ANNEMARIE CIGAN

Behind the Prints: Ideas, Process, Stories, and Occasional Ramblings

  • Poppy Print – April Print Club

    Poppy Print – April Print Club

    April has been a whirlwind of family commitments & a busy work schedule that’s sadly kept me from creating as much as I’d like to. April’s print is delayed, (hello, May!) but on its way to subscribers this week! Thank you for your support & patience while I navigate this beautiful life of a part-time…

  • March Print Club Update — A Layered Labour of Love

    March Print Club Update — A Layered Labour of Love

    Reduction printing a six-layer robin linocut for March’s Print Club. A behind-the-scenes look at ink mishaps, registration pins, and the layered textures that make reduction prints so special.

  • In for 2026: AC Print Club

    In for 2026: AC Print Club

    A small step (but big announcement) for this little printmaker – I’m starting a print club & sharing February’s print with you.

  • Finding Joy in Small Moments

    Finding Joy in Small Moments

    Even when life feels big. The end of this year has been heavy for me. I’m lucky enough to be rich in loving family, and I spent this Yule soaking them up. As we move through the festive season, I’m ever more aware of the cold barren January that awaits. In for 2026? Prioritizing our…

  • The Year My Body Taught Me Patience

    The Year My Body Taught Me Patience

    It happened in October That in-between month when the air is cool and golden, and everything feels like it’s holding its breath. I’d been feeling sick for days, a pain growing in my belly that didn’t feel right. I went to my doctor, the ER, more waiting rooms than I can count… I was sent…

  • A 2023 Recap

    A 2023 Recap

    Things that brought me joy in 2023.

  • I dwell in possibility

    I dwell in possibility

    Emily Dickinson, 1862. A woman who believed her art was limitless.

  • Art Museum of South Texas

    Art Museum of South Texas

    Some of my favourite pieces from the Art Museum of South Texas, Oct, 2023.

  • Master of None

    Master of None

    I’ve given up on the idea that I have to be one thing. For years, I carried it like a weight — the expectation that by some invisible deadline I would have chosen a single path, a single title, a single identity that would define me. You’re a painter. You’re a photographer. You’re a cook.…