Books that had a significant influence in my interest in history and also art, being that many of these were illustrated books.

What things influenced your love of Art and history growing up? Was it a particular book, work of art, movie, or even a toy? As a child I would have to say toys and books rank among the first things to foster my interests. Though I have talked about some of these things in earlier blog posts, I thought it would be a subject worth talking about in greater length. Another reason for doing this is because there are some upcoming projects that I feel could not better fit the mold of things that have had an influence on me over the years. Hopefully at least some of these influences will come full circle to connect with one another.

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