Escher’s pencil
I recently took some time out to see the M.C. Escher exhibition at Somerset House in London. Coincidentally, the day of my visit also happened to be Escher's birthday, which…
Mira, Mira
It is a rare treat to find a drawing tool conceived, designed and manufactured entirely in Canada, especially one as off-the-wall as the Mira. Packed four to a box, which…
Superbow Sunday 2026
As Superbow Sunday rolls around once more (or should that be "bounces erratically"?) this year's edition is well deserving of the name Superbow XL - yes, you heard that right,…
Elliott’s Great Newport Street proportional dividers: when German silver was still German
Prompted by David Riches' recent find of an early Watkins & Hill proportional divider in nickel silver (aka German silver, aka electrum), I finally got around to writing about another unusual example…