T.S. Larking

It's fun to create small thumbnail sketches inspired by classic poems and literature. The first image (below, left) began as one of those—just a tiny study inspired by George MacDonald’s “The Wind and the Moon.” This piece isn’t based on the more dramatic, action-filled moments of MacDonald's poem - but instead based on a passage I find a little funny and comforting - that the Moon is oblivious to all the wind's bluster, and she keeps shining and putting good things out into the world....

A Deliciously Cozy Place - to Dream, Rest, and Begin Again This Gingerbread House began as a little sketch — a gathering of ideas, textures, and small details waiting to find their place. I wanted to go beyond your garden-variety Gingerbread house and create one I would absolutely love myself. I finished it slowly after many pauses, which felt especially fitting as this year came to a close - but really, the thought behind the work was developed over many years, as with all artists, in the...

The Winter-craft Snowman ​This little snowman makes me think of my friends who craft — he looks as as if someone gathered ribbon, dried florals, a bit of straw, and a handful of sparkly odds and ends from a craft drawer and brought him to life with patience and love. Every winter carries a little magic, especially in the smallest handmade things. The fun craft-store vibe comes into it with a touch of extra finery - the green-gold scarf adorned to the side with straw-like fibers, lace...