An advance copy of Sketchbook Traveler: Hudson Valley has just arrived! The brilliant crew at the Schiffer book farm in Atglen, PA have outdone themselves.
The impetus for this project was to create a hybrid that would be part art-book, part field-guide and journal, unpacking the mindful art of traveling light. We envisioned a book that would be equally at home in a backpack, or on a shelf in one’s library I couldn’t be more pleased to find a volume that feels both like a journal one might carry in a backpack, or an attractive addition to ones library.
At Newcomb, New York. The head of navigation of the Hudson River. lake Tear of the Clouds on the slopes of Mount Marcy is the source of Feldspar Brook, which due to its elevation at 4,293 feet is accepted as the literal source of the Hudson. This can be a bit misleading if one ignores the fact that in its descent to the confluence of waters at Newcomb, the Hudson is assembled from Calamity Brook, Indian Pass Brook, Fishing Brook, Opalescent River, Newcomb Lake and others. It was here that famed Abenaki guide Mitchell Sabbattis met traveler-artists like Benson Lossing and Winslow Homer. The photo gives readers an idea of the size pf the book–large enough to festoon a coffee-table, yet small enough to carry in a knapsack.the book includes a section of work-pages with inspirational quotes.
The official publication date is late October, but the book is available now for advance purchase.
ORDER: SKETCHBOOK TRAVELER by James L. McElhinney (c) 2020. Schiffer Publishing).
Front cover (above). Back cover (below) The spine is bound in red cloth. The book is provided with a black elastic strap, like a field-journal
