Last Friday I decided I needed a break. I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts, a remarkable sanctuary of beauty and wonder in my neighborhood. My late husband Charles told me when he worked on the Detroit People Mover project or some other stressful assignment he would drive to the art museum on his lunch …
Logo. Monogram. Coat of Arms. Calling card. Personal brand. When my husband Charles was a boy he called it his Ex Libris. The Ex Libris is a miniature work of art that has existed since approximately the fifteenth century. It appeared handwritten in early books to signify ownership of the book. The portrait Ex Libris …
In this blog I am featuring an excerpt (Part II of II) from Charles Novacek’s memoir which is scheduled for release in late October 2012. Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance is a memoir describing the impact of World War II and the Cold War on a Czechoslovakian boy. It is written …
In this blog I am featuring an excerpt (Part I of II) from Charles Novacek’s memoir which is scheduled for release in late October 2012. Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance is a memoir describing the impact of World War II and the Cold War on a Czechoslovakian boy. It is written …
“I was selected as quality assurance manager for the $250 million Detroit People Mover project, complete with a full staff of engineers and technicians. Aches and pains aside, I was elated. There was no way I could refuse; the job would have all the trimmings an engineer would desire to execute a really important project …
“After the assassination of the Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, all classical institutions were closed in retaliation. I reached the final year of middle school and wanted to transfer to an art academy, but these were among the schools that had been closed. If I could not get into an accredited institution that was recognized …
