Ellen Seligman’s obituary was in the Globe & Mail this week. She was an editor at McClelland & Stewart Publishing. I wasn’t aware of who she was until I read the obit but wow! she received big time praise from … Read More
The musician Naná Vasconcelos passed away earlier this month. I cannot readily put his name to any one piece of music but the many times when listening to the names and pieces of music am familiar with I would also … Read More
I had a wood block sitting around that I had pulled a couple of proofs from years ago of brother and sister Sphynx cats named Syl and Vern. I had used an 11″ x 14″ block of pine that was … Read More
It’s Pi Day – March 14 – or 3-14. Last year with Pi approximated out to 3.1415 it also nailed the year. Larry Shaw, a physicist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, seems to be considered the first person to … Read More
It’s Edward Carey today because he has a piece in the ‘on-line’ New York Times book review section titled ‘Drawing Inspiration’ in which he opens with the name William Makepeace Thackery. First off WMT’s parents in 1811 decide to give … Read More
George Martin passed away yesterday. He was referred to as the fifth Beatle which I think is just about right as he had a significant influence on the group. He’s a man who looked like he got up in the … Read More
John Chilton’s obit (1933-2016) was in the New York Times today, an English trumpet player and writer / biographer. He died on February 25. The obituary that the Guardian put up was much better and the link is below. In … Read More