A is for abacus is a compendium of sketches of seemingly obsolete items. By obsolete, I mean to suggest things that are no longer in popular use. They might still be very useful, but for one reason or another, they have been largely replaced with something else.
I imagine this as a book for children - an audience that will likely never have experienced any of these objects, so each item is paired with a brief text which describes the item in a bit more detail.
The idea for this project came as I'm at the point in my life when many of my friends are starting to have kids. These kids have been born into a world of very rapid change. On the one hand, I think it's kind of funny to teach the alphabet to children using items they will likely never see or experience, on the other hand. I suspect that many of their parents will have seen many of these objects come and go during their life time and will re-experience them with a touch of nostalgia. That's certainly the case with me.
If you have any ideas for sketches, please let me know - I have most of them done, and will post one a week - but do welcome ideas for alternates!
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