ONE DRAWING FROM HIGH SCHOOL WRITTEN BY JIM KOGELHEIDE
IN 1986, THE DEADLINE FOR ARTWORK AND POETRY SUBMISSIONS FOR THAT YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING. I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT DOING SOMETHING CREATIVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT I HAD LACKED THE INSPIRATION TO GET MOTIVATED. ONE EVENING, WHILE IN MY BEDROOM READING A COMIC BOOK, I WAS STRUCK WITH FASCINATION WITH ONE OF THE IMAGES I SAW. THE ORIGINAL IMAGE WAS ABOUT 1 1/2" HIGH AND 2" LONG. I GRABBED FOR A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER AND A FELT TIPPED PEN AND BEGAN TO DUPLICATE THIS IMAGE AT A SCALE THAT WOULD FILL THE PAGE. I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS SKILLFUL AS THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, BUT THIS DRAWING, FILLED WITH ME (BETWEEN THE LINES) HAD BECOME MY OWN.
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