I recently came across a segment on NPR where they interviewed Eric Carle, the famous children’s book designer. Carle became well known for his style of using colored paper to piece together colorful and elaborate illustrations. Various techniques are used to create vastly different looks - the work is quite amazing.
In a time where many of us (including myself) use computers as the sole device for creative production, I find it very grounding to see how much can be done off a computer that would be unbelievably time-consuming to produce on a computer. Perhaps now is the time to ditch your desktop/laptop for just a few minutes (I know, it’s scary) to play with some pencils and/or crayons. Who knows, it might even be more fun than the carpal-tunnel-producing, eye-strain-creating fun box known as your computer.
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I just noticed that I had not published the weekly links - I was too busy fiddling with our new acquisition (more on that later). Once again, great links abound in this collection - many of them political or media related. On a sobering note, White House press secretary, Tony Snow is undergoing an operation to remove a tumor in his stomach. The procedure is precautionary as the tumor seems to be benign - still, pretty scary. I am not too big of a fan of Tony Snow’s political stances, but all differences are put aside when news like this hits. My best to Mr. Snow - I wish him a speedy recovery.