de plant van tante lilis

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The cover page of a zine called 'De plant'. The title is at the top of the page, on the left side you can see a painting of half a plant in a white pot. The background of the painting is brown.
the plant

The first and second page of a zine called 'De plant'. The left page has stamped letters which say 'de plant van tante lilis'. The left page has a drawing of a dead plant in a skull-shaped flowerpot.
left: the plant of aunt lilis
right: a big majority of my plants die.

The third and fourth page of a zine called 'De plant'. On the left page there's a drawing of a plant seller giving me a chinese coin plant, below that there's a drawing of me giving it water. On the left page there's a dying plant on a shelf, below which hangs a to-do list with an unchecked box called 'water'. Under that there's a drawing of my mom hugging the plant, and the plant looking a lot healthier.
left: even my chinese coin plant(/pancake plant). drawing of a guy saying: "perfect for beginners". drawing of me giving the plant water with the text: "too much water."
right: and mom's plant. drawing of the plant saying "help" with below a to-do list on which an unchecked box says "water". a drawing of my mom hugging the plant with the text: "mom healed it, luckily." on the bottom: "too little water".

The fifth and sixth page of a zine called 'De plant'. In the middle of the page theres a drawing of a plant in green ink.
left: but aunt lilis's plant has survived 4 months with me! purple and green (in dutch), purple and green (in english).
right: once she taught me to say the colours in english while we were drawing a house. and now she lives through a colourful plant in my room.

The back cover of a zine called 'De plant'. The date is at the top of the page as well as my name, on the right side you can see a painting of half a plant in a white pot. The background of the painting is brown.
12 december 2024