Illustration Friday: Subterranean

Here's my submission to this week's Illustration Friday theme, "subterranean."  I found this theme to be quite convenient, since I'd already sketched out some preliminary drawings for a series of burrow paintings a few weeks ago.  The photo above is a bit blurry.  Luckily I also took some detail shots so you can get a better look:

That pebbly sort of pattern there is inspired by the pattern on this quilt that was made by my great, great grandmother:

I also bought 21 new 5" x 5" wood panels today.  I've become addicted to making tiny things.  It warms my heart to look at them–whole stacks of possibility.