Sky at the Corner of Pisgah Church and Battleground

July 23, 2011

Sphygmomanometer...

Kudzu Covered Trees in Danville, VA

Sketchbook Project

I've given up trying to make the deadline for the Sketchbook project.  Maybe if I stay in my cave all day Sunday and work on nothing else I might get it done - but truth is, I have lectures to create, reports to write, and workshops to teach and am just a bit worn at the seams.

None the less, I will continue to work on it and post the images. And when I do finally finish - I'll send it in to the powers that be - I just doubt it will make it in time for the tour. wah.

Dear Hilde

As a part of my 2011 Sketchbook Project research for Dirigibles and Submersibles, I've come across a number of WWII era letters that I find both charming and heroic.  As I read these letters, a story began forming in my head - one that seems intent on accompany my drawings.

The story, soon to come, will present itself in a number of letters addressed to Miss Hildegard Stenson of California who has (we assume) hired a scout to search for her brother, a scientist and inventor who has gone missing in WWII Europe.

Two-man Submersible

Jet Pack sans Plans