A few months ago I put up a post announcing my discovery of some 70-yr. old 2mm leads I had found in a local art shop. They were in an incredibly beautiful package that now resides among other prize trinkets on a shelf in my studio. I've realized since this purchase that these drawing tools will get increasingly harder to find as time marches on.

So the site has been through a rough couple of months, and I definitely want to apologize to everyone for that. I had to transfer the whole site over to another host due to persistent server problems, and then ran into a lot of issues setting up the new site.

In the last month or so I've had some really down moments.

In a place as unlikely as the Academy Awards, I found a voice of inspiration, and the reference to dreams makes it even more appropriate to share here.

Absolutely. Take a look at this gem.