The Time Machine

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

It took me awhile to realize it, but I have invented a time machine.
I didn’t set out to invent a time machine exactly, but like many other great inventions, it was the by-product of exploring something else. Unfortunately, I am the only person alive who can use it, and in a way, this makes total sense to me. The good news for everyone else is, they can also have a personal time machine because the technology behind it is so simple and readily available. I refer to my time machine by its common name, and I will explain its extraordinary powers to you here so that you may also benefit from its use. Although you may think that I am joking, I am completely serious. It will be the single most amazing and useful tool that you will ever own.

My time machine measures 11” x 17” and appears to be a book with a spiral wire binding. Inside this “book” are what appear to be 20 pages of hot press watercolor paper, although your version of this device could be anything. What gives my time machine it…