from cause to effect

this is my first drawing in providence.
i have been doing these drawings on vellum for awhile.
now that i had to downsize my materials (which is already frustrating when i go to use something and i realize it isn't there anymore), i am looking to use other things for "paper". i thought i packed my linseed oil, but no, so i had to go steal some of matt's olive oil to paint the page to make it more transluscent!
i am still using old images of my childhood along with my sister and brother.
i had started using old books and book paper in memphis, but i couldn't find anything that had the right storyline in the type.

so, i went to a yard sale on saturday morning and there was this book written in 1910 called Four Epochs Of Life, written by Dr. Elizabeth Hamilton-Muncie.
this book is amazing.
it touches on the idea that "a certain prudishness wrongly called modesty, has prevented the discussion of the problems of creation".
this is a book for married couples helping them deal with the decision for marriage, children, careers, etc.
it is very forward thinking for its day, but very dated.
what i like about this is that each page, taken out of context, can read to one's horror or delight depending on the text.
this page, for instance, talks about gender determination and the ideas of how to decide and deal with the unborn child's gender. it cites the chinese practices of drowning the female at birth.

i don't think it is finished, but at least it is something.