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075. notes from the Centovalli
One more (?) handwritten post from my summer travels — this one is from a valley in Ticino, a southern canton of Switzerland where Italian is the official language.
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074. un petit déjeuner
people watching in le marais
typing is terrible on the iPad, so how about something different while I’m on the road?
073. twin falls
a walk in the woods does us good
A 30 minute drive east from Seattle brings us into the closest peaks of the Cascade mountain range, and then it’s just a bit farther to Twin Falls. We’ll point out the looming silhouette of Mt. Si, the firs...
072. sketchbook lost & found
the saga of losing a sketchbook
The sketches in this post are the pages I missed the most when I lost the book.
071. DC vibe check
flagwashing the capitol city
I’m giving an online talk with Sno-Isle County Libraries in a couple weeks about How Location Sketching Builds Connection to Place. Register for free and tune in! Tuesday, June 30, 2026 / 6:00pm–7:00pm
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Urban sketcher and illustrator based in Seattle, U.S.A. https://linktr.ee/herbcoil
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