▁the ▁tim bers ▁from ▁an ▁old ▁log ▁home ▁and ▁re - ass emble ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁purchased ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁far mer . ▁While ▁he ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁often ▁hum orous ▁explo its ▁of ▁trans pl anted ▁city ▁folk ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Tele gram ▁newspaper , ▁she ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁wood ▁eng rav ings ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁hard cover ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁articles ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁O w l ▁Pen . ▁This ▁book , ▁which ▁went ▁through ▁many ▁ed itions , ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁four ▁others ▁written ▁by ▁Well s ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁O ille , ▁including ▁The ▁Moon stru ck ▁Two , ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁their ▁trip ▁down ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁As ▁time ▁passed ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁book ▁illustr ator , ▁O ille ▁began ▁using ▁scra per board ▁and ▁lin oc ut ▁as ▁being ▁just ▁as ▁effective ▁for ▁illustr ation ▁as ▁the ▁more ▁demand ing ▁wood ▁eng ra ving . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁Virginia ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁The ▁Bah am as . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁away ▁from ▁Canada , ▁O ille ▁did ▁not ▁continue ▁her ▁art ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁virt ually ▁forgotten ▁in ▁Canada ▁despite ▁the ▁continued ▁popular ity ▁of ▁The ▁O w l ▁Pen . ▁After ▁Well s ' ▁death ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁living ▁in ▁Or ill ia