I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Episode 167: The Art of Chris Schweizer

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“He has an extraordinary faculty for figures” [GREE] </h4>
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Chris Schweizer is a Sherlockian of multi-media origins. So it stands to reason that his depictions of the characters take on a multitude of aspects.<br />
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In our conversation with this Sherlockian and Eisner-nominated cartoonist, we discover that he'd like to illustrate as many characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories as possible. And his work shows his close reading of the texts and his eye for detail, combined with his artistic creativity.<br />
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Chris explains his process with us, and shows the work that he's done digitally, on paper, and now in the form of collectible wooden figures of Sherlock Holmes characters. His project is now running on Kickstarter for all to see and support. Pick the 4-pack that you prefer!<br />
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We also have another installment of "As We Go to Press" with Mattias Boström, co-editor of the <a href="https://wessexpress.com/html/newspaper4.html"><i>Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers</i></a> series. Try your hand at the latest <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz, see if you can figure out the story we're referring to, and you might win a prize.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schweizer/schweizercraft-sherlock-holmes-collection?fbclid=IwAR3pTYDTUFdvSfJoXVjn0tKtZmoy89RA1hy94VwOf4q736fMqOXihaH6uCU">SchweizerCraft Sherlock Holmes Collection on Kickstarter</a> (pick your sets!)</li>
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<li>Episode 134: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose134">The Junior Sherlockian Society</a></li>
<li>Episode 164: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose164">Sherlock Holmes, Popeye and More</a></li>
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Episode 167: The Art of Chris Schweizer

“He has an extraordinary faculty for figures” [GREE] Chris Schweizer is a Sherlockian of multi-media origins. So it stands to ...

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Baker Street Elementary – Raid!

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Insects don't get a lot of attention in the Sherlock Holmes stories, although they do crawl in from time to time.<br />
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In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Watson first encountered Stapleton when the moor resident was chasing down butterflies.<br />
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"A tin box for botanical specimens hung over his shoulder and he carried a green butterfly-net in one of his hands."</blockquote>
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Stapleton's study in Merripit House contained his remarkable collection of <i>Lepidoptera</i>:<br />
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"The room had been fashioned into a small museum, and the walls were lined by a number of glass-topped cases full of that collection of butterflies and moths the formation of which had been the relaxation of this complex and dangerous man."</blockquote>
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And when Holmes and Watson visited the home of Nathan Garrideb in "The Three Garridebs," this consummate collector's surroundings were described by Watson:<br />
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"The room was as curious as its occupant. It looked like a small museum. It was both broad and deep, with cupboards and cabinets all round, crowded with specimens, geological and anatomical."</blockquote>
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Even two individuals in the Canon had attributes that were positively insect-like. Can you identify each and the stories in which they appeared?<br />
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<li>"The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennae of an insect."</li>
<li>"The Baron has little waxed tips of hair under his nose, like the short antennae of an insect. These quivered with amusement as he listened, and he finally broke into a gentle chuckle."</li>
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Finally, the most notorious individual connected with insects must be little Edward Rucastle, whose interactions with bugs were described by his proud father Jephro:<br />
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"One child—one dear little romper just six years old. Oh, if you could see him killing cockroaches with a slipper! Smack! smack! smack! Three gone before you could wink!"</blockquote>
But more than a father's twisted sense of pride, the following description of little Edward should have been an early indicator of the cruelty that pervaded the Copper Beeches:<br />
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"His whole life appears to be spent in an alternation between savage fits of passion and gloomy intervals of sulking. Giving pain to any creature weaker than himself seems to be his one idea of amusement, and he shows quite remarkable talent in planning the capture of mice, little birds, and insects."</blockquote>
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<li>Dr. Mortimer, <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></li>
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Baker Street Elementary – Raid!

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Episode 166: Dark Places, Wicked Companions and Strange Experiences

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Every three years, the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota host a conference. It's been their practice since 1995, and they've had some well-attended and well-regarded programs in that time.</div>
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Episode 166: Dark Places, Wicked Companions and Strange Experiences

“a Norwegian named Sigerson” [EMPT] Every three years, the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota host a conference. It's been ...

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"such trifling details" [HOUN] </h4>
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Over on <a href="http://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/" target="_blank">Trifles</a> (available on any podcasting service and at <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/">sherlockholmespodcast.com</a>) we're doing something a trifle different: every Wednesday, we take about 15 minutes to talk about one or two issues that we've noticed within the Sherlock Holmes stories. It's an approach that we hope brings more people into our fold who are new to Sherlock Holmes and are fascinated with the details within the story, or who may have some questions about what they read.<br />
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If you've listened to more than one episode of Trifles, just a word of caution: don't skip the intro or the final few seconds of each show! We vary the introductions and we have a different closing quote on every episode.<br />
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Sherlock Holmes wasn't known for his poetic nature. He admonished Watson to "cut out the poetry" but he also waxed poetic about flowers in "The Naval Treaty." Pull up a chair and hear us discuss poetic moments and read a couple of poems about the stories in <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles114">Poetry</a>.<br />
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On to the next episode, where we enjoy a few rounds of <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles115">Whist</a> in our monthly feature of <b>Sports and Games</b> in the Canon. What was this game and how was it played? And how did it feature in stories like "The Empty House" and "The Devil's Foot"?<br />
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