http://cargocollective.com karl Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:30:26 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/karl/Love-is-Easy-Life-is-Hard http://cargocollective.com/karl/following/karl/Love-is-Easy-Life-is-Hard Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:30:26 +0000 karl 720074 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/720074/LIELIH.jpg" width="670" height="705" width_o="973" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/720074/LIELIH_o.jpg" data-mid="3386848" border="0" align="left"/> http://cargocollective.com/karl/Lynch-lolrz http://cargocollective.com/karl/following/karl/Lynch-lolrz Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:27:15 +0000 karl 654777 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/654777/Lynchlolrzb1.gif" width="338" height="438" width_o="338" height_o="438" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/654777/Lynchlolrzb1_o.gif" data-mid="3053674" border="0" align="left"/> Inspired by Simon Wild's "Tectonic Plates" illustration. Inspired by Simon Wild's "Tectonic Plates" illustration. http://cargocollective.com/karl/What-is-a-scarf http://cargocollective.com/karl/following/karl/What-is-a-scarf Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:08:47 +0000 karl 311925 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/311925/knitta.jpg" width="265" height="540" width_o="265" height_o="540" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/311925/knitta_o.jpg" data-mid="1353639" border="0" align="left"/> A scarf is a handmade symbol of love. One person makes a scarf for another. It’s a gift of time, thoughtfulness, and dedication. The combination of time, thoughtfulness, and dedication is a gift that could lift Topeka State Hospital out of dilapidation. I’ve grown up visiting these grounds, exploring the fields, and admiring and photographing the buildings. Biddle is a particular favorite of mine. Its architecture is less prominent than that of Center Building, but it is a much larger building. It is built of red brick; solid, unchanging. Its grand windows bathe the interior halls in light. What a fantastic place this could be: a learning center, full of classrooms; a retreat center, with conference halls and individual suites; even a busy office building on a magnificent campus. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/311925/treescarfm.jpg" width="333" height="500" width_o="333" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/26428/311925/treescarfm_o.jpg" data-mid="1353766" border="0" align="left"/> Unfortunately, it hasn’t been maintained. This sturdy, 75-year-old mammoth has been all but abandoned. It is an infantesimal step to tie a scarf around a tree in front of the building. It’s not a gift of money, or construction, or renovation labor. But it is a small gift of love. I love these buildings, and it pains my heart to see them waste. www.rethinktopeka.com A scarf is a handmade symbol of love. One person makes a scarf for another. It’s a gift of time, thoughtfulness, and dedication. The combination of time,...