Handmade monoprints inspired by the album. Each monoprint is unique - printed one time only. There are a lot of repeated themes for each monoprint but shape placement, color, and other factors change each time, creating lots of variations. Each monoprint will have a handwritten message of thanks.
Monoprints will be chosen at random and shipped. If there is a specific color or theme you'd like, please use the message box on my page to share those details.
Hand-printed on card stock with acrylic paint or hand-printed on watercolor paper with block print paint.
Includes unlimited streaming of Alcove
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 10 days
Purchasable with gift card
$20USDor more
Book/Magazine + Digital Album
Handmade lyric booklet with artwork - shipping out in May 2024.
Includes unlimited streaming of Alcove
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
shipping out on or around May 5, 2024
edition of 25
Purchasable with gift card
$20USDor more
lyrics
He wanted to be a botanist, but he thought,
“Not in this life, there is not enough time.”
But he found himself getting lost
in the microcosms that called to him often,
like golden pollen and columns of moss.
The cosmos called, the cosmos called,
oh, the cosmos called and he could not ignore.
When the cosmos beckoned for his attention,
he set the intention to spend time outdoors.
On walks he’d notice overflowing phlox
or a budding lotus that gave him the nod
that he was interlocking with the cosmos.
She wanted to be an astronaut,
but she was taught to remain grounded in class.
She found herself surrounded by four walls
and a ceiling so tall and made out of glass.
But the cosmos called, the cosmos called,
oh, the cosmos called and she could not ignore.
When the cosmos beckoned for her attention,
she set the intention to spend time outdoors.
Clear nights permitted
a trip outside of the city limits
and she’d stare for hours at the cosmos.
She wanted to be an ornithologist,
but someone convinced her
to dismiss her dreams.
Sadly, she listened, but later on,
she was redeemed
When the cosmos called, the cosmos called,
oh, the cosmos called and she could not ignore.
When the cosmos beckoned for her attention,
she set the intention to spend time outdoors.
A great blue heron graced her sight
and it grew apparent that she just might
be quite connected to the cosmos.
credits
from Alcove,
released March 8, 2024
Marian McLaughlin - voice, synthesizers
I’m so grateful this crossed my path. This album is so beautiful. All the clear technique and mastery and vision are kinda secondary to the fact that this album brought me calm and joy during one of the most difficult times in my life. Yeah, grateful. David McCullough
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