Today my son and I went out and did some rubbings of historical markers near my house. I brought along a few different art supplies to try, since I had never done this before. Hard compressed charcoal worked best for me today. The paper was an old roll of exam table paper that my dad gave me last July.

My grandfather used to make rubbings on his travels, and they had some of these displayed in their home.

I’m practicing for when I visit the graves of my ancestors.

In the meantime, I’m enjoying this new way to make art out of words.