This morning I started out by watching a few Pennsylvania DEP YouTube videos about water quality and Active Mine Drainage facilities. They are well done and interesting. The DEP’s work is essential. I decided to create a watershed map of Pennsylvania. Maybe it would be useful. This is what I came up with. I think […]
This is a quick map to test a black and white layer setup in Photoshop. I like the idea of using a light wash for a frame. This map obviously shows all of the buildings in Jenkintown, a lot of which were added by my next door neighbor, Colin Gzesch, into Open Street Map.
We walked a loop along Cresheim Creek and the Wissahickon this weekend. At first I didn’t see any mushrooms, but then they were everywhere. I want to integrate pencil into my maps. For this I chose a charcoal brush and started with a dark opacity to highlight the end of the log. Then I worked […]
Confluence, where rivers and stories merge. Each of these maps gave me a chance to explore what’s here and think about why. I worked on them this weekend for fun.
Today may have been our last election at Homestead Hall because the Episcopal Church of our Saviour was sold to Midgard Properties. The church, which was founded by Noble has served Jenkintown well and has much history. And I empathize with my neighbors for whom this has been their church home since the 1970’s. I’ve […]
If you are a parent of a 10 or 11 year old (or even older) and you’d like your kids to have a culturally rich global experience as part of an international program, check out CISV (Formerly Children’s International Summer Village). Because Philadelphia has such an active program, and because the youth leaders were totally […]
This is from my morning walk home from Starbucks. I thought I’d write about what I’m working on even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else. The basic challenge I’ve been thinking about is how to create a non-destructive basemap that enables me to update data. The problem with this technique is that there […]
Inspired by Jason Tarnowski, who’s from Glen Lyon, PA and surveys mines, I looked at Penn State’s Mine Map Atlas. It’s pretty cool. Sometimes you see street maps, and other times you see the underground coal. You can just click on an area to view a map. There’s also an interesting history of Glen Lyon […]
When food is fresh, dinner lasts a little longer. Bread was my contribution to go along with fresh chicken noodle soup and stuffed mushrooms. I recommend this book: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Baking doesn’t have to be difficult.