From the Studio

Doodles as Alternate Selves

Paula Phelan

The first figures did not arrive with biographies. They arrived as spontaneous doodles: a curved line, an improbable head, an extravagant bow, a pair of wings, and an elephant whose...

Doodles as Alternate Selves

Paula Phelan

The first figures did not arrive with biographies. They arrived as spontaneous doodles: a curved line, an improbable head, an extravagant bow, a pair of wings, and an elephant whose...

Natural History of Imaginary Species

Paula Phelan

CATFISH I remember the first time I saw a recently caught black catfish swimming in our kitchen sink. I was six years old and fascinated by the whiskers. The fish...

Natural History of Imaginary Species

Paula Phelan

CATFISH I remember the first time I saw a recently caught black catfish swimming in our kitchen sink. I was six years old and fascinated by the whiskers. The fish...