Collective Calendar

During my Illustration class, we were tasked with creating a collective calendar for the next year. This calendar would be RISO printed. After some discussion, we decided we wanted to illustrate mundane things that bring us joy. We all illustrated one month’s worth of joys. This is so we can all find new joys to be reminded of that might’ve not crossed our minds before.

For my month, January, I struggled to find joy. It's after the holiday season when we all go back to our individual reality in the dark wintertime. It felt mundane yes, but joyful? not exactly. After I went grocery shopping during this artist block, I remembered that one of my favorite foods last season was in January. Pomegranates! I illustrated pomegranates as a reminder to myself and my class to take advantage of the small joys the darkest months can offer you.