The Liminal — Buck Moon Cycle — June 2026
JULY 14, 2026 ⋅ BUCK MOON CYCLE ⋅ FIFTEENTH ISSUE ⋅ WWW.FOXANDTHISTLE.STUDIO
THE FOX & THISTLE LIMINAL A CREATIVE ALMANAC WEAVING TOGETHER ART, EXPRESSION, AND REFLECTIONS
Look Out For: Sunflowers shining, muscadines glistening, grasshoppers humming, goldfinches gathering, cicadas buzzing, katydids singing, tomatoes ripening, melons swelling, fawns growing, dragonflies skimming, thunderstorms rumbling, corn swaying, soybeans filling, crows stealing, pokeberries darkening, and thick dew everyday.
Look Up For: Mercury shines low in the east before sunrise, for the second half of July. Venus blazes in the western evening sky, while Saturn rises earlier each night, becoming a brilliant late-evening and pre-dawn sight. Around July 30, the Southern Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid meteor showers peak together. By August 12th, moonless nights create ideal dark-sky conditions for stargazing and for watching the Perseid meteor shower reach its spectacular annual peak.
THE LIMINAL is published in concert with our FORTNIGHT CALENDAR, a free download is available for subscribers.
To mark one entire year of publishing THE LIMINAL inside its New Moon rhythm, this issue gathers selections from each edition into a chronological guide through its first complete solar cycle. Consider it an index, a map of the year, and an invitation to explore the archive.
Note: The first two issues of THE LIMINAL were published in 2024 outside of the New Moon schedule.
A Key to the Recurring Sections in this Almanac:
Look Out For – Terrestrial Happenings. Birds on the Wing. Flowers in Bloom. Insect Activity. Harvest. Weather Patterns. Changings.
Look Up For – Celestial Events. Meteor Showers. Moon Phases. Solar & Lunar Eclipses. Planetary Movements. Solar Cycles.
Hothouse Flowers – Highlights from our Vintage Bazaar. Curated items with stories that come through the studio from auctions & sales.
Plinth & Laud – An homage to the Visionaries whose work continues to Enchant and Inspire us. From the Shoulders of Giants.
Studio Designs – Original Designs from Fox & Thistle Studio. Inspired by History, Literature, Science, and Symbolism.
Upcycling – Reclaimed and Reimagined. Lamps. Tables. Benches. Chairs. Built from Pallets, Instruments, Barrels, & other Trash.
Kettle & Crumb – Alchemy for the Kitchen, One Ingredient at a Time. Simple, Seasonal Recipes.
Passages – Essays and short form writing from Fox & Thistle’s blog impetus inaction.
Verses – Poems, Lyrics, & Rhymes. Minstrels & Musicians are invited to freely weave our verses into melodies.
The Doomsday Hintercast – A bleak chronicle of collapse – natural, ecological, & societal. A record of the unraveling threads of our world.
Guests – Visiting Artists, Writers, & Thinkers. Books, Artwork, Music, & Games.
Radiowaves – Playlists. Online Radio Stations. And other ways of Tuning In.
the Arcana – Essays exploring the superstitions, meaning, and lore surrounding humanity’s objects and conceptual practices.
Scatterings – Art, objects, and observations. Stories from the making. Sketches, works, and weights.
Click any issue below to discover more about each piece or to explore the full original issue.
JULY 24TH, 2025
THE STURGEON MOON
THIRD ISSUE
DIGITUS IMPUDICUS
The offensive history behind flipping the bird.
Passive Aggressive Accessories
To be a fool at the right time is an art.
Mani Prayer Wheel
K&E Oak Drafting Table
Tinker’s Wrap Bandana
Thou hast added insult to injury!
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Passages, Studio Designs, Hothouse Flowers, The Doomsday Hintercast
AUGUST 24TH, 2025
THE CORN MOON
FOURTH ISSUE
Paul Verlaine Print
Apfelkuchen Recipe
Lost Directions
Mermaid’s Tears
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Passages, Studio Designs, Upcycling, Hothouse Flowers, Kettle & Crumb, Scatterings
SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2025
THE HARVEST MOON
FIFTH ISSUE
SCRABBLE & SHADE
Don't Call Me
Go Away
Not Tonight
i know not what i look like,
when i'm looking in.
it's always the other side of me
that's staring back again...
(excerpt from 'Double Chin')
Trust Issues
Chinese Cosmology Art
Pepper Vinegar Recipe
Masquerade Masks
Mixed Reviews
Bourbon Barrel Hammock
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Passages, Studio Designs, Hothouse Flowers, Upcycling, Verses, Kettle & Crumb
OCTOBER 21ST, 2025
THE HUNTER MOON
SIXTH ISSUE
KETTLE & CRUMB
FOUR-TOED FEETLOAF
PREP 25 min COOK 65 min
Anatomical approximation in loaf-like form. Exhibits caramelized toenails, somewhat uniform tissue density, & 2nd-degree burns. Ideal for observation, dissection, & clinical consumption.
Driftwood Arch Folklore
It Might Have Been Eternal Insecurities
2026 Fortnight Calendar Debut
Canine Apparition Painting
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Verses, Studio Designs, Guests, Hothouse Flowers, Scatterings, Kettle & Crumb
NOVEMBER 21ST, 2025
THE COLD MOON
SEVENTH ISSUE
Holiday Gifting Guide 2025 Studio Catalog
Toulouse-Lautrec
Grave Caricature
Verdelais, France
After 1901
Persian Ibex
Painted Ceramic Vessel
Present-day Iran
c. 4000 BCE
Death Scribes
Baroque Plaster Sculpture
Johann Georg Leinberger
Bamberg, Germany
18th century
Vitlycke Bridal Couple
Bronze Age Rock Carving
Tanum, Sweden
c. 1000 BCE
"Lady with Dove" Tile
Angelo Tsakirakis
8.5" x 4.5" x 0.5"
Brass Hanukkah Oil Lamp
Israel Museum Reproduction
12.5" x 7" x 3"
Signed Noche Buena Painting
Roberto Benitez
13.5" x 9.75"
"Brita as Iduna" Print
Carl Larsson
20.5" x 28.5"
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Radiowaves, Studio Designs, Upcycling, Hothouse Flowers, Verses, Kettle & Crumb
DECEMBER 21ST, 2025
THE WOLF MOON
EIGHTH ISSUE
African Bobo Sun Mask
American Clown Portraiture
Margaret Thatcher Effect Illusion
Handmade Monopoly Money Collages
Mummer's Parade
Philadelphia, PA
KETTLE & CRUMB
GULLAH GEECHEE HOPPIN' JOHN
PREP 25 min COOK 65 min
A classic African American dish rooted in Lowcountry tradition, Hoppin' John is a deeply flavorful staple. Over time, it became associated with good fortune on New Year's Day.
Not everything needs a position
not everyone needs me to care
Not agreeing is not disagreement
Why must everything be such a dare?
(excerpt from 'Unpositions')
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Studio Designs, Hothouse Flowers, Guests, Verses, Kettle & Crumb
JANUARY 18TH, 2026
THE SNOW MOON
NINTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part One: CONSTRAINT
Dolphin & Anchor
CERTIFIED SWaM
Small, Women and Minority-Owned Supplier Diversity Strengthens the Commonwealth by the Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
Bona fide!
Jizo Statues
PLINTH & LAUD Aldus Manutius
Winter Pruning
The Doomsday Hintercast
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Plinth & Laud, Passages, Studio Designs, Verses, Kettle & Crumb, The Doomsday Hintercast
FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026
THE WORM MOON
TENTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part Two: Time
Rabbit & Snail
KETTLE & CRUMB
CONEJO CON CARACOLES
PREP 30 min COOK 1 hr 15 min
This humble farmhouse rabbit stew comes from the eastern coast of Spain, where snails were traditionally gathered after rainstorms. The dish is considered a rustic ancestor to the region’s later rice dishes, such as paella.
Sioux Pictographic Calendar
15th century Brass Rubbing
Forever Blooms
What might a Great America Look Like?
Hoya Bloom
My grandmother died the year I was married. On my thirtieth birthday, she had a stroke and became bedridden in her home. Thirteen days later, on my mother’s birthday, she passed. Inside those two weeks, her little house came alive again... (excerpt from 'Variegated Leaves')
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Studio Designs, Hothouse Flowers, Passages, Kettle & Crumb
MARCH 18TH, 2026
THE PINK MOON
ELEVENTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part Three: TRANSFORMATION
Crab & Butterfly
A change in position or a change in form?
The Unravelling of a Beloved Civic Instrument
Nothing Comes from Nowhere
Study 3
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Radiowaves, Studio Designs, Passages, Verses, Kettle & Crumb
APRIL 17TH, 2026
THE FLOWER MOON
TWELFTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part Four: AGENCY
Turtle & Sail
Coffee Pod Art of Carolyn Keesh
Study 4
Marginalia Search Fox & Thistle is finding ways to sink itself into the independent web.
Custom Monograms
THE CONUNDRUMS
There are them's that is
and them's that ain't
and them's that do & don't
There are them's that try
and them's that cain't
and them's that will or won't
There are them's that argue
and them's that shout
and them's that forever complain
But the thems that always
take the most are the thems
who never change
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Radiowaves, Studio Designs, Passages, Guests, Verses, Kettle & Crumb
MAY 16TH, 2026
A BLUE MOON
THIRTEENTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part Five: COMMITMENT
Diamond Ring & Foliage
Lessons in Bokonism
'Cold Arc' Fortnight Calendar
Study 5
Busy, Busy, Busy
Busy with the work,
& busy with the play.
Busy with the others,
& too busy for today.
Busy with the stories,
& busy telling lies.
Busy is as busy does;
I'm busy too, goodbye!
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
Vintage Field Guides for Minds & Hands
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Radiowaves, Studio Designs, Passages, Hothouse Flowers, Verses
JUNE 14TH, 2026
THE STRAWBERRY MOON
FOURTEENTH ISSUE
FESTINA LENTE
Part Six: ADAPTATION
Dolphin & Chameleon
New directions.
Wild Summer Growth of Espalier Apple Trees
Study 6
The hard way is the easy way
the easy way, the hard
the hard way is the holding on
the easy way the guard
the guard of all that came before
the ways things were, not are...
the easy way means backing up
the hard way leaves a scar
the paths they each blend and meld
they are both near and far
the hard way, it's not just easy
the easy way, it is not hard
More poems in the Verses section of our blog, impetus inaction
MARGINALIA: Look Out For, Look Up For, Radiowaves, Studio Designs, Passages, the Arcana, Upcycling, Verses
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THE LIMINAL ⋅ BUCK MOON ⋅ JULY 14, 2026
