Pratt Institute, Playshop, back stage. (Bob)
Day Five of the September, 2020, Peace Novena
Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on September 5, 2020
Guy Kawasaki, former director of software product management for Apple Computer, began a chapter in his business book, HOW TO DRIVE YOUR COMPETITION CRAZY (Hyperion, 1995):
“During a trip to Hawaii my wife forced me to stop working on this book and visit the Honolulu Academy of Arts. A book called THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON caught my eye at the Academy’s exhibit of children’s book illustrators.
“This book, by a famous children’s author named Tomie dePaola, explains how to renounce conventional expectations (a knight and a dragon must fight each other). DePaola’s book shows how to make enemies into allies (‘strategic alliances,’ in current business parlance) better than anything I’ve ever seen. Fortunately, he was kind enough to permit me to reprint his book in its entirety.”
The title of the chapter that featured THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON was “Make the Competition Into a Friend.”
It seemed like an odd idea to write a chapter in a business book around Tomie’s children’s book, but Guy Kawasaki, in his inscription for Tomie, wrote, “Your book’s inclusion is a real coup for me.” (Bob)
Pray for Peace, Justice, and Equality
Day Four of the September, 2020, Peace Novena
Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on September 4, 2020
I was working on the computer yesterday morning and, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed something black that was moving. The something was a small black bear poking around in the courtyard between the house and the barn. I called the police and the officer who came explained there has been a bear, possibly one-year-old, wandering around an area of New London. It’s been named “Dennis the Menace.” I am relieved that I am not walking five dogs during the day and night.
The image. Tomie was asked to create an illustration celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s Resident Associate Program and celebrating RAP’s Young Associate and Family activities.
The birthday cake image is topped by the Smithsonian Castle and features children engaged in RAP’s family events. Tomie attended the birthday party and presented a program in November, 1990. (Bob)
Pray for Peace, Justice, and Equality
