The seagull

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Sabina Hahn

@meanwhileplaces

drawing, tove jansson

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It got cold very quickly and the fog was there, moving thickly around us, shutting us in on all sides. The smooth swell rolled out of the fog, crawled under the raft with a swallowing movement and rolled back into the fog the other side. .... Albert picked it up by the neck and looked at it, and it began to screech and flap one wing. Let it go! I shouted. Everything looked so terrifying with the fog and the black water and the bird creeping around and screaming that I was beside myself and said: give it to me, I'll hold it in my lap, we must make it well again. - Sculptor's Daughter by Tove Jansson #dailydrawing #tovejansson

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    Josh V (@JoshV) Plus Member
    02/21/2026 @ 10:36am

    cool ink blot style

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    Sabina Hahn (@meanwhileplaces)
    02/21/2026 @ 11:58am

    @JoshV I use water soluble graphite here. It's really fun to use!

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    Josh V (@JoshV) Plus Member
    02/21/2026 @ 12:25pm

    @meanwhileplaces never heard of it but it looks great.

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