Exhibit: Hail

It's a 5-hour drive from Cheyenne to Rapid City, South Dakota. On the way, via I25, you go up to Highway 16, and turn east. First you come to the Crazy Horse Monument, then the exit for Mt. Rushmore, then various camping resorts, such as Rushmore Shadows where I stayed for 2 nights (23rd and 24th May, 2012) and then Rapid City.

Since I was passing by Crazy Horse Monument on my way to Rushmore Shadows, I stopped there for about 3 hours. Had to wind down my window to pay for the parking, and for some reason forgot to rewind it.

It was a grey day, kind of drizzly, but I figured since I'd be spending most of my time inside the buildings, I'd go for it.

After about an hour, took a $4 bus ride up to a photogenic spot to take photos. It was cold, but not raining at this point.

On way back, the bus drove through the parking lot and I discovered my open window. Dropped off at museum entrance, walked back up to my car.

No theft, but this is what I saw:

Fortunately, I had some towels in my trunk. So after scraping away most of the hail, I put the towels down when I resumed my drive to Rushmore Shadows.

I crave your indulgence

My mother's sister is visiting for three days.


My mom's deaf as a post, my dad can't be bothered to get out of his chair, so I will be doing the entertaining - the chauffeuring and the talking and the communicating - for the next three days.


So I'll be posting back here Thursday.


Thanks for your patience.

Exhibit: Procrastinator's Hell

You'd think at age 50 I would have learned by lesson about procrastination a long time ago, but not so.

I've got work to do for a client, so I won't be posting here...but sooon, very soon...

Coors Field - Rockies Baseball Team

Tomorrow I'll be driving down to Denver with my brother to catch a Rockies game. If I'd planned it better I'd be there tonight - Jamie Moyer who is pitching for the Rockies tonight is my favorite player - still winning games at age 40 - not only that but he's got the best ERA on the Rockies, for all that he's not doing too well because the Rockies don't score him any runs...

Anyway, it will be the first in my goal to visit every major league baseball stadium. A journey that will take many years and will only happen if I win the lottery...but I'm starting the collection now.

(As a kid I was at the old Astrodome, and I saw a couple of games at the Metrodome (the Twins) and that's it.)

So look for photos tomorrow of this new exhibit.

Soon...very soon

I've been very remiss in posting here... Will get back to it in a systematic way tomorrow...

Robert Sabuda: Paper Engineer

I've been taking advantage of the - relatively - low prices on Ebay to pick up some Robert Sabuda popup books.

I won't be buying all of his books, but I'll get the fairy tale ones - Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, etc.

I don't even buy them for the stories but rather for the intricate pop-ups he created. They are just so fun to look at.

Robert James Sabuda (born March 08, 1965) is a leading children's pop-up book artist and paper engineer. His books, such as those describing the stories of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, have been well-received and critically acclaimed.

Biography
Sabuda was born in Pinckney, Michigan. He was skilled as an artist from a very young age, and attended the Pratt Institute in New York City. His specific interest in 3-D paper engineering (i.e., pop-up books) was sparked by a book he received that was illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.[citation needed] His interest in children's book illustration began with an internship at Dial Books for Young Readers while attending the Pratt Institute. Initially working as a package designer, he illustrated his first children's book series, of "Bulky Board Books", in 1987. Wide recognition only came his way after he started designing pop-up books for children in 1994.

Sabuda has experimented with modes of illustration in a conventionally conservative genre, using techniques including:

* faux stained glass (Arthur and the Sword)
* batik (Blizzard's Robe)
* papyrus-textured illustrations (Tutankhamen's Gift)
* murals (Saint Valentine)

Sabuda presently works from his studio in New York City and is involved in a wide variety of projects that involve movable paper. He has also released a video of his working style, which can be seen on YouTube.

Sabuda has also been awarded the Meggendorfer Prize three times, an award instituted by the Movable Book Society of America in honor of German illustrator Lothar Meggendorfer.

# Sabuda, Robert (1994). The Mummy's Tomb: A Pop-Up Book. Golden Books.
# Sabuda, Robert (1994). The Knight's Castle: A Pop-Up Book. Golden Books.
# Beach, Thomas (pseudonym) (1994). Creepy, Crawly Halloween Fright. Troll Associates.
# Sabuda, Robert (1995). Help the Animals of North America (A Pop-Up Book). Readers Digest.
# Sabuda, Robert (1995). Help the Animals of Asia (A Pop-Up Book). Readers Digest.
# Sabuda, Robert (1995). Help the Animals of Africa (A Pop-Up Book). Readers Digest.
# Williams, Nancy; Sabuda, Robert (1995). A Kwanzaa Celebration: A Pop-up Book. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (1996). The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (1997). Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (1998). ABC Disney Pop-Up. Disney Press. ISBN
# Sabuda, Robert (1999). The Movable Mother Goose. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (2000). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Pop-Up. Little Simon.
# Thomas, Pamela; Sabuda, Robert (2000). Brooklyn Pops Up. Little Simon.
# Moore, Clement Clarke; Sabuda, Robert (2002). The Night Before Christmas Pop-up. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (2003). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Popup Adaptation. Little Simon.
. # Sabuda, Robert (2004). America the Beautiful. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (2005). Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (2007). The Chronicles of Narnia. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert (2010). Beauty & the Beast: A Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale. Little Simon.
# Sabuda, Robert; Rosen, Michael J. (September 2011). Chanukah Lights. Candlewick Press.

Easter Pause

So sorry to have missed so many days of posting - unexpected family matters cropped up.

And now it's Easter, so more family matters.

Will get back on track Monday.

Thanks for your patience.