From Four Words to Art Forms: Be Creative

By William C. Papke

If you enjoy a detective story or you enjoy learning about American history in a creative, fun, art-filled kind of way, look into this book. I will show you two pieces of art that I was able to make from words and signatures in the order they were written in history.

The Declaration of Independence was my first piece of art form that took some time to create, but nothing like the piece of art from the Gettysburg Address.

In this book, I use art to show how President Lincoln saved the United States of America from a civil war that was splitting our nation. I also was able to find some of the hidden clues left inside these documents that are not hidden at all. You just have to put the clues together.

The four additional pieces of art from the Gettysburg Address project show my talents by making something for the soldiers: The Gettysburg Bell, The Soldiers Cross, Five 1 Cents Given Five 1 Cents Found, and President Lincolns Scottish Four-Leaf Clover show my love for all people.

The President Kennedy Did Ask piece of art I created is my response to his speech Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. This book is what I did for my country.

Just as blind people use Braille to read things, my pieces of art may speak to those who cannot read or understand the written word. Maybe the art open their minds in other positive ways.

Everyone learns in different ways. Some of us who have all of our senses have never learned how to connect with some aspects of life. My art is an attempt to find a way to share history with all people.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Jun 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781489712899

William C. Papke

Born December 6, 1959 in Rockford, Illinois, William C. Papke is the fourth son of seven children from Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Papke Jr. (Frank and Leah), his loving parents. His early education began at Welsh Elementary School and then West View Elementary School. He moved on to Kennedy Middle School and then to West High School. During his senior year he attended Rockford Vocational School to learn a trade. He graduated in the Class of 1977. He began his first woodworking project in Cub Scouts with a pine wood derby car. The Boy Scouts also taught him the love of the great outdoors. During his senior year of high school, he worked after school for Home Lumber and Supply Company and upon graduating spent the next 9 and half years working for Home Lumber and Rockton Lumber Companies. After that he went to work for a small cabinet and woodworking company, making TV carts, microwave carts, etc. Then in 1988, utilizing all he had learned, he took a job at the local community college as a maintenance carpenter and grounds person. He devoted 28.5 years to his career before being let go from his job; something about downsizing. Just a couple of years before being let go he met and married his loving wife, Yanmei Li. Semi-retired he continues greeting customers 2 hours a day at Culvers. He says Its a great place to work. A Rockford, IL resident his entire life, he has always worked to make his community a better place to live. For years he volunteered for paint-a-thons, pancake days, and building Project Playworks II. He also helped restore the Shirland Congregational Church in Shirland, IL, attending the Saturday service. In his spare time he created poetry, art, sculptures, and helped build a few snow sculptures at the Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition. His body now worn and near broken, he still enjoys creating his art. Though difficult to understand by many, he enjoys creating it.

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Interior Graphics/Art Credit: William C. Papke

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-1288-2 (sc)

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LifeRich Publishing rev. date: 12/19/2017

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Dedication

Special acknowledgement to:

From Four Words To Art Forms

An Honest Tribute

The United States of America’s Declaration of Independence turned into an art form called Signatures Design.

The art form I created from