" and Malay "jong").

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the way the villa for the letter V seems to invite you to walk around and enjoy the scenery.

Description: We like the pearls in the lady's hair and dress in the letter T design from the 1920 Columbia University Teacher's College alphabet book of lino prints, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks."

Description: From the 1920 Columbia University Teacher's College alphabet book of lino prints, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks."

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the fish along the top and the way the wave swoops up around the O.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. The letter N design makes us think of a dream, sailing off into the night sky.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the way the artist conveyed the sense of stormy weather without having to draw rain or lines for wind.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the friendly expression on the charming yak.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the swoopy feel of the slanted sailboat.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the happy look of the duck and fish, as well as the way the artist creatively used rectangles to provide balance to the composition.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. For the letter L, we like the clouds, the way the moon (or sun) is just "suggested" and left incomplete, and the rippling water on the lake.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the friendly, curious eye of the kookaburra and the way it perches on the K.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. We like the way the G scene seems to invite you into a story - what's going on at that castle on the hill?

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. For the letter H, we like the way the Trojan-style horse has its head down, ready to work.

Description: The Columbia University Teacher's College produced a book of lino prints of the alphabet, "Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks" in 1920. For the letter F, we like the "nose" on the fish and its chill attitude.

Description: The swirl of Seki Shuko's "Small Fishes" is a beautiful, tranquil look at nature. Originally painted on silk during the Meiji Period, Japan.

Description: Camille Pissarro painted this wonderful view of barges that transported goods along the Oise River to Pontoise, the town where he lived for many years.

Description: Whimsical original artwork to accompany Gelett Burgess' charming poem. Purple cow prints on back of adult t-shirts!

Description: Gulian Verplanck was one of the founders of the Tontine Coffee House, which was the predecessor of the NYSE. And he was NY State Speaker. And President of the Bank of New York. And, of course, HODLER!