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I wrote this blog post for two groups of people: those who like our Wilderness calendar and want the story behind it, and those who might be inspired into pursuing their own creative collaboration! Whether you fall into one or both of those groups, I hope you enjoy both the calendar and the blog post.
I’ll sum up this blog post succinctly: Inkstruck Studio and I collaborated to create a calendar, and it is awesome. The purpose of this post is not for me to go into slimy salesman mode, though. The real reason I am writing it is I want to give my mom a break from receiving {numerous} photos of the calendar over iMessage; photos that, as a mom, she is obligated to respond to with: “Wow, honey, that’s so great!” I love talking about this thing, and I don’t feel so bad talking to you about it because I figure you can leave this blog post at any point; you’re not a captive audience like my mom!
If we were to go to coffee at this very moment, this is exactly what I would tell you about the story behind the calendar. So, settle in and imagine we’re in a cool coffee shop — and I’m chattering non-stop, but you don’t care because you have some deliciously fattening, whipped-cream-topped drink.
I met Qatar-based artist Zakkiya Hamza of Inkstruck Studio through this blog. She began as a reader; then we emailed a couple of times, exchanged guest posts, and a friendship developed. One day in mid-October, she asked if I would be interested in making a calendar with her.
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