Star Stuff and Chocolates

9/15/15 inks, colored pencils

Still playing tourists in our own town, we took our visitor to Fran’s Chocolates in Georgetown for a chocolate break. I’d forgotten about the Astronaut on the Town there, so while Greg and Mary watched the ladies making chocolates by hand, I got my opportunity to sketch one more astronaut. (It was probably my last chance to enter the selfie contest; the Museum of Flight’s 50^th anniversary celebration culminates this Saturday. The other two astronauts I’ve sketched were at Third Place Books and Salty’s on Alki.)

“Star Stuff,” painted by Abigail Kinney Maxey, is inspired by a quotation by Carl Sagan. According to the artist’s statement, “Common living things, such as a dandelion plant, are celebrated in constellations to honor the existence of life in our vast universe. Design patterns bring to mind a starry night sky, bubbles in water, grains of sand, or single living cells.” I don’t know about the universe, but eating Chocolate Imperiales while chatting and coloring the astronaut’s suit is a delightful way to honor the existence of life here on earth.

One more selfie with an astronaut to enter the Museum of Flight's
competition!