Well it's been a bumpy winter with lots of time away from the drawing table.... which was NOT how I planned to spend it. Apparently some crappy ergonomics and job transition stress caused a bit of a malfunction in a collection of muscles in my shoulder and neck, which resulted in months of widespread pain and headaches that pretty much shut me down for a while. I have yet to actually pull up to the table again, but I have been able to do a little bit of digital coloring, and spent some time putting a few pinboards together on Pinterest. One of them applies directly to the spirit of this blog.... "Space Age", a collection of retro-futurism from the 50's and 60's. It depicts a world that never really arrived, but was inspired by the space race of the time.
It's interesting how our view of the world and our future changed after we finally got to the moon. We landed, collected some moon rocks, and for all intents and purposes, went home. Well then we had the shuttle program which was great fun, but for whatever reason, our national mindset today is not geared towards space, the future, or any kind of off-world dreams. I laughed the other day when I saw a bumper sticker of the American flag, with the caption, "The Only Flag On The Moon". Oy. Because 'Murica?? The truth is, IF those flags still exist, they would be sun bleached beyond any recognition. Meanwhile, Cosmos has returned to the airwaves, only to become the target of freakshow "intelligent" designers who toss science out in favor of religious myths.... I hate to break it to people, but we didn't make it to the moon rejecting science. It took thousands of smart people like aerospace engineers, astronomers, mathematicians, and so many more to get us to the moon. It will take continued investment in science and engineering, and our BRAINS to get us back to the moon and beyond. Then maybe we can get back on track to obtaining our long-overdue flying cars.
Please visit http://www.pinterest.com/dbielski/space-age/ and enjoy this collection of futuristic images that I find inspiring.
