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All wisdom comes from being passionately curious.
What sparks your curiosity?
Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
- Kenneth Grahame
“To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite.”
― Novalis, who died #OTD in 1801
English artist Randolph Caldecott, whose work would impact illustrations for children's books during the 19th century, was born #OTD in 1846. Maurice Sendak referred to his work as the "beginning of the modern picture book." The Caldecott Medal was named after him.
Good night, dear magical Twitter folk. Tonight I will leave you with this work by Miko Maciaszek.
My childhood led me to believe that there would be a lot more opportunities to become pirates on the high seas than there really was.
(art by Catherine Swenson)
If I am a dreamer then you are what I dream.
(art by Duy Huynh)
Children's book illustrator & toy designer, Margaret Evans Price was born #OTD in 1888. Along with her husband, Ivan, & their friend Herman Fisher, they formed Fisher-Price.
Good night, dear magical Twitter folk. Tonight I am going to leave you with these two paintings by Catherine Swenson.